Rugby Union World Cup 2015 - Prediction Competition

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MinkyJoe

29-10-2015

For the 'Against the head' bonus, please provide a single number.

Mark F - If my arithmetic is not found wanting, I believe you have predicted 40, are you happy with that?

Please note: it's not every free-kick at a scrum that is counted. Only if it's NZ scrum and Australia get a free kick, or vice versa. Same goes for penalties. Same goes for lineouts.

For the first question in the additional bonus, please choose one of the following:
Try scored
Drop goal scored
Lineout
Scrum - knock on
Scrum - forward pass
Scrum - other
Penalty - offside
Penalty - ruck or maul infringement
Penalty - other

Thanks!

Mark F

29-10-2015

Does sound a lot - I will go for 15

Sorry about that.

1st stopagge - ruck/maul infringement - penatly.

MinkyJoe

29-10-2015

Originally Posted by Mark F:
“Does sound a lot - I will go for 15

Sorry about that.

1st stopagge - ruck/maul infringement - penatly.”

No problem

Marmite Baby

29-10-2015

Against the head: 20

First break in play: ruck or maul infringement/penalty
First try before 22 minutes: Yes
Last try after 62 minutes: Yes
First penalty kick before 6 minutes 30 seconds: Yes
Last penalty kick after 75 minutes: No
Drop goal: No
Yellow/Red card: Yes
Most turnovers: Australia

Saturday 31st October 2015
New Zealand v Australia +8

James1953

30-10-2015

Third place play off not included.

Bonus – Against the head. 9
Calculate the number of points where:
Own lineout lost: 5
Own scrum lost: 2
Free kick conceded at own lineout or scrum: 2
Penalty conceded at own lineout or scrum: 3
(-50 for the nearest, -100 if spot on)

Additional bonus. (Not included in our Cup Final)
8 questions

Scoring:
5 correct: -25
6 correct: -50
7 correct: -75
All correct: -100

1st break in play caused by: try scored/drop goal scored/lineout/scrum - knock on/scrum - forward pass/scrum - other/penalty - offside/penalty - ruck or maul infringement/penalty - other line out
First try before 22 minutes? (If no try scored, ‘No’ wins) Yes
Last try after 62 minutes? (If no try scored, ‘No’ wins) Yes
First successful penalty kick before 6 minutes 30 seconds? (Time when ball goes through the posts) Yes
Last successful penalty kick after 75 minutes? (Time when ball goes through the posts)No
Will there be a drop goal scored? No
Will there be a card shown? (Either red or yellow) Yes
Which team will win the most turnovers at rucks and mauls? (Lineouts and scrums not included. If equal, we all lose!) NZ

Saturday 31st October 2015
New Zealand v Australia +11

MinkyJoe

30-10-2015

Originally Posted by James1953:
“Third place play off not included.

Bonus – Against the head. 9
Calculate the number of points where:
Own lineout lost: 5
Own scrum lost: 2
Free kick conceded at own lineout or scrum: 2
Penalty conceded at own lineout or scrum: 3
(-50 for the nearest, -100 if spot on)”

Hi James1953,

I've obviously not explained the 'Against the head bonus' very well. I'll try again by way of an example...

If you think there will be a 4 lineouts lost, 1 scrum lost, 2 free kicks awarded to the opposition at your scrum, 1 penalty awarded to the opposition at your lineout then your prediction would be:

(4 X 1) + (1 X 3) + (2 X 3) + (1 X 5) = 4 + 3 + 6 + 5 = 18

I don't need a breakdown, I just need one number, in this case, 18

I hope that makes it clearer, if it doesn't then let me know please.

jake1981

30-10-2015

Against the head: 15

First break in play: Offside/Penalty
First try before 22 minutes:Yes
Last try after 62 minutes: Yes
First penalty kick before 6 minutes 30 seconds: Yes
Last penalty kick after 75 minutes: Yes
Drop goal: Yes
Yellow/Red card: Yes
Most turnovers: Australia

