Word from BHP:
Midway through the season and I did some adjustments on the schools categories and shifted some up and some down according to the results against them so far. I also tweaked a little on my formula and adjusted the points scored for a draw. The result looks a little different than the previous weeks but I think maybe more accurate in current strengths.
Update to include the adjusted last week positions.
| Rank | Adjusted Last Week | Team | Avg Pts / Game |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Paarl Gim | 4.50 |
| 2 | 2 | AHS (Affies) | 4.33 |
| 3 | 3 | Outeniqua | 4.19 |
| 4 | 4 | Grey College | 3.62 |
| 5 | 5 | EG Jansen | 3.10 |
| 6 | 6 | Kearsney | 3.09 |
| 7 | 7 | Garsfontein | 2.97 |
| 8 | 11 | Pretoria Boys High | 2.85 |
| 9 | 10 | HJS Paarl* | 2.83 |
| 10 | 8 | Nelspruit* | 2.79 |
| 11 | 13 | Noord-Kaap | 2.78 |
| 12 | 12 | Maritzburg College | 2.77 |
| 13 | 14 | Westville BHS | 2.67 |
| 14 | 17 | Glenwood | 2.67 |
| 15 | 15 | HTS Middelburg | 2.67 |
| 16 | 19 | Monument | 2.62 |
| 17 | 9 | Rondebosch | 2.61 |
| 18 | 24 | Wynberg BHS | 2.51 |
| 19 | 20 | HTS Drostdy | 2.48 |
| 20 | 18 | Waterkloof | 2.46 |
| 21 | 16 | St Andrews | 2.35 |
| 22 | 22 | Oakdale | 2.34 |
| 23 | 28 | Voortrekker (Bethlehem) | 2.31 |
| 24 | 29 | Grey PE | 2.28 |
| 25 | 25 | Paul Roos | 2.25 |
| 26 | 30 | Marlow | 2.20 |
| 27 | 21 | Menlopark | 2.20 |
| 28 | 23 | Selborne | 2.19 |
| 29 | 26 | Centurion | 2.11 |
| 30 | 36 | SACS | 2.05 |
| 31 | 27 | Bishops | 2.02 |
| 32 | 34 | Hugenote (Well) | 1.96 |
| 33 | 32 | Nico Malan | 1.95 |
| 34 | 33 | Die Brandwag | 1.94 |
| 35 | 35 | Eldoraigne | 1.90 |
| 36 | 31 | Stellenberg | 1.87 |
| 37 | 43 | Kempton Park | 1.85 |
| 38 | 40 | Tygerberg | 1.84 |
| 39 | 38 | Boland Landbou | 1.84 |
| 40 | 42 | Jeppe | 1.81 |
| 41 | 41 | Durbanville | 1.81 |
| 42 | 37 | Queens College | 1.79 |
| 43 | 44 | Framesby | 1.78 |
| 44 | 39 | Jim Fouche | 1.77 |
| 45 | 46 | Bellville | 1.72 |
| 46 | 49 | Hentie Cilliers | 1.64 |
| 47 | 45 | Sentraal | 1.61 |
| 48 | – | Transvalia | 1.60 |
| 49 | 47 | Ben Vorster | 1.56 |
| 50 | – | Daniel Pienaar | 1.44 |
* NOTE: It looks strange that Nelspruit would for instance win and HJS lose, but they go below HJS…This is due to the fact that the difference between HJS’s average points per game between last week and now (2.91 – 2.83 = 0.08) and Nelspruit’s(2.95 – 2.79 = 0.16) is half ..thus HJS’s average points was not dropped that much by losing to Grey as what Nelspruit’s was playing against HTS Witbank (not HTS Welkom)….Losing with 7 or less against Grey earned HJS 40% of 5 points = 2 Points while Nelspruits win against HTS Witbank is only worth 1 Category point….Strength vs Strength will always benefit teams.
I agree with Woltrui on the current form. A good example, Glenwood started the season with a few losses, but have bounced back and are on form now.
As always – a fair go at a ranking, but has it’s flaws. And like a team selection, we’ll all have our own views and biases.
