Throughout the world there continues to be different descriptions for playing positions: Wing - sometimes winger or wing three-quarter, with either "left" or "right" added, Outside centre - Centre three-quarter in New Zealand, Inside centre - Second five-eighths in New Zealand. His four intercepted passes leads the league although Luther Burrell has three in just 93 passes, that means his PSI is 103.4 (49th) but his WPSI is 68.9 (82nd). Also, one country may even award caps when the opponents are not even a country (as with Wales against the Barbarians in 1990 and 1996, or even when countries play against another country's second teams or age group sides. I personally think I’ve saved the best stats until last and today we will be looking at arguably the three most important skills in rugby; kicking, passing and tackling. He’s the third of four Bath players in the top 20, most of any team, Rhys Priestland finishes the set in 15th with a score of 150.9. You might also have noticed that Saracens, Newcastle, Bath and London Irish all have two players in this list which is very interesting. In order to measure this we need something more than just tackles made or tackles missed, we need to know how good each tackle was, and we can do that with this data set which ranks tackles as dominant, complete or passive. The Irishman, who is heading to Ulster for next season, has made 106 tackles all season and just eight have been passive. Sky Super Rugby Aotearoa: Shocking stats explain the reason behind Crusaders' decline in form - NZ Herald. Unsubscribe any time at My Account. Recent Statistics Popular Statistics NBA all-time scoring list 1946-2021 Most Super Bowl wins by NFL team 1967-2021 Archived stories on Planet Rugby are only available to registered users. The Australian Rugby Union believes that younger rugby union players should be introduced to the game through its Junior Player Pathway Program, which is designed to introduce kids to the skills and tactical concepts of rugby in a safe and fun manner. It’s probably not a shock that scrum-halves dominate the top part of these rankings, 21 of the top 25, but the lack of fly-halves is surprising. Six Nations Rugby, Stats Perform, and AWS came together to bring the first real-time prediction model to the tournament. Analysis: Going beyond rugby statistics, Part Two, Last week I introduced a slate of new stats looking at line-out throwing ability and a couple of different ways of measuring carry success. Registering is free, faster than Jonny May, and also gets you access to commenting, personalisation, and competitions. The Samoan’s three sack tackles aren’t the highest for a nine, that title goes to Nic White of Exeter, however his 13 turnovers are the best by quite a margin. To enjoy it to its utmost you need to be physically and mentally prepared. Centre. Stats from the Crusaders' last three games offers an insight into the reasons behind the team's drop in form in Super Rugby Aotearoa. Caveats to mention here are that some players, such as Billy Vunipola, probably would make this team but haven’t had the game time in the Premiership last season to count in these stats. It wasn't until 1884 that Cardiff back J Conway-Rees introduced the "modern" three-quarter formation of a fullback, two wings, two centres and two half-backs. Check out the top performing players of all time. American Football vs Rugby comparison. “forwards” — are responsible for winning and maintaining possession of the ball. Stephen Myler also has the best kicking ability by success percentage, 88.5%, he does so well on this metric though because his average miss is from 42.8m which is the highest of anyone. About Sanzaar; Super Rugby; The Rugby Championship; Contact Sanzaar; Follow Us. Uniquely, all rugby positions requires a different set of physical and technical attributes and it is this diversity which makes the game so accessible to all. Number eight – Ball carrying and work rate are all I want from my number eight. It was between the wars when half-back roles were regularly split into fly-half/scrum-half roles we see today, and even later in the 1930s that specialty in forward play was commonplace. That being said, everything in rugby is connected and everything can be prioritized by importance to help go towards explaining why games and championships have been won. Fly-half. Simmonds again was the obvious choice but his four turnovers were a little concerning. Someone who doesn’t benefit from a small sample is Sam Stuart of Newcastle, he’s passed 486 times this season, his WPSI score really benefits from avoiding the serious negative results – intercepted pass and forward pass. Various experiments were tried until 1890/91, when the International Rugby Board's system was adopted to make points scoring uniform in international matches. In this final section I’ll pick an English back-row using only the statistics for this season. Pages in category "Rugby union records and statistics" The following 45 pages are in this category, out of 45 total. Owen Williams kicks long, his average miss is 39.11m, but his success rate of 53.3% can’t be overcome. The official site of World Rugby the governing body of Rugby Union with news, tournaments, fixtures, results, world rugby rankings, statistics, video, the Laws of the game, governance and contacts. Faf de Klerk has passed more than anyone, 1,370 times, his PSI is 104.4 and WPSI is 123, both good enough for 39th in the list. For some of the tie breakers above I did look at other factors; such as line-out ability or penalties but these haven’t really been included as thoroughly as I might have liked. Exclusive live match data includes XY player positional information, commentary feeds and aggregated player and team statistics. in the forwardsunit — a.k.a. Passing Success Index (PSI) & Weighted Passing Success Index (WPSI). If you want a fly-half who isn’t called Joe then Dorian Jones and Marcus Smith are your next best shouts down in 30th and 31st by PSI respectively. His average gain is 3.2 metres – the second best for number eights behind Taulupe Faletau – and he’s also third for number eights according to DAI, good enough for 40th overall. A quick heads up, these rankings come in the form of indexes, I explained this in more detail last week but just know that 100 is average, 110 is 10% better than average, 80 is 20% worse than average and 200 is twice as good as average. PSI is really a percentage; successful passes divided by total passes. As mentioned last week, the plan wasn’t to completely change how we view rugby, but more to pick out some important information, which isn’t currently captured in the data we have available. 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Okay, so ideally stats should be usable as well as informative. Managing Cookies on the Rugby World Cup 2019 website We use cookies to help make our sites function properly. His tackle success percentage is good but he suffers when we measure his work rate per minute. All-Time Player Stats Who is part of an elite group of players to make the all-time player statistics in Premiership Rugby history? Our analyst Sam Larner is back this week, bringing readers the second part of his findings as he looks outside the box at rugby statistics. Siya Kolisi, family man . I'd like to stay up to date with all things Rugby! Ben Morgan ranks highly for defence and work rate but he’s not what I need in terms of carries. Whether it’s the World Cup or a local club game, playing rugby satisfies the soul like nothing else. What are the various requirements for each position in rugby league – the ideal skills and attributes a coach looks for in his players to determine who makes the squad. To come top of this list with a success rate of 53.3%, Williams would need to average at least 50 metres in both his successful and unsuccessful kicks. Rankings Explanation 14 November, 2014 Both Men's and Women's World Rugby Rankings are calculated using a 'Points Exchange' system, in which sides take points off each other based on the match result. Chris Pennell is the darling of this metric, his success rate of 70.5% wouldn’t get him anywhere near any leaderboard, however, his average made kick distance is 31.8m, quite a distance further than anyone else. The official statistics of the National Rugby League, NRL and NRLW player statistics, as well as NRL and NRLW competition statistics. The Welsh national side pioneered its use in international rugby against Scotland in 1886 but it was then immediately abandoned until they met the New Zealand Natives on 22 December 1888. We will also be using the stats to make some practical decisions, specifically picking the English back-row. All we then need to do is take all the good stuff, including turnovers, and divide it by all the stuff. Simmonds has only passed the ball 52 times but he hasn’t had a negative outcome on a single one, not once – there’s not a single other person on the list who has achieved that. The work rate score is done per minute so you don’t need to have played a load to do well – Luke Wallace has made just nine appearances – but credit should be given to Jono Ross and Lewis Ludlow who have both played in every single game. The Manchester-born player scores 137.3, thanks in some part to his three won turnovers. The field consist of the following markings; half way line, 5 metre line, 22 metre line, 10 metre line and dead ball line. For me having spent my career analyzing top level rugby for Saracens and England there is one criteria that stands out above the rest. The site is updated after every game, and has a comprehensive list of statistics, covering all aspects of rugby union. This list may not reflect recent changes . Openside flanker – I want an openside flanker who can contribute in the attack and win turnovers and I’m willing to sacrifice some defensive ability for that. I created a stat to find the players who were good ball carriers and could turnover the ball. After Ford, we have to go all the way down to the other Simmonds, Joe, who ranks 105.7 PSI (24th) and 185.6 WPSI (23rd). By clicking on a rugby union league or competition above, you can drill down to find detailed club information and then click on players within those clubs to discover all the information on a player. Up until 1875 international rugby matches were decided by the number of goals scored (conversions and dropped goals), but from 1876 the number of tries scored could be used to decide a match if teams were level on goals. We have known how many times someone has passed and how many try assists they have but we haven’t had anything on the negative side of that equation. A try assist is better than a key pass and an intercepted pass is worse than a forward pass, we weigh each one according to how bad/good they are. 1987 Rugby World Cup statistics; 1991 Rugby World Cup statistics; 1995 Rugby World Cup statistics; 0 shares. Finally, a word of warning, I will be showing how the data suggests that Don Armand might not be the answer to all England’s woes, I do know that this is heresy. The data explained. Despite the press coverage, Armand doesn’t come out of this metric looking all that good, he’s the 150th best with a score of 107. Many terms originate from the Laws of the Game. This was in an attempt to cure inconsistencies which meant for instance that when England visited Scotland in 1890 their two tries were worth two points each under SRU laws, but two weeks later against Ireland at Blackheath, England's three tries were worth just one point each under RFU laws! It was 20 a side from the first international of all between England and Scotland in 1871 until 1876. It shouldn’t be a surprise that passing is really important in rugby. Whatever one side gains, the other loses. Armand also doesn’t do that well when his passing is taken into account, he’s mid pack of all back-row players there although he does come in towards the top of the different carry metrics. Here's how everything MLB is trying out at a ballpark near you will impact 2021 -- and the future of the sport -- as a new minor league season begins. No scrum-half is ranked above average on the index but Kahn Fotuali’i is the closes to that hundred mark, 98.6. By clicking Register, you agree to our Terms of Service and confirm you have read and accepted our Privacy Policy. Super Rugby Stats 2021 SUPER RUGBY. Rugby codes are quite complex and require participants to learn many individual and team skills. Standings; Team Stats; Player Stats; Super Rugby Aotearoa ... 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