+MarcB Posted September 14, 2004 Share Posted September 14, 2004 Just been snooping about and stumbled upon this. Really love this idea - come on you Northerners! MarcB Quote Link to comment
+Haggis Hunter Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 SCOTLAND!! SCOTLAND!! h!! Maybe not, as it seems to me to be an English game rather than British Quote Link to comment
+kbootb Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 Looks like fun. Also looks like I live pretty much on the try line, I think the Southern try line is a wide one to defend. Quote Link to comment
+68 GUNS Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 As there will be a new "ball" after every try/conversion are we allowed to claim a TB against our COTM scores for each new one we pick up. I can just picture PYoung1s bagging every one as soon as it hits the centre spot!! Quote Link to comment
+Papakas Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 dadgum, my TB hunting activities have been compromised! Already got a watch on this! Meriden is not far from halfway between Manchester and Southampton and it's a welcome break from the drag of the motorway system! Now which side do I play for? Or shall I play as Earl of Warwick?! Quote Link to comment
+MarcB Posted September 15, 2004 Author Share Posted September 15, 2004 One thing I have noticed, as soon as the ball goes more than 30 miles from the centre, it's likely to go all the way to the corrosponding try line. I may be wrong though, lets see how it goes! MarcB Quote Link to comment
+sTeamTraen Posted September 15, 2004 Share Posted September 15, 2004 One thing I have noticed, as soon as the ball goes more than 30 miles from the centre, it's likely to go all the way to the corrosponding try line. ... during the first half. I predict a scoreless second half ! Quote Link to comment
Beer Monster Posted September 20, 2004 Share Posted September 20, 2004 Glad you like the idea of the game. There are a couple of things you may be interested in: 1. Haggis Hunter can still take part and play as a Northerner. We chose England as the pitch because we happen to live close to Meriden, its centre. It's definitely *not* just for the English! 2. Each tryline is about 3 legal passes from the centre line. See the map at http://www.geolympics.org/rugby/pitch.htm - the red "I" mark shows the maximum legal distance to the next cache. 3. There is only 1 incarnation of the TB that is alive at any one time, and finding any ball should only be counted once (sorry). Using the uniquely numbered token just allows us to restart the game without having to visit Scarborough or Southampton to retrieve the ball. We were hoping to release the ball over the weekend, after the official notification of new caches. Unfortunately it didn't arrive this week. Kick-off is now VERY imminent. Quote Link to comment
+Cave Troll and Eeyore Posted September 24, 2004 Share Posted September 24, 2004 Looks like the ball has been placed Quote Link to comment
bloke1987 Posted September 25, 2004 Share Posted September 25, 2004 hmm at 2 miles north of the southern try line i guess ill have to act as full-back... RAAAAAAHHHHHH Quote Link to comment
+-radar- Posted September 27, 2004 Share Posted September 27, 2004 Do you play for where you're from or where you live now? I'm a Jock living on the South coast. Unless it's against the rules I'm going to play for the Northeners............. Quote Link to comment
Moon-Watcher Posted September 27, 2004 Share Posted September 27, 2004 You should play for whoever you feel you belong to, and failing that use geography to decide. The game will benefit from people playing in their opponent's half! Quote Link to comment
+Cave Troll and Eeyore Posted September 27, 2004 Share Posted September 27, 2004 Once a northerner always a northerner Quote Link to comment
+snaik Posted September 27, 2004 Share Posted September 27, 2004 Once a northerner always a northerner Ah! not unless you can see the Aurora Borealis!! Quote Link to comment
+snaik Posted September 27, 2004 Share Posted September 27, 2004 Oops forgot about the Black Pudding! Sorry! Quote Link to comment
+Chris&MaryB Posted September 28, 2004 Share Posted September 28, 2004 Just dropped the ball in Momentous Moments as it was my only chance to pass it on within 10 days. I'm just about a northerner, and this is in good range (about 2 miles) of an M5 junction. Can someone take it further down? Quote Link to comment
+MarcB Posted September 28, 2004 Author Share Posted September 28, 2004 You should play for whoever you feel you belong to, and failing that use geography to decide. The game will benefit from people playing in their opponent's half! Ah of course! This'll make the game much more interesting! Me being at Lancaster now makes me a true Northerner... only problem there's no caches round here to place the ball in. (hmmm) MarcB Quote Link to comment
+NickandAliandEliza Posted September 30, 2004 Share Posted September 30, 2004 Just dropped the ball in Momentous Moments as it was my only chance to pass it on within 10 days. I'm just about a northerner, and this is in good range (about 2 miles) of an M5 junction. Can someone take it further down? You mean further up surely!!!!!! Quote Link to comment
Moon-Watcher Posted September 30, 2004 Share Posted September 30, 2004 I'm just about a northerner... Can someone take it further down? You mean further up surely!!!!!! What Chris&MaryB say sounds about right to me. In this half the northerners are trying to get the ball down "darn sarf" while the southerners will try to send it "oop north"! In the second half it reverses... Quote Link to comment
+NickandAliandEliza Posted September 30, 2004 Share Posted September 30, 2004 I'm just about a northerner... Can someone take it further down? You mean further up surely!!!!!! What Chris&MaryB say sounds about right to me. In this half the northerners are trying to get the ball down "darn sarf" while the southerners will try to send it "oop north"! In the second half it reverses... Errrrrrrrrr.......I know. Was trying to be clever........... We will win anyway!!!! Come on Southerners!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment
Geolympics Posted October 14, 2004 Share Posted October 14, 2004 The ball's been in the ruck for 16 days now. Is it coming out, or will there be a scrum? Momentous Moments Quote Link to comment
+Madjon and Suz Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 We gained possession of the ball and took off running southwards fuelled by Staffordshire oatcakes and Dabley's real ale for real men. Quote Link to comment
