STATISTICAL ANALYSIS AND MATCH REVIEW IRB NATIONS CUP ...
STATISTICAL ANALYSIS AND MATCH REVIEW
IRB NATIONS CUP 2014
IRB GAME ANALYSIS
CONTENTS COMMENTARY TEAM FACTS OVERALL SUMMARY PER MATCH OVERALL SUMMARY PER TEAM FINAL STANDINGS AND RESULTS
PAGE 1 3 5 6 7
REVIEW SCORING TRY SCORING KICKS AT GOAL BALL IN PLAY & POSSESSION OPEN PLAY SET PIECE PENALTIES/FREE KICKS CARDS
8 11 15 16 17 24 26 28
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IRB NATIONS CUP 2014 COMMENTARY Four teams again participated in the competition, which was played in Romania for the eighth consecutive year and won by Emerging Ireland. The other teams were Romania, Uruguay and Russia. A relevant factor in assessing this year’s tournament is the make-up of the Emerging Ireland squad. None of the team were part of the 2013 Irish senior playing squad but all of their players played RaboDirect PRO12 rugby and all but two played for teams that participated in the Heineken Cup. Nevertheless, it was an internationally inexperienced team. The result in the Russia game, for example, was achieved with a team that had a total of 18 caps, whose average age was only 25 and where the oldest centre or wing was 23. It could be regarded therefore as Ireland’s third senior team, but it was a team which totally dominated the 2014 tournament. In winning all three matches they scored more points than the other three teams combined, averaging almost 50 points per game they conceded a total of only 13 points in three matches, an average of four points per game they scored 21 tries while conceding just one their margins of victory were 21, 48 and 66 with the latter margin being in a match that lasted just 46 minutes due to weather Emerging Ireland’s expansive approach to the game was illustrated in their match against Russia where their fast, open offloading game produced 10 tries, nine of which started from possession gained from inside their own half. Had the match continued for 80 minutes and the rate of scoring been maintained their final score could have reached between 110 and 120 points. When a tournament is dominated by one particular team to such an extent, it can give a distorted picture, especially in the area of scoring. Emerging Ireland, for example, conceded an average of 0.3 tries per game, while the other three teams conceded an average of 5.0 tries per game. In addition, one match – Emerging Ireland v Russia – was abandoned after 46 minutes due to extreme weather conditions, resulting in only five fully completed matches. The use of overall averages, therefore, especially in the area of scoring and build up to tries, can give an incomplete if not inaccurate picture in certain areas of the game. The report shows for example, that 10 or 32 per cent of tries came
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STATISTICAL ANALYSIS AND MATCH REVIEW from possession gained from inside the scoring team’s own half. A breakdown shows, however, that of the 10 tries, Emerging Ireland scored nine and the other three teams scored a total of just one. Nevertheless, in other areas the performance of all four teams are capable of being measured. These include kicks at goal, rate of success at the set pieces of lineout and scrum and penalties. These are referred to later in this commentary.
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NATIONS CUP 2014 TEAM FACTS EMERGING IRELAND Emerging Ireland were crowned champions after winning all three matches
They scored the most tries (21) and most points (averaging 49 per game) They conceded only one try in three matches They scored tries from all sources of possession, including 12 from open play Of 10 tries scored from inside a team’s own half, nine were scored by Emerging Ireland Seventeen of their 21 tries contained one or fewer rucks and mauls Their centres did not kick the ball once They had the most successful lineout They contested the most lineouts Their scrums collapsed the least Their scrums contained the highest rate of scrum sanctions They had the fewest yellow cards
ROMANIA Romania finished as runners-up, winning two of their three matches.