@Tjoppa: “One day wonders”? Kyk maar na die opbrengs van Springbokke en bydrae tot die S15, TERLOOPS ook wat laerskole betref, om daardie misplaasde stukkie “wysheid” van jou te weerle. Interessant, was daar n artikel in “The Citizen” oor die sukses van die Cheetahs hierdie jaar en dit word direk toegeskryf aan die invloed van Grey op die span- ethos, GESKIEDENIS, filosofie ens– Soek dit op en lees dit. Dit sal jou rede gee om daardie groen Sjinese gesiggie hier te sit.
@Woltrui: Toemaar ou Wolhol.
Op my ouderdom is dit net makliker. As jy klaar geskryf het wat jy voel, voel jy nie meer dieselfde as toe jy begin skryf het nie. Dan met die probeer onthou wat jy wou skryf vergeet jy dat jy kwaad was. Waar was ek nou weer?
@Tjoppa: Tjoppa bly om te sien jy het kalmeer na Saterdag.
Jammer oor die woorde wat ek gese het wat nie so goed deurdink was nie.
@Woltrui: Onthou net die Curriebeker word nie toegeken aan die span wat die laaste dag van die liga wedstryde goed gespeels het gegee nie. Jy moet ‘n goeie seisoen he dan die semi’s en finale wen.
As ons one day wonders kon kies het Grey elke jaar eerste geeindig
@BoishaaiPa: 11? Hulle het nog net 10 vol wedstryde gespeel: Primrose, GCB, Nico Malan, Kearsney, SACS, Wynberg, Glenwood, Noord-Kaap, Stellenberg en PRG.
Pretoria Boys High School far too high on the list. Nelspruit, HTS Middelburg, and especially Kloof would murder them on the field. PBHS’s only note worthy win was against Maritburrough at home.
Top 10 schools on current form:
Paarl Gim
Affies
Outenikwa
Grey Bloem
Garsies
Jansies
BoisHigh
Kloof
Nellies
HTS Middelburg / Glenwood
@Ploegskaar: 6/11 verlore…Waar hulle nie punte opgetel het nie…
@Tjoppa: Laas wat ek gekyk het, het hulle self reeds 11, 18, 25 en 33 moertoe geskiet, maar die verlore teen 4, 6, 14, 30 en 36 weeg seker swaarder. Dink daar is ‘n paar met ‘n kakker rekord as 5/10 op die oomblik, of meer wenne teen swakker opposisie dalk, maar soos ek sê, is te dof om sin te maak van hierdie week s’n. Kom ons kyk dan maar, na die oorblywende wedstryde teen 1, 9, 17, 19, 22, 24, 28, 31 en 32 op die lys, waar hy val.
@BHP. It was Nelspruit playing HTS Witbank in the Mpumalanga section of the Beeld trophy. HTS Witbank a couple of weeks ago also comfortably beat Middelburg High School in the final of the PUK Prestige series. HTS Middelburg in turn beat Middelburg High in a tough match in the Mpumalanga section of the Beeld trophy.
@Ploegskaar: Dit is eintlik baie maklik vat Boland Landbou se posisie op die ranglys mik 10 posisies hoer en skiet dan al die spanne tussen in af totdat jy jouself glo.
@Ploegskaar: You dont need to understand..Just “Keep the Faith”..Dont worry..the tweaking makes it more accurate!….You have to adjust with the flow!..That is what keeps it relevant!
There as been more tweaking and tuning on these rankings season to date than on a Cape Flats Corolla in a year. I have always promoted this ranking system to all and sundry, but with the parameters constantly adjusted, some seem to move north while others move south the more they lose! Obviously I am too thick to understand this complicated hocus-pocus, so better for a nincompoop like me to neither read or support any rankings in future then.
@BoishaaiPa: BHP you must please stop explaining your rankings. Some of the boggers hear will want to know if you took the weather into account just to cast some doubt over the rankings if all logical explanations was used. Either they accept it or not.
I know they are not one of the best rugby schools, but it is a school with quite decent results this year
@Archie: The results I have from a website is they played HTS Welkom…Being called a macro school is all about numbers I believe, not abilit,y anyway I will check up on it.
@BHP Nelspruit played against HTS Witbank not welkom. HTS Witbank is a macro school in the Beeld trofee competition. Witbank not a well known rugby school but better than welkom