Hello. This is the sign up sheet for the 2024 Keanu and Hurley Men’s Rugby World Cup.
Please let me know if you would like your nation to enter, and their nickname if they have one.
Seeding into groups will be based on the 2021 men’s rugby World Cup.
The following nations were in the last World Cup and are seeded.
Izaakia (Sharks)
Anserisa (Geese) - Assumed Re-entry due to reaching final despite being inactive.
Brodlancia (Musketeers)
Techganet (Royals) - Assumed Re-entry due to reaching 3rd place final despite being inactive.
Everyone else please let me know if you’d like to enter, ideally I’d like either 16 or 20 teams. (In exact numbers over 16 or 20 will result in playoffs with unseeded nations.
Game scores will be decided by 3 roles of the dice for each team, there is no bonus for form.
The first role will decide the number of tries scored, and each number is worth 5 points. For example, if you rolled 4 you would get 20 points.
The second role will decide the number of times you’ve successfully completed a conversion from a try. These are worth two points, however are limited to the number from the first role. For example if you rolled a 5 you would get 10 points, unless the first role was a 4, in which case the maximum you could get is 8 points.
The third role is for Penalties and Drop Kicks, these are worth 3 points. So if you roll a 3 you would get 9 points.
Group Stage Points System
Each group will have 3 or 4 teams, and there will either be 4 groups if there are 16 or 20 teams, or 8 groups if there are 24 or 32 teams. Any number of applicants outside these 4 numbers will result in a playoff between teams that did not compete in 2021.
In the event of a win, the winning team will get 4 points* in the group.
In the event of a draw, both teams will get 2 points* in the group.
In the event of a loss, the losing team will get 0 points** in the group.
if any team scores more than 4 tries, then they will get 1 bonus point in the group.
** if a team loses by less than 7 points, they will get a bonus point in the group
Besern will participate, through the small-but-recognised Besernian Rugby Association.
The group, made up of players throughout the Tholisian region, with a generous contribution of fellow interestees from the State of Nordfhrient will compete under the nickname “the Writers of Nordfhrient”.