They scored six tries – three times more than each of the other Tier Two teams Of the six tries scored, three were by forwards and three were penalty tries All six tries were scored from the set pieces of scrum and lineout No try contained more than one ruck Four of their six tries did not contain a pass They had the most successful kick at goal rate They were the only team to kick a drop goal They had the most possession in all three of their matches Their forwards were the least likely to pass the ball They kicked the least Their centres kicked the most All restarts were kicked long They had the most successful scrum They were awarded three times more scrum penalties than their opponents They were the least penalised team
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URUGUAY Uruguay won one game out of three to finish third
They scored two tries and conceded 10 They had the lowest rate of passing Their backs were the least likely to pass the ball Their scrum half kicked the most Their outside half kicked the most Ninety per cent of restarts were kicked long They conceded the most lineout steals They had the least successful scrum
RUSSIA Russia finished fourth, losing all three of their matches
They scored two tries and conceded 13 They had the least successful kick at goal rate They had the highest rate of passing Their forwards made proportionately more passes than any other team They were the most successful at retaining possession at ruck and maul They kicked the most Ninety per cent of restarts were kicked long They had the least successful lineout They contested the fewest number of lineouts They had the highest rate of scrum collapses Of 12 scrum penalties, they conceded 11 They were the most penalised team They received the most yellow cards
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IRB NATIONS CUP 2014 OVERALL SUMMARY NATIONS CUP 2014 SCORING AVG. POINTS AVG. TRIES AVG. PENALTY GOALS CONVERSION SUCCESS DROP GOALS ACTIVITY BALL IN PLAY* AVG. PASSES* AVG. RUCK/MAULS* RUCK/MAUL SUCCESS* AVG. KICKS* SET PIECE AVG. LINEOUTS* LINEOUT SUCCESS AVG. SCRUMS* SCRUM SUCCESS CONTESTABLE 50m RESTART REGAIN SUCCESS DISCIPLINE AVG. PENALTIES/ FKS* TOTAL CARDS
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45 5 3 81% 2/2 33m 04s or 41% 219 146 91% 43 26 80% 19 88% 215
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IRB NATIONS CUP 2014 OVERALL SUMMARY BY TEAM IRE
ROM
URU
RUS
2014
2014
2014
2014
TOTAL POINTS SCORED
148
64
32
24
TOTAL POINTS CONCEDED TOTAL TRIES SCORED TOTAL TRIES CONCEDED TOTAL PENALTY GOALS SCORED TOTAL PENALTY GOALS CONCEDED
13 21 1 3 1
65 6 7 6 6
91
99
71%
47%
2 10 6 8 31%
2 13 4 4 42%
80%
85%
62%
50%
-
2/2
-
-
17m 03
19m 07
14m 54
14m 36
AVG. PASSES*
131
107
77
139
AVG. RUCK/MAULS* RUCK/MAUL RETENTION
73
87
64
68
89%
93%
90%
93%
20
20
23
24
OWN LINEOUT SUCCESS
88%
84%
75%
69%
OWN SCRUM SUCCESS OWN CONTESTABLE 50m RESTART SUCCESS
81%
97%
77%
90%
2/3
1/3
0/0
0/0
55% 45% 2/0
59% 41%
51% 49% 4/0
37% 63% 9/0
SCORING
POINTS FROM TRIES KICKS AT GOAL SUCCESS DROP GOAL SUCCESS RATE
GENERAL PLAY AVG. POSSESSION*
AVG. KICKS*
SET PIECE
DISCIPLINE PENALTIES & F/Ks FOR PENALTIES & F/Ks AGAINST YELLOW/RED CARDS
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IRB NATIONS CUP 2014 STANDINGS & RESULTS P
W
D
L
PF
PA
BP
PTS
Em. Ireland
3
3
0
0
148
13
3
15
Romania
3
2
0
1
64
65
0
8
Uruguay
3
1
0
2
32
91
0
4
Russia
3
0
0
3
24
99
2
2
P = Played
W = Won
D = Draw L = Lost PF = Points For BP = Bonus Points PTS = Points
Emerging Ireland
(abandoned)
Romania
34-16
Uruguay
66-0
PA = Points Against
Russia
Emerging Ireland Romania
51-3
Uruguay
20-18
Russia
Russia
6-13
Uruguay
Romania
10-31
Emerging Ireland
Adjustments have had to be made to the contents of this report to reflect the events that occurred in the Emerging Ireland v Russia match. The match was abandoned in the early part of the second half after a total of 46 minutes play so that the match comprised just half a game. In addition, the score at the time was 66-0 to Emerging Ireland with 47 points being scored in the last 22 minutes played. Had the match been completed, the final score may have remained at 66-0 or if the momentum of the game had continued, a victory by well over 100 points. Certain data therefore – such as that concerning averages per game, highest and lowest activities per game for example – need to be adjusted in order to produce a closer reflection of the shape of the game seen in this year’s competition. The report indicates where such adjustments have been made.
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IRB NATIONS CUP 2014 REVIEW 1.0 SCORING There were 268 points scored, giving an average of 45 points per match. The following table shows a breakdown of all points scored. TOTAL POINTS TRIES CONVERSIONS PENALTY GOALS DROP GOALS
31 25 19 2
%
155 50 57 6
58% 19% 21% 2%
The following table shows the total and average points per team. POINTS FOR
POINTS AGAINST
TOTAL
AVERAGE
TOTAL
AVERAGE
Em. Ireland
148
49
13
4
Romania
64
21
65
22
Russia
24
8
99
33
Uruguay
32
11
91
30
1.1 TRIES, PENALTY GOALS & DROP GOALS There was an average of 5.2 tries, 4.2 conversions and 3.2 penalty goals per match. There were two drop goals. The following tables show the breakdown of scoring by team. TRIES SCORED
PENALTY GOALS KICKED
DROP GOALS KICKED
POINTS FROM TRIES
POINTS FROM KICKS
TRIES : PENALTY GOALS
Em. Ireland
21
3
-
71%
29%
1 : 0.2
Romania
6
6
2
47%
53%
1:1
Russia
2
4
-
42%
58%
1:2
Uruguay
2
6
-
31%
69%
1:3
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STATISTICAL ANALYSIS AND MATCH REVIEW 1.2 IMPACT OF TRIES & PENALTY GOALS ON MATCH RESULTS The winning team scored the most tries in five of the six matches or 83 per cent of matches. In one match, tries were equal.
