Rugby League Ratings
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Applying Elo ratings to rugby league teams far and wide.
I did wonder about this bloke at the time, assumed it was a friend of the squad or something. He's no Karl Power. #rugbyleague
November 1, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I did wonder about this bloke at the time, assumed it was a friend of the squad or something. He's no Karl Power. #rugbyleague
Time to add two more teams to the list of best seasons by club; two clubs who joined the Welsh League at the height of the brief RL boom in the region, yet struggled to compete. [1/3]
October 30, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Time to add two more teams to the list of best seasons by club; two clubs who joined the Welsh League at the height of the brief RL boom in the region, yet struggled to compete. [1/3]
I was sat in one of the sections of #Wembley that was unaccountably joyous on Saturday. Maybe you can tell why. #ashes #rugbyleagueashes #rugbyleague
October 26, 2025 at 9:04 PM
I was sat in one of the sections of #Wembley that was unaccountably joyous on Saturday. Maybe you can tell why. #ashes #rugbyleagueashes #rugbyleague
We've had another season to add to the records, therefore we've got some updates to teams' best season. Three teams surpassed their previous best; two of them with modern origins, one a bit older. You can probably guess who that is. [1/2]
October 19, 2025 at 1:09 PM
We've had another season to add to the records, therefore we've got some updates to teams' best season. Three teams surpassed their previous best; two of them with modern origins, one a bit older. You can probably guess who that is. [1/2]
So, it was the broadly sensible outcome in the end, as sensible as moving to 14 was ever likely to be anyway. #rugbyleague
Next stop, #Wembley for the #rugbyleagueashes
Next stop, #Wembley for the #rugbyleagueashes
October 17, 2025 at 6:33 PM
So, it was the broadly sensible outcome in the end, as sensible as moving to 14 was ever likely to be anyway. #rugbyleague
Next stop, #Wembley for the #rugbyleagueashes
Next stop, #Wembley for the #rugbyleagueashes
The current situation for next season.
Not sure what the rumour mill is saying at the moment, but my expectations for the chances of promotion tomorrow are something like:
London Broncos 80%
York Knights 70%
Toulouse Olympique 45%
Another club altogether 5% [1/2]
Not sure what the rumour mill is saying at the moment, but my expectations for the chances of promotion tomorrow are something like:
London Broncos 80%
York Knights 70%
Toulouse Olympique 45%
Another club altogether 5% [1/2]
October 16, 2025 at 7:09 PM
The current situation for next season.
Not sure what the rumour mill is saying at the moment, but my expectations for the chances of promotion tomorrow are something like:
London Broncos 80%
York Knights 70%
Toulouse Olympique 45%
Another club altogether 5% [1/2]
Not sure what the rumour mill is saying at the moment, but my expectations for the chances of promotion tomorrow are something like:
London Broncos 80%
York Knights 70%
Toulouse Olympique 45%
Another club altogether 5% [1/2]
And just like that, the domestic season is done in the UK. #HullKR are champions for the first time since 1985, and well-deserved it is too. Good to see a new name on the #Superleague trophy for the first time since #Leeds won it in 2004, not for the want of trying by various losing finalists. [1/2]
October 14, 2025 at 6:45 PM
And just like that, the domestic season is done in the UK. #HullKR are champions for the first time since 1985, and well-deserved it is too. Good to see a new name on the #Superleague trophy for the first time since #Leeds won it in 2004, not for the want of trying by various losing finalists. [1/2]
This time let's preview the #slgf #SuperLeague Grand Final. Back to Old Trafford on Saturday where it should be dry for a change. The two teams are well matched, 52% favouring #Wigan . I just can't see past this team with Bevan French playing, but you never know. [1/2]
October 9, 2025 at 9:07 PM
This time let's preview the #slgf #SuperLeague Grand Final. Back to Old Trafford on Saturday where it should be dry for a change. The two teams are well matched, 52% favouring #Wigan . I just can't see past this team with Bevan French playing, but you never know. [1/2]
Also, from the weekend, a women's international in West Africa: Nigeria 40 Ghana 0.
October 7, 2025 at 8:25 PM
Also, from the weekend, a women's international in West Africa: Nigeria 40 Ghana 0.
