2009-10 IRB Sevens Report 4 FINAL
2010/11 HSBC SEVENS WORLD SERIES
STATISTICAL REVIEW LONDON & EDINBURGH
IRB GAME ANALYSIS
This statistical report summarises the London and Edinburgh legs of the 2010/11 HSBC Sevens World Series. Series These were the final 2 legs of the series, with the winning teams of the 8 legs being as follows: England won in Dubai, New Zealand won in George, Wellington, Hong Kong & Adelaide, South Africa won in Las Vegas, London & Edinburgh. The report comprises a quantitative analysis of all elements of play together with the approach to, and performance of, all participating teams in various aspects of the game. The report looks, therefore, at such areas as: as • • • • • • • •
Scoring and the effectiveness of each team in attack and defence The source, origin and build up of tries Each team’s possession times and percentages Each team’s passes and rate of passing Each team’s rucks and rate of rucking Each team’s success and approach at rucks Each team’s performance at Set Piece Plus data on Penalties, Free Kicks and Cards
CONTENTS PAGE 1
CURRENT STANDINGS & PLAYER STATISTICS
PAGE 2
MATCH RESULTS
PAGE 3
STATISTICAL COMPARISON SUMMARIES
STATISTICAL REVIEW & MATCH ANALYSIS PAGE 5
SCORING & CONCEDING
PAGE 6
TRY SCORING
PAGE 10
BALL IN PLAY & POSSESSION
PAGE 11
ACTIVITY
PAGE 15
RESTARTS, SCRUMS & LINEOUTS
PAGE 16
PENALTIES & FREE KICKS
PAGE 17
CARDS
London and Edinburgh produced the following team highlights: • Most tries scored: New Zealand - 4.8 tries per game; Fiji - 3.8 per game and South Africa - 3.8 per game. game • Fewest tries conceded: South Africa - 1.8 tries per game; New Zealand - 2.0 per game, Fiji – 2.3 per game • New Zealand had the best try scoring rates, r scoring a try for every 45 secs of possession; followed by Fiji scoring a try every 54 secs and England scoring a try every 63 secs. • South Africa had the best try conceding rate, conceding a try every 117 secs of opposition possession, followed by Fiji conceding every 114 secs and New Zealand conceding every 102 secs • Argentina had the best conversion success – 81% • The teams that obtained the most possession were Australia and Scotland, with each obtaining 56% possession followed by South Africa with 55% • Scotland had the highest passing rate and were one of the teams most likely to make 5+ passing movement. movement Together with,Fiji and France, they made one 5+ passing movement on every 4 occasions. • Samoa had the highest success at own rucks and South Africa had the highest success at opponent’s rucks. • England were most likely to commit 2+ additional players to attacking rucks, New Zealand the least likely. • South Africa were most likely to commit 2+ players in defending rucks with Wales the least likely. likely • Spain had the highest success rate at own contestable restarts. • Wales & New Zealand won 100% % of their own scrums and Fiji 100% of all their own lineouts, • Australia and South Africa were least penalised team in proportion to their opponents. The above data and more extensive analysis on all participating sevens teams can be found in the following report.
2010/11 HSBC SEVENS OVERALL STANDINGS DUB
GEO
WEL
LAS
HKG
ADE
LON
EDI
TOT
NZL
16
24
24
16
30
24
16
16
166
RSA
12
12
8
24
16
20
24
24
140
ENG
24
20
20
16
25
16
0
6
127
FJI
16
16
12
20
20
6
20
12
122
SAM
20
16
16
12
20
16
12
8
120
AUS
8
6
16
6
10
6
8
20
80
WAL
6
6
6
0
0
12
16
16
62
ARG
4
8
6
6
0
8
6
0
38
KEN
0
0
4
8
0
0
0
4
16
FRA
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
6
12
SCO
0
4
0
4
0
0
4
0
12
USA
6
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
10
POR
0
0
0
0
8
0
0
0
8
RUS
0
0
0
0
8
0
0
0
8
CAN
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
5
2010/11 IRB SEVENS OVERALL PLAYER STATISTICS POINTS SCORED 2010/11
TRIES SCORED 2010/11
Cecil Afrika
RSA
385
Cecil Afrika
RSA
40
Tomasi Cama
NZL
299
Frank Halai
NZL
35
Ben Gollings
ENG
278
Dan Norton
ENG
32
Hamish Angus
AUS
240
Humphrey Kayange
KEN
31
Andrew Skeen
SCO
201
Seremaia Burotu
FIJ
29
Collins Injera
KEN
29
IRB GAME ANALYSIS
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2011 LONDON MATCH RESULTS POOL
TEAM
SCORE
TEAM
KNOCKOUT
TEAM
SCORE
TEAM
Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool
ENGLAND NEW ZEALAND SOUTH AFRICA SAMOA USA KENYA RUSSIA SCOTLAND ARGENTINA ENGLAND WALES NEW ZEALAND FIJI SOUTH AFRICA AUSTRALIA SAMOA ARGENTINA ENGLAND WALES NEW ZEALAND FIJI SOUTH AFRICA AUSTRALIA SAMOA
12 - 12 31 - 12 7 - 12 20 - 21 17 - 24 7 - 17 12 - 12 12 - 25 21 - 22 14 - 21 29 - 12 40 - 7 41 - 0 22 - 7 24 - 21 38 - 24 28 - 15 31 - 21 33 - 10 28 - 12 24 - 21 17 - 7 19 - 14 19 - 15
ARGENTINA WALES FIJI AUSTRALIA FRANCE SPAIN PORTUGAL CANADA USA FRANCE KENYA SPAIN RUSSIA PORTUGAL SCOTLAND CANADA FRANCE USA SPAIN KENYA PORTUGAL RUSSIA CANADA SCOTLAND
Cup Final Plate Final Bowl Final Shield Final Cup S/F Cup S/F Plate S/F Plate S/F Bowl S/F Bowl S/F Shield S/F Shield S/F Cup Q/F Cup Q/F Cup Q/F Cup Q/F Bowl Q/F Bowl Q/F Bowl Q/F Bowl Q/F
FIJI SAMOA SCOTLAND PORTUGAL SOUTH AFRICA NEW ZEALAND AUSTRALIA ARGENTINA RUSSIA SPAIN CANADA USA FRANCE AUSTRALIA FIJI NEW ZEALAND ENGLAND CANADA PORTUGAL SPAIN
14 - 24 22 - 12 21 - 19 7 - 22 21 - 19 19 - 42 19 - 0 0 - 38 15 - 19 17 - 19 14 - 22 15 - 21 12 - 19 0 - 17 26 - 14 31 - 14 17 - 19 12 - 15 0 - 26 14 - 0
SOUTH AFRICA AUSTRALIA KENYA ENGLAND WALES FIJI FRANCE SAMOA KENYA SCOTLAND ENGLAND PORTUGAL WALES SOUTH AFRICA SAMOA ARGENTINA KENYA RUSSIA SCOTLAND USA
2010 EDINBURGH MATCH RESULTS POOL
TEAM
SCORE
TEAM
KNOCKOUT
TEAM
SCORE
TEAM
Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool
SCOTLAND SAMOA SOUTH AFRICA ENGLAND NEW ZEALAND CANADA PORTUGAL RUSSIA FIJI SAMOA AUSTRALIA SOUTH AFRICA WALES ENGLAND ARGENTINA NEW ZEALAND FIJI SAMOA AUSTRALIA SOUTH AFRICA WALES ENGLAND ARGENTINA NEW ZEALAND
45 - 7 7 - 21 19 - 5 12 - 19 38 - 7 5 - 38 5-7 5 - 10 21 - 14 33 - 10 42 - 12 31 - 14 35 - 12 22 - 12 21 - 7 43 - 5 12 - 14 21 - 12 14 - 7 32 - 5 7-5 24 - 5 5-7 43 - 0
USA FIJI AUSTRALIA WALES ARGENTINA KENYA SPAIN FRANCE USA SCOTLAND CANADA KENYA PORTUGAL SPAIN RUSSIA FRANCE SCOTLAND USA KENYA CANADA SPAIN PORTUGAL FRANCE RUSSIA
Cup Final Plate Final Bowl Final Shield Final Cup S/F Cup S/F Plate S/F Plate S/F Bowl S/F Bowl S/F Shield S/F Shield S/F Cup Q/F Cup Q/F Cup Q/F Cup Q/F Bowl Q/F Bowl Q/F Bowl Q/F Bowl Q/F
AUSTRALIA FIJI SCOTLAND CANADA SOUTH AFRICA NEW ZEALAND SAMOA ENGLAND KENYA ARGENTINA USA PORTUGAL WALES SOUTH AFRICA FIJI NEW ZEALAND SPAIN KENYA SCOTLAND ARGENTINA
35 - 36 26 - 14 14 - 21 17 - 12 22 - 19 12 - 19 17 - 10 19 - 34 40 - 0 7 - 22 12 - 17 5 - 17 13 - 10 28 - 5 14 - 24 26 - 12 7-0 17 - 15 26 - 14 24 - 5
SOUTH AFRICA SAMOA KENYA RUSSIA WALES AUSTRALIA FRANCE FIJI SPAIN SCOTLAND RUSSIA CANADA FRANCE SAMOA AUSTRALIA ENGLAND RUSSIA USA CANADA PORTUGAL
IRB GAME ANALYSIS
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2010/11 IRB SEVENS – TOURNAMENT COMPARISON STATISTICAL SUMMARY 2011 LON 44
2010 LON 44
2011 EDI 44
2010 EDI 44
POINTS (average per game)
36
39
34
36
TRIES (average per game)
5.8
6.3
5.4
5.6
TRY RATE (rate)
Try every 72 secs
Try every 67 secs
Try every 85 secs
Try every 83 secs
CONVERSION SUCCESS (%)
58%
57%
61%
69%
PENALTY/DROP GOALS (total)
0/0
1/1
2/3
1/4
MATCHES WON by team scoring most tries (%)
80%
81%
90%
93%
SOURCE OF TRIES - pens/fks (%)
26%
27%
30%
26%
ORIGIN OF TRIES - own Half (%)
48%
46%
42%
44%
BUILD UP TO TRIES – no rucks/mauls (%)
56%
57%
61%
52%
BUILD UP TO TRIES - 3 Or fewer passes (%)
49%
52%
49%
54%
BALL IN PLAY (%)
50%
50%
55%
54%
PASSES (average per game)
73
71
76
75
5+ PASSING MOVENTS (rate)
1 in 5.5
1 in 6.5
1 in 7.0
1 in 8.3
RUCKS/MAULS (average per game)
17
17
20
20
RUCK/MAUL RETENTION (%)
81%
87%
84%
86%
KICKS (average per game)
2.4
3.5
2.6
4.6
CONTESTABLE RESTARTS (%)
91%
86%
82%
91%
CONTESTABLE RESTARTS REGAINED (%)
31%
37%
28%
31%
RESTART ERRORS (rate)
1 in 19
1 in 20
1 in 19
1 in 16
SCRUMS (average per game)
4
3
3
4
SCRUMS possession retained (%)
89%
87%
88%
87%
LINEOUTS (average per game)
2
2
2
2
LINEOUTS possession retained (%)
79%
80%
66%
81%
QUICK THROWS (total)
1 in 8
1 in 10.6
1 in 12
in 10..1
PENALTIES (average per game)
4.4
4.8
5.6
4.6
CARDS (total)
4+1
12 + 0
10 + 0
15 + 2
MATCHES SCORING
ACTIVITY
SET PIECE
PENALTIES/FREE KICKS & CARDS
IRB GAME ANALYSIS
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2010/11 IRB SEVENS STATISTICAL COMPARISON 2010/11 IRB SEVENS 368
2009/10 IRB SEVENS 368
POINTS (average per game)
37
37
TRIES (average per game)
5.9
6.0
