----- Check the WFR Web site for all match reports -------------- Ladders and other info - http://worldfantasyrugby.com --------------------- WFR XX PreSeason -------------------------- ***************************************************************** TransAtlantic Challenge Star Alliance Saitama Samurai 1 Joe Walsh 1 Hikaru Ishizawa 2 Leni Apisai 2 Rhys Marshall 3 Jake Caulfield 3 Tom Court 4 Brian Alainu'uese 4 Kotaru Watanabe 5 Lui Okeamoa-Luamanu 5 Hiroki Terata 6 Humphrey Mulama 6 Ikuya Sako 7 Jack McCormack 7 Michael Leitch 8 Louis Durbesson 8 Sergio Parisse © 9 Sergio Bascunan 9 Ruan Du Plooy 10 Damien McKenzie 10 Lionel Beauxis 11 Luke Masirewa 11 Yoshida Daiki 12 Jackson Garden-Bachop 12 Koki Noda 13 Stuart Olding 13 Alisi Tupuailei 14 Ashley Evans 14 William Ryder 15 Francisco Urroz © 15 Scott Williams RESERVES RESERVES 16 Matias Nordenflycht 16 Daichi Haichiyaku 17 Elijah Nicholas 17 Kenji Shomen 18 Santiago Álvarez 18 Ryoto Nakamura 19 Tim Cleaver 19 Olive Taufa 20 Dafi Davies 20 Shota Mizukami 21 Delano Morkel 21 Shinya Ogawa 22 Sekonaia Pole 22 Akito Iseda Star Alliance Kicks off 2 Penalty to Saitama Samurai Lionel Beauxis kicks for touch LINEOUT against throw to Star Alliance 2 Star Alliance are pinned inside their own 22 2 Sergio Bascunan kicks for touch LINEOUT to Saitama Samurai 3 Penalty to Saitama Samurai Lionel Beauxis kicks for touch LINEOUT to Saitama Samurai 4 Penalty to Saitama Samurai Lionel Beauxis kicks for touch LINEOUT to Saitama Samurai 4 Ruan Du Plooy kicks for touch LINEOUT to Star Alliance 5 Penalty to Saitama Samurai Lionel Beauxis kicks for touch LINEOUT to Saitama Samurai 5 Ruan Du Plooy kicks for touch LINEOUT to Star Alliance 6 Sergio Bascunan kicks for touch LINEOUT to Saitama Samurai 8 Ikuya Sako knocks-on SCRUM: Ball to Star Alliance 8 Star Alliance are attacking the line 10 Jack McCormack knocks-on SCRUM: Tighthead - Star Alliance regains possession. 10 Star Alliance are pinned inside their own 22 11 Sergio Bascunan kicks for touch LINEOUT to Saitama Samurai 12 Penalty to Star Alliance Jackson Garden-Bachop kicks for touch LINEOUT to Star Alliance 13 Penalty to Star Alliance Jackson Garden-Bachop kicks for touch LINEOUT against throw to Saitama Samurai 14 Saitama Samurai are pinned inside their own 22 18 Saitama Samurai are pinned inside their own 22 19 Jack McCormack receives forward pass SCRUM: Ball to Saitama Samurai 21 Star Alliance are pinned inside their own 22 22 Ruan Du Plooy kicks for touch LINEOUT to Star Alliance 23 Penalty to Star Alliance Jackson Garden-Bachop kicks for touch LINEOUT to Star Alliance 24 Penalty to Star Alliance Jackson Garden-Bachop kicks for touch LINEOUT to Star Alliance 25 Penalty to Saitama Samurai Lionel Beauxis kicks for touch LINEOUT to Saitama Samurai 26 Lionel Beauxis receives forward pass SCRUM: Ball to Star Alliance 26 Great work by Louis Durbesson in ruck. 27 Penalty to Star Alliance Jackson Garden-Bachop kicks for touch LINEOUT to Star Alliance 27 Great work by Lui Okeamoa-Luamanu in ruck. 28 Louis Durbesson knocks-on scrum awarded to Saitama Samurai 28 Saitama Samurai are pinned inside their own 22 29 Saitama Samurai are pinned inside their own 22 29 Ruan Du Plooy kicks for touch LINEOUT to Star Alliance 30 Saitama Samurai are attacking the line 32 Star Alliance are attacking the line Jackson Garden-Bachop scores a brilliant drop goal SCORE: 3 - 0 Saitama Samurai Kicks off 34 Penalty to Star Alliance Jackson Garden-Bachop kicks for touch LINEOUT to Star Alliance 35 Sergio Bascunan kicks for touch LINEOUT to Saitama Samurai 36 Penalty to Saitama Samurai Lionel Beauxis kicks for touch LINEOUT to Saitama Samurai 36 Saitama Samurai are attacking the line Ikuya Sako scores a try for Saitama Samurai SCORE: 3 - 5 Conversion failed Star Alliance Kicks off 38 Saitama Samurai are pinned inside their own 22 39 Ikuya Sako receives forward pass SCRUM: Ball to Star Alliance 39 Star Alliance are pinned inside their own 22 40 Penalty to Star Alliance Jackson Garden-Bachop scores penalty goal Score: 6 - 5 Star Alliance Kicks off 41 Saitama Samurai are pinned inside their own 22 42 Penalty to Saitama Samurai Lionel Beauxis kicks for touch LINEOUT to Saitama Samurai 42 Ruan Du Plooy kicks for touch LINEOUT to Star Alliance 43 Damien McKenzie receives forward pass SCRUM: Ball to Saitama Samurai 43 Saitama Samurai are pinned inside their own 22 43 Ruan Du Plooy kicks for touch LINEOUT against throw to Saitama Samurai 44 Saitama Samurai are pinned inside their own 22 44 Ruan Du Plooy kicks for touch LINEOUT to Star Alliance Minor injury to William Ryder. Attended to on field. 