1.3 SCORING MARGINS There were three matches with a margin of 18 points or fewer. The following table groups all scoring margins. POINTS DIFFERENCE Draw 1–5 6 – 10 11 – 20 21 – 30 31+
NO OF MATCHES 1 1 1 1 2
CUMULATIVE drawn 1 with 5 points or less 2 with 10 points or less 3 with 20 points or less (50%) 4 with 30 points or less
The following tables show the winning and losing margins for each team. WON BY 31 +
WON BY 21 - 30
WON BY 11 - 20
WON BY 1 - 10
LOST BY 1 - 10
LOST BY 11 - 20
LOST BY 21 - 30
LOST BY 31 +
Em. Ireland
2
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
Romania
-
-
1
1
-
-
1
-
Russia
-
-
-
-
2
-
-
1
Uruguay
-
-
-
1
-
1
-
1
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STATISTICAL ANALYSIS AND MATCH REVIEW 1.4 TIMING OF SCORES – TRIES & PENALTY GOALS The following table shows when tries and penalty goals were scored. TOTAL TRIES 16 15
FIRST HALF SECOND HALF
TRIES % 52% 48%
TOTAL PENALTY GOALS 12 7
PENALTY GOALS % 63% 37%
The following tables show the number of tries and penalty goals scored and conceded per half by team. TRIES FIRST HALF
PENALTY GOALS
SECOND HALF
TOTAL
FIRST HALF
SECOND HALF
TOTAL
OWN TRIES
OPP TRIES
OWN TRIES
OPP TRIES
OWN TRIES
OPP TRIES
OWN PGs
OPP PGs
OWN PGs
OPP PGs
OWN PGs
OPP PGs
Em. Ireland
13
-
8
1
21
1
2
1
1
-
3
1
Romania
1
4
5
3
6
7
4
4
2
2
6
6
Russia
1
8
1
5
2
13
3
2
1
2
4
4
Uruguay
1
4
1
6
2
10
3
5
3
3
6
8
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2.0 TRY SCORING 2.1 RATE OF TRY SCORING & TRY CONCEDING There were 31 tries scored, giving a try scoring rate of one every six minutes of play. The following tables show the rate of try scoring and the rate of try conceding for each team. This is a measure of each team’s success in converting possession into tries and their opponent’s success in converting possession into tries. TRY SCORING RATE
TRY CONCEDING RATE
Em. Ireland
2m 03s
Em. Ireland
42m 57s
Romania
9m 33s
Romania
5m 36s
Russia
19m 52s
Russia
3m 38s
Uruguay
22m 20s
Uruguay
5m 30s
2.2 PLAYERS & TRIES Of the 31 tries scored 12 or 39 per cent were scored by backs and 14 or 45 per cent were scored by forwards. There were five penalty tries (16 per cent). The following table shows the number of tries scored by backs and forwards by team. TRIES BY BACKS
TRIES BY FORWARDS
PENALTY TRIES
TOTAL
10
9
2
21
Romania
-
3
3
6
Russia
1
1
-
2
Uruguay
1
1
-
2
Em. Ireland
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The following table shows the possession source of tries. LINEOUT OPPONENTS KICK SCRUM TURNOVER/HANDLING ERROR PENALTY/FREE KICK RESTART
TRY SOURCE 14 = 45% 6 4 4 2 1
The following table shows the source of tries scored and conceded by each team. LINEOUT
SCRUM
PEN & FK
KICK
TURNOVER
RESTART
TOTAL
OWN TRIES
OPP TRIES
OWN TRIES
OPP TRIES
OWN TRIES
OPP TRIES
OWN TRIES
OPP TRIES
OWN TRIES
OPP TRIES
OWN TRIES
OPP TRIES
OWN TRIES
OPP TRIES
E. IRE
8
1
1
-
2
-
5
-
4
-
1
--
21
1
ROM
3
3
3
-
-
1
-
2
-
1
-
-
6
7
RUS
2
3
-
2
-
-
4
-
3
-
1
2
13
URU
1
7
-
2
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
2
10
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STATISTICAL ANALYSIS AND MATCH REVIEW 2.4 ORIGIN OF TRIES The following table shows the origin of tries. TRY ORIGIN OWN HALF 10 = 32% HALFWAY TO 10M 4 = 13% 10M TO 22M 5 = 16% 22M TO GOAL LINE 12 = 39% The following table shows the origin of tries scored and conceded by team. OWN HALF
HW – 10m
10m – 22m
22m - TRY
TOTAL
OWN TRIES
OPP TRIES
OWN TRIES
OPP TRIES
OWN TRIES
OPP TRIES
OWN TRIES
OPP TRIES
OWN TRIES
OPP TRIES
Em. Ireland
9
-
2
-
3
-