TRY RATE (rate)
Try every 74 secs
Try every 75 secs
CONVERSION SUCCESS (%)
64%
62%
PENALTY GOALS (total)
6/9
3 / 12
MATCHES WON by team scoring most tries (%)
90%
88%
SOURCE OF TRIES - pens/fks (%)
31%
29%
ORIGIN OF TRIES - own Half (%)
44%
43%
BUILD UP TO TRIES – no rucks/mauls (%)
55%
61%
BUILD UP TO TRIES - 3 Or fewer passes (%)
52%
55%
BALL IN PLAY (%)
52%
50%
PASSES (average per game)
71
70
5+ PASSING MOVENTS (rate)
1 in 8.7
1 in 7.7
RUCKS/MAULS (average per game)
19
17
RUCK/MAUL RETENTION (%)
85%
84%
KICKS (average per game)
2.4
3.7
CONTESTABLE RESTARTS (%)
74%
77%
CONTESTABLE RESTARTS REGAINED (%)
36%
37%
RESTART ERRORS (rate)
1 in 20
1 in 18
SCRUMS (average per game)
4
4
SCRUMS possession retained (%)
91%
84%
LINEOUTS (average per game)
2
2
LINEOUTS possession retained (%)
74%
78%
QUICK THROWS (total)
1 in 10
1 in 10
PENALTIES (average per game)
5.4
5.4
CARDS (total)
72 + 4
110 + 4
MATCHES SCORING
ACTIVITY
SET PIECE
PENALTIES/FREE KICKS & CARDS
IRB GAME ANALYSIS
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2010/11 HSBC SEVENS WORLD SERIES – LONDON & EDINBURGH STATISTICAL REVIEW & MATCH ANALYSIS o
1. SCORING & CONCEDING The average number of points scored in a match was 35. The average number of points scored/conceded by a team was 17.5 but, not surprisingly, there were major variations around this average. New Zealand scored an average of 31 points poin and conceded an average of 13 points, whereas Russia scored an average of 8 points and conceded an average of 19 points. The figures do not show, however, how effective each team was in scoring points in relation to the possession that it obtained and also, the figures do not show how effective each team was in restricting points in relation to the possession that their opponents obtained. A team may, for example, obtain little possession but still manage to score a significant number of tries. Conversely a team may concede very few tries in the face of considerable opposition possession. session. Overall, erall, a try was scored every 78 seconds of play (2009/10 – 72 secs) The following table gives the relevant figures for each participating team. New Zealand had the best try scoring rate, scoring a try every 45 secs and South Africa had the best try conceding rate, only conceding a try every 117 secs. Av POINTS SCORED
Av POINTS CONCEDED
Av TRIES SCORED
Av TRIES CONCEDED
TRY SCORING RATE RATE*
TRY CONCEDING RATE*
NZL
31
13
4.9
2
NZL
45s
RSA
117s
FJI
24
15
3.8
2.3
FJI
54s
FJI
114s
RSA
23
12
3.8
1.8
ENG
63s
NZL
102s
WAL
21
15
3.2
2.4
SAM
65s
WAL
94s
SAM
21
17
3.3
2.8
WAL
67s
SPA
88s
AUS
20
16
3
2.7
RSA
68s
RUS
81s
SCO
20
17
3.3
2.7
KEN
72s
FRA
80s
ENG
19
17
3.2
2.7
SCO
77s
KEN
79s
KEN
19
17
2.9
2.8
CAN
85s
AUS
77s
CAN
15
24
2.5
3.9
AUS
87s
SAM
75s
USA
14
23
2.3
3.6
USA
92s
SCO
74s
ARG
14
20
2.1
3.3
ARG
105s
ENG
72s
FRA
11
18
1.9
2.9
FRA
110s
ARG
65s
SPA
10
17
1.6
2.7
RUS
127s
POR
65s
POR
9
21
1.5
3.5
SPA
142s
USA
58s
RUS
8
19
1.5
3.2
POR
153s
CAN
56s
*Scoring Scoring rates are calculated (a) by dividing the total possession obtained by a team by the number of tries scored (b) by dividing the total possession obtained obtained by a team opponents by the total number of tries conceded.
IRB GAME ANALYSIS
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2010/11 HSBC SEVENS WORLD SERIES – LONDON & EDINBURGH STATISTICAL REVIEW & MATCH ANALYSIS o CONVERSION SUCCESS %
There was 1 penalty goal and 1 drop goal.
CONVERSION SUCCESS %
ARG
81%
SAM
63%
AUS
75%
SPA
50%
KEN
71%
RSA
48%
FJI
69%
ENG
46%
NZL
67%
CAN
44%
WAL
66%
USA
44%
SCO
64%
FRA
42%
The attached table shows the success rate of all POR 63% participating teams with Argentina having the highest conversion success rate with 81% and Russia the lowest with 31%.
RUS
31%
The overall conversion success rate was 60%. There were noticeable variations in the percentage success rates as seen in the attached table: Because of the relatively few tries scored by some teams, applying percentages can only be regarded as indicative. In addition, the location of the score can be a significant factor in achieving a successful conversion.
2. TRY SCORING There were 495 tries scored in London & Edinburgh giving an average of 5.6 per match. The most successful teams were New Zealand who scored an average of 4.9 tries per match and South Africa who conceded an average of 1.8 tries per match. The average number of tries scored and conceded by all participating teams is shown in the table in section 1 above. During the pool stage there were 275 tries scored (average – 5.7) and during the knockout stages there were 220 tries scored (average – 5.5) 2.1 IMPACT OF TRIES With only 1 penalty goal, 1 drop goal and a conversion success rate of 60%, it was inevitable that tries would determine the winning team in the vast majority of cases – and this proved to be the case. Of the 88 matches, 79 (or 90%) were won by the team scoring the most tries. There were 9 matches where the tries were the same - 7 matches were won by scoring more conversions and 2 were drawn. drawn 2.2 POSSESSION SOURCE OF TRIES The teams obtained possession of the ball prior to the scoring a try from a variety of sources. This is shown in the attached table: It can be seen that the most fruitful source of tries was penalties/free kicks (32%). %). The table shows the importance of restart possession, with 22% % of all tries originating from restarts, with more tries being scored at restarts than scrums and lineouts combined.
TRY SOURCE PENALTY/FREE KICK
160 or 32%
TURNOVER
118 or 24%
RESTART
107 or 22%
SCRUM
65 or 13%
LINEOUT
32 or 6% 13 or 3%
KICK RECEIPT
IRB GAME ANALYSIS
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2010/11 HSBC SEVENS WORLD SERIES – LONDON & EDINBURGH STATISTICAL REVIEW & MATCH ANALYSIS o
The following table shows the possession source of tries scored (own) and tries conceded (opp) by each team: PEN & FK
TURNOVER
RESTART
SCRUM
LINEOUT
KICK
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
NZL
13
4
11
5
11
6
8
3
5
2
1
RSA
15
6
10
5
11
7
6
3
3
FJI
13
12
15
7
9
5
4
1
4
2
SAM
8
12
12
7
8
4
7
7
4
3
SCO
18
7
9
8
5
9
4
6
2
2
AUS
15
5
8
10
4
10
7
3
2
4
ENG
15
10
7
3
6
10
3
3
2
3
2
KEN
15
15
8
3
7
6
2
7
2
2
1
WAL
11
10
6
5
8
4
3
4
1
1
3
CAN
5
15
4
15
12
6
5
5
1
2
USA
10
13
6
6
4
8
1
6
1
1
ARG
5
9
5
11
5
6
4
4
2
FRA
2
12
6
6
7
5
2
1
2
POR
6
14
3
13
3
7
3
4
RUS
6
8
4
9
1
10
5
5
SPA
3
8
4
5
6
4
1
3
TOTAL OPP
OWN
OPP
49
20
46
22
45
27
1
40
33
1
39
32
36
32
1
35
30
1
35
34
32
24
27
43
2
23
36
1
2
21
33
4
1
19
29
16
38
2
16
35
3
16
27
1
1
1
1 1 1
4
1
Scotland scored 46% % of their tries from penalties/free kicks, while Fiji scored 33% % of their tries from turnovers and Canada scored 44% % of tries from restarts. 2.3 .3 ORIGIN & LOCATION OF TRIES Tries originate from various parts of the pitch. pitch Of all the tries scored, 45% originated in the try scoring team’s own half and 55% in the opposition half (only 16% originated in opp 22m), with 32% scored behind the posts. LEFT SIDE OF THE POST 32% OWN HALF
OPP HALF
45%
55%
BEHIND THE POSTS 32%
RIGHT SIDE OF THE POST 36%
IRB GAME ANALYSIS
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2010/11 HSBC SEVENS WORLD SERIES – LONDON & EDINBURGH STATISTICAL REVIEW & MATCH ANALYSIS o
The following table shows the origin of tries scored (own) and tries conceded (opp) by each team. The teams which scored a high percentage of their tries most of their tries from inside their own half were Wales, Fiji and Portugal. The teams which scored the lowest percentage of their tries from their own half were USA and Australia. OWN HALF
HW – 10m
10m – 22m
22m - TRY
TOTAL
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
NZL
24
7
3
3
16
8
6
2
49
20
RSA
19
11
4
5
14
1
9
5
46
22
FJI
17
14
8
2
12
7
8
4
45
27
SAM
20
16
2
4
12
7
6
6
40
33
SCO
19
8
4
4
13
15
3
5
39
32
AUS
12
17
5
4
10
11
9
36
32
ENG
17
12
5
3
6
11
7
4
35
30
KEN
19
16
1
3
7
10
8
5
35
34
WAL
18
10
4
5
6
6
4
3
32
24
CAN
12
18
3
6
9
13
3
6
27
43
USA
6
14
4
4
8
8
5
10
23
36
ARG
10
17
3
5
4
7
4
4
21
33
FRA
7
18
6
1
6
6
4
19
29
POR
9
13
4
5
11
2
10
16
38
RUS
8
14
3
4
1
9
4
8
SPA
6
18
2
5
4
3
5
16 TOTAL 16
35 27
2.4 BUILD UP TO TRIES The table shows how many rucks/mauls preceded each try scored in the tournament. The table shows that 59% of tries were preceded by not one ruck or maul. The next table shows the total number of passes that preceded each try scored in the tournament. The table shows that 49% of tries were preceded by 3 or fewer passes.
