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Post by Druzik on Apr 8, 2008 19:15:58 GMT 10
Bank of Beirut Rugby League Championships
Round 17 Results (http://www.lebrl.com)
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Jounieh RFLC 14-16 Balamand
Jounieh RFLC
Tries : Ghassan Dandash 2, Ahmad Masri.
Goals: Pierre Nasr 1/1, Wissam Chami 0/1, Mohamed Mourtada 0/1
Balamand
Tries : Firas El Mir 2, Youssef Chagoury
Goals: Wael Tawil 2/3
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LAU 10-36 AUB
LAU
Tries : Robin Hachache, George Rehayem.
Goals: Jad Hachem 1/2
AUB
Tries: Wael Harb 4, Karim Mourabet, Akram Al Chamaa, Darren Kinnaird
Goals: Harb 2/3, Mourabet 2/4
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Post by Druzik on Apr 8, 2008 19:17:14 GMT 10
Pos Team P W L D + - Diff Pts
1 LAU 13 8 4 1 382 307 75 17
2 Jounieh 13 7 5 1 298 224 74 15
3 AUB 13 7 6 0 383 258 125 14
4 Balamand 12 7 5 0 233 282 -49 14
5 USJ 11 1 10 0 140 365 -225 2
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Post by jim on Apr 9, 2008 23:18:40 GMT 10
Looks a pretty tight competition, well exept for USJ. Also plenty of RL for all, know how many rounds total?
Any idea what sort of crowds the games get?
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Post by Druzik on Apr 9, 2008 23:57:35 GMT 10
20 rounds + SF and GF.
They play each other 4 times and have 4 byes. The season also has 2-3 in season interuptions for rep games and internationals.
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Post by Druzik on Apr 9, 2008 23:58:37 GMT 10
Its all in the website. Just updated Cook Islands too.
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Post by Druzik on Apr 17, 2008 22:23:48 GMT 10
In what was the probably the upset of the season, the bottom dwellers USJ stormed home to defeat the front runners LAU 30-28 with a try right on full time to Christian Nadir. This is comming from a 22-6 halftime defecite too!
This is actually LAU's third successive defeat and USJ have managed to stop histry by ending a 10 game losing streak, the longest in lebanese RL history!
In the other match, going on form AUB defeated Balamand and has jumped to second place. One point behind the front runners LAU. In what was a very convincing display AUB ran out winners 26-6.
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Post by Druzik on Apr 17, 2008 22:24:32 GMT 10
Pos P W L D + - Diff Pts
1 LAU 14 8 5 1 410 337 73 17
2 AUB 14 8 6 0 409 264 145 16
3 Jounieh 13 7 5 1 298 224 74 15
4 Balamand 13 7 6 0 239 308 -69 14
5 USJ 12 2 10 0 170 393 -223 4
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Post by Druzik on Apr 24, 2008 21:27:58 GMT 10
Round 19
Balamand 32 def. USJ Saints 16
AUB 47 def. jounieh 04
Pos P W L D + - Diff Pts
1 AUB 15 9 6 0 456 268 188 18
2 LAU 14 8 5 1 410 337 73 17
3 Balamand 14 8 6 0 271 324 -53 16
4 Jounieh 14 7 6 1 302 271 31 15
5 USJ 13 2 11 0 186 425 -239 4
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Post by Druzik on Apr 24, 2008 21:29:10 GMT 10
With one round to go, its anybodies game really. With a semifinal and then final, the only thing that can gurantee AUB the title is another war... I kid you not this is what happened last year.
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Post by Marv on Apr 30, 2008 0:51:05 GMT 10
yeah the semis wil be tight by the looks of the table
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Post by Druzik on Apr 30, 2008 22:03:05 GMT 10
So last weekend saw the first of the catch up games... two games to be made up over the week as they were snowed out during the season.
Jounieh 72 - USJ 00
Wat a killing, USJ just 3 points shy of hitting the 500 points conceeded mark... with 2 games for them to play I think they'll get the distinction.
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Post by Druzik on May 10, 2008 21:53:24 GMT 10
OHHHH FOR FUCKS SAKE!link hereCHAMPIONSHIP SUSPENDED DUE TO VIOLENCE Last Updated: Friday, May 09, 2008. The Lebanese championship has been disrupted in tragically similar circumstances to last season’s, with the final round of the Bank of Beirut Rugby League Championship suspended this weekend due to the worsening violence and deteriorating political situation in Lebanon. Exactly a year ago, in May, the Spring Championship was brought to a premature halt after fighting in the Nahr El Bared camp spread into north Lebanon, and now fighting in Beirut between opposition and government forces has resulted in much of the capital closing down, with Hezbollah checkpoints commanding most of the city’s roads. Two of the league’s five teams, LAU and AUB, are situated in West Beirut, with most of those clubs’ players, and a number of players from other teams, unable to move freely around the city. LAU officials this morning reported a rocket attack that had targeted the neighboring Qoreitem residence of government MP Saad Hariri, had impacted property belonging to the university, which has been closed since Wednesday. AUB coach Faysal Jaber, under lockdown in the Hamra district, has been trapped in the middle of the fighting since it began: “it’s been a hellish time, not knowing what’s going on. I’ve been watching the army just standing by letting Hezbollah take over. The streets are empty; every few minutes gunfire and RPGs start blazing.” LRLC Chief Operating Officer Danny Kazandjian stated: “Nobody knows what will happen so all we can do is hope that the fighting stops and that some semblance of normality resumes. But at the moment that doesn’t seem likely.”
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Post by jim on May 10, 2008 22:27:00 GMT 10
Can't these assholes think of the RL for once!  OK sorry bout that, not a joking matter really, right at the pointy end, so doesn't look the finals will go ahead, or will they make up the games when fighting has stopped? |
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Post by Druzik on May 10, 2008 22:47:36 GMT 10
They still have two games that were postponed due to snow to finiah and then the finals. So there is still like 3 weeks of matches left.
Gotta feel sorry for these guys. This happened last year and the top team was decleare the winner in the end.
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Post by Spider on May 11, 2008 4:21:23 GMT 10
Nothing to say, just to share Danny's hopes.  |
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