7
1
21
1
Romania
-
3
1
1
1
1
4
2
6
7
Russia
-
7
1
2
-
1
1
3
2
13
Uruguay
1
-
-
1
1
3
-
6
2
10
2.5 NUMBER OF RUCKS/MAULS & PASSES IN BUILD UP TO TRIES The following table show the number of rucks and mauls that preceded each try. RUCKS/MAULS NUMBER 0 R/Ms 1 R/Ms 2 R/Ms 3+ R/Ms
17 7 2 5
%
CUMULATIVE %
55% 23% 6% 16%
55% 78% 84% 100%
The following table shows the number of ruck/mauls in the build up to tries scored and conceded by team. NO R/Ms
1 R/Ms
2 R/Ms
3+ R/Ms
TOTAL
OWN TRIES
OPP TRIES
OWN TRIES
OPP TRIES
OWN TRIES
OPP TRIES
OWN TRIES
OPP TRIES
OWN TRIES
OPP TRIES
Em. Ireland
12
1
5
-
2
-
2
-
21
1
Romania
4
3
2
1
-
-
-
3
6
7
Russia
-
9
-
2
-
-
2
2
2
13
Uruguay
1
4
-
4
-
2
1
-
2
10
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STATISTICAL ANALYSIS AND MATCH REVIEW The following table shows the number of passes that preceded each try. PASSES NUMBER % CUMULATIVE % 0 10 33% 33% 1-3 11 35% 68% 4-6 7 23% 91% 7-9 2 6% 97% 10+ 1 3% 100% The following table shows the number of passes in the build up to tries scored and conceded by team. NO PASSES
1 – 3 PASSES
OWN TRIES
OPP TRIES
OWN TRIES
OPP TRIES
OWN TRIES
E. IRE
6
1
8
-
ROM
4
1
1
RUS
-
3
URU
-
5
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4 – 6 PASSES
7 – 9 PASSES
10+ PASSES
TOTAL
OPP TRIES
OWN TRIES
OPP TRIES
OWN TRIES
OPP TRIES
OWN TRIES
OPP TRIES
6
-
1
-
-
-
21
1
3
1
1
-
2
-
-
6
7
1
5
-
4
1
-
-
1
2
13
1
3
-
2
-
-
1
-
2
10
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3.0 KICKS AT GOAL The following table shows kick success rates. KICKING SUCCESS CONVERSIONS PENALTY GOALS DROP GOALS
81% 63% 100%
The following table shows the kicking success for penalty goals, conversions and drop goals by team. PENALTY SUCCESS
CONVERSION SUCCESS
OVERALL SUCCESS %
DROP GOAL SUCCESS
Em. Ireland
3 of 4 = 75%
17 of 21 = 81%
80%
-
Romania
6 of 7 = 86%
5 of 6 = 83%
85%
2 of 2
Russia
4 of 8 = 50%
1 of 2 = 50%
50%
-
Uruguay
6 of 11 = 55%
2 of 2 = 100%
62%
-
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4.0 BALL IN PLAY & POSSESSION The average ball in play time per match (excluding Emerging Ireland v Russia) was 33mins 04secs or 41 per cent. The highest ball in play in any match (excluding Emerging Ireland v Russia) was 36mins 49secs or 46 per cent and the lowest was 30mins 57secs or 39 per cent. The table below shows the ball in play times and possession times for each match and team. The winning team won with less possession in two of the six matches (highlighted in gold). TEAM Em. Ireland Romania Em. Ireland Romania Russia Romania
POSSESSION TIME 8m 55s 18m 37s 19m 59s 18m 20s 16m 35s 20m 23s
%
TEAM
46% 60% 63% 59% 45% 59%
Russia Uruguay Uruguay Russia Uruguay Em. Ireland
POSSESSION TIME 10m 38s 12m 31s 11m 56s 12m 37s 20m 14s 14m 07s
% 54% 40% 37% 41% 55% 41%
TOTAL TIME 19m 33s 31m 08s 31m 55s 30m 57s 36m 49s 34m 30s
% BIP 44% 39% 40% 39% 46% 43%
The following table shows the average possession time and the proportion of possession per match obtained by each team and their opponents. *This excludes the Emerging Ireland v Russia match. OWN POSSESSION AVERAGE
OPP POSSESSION AVERAGE
OWN POSSESSION
OPP POSSESSION
Em. Ireland*
17m 03s
16m 10s
51%
49%
Romania
19m 07s
13m 05s
59%
41%
Russia*
14m 36s
19m 17s
43%
57%
Uruguay
14m 54s
18m 24s
45%
55%
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5.0 OPEN PLAY Open play activity includes passes, ruck/mauls and kicks. The following table shows the average number and rate of passes, ruck/mauls and kicks per match, but excluding the Emerging Ireland v Russia match.
PASSES* RUCKS/MAULS* KICKS*
AVG. PER MATCH 219 146 43
RATE FREQUENCY OF PASSING 1 every 9 secs 1 every 14 secs 1 every 46 secs * excludes the Em. Ireland v Russia match
5.1 PASSING* The average number of passes per match was 219 and the passing rate was one every nine seconds of possession. The most passes in a match was 282 and the least was 178. Ninety-four per cent of all passing movements contained three or fewer passes. The following table shows the average, the most and the least number of passes per match and the passing rate by team. AVG. PASSES PER MATCH
MOST
LEAST
RATE FREQUENCY OF PASSING
Em. Ireland*
131
169
93
1 every 8 secs
Romania
107
120
88
1 every 10 secs
Russia*
139
182
96
1 every 6 secs
Uruguay
77
100
64
1 every 12 secs
* excludes the Em. Ireland v Russia match
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STATISTICAL ANALYSIS AND MATCH REVIEW 5.2 PLAYER PASSING The following table shows the proportion of all passes made by forwards, scrum halves and backs. % PASSES BY FORWARDS PASSES BY SCRUM HALF PASSES BY BACKS
16% 48% 36%
The following table shows the number and proportion of passes made by the forwards, the scrum half and backs of each team. PASSES BY FORWARDS
%
PASSES BY SCRUM HALF
%
PASSES BY BACKS
%
Em. Ireland
41
16%
120
46%
100
38%
Romania
44
14%
169
52%
107
34%
Russia
50
18%
120
43%
108
39%
Uruguay
36
16%
116
50%
80
34%
The following tables show how often forwards and backs of each team passed the ball. FORWARDS PASS : POSSESSION RATIO
BACKS PASS : POSSESSION RATIO
Em. Ireland
1 every 2.9
Em. Ireland
1 every 1.9
Romania
1 every 5.3
Romania
1 every 2.1
Russia
1 every 2.8
Russia
1 every 2.0
Uruguay
1 every 4.5
Uruguay
1 every 2.4
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STATISTICAL ANALYSIS AND MATCH REVIEW Overall, forwards passed the ball once in every 3.7 possessions. The following tables show how often front rows, second rows and back rows of each team passed the ball. FRONT ROW PASS : POSSESSION
SECOND ROW PASS : POSSESSION
BACK ROW PASS : POSSESSION
E. IRE
1 every 3.3
E. IRE
1 every 3.5
E. IRE
1 every 2.7
ROM
1 every 12.4
ROM
1 every 6.8
ROM
1 every 3.6
RUS
1 every 3.2
RUS
1 every 5.6
RUS
1 every 2.1
URU
1 every 8.8
URU
1 every 5.6
URU
1 every 3.3
Overall, backs passed the ball every 2.1 possessions. The following tables show how often fly halves, centres and back threes of each team passed the ball. FLY HALF PASS : POSSESSION
CENTRES PASS : POSSESSION
BACK THREE PASS : POSSESSION
E. IRE
1 every 1.4
E. IRE
1 every 2.0
E. IRE
1 every 2.4
ROM
1 every 1.6
ROM
1 every 2.4
ROM
1 every 2.6
RUS
1 every 1.6
RUS
1 every 2.0
RUS
1 every 3.1
URU
1 every 1.7
URU
1 every 2.9
URU
1 every 3.0
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STATISTICAL ANALYSIS AND MATCH REVIEW 5.3 RUCKS/MAULS* The average number of ruck/mauls per match was 146 and the ruck/maul rate was one every 14 seconds of possession. The most ruck/mauls in a match was 166 and the least was 117. The following table shows the average, the most and the least number of ruck/mauls per match and the ruck/maul rate by team. AVG. R/Ms PER MATCH
MOST
LEAST
RATE FREQUENCY OF R/Ms
Em. Ireland*
73
92
53
1 every 14 secs
Romania
87
92
26
1 every 13 secs
Russia*
68
77
58
1 every 13 secs
Uruguay
64
89
47
1 every 14 secs * excludes the Em. Ireland v Russia match
5.4 RUCK/MAUL RETENTION The retention rate at ruck/mauls was 91 per cent. The following table shows how often each team retained ruck/maul possession and how often each team turned over opposition possession.
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SUCCESS IN OWN RUCK/MAULS
SUCCESS IN OPP RUCK/MAULS
Em. Ireland
89%
7%
Romania
93%
4%
Russia
93%
8%
Uruguay
90%
10%
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STATISTICAL ANALYSIS AND MATCH REVIEW 5.5 KICKING* The average number of kicks per match was 43 and the kick rate was one every 46 seconds of possession. The most kicks in a match was 52 and the least was 34. The following table shows the average, the most and the least number of kicks per match by team and the kick rate by team. AVERAGE KICKS PER MATCH
MOST
LEAST
RATE FREQUENCY OF KICKS
Em. Ireland*
20
23
17
1 every 51 secs
Romania
20
26
13
1 every 58 secs
Russia*
24
26
22
1 every 37 secs
Uruguay
23
30
17
1 every 39 secs * excludes the Em. Ireland v Russia match
5.6 PLAYER KICKING Overall, backs kicked the ball every five possessions. The following tables show how often the scrum halves, fly halves, centres and back threes of each team kicked the ball. SCRUM HALF KICK : POSSESSION
FLY HALF KICK : POSSESSION
E. IRE
1 every 13
E. IRE
1 every 4
ROM
1 every 15
ROM
1 every 5
RUS
1 every 18
RUS
1 every 4
URU
1 every 9
URU
1 every 3
CENTRES KICK : POSSESSION
BACK THREE KICK : POSSESSION
E. IRE
0 in 52
E. IRE
1 every 6
ROM
1 every 4
ROM
1 every 5
RUS
1 every 17
RUS
1 every 5
URU
1 every 12
URU
1 every 4
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6.0 SET PIECE 6.1 50m RESTARTS The following table shows the proportion of 50m restarts that were contestable and the success rates of contestable restarts. 50m RESTARTS CONTESTABLE 50m RECEIVING CONTESTABLE RESTARTS – SUCCESS REGAINING CONTESTABLE RESTARTS – SUCCESS
8% 3/5 2/5
The following tables show the success per team on own and opposition restarts by each team. RECEIVING CONTESTABLE 50m RESTARTS
REGAINING CONTESTABLE 50m RESTARTS
SUCCESS
SUCCESS
Em. Ireland
2/2
Em. Ireland
1/1
Romania
1/3
Romania
0/1
Russia
0/0
Russia
0/2
Uruguay
0/0
Uruguay
1/1
The following table shows the type of restart kicked by each team. TYPE OF 50m RESTARTS
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CONTESTABLE
NOT CONTESTABLE
Em. Ireland
14%
86%
Romania
0%
100%
Russia
10%
90%
Uruguay
10%
90%
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STATISTICAL ANALYSIS AND MATCH REVIEW 6.2 LINEOUTS The following table shows the average number of lineouts per match, the most/least number of lineouts per match, the proportion of lineouts contested and the lineout retention rates.
AVG. PER MATCH* MOST IN A MATCH* LEAST IN A MATCH* COMPETED POSSESSION RETAINED
LINEOUTS 26 29 20 44% 80% * excludes the Em. Ireland v Russia match
The following tables show the success per team on own and opposition lineouts. OWN LINEOUTS SUCCESS CONTESTED
OPP LINEOUTS
LOST BY STEALS
SUCCESS CONTESTED
WON BY STEALS
Em. Ireland
88%
28%
3
Em. Ireland
29%
66%
7
Romania
84%
50%
6
Romania
29%
42%
7
Russia
69%
50%
6
Russia
13%
35%
4
Uruguay
75%
48%
7
Uruguay
14%
36%
4
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STATISTICAL ANALYSIS AND MATCH REVIEW 6.3 SCRUMS The following table shows the average number of scrums per match, the most/least number of scrums in a match, the percentage of times the ball came out of the scrum back into play and the scrum retention rate. SCRUMS AVG. PER MATCH* MOST IN A MATCH* LEAST IN A MATCH* BALL BACK INTO PLAY POSSESSION RETAINED
19 20 18 77% 88% * excludes the Em. Ireland v Russia match
In total there were eight tighthead turnovers in 100 scrums. The following tables show the success by team on own and opposition scrums. OWN SCRUMS
OPP SCRUMS
SUCCESS
BALL RELEASED
PEN/FK FOR
Em. Ireland
81%
11
6
Romania
97%
23
Russia
90%
Uruguay
77%
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TIGHTHEAD/ THRU 90
PEN/FK FOR
Em. Ireland
13%
2
1
9
Romania
21%
3
2
17
1
Russia
5%
1
16
5
Uruguay
10%
2
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STATISTICAL ANALYSIS AND MATCH REVIEW The following table shows the rate of collapses, resets, penalties/free kicks and ball back into play. COLLAPSES PER 100 SCRUMS 19
Nations Cup 2014
RESETS PER 100 SCRUMS 23
PK/FKS PER 100 SCRUMS 23
BALL OUT PER 100 SCRUMS 77
The following table shows the rate of collapses, penalties/free kicks and ball back into play on each team’s scrum put-in. RATE OF COLLAPSES PER 100 SCRUMS
RATE OF RESETS PER 100 SCRUMS
RATE OF PK/FKS PER 100 SCRUMS
RATE OF BALL OUT PER 100 SCRUMS
Em. Ireland
10
24
Em. Ireland
33
67
Romania
18
18
Romania
24
76
Russia
29
24
Russia
14
86
Uruguay
19
27
Uruguay
19
81
The following table shows the distribution of penalties/free kicks for each team on own and opposition put-ins. OWN SCRUMS
OPP SCRUMS
TOTAL
PEN/FK FOR
PEN/FK AGAINST
PEN/FK FOR
PEN/FK AGAINST
PEN/FK FOR
PEN/FK AGAINST
Em. Ireland
6
1
1
3
7
4
Romania
9
-
2
4
11
4
Russia
1
2
-
9
1
11
Uruguay
5
1
1
5
6
6
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7.0 PENALTIES & FREE KICKS The following table shows the overall average number of penalties/free kicks per match. PENALTY/ FREE KICKS 24 31 15
AVG. PER MATCH* MOST IN A MATCH* LEAST IN A MATCH*
* excludes the Em. Ireland v Russia match
The following tables show the total penalties for and against, and the proportion of penalties for and against for each team. PK/FK FOR
PK/FK AGAINST
PK/FK FOR
PK/FK AGAINST
Em. Ireland
30
25
55%
45%
Romania
37
26
59%
41%
Russia
23
40
37%
63%
Uruguay
39
38
51%
49%
7.1 OPTIONS TAKEN AT PENALTIES/FREE KICKS The following table shows the options taken at penalties/free kicks. KICK TO TOUCH KICK AT GOAL TAP KICKS SCRUM PENALTY TRY PENALTY REVERSED
% 58% 23% 7% 7% 4% 1%
The following table shows the options taken at penalties and free kicks by team. KICK TO TOUCH
KICK AT GOAL
TAP KICKS
SCRUM
PENALTY TRIES
PENALTY REVERSED
Em. Ireland
19
4
3
1
2
1
Romania
22
7
1
4
3
-
Russia
13
8
1
1
-
-
Uruguay
21
11
4
3
-
-
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STATISTICAL ANALYSIS AND MATCH REVIEW 7.2 CATEGORIES OF OFFENCES PENALISED The following table shows proportion of penalties and free kicks awarded in each facet of play. TACKLE/RUCK SCRUM OFFSIDE DANGEROUS TACKLE MAUL OBSTRUCTION GENERAL LINEOUT FOUL PLAY
% 47% 19% 11% 8% 5% 4% 4% 2% -
The following table shows the proportion of penalties and free kicks against each team in each facet of play. TACKLE/ RUCK
SCRUM
LINEOUT
MAUL
GENERAL PLAY
FOUL PLAY
OFFSIDE
Em. Ireland
13 = 52%
4 = 16%
-
1 = 4%
2 = 8%
4 = 16%
1 = 4%
Romania
12 = 46%
4 = 15%
-
-
1 = 4%
6 = 23%
3 = 12%
Russia
17 = 43%
11 = 28%
1 = 3%
6 = 15%
1 = 3%
2 = 4%
2 = 4%
Uruguay
18 = 47%
6 = 16%
1 = 3%
-
1 = 3%
4 = 11%
8 = 20%
Of penalties awarded at the ruck, 66 per cent were in favour of the team in possession and 34 per cent were in favour of the team not in possession. Of penalties/free kicks awarded at the scrum, 84 per cent were in favour of the team in possession and 16 per cent were in favour of the team not in possession.
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8.0 CARDS The following table shows the total number of cards.
TOTAL
YELLOW CARDS 18
RED CARDS -
The most cards in any match was six and the least was one. There was at least one card in each match. The following table shows the reasons for the yellow cards.
TACKLE/RUCK DANGEROUS TACKLE/CHARGE MAUL GENERAL FOUL PLAY SCRUM OFFSIDE
YELLOW CARDS
RED CARDS
7 6 2 1 1 1
-
The following table shows the number of cards awarded against each team and the reasons for the cards. YELLOW CARDS
RED CARDS
REASONS
Em. Ireland
2
-
2 x ruck
Romania
3
-
ruck; 2 x dangerous charge
Russia
9
-
3 x offside; 3 x maul; 2 x dangerous tackle; scrum
Uruguay
4
-
2 x tackle in air; not back 10m
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IRB NATIONS CUP 2014
IRB GAME ANALYSIS
CONTENTS COMMENTARY TEAM FACTS OVERALL SUMMARY PER MATCH OVERALL SUMMARY PER TEAM FINAL STANDINGS AND RESULTS
PAGE 1 3 5 6 7
REVIEW SCORING TRY SCORING KICKS AT GOAL BALL IN PLAY & POSSESSION OPEN PLAY SET PIECE PENALTIES/FREE KICKS CARDS
8 11 15 16 17 24 26 28
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IRB NATIONS CUP 2014 COMMENTARY Four teams again participated in the competition, which was played in Romania for the eighth consecutive year and won by Emerging Ireland. The other teams were Romania, Uruguay and Russia. A relevant factor in assessing this year’s tournament is the make-up of the Emerging Ireland squad. None of the team were part of the 2013 Irish senior playing squad but all of their players played RaboDirect PRO12 rugby and all but two played for teams that participated in the Heineken Cup. Nevertheless, it was an internationally inexperienced team. The result in the Russia game, for example, was achieved with a team that had a total of 18 caps, whose average age was only 25 and where the oldest centre or wing was 23. It could be regarded therefore as Ireland’s third senior team, but it was a team which totally dominated the 2014 tournament. In winning all three matches they scored more points than the other three teams combined, averaging almost 50 points per game they conceded a total of only 13 points in three matches, an average of four points per game they scored 21 tries while conceding just one their margins of victory were 21, 48 and 66 with the latter margin being in a match that lasted just 46 minutes due to weather Emerging Ireland’s expansive approach to the game was illustrated in their match against Russia where their fast, open offloading game produced 10 tries, nine of which started from possession gained from inside their own half. Had the match continued for 80 minutes and the rate of scoring been maintained their final score could have reached between 110 and 120 points. When a tournament is dominated by one particular team to such an extent, it can give a distorted picture, especially in the area of scoring. Emerging Ireland, for example, conceded an average of 0.3 tries per game, while the other three teams conceded an average of 5.0 tries per game. In addition, one match – Emerging Ireland v Russia – was abandoned after 46 minutes due to extreme weather conditions, resulting in only five fully completed matches. The use of overall averages, therefore, especially in the area of scoring and build up to tries, can give an incomplete if not inaccurate picture in certain areas of the game. The report shows for example, that 10 or 32 per cent of tries came
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STATISTICAL ANALYSIS AND MATCH REVIEW from possession gained from inside the scoring team’s own half. A breakdown shows, however, that of the 10 tries, Emerging Ireland scored nine and the other three teams scored a total of just one. Nevertheless, in other areas the performance of all four teams are capable of being measured. These include kicks at goal, rate of success at the set pieces of lineout and scrum and penalties. These are referred to later in this commentary.