None 1 rucks/mauls 2+ rucks/mauls
No passes 1 - 3 passes 4 - 6 passes 7 - 9 passes 10+ passes
%
CUMULATIVE %
OVERALL 2009/10
59% 22% 19%
59% 81% 100%
61% 84% 100%
%
CUMULATIVE %
OVERALL 2009/10
12 49% 76% 90% 100%
11% 55% 81% 94% 100%
12% 37% 27% 14% 10%
When the build up to tries during the pool stage is compared to the knockout stages, stages the percentages show that tries contained fewer passes and more rucks during the knockout stages. Pool: 58% of tries had no r/ms & 52% of tries had 3 or less passes Knockout: 60% of tries had no r/ms & 45% of tries had 3 or less passes
IRB GAME ANALYSIS
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2010/11 HSBC SEVENS WORLD SERIES – LONDON & EDINBURGH STATISTICAL REVIEW & MATCH ANALYSIS o
In the table below are the figures for each team. The figures in the table include the % of tries both scored and conceded with no rucks in the build up and the % of tries scored with 3 or fewer passes. % OF TRIES WITH NO RUCKS
% OF TRIES WITH 3 OR FEWER PASSES
TRIES SCORED
TRIES CONCEDED
TRIES SCORED
ENG
77%
73%
ENG
71%
POR
75%
76%
NZL
59%
RUS
75%
46%
POR
56%
USA
65%
69%
RUS
56%
FJI
64%
44%
CAN
52%
KEN
63%
47%
KEN
51%
NZL
63%
55%
SCO
49%
SPA
63%
70%
USA
48%
SCO
62%
56%
WAL
47%
WAL
59%
50%
AUS
44%
FRA
58%
62%
SPA
44%
ARG
57%
58%
ARG
43%
AUS
53%
44%
SAM
43%
CAN
48%
63%
RSA
42%
SAM
48%
55%
FJI
38%
RSA
35%
68%
FRA
37%
It can be seen that 77% of tries scored by England contained no rucks in the build up, while 76% % of tries conceded by Portugal contained no rucks. It can also be seen that 71% of tries scored by England contained 3 or fewer passes in the build up, compared with 37% of France’s.
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3. BALL IN PLAY & POSSESSION SESSION BALL IN PLAY & POSSESSION
OVERALL 2009/10
AVERAGE B-I-P B
7m 20s or 52%
7m 04s or 50%
HIGHEST B-I-P B
9m 25s
9m 28s or 68%
LOWEST B-I-P B
5m 42s
4m 35s or 32%
HIGHEST POSSESSION TIME
6m 00s
6m 26s
LOWEST POSSESSION TIME
1m 37s
52s
There was a considerable variation between the ball in play figures achieved by the various teams. This is shown in the following table which gives the average possession times and percentages achieved by each team and their opponents throughout the 2 legs: As seen in the table, there were some noticeable differences. Australia,, Scotland and South Africa all averaged over 4 minutes possession per game, with Russia only averaging just over 3 minutes. Cup winners South Africa had an average of 55% of possession but the highest was Australia averaging 56% % possession in their matches. Of the core teams, Fiji had the least possession, averaging only 44% of possession. possession
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OWN AVERAGE POSSESSION
%
OPPONENTS AVERAGE POSSESSION
%
AUS
4m 21s
56%
3m 25s
44%
SCO
4m 10s
56%
3m 17s
44%
RSA
4m 18s
55%
3m 34s
45%
NZL
3m 40s
52%
3m 23s
48%
ENG
3m 19s
51%
3m 15s
49%
SAM
3m 35s
51%
3m 26s
49%
ARG
3m 39s
51%
3m 34s
49%
USA
3m 33s
50%
3m 29s
50%
POR
3m 43s
50%
3m 45s
50%
WAL
3m 34s
49%
3m 46s
51%
CAN
3m 28s
49%
3m 40s
51%
SPA
3m 47s
49%
3m 57s
51%
KEN
3m 30s
48%
3m 43s
52%
FRA
3m 29s
47%
3m 53s
53%
FJI
3m 22s
44%
4m 16s
56%
RUS
3m 05s
42%
4m 20s
58%
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2010/11 HSBC SEVENS WORLD SERIES – LONDON & EDINBURGH STATISTICAL REVIEW & MATCH ANALYSIS o
4. ACTIVITY 4.1 PASSING The average number of passes in a game was 74. The average number of passes by a team was 37 but, not surprisingly, there were major variations around this average.
PASSES
OVERALL 2009/10
AVERAGE PASSES
74
70
HIGHEST PASSING MATCH
107
119
LOWEST PASSING MATCH
47
32
PASSING RATE
AVERAGE PASSES
SCO
11.7
49
FJI
1 in 4
The table shows major differences between the teams. Such differences can however partly be explained by the amount of possession obtained by each team – more possession means more passes. If possession is taken into account, therefore, the rate at which each country passed the ball is can be far closer.
SAM
11.4
41
FRA
1 in 4
ARG
11.0
41
SCO
1 in 4
SPA
10.9
41
SPA
1 in 5
FJI
10.6
36
SAM
1 in 6
POR
10.2
38
POR
1 in 6
KEN
10.0
35
RSA
1 in 7
Scotland, Samoa and Argentina had the highest passing rates and Wales and USA had the lowest.
RSA
9.8
42
ENG
1 in 7
NZL
9.8
36
KEN
1 in 7
RUS
9.8
30
CAN
1 in 7
FRA
9.7
34
USA
1 in 8
ENG
9.6
32
ARG
1 in 8
CAN
9.5
33
RUS
1 in 8
AUS
9.5
42
NZL
1 in 8
USA
9.4
34
AUS
1 in 10
WAL
8.3
30
WAL
1 in 11
RATES & AVERAGES
PASSING MOVEMENTS Passes came in passing movements of which there were just over 1000.
5+ PASSING
Of these passing movements: 25% comprised 1 pass 25% comprised 2 passes 22% comprised 3 passes 12% comprised 4 passes 16% comprised 5+ passes Most teams fell into this profile – ie around 50% of their passing movements contained ed 2 or fewer passes. Where major differences arose, these were seen in the more lengthy passing movements. Of all passing movements, 1 in 6 contained 5+ passes. Certain ertain teams were far more inclined to continue passing than others. This is shown in the above table which notes the proportion of 5+ pass movements to total number of passing movements made by each country. France, Fiji and Scotland were the most likely to make a 5+ passing movement, Wales were least likely.
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2010/11 HSBC SEVENS WORLD SERIES – LONDON & EDINBURGH STATISTICAL REVIEW & MATCH ANALYSIS o 4.2 RUCKS & MAULS The average number of rucks and mauls in a game was 18. The average number of ruck and mauls by a team was 9 but, not surprisingly, there were major variations around this average. RATES & AVERAGES
RUCKS
OVERALL 2009/10
AVERAGE RUCKS
18
17
HIGHEST RUCKING MATCH
31
34
LOWEST RUCKING MATCH
9
4
SUCCESS %
82%
84%
The table below shows major differences in the average number of rucks created by each team. Some of this can be explained by the amount of possession obtained by each team. If this is taken into account, the rate at which each country rucked is far closer, closer, as also shown in the table. This expresses rucks as ‘rucks per minute possession ‘. Australia had the highest rucking rate and New Zealand had the lowest.
RUCKING RATE
AVERAGE RUCKS
SUCCESS % OWN RUCKS
SUCCESS % OPP RUCKS
AUS
3.4
15
SAM
90%
22%
CAN
3.0
11
NZL
88%
16%
USA
2.9
10
RSA
88%
20%
RSA
2.8
12
SPA
86%
22%
ARG
2.8
10
ENG
85%
20%
RUS
2.6
8
FJI
85%
24%
KEN
2.6
9
AUS
84%
16%
WAL
2.5
9
KEN
83%
14%
ENG
2.4
8
SCO
82%
18%
SPA
2.4
9
USA
82%
15%
FRA
2.3
8
ARG
82%
9%
SAM
2.3
8
FRA
81%
13%
SCO
2.1
9
WAL
81%
13%
POR
2.1
8
POR
79%
15%
FJI
1.8
6
CAN
79%
13%
NZL
1.7
6
RUS
79%
9%
RUCK SUCCESS At the breakdown, the team taking in the ball retained possession by either winning the ball or being awarded a penalty on 82% of occasions. The percentage success rate of each team in attack and defence is shown in the above table. In Attack, Samoa, South Africa and New Zealand had the highest success rates while Russia, Canada and Russia had lowest success rates. In defence, Fiji won ruck possession from opponents more frequently than other teams, while of the core teams Argentina, had the least success rate at opponent’s rucks.
