-
FINAL
CHP
SNA8
12 -
FINAL
KON
HAZ7
4 -
FINAL
TIG
SNA25
15 -
FINAL
CHP
LAN4
9 -
FINAL
KON
MOO9
13 -
FINAL
TIG
HAZ29
7 -
FINAL
CHP
SNA1
9 -
FINAL
LAN
MOO17
18 -
FINAL
KON
TIG9
25 -
Final
HAZ
SNA4
11 -
FINAL
HAZ
SNA11
10 -
FINAL
TIG
MOO12
13 -
FINAL
SNA
MOO13
14 -
FINAL
HAZ
TIG11
7 -
FINAL
SNA
TIG4
18 -
FINAL
HAZ
MOO7
5
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FINAL
HAZ
CHP5
9 -
FINAL
SNA
MOO13
24 -
FINAL
HAZ
CHP17
21 -
FINAL
TIG
MOO14
6 -
FINAL
HAZ
SNA25
17 -
FINAL
KON
CHP14
10 -
FINAL
HAZ
CHP8
8 -
FINAL
HAZ
KON14
13 -
FINAL
GER
KON18
10 -
FINAL
KON
MOO24
12 -
FINAL
GER
MOO16
14 -
Final
SNA
MOO16
10 -
Final
SNA
MOO19
15 -
Final
SNA
MOO19
18 -
Final
MOO
GER22
4 -
Final
SNA
GER13
9 -
Final
KON
MOO13
7 -
Final
KON
MOO13
15 -
Final
KON
MOO6
9 -
Final
GER
MOO4
17 -
Final
GER
KON6
14 -
Final
KON
MOO6
12 -
Final
KON
MOO12
5 -
Final
KON
MOO10
19 -
Final
KON
MOO7
12

Bebington Flaming Fircones 10 v 17 Hoylake Red Rocks
- Updated: December 31, 2015
Report by Rob Marland (West Wirral Snakehips – @WWSnakehips)
Fircones – Wareing, A Marland, Evo – sub Goldup
Red Rocks – R. Marland, P. Marland, Birss
The Hoylake Red Rocks went into the final match of the tournament as firm favourites, with two wins under their belts and a point difference from their previous two matches of +15. The Bebington Flaming Fircones, with only one win and a point difference of +7, would need to beat the Red Rocks by 9 points if they were to claim Der Goldene Volf 2015.
As the winter sun set over the cauldron of cold mud that was once a rugby pitch, the two teams put on a shooting masterclass. Almost every player was stroking aluminium. Even Mike Evo, who only that morning had been unable to walk due to a life-threatening ankle injury, was flying about the pitch like an angry gibbon, swatting Red Rocks’ shots into the long grass. It was possible he was a touch too enthusiastic as he chased a loose ball into the attacking zone, in violation of rules against defending players leaving the defensive roundel. His team captain, Wareing, argued against the infraction even though she knew full well that Evo was guilty as sin.
Andy Marland glanced a potential volfsball that could have tied things up at the half. As it was, the Red Rocks went into the third quarter leading 10-5.
The vociferous Wareing, unable to stand on the sidelines any longer, subbed herself back in at the start of the third. But by this point in the proceedings, all the players were feeling the fatigue. By the time Rob Marland dropped his second volfsball of the day, the spectators were surprised anyone was still able to throw a ball that high.
In the fourth quarter, with the Red Rocks leading 16-5, Wareing lost her rag as she spied glory slipping betwixt her mucky fingers. But this lady ain’t no quitter, and insisted on hurling herself face down in the mire for the chance at one more possession. The Flaming Fircones notched up a series of one-pointers; a kick from Andy Marland grazed the prism, earning the team in green another three points. Both Marland and Goldup launched multiple audacious doppelvolfsball attempts, but there was to be no repeat of Richard Morris’s fabled 10 pointer today. The Red Rocks went home with an unbeaten record and clutching the inaugural Der Goldene Volf trophy, which is only fair seeing as Rob paid for it.
Shots | Hits | % | Pts | PPS | Blks/Int | Off Reb | Volfsballs | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hannah Wareing (Flaming Fircones) | 6 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 0.17 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Andy Marland (Flaming Fircones) | 19 | 5 | 26 | 7 | 0.37 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Nick Goldup (Flaming Fircones) | 7 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 0.29 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Evo (Flaming Fircones) | 7 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 0.14 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Rob Marland (Red Rocks) | 18 | 6 | 33 | 10 | 0.56 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Phil Marland (Red Rocks) | 16 | 3 | 19 | 3 | 0.19 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
Phil Birss (Red Rocks) | 10 | 4 | 40 | 4 | 0.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |