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Atomican Rugby World Cup Tipping Competition

By Staff Writers
00:00 Jan 1, 1900
Tags: Atomican | Rugby | World | Cup | Tipping | Competition

We may be IT freaks, but we still love our sports. Especially Rugby. And maybe NRL. Anyway, Lancer2K, with the help of 2Dogs, has set up a ripper tipping comp for this year's World Cup. It's a chance for Atomicans to pit themselves against fate, as well as the roentgens.

Dudes and dudettes, it's Rugby World Cup time again. If that wasn't good news enough, then how about the fact it's being held in Australia!Wahoo!

To honour this momentous event I have decided to run, with the kind help of 2Dogs, the inaugural Atomican Rugby World Cup Tipping Competition.

Thanks to the complex way the Australian Rugby Union has organised the games we've divided the them into 'rounds' of eight (8) games (except round five and the finals series). Sometimes there will be a break between rounds, but often they will start and finish on the same day, so you'll need to pay attention! (though being Atomicans this shouldn't be a problem!)

Link to the list of games, dates and times: http://www.rugby2003.com.au/schedule/allmatches.asp

THE RULES!

1. All tips must be in by 9PM Atomic Forum Time (AFT) the day before the first game of the round. (See below for the dates for each round, and NO excuses from you Queenslanders OK!)

2. If your tips are late but are in BEFORE the first game of the round starts then you'll be penalised 50% of any points earned.

3. A correct tip is worth two 'roentgens' ('roentgen' being a unit of radioactivity).

4. A perfect round of tips will earn you a bonus of four 'roentgens'!

5. For the sake of transparency, 2Dogs and I will post our own tips on the Forums so that there can be no accusations of rigging.

6. The tipper who greenest GLOW wins!

6a. All New Zealanders MUST tip Australia in the final IF it's Australia vs New Zealand! (Heh, just kidding!)

THE PRIZES!

FIRST PRIZE: A one-year Subscription to Atomic Magazine (thanks to AJB Publishing) + SERIOUS BRAGGING RIGHTS!

SECOND PRIZE: An Atomic Stockpile (to keep those mags in top nick) and an Atomic CD Stash Master! (Thanks to Ben Mansill.)

THIRD PRIZE: A spindle pack of 25 CDs (TDK Gold 80)

WOODEN SPOON: Three Atomic stickers (donated by Lancer2K), and a bucket of shame!

Rounds and tip dates (updated 17/07)
Round Starting date Finishing date Games Tips in by 9PM
One October 10th October 12th 1 to 8 October 9th
Two October 14th October 19th 9 to 16 October 13th
Three October 19th October 24th 17 to 24 October 18th
Four October 25th October 29th 25 to 32 October 24th
Five October 30th November 2nd 33 to 40 October 29th
Six (quarter-finals) November 8th November 9th 41 to 44 November 7th
Seven (semi-finals) November 15th November 16th 45 and 46 November 14th
Eight (play-offs) November 20th 47 November 19th
Nine (final) November 22nd 48 November 21st


Follow the linkage to the list of games and teams. http://www.rugby2003.com.au/schedule/allmatches.asp

For example, if I was putting in my tips for round four, they might look like the below:

Lancer2K's tips
Round 4
Game 25 Australia
Game 26 Wales
Game 27 France
Game 28 Ireland
Game 29 England
Game 30 Japan
Game 31 Georgia
Game 32 Tonga

As you may notice I have nominated ONLY the team I think will win in each game.

-- Lancer2K

 
 
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