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NUMBER OF PLAYERS COMMITTED TO RUCKS – ATTACK & DEFENCE A breakdown occurs when at least one player from each side is on his feet at or over the ball. When the tackler is on his feet and an opponent joins in, then there is a breakdown. When the tackler is not on his feet, a breakdown occurs when at least one player pla from each side joins in. What became immediately noticeable was that there were clear differences in the approach of the various countries in committing players to the breakdown. While certain teams frequently committed few additional players, other countries consistently committed more. The extent of the differences between each team’s approach is illustrated by an exercise that looked at how many players were committed to the breakdown (1) in attack and (2) in defence. Overall on average, the attacking team committed ted more than 1 player on only 28% 28 of occasions, while defending teams committed c more than 1 player on 22% % of occasions. It can be seen that in the table below, in attack, New Zealand committed just one player on 87% % of occasions while England committed just one player 63% of the time. In defence, Kenya committed no extra players on 36% of occasions, whereas South Africa were the team most likely to commit 2 or more players in defence. (1) ATTACK 1 PLAYER
2+ PLAYERS
NZL
87%
13%
SAM
85%
ARG
(2) DEFENCE NO PLAYER
1 PLAYER
2+ PLAYERS
KEN
36%
54%
10%
15%
FJI
29%
54%
17%
80%
20%
RSA
28%
48%
24%
FRA
80%
20%
NZL
27%
60%
13%
FJI
79%
21%
WAL
27%
67%
6%
CAN
76%
24%
SAM
26%
53%
21%
KEN
74%
16%
CAN
25%
64%
11%
POR
74%
26%
RUS
24%
70%
6%
AUS
73%
27%
ENG
24%
57%
19%
RUS
71%
29%
SCO
24%
66%
10%
USA
70%
30%
USA
23%
58%
19%
SCO
70%
30%
POR
19%
63%
18%
SPA
67%
33%
ARG
18%
68%
14%
WAL
65%
35%
FRA
16%
65%
19%
RSA
63%
37%
AUS
12%
69%
19%
ENG
63%
37%
SPA
7%
76%
17%
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4.3 KICKS Kicks comprise all kicks made in general play including punts, chips, ground (i.e. football kick) and grubber kicks. The average number of kicks in a game was 3.
KICKS
OVERALL 2009/10
AVERAGE KICKS
3
4
HIGHEST KICKING MATCH
8
12
LOWEST KICKING MATCH
0
0
1 in 3.2
1 in 3.1
As can be seen in the table below, on average KICK REGAIN RATE Spain, Kenya and Fiji were most likely to kick while New Zealand, Australia, USA and Portugal kicked the least.
Of the total kicks made by teams in open play, the attached table shows how many were regained. The overall kick regain rate was 1 in 3.2. Samoa were the most successful at regaining kicks in general play, regaining 1 in every 1.7 kicks. There were a wide variety of kicks - 22% were chip kicks, 26% were punt kicks, 29% % were ground kicks and 23% were grubber kicks. AVERAGE KICKS
KICKS REGAINED
TOTAL CHIPS
TOTAL PUNTS
TOTAL GROUND
TOTAL GRUBBER
TOTAL KICKS
SPA
2.5
1 in 4.2
5
6
4
10
25
KEN
2.3
1 in 2.7
6
5
8
8
27
FJI
2.1
1 in 2.3
6
3
13
3
25
WAL
2.0
1 in 6.7
5
7
6
2
20
FRA
1.5
1 in 5.0
5
4
3
3
15
RUS
1.5
1 in 4.0
2
3
7
4
16
RSA
1.4
1 in 2.1
6
6
2
3
17
ARG
1.4
1 in 3.5
1
2
6
5
14
SAM
1.3
1 in 1.7
3
4
4
4
15
SCO
0.9
1 in 2.2
4
3
2
2
11
CAN
0.9
1 in 5.0
2
4
2
2
10
ENG
0.8
1 in 9.0
4
3
2
USA
0.5
1 in 5.0
2
1
2
5
POR
0.5
1 in 3.0
1
2
2
6
AUS
0.5
0 in 6
3
2
1
6
NZL
0.3
1 in 3.0
1
1
1
3
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5. RESTARTS, SCRUMS & LINEOUTS RESTARTS
SCRUMS
LINEOUTS
RESTARTS OVERALL 2009/10
SCRUMS OVERALL 2009/10
LINEOUTS OVERALL 2009/10
AVERAGE
7
4
2
7.0
3.8
2.4
HIGHEST IN A MATCH
10
8
7
13
11
9
0
0
8 matches
37 matches
84%
78%
LOWEST IN A MATCH
3
0
0
3
SUCCESS %
29%
88%
72%
37%
Restarts are the most common set pieces pi in sevens rugby with an average of 7 restarts per match. Restarts have been classified into 2 types, contestable and non contestable: 87% of restarts kicks were contestable & 13% of restarts kicks were non contestable Retention rates reflect the number of times that possession was retained at contestable restarts – they varied considerably. Of all contestable restarts, the kicking team regained 29% or 1 in 3.4. OWN RESTARTS REGAIN SUCCESS
OPP RESTARTS RECEIVE SUCCESS
OWN RESTARTS CONTESTABLE
NON CONTESTABLE
SPA
1 in 2.1
SAM
1 in 1.2
POR
100%
0%
RSA
1 in 2.4
FRA
1 in 1.2
CAN
97%
3%
CAN
1 in 2.5
ENG
1 in 1.3
FRA
96%
4%
ARG
1 in 2.7
WAL
1 in 1.3
ARG
96%
4%
POR
1 in 2.7
RSA
1 in 1.3
RUS
96%
4%
KEN
1 in 3.0
CAN
1 in 1.3
SAM
93%
7%
FRA
1 in 3.2
SPA
1 in 1.3
AUS
92%
8%
SCO
1 in 3.3
RUS
1 in 1.3
WAL
92%
8%
AUS
1 in 3.6
NZL
1 in 1.3
KEN
88%
12%
WAL
1 in 3.7
KEN
1 in 1.4
SCO
87%
13%
SAM
1 in 3.8
AUS
1 in 1.5
SPA
85%
15%
USA
1 in 4.5
USA
1 in 1.6
NZL
82%
18%
NZL
1 in 4.6
ARG
1 in 1.6
ENG
82%
18%
ENG
1 in 4.7
FJI
1 in 1.6
USA
80%
20%
RUS
1 in 5.2
POR
1 in 1.8
FJI
74%
26%
FJI
1 in 5.6
SCO
1 in 1.8
RSA
65%
35%
Spain, South Africa and Canada were the most successful in regaining own short restarts and Samoa and France the most successful in receiving opposition short restarts. Portugal always lways kicked contestable restarts whereas South Africa were most likely to kick a non contestable restart. There was a restart error every 19 restarts.
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2010/11 HSBC SEVENS WORLD SERIES – LONDON & EDINBURGH STATISTICAL REVIEW & MATCH ANALYSIS o Overall Scrum success was 82% and overall Lineout success was 73%.. The following table shows the success rate for each team on their own put/throw in and on their opposition’ put/throw in: SCRUM
LINEOUT
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
WAL
18/18
1/16
FJI
8/8
2/16
NZL
15/15
4/14
NZL
6/7
3/4
ENG
14/15
5/20
AUS
6/7
5/17
SCO
20/21
7/23
USA
6/7
4/10
POR
22/23
4/22
WAL
3/4
6/17
USA
17/18
3/22
SAM
8/9
1/8
RSA
21/23
1/22
SCO
14/15
1/6
FJI
16/18
2/20
ENG
5/7
6/12
SPA
11/13
1/23
KEN
6/10
2/10
RUS
25/27
4/22
CAN
3/6
2/7
AUS
16/19
0/16
ARG
6/9
1/5
KEN
18/21
0/19
POR
4/7
2/11
FRA
14/17
1/16
RSA
12/16
2/3
CAN
15/19
0/13
FRA
10/15
1/10
ARG
13/19
0/17
SPA
9/14
2/14
SAM
18/23
3/24
RUS
4/10
1/5
Wales and New Zealand won possession on every one of their own scrum put ins and Fiji won every one of their lineout throws.
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6. PENALTIES & FREE KICKS The average number of penalties and free kicks per game (not inc restart free kicks) was 5.0.
PENS/FKS
OVERALL 2009/10
AVERAGE PENS/FKs
5.0
5.4
HIGHEST IN A MATCH
11
15
LOWEST IN A MATCH
1
0 (4 matches)
What needs to be noted that absolute statistics and averages do not necessarily reflect the true degree of discipline or ill-discipline discipline of a particular team.
The number of penalties can, for example, vary from match to match. Some referees penalise more than others. A better and probably more accurate indicator, therefore, is the proportion of penalties conceded by a team in all their matches compared with their opponents. Each team’s proportion % for and against can be seen in the following table together with the he totals. It can be seen that 9 teams were awarded more penalties than they conceded. Of the participating teams, and on this basis, Australia were penalised the least. Conversely, France were penalised the most, conceding almost 3 times more penalties/free kicks than their opponents.
Of the penalties awarded, 66% were awarded at the breakdown, with 64% of the penalties FOR the attacking team and 36% AGAINST the attacking team. tea Of all penalty/free kick options, 85% were tap kicks.