45 Penalty to Saitama Samurai Lionel Beauxis kicks for touch LINEOUT against throw to Star Alliance 46 Brian Alainu'uese knocks-on SCRUM: Ball to Saitama Samurai 46 Saitama Samurai are pinned inside their own 22 48 Star Alliance are pinned inside their own 22 49 Leni Apisai receives forward pass SCRUM: Ball to Saitama Samurai 49 Saitama Samurai are pinned inside their own 22 49 Ruan Du Plooy kicks for touch LINEOUT to Star Alliance 50 Star Alliance are pinned inside their own 22 50 Sergio Bascunan kicks for touch LINEOUT to Saitama Samurai 52 Star Alliance are attacking the line 55 Penalty to Saitama Samurai Lionel Beauxis scores penalty goal Score: 6 - 8 Star Alliance Kicks off 57 Penalty to Saitama Samurai Lionel Beauxis kicks for touch LINEOUT to Saitama Samurai 58 Saitama Samurai are pinned inside their own 22 59 Penalty to Star Alliance Jackson Garden-Bachop scores penalty goal Score: 9 - 8 Saitama Samurai Kicks off 61 Star Alliance are pinned inside their own 22 61 Sergio Bascunan kicks for touch LINEOUT to Saitama Samurai 62 Penalty to Saitama Samurai Lionel Beauxis kicks for touch LINEOUT to Saitama Samurai 62 Ruan Du Plooy kicks for touch LINEOUT to Star Alliance 63 Star Alliance are pinned inside their own 22 64 Penalty to Saitama Samurai Lionel Beauxis kicks for touch LINEOUT to Saitama Samurai 64 Saitama Samurai are attacking the line Lionel Beauxis scores a brilliant drop goal SCORE: 9 - 11 Star Alliance Kicks off 66 Lionel Beauxis receives forward pass SCRUM: Tighthead - Saitama Samurai regains possession. 67 Penalty to Star Alliance Jackson Garden-Bachop kicks for touch LINEOUT to Star Alliance 68 Penalty to Saitama Samurai Lionel Beauxis kicks for touch LINEOUT to Saitama Samurai 69 Penalty to Saitama Samurai Lionel Beauxis kicks for touch LINEOUT to Saitama Samurai 71 William Ryder knocks-on SCRUM: Ball to Star Alliance 72 Penalty to Saitama Samurai Lionel Beauxis scores penalty goal Score: 9 - 14 Star Alliance Kicks off 74 Penalty to Saitama Samurai Lionel Beauxis kicks for touch LINEOUT to Saitama Samurai 75 Penalty to Saitama Samurai Lionel Beauxis kicks for touch LINEOUT to Saitama Samurai 76 Koki Noda knocks-on scrum awarded to Star Alliance 77 Penalty to Star Alliance Jackson Garden-Bachop kicks for touch LINEOUT against throw to Saitama Samurai 77 Saitama Samurai are pinned inside their own 22 77 Ruan Du Plooy kicks for touch LINEOUT against throw to Saitama Samurai 78 Penalty to Saitama Samurai Lionel Beauxis kicks for touch LINEOUT to Saitama Samurai 78 Great Run By Ruan Du Plooy 78 Saitama Samurai are attacking the line 78 Saitama Samurai Cross the Try Line Ref goes to video Video ref is taking his Time With This One TRY !!!! Yoshida Daiki scores a try for Saitama Samurai SCORE: 9 - 19 Try converted by Lionel Beauxis SCORE: 9 - 21 Star Alliance Kicks off 80 Penalty to Star Alliance Jackson Garden-Bachop kicks for touch LINEOUT to Star Alliance *** FULL TIME *** Star Alliance 9 Saitama Samurai 21 Stats: ------ Star Alliance Tries - Conversions - Penalty Goals - Jackson Garden-Bachop 2 ( 2 ) Drop Goals - 1 Jackson Garden-Bachop Saitama Samurai Tries - Ikuya Sako Yoshida Daiki Conversions - Lionel Beauxis 1 ( 2 ) Penalty Goals - Lionel Beauxis 2 ( 2 ) Drop Goals - 1 Lionel Beauxis Penalty Count Star Alliance- 11 : 18 -Saitama Samurai Scrums Star Alliance- 5 : 5 -Saitama Samurai Lineouts Star Alliance- 17 : 24 -Saitama Samurai Possession (%) Star Alliance- 43.75 : 56.25 -Saitama Samurai Time in Opposition Half Star Alliance- 40 : 40 -Saitama Samurai Handling Errors Star Alliance- 6 : 6 -Saitama Samurai Injuries : Yellow cards : Red cards :