Using a simple ranking formula that assigns 4 for a win, 2 for a draw and 1 bonus point to the winning team if the score margin was greater than 10 points, otherwise that bonus point goes to the losing team, here is a table of the top Eastern Cape schools for matches played against each other.
| # | CUP | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | MP | WBP | LBP | Pts | Avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Selborne | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 532 | 106 | 426 | 40 | 9 | 0 | 49 | 4.90 |
| 2 | Grey HS | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 244 | 104 | 140 | 20 | 4 | 1 | 25 | 4.17 |
| 3 | Marlow | 9 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 284 | 177 | 107 | 28 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 3.67 |
| 4 | Framesby | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 205 | 127 | 78 | 24 | 4 | 1 | 29 | 3.63 |
| 5 | Brandwag | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 190 | 111 | 79 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 3.50 |
| 6 | St Andrew’s | 11 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 289 | 200 | 89 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 37 | 3.36 |
| 7 | Dale | 13 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 341 | 243 | 98 | 36 | 6 | 1 | 43 | 3.31 |
| 8 | Kingswood | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 266 | 139 | 127 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 25 | 3.13 |
| 9 | Graeme | 9 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 173 | 206 | -33 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 26 | 2.89 |
| 10 | Hudson Park | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 254 | 235 | 19 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 2.73 |
| 11 | Nico Malan | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 222 | 146 | 76 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 2.57 |
| 12 | Pearson | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 157 | 191 | -34 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 2.13 |
| 13 | Queen’s | 12 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 292 | 432 | -140 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 1.50 |
| 14 | Daniel Pienaar | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 106 | 281 | -175 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 15 | Cambridge | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 131 | 250 | -119 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1.00 |
| 16 | Stirling | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 140 | 336 | -196 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0.20 |
| 17 | Grens | 8 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 87 | 361 | -274 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.13 |
| 18 | Muir | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 34 | 302 | -268 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
@Smallies: Strong as Marlow is, I did not expect them to beat SAC.
I see Selborne could be losing Phiwe Nomlomo to an unconfirmed Super Rugby Union – this would be great news for Dale and Queen’s if it happens
@Playa: me neither sac is a quality outfit this year although they lost to selborne and marlow…
@Smallies: I could not believe what I was watching. I didnt dream Dale could pull it off. As far as I was concerned, it was just a matter of “by how much SAC would win”.
@Playa: and then just as you think all is sorted along comes dale and gives saints a hiding
@Smallies: Arguably the most interesting EC season in recent history. Selborne in a league of their, but really not much that seperates 2-11.Great to see some competitive SBR in the region!!!
Selborne head and shoulders above the rest this year…