7. CARDS
PENS & FKS FOR
PENS & FKS AGAINST
TOTAL
TOTAL
AUS
67%
33%
RSA
58%
42%
NZL
57%
43%
SAM
55%
45%
KEN
55%
45%
SCO
55%
45%
ENG
52%
48%
WAL
52%
48%
ARG
51%
49%
USA
50%
50%
POR
49%
51%
RUS
48%
52%
SPA
47%
53%
FJI
42%
58%
CAN
32%
68%
FRA
27%
73%
There were 14 yellow cards and 1 red card issued. 8 of the 16 teams conceded at least one card, card as seen in the table. The offences for which yellow cards were awarded were as follows: YELLOW + RED CARDS REASON
Dangerous Tackle/Charge
3+1
General Play
3
Ruck offence
2
Not 10m
3
Offside
3
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YELLOW + RED CARDS FJI
1+1
FRA
2
CAN
2
SPA USA
2 2
NZL
1
SAM
1
SCO
1
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STATISTICAL REVIEW LONDON & EDINBURGH
IRB GAME ANALYSIS
This statistical report summarises the London and Edinburgh legs of the 2010/11 HSBC Sevens World Series. Series These were the final 2 legs of the series, with the winning teams of the 8 legs being as follows: England won in Dubai, New Zealand won in George, Wellington, Hong Kong & Adelaide, South Africa won in Las Vegas, London & Edinburgh. The report comprises a quantitative analysis of all elements of play together with the approach to, and performance of, all participating teams in various aspects of the game. The report looks, therefore, at such areas as: as • • • • • • • •
Scoring and the effectiveness of each team in attack and defence The source, origin and build up of tries Each team’s possession times and percentages Each team’s passes and rate of passing Each team’s rucks and rate of rucking Each team’s success and approach at rucks Each team’s performance at Set Piece Plus data on Penalties, Free Kicks and Cards
CONTENTS PAGE 1
CURRENT STANDINGS & PLAYER STATISTICS
PAGE 2
MATCH RESULTS
PAGE 3
STATISTICAL COMPARISON SUMMARIES
STATISTICAL REVIEW & MATCH ANALYSIS PAGE 5
SCORING & CONCEDING
PAGE 6
TRY SCORING
PAGE 10
BALL IN PLAY & POSSESSION
PAGE 11
ACTIVITY
PAGE 15
RESTARTS, SCRUMS & LINEOUTS
PAGE 16
PENALTIES & FREE KICKS
PAGE 17
CARDS
London and Edinburgh produced the following team highlights: • Most tries scored: New Zealand - 4.8 tries per game; Fiji - 3.8 per game and South Africa - 3.8 per game. game • Fewest tries conceded: South Africa - 1.8 tries per game; New Zealand - 2.0 per game, Fiji – 2.3 per game • New Zealand had the best try scoring rates, r scoring a try for every 45 secs of possession; followed by Fiji scoring a try every 54 secs and England scoring a try every 63 secs. • South Africa had the best try conceding rate, conceding a try every 117 secs of opposition possession, followed by Fiji conceding every 114 secs and New Zealand conceding every 102 secs • Argentina had the best conversion success – 81% • The teams that obtained the most possession were Australia and Scotland, with each obtaining 56% possession followed by South Africa with 55% • Scotland had the highest passing rate and were one of the teams most likely to make 5+ passing movement. movement Together with,Fiji and France, they made one 5+ passing movement on every 4 occasions. • Samoa had the highest success at own rucks and South Africa had the highest success at opponent’s rucks. • England were most likely to commit 2+ additional players to attacking rucks, New Zealand the least likely. • South Africa were most likely to commit 2+ players in defending rucks with Wales the least likely. likely • Spain had the highest success rate at own contestable restarts. • Wales & New Zealand won 100% % of their own scrums and Fiji 100% of all their own lineouts, • Australia and South Africa were least penalised team in proportion to their opponents. The above data and more extensive analysis on all participating sevens teams can be found in the following report.
2010/11 HSBC SEVENS OVERALL STANDINGS DUB
GEO
WEL
LAS
HKG
ADE
LON
EDI
TOT
NZL
16
24
24
16
30
24
16
16
166
RSA
12
12
8
24
16
20
24
24
140
ENG
24
20
20
16
25
16
0
6
127
FJI
16
16
12
20
20
6
20
12
122
SAM
20
16
16
12
20
16
12
8
120
AUS
8
6
16
6
10
6
8
20
80
WAL
6
6
6
0
0
12
16
16
62
ARG
4
8
6
6
0
8
6
0
38
KEN
0
0
4
8
0
0
0
4
16
FRA
0
0
0
0
0
0
6
6
12
SCO
0
4
0
4
0
0
4
0
12
USA
6
0
0
0
0
4
0
0
10
POR
0
0
0
0
8
0
0
0
8
RUS
0
0
0
0
8
0
0
0
8
CAN
0
0
0
0
5
0
0
0
5
2010/11 IRB SEVENS OVERALL PLAYER STATISTICS POINTS SCORED 2010/11
TRIES SCORED 2010/11
Cecil Afrika
RSA
385
Cecil Afrika
RSA
40
Tomasi Cama
NZL
299
Frank Halai
NZL
35
Ben Gollings
ENG
278
Dan Norton
ENG
32
Hamish Angus
AUS
240
Humphrey Kayange
KEN
31
Andrew Skeen
SCO
201
Seremaia Burotu
FIJ
29
Collins Injera
KEN
29
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2011 LONDON MATCH RESULTS POOL
TEAM
SCORE
TEAM
KNOCKOUT
TEAM
SCORE
TEAM
Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool
ENGLAND NEW ZEALAND SOUTH AFRICA SAMOA USA KENYA RUSSIA SCOTLAND ARGENTINA ENGLAND WALES NEW ZEALAND FIJI SOUTH AFRICA AUSTRALIA SAMOA ARGENTINA ENGLAND WALES NEW ZEALAND FIJI SOUTH AFRICA AUSTRALIA SAMOA
12 - 12 31 - 12 7 - 12 20 - 21 17 - 24 7 - 17 12 - 12 12 - 25 21 - 22 14 - 21 29 - 12 40 - 7 41 - 0 22 - 7 24 - 21 38 - 24 28 - 15 31 - 21 33 - 10 28 - 12 24 - 21 17 - 7 19 - 14 19 - 15
ARGENTINA WALES FIJI AUSTRALIA FRANCE SPAIN PORTUGAL CANADA USA FRANCE KENYA SPAIN RUSSIA PORTUGAL SCOTLAND CANADA FRANCE USA SPAIN KENYA PORTUGAL RUSSIA CANADA SCOTLAND
Cup Final Plate Final Bowl Final Shield Final Cup S/F Cup S/F Plate S/F Plate S/F Bowl S/F Bowl S/F Shield S/F Shield S/F Cup Q/F Cup Q/F Cup Q/F Cup Q/F Bowl Q/F Bowl Q/F Bowl Q/F Bowl Q/F
FIJI SAMOA SCOTLAND PORTUGAL SOUTH AFRICA NEW ZEALAND AUSTRALIA ARGENTINA RUSSIA SPAIN CANADA USA FRANCE AUSTRALIA FIJI NEW ZEALAND ENGLAND CANADA PORTUGAL SPAIN
14 - 24 22 - 12 21 - 19 7 - 22 21 - 19 19 - 42 19 - 0 0 - 38 15 - 19 17 - 19 14 - 22 15 - 21 12 - 19 0 - 17 26 - 14 31 - 14 17 - 19 12 - 15 0 - 26 14 - 0
SOUTH AFRICA AUSTRALIA KENYA ENGLAND WALES FIJI FRANCE SAMOA KENYA SCOTLAND ENGLAND PORTUGAL WALES SOUTH AFRICA SAMOA ARGENTINA KENYA RUSSIA SCOTLAND USA
2010 EDINBURGH MATCH RESULTS POOL
TEAM
SCORE
TEAM
KNOCKOUT
TEAM
SCORE
TEAM
Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool Pool
SCOTLAND SAMOA SOUTH AFRICA ENGLAND NEW ZEALAND CANADA PORTUGAL RUSSIA FIJI SAMOA AUSTRALIA SOUTH AFRICA WALES ENGLAND ARGENTINA NEW ZEALAND FIJI SAMOA AUSTRALIA SOUTH AFRICA WALES ENGLAND ARGENTINA NEW ZEALAND
45 - 7 7 - 21 19 - 5 12 - 19 38 - 7 5 - 38 5-7 5 - 10 21 - 14 33 - 10 42 - 12 31 - 14 35 - 12 22 - 12 21 - 7 43 - 5 12 - 14 21 - 12 14 - 7 32 - 5 7-5 24 - 5 5-7 43 - 0
USA FIJI AUSTRALIA WALES ARGENTINA KENYA SPAIN FRANCE USA SCOTLAND CANADA KENYA PORTUGAL SPAIN RUSSIA FRANCE SCOTLAND USA KENYA CANADA SPAIN PORTUGAL FRANCE RUSSIA
Cup Final Plate Final Bowl Final Shield Final Cup S/F Cup S/F Plate S/F Plate S/F Bowl S/F Bowl S/F Shield S/F Shield S/F Cup Q/F Cup Q/F Cup Q/F Cup Q/F Bowl Q/F Bowl Q/F Bowl Q/F Bowl Q/F
AUSTRALIA FIJI SCOTLAND CANADA SOUTH AFRICA NEW ZEALAND SAMOA ENGLAND KENYA ARGENTINA USA PORTUGAL WALES SOUTH AFRICA FIJI NEW ZEALAND SPAIN KENYA SCOTLAND ARGENTINA
35 - 36 26 - 14 14 - 21 17 - 12 22 - 19 12 - 19 17 - 10 19 - 34 40 - 0 7 - 22 12 - 17 5 - 17 13 - 10 28 - 5 14 - 24 26 - 12 7-0 17 - 15 26 - 14 24 - 5
SOUTH AFRICA SAMOA KENYA RUSSIA WALES AUSTRALIA FRANCE FIJI SPAIN SCOTLAND RUSSIA CANADA FRANCE SAMOA AUSTRALIA ENGLAND RUSSIA USA CANADA PORTUGAL
IRB GAME ANALYSIS
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2010/11 IRB SEVENS – TOURNAMENT COMPARISON STATISTICAL SUMMARY 2011 LON 44
2010 LON 44
2011 EDI 44
2010 EDI 44
POINTS (average per game)
36
39
34
36
TRIES (average per game)
5.8
6.3
5.4
5.6
TRY RATE (rate)
Try every 72 secs
Try every 67 secs
Try every 85 secs
Try every 83 secs
CONVERSION SUCCESS (%)
58%
57%
61%
69%
PENALTY/DROP GOALS (total)
0/0
1/1
2/3
1/4
MATCHES WON by team scoring most tries (%)
80%
81%
90%
93%
SOURCE OF TRIES - pens/fks (%)
26%
27%
30%
26%
ORIGIN OF TRIES - own Half (%)
48%
46%
42%
44%
BUILD UP TO TRIES – no rucks/mauls (%)
56%
57%
61%
52%
BUILD UP TO TRIES - 3 Or fewer passes (%)
49%
52%
49%
54%
BALL IN PLAY (%)
50%
50%
55%
54%
PASSES (average per game)
73
71
76
75
5+ PASSING MOVENTS (rate)
1 in 5.5
1 in 6.5
1 in 7.0
1 in 8.3
RUCKS/MAULS (average per game)
17
17
20
20
RUCK/MAUL RETENTION (%)
81%
87%
84%
86%
KICKS (average per game)
2.4
3.5
2.6
4.6
CONTESTABLE RESTARTS (%)
91%
86%
82%
91%
CONTESTABLE RESTARTS REGAINED (%)
31%
37%
28%
31%
RESTART ERRORS (rate)
1 in 19
1 in 20
1 in 19
1 in 16
SCRUMS (average per game)
4
3
3
4
SCRUMS possession retained (%)
89%
87%
88%
87%
LINEOUTS (average per game)
2
2
2
2
LINEOUTS possession retained (%)
79%
80%
66%
81%
QUICK THROWS (total)
1 in 8
1 in 10.6
1 in 12
in 10..1
PENALTIES (average per game)
4.4
4.8
5.6
4.6
CARDS (total)
4+1
12 + 0
10 + 0