+The Hokesters Posted December 30, 2004 Share Posted December 30, 2004 We had the ball once and had to get MarkGPX to take it south as I was all cached out at the time - come on you Northeners! Quote Link to comment
+MarcB Posted December 30, 2004 Author Share Posted December 30, 2004 It'll get out the midlands one day (hopefully Northwards!) MarcB Quote Link to comment
Moon-Watcher Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 Well it looked like it was all going the Southerners' way, now the Northerners look poised to score with only 19 days on the clock... Can they do it in time? Will they even get time for a conversion? Can the Southerners force a draw? Quote Link to comment
+The Hokesters Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 Not a chance! Go North Go North! Quote Link to comment
+rutson Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 I got the ball! It's going north, seven points for the northerners Quote Link to comment
+bargee Posted November 23, 2005 Share Posted November 23, 2005 (edited) Rah Rah Go Rutson Go Edited November 23, 2005 by bargee Quote Link to comment
+rutson Posted December 3, 2005 Share Posted December 3, 2005 South: NIL North: FIVE Quote Link to comment
+The Hokesters Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 What do we have to do for a conversion? Quote Link to comment
Geolympics Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 "Conversion is attempted as soon as a try is scored. If the ball is moved directly to another cache in the same in-goal area, 2 points are scored. If it is moved out of the in-goal area, or if any of the rules for a pass are broken, the conversion attempt has failed." Taken from The GeoRugby web page So if the Northerners pick it up and drop it into another cache north of the try-line: 2 points. If the Southerners grab it and drop it south of the try-line: 0 points. Good luck! Quote Link to comment
+McDeHack Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 De ja vu Er, what happened to the Geofootball? Has it got lost or was it deflated? Quote Link to comment
+lathama Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 according to the website link (provided by geoolympics) the ball has njot crossed the try line. how was that a try? Quote Link to comment
Geolympics Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 according to the website link (provided by geolympics) the ball has not crossed the try line. how was that a try? Cos the map and scoreboard are updated by hand there's a time lag It's done now - well done Northerners! Can they get the conversion in? Quote Link to comment
+rutson Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 I do beleive the ball has been picked up by a Northerner..... Quote Link to comment
alistair_uk Posted December 4, 2005 Share Posted December 4, 2005 Go Northerners, Go! Quote Link to comment
+The Hokesters Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 I do beleive the ball has been picked up by a Northerner..... YAY! I can see the ball passing betweenst the sticks as we speak! Quote Link to comment
+rutson Posted December 5, 2005 Share Posted December 5, 2005 After the try Its picked up again....... the conversion is soon to follow..... Its placed.... I take a few steps back and quick run up and ..... Look here. Quote Link to comment
+harrogate hunters Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 And with a quick twist of the foot, he kicks the ball, and over the bar it goes..... A conversion with the Geo Rugby ball.... some more points to the Northerners..... THE CROWDS ARE GOING MAD..... GAME WON !!! Quote Link to comment
+The Hokesters Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 Right I am off to hang out the Welcome Home Team banners out for the Northerners. COME ON!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment
+Munkeh Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 southern softies can't touch us now Quote Link to comment
+rutson Posted December 9, 2005 Share Posted December 9, 2005 HANG ON! The match consists of two halves, each lasting 180 days (actually, once time has run out play continues until a natural stop such as a rule breach or a try and conversion). One team plays southbound, the other northbound. At half time the teams change ends, ie the team that was playing northbound now plays southbound and vice versa. Just noticed this Stupid rule. Does this mean play is NOT over in two days? If so, we need a northerner to foul the new ball or something! Quote Link to comment
+The Hokesters Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 REF! Where's the dratted REF? REF! Quote Link to comment
+John Stead Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 (edited) Awaiting the REF with baited breath - but surely when he has awarded the try and conversion the ball has to go back to the centre spot for a fresh kick off. Centre spot But with only two days to half time it is not going to get very far before the whistle blows - then we must remember to kick the other way! Edited December 10, 2005 by John Stead Quote Link to comment
+rutson Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 That's the thing John, it's now ONE day to the end of the SECOND half, game over you would think... I reckon if the ball is not in the Centre of England cache by tomorrow, game over. As I read the rules, if it IS in the centre of England cache by tomorrow, then the game ends at "a natural stop". The 'worst case' for us northerners would be a southern try making the score 7-5. At THAT point the game is definatly over, and we've won anyway. YEAH!!!! WE WIN!!!! Quote Link to comment
+John Stead Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 Woops, you are quite right and I can't read instructions to see that this is the second half!!!! WELL done we Northerners!! Quote Link to comment
+rutson Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 Soooooo..... I reckon we MUST've won by now? Quote Link to comment
+The Hokesters Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 I am making an official complaint to the referee Quote Link to comment
+lathama Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 time for the rematch? Quote Link to comment
+purple_pineapple Posted October 29, 2006 Share Posted October 29, 2006 bring it on, but can we play union rules rather than the softie-northerners-all-padded-up-and-have-to-keep-stopping league rules? Quote Link to comment
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