Firstly, some important rules: --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Orders must be received by 23.59hrs of Wednesday (New Zealand time) before the game. If none are received your previously submitted orders will be used. Orders must be made online at "Team Orders Page" http://worldfantasyrugby.com/011composition.htm the password is... e-mail Webmaster@worldfantasyrugbyfor the password --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * All games are run Thursday/Friday/Saturday New Zealand Time ! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * If you fail to send in your orders for four weeks, you will be sacked as coach and your team put up for adoption. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * If you are going away on holidays you can submit orders in advance. This can include instructions on what to do with injured players - please contact me (rugby@the.net.nz) if you need to do this. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Picking Your Team The first thing to do is pick a starting 15 from your squad. You must list the entire team numbered from 1 to 15.Then also select 5 reserves numbered from 16 to 20 Picking your team is really the main strategy. Remember that all players in the team are important - poor players will have a significant effect on the team’s performance. However, this could be balanced out by having a few star players in important strategic positions. It is up to you how you design your team. ANY PLAYER WHO'S HEALTH IS BELOW 70% CAN NOT PLAY IF YOU PLAY THIS PLAYER HE WILL BE REPLACED BY A PLAYER OF SIMALAR POSITION AUTOMATICALLY WITH OUT NOTIFICATION Note that you are not limited to using your players in their default positions. If you decide that one of your centres would make a good Fullback then play them in that position. So long as their attributes are suitable you may find that this is a winning strategy. BUT if you use a back in the forwards or vice versa that players form will be penalised by 10% --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Choosing a Strategy Currently, there are two types of strategies you choose - attacking strategies (five to choose from) and team strategies (five to choose from). You also have to choose a captain and a goal kicker. 2.1. Attacking Strategies After you have listed your team, list your attacking strategy - Normal, Use Wings, Use Forwards, Use Halves, or Use Fullback. You may only choose ONE of these. 2.1.1. Normal Use the halfback and centres for most of the attacking plays. 2.1.2. Use Wings Spread the ball out to the wingers whenever possible 2.1.3. Use Forwards Use the props and second-rowers heavily in attack 2.1.4. Use Centers The halfback and five-eighth along with centers are the chief attacking players 2.1.5. Use Fullback Bring the fullback into the backline as an attacking option 2.2. Team Strategies Finally, list your team strategy - Normal, Tight, or Open. You may only choose ONE of these. 2.2.1. Normal Play a balanced game - focus neither on attack nor defense. 2.2.2. Tight Concentrate on defense, but lose some attacking ability. 2.2.3. Open Concentrate on Attack but lose some defensive ability. 2.2.4. Attack Same as Open but a bit more conservative. 2.2.5. Defend Same as Tight but a bit more adventurous. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3.2.3. Captain You should also choose a captain. By default your halfback will be the captain, but you can choose any player in your orders. The captain's temperament will affect the way the team plays. 3.2.4. Kicker This is the player who will take all goal attempts and kicks for touch. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Orders must be made online at "Team Orders Page" full Players must be entered or orders WILL be ignored ! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rabbit007