15 + 2
MATCHES SCORING
ACTIVITY
SET PIECE
PENALTIES/FREE KICKS & CARDS
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2010/11 IRB SEVENS STATISTICAL COMPARISON 2010/11 IRB SEVENS 368
2009/10 IRB SEVENS 368
POINTS (average per game)
37
37
TRIES (average per game)
5.9
6.0
TRY RATE (rate)
Try every 74 secs
Try every 75 secs
CONVERSION SUCCESS (%)
64%
62%
PENALTY GOALS (total)
6/9
3 / 12
MATCHES WON by team scoring most tries (%)
90%
88%
SOURCE OF TRIES - pens/fks (%)
31%
29%
ORIGIN OF TRIES - own Half (%)
44%
43%
BUILD UP TO TRIES – no rucks/mauls (%)
55%
61%
BUILD UP TO TRIES - 3 Or fewer passes (%)
52%
55%
BALL IN PLAY (%)
52%
50%
PASSES (average per game)
71
70
5+ PASSING MOVENTS (rate)
1 in 8.7
1 in 7.7
RUCKS/MAULS (average per game)
19
17
RUCK/MAUL RETENTION (%)
85%
84%
KICKS (average per game)
2.4
3.7
CONTESTABLE RESTARTS (%)
74%
77%
CONTESTABLE RESTARTS REGAINED (%)
36%
37%
RESTART ERRORS (rate)
1 in 20
1 in 18
SCRUMS (average per game)
4
4
SCRUMS possession retained (%)
91%
84%
LINEOUTS (average per game)
2
2
LINEOUTS possession retained (%)
74%
78%
QUICK THROWS (total)
1 in 10
1 in 10
PENALTIES (average per game)
5.4
5.4
CARDS (total)
72 + 4
110 + 4
MATCHES SCORING
ACTIVITY
SET PIECE
PENALTIES/FREE KICKS & CARDS
IRB GAME ANALYSIS
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2010/11 HSBC SEVENS WORLD SERIES – LONDON & EDINBURGH STATISTICAL REVIEW & MATCH ANALYSIS o
1. SCORING & CONCEDING The average number of points scored in a match was 35. The average number of points scored/conceded by a team was 17.5 but, not surprisingly, there were major variations around this average. New Zealand scored an average of 31 points poin and conceded an average of 13 points, whereas Russia scored an average of 8 points and conceded an average of 19 points. The figures do not show, however, how effective each team was in scoring points in relation to the possession that it obtained and also, the figures do not show how effective each team was in restricting points in relation to the possession that their opponents obtained. A team may, for example, obtain little possession but still manage to score a significant number of tries. Conversely a team may concede very few tries in the face of considerable opposition possession. session. Overall, erall, a try was scored every 78 seconds of play (2009/10 – 72 secs) The following table gives the relevant figures for each participating team. New Zealand had the best try scoring rate, scoring a try every 45 secs and South Africa had the best try conceding rate, only conceding a try every 117 secs. Av POINTS SCORED
Av POINTS CONCEDED
Av TRIES SCORED
Av TRIES CONCEDED
TRY SCORING RATE RATE*
TRY CONCEDING RATE*
NZL
31
13
4.9
2
NZL
45s
RSA
117s
FJI
24
15
3.8
2.3
FJI
54s
FJI
114s
RSA
23
12
3.8
1.8
ENG
63s
NZL
102s
WAL
21
15
3.2
2.4
SAM
65s
WAL
94s
SAM
21
17
3.3
2.8
WAL
67s
SPA
88s
AUS
20
16
3
2.7
RSA
68s
RUS
81s
SCO
20
17
3.3
2.7
KEN
72s
FRA
80s
ENG
19
17
3.2
2.7
SCO
77s
KEN
79s
KEN
19
17
2.9
2.8
CAN
85s
AUS
77s
CAN
15
24
2.5
3.9
AUS
87s
SAM
75s
USA
14
23
2.3
3.6
USA
92s
SCO
74s
ARG
14
20
2.1
3.3
ARG
105s
ENG
72s
FRA
11
18
1.9
2.9
FRA
110s
ARG
65s
SPA
10
17
1.6
2.7
RUS
127s
POR
65s
POR
9
21
1.5
3.5
SPA
142s
USA
58s
RUS
8
19
1.5
3.2
POR
153s
CAN
56s
*Scoring Scoring rates are calculated (a) by dividing the total possession obtained by a team by the number of tries scored (b) by dividing the total possession obtained obtained by a team opponents by the total number of tries conceded.
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2010/11 HSBC SEVENS WORLD SERIES – LONDON & EDINBURGH STATISTICAL REVIEW & MATCH ANALYSIS o CONVERSION SUCCESS %
There was 1 penalty goal and 1 drop goal.
CONVERSION SUCCESS %
ARG
81%
SAM
63%
AUS
75%
SPA
50%
KEN
71%
RSA
48%
FJI
69%
ENG
46%
NZL
67%
CAN
44%
WAL
66%
USA
44%
SCO
64%
FRA
42%
The attached table shows the success rate of all POR 63% participating teams with Argentina having the highest conversion success rate with 81% and Russia the lowest with 31%.
RUS
31%
The overall conversion success rate was 60%. There were noticeable variations in the percentage success rates as seen in the attached table: Because of the relatively few tries scored by some teams, applying percentages can only be regarded as indicative. In addition, the location of the score can be a significant factor in achieving a successful conversion.
2. TRY SCORING There were 495 tries scored in London & Edinburgh giving an average of 5.6 per match. The most successful teams were New Zealand who scored an average of 4.9 tries per match and South Africa who conceded an average of 1.8 tries per match. The average number of tries scored and conceded by all participating teams is shown in the table in section 1 above. During the pool stage there were 275 tries scored (average – 5.7) and during the knockout stages there were 220 tries scored (average – 5.5) 2.1 IMPACT OF TRIES With only 1 penalty goal, 1 drop goal and a conversion success rate of 60%, it was inevitable that tries would determine the winning team in the vast majority of cases – and this proved to be the case. Of the 88 matches, 79 (or 90%) were won by the team scoring the most tries. There were 9 matches where the tries were the same - 7 matches were won by scoring more conversions and 2 were drawn. drawn 2.2 POSSESSION SOURCE OF TRIES The teams obtained possession of the ball prior to the scoring a try from a variety of sources. This is shown in the attached table: It can be seen that the most fruitful source of tries was penalties/free kicks (32%). %). The table shows the importance of restart possession, with 22% % of all tries originating from restarts, with more tries being scored at restarts than scrums and lineouts combined.
TRY SOURCE PENALTY/FREE KICK
160 or 32%
TURNOVER
118 or 24%
RESTART
107 or 22%
SCRUM
65 or 13%
LINEOUT
32 or 6% 13 or 3%
KICK RECEIPT
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2010/11 HSBC SEVENS WORLD SERIES – LONDON & EDINBURGH STATISTICAL REVIEW & MATCH ANALYSIS o
The following table shows the possession source of tries scored (own) and tries conceded (opp) by each team: PEN & FK
TURNOVER
RESTART
SCRUM
LINEOUT
KICK
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
NZL
13
4
11
5
11
6
8
3
5
2
1
RSA
15
6
10
5
11
7
6
3
3
FJI
13
12
15
7
9
5
4
1
4
2
SAM
8
12
12
7
8
4
7
7
4
3
SCO
18
7
9
8
5
9
4
6
2
2
AUS
15
5
8
10
4
10
7
3
2
4
ENG
15
10
7
3
6
10
3
3
2
3
2
KEN
15
15
8
3
7
6
2
7
2
2
1
WAL
11
10
6
5
8
4
3
4
1
1
3
CAN
5
15
4
15
12
6
5
5
1
2
USA
10
13
6
6
4
8
1
6
1
1
ARG
5
9
5
11
5
6
4
4
2
FRA
2
12
6
6
7
5
2
1
2
POR
6
14
3
13
3
7
3
4
RUS
6
8
4
9
1
10
5
5
SPA
3
8
4
5
6
4
1
3
TOTAL OPP
OWN
OPP
49
20
46
22
45
27
1
40
33
1
39
32
36
32
1
35
30
1
35
34
32
24
27
43
2
23
36
1
2
21
33
4
1
19
29
16
38
2
16
35
3
16
27
1
1
1
1 1 1
4
1
Scotland scored 46% % of their tries from penalties/free kicks, while Fiji scored 33% % of their tries from turnovers and Canada scored 44% % of tries from restarts. 2.3 .3 ORIGIN & LOCATION OF TRIES Tries originate from various parts of the pitch. pitch Of all the tries scored, 45% originated in the try scoring team’s own half and 55% in the opposition half (only 16% originated in opp 22m), with 32% scored behind the posts. LEFT SIDE OF THE POST 32% OWN HALF
OPP HALF
45%
55%
BEHIND THE POSTS 32%
RIGHT SIDE OF THE POST 36%
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2010/11 HSBC SEVENS WORLD SERIES – LONDON & EDINBURGH STATISTICAL REVIEW & MATCH ANALYSIS o
The following table shows the origin of tries scored (own) and tries conceded (opp) by each team. The teams which scored a high percentage of their tries most of their tries from inside their own half were Wales, Fiji and Portugal. The teams which scored the lowest percentage of their tries from their own half were USA and Australia. OWN HALF
HW – 10m
10m – 22m
22m - TRY
TOTAL
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
NZL
24
7
3
3
16
8
6
2
49
20
RSA
19
11
4
5
14
1
9
5
46
22
FJI
17
14
8
2
12
7
8
4
45
27
SAM
20
16
2
4
12
7
6
6
40
33
SCO
19
8
4
4
13
15
3
5
39
32
AUS
12
17
5
4
10
11
9
36
32
ENG
17
12
5
3
6
11
7
4
35
30
KEN
19
16
1
3
7
10
8
5
35
34
WAL
18
10
4
5
6
6
4
3
32
24
CAN
12
18
3
6
9
13
3
6
27
43
USA
6
14
4
4
8
8
5
10
23
36
ARG
10
17
3
5
4
7
4
4
21
33
FRA
7
18
6
1
6
6
4
19
29
POR
9
13
4
5
11
2
10
16
38
RUS
8
14
3
4
1
9
4
8
SPA
6
18
2
5
4
3
5
16 TOTAL 16
35 27
2.4 BUILD UP TO TRIES The table shows how many rucks/mauls preceded each try scored in the tournament. The table shows that 59% of tries were preceded by not one ruck or maul. The next table shows the total number of passes that preceded each try scored in the tournament. The table shows that 49% of tries were preceded by 3 or fewer passes.
