Opta Team Rankings After Four Rounds Of GUINNESS PRO14 Action

The GUINNESS PRO14 is off to a fast-paced start with Glasgow Warriors leading the way in Conference A and Ulster topping Conference B. 

The two sides are the only undefeated teams in the Championship, but after four rounds of action, Opta’s team rankings have identified the strengths of their likely challengers. 

All 14 teams from the Championship appear at least once across the nine Opta categories with the defending champions, the Scarlets, leading three categories and appearing in eight overall. Glasgow Warriors appear in six categories with Zebre in five and the Toyota Cheetahs and Ulster in four.

GUINNESS PRO14 – OPTA TEAM RANKINGS AFTER FOUR ROUNDS:

SCRUM SUCCESS –

1. Benetton Rugby 100%
2. Munster 97%
3. Scarlets 96%
4. Toyota Cheetahs 95%
5. Ulster 93%, Glasgow Warriors 93%

LINEOUT SUCCESS –

1. Scarlets 95%
2. Toyota Cheetahs 93%
3. Cardiff Blues 93%
4. Ospreys 91%, Dragons 91%

LINEOUT STEALS –

1. Glasgow Warriors 8, Toyota Cheetahs 8, Zebre 8
2. Connacht 7
3. Dragons 6

TACKLE SUCCESS –

1. Cardiff Blues 92%
2. Ospreys 90%
3. Connacht 90%
4. Scarlets 89%, Dragons 89%, Glasgow Warriors 89%

TURNOVERS WON –

1. Scarlets 41
2. Southern Kings 34
3. Edinburgh 30
4. Cardiff Blues 29
5. Leinster 28

BREAKS –

1. Ulster 57
2. Zebre 54
3. Scarlets 44
4. Glasgow Warriors 41
5. Toyota Cheetahs 39

OFFLOADS –

1. Scarlets 72
2. Glasgow Warriors 55
3. Southern Kings 53
4. Zebre 50
5. Connacht 48

DEFENDERS BEATEN –

1. Ulster 94
2. Ospreys 92
3. Zebre 87
4. Scarlets 86
5. Leinster 84

METRES GAINED –

1. Ulster 2272
2. Zebre 2016
3. Scarlets 1934
4. Glasgow Warriors 1795
5. Leinster 1783

For individual Opta player statistics in the GUINNESS PRO14, click here.