Bah, missed the cutoffCRA Season IVA slight tweak to the league format was made: The winners of the three premierships will now compete in the Playoffs, which will be a 12-team affair. The best-placed playoff team not already qualified will enter the Seasogs, and the Playoff Champions will be given the Minor Premiership.
Now, without further ado, Season 4 of the CRA is upon us!
CRA Premiership Pld W D L PF PA PD Pts Honors
1 Vonto 54 34 3 17 939 715 +224 105 Gold Premiership, Playoff Bye, Seasogs
2 Anging RFC 54 34 3 17 880 681 +199 105 Silver Premiership, Playoff Bye, Seasogs
3 Shihn'Dohm Lords 54 33 2 19 510 436 +74 101 Bronze Premiership, Playoff Bye, Seasogs
4 Sporting Elcahnd 54 33 1 20 735 556 +179 100 Playoff Bye
5 Sho Athletic Club 54 32 4 18 443 403 +40 100 Playoffs
6 Northwestern Glaciers 54 33 0 21 535 363 +172 99 Playoffs
7 Chahr Sun 54 31 3 20 952 761 +191 96 Playoffs
8 RugbyAbo 54 29 3 22 878 700 +178 90 Playoffs
9 Peniclado South 54 30 0 24 908 794 +114 90 Playoffs
10 Miners Sho 54 29 3 22 532 422 +110 90 Playoffs
11 Elmonia Tigers 54 29 2 23 729 549 +180 89 Playoffs
12 Fireflies RFC 54 29 2 23 575 579 -4 89 Playoffs
13 Peniclado North 54 27 1 26 789 757 +32 82
14 Ebo Islanders 54 26 4 24 416 404 +12 82
15 Bordertown RFC 54 26 3 25 849 729 +120 81
16 Islanders RFC 54 26 1 27 566 626 -60 79
17 Flames RFC 54 25 3 26 699 748 -49 78
18 Port Romandine 54 25 3 26 546 656 -110 78
19 Inter Elcahnd 54 25 2 27 661 629 +32 77
20 Abo RFC 54 25 2 27 833 853 -20 77
21 Seendok Breakers 54 24 2 28 383 446 -63 74
22 Mehnsihn Town 54 21 6 27 430 549 -119 69
23 Chahr Saints 54 19 4 31 296 462 -166 61
24 Peniclado East 54 19 3 32 493 636 -143 60
25 Elmonia Spirit 54 17 2 35 432 693 -261 53
26 Peniclado West 54 15 2 37 418 590 -172 47
27 Racing Rugby 54 14 4 36 448 745 -297 46
28 River 54 10 4 40 353 746 -393 34 Wooden Spoon
The closest CRA Premiership yet sees the Gold decided on point differential. Vonto becomes the first CRA team to repeat a Gold Premiership, as they hold off Anging RFC on the final matchday. Also decided on Matchday 54 was the Bronze Premiership, which went to suprise of the season Shihn'Dohm Lords, who finshed twelfth last time around. Sporting Elcahnd missed out on a Seasogs spot, but they do have a bye in the Playoffs. River take the wooden spoon for the second time around.
The Playoffs are single-leg, at the higher-ranked team, until the Final at Carmadin Park
CRA Playoffs-Schedule
First Round:
#5 Sho Athletic Club vs #12 Fireflies RFC
#6 Northwestern Glaciers vs #11 Elmonia Tigers
#7 Chahr Sun vs #10 Miners Sho
#8 RugbyAbo vs #9 Peniclado South
Quarterfinals:
#1 Vonto vs 4th-ranked winner
#2 Anging RFC vs 3rd-Ranked winner
#3 Shihn'Dohm Lords vs 2nd-ranked winner
#4 Sporting Elcahnd vs 1st-ranked winner
Semifinals:
1st-ranked winner vs 4th-ranked winner
2nd-ranked winner vs 3rd-ranked winner
Minor Premiership:
Semifinal Winners
First Round:
Sho Athletic Club 0–23
Fireflies RFCNorthwestern Glaciers 0–12
Elmonia TigersChahr Sun 10–0 Miners Sho
RugbyAbo 28–8 Peniclado South
Quarterfinal Draw:
#1 Vonto vs #12 Fireflies RFC
#2 Anging RFC vs #11 Elmonia Tigers
#3 Shihn'Dohm Lords vs #8 RugbyAbo
#4 Sporting Elcahnd vs #7 Chahr Sun
Quarterfinals:
Vonto 10–0 Fireflies RFC
Anging RFC 0–10
Elmonia TigersShihn'Dohm Lords 12–16
RugbyAboSporting Elcahnd 14–10 Chahr Sun
Semifinal Draw:
#1 Vonto vs #11 Elmonia Tigers
#4 Sporting Elcahnd vs #8 RugbyAbo
Semifinals:
Vonto 5–3 Elmonia Tigers
Sporting Elcahnd 3–8
RugbyAboCRA Playoff Final:
#1 Vonto vs #8 RugbyAbo
Vonto 10–22 RugbyAboCRA History:
Season I:
Gold Premiership: Chahr Sun
Silver Premiership: Elmonia Tigers
Bronze Premiership: Anging RFC
Playoff Champion: Peniclado South
Season II:
Gold Premiership: Vonto
Silver Premiership: Northwestern Glaciers
Bronze Premiership: RugbyAbo
Playoff Champion: Anging RFC
Season III:
Gold Premiership: Anging RFC
Silver Premiership: Peniclado South
Bronze Premiership: Chahr Sun
Playoff Champion: Elmonia Tigers
Season IV:
Gold Premiership: Vonto
Silver Premiership: Anging RFC
Bronze Premiership: Shihn'Dohm Lords
Playoff Champion: RugbyAbo
Full List of International Qualifiers for Carmadin (CRM):
Seasogs Championship:
#1 Vonto
#2 Anging RFC
#3 Shihn'Dohm Lords
#4 RugbyAbo