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From: "Si Weeks" <GGA95SEW@sheffield.ac.uk>
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Subject: Student Outdoors 1999
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Last weekend saw the picturesque setting of Bakewell, Derbyshire,
play host to the National Student Outdoors and we were were also
blessed with fine sunshine and very little wind (sorry Mohawks -
dreams of their four man cup shettered!)
The four groups went very much to seed although Jedi, the eventual
winners, were fielding a weaker team on the Saturday resulting in
them finishing second behind Ro-Sham-Bo in their pool. This lined
Jedi up for the nail-biting 13-12 quater final against Sheffield's
Phat 'Eds who would finish fifth after the determined Leeds side
stopped them from advancing any further. The sudden death last point
seemed to go on forever and somehow the final pass of the game
squirmed over a huge layout-D to end Phat 'Ed's title aspirations.
Jedi's semi-final also proved to be a well-spirited and close game
although their defence managed to shut down Mythago's well-rehearsed
offense early-on and they did enough to maintain a two-point cushion
through to the end of the game. Thankfully the few niggly
dissagreements between individuals which did occur didn't marr what
turned out to be a great semi.
Elsewhere Bears gave Mohawks as close a quarter-final as Phat 'Eds
had given Jedi. Sussex took an early lead to go 5-2 up before
Warwick really turned on the D to haul themselves back to 5-all.
Mohawks took the half 9-8 and managed to maintain this advantage to
win 12-10. Perhaps the support from the Sussex sideline was too much
for Bears who stared on bemused as thirty Mohawks with silly
haircuts stormed the pitch to celebrate victory over the Indoor
Champions.
Mohawks' semi against Ro-Sham-Bo perhaps lacked some of the drama of
their quarter final as the Scots let the Southerners go 11-5 up
before mounting the comeback which sadly fell just short. Mohawks'
offence suffered a lull to allow Ro-Sham-Bo back in the game but the
title-holders were always destined for the final and won-out 12-9.
Spirit of the Game was awarded unanimously to Dundee's Shooting stars
who were given five out of a possible five from each of the seven
teams they played over the course of the weekend. I'm still not sure
what all that dancing on the sidelines was about though.
In the finals, Fish beat Jedi II to the spoon and Skunks overcame
Jesters to claim the 1999 Outdoor plate to match the Indoor plate
which they collected earlier in the season. The top eight took shape
with Far Flung (7) proving much too strong for a tired Ow! (8); Phat
'Eds (5) settling the score with Bears (6) and Mythago (3) showing
great character to come through against Ro Sham Bo(4).
In the Cup final one could never see Mohawks finding a way past the
now unstoppable Jedi whose two late-comers, Bob and Tom, showed
more flair than the Mohawks defence could handle and soon Jedi were
three points up. Despite the magnitude of the event however, spirit
never failed including Locks picking on some poor spectator to
resolve a potentially crucial stall-out call. Leeds' player Bruce
probably also deserves a mention for the most spectacular layout
catch (and subsequent drop) of the entire weekend, despite this
however, Leeds won 16-12 and a gracious Chewy accepted the trophy
with the honest words: "I've wanted this for fucking ages."
Report: Karl Guard
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The full results were:
22. Mohawks II (Sussex)
21. Bears II (Warwick)
20. Phat 'Eds II (Sheffield)
19. Shooting Stars (Dundee)
18. Jedi II (Leeds)
17. Reservoir Fish (Lancaster) (Spoon Winners)
15. Disc Doctors (Imperial)
15. Disciples (Bradford)
14. PDQ (Portsmouth)
13. Fingers 6 Steps Ahead of our Minds (Manchester Met.)
12. Mwnci See (Wales @ Aberystwyth)
11. Northern Lights (Durham)
10. Jesters (Leicester)
9. Skunks (Southampton) (Plate Winners)
8. Ow! (Oxford)
7. Far Flung (Glasgow)
6. Bears (Warwick)
5. Phat 'Eds (Sheffield)
4. Ro-Sham-Bo (Edinburgh)
3. Mythago (Bristol)
2. Mohawks (Sussex)
1. Jedi Children (Leeds) (Cup and Shield Winners)