None 1 rucks/mauls 2+ rucks/mauls
No passes 1 - 3 passes 4 - 6 passes 7 - 9 passes 10+ passes
%
CUMULATIVE %
OVERALL 2009/10
59% 22% 19%
59% 81% 100%
61% 84% 100%
%
CUMULATIVE %
OVERALL 2009/10
12 49% 76% 90% 100%
11% 55% 81% 94% 100%
12% 37% 27% 14% 10%
When the build up to tries during the pool stage is compared to the knockout stages, stages the percentages show that tries contained fewer passes and more rucks during the knockout stages. Pool: 58% of tries had no r/ms & 52% of tries had 3 or less passes Knockout: 60% of tries had no r/ms & 45% of tries had 3 or less passes
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2010/11 HSBC SEVENS WORLD SERIES – LONDON & EDINBURGH STATISTICAL REVIEW & MATCH ANALYSIS o
In the table below are the figures for each team. The figures in the table include the % of tries both scored and conceded with no rucks in the build up and the % of tries scored with 3 or fewer passes. % OF TRIES WITH NO RUCKS
% OF TRIES WITH 3 OR FEWER PASSES
TRIES SCORED
TRIES CONCEDED
TRIES SCORED
ENG
77%
73%
ENG
71%
POR
75%
76%
NZL
59%
RUS
75%
46%
POR
56%
USA
65%
69%
RUS
56%
FJI
64%
44%
CAN
52%
KEN
63%
47%
KEN
51%
NZL
63%
55%
SCO
49%
SPA
63%
70%
USA
48%
SCO
62%
56%
WAL
47%
WAL
59%
50%
AUS
44%
FRA
58%
62%
SPA
44%
ARG
57%
58%
ARG
43%
AUS
53%
44%
SAM
43%
CAN
48%
63%
RSA
42%
SAM
48%
55%
FJI
38%
RSA
35%
68%
FRA
37%
It can be seen that 77% of tries scored by England contained no rucks in the build up, while 76% % of tries conceded by Portugal contained no rucks. It can also be seen that 71% of tries scored by England contained 3 or fewer passes in the build up, compared with 37% of France’s.
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2010/11 HSBC SEVENS WORLD SERIES – LONDON & EDINBURGH STATISTICAL REVIEW & MATCH ANALYSIS o
3. BALL IN PLAY & POSSESSION SESSION BALL IN PLAY & POSSESSION
OVERALL 2009/10
AVERAGE B-I-P B
7m 20s or 52%
7m 04s or 50%
HIGHEST B-I-P B
9m 25s
9m 28s or 68%
LOWEST B-I-P B
5m 42s
4m 35s or 32%
HIGHEST POSSESSION TIME
6m 00s
6m 26s
LOWEST POSSESSION TIME
1m 37s
52s
There was a considerable variation between the ball in play figures achieved by the various teams. This is shown in the following table which gives the average possession times and percentages achieved by each team and their opponents throughout the 2 legs: As seen in the table, there were some noticeable differences. Australia,, Scotland and South Africa all averaged over 4 minutes possession per game, with Russia only averaging just over 3 minutes. Cup winners South Africa had an average of 55% of possession but the highest was Australia averaging 56% % possession in their matches. Of the core teams, Fiji had the least possession, averaging only 44% of possession. possession
IRB GAME ANALYSIS
OWN AVERAGE POSSESSION
%
OPPONENTS AVERAGE POSSESSION
%
AUS
4m 21s
56%
3m 25s
44%
SCO
4m 10s
56%
3m 17s
44%
RSA
4m 18s
55%
3m 34s
45%
NZL
3m 40s
52%
3m 23s
48%
ENG
3m 19s
51%
3m 15s
49%
SAM
3m 35s
51%
3m 26s
49%
ARG
3m 39s
51%
3m 34s
49%
USA
3m 33s
50%
3m 29s
50%
POR
3m 43s
50%
3m 45s
50%
WAL
3m 34s
49%
3m 46s
51%
CAN
3m 28s
49%
3m 40s
51%
SPA
3m 47s
49%
3m 57s
51%
KEN
3m 30s
48%
3m 43s
52%
FRA
3m 29s
47%
3m 53s
53%
FJI
3m 22s
44%
4m 16s
56%
RUS
3m 05s
42%
4m 20s
58%
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2010/11 HSBC SEVENS WORLD SERIES – LONDON & EDINBURGH STATISTICAL REVIEW & MATCH ANALYSIS o
4. ACTIVITY 4.1 PASSING The average number of passes in a game was 74. The average number of passes by a team was 37 but, not surprisingly, there were major variations around this average.
PASSES
OVERALL 2009/10
AVERAGE PASSES
74
70
HIGHEST PASSING MATCH
107
119
LOWEST PASSING MATCH
47
32
PASSING RATE
AVERAGE PASSES
SCO
11.7
49
FJI
1 in 4
The table shows major differences between the teams. Such differences can however partly be explained by the amount of possession obtained by each team – more possession means more passes. If possession is taken into account, therefore, the rate at which each country passed the ball is can be far closer.
SAM
11.4
41
FRA
1 in 4
ARG
11.0
41
SCO
1 in 4
SPA
10.9
41
SPA
1 in 5
FJI
10.6
36
SAM
1 in 6
POR
10.2
38
POR
1 in 6
KEN
10.0
35
RSA
1 in 7
Scotland, Samoa and Argentina had the highest passing rates and Wales and USA had the lowest.
RSA
9.8
42
ENG
1 in 7
NZL
9.8
36
KEN
1 in 7
RUS
9.8
30
CAN
1 in 7
FRA
9.7
34
USA
1 in 8
ENG
9.6
32
ARG
1 in 8
CAN
9.5
33
RUS
1 in 8
AUS
9.5
42
NZL
1 in 8
USA
9.4
34
AUS
1 in 10
WAL
8.3
30
WAL
1 in 11
RATES & AVERAGES
PASSING MOVEMENTS Passes came in passing movements of which there were just over 1000.
5+ PASSING
Of these passing movements: 25% comprised 1 pass 25% comprised 2 passes 22% comprised 3 passes 12% comprised 4 passes 16% comprised 5+ passes Most teams fell into this profile – ie around 50% of their passing movements contained ed 2 or fewer passes. Where major differences arose, these were seen in the more lengthy passing movements. Of all passing movements, 1 in 6 contained 5+ passes. Certain ertain teams were far more inclined to continue passing than others. This is shown in the above table which notes the proportion of 5+ pass movements to total number of passing movements made by each country. France, Fiji and Scotland were the most likely to make a 5+ passing movement, Wales were least likely.
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2010/11 HSBC SEVENS WORLD SERIES – LONDON & EDINBURGH STATISTICAL REVIEW & MATCH ANALYSIS o 4.2 RUCKS & MAULS The average number of rucks and mauls in a game was 18. The average number of ruck and mauls by a team was 9 but, not surprisingly, there were major variations around this average. RATES & AVERAGES
RUCKS
OVERALL 2009/10
AVERAGE RUCKS
18
17
HIGHEST RUCKING MATCH
31
34
LOWEST RUCKING MATCH
9
4
SUCCESS %
82%
84%
The table below shows major differences in the average number of rucks created by each team. Some of this can be explained by the amount of possession obtained by each team. If this is taken into account, the rate at which each country rucked is far closer, closer, as also shown in the table. This expresses rucks as ‘rucks per minute possession ‘. Australia had the highest rucking rate and New Zealand had the lowest.
RUCKING RATE
AVERAGE RUCKS
SUCCESS % OWN RUCKS
SUCCESS % OPP RUCKS
AUS
3.4
15
SAM
90%
22%
CAN
3.0
11
NZL
88%
16%
USA
2.9
10
RSA
88%
20%
RSA
2.8
12
SPA
86%
22%
ARG
2.8
10
ENG
85%
20%
RUS
2.6
8
FJI
85%
24%
KEN
2.6
9
AUS
84%
16%
WAL
2.5
9
KEN
83%
14%
ENG
2.4
8
SCO
82%
18%
SPA
2.4
9
USA
82%
15%
FRA
2.3
8
ARG
82%
9%
SAM
2.3
8
FRA
81%
13%
SCO
2.1
9
WAL
81%
13%
POR
2.1
8
POR
79%
15%
FJI
1.8
6
CAN
79%
13%
NZL
1.7
6
RUS
79%
9%
RUCK SUCCESS At the breakdown, the team taking in the ball retained possession by either winning the ball or being awarded a penalty on 82% of occasions. The percentage success rate of each team in attack and defence is shown in the above table. In Attack, Samoa, South Africa and New Zealand had the highest success rates while Russia, Canada and Russia had lowest success rates. In defence, Fiji won ruck possession from opponents more frequently than other teams, while of the core teams Argentina, had the least success rate at opponent’s rucks.
