Wooster Cup 50

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Wooster Cup 50
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1234 Total
NKM 01433 20
EIR 37014 24
DateFebruary 12, 2023
StadiumMacMorrow National Stadium, Gjorka City, Gjorka
MVPToby Ryan, quarterback
FavoriteStallions by 3
RefereeFriar Otter
Attendance82,000

Wooster Cup 50 was Peil game to determine the champion of the Gjorkan Peil League (SPG) for the 2022 season. The Cup was the conclusion of the league's playoffs and saw the North Division champion Éire Stallions defeat the reigning Wooster Cup and South Division champion Nomakoa Mariners 24-20. The game was played on February 12, 2023 in MacMorrow National Stadium in Gjorka City, Gjorka. The game was the 50th edition of the Wooster Cup and thus was game with edition pageantry. The traditional Romanyan numeral system (in which the game would've been called Wooster Cup L) was suspended in favor of Wooster Cup 50.

The Stallions finished the season with a 10–3, and as the number one seed in the North Division. They defeated the Elkton Nighthawks 23-20 in the North Division championship game to advance to their twelfth Wooster Cup appearance, second most in Wooster cup history. The defending champion Mariners finished the season with a 8-4 record, finishing second in the South Division to the Baltimore Crabs. They would go on to defeat the Crabs in the South Division championship game 31-25 in overtime, advancing to their fifth Wooster Cup.

Despite the Stallions taking a 3-0 lead in the first quarter, the Mariners led at halftime 14-10 with a touchdown pass from QB Matthew MacAtilla to WR Green Ellis and a rushing touchdown from RB Leo Dunn. In the third and fourth quarter, the Mariners would scored back to back field goals to expand their lead to 20-10. QB Toby Ryan would respond by leading the Stallions on back to back touchdown drives to give them the lead with 2:48 remaining in the fourth. On the ensuing Mariners drive MacAtilla pass on fourth down would be broken up by CB Conner Matthew sealing the win for the Stallions. Toby Ryan was awarded the Wooster Cup MVP for his two touchdown performance.