Also, over the season as a whole, whatever happens at the weekend, #Broncos have been the stand-out team in terms of rating gain - currently at +233. #Knights , #Cowboys and #Panthers all have three-digit falls, and will want to forget this year for various reasons. [1/2]
September 30, 2025 at 6:57 PM
#Altrincham may these days be more famous for their eternally unrelegatable (ish) football team, but their rugby team formed ten years earlier, and in their twentieth year decided to start paying their players, and joined the NRFU. Trouble is, it's tough in the pro ranks. [1/2]
September 16, 2025 at 7:46 PM
#Altrincham may these days be more famous for their eternally unrelegatable (ish) football team, but their rugby team formed ten years earlier, and in their twentieth year decided to start paying their players, and joined the NRFU. Trouble is, it's tough in the pro ranks. [1/2]
Shall we have the next team along then? {don't worry, there are many other stats to be delved in due course). [1/3]
September 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Shall we have the next team along then? {don't worry, there are many other stats to be delved in due course). [1/3]
Next up: the first club to use the name Liverpool City. They joined the league in 1906, playing at an arena off Prescot Road, at an arena at the back of the meat market which appears to still exist. The arena is now a car park. [1/2]
September 11, 2025 at 7:40 PM
Next up: the first club to use the name Liverpool City. They joined the league in 1906, playing at an arena off Prescot Road, at an arena at the back of the meat market which appears to still exist. The arena is now a car park. [1/2]
Next in our list of the highest-rated seasons by club based on their Elo ratings, we travel north of the Watford Gap for the first time. [1/3]
September 9, 2025 at 8:27 PM
Next in our list of the highest-rated seasons by club based on their Elo ratings, we travel north of the Watford Gap for the first time. [1/3]
Warrington being extremely normal. #rugbyleague
August 29, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Warrington being extremely normal. #rugbyleague
Moving south, out of the valleys, another one-season wonder. The #rugbyleague team at #Barry fared marginally better than Aberdare, but there were only a handful of wins, and the early promise and local enthusiasm waned, leaving the team unable to complete the season.
August 28, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Moving south, out of the valleys, another one-season wonder. The #rugbyleague team at #Barry fared marginally better than Aberdare, but there were only a handful of wins, and the early promise and local enthusiasm waned, leaving the team unable to complete the season.
Firstly, Aberdare NUFC. Strong local support for the team in 1908 on the back of disgruntlement with the WRU's 'shamateurism', and an excellent victory for Wales over the touring Kiwis (or All Golds as they were at the time) in the town got the team off the ground in 1908. [1/2]
August 28, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Firstly, Aberdare NUFC. Strong local support for the team in 1908 on the back of disgruntlement with the WRU's 'shamateurism', and an excellent victory for Wales over the touring Kiwis (or All Golds as they were at the time) in the town got the team off the ground in 1908. [1/2]
Continuing up the list of best-rated seasons by club, we now alight in Edwardian #Wales . I have to consult this excellent tome for a bit of background. #rugbyleague
August 28, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Continuing up the list of best-rated seasons by club, we now alight in Edwardian #Wales . I have to consult this excellent tome for a bit of background. #rugbyleague
And since we're here, let's do the last of the modern clubs found at the bottom end of things. London Skolars were in some ways quite like Hemel Stags in their slow build towards the paid ranks, and looked like a well-managed and sustainable operation. [1/2]
August 24, 2025 at 8:42 PM
And since we're here, let's do the last of the modern clubs found at the bottom end of things. London Skolars were in some ways quite like Hemel Stags in their slow build towards the paid ranks, and looked like a well-managed and sustainable operation. [1/2]
Our latest best team is Hemel Stags. A great example of a community club that's built steadily over a long period, but found the leap to the professional ranks too difficult to sustain. [1/2]
August 24, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Our latest best team is Hemel Stags. A great example of a community club that's built steadily over a long period, but found the leap to the professional ranks too difficult to sustain. [1/2]
The next update on the 'Greatest teams of each club by average Elo rating in one season' list. [1/4]
August 21, 2025 at 8:06 PM
The next update on the 'Greatest teams of each club by average Elo rating in one season' list. [1/4]
Their seasonal rating peaked in 2011, although at this time their results started to falter. They never made the play-offs again, and, after 2014, struggled to win a match, soldiering on until their demise as the ill-fated Ironmen in 2017.
#rugbyleague
#rugbyleague
July 31, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Their seasonal rating peaked in 2011, although at this time their results started to falter. They never made the play-offs again, and, after 2014, struggled to win a match, soldiering on until their demise as the ill-fated Ironmen in 2017.
#rugbyleague
#rugbyleague