Saturday 31st October 2015
New Zealand v Australia +14

tso

30-10-2015

Against the head: 12

First break in play: Offside/Penalty
First try before 22 minutes:Yes
Last try after 62 minutes: No
First penalty kick before 6 minutes 30 seconds: No
Last penalty kick after 75 minutes: No
Drop goal: No
Yellow/Red card: Yes
Most turnovers: New Zealand

Saturday 31st October 2015
New Zealand v Australia -10

dtcdtcdtc

30-10-2015

Against the head: 19
First break in play: Line out
First try before 22 minutes:Yes
Last try after 62 minutes: No
First penalty kick before 6 minutes 30 seconds: No
Last penalty kick after 75 minutes: No
Drop goal: Yes
Yellow/Red card: Yes
Most turnovers:NZ

Saturday 31st October 2015
New Zealand v Australia -4

tonypennys

30-10-2015

Against the head: 15

First break in play: Offside/Penalty
First try before 22 minutes:Yes
Last try after 62 minutes: Yes
First penalty kick before 6 minutes 30 seconds: No
Last penalty kick after 75 minutes: No
Drop goal: yes
Yellow/Red card: Yes
Most turnovers: New Zealand

Saturday 31st October 2015
New Zealand v Australia +10

neilwatson

30-10-2015

Against the head: 21

First break in play: Try
First try before 22 minutes: No
Last try after 62 minutes: Yes
First penalty kick before 6 minutes 30 seconds: No
Last penalty kick after 75 minutes: Yes
Drop goal: Yes
Yellow/Red card: Yes
Most turnovers: New Zealand

Saturday 31st October 2015
New Zealand v Australia +16

Thanks for the competition

topgooner100

30-10-2015

Against the head 23
1st break in play caused by: offside/penalty
First try before 22 minutes? Yes
Last try after 62 minutes? Yes
First successful penalty kick before 6 minutes 30 seconds? No
Last successful penalty kick after 75 minutes? Yes
Will there be a drop goal scored? Yes
Will there be a card shown? Yes
Which team will win the most turnovers New Zealand

New Zealand v Australia +5

DimSum

30-10-2015

Against the head: 9

First break in play: Knock on/scrum
First try before 22 minutes: No
Last try after 62 minutes: No
First penalty kick before 6 minutes 30 seconds: No
Last penalty kick after 75 minutes: No
Drop goal: No
Yellow/Red card: Yes
Most turnovers: New Zealand

Saturday 31st October 2015
New Zealand v Australia +6

davethecue

31-10-2015

Against the head: 21
First break in play: Try\DG
First try before 22 minutes: Yes
Last try after 62 minutes: Yes
First penalty kick before 6 minutes 30 seconds: Yes
Last penalty kick after 75 minutes: Yes
Drop goal: Yes
Yellow/Red card: Yes
Most turnovers: New Zealand

Saturday 31st October 2015
New Zealand v Australia -8

2000 points here I come......

dean michael

31-10-2015

Against the head: 10

First break in play: Line Out
First try before 22 minutes: Yes
Last try after 62 minutes: Yes
First penalty kick before 6 minutes 30 seconds: Yes
Last penalty kick after 75 minutes: No
Drop goal: No
Yellow/Red card: Yes
Most turnovers: New Zealand

Saturday 31st October 2015
New Zealand v Australia +10

Sam_Clarke1

31-10-2015

Against the head: 17
First break in play: Line Out
First try before 22 minutes: No
Last try after 62 minutes: Yes
First penalty kick before 6 minutes 30 seconds: Yes
Last penalty kick after 75 minutes: No
Drop goal: No
Yellow/Red card: Yes
Most turnovers: Australia

Saturday 31st October 2015
New Zealand v Australia +12

Cuishla

31-10-2015

Against the head: 17

First break in play: Lineout
First try before 22 minutes: yes
Last try after 62 minutes: yes
First penalty kick before 6 minutes 30 seconds: yes
Last penalty kick after 75 minutes: No
Drop goal: No
Yellow/Red card: Yes
Most turnovers: Australia