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NATIONS CUP 2014 TEAM FACTS EMERGING IRELAND Emerging Ireland were crowned champions after winning all three matches
They scored the most tries (21) and most points (averaging 49 per game) They conceded only one try in three matches They scored tries from all sources of possession, including 12 from open play Of 10 tries scored from inside a team’s own half, nine were scored by Emerging Ireland Seventeen of their 21 tries contained one or fewer rucks and mauls Their centres did not kick the ball once They had the most successful lineout They contested the most lineouts Their scrums collapsed the least Their scrums contained the highest rate of scrum sanctions They had the fewest yellow cards
ROMANIA Romania finished as runners-up, winning two of their three matches.
They scored six tries – three times more than each of the other Tier Two teams Of the six tries scored, three were by forwards and three were penalty tries All six tries were scored from the set pieces of scrum and lineout No try contained more than one ruck Four of their six tries did not contain a pass They had the most successful kick at goal rate They were the only team to kick a drop goal They had the most possession in all three of their matches Their forwards were the least likely to pass the ball They kicked the least Their centres kicked the most All restarts were kicked long They had the most successful scrum They were awarded three times more scrum penalties than their opponents They were the least penalised team
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URUGUAY Uruguay won one game out of three to finish third
They scored two tries and conceded 10 They had the lowest rate of passing Their backs were the least likely to pass the ball Their scrum half kicked the most Their outside half kicked the most Ninety per cent of restarts were kicked long They conceded the most lineout steals They had the least successful scrum
RUSSIA Russia finished fourth, losing all three of their matches
They scored two tries and conceded 13 They had the least successful kick at goal rate They had the highest rate of passing Their forwards made proportionately more passes than any other team They were the most successful at retaining possession at ruck and maul They kicked the most Ninety per cent of restarts were kicked long They had the least successful lineout They contested the fewest number of lineouts They had the highest rate of scrum collapses Of 12 scrum penalties, they conceded 11 They were the most penalised team They received the most yellow cards
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IRB NATIONS CUP 2014 OVERALL SUMMARY NATIONS CUP 2014 SCORING AVG. POINTS AVG. TRIES AVG. PENALTY GOALS CONVERSION SUCCESS DROP GOALS ACTIVITY BALL IN PLAY* AVG. PASSES* AVG. RUCK/MAULS* RUCK/MAUL SUCCESS* AVG. KICKS* SET PIECE AVG. LINEOUTS* LINEOUT SUCCESS AVG. SCRUMS* SCRUM SUCCESS CONTESTABLE 50m RESTART REGAIN SUCCESS DISCIPLINE AVG. PENALTIES/ FKS* TOTAL CARDS
IRB GAME ANALYSIS
45 5 3 81% 2/2 33m 04s or 41% 219 146 91% 43 26 80% 19 88% 215
24 18/0
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IRB NATIONS CUP 2014 OVERALL SUMMARY BY TEAM IRE
ROM
URU
RUS
2014
2014
2014
2014
TOTAL POINTS SCORED
148
64
32
24
TOTAL POINTS CONCEDED TOTAL TRIES SCORED TOTAL TRIES CONCEDED TOTAL PENALTY GOALS SCORED TOTAL PENALTY GOALS CONCEDED
13 21 1 3 1
65 6 7 6 6
91
99
71%
47%
2 10 6 8 31%
2 13 4 4 42%
80%
85%
62%
50%
-
2/2
-
-
17m 03
19m 07
14m 54
14m 36
AVG. PASSES*
131
107
77
139
AVG. RUCK/MAULS* RUCK/MAUL RETENTION
73
87
64
68
89%
93%
90%
93%
20
20
23
24
OWN LINEOUT SUCCESS
88%
84%
75%
69%
OWN SCRUM SUCCESS OWN CONTESTABLE 50m RESTART SUCCESS
81%
97%
77%
90%
2/3
1/3
0/0
0/0
55% 45% 2/0
59% 41%
51% 49% 4/0
37% 63% 9/0
SCORING
POINTS FROM TRIES KICKS AT GOAL SUCCESS DROