A new points system is expected to be launched when the Super 14 expands to a Super 15 Rugby tournament in February next year.
After five years of the Super 14 the Melbourne Rebels have been included to make a 15 team format with three geographically based pools known as conferences (five teams in each country).
SANZAR (South Africa, New Zealand and Australia Rugby) the body that runs tournaments in the three countries have been looking at ways to award teams the teams points.
Under the old Super Rugby format a team would win four points for winning a match and a bonus point point for scoring four tries or finishing within 7 points of the winner. Two points would be awarded to both teams if there was a draw.
A new points system has not yet been officially approved but it is believed that under the new points system teams will be awarded four points whenever they have a bye.
The expanded Super 15 Rugby format sees the teams playing more matches but they also get two byes instead of one as in the old format so a team would be gauranteed eight points a season.
The concept of awarding points for teams that are not playing has been a feature of the NRL and it is believed that all three SANZAR partners have agreed to it for the new format.
SANZAR are also considering other ways of changing the bonus point system and have looked at the Top14 in France where the try bonus point is awarded to the winning team and only if they score three more tries than their opponent.
The big difference is that teams in the old system who score four tries and lose could win two bonus points but in the Top14 system they would only secure one point if they finish within seven points of the winner.
This system makes bonus points more valuable as it is rare that both teams pick up bonus points although it can and has happened.
An announcement on the new points structure is expected in the near future.
Let me get this straight…
1. A team gets 4 MAHALA Points when they have a bye, twice…. why??
2. A Team only earns a bonus point for tries if they have 3 more tries than the other team… that might make sense.
3. A Team still gets a bonus point for losing by 7 or less…. not too bad I suppose.
Wel teminste gaan die gratis punte die lions help.hoekom wil hulle nou loop verander aan die punte stelsels.die top 14 is total overrated,kom nie naby die super15 nie.
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sooooooooooooooooo kan mens aanneem dat die bulle in die 2 byes meer punte gaan kry as in al die ander westryde wat hulle gaan speel? 😉
3@ Ashley:
Assumption is the mother of all Asbakkie farkups…. hehehe
As we’ve seen from Asbak all of 2010….
rig muir weer die lions die jaar af?As hy weer afrig moet hulle maar n special punte stelsel vir die lions uitwerk.hulle kry 2bonus punte net om n game te speel en as hulle minder as 4driee afstaan kry hulle n bonus punt.
5@ Piet visagie:
John Mitchell rig die Lions af in die Super 15, met Tricky Dicky was stil-stil eenkant toe gestoot word as Director of Rugby by die Lions.
Meeste van sy werk, om nuwe spelers te koop en strukture aan te spreek is buitendien klaar gedoen of uit sy hande geneem…
Grootblousmile. dankie dit is goeie nuus,onder muir was die lions lagwekkend swak.zero win rate!nou kan die lion ophou bonus punte uitdeel.die cheethas nou hulle sokkies moet optrek anders gaan hulle die houtlepel kry volgende jaar.
A Team only earns a bonus point for tries if they have 3 more tries than the other team??/
Dont agree with this, because if both teams score 5 tries in a match, no 1 gets a bonus point for tries scored, but the team that will score 3 tries to none for example will get a bonus point?….that is farked up.
7@ Piet visagie:
Die Lions onder Mitchell gaan donners kompeterend wees… hulle kan selfs goed doen.
As julle tog maar net saam met my by paar van die Lions after match press conferences was gedurende die Super 14 hierdie jaar sou julle ook in julle broeke geskyt het oor hoe swak Tricky Dicky dit hanteer het en hoe swak hy reageer het op reguit vrae.
Muir se aansien het hierdie jaar in my oë gegly na laer as slangkak… so laag hy kan ‘n vlieër vlieg onder ‘n mat!
onder mitchell gaan hulle ligjare beter wees,hel kan hulle swakker wees.al hoekom die sharks goed was onder muir was omdat david campese gehelp het..hoe is muir as persoon.ek het hom gesien by bloem met die bokke vs aussie game,hy lyk maar na n suurgat.
gbs @ 4
lol
jaaaaaaaaaaaaa boet, i’m not very good at the prediction games … think too much with the heart!! 😀
Leave the system as is. It’s easy to understand, and it does give the teams something to strive for. If ain’t broke don’t fix it.
lions @ 12
your age is starting to show bru 😆
sometimes you need to improve something, even though “it is not broken!!” 😉
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although, in this instance i doubt whether they’re improving it!! 😀
@ Mr-T:8 – Mr-T agree, sort of sounds daft, so if you score 6 tries the other 5 none get a bonus point??? Crazy. I have never agreed on a team getting bonus point for losing by less than 7 either. Should get zip for losing.
Don’t agree on team getting points on a bye either. So if a team loses all their games and never picks up a bonus point still will have 8 points? For WHAT RESTING? really daft.
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