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NUMBER OF PLAYERS COMMITTED TO RUCKS – ATTACK & DEFENCE A breakdown occurs when at least one player from each side is on his feet at or over the ball. When the tackler is on his feet and an opponent joins in, then there is a breakdown. When the tackler is not on his feet, a breakdown occurs when at least one player pla from each side joins in. What became immediately noticeable was that there were clear differences in the approach of the various countries in committing players to the breakdown. While certain teams frequently committed few additional players, other countries consistently committed more. The extent of the differences between each team’s approach is illustrated by an exercise that looked at how many players were committed to the breakdown (1) in attack and (2) in defence. Overall on average, the attacking team committed ted more than 1 player on only 28% 28 of occasions, while defending teams committed c more than 1 player on 22% % of occasions. It can be seen that in the table below, in attack, New Zealand committed just one player on 87% % of occasions while England committed just one player 63% of the time. In defence, Kenya committed no extra players on 36% of occasions, whereas South Africa were the team most likely to commit 2 or more players in defence. (1) ATTACK 1 PLAYER
2+ PLAYERS
NZL
87%
13%
SAM
85%
ARG
(2) DEFENCE NO PLAYER
1 PLAYER
2+ PLAYERS
KEN
36%
54%
10%
15%
FJI
29%
54%
17%
80%
20%
RSA
28%
48%
24%
FRA
80%
20%
NZL
27%
60%
13%
FJI
79%
21%
WAL
27%
67%
6%
CAN
76%
24%
SAM
26%
53%
21%
KEN
74%
16%
CAN
25%
64%
11%
POR
74%
26%
RUS
24%
70%
6%
AUS
73%
27%
ENG
24%
57%
19%
RUS
71%
29%
SCO
24%
66%
10%
USA
70%
30%
USA
23%
58%
19%
SCO
70%
30%
POR
19%
63%
18%
SPA
67%
33%
ARG
18%
68%
14%
WAL
65%
35%
FRA
16%
65%
19%
RSA
63%
37%
AUS
12%
69%
19%
ENG
63%
37%
SPA
7%
76%
17%
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4.3 KICKS Kicks comprise all kicks made in general play including punts, chips, ground (i.e. football kick) and grubber kicks. The average number of kicks in a game was 3.
KICKS
OVERALL 2009/10
AVERAGE KICKS
3
4
HIGHEST KICKING MATCH
8
12
LOWEST KICKING MATCH
0
0
1 in 3.2
1 in 3.1
As can be seen in the table below, on average KICK REGAIN RATE Spain, Kenya and Fiji were most likely to kick while New Zealand, Australia, USA and Portugal kicked the least.
Of the total kicks made by teams in open play, the attached table shows how many were regained. The overall kick regain rate was 1 in 3.2. Samoa were the most successful at regaining kicks in general play, regaining 1 in every 1.7 kicks. There were a wide variety of kicks - 22% were chip kicks, 26% were punt kicks, 29% % were ground kicks and 23% were grubber kicks. AVERAGE KICKS
KICKS REGAINED
TOTAL CHIPS
TOTAL PUNTS
TOTAL GROUND
TOTAL GRUBBER
TOTAL KICKS
SPA
2.5
1 in 4.2
5
6
4
10
25
KEN
2.3
1 in 2.7
6
5
8
8
27
FJI
2.1
1 in 2.3
6
3
13
3
25
WAL
2.0
1 in 6.7
5
7
6
2
20
FRA
1.5
1 in 5.0
5
4
3
3
15
RUS
1.5
1 in 4.0
2
3
7
4
16
RSA
1.4
1 in 2.1
6
6
2
3
17
ARG
1.4
1 in 3.5
1
2
6
5
14
SAM
1.3
1 in 1.7
3
4
4
4
15
SCO
0.9
1 in 2.2
4
3
2
2
11
CAN
0.9
1 in 5.0
2
4
2
2
10
ENG
0.8
1 in 9.0
4
3
2
USA
0.5
1 in 5.0
2
1
2
5
POR
0.5
1 in 3.0
1
2
2
6
AUS
0.5
0 in 6
3
2
1
6
NZL
0.3
1 in 3.0
1
1
1
3
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5. RESTARTS, SCRUMS & LINEOUTS RESTARTS
SCRUMS
LINEOUTS
RESTARTS OVERALL 2009/10
SCRUMS OVERALL 2009/10
LINEOUTS OVERALL 2009/10
AVERAGE
7
4
2
7.0
3.8
2.4
HIGHEST IN A MATCH
10
8
7
13
11
9
0
0
8 matches
37 matches
84%
78%
LOWEST IN A MATCH
3
0
0
3
SUCCESS %
29%
88%
72%
37%
Restarts are the most common set pieces pi in sevens rugby with an average of 7 restarts per match. Restarts have been classified into 2 types, contestable and non contestable: 87% of restarts kicks were contestable & 13% of restarts kicks were non contestable Retention rates reflect the number of times that possession was retained at contestable restarts – they varied considerably. Of all contestable restarts, the kicking team regained 29% or 1 in 3.4. OWN RESTARTS REGAIN SUCCESS
OPP RESTARTS RECEIVE SUCCESS
OWN RESTARTS CONTESTABLE
NON CONTESTABLE
SPA
1 in 2.1
SAM
1 in 1.2
POR
100%
0%
RSA
1 in 2.4
FRA
1 in 1.2
CAN
97%
3%
CAN
1 in 2.5
ENG
1 in 1.3
FRA
96%
4%
ARG
1 in 2.7
WAL
1 in 1.3
ARG
96%
4%
POR
1 in 2.7
RSA
1 in 1.3
RUS
96%
4%
KEN
1 in 3.0
CAN
1 in 1.3
SAM
93%
7%
FRA
1 in 3.2
SPA
1 in 1.3
AUS
92%
8%
SCO
1 in 3.3
RUS
1 in 1.3
WAL
92%
8%
AUS
1 in 3.6
NZL
1 in 1.3
KEN
88%
12%
WAL
1 in 3.7
KEN
1 in 1.4
SCO
87%
13%
SAM
1 in 3.8
AUS
1 in 1.5
SPA
85%
15%
USA
1 in 4.5
USA
1 in 1.6
NZL
82%
18%
NZL
1 in 4.6
ARG
1 in 1.6
ENG
82%
18%
ENG
1 in 4.7
FJI
1 in 1.6
USA
80%
20%
RUS
1 in 5.2
POR
1 in 1.8
FJI
74%
26%
FJI
1 in 5.6
SCO
1 in 1.8
RSA
65%
35%
Spain, South Africa and Canada were the most successful in regaining own short restarts and Samoa and France the most successful in receiving opposition short restarts. Portugal always lways kicked contestable restarts whereas South Africa were most likely to kick a non contestable restart. There was a restart error every 19 restarts.
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2010/11 HSBC SEVENS WORLD SERIES – LONDON & EDINBURGH STATISTICAL REVIEW & MATCH ANALYSIS o Overall Scrum success was 82% and overall Lineout success was 73%.. The following table shows the success rate for each team on their own put/throw in and on their opposition’ put/throw in: SCRUM
LINEOUT
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
WAL
18/18
1/16
FJI
8/8
2/16
NZL
15/15
4/14
NZL
6/7
3/4
ENG
14/15
5/20
AUS
6/7
5/17
SCO
20/21
7/23
USA
6/7
4/10
POR
22/23
4/22
WAL
3/4
6/17
USA
17/18
3/22
SAM
8/9
1/8
RSA
21/23
1/22
SCO
14/15
1/6
FJI
16/18
2/20
ENG
5/7
6/12
SPA
11/13
1/23
KEN
6/10
2/10
RUS
25/27
4/22
CAN
3/6
2/7
AUS
16/19
0/16
ARG
6/9
1/5
KEN
18/21
0/19
POR
4/7
2/11
FRA
14/17
1/16
RSA
12/16
2/3
CAN
15/19
0/13
FRA
10/15
1/10
ARG
13/19
0/17
SPA
9/14
2/14
SAM
18/23
3/24
RUS
4/10
1/5
Wales and New Zealand won possession on every one of their own scrum put ins and Fiji won every one of their lineout throws.
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6. PENALTIES & FREE KICKS The average number of penalties and free kicks per game (not inc restart free kicks) was 5.0.
PENS/FKS
OVERALL 2009/10
AVERAGE PENS/FKs
5.0
5.4
HIGHEST IN A MATCH
11
15
LOWEST IN A MATCH
1
0 (4 matches)
What needs to be noted that absolute statistics and averages do not necessarily reflect the true degree of discipline or ill-discipline discipline of a particular team.
The number of penalties can, for example, vary from match to match. Some referees penalise more than others. A better and probably more accurate indicator, therefore, is the proportion of penalties conceded by a team in all their matches compared with their opponents. Each team’s proportion % for and against can be seen in the following table together with the he totals. It can be seen that 9 teams were awarded more penalties than they conceded. Of the participating teams, and on this basis, Australia were penalised the least. Conversely, France were penalised the most, conceding almost 3 times more penalties/free kicks than their opponents.
Of the penalties awarded, 66% were awarded at the breakdown, with 64% of the penalties FOR the attacking team and 36% AGAINST the attacking team. tea Of all penalty/free kick options, 85% were tap kicks.
7. CARDS
PENS & FKS FOR
PENS & FKS AGAINST
TOTAL
TOTAL
AUS
67%
33%
RSA
58%
42%
NZL
57%
43%
SAM
55%
45%
KEN
55%
45%
SCO
55%
45%
ENG
52%
48%
WAL
52%
48%
ARG
51%
49%
USA
50%
50%
POR
49%
51%
RUS
48%
52%
SPA
47%
53%
FJI
42%
58%
CAN
32%
68%
FRA
27%
73%
There were 14 yellow cards and 1 red card issued. 8 of the 16 teams conceded at least one card, card as seen in the table. The offences for which yellow cards were awarded were as follows: YELLOW + RED CARDS REASON
Dangerous Tackle/Charge
3+1
General Play
3
Ruck offence
2
Not 10m
3
Offside
3
Total IRB GAME ANALYSIS
YELLOW + RED CARDS FJI
1+1
FRA
2
CAN
2
SPA USA
2 2
NZL
1
SAM
1
SCO
1
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