Hurri-can'ts Blown Off the Field!

4000 fans gathered tonight at the Cancri home stadium to cheer on their teams as Hurricanes kicked off their first game of the 5th HUBBL Season.

Fans clearly couldn't contain themselves as they invaded the pitch shortly after kick off, rending a player from each team unconscious. Once the referees got the situation control, the Cancri resumed their drive by flattening out the Hurricanes line of scrimmage and charging downfield. Their progress was hindered however by several of the Hurricanes' Blitzers as they posed a constant threat to the ball carrier, smashing the Khorne cage, K.O.-ing a lineman and sacking the unfortunate Khornigor. The loose ball was swiftly recovered by one of Cancri linemen as the Hurricanes' Ogre, Cal the Throttler, admired a particularly pointy blade of grass, missing most of the early action.

The Cancri, however, really kicked things off when a rogue Bloodseeker punched the head clean off Hurricanes' lineman Hamlyn Herzog (#9), putting a permanent end to the man's career - (hope you didn't buy any jerseys!); the crowd, however, really enjoyed the impromptu game of volleyball at the expense of the deceased.

Deciding to abandon the push down the left flank of the field, the Cancri Lineman cut across the pitch, being sacked shortly after, and putting the ball in the hands of the Hurricanes' dimwit, I mean Ogre, who charged down the field as the crowd went wild, to a seemingly unpreventable touchdown, only to slip just short of the sweet, sweet end zone and falling flat on his face. The Cancri fans went into a frenzy as the Hurricanes coach could be seen beating a Gnoblar marshall to death with his play book.

Cancri then finished off the half with a little gift to their home crowd in the form of another Ostermark lineman, Dagmar Reiss (#10) who will miss his next appearance due to close contact with a particularly passionate Dwarf and a beer stein. (You can guess what happened there).

As the whistle blew for the start of the second half, heavy clouds obscured the sun, bringing with them a downpour the likes of which I haven't seen for a few days, making ball play tricky. The Hurricanes coach called a particularly questionable play, deploying heavily on the right flank of the pitch, setting the stage for a catastrophic drive for the away team - a decision that will surely haunt him for a good while.

The Ogre once again proved the signing fee of 140,000 gold pieces to be worth every copper as he failed his block and was put flat on his back by a Bloodseeker. The Cancri wasted no time and sent an Ostermark Lineman and Blitzer to the K.O. room, and putting Gregor Baer (#2) - one of the remaining Blitzers, out of the game for good, charging the Hurricanes' thrower and captain, Rigo Steiner (#6) with a line of 6 players. The panicked Steiner attempted to rid himself of the ball, throwing it downfield but a particularly dexterous Bloodseeker known only as Karl intercepted the pass, scoring the maiden touchdown shortly after.

The match looked hopeless for the Hurricanes as they opened their drive with 5 players on the field. The kick off saw the Cancri blitz around the pathetic line of scrimage, knocking the Ostermark Halfing, Rippy Sparrow (#14), to the floor. The Hurricanes coach wiped the rain (or was it tears) off his face in time to see the Thrower, Rigo Steiner, pick up the ball from between two Cancri players, shoot a short pass between their outstretched arms to Sparrow, who caught it with ungodly Halfing grace despite the slick rain.

Galvanized by the cheering crowd the team Ogre flung the 'Fling right over the heads of blood thirsty Bloodseekers, deep into the Cancri half. Befitting the unbelievable stroke of luck Rippy somersaulted in the air before landing as gracefully as a swan on a lake of radiant sunshine, before being pummeled into the ground by rushing Cancri linemen, who retook possession of the ball. Knocking it loose again, the Hurricanes hoped for a final hurrah, before their Catcher, Klaus Lang (#7), fumbled the pickup, sending the away fans into searing rage shortly before the full-time whistle blew, sealing a crushing defeat for the away team. The Green and Yellow fans could be heard chanting "Lang! Lang! What a wang!" as they made their way out of the arena into the streets below.

Gerhart Kraemer (#3), the Hurricanes' Blitzer received the MVP award to the distaste of the fans with some shouting "you were unconscious for half the game, you mug! My ****** can play better than that!", with many agreeing the defiant Halfling, Rippy Sparrow, should have taken the honor.

Shortly after the game our sources revealed the Hurricanes signed a contract with a mysterious apothecary known only as "Maurice" - the infamous healer responsible for stitching up a few teams in the HUBBL Veteran's League - probably spurred on by sustained losses, which are sure to be a financial hit to the team's treasury.

After a night of mayhem one thing can be said for sure: the Cancri really put "Blood" into Blood Bowl!