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.”
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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…
Mmmmmm, I like this way of calculating Super 14 success!!
Hahahaha
Thanks gbs…
Dink ek het hom nou 😕
Oh, and Thanks Blouste, for your 1st Article on the blog…
2@ Blouste – Dis so maklik as val uit ‘n boom… of so maklik as wat die Lions met die houtlepel opgeskeep gaan sit… hehehe
Gbs
Sal maar se ek het NIKS gesukkel nie 😆
Check anoouncd op jou thread in heading 😉
Flokking vingers wat so gly !!!
O blikses, hoop nie ek het die mense weggejaag nie 😆
Hey sharky…
Sien jy hang hier rond…
Kom se bietjie hallo man !!!
on the phone wit rudi 😆
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hellooooooooooooo blouste lol gd mate ^5
Helloooooooooooooooo
Yellow Yellow all…
5@ Blouste – Hoe, wat, wanneer, waar… hehehe
Janee, dis die dik vingers se skuld gewees….
Sharky
Hoe gaan dit boet…?
You confident about your teams chances this weekend?
14@ Blouste – Check jou credentials, regs bo by “About the Author”
Hiehiehie!
@ 13
He he he, aai the joy of technology…that is if you can work it 😯
😆
Eishh !!!
Wel, ek dink my vrou sal saam stem 😐
Well I suppose a Lions supporter will not post an article like this 😉
Ok ,so niemand stry nie…
That settles it then…
BULLS are number 1 !!!!!!!!!!!!!
@ 18 Morne
Hell no !!!! 😆
I am surprised by the Sharks and Hurricanes position to be honest.
But then again, they are the only other SA team with a Super Rugby trophy… 😯
going well blouste and your side??
as for the ranking sorry i dont agree fully
saders have 7 titles , bulls have 2
All this indicate that the Bulls more often than not beat stronger opposition and lose agains paltry bottom dwellers, hence no difference in their positions.
Also, the Blues with 3 trophies are 8th, which means they lose to the big boys more often too.
Does home and away influence the points too?
as for SA teams bulls have 2 lions one
so its
bulls
lions
sharks
cheetahs
lions
even the fact that the sharks through the years of the super 14 and super 12 were our most consisten performer , fact is they have not won the title
Another note here will be that for the last 6(o.k minus 2008) the bulls have been placed 4th and higher, winning twice. 2003 the bulls ended 6th. SO recent form does sway it a lot which i think is fair.
@ 21 Onerb
Die laaste paar games moes hulle seer gemaak het…
Soos jy sien verdien of verloor jy punte na elke game net soos die IRB rankings.
Die log beloon dus die in vorm spanne…
the way the system works cant show a true reflection long term., but short term noone can argue right now bulls is tops
sharky, why 2 lions and no stormers? DO they not count because they always win the tourney pre-season? 🙂
oops lol
stormers no 4 as they too have not won a title
and the sharks above them for better consistency
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