End of season European Rugby Rankings

I’ve been having a play with d3.js:

Rankings Chart

Like some kind of demented embroidery. Click to embiggen.

The heavier weighting of the end of season finals and play-offs stretches some gaps. The top French team benefits from the Top14’s extended play-off system.

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Some charts filtered to just teams from specific leagues:

Aviva Premiership

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Pro12

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Top14

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Biggest changes from last season:

Scarlets	+22	-26	Connacht
Stade Francais	+21	-18	Toulouse
La Rochelle	+13	-12	Glasgow
Munster	+12	-10	Racing Metro
Gloucester	+8	-10	Montpellier

Full Rankings Table

Position	Difference from last season	Team	Points
1	+3	Exeter Chiefs	61.92
2	+22	Scarlets	61.58
3	+6	Clermont Auvergne	59.5
4	-3	Saracens	59.25
5	+2	Wasps	55.54
6	+12	Munster	54.44
7	+3	Northampton Saints	54.05
8	-3	Toulon	54.01
9	+21	Stade Francais	53.73
10	+3	Leinster	53.4
11	-3	Ulster	52.87
12	-10	Racing Metro	52.67
13	+2	Leicester Tigers	52.18
14	+13	La Rochelle	51.38
15	+6	Harlequins	51.05
16	-10	Montpellier	50.7
17	+5	Bath Rugby	50.59
18	+8	Gloucester Rugby	50.44
19	+4	Brive	50.21
20	-6	Cardiff Blues	50.12
21	-2	Ospreys	50.09
22	-6	Castres	49.86
23	-12	Glasgow	49.74
24		Lyon	49.68
25	+7	Newcastle Falcons	49.23
26	+5	Pau	48.78
27	-10	Bordeaux Begles	48.64
28	-8	Sale Sharks	48.43
29	-26	Connacht	48.08
30	-18	Toulouse	47.73
31	-3	Edinburgh	47.6
32	+1	Grenoble	47.49
33	-8	Worcester Warriors	46.59
34	+4	Benetton Treviso	46.54
35		Timisoara Saracens	45.05
36	=	Calvisano	44.34
37	=	London Irish	44.34
38		Bayonne	44.33
39	-10	RC Enisei	44.32
40	-6	Dragons	43.22
41	-2	Agen	43.02
42		Bristol	42.29
43	-8	Zebre	42.12
44	-4	Oyonnax	41.95