Norsca Union League

And here's the third round, plenty of time to play with the round ending October 10th:

Ok, let's get the second round of Ull's Pasture started, here are the matchups:

REQUIEM FOR KRISTIN LANG - RECEIVER OF COUGAR KITTENS

Her eternal sleep and blackened sky
tell us there's a tear in God's eye.
For gods weep and goddesses cry
when the most courageous of us die.

She was the most beautiful of us all
and the most skilled with the ball
Why o why did she have to fall.
Angels tell us she heard the call,
the song that gods sing for the best,
to those of us who are blessed,
with skills and heart
being the best at their art.

Rest in peace Kristin Lang.
We know you'll make a bang,
and claim your deserved fame
playing the eternal game.

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Kristin Lang, Amazon receiver of Cougar Kittens, +1 ST, +1 AG
- Slain by the Blood Bowl loving crowd in a match against Jungle_Boogie after a push-back by Akantha Brazenface of Jungle_boogie -

WEEK 1 SPECULATIONS

- Welcome to the first ever magicast of Blood Sports Spotlight, the best place to get inside information about the Norsca Union League! I'm your host Gron Grumbundy and today I'm joined by the professor Widdleweeny, the most noted expert on the Norsca Union League or NUL as we like to call it. Welcome to the show professor Widdleweeny!
- Thank you Gron. Looking at the lea...
- You're welcome professor. Now, as you may already know, NUL has been split into two divisions for the fourth season. The six more experienced teams battle it out in Valhalla Cup for the league championship and then there are the six rookie teams fighting for chance to play in the major league in Ull's Pasture.
- That's r...
- What we will have is surely an exciting season! Let's start with the rookie teams professor. Could you give us a short rundown of the teams playing in Ull's Pasture?
- Well, first...
- Looking at the team list it looks like a mix of brutality mixed with a bit of dexterity to me! Two elf teams I see, the high elf team Virgins No More and the dark elf team Roma Victorious. What's your take on them professor?
- Traditionally the high elfs are really good at...
- Mighty fine passers they are the, the Helfs I mean. But looking at the team roster for the Virgins No More I see no thrower there. No big deal to me, any one of those high'n'mighty elves will make a better passer than your average human. The team catcher Idhrengolion Tahtron will surely be the main target for the passes. What about the dark elf team professor?
- Well, the dark elfs are a bit more violent th...
- A bit! Bloodthirsty killers and dexterious as hell all of them! The team rooster for the Roma Victorious looks a bit risky but boy do they have hitting power! Four blitzers! And I must note that one of their blitzers is none other than Titus Pullo, the famous soldier and once-a-gladiator! Never have I seen such a fight as the one where he fought against the veteran gladiators due to a death sentence passed to him! He could make a fine bloodbowler!
- He certainly...
- But the elfs won't have it easy in their first game! Both of the elf teams are playing against undead teams. Virgins No More will visit the pure undead team Last Steps. Whats the word on the street about the Last Steps professor?
- They look to be...
- Bashy as bashy can be is the word. Tutmose and Ramtu will of course be the force to be reckoned with at the line of scrimmage. You know what they say about playing on the line of scrimmage professor?
- I must confess that...
- Don't go crying for mommy or the mummy will find you! HAHAHAAA! Oldie but goldie. Tough match for the high elfs but I hear that they have hired the guy who coached the necromantic Silver Hunters to the championship last season as they team coach! So don't go underestimating them! OK, delf team Roma Victorus on the other hand will go against necromancing team Necro Norvegicus. Anything noteworthy about the necros professor?
- Only one...
- Looks like they might be starting the season with only one werewolf, Henrik Rip-Zen. I think he's from Djukkehem or some place that sounds like that. Should be force to be reckoned with, I can't wait for him and Titus Pullo to bash it out. Well, thats the elfs and undeads! What do we have left professor?
- Liz...
- Den of Dragons, the rookie lizardmen team, seems to be hosting the orc team Lotsa Stompin'. This should be an interesting match. What do you think professor?
- Lots of strength...
- Yes there is indeed professor! The Lotsa Stompin' have of cource a full line-up of Black Orc Blitzers or Bobs as I like to call them. My personal favourite is of course the promising rookie simply known as The Tank! Is there anybody on the Den of Dragons who might challenge this BOB line?
- Naturally the liza...
- Of course they have! The lizards are the only teams that can fill the front line with some real muscle power! Five Sauruses led by the Kroxigor Thin Lizzie is a force to be reckoned with. And those skins are agile as anybody out there. No way to know which one them will emerge as star player!
- They ar...
- And that's it for the Ull's Pasture. To recap, it looks to be bash heavy, only two teams with enough natural talent to handle the ball effortlesly. Lizardmen are an interesting mix of bashy and quick, necros and undead will always do good in the long run and orcs are one of the more balanced teams with a natural violent streak in them. We'll have to wait and see the results from the first matches!
- And now to the big boys. There are two teams on the Valhalla Cup division that really stand out, am I right professor?
- Well, one cou..
- The two time former champions Jungle_boogie from the amazon and the undead Nattbowlarna who have always battled for the top spots! They really are the teams to beat this season and I wouldn't be surprised if they were the two teams we'll see in the finals this year! The second match week will be foretelling as that is the week these two teams will go against each other! Your opinion on these juggernauts professor?
- Interestingly...
- The Nattbowlarna seem the have two of their skill players with niggling injuries that limit their agility, the wight Anders Angersson and the ghoul Donny Dong. That could be problematic but they still have more than enough bashing power to cover for the lack of agility! And it looks like bashing power is that what they'll need as the Nattbowlarna are going against the khemri team Staffan's Hooligang on the first round!
- Yes, the Hooligan...
- Hooligang surpisingly lost on their tomb guardians last season when playing against the rookie amazon team but looks like they have dig up some fresh meat to cover the line, namely the tomb guardian Ami Asetru. Promises to be an interesting match for all of you fans who enjoy bashy play with an easy pace! But that's enough about the undeads, let's move into more interesting teams, namely the lushous matchup between the amazonian teams.
- Yes, the Cougar Kittens and Jungle_boogie are..
- This will the the third time that the last years upset  team Cougar Kittens go against the mighty Jungle_boogie. They last met at the semifinals where the Boogiers dominated the Kittens. Do the Kittens have any realistic chance this time professor?
- There are some inj...
- Oh, right you are, looks like that two blitzers of the Jungle_boogie are down and out for this game! But I don't see that helping the Kittens. Only chance for them is if their veteran catcher Kristin Lang can establish herself as an emerging star and score a TD or two for the Kittens. But nevertheless, this is the game for all you fans who enjoy seeing sweaty semi-naked ladies wrestling for the pig-bladder!
- ....
- AND the third match in the Valhall Cup will feature the human team Other Brothers who travel to the skaven team Flying Boom Bats BK's stadium. Looks like the Boom Bats have finally recovered from injury spiral they got into last season. Only one player with a niggling injury, otherwise the team looks fast and furious! The Other Brothers on the other hand balanced, not surprising as they are a human team. Personally, I'm looking forward to seeing how the brotherly tandem of the thrower Akseli Koskela and catcher Akusti Koskela will function. Any word on this matchup professor?
- Certainly an interesting...
- Sorry to interrupt you professor but it seams we have ran out of time! Tune in later this week when we recap all the matches of the first week! I'm Gron Grumbundy wishing you bloody good blood bowling week! Have a week!

