Super Rugby returns this week after a month long break for the June Internationals and there are just three regular season rounds remaining before the play offs.
Super Rugby kicks off again on Friday with Round 15 and as we go through to the final round (Round 17) some teams will drop out of contention.
The Super Rugby play offs begin on the weekend of the 23rd of July. The first placed team at the end of the regular season will host the team in 8th place.
The second placed team would host the seventh placed team. The Third placed team would host the sixth placed team and the team in fourth place would host
the 5th placed team.
Here we look at the leading Super Rugby teams and their run to the play offs.
Current Super Rugby Standings.
| Team | Pos. | P | W | L | D | PF | PA | PD | BP T | BP -7 | BP | Ttl |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Blues |
11 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 273 | 300 | -25 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 30 |
 Brumbies (AC 1) |
4 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 343 | 252 | 91 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 34 |
 Bulls |
10 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 295 | 290 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 32 |
 Cheetahs |
13 | 12 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 320 | 327 | -7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
 Chiefs (WC) |
5 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 403 | 253 | 105 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 42 |
 Crusaders (NZC1) |
1 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 379 | 233 | 146 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 45 |
 Force |
16 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 218 | 365 | -147 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
 Highlanders (WC) |
7 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 315 | 232 | 83 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 38 |
 Hurricanes (WC) |
6 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 358 | 260 | 98 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 40 |
 Jaguares |
15 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 305 | 360 | -55 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 14 |
 Lions (AF2) |
2 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 419 | 284 | 135 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 42 |
 Rebels |
12 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 277 | 316 | -39 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 27 |
 Reds |
14 | 12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 233 | 334 | -101 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 |
 Sharks (WC) |
8 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 284 | 193 | 91 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 35 |
 Stormers (AF1) |
3 | 12 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 309 | 216 | 93 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 36 |
 Sunwolves |
17 | 12 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 249 | 480 | -231 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
 Waratahs |
9 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 311 | 243 | 68 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 34 |
 Southern Kings |
18 | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 219 | 527 | -308 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
Super Rugby’s leading contenders
Team Ranking, Team Name, Points, Points Difference
1.CRUSADERS (45, +146):
Chiefs (Fiji), Rebels (h), Hurricanes (h)
2.LIONS (42, +135):
Sharks (h), Kings (h), Jaguares (a)
3.STORMERS (36, +93):
Rebels (a), Force (a), Kings (h)
4.BRUMBIES (34, +91):
Reds (h), Blues (a), Force (h)
5.CHIEFS (42 points, +105):
Crusaders (Fiji), Reds (a), Highlanders (a)
6.HURRICANES (40, +98):
Blues (h), Waratahs (a), Crusaders (a)
7.HIGHLANDERS (38, +83):
Kings (a), Jaguares (a), Chiefs (h)
8.SHARKS (35, +91):
Lions (a), Cheetahs (h), Sunwolves (h)
Outside the Top eight.
9. WARATAHS (34, +68):
Sunwolves (a), Hurricanes (h), Blues (a)
10.BULLS (32, +5):
Jaguares (a), Sunwolves (h), Cheetahs (a)
11.BLUES (30, -25):
Hurricanes (a), Brumbies (h), Waratahs (h)
12.MELBOURNE REBELS (27, -39):
Stormers (h), Crusaders (a), Reds (a)
