Belvo Challenge week 5 update
Forza Italia as Hogan's Heroes Sneak into lead and win Week 5 as the Challenge approaches the finishing line
- Huge week for Italy puts them in front with just one week to go - Hogan's Heroes also on target for Grand Slam as Scotland come up short against Ireland
- Samoa, Namibia, Fiji and Hong Kong all within striking distance - it could come down to the quiz
- In the cups Ireland and Argentina are slugging it out for the Heineken Cup while New Zealand and Portugal are in a close fight for the Pro 14
- In the Head to Heads Women's Rugby close the gap on Mens Seniors while Men's Juniors inch ahead of the Shedders in a week when Donal Coyle's mobility scooter mysteriously goes missing. In an effort to catch up with the Junior's Coyle has pleaded with his fellow Men's Shedders to stay out of Aldi this week and focus on the Challenge - the bargains will still be there next week.
- U20s/Youths need a strong week to come out on top of the categories and win their prize but they're very close
- Italy's John Sheehy records 183KMs in a week as Eddie Gannon fires his medical team and changes pharmacist
- Ollie Campbell joins the 100 Club - his captain Grace McCormack is reported to have commented "oh no, another thing for him to bang on about"
- Danny Shine joins parents in 100 Club
- Peter Callanan receives official apology for not being included in last week's list - Alice O'Dowd and Cormac O'Connor were more relaxed about it
- Pat O'Mahony and Bobby O'Brien stuck in the 99 Club - can they get the extra KM this week?
- Romania look to overthrow Mervyn Feely (who overthrew Brian Gallagher) after disastrous campaign - "Nicolae Ceaușescu was more popular" say teammates
Don't forget the Gimme500 Challenge is available to all Minis- 50KMs for 500 reps in a single day - but they can only do it once.
The Gimme1000 Challenge is still open to anyone who hasn't done it - 50KMs for 1000 reps in a single day.
The quiz can get every team 100 points for a correct submission
OVERALL LEADERBOARD
Rank | Country | Total Points |
1 | ITALY | 3,191.1 |
2 | SAMOA | 3,130.0 |
3 | NAMIBIA | 3,043.0 |
4 | FIJI | 3,035.0 |
5 | HONG KONG | 3,021.0 |
6 | GEORGIA | 2,981.5 |
7 | SCOTLAND | 2,960.0 |
8 | CANADA | 2,906.9 |
9 | USA | 2,905.5 |
10 | IRELAND | 2,832.0 |
11 | JAPAN | 2,745.5 |
12 | ENGLAND | 2,744.5 |
13 | RUSSIA | 2,729.7 |
14 | ARGENTINA | 2,729.5 |
15 | AUSTRALIA | 2,672.7 |
16 | SPAIN | 2,652.8 |
17 | TONGA | 2,594.2 |
18 | SOUTH AFRICA | 2,578.0 |
19 | NEW ZEALAND | 2,532.1 |
20 | ROMANIA | 2,505.4 |
21 | BABARIANS | 2,490.0 |
22 | PORTUGAL | 2,486.0 |
23 | ZIMBABWE | 2,397.0 |
24 | KENYA | 2,389.0 |
25 | WALES | 2,344.0 |
26 | LIONS | 2,253.8 |
27 | FRANCE | 2,169.0 |
28 | URUGUAY | 2,167.9 |
29 | MAORI | 2,064.6 |
WEEKLY WINNER
Rank | Country | WK. 5 |
1 | ITALY | 1,000.9 |
2 | SAMOA | 854.0 |
3 | HONG KONG | 808.0 |
4 | SCOTLAND | 753.7 |
5 | GEORGIA | 744.0 |
6 | USA | 743.6 |
7 | CANADA | 736.9 |
8 | IRELAND | 724.0 |
9 | ARGENTINA | 702.0 |
10 | SOUTH AFRICA | 686.5 |
CATEGORIES
Rank | Category | Overall Avg KMs |
1 | Senior - men | 58.9 |
3 | U20s/Youths | 58.8 |
2 | Women's Rugby | 58.6 |
4 | Parents | 55.7 |
5 | Alicadoos | 54.9 |
6 | Junior Rugby | 46.4 |
7 | Shedders | 46.3 |
8 | Minis | 44.2 |
HEAD TO HEADS
Women's Rugby | 58.6 | Senior - men | 58.9 |
Shedders | 46.3 | Junior Rugby | 46.4 |
CUPS:
Champions Cup | Teams | KMs |
1 | ITALY | 1,686.3 |
2 | SAMOA | 1,631.7 |
3 | HONG KONG | 1,524.0 |
4 | NAMIBIA | 1,460.3 |
5 | FIJI | 1,403.0 |
6 | GEORGIA | 1,395.0 |
7 | USA | 1,388.0 |
8 | CANADA | 1,378.3 |
9 | SCOTLAND | 1,373.2 |
10 | RUSSIA | 1,245.6 |
Heineken Cup | Teams | KMs |
1 | IRELAND | 1,395.0 |
2 | ARGENTINA | 1,316.5 |
3 | ENGLAND | 1,295.0 |
4 | JAPAN | 1,277.2 |
5 | SPAIN | 1,238.8 |
6 | SOUTH AFRICA | 1,203.5 |
7 | AUSTRALIA | 1,203.0 |
8 | TONGA | 1,190.2 |
9 | ROMANIA | 1,149.9 |
10 | BABARIANS | 1,148.0 |
Pro 14 | Teams | KMs |
1 | NEW ZEALAND | 1,204.8 |
2 | PORTUGAL | 1,184.0 |
3 | WALES | 1,122.2 |
4 | KENYA | 1,121.0 |
5 | ZIMBABWE | 1,109.5 |
6 | LIONS | 1,080.6 |
7 | FRANCE | 1,060.0 |
8 | MAORI | 1,007.5 |
9 | URUGUAY | 990.0 |
NEW MEMBERS OF THE 100 CLUB
Alice | O'Dowd | Women Adult | NAMIBIA |
Cormac | O'Connor | Alicadoo | NAMIBIA |
Peter | Callanan | Minis Parent | ZIMBABWE |
Ollie | Campbell | Alicadoo | AUSTRALIA |
Ronan | Tarrant | Minis Parent | FIJI |
Danny | Shine | Minis Player | IRELAND |
Niall | McCormack | Men Junior Rugby | ITALY |
Ivanna | Dempsey | Women Adult | PORTUGAL |
Melissa | Hayden | Women Adult | SAMOA |
Ellen | Treacy | Minis Player | TONGA |