This is how the Super Rugby Clubs themselves scored by the end of the regular season of  2019 Draft Rugby’s Fantasy Super Rugby.

TEAM	↓ STARTING XV	FULL TEAM (23)	BENCH ONLY
Crusaders*	8029	9298	1353
Chiefs	7881	9275	1394
Highlanders*	7659	8792	1204
Hurricanes	7390	8619	1229
Waratahs	7309	8423	1115
Blues	7209	8384	1174
Reds	7129	8322	1193
Lions	7108	8414	1306
Bulls	6781	7787	1006
Brumbies	6707	8009	1302
Sharks	6632	7908	1276
Rebels	6443	7470	1026
Jaguares	6383	7799	1416
Stormers	6319	7650	1331
Sunwolves	5837	6942	1104

* Note: Due to the tragic events in Christchurch the round 5 match between the Crusaders and Highlanders was cancelled. For the sake of this table we gave these teams their season average scores (see below table) for round 5 of the competition.

Clubs Average Fantasy Points Per Game – Above Total Season Scores divided by 16 (18 regular season games subtracting the 2 byes):

TEAM	↓ STARTING XV	FULL TEAM (23)	BENCH ONLY
Crusaders	502	581	85
Chiefs	493	580	87
Highlanders	479	550	75
Hurricanes	462	539	77
Waratahs	457	526	70
Blues	451	524	73
Reds	446	520	75
Lions	444	526	82
Bulls	424	487	63
Brumbies	419	501	81
Sharks	415	494	80
Rebels	403	467	64
Jaguares	399	487	89
Stormers	395	478	83
Sunwolves	365	434	69

I think this means that our Draft Rugby Fantasy scoring system can’t be far off the mark considering that only the top 6 teams managed an average score above 450 points per game. 450 points is the fantasy score we set each round for teams to gain an attacking bonus point in their league! Further analysis to be done and plenty of work will go into this and the platform before the release for Fantasy Super Ruby 2020.

How did your fantasy team compare to the Super Rugby clubs in 2019? You can check out how our league teams went in the OG League Blog, the league of armchair warriors that started it all!

Check out the penultimate episode of the Draft Rugby podcast for 2019 where we discussed the Super Rugby final and take a look back on Fantasy Super Rugby 2019. *Note, I totally may have screwed up the season club fantasy scores for our discussion in the pod! This article however has the correct fantasy scores.

Get after it where ever you listen to pods:

 

That’s me for 2019! All focus now to go on completing the Draft Rugby platform and we’ll all be heading over to the rugby world cup in Japan. Give us a shout on twitter if you want to grab a beer!

Cheers,
Cargie