And the finals are here! The necromantic Silver Hunters will be hosting the two-time champions amazonian Jungle_boogie. Will the Hunters continue their upwards trend or are the boogiers still hungry enough to claim their third title?

New games are up.



NattBowlarna and Jungle_boogie are 1 point apart from each other and fighting for the top spot so their opponents probably won't have it easy. Racewise the race for the top spot is even, as the current top team NattBowlarna will meet Silver Hunters in an all-undead match while Jungle_Boogie will face the brave Brothers in an all-human match. Will there be boogying or night-time bowling going on after the final match day? Tune in later to hear all the results from the final week. Looking at the other pairings, the match between the Bloodstone Maniax and Sing A Song Everyday is a good one for the more inexperienced bloowbowl spectators, as it'll be extremely easy to tell the players apart from each other. The rookie amazon teams will have beastial opponents: Cougar Kittens will go against Flying Boom Bats BK. It'll be interesting to see whether the match will cats playing with mice or rats swarming over the frightened wenches. The other rookie amazon team Gothia Empressess will battle in a probably bit more physical match against Spyhilitic Dribblers. Time will tell whether the empire will rise or does chaos ensue. Staffans Hooligang will have a bye week as Orgasmic team has thrown in the towel and bowed out of the race for the Valhalla Cup.

Game on!

New match day is up:


Game on!

Took the liberty of starting the new match topic for week 8. Play on.