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Rugbayes — Strength Rankings

Bayesian estimates of team and player strength from 20 years of professional rugby data. ← Back to Rugbayes predictions

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Attack vs Defence Strength

Each point is a team. X-axis = offensive effect (higher = better attack). Y-axis = defensive effect (higher = better defence). Top-right quadrant = strong in both. Error bars show 90% credible intervals. Hover for details.

Team Rankings

Reference margin: expected points margin vs an average team at a neutral ground. 90% credible intervals in brackets. Click column headers to re-sort.

# Team vs Average ▼ Attack Defence Win prob

Player VORP Rankings

VORP (Value Over Replacement Player): expected additional points per 80 minutes above a positional-average replacement. Positive = above average. Separate try-scoring and kicking components shown. Min. 5 match appearances.

# Player Pos VORP ▼ Tries Kicking Matches