Pro 14 Run in, who finishes where

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Current Standings (Position overall log)

Conference A
2 Glasgow 71(2) Leinster (a), Edinburgh (h) T3=1 M=1 B3=0
3 Munster 68 (3) Benetton (a), Connacht (h) T3=0 M=2 B3=0
5 Connacht 56 (4) Blues (h), Munster (a) T3=1 M=1 B3=0
6 Blues 52 (6) Connacht (a), Ospreys (h) T3=0 M=2 B3=0
10 Ospreys 49 (9) Kings (a), Blues (a) T3=0 M=1 B3=1
11 Cheetahs 36 (11) Dragons (h), Kings (h) T3=0 M=0 B3=2
14 Zebre 19 (14) Scarlets (a), Benetton (h) T3=0 M=2 B3=0

Conference B
1 Leinster 74 (1) Glasgow (h), Ulster (a) T3=1 M=1 B3=0
4 Ulster 54 (5) Edinburgh (a), Leinster (h) T3=1 M=1 B3=0
7 Benetton 52 (7) Munster (h), Zebre (a) T3=1 M=0 B3=1
8 Edinburgh 51 (8) Ulster (h), Glasgow (a) T3=1 M=1 B3=0
9 Scarlets 45 (10) Zebre (h), Dragons (a) T3=0 M=0 B3=2
12 Kings 22 (12) Ospreys (h), Cheetahs (a) T3=0 M=2 B3=0
13 Dragons 21 (13) Cheetahs (a), Scarlets (h) T3=0 M=2 B3=0

In the Conference System
First - Home Semi, Glasgow (+3), Leinster (confirmed)
Second - Home Quarter, Munster (+12), Ulster (+2)
Third - Quarterfinal, Connacht (+4), Benetton (+1)

Champs Cup playoff
Home (Highest fourth) Blues (+3)
Away Edinburgh (+6)

Wooden Spoon
Zebre (-2)

Home Semi is confirmed as Leinster with Glasgow or Munster taking the other spot.
Home Quarter seems to be the loser of Munster/Glasgow and any of Bennetton, Ulster or Edinburgh
The last spot in the quarters look a shootout between Connacht and Blues.

If you add in Ospreys with an outside chance of Champs Cup there are 7 teams fighting for the remaining 4 places.  If any of the Pro14 teams win either Euro then the highest placed fourth gets the spot and 5th in the Conference goes into the playoff (unless that team winning don't make the playoffs i.e. Edinburgh)

The wooden spoon will be an interesting fight with 3 teams only divided by 2 points.  The Kings seem to have the up hand due to their ability to get Bps.

This has backed up last year of the middle teams really after upping their game and making every game from now till the end a game of meaning for both team (such as Connacht v Bennetton this week is bad for the losing team, for the winner they might still be on a knife edge)

What are people predictions for the final standings.

The Fixtures show Edinburgh with the hardest run in playing two of the top 3 teams and none of the bottom three.  Scarlets on the other hand have none of the top 3 but 2 of the bottom 3 as do Cheetahs. Ospreys play 3 of the bottom 4 plus the Blues so could close the gap on the Blues. They are on a 6 game losing streak in all competitions so might not be any help.

The Great Aukster wrote:The current Super Rugby game between the Chiefs and Reds have Australian Angus Gardner as referee - does that make them a joke league?

Come on! Sure only the Pro14 has those kind of problems

Sanzaar confirm TMO Marius Jonker was wrong to deny Crusaders try in Cape Town

That would be South African Marius Jonker denying a try incorrectly in favour of a South African team

Seems SR fans are a bit more sensible though

To be honest it did look like a forward pass to me. Either forward or really borderline flat but I cant see how too many people can be upset by the call as the ball left the guys hands in a flat/forward direction.

You can be guaranteed someone will post or reference that stupid youtube video referencing the physics of a pass with forward momentum.

The Great Aukster wrote:The current Super Rugby game between the Chiefs and Reds have Australian Angus Gardner as referee - does that make them a joke league?

Yup. It certainly discredits it a huge amount.

mikey_dragon wrote:

RugbyFan100 wrote:

mikey_dragon wrote:

It's also quite a stretch to say that Pivac was a punt given his success and experience in coaching.

What success? Fiji?

Nothing says success like winning silverware. I also alluded to his experience which he has a lot of. A slight risk for me as I don't think anyone should be recruiting below super rugby level if looking overseas. Pivac definitely wasn't a punt when all those things are considered.

Nobody in the Northern Hemisphere had ever heard of him for goodness sake!

Sure the only top level job he held was Fiji coach, his domestic coaching experience was all at national provincial championship level.

RugbyFan100 wrote:

mikey_dragon wrote:

RugbyFan100 wrote:

mikey_dragon wrote:

It's also quite a stretch to say that Pivac was a punt given his success and experience in coaching.

What success? Fiji?

Nothing says success like winning silverware. I also alluded to his experience which he has a lot of. A slight risk for me as I don't think anyone should be recruiting below super rugby level if looking overseas. Pivac definitely wasn't a punt when all those things are considered.

Nobody in the Northern Hemisphere had ever heard of him for goodness sake!

Seems the folks at the Scarlets had

They knew of him because when Wales lost to Fiji in '07 Pivac was coach.

Collapse2005 wrote:They knew of him because when Wales lost to Fiji in '07 Pivac was coach.

You might want to check that.

The Oracle wrote:

Collapse2005 wrote:They knew of him because when Wales lost to Fiji in '07 Pivac was coach.

You might want to check that.

Did he miss out on the RWC in 07? I think he was there around then no?

Seems he left the Fiji job in January 2007.

He was there is spirit

new format the welsh will be the first to go

opportunity for Scotland, We have 2 b teams better than the dragons right now. lets take it

alive555 wrote:new format the welsh will be the first to go

opportunity for Scotland, We have 2 b teams better than the dragons right now. lets take it

What?

mikey_dragon wrote:

alive555 wrote:new format the welsh will be the first to go

opportunity for Scotland, We have 2 b teams better than the dragons right now. lets take it

What?

That was my thought