Who’s the most succsessful teams in S14 of late?

Published 31 March 2010 | By Blouste

A lot of debate has been doing the rounds in terms of whom the more successful team in Super Rugby is…

We all know about the Crusaders incredible record in the tournament, and other teams have thrown in their weight aswell. But history is exactly that…history ,so what’s the most recent tendencies.

Here are some interesting reading I came across on “Pick & Go” website

Even with the Bulls dismal performances in earlier years in the Super Rugby tournament they have managed to take pole position in a log that works on the same principal as the IRB World Rankings. Teams like the Brumbies and Waratahs also suprise in relatively high log positions, and even the Stormers who has only recently hit the right note are well on the up.

Note that these rankings are all the way back, since the start of the 1996 Super 12 tournament up untill now.

This can be compared to NZ topping the world rankings more often than not although they have’nt seen the World Cup trophy in some 23 years, but the form team over the last period of time will be the team most rewarded.

Position Team
(History)		   Ranking Points Last RPE
Movement		    
 
 
 

“This is pick & go’s new Super Rugby ranking table
which shows the ranking point positions of each
team since the first Super12 match in 1996.Each team started on 80 points and they move up
and down relative to each other using the same
points exchange system that the IRB use for
ranking Test matches.Exchange points are doubled for semis & finals.”
 
 
 

 

 
1 Bulls SAF 88.7297 0.0000
2 Brumbies AUS 83.6279 +0.6767
3 Waratahs AUS 83.5451 +0.3705
4 Crusaders NZL 83.4451 0.0000
5 Stormers SAF 82.6609 +0.0708
6 Chiefs NZL 82.0412 -0.6767
7 Reds AUS 79.8543 +1.6541
8 Blues NZL 79.5090 -0.3705
9 Sharks SAF 79.2217 +1.5714
10 Hurricanes NZL 78.7933 -1.5714
11 Force AUS 75.6097 0.0000
12 Highlanders NZL 74.8715 +0.7057
13 Cheetahs SAF 74.5733 -1.6541
14 Lions SAF 73.5174 -0.7057

Log coutesy of “Pick & Go”

In terms of trophy winners in Super rugby here are the list.

Crusaders = 7
Blues = 3
Brumbies = 2
Queensland = 2
Transvaal = 1
Bulls = 2

Although the Crusaders have clearly topped the before mentioned list, are teams like the Bulls realisticly making a shift as far as tournament domination are concerned?

I think the answer is clearly yes at this point in time, but the question remains… Can they build on recent and past success…?

2010 will be another building block towards this goal should the Bulls be successful in defending their title…

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