Saturday 31st October 2015
New Zealand v Australia -5

Cissy Fairfax

31-10-2015

Against the head: 18

First break in play: Scrum
First try before 22 minutes:Yes
Last try after 62 minutes: Yes
First penalty kick before 6 minutes 30 seconds: Yes
Last penalty kick after 75 minutes: No
Drop goal: No
Yellow/Red card: No
Most turnovers: New Zealand

Saturday 31st October 2015
New Zealand v Australia +4

MinkyJoe

31-10-2015

Just Realale to predict – pm sent.
Against the head.
Scoring as follows:
Lose own lineout 1
Lose own scrum 3
Concede free kick at own lineout or scrum 3
Concede penalty at own lineout or scrum 5

Code:

DimSum            9
James1953         9
dean michael     10
MinkyJoe         12
tso              12
jake1981         15
Mark F           15
tonypennys       15
Cuishla          17
Sam_Clarke1      17
Cissy Fairfax    18
dtcdtcdtc        19
Marmite Baby     20
davethecue       21
neilwatson       21
topgooner100     23

MinkyJoe

31-10-2015

Not going to be around later - I will post the results tomorrow.

MinkyJoe

01-11-2015

New Zealand 34 v 17 Australia
After a very nervy start this developed into something of a classic, with New Zealand never behind and eventually comfortable winners. neilwatson was closest, being 1 off. Also close was jake1981 (3 off) and Sam_Clarke1 (5 off).

MinkyJoe

01-11-2015

Against the head: 10

Code:

Lineouts lost                  2 (Australia) 2 X 1 = 2
Scrums lost                    1 (Australia) 1 X 3 = 3
Penalties conceded at lineout  1 (Australia) 1 X 5 = 5
Free kicks conceded at scrum   0
Free kicks conceded at lineout 0
Penalties conceded at scrum    0

dean michael bags -100, being spot on - well done!

Code:

DimSum             9
James1953          9
dean michael      10
MinkyJoe          12
tso               12
jake1981          15
Mark F            15
tonypennys        15
Cuishla           17
Sam_Clarke1       17
Cissy Fairfax     18
dtcdtcdtc         19
Marmite Baby      20
davethecue        21
neilwatson        21
topgooner100      23

MinkyJoe

01-11-2015

Additional bonus: 8 questions.

First break in play Lineout
First try before 22 minutes? No (Milner-Skudder 38:39)
Last try after 62 minutes? Yes (Barrett 78:15)
First penalty before 6 minutes 30 seconds? No (Carter 7:34)
Last penalty after 75 minutes? No (Carter 74:13)
Drop goal? Yes (Carter)
Card shown? Yes (Ben Smith – Yellow)
Most turnovers won New Zealand (New Zealand 9 v 8 Australia)

dtcdtcdtc, neilwatson and tonypennys did best here, all getting 6 correct answers out of 8.

Code:

                             Score
dtcdtcdtc          6 correct   -50
neilwatson         6 correct   -50
tonypennys         6 correct   -50
dean michael       5 correct   -25
DimSum             5 correct   -25
MinkyJoe           5 correct   -25
Sam_Clarke1        5 correct   -25
topgooner100       5 correct   -25
Cuishla            4 correct     0
davethecue         4 correct     0
James1953          4 correct     0
Mark F             4 correct     0
tso                4 correct     0
Cissy Fairfax      3 correct     0
jake1981           3 correct     0
Marmite Baby       2 correct     0

MinkyJoe

01-11-2015

Cup Final

jake1981 78 v 94 MinkyJoe

Big congratulations to jake1981 who wins the cup! Well done!

MinkyJoe

01-11-2015

dean michael wins the final round, with a decent prediction and by bagging the bonus - well done to him!

Code:

dean michael    -65
neilwatson        5
jake1981         15
Sam_Clarke1      25
James1953        30
MinkyJoe         35
tonypennys       35
Marmite Baby     45
DimSum           55
Mark F           55
topgooner100     60
Cissy Fairfax    65
dtcdtcdtc       210
Cuishla         220
davethecue      250
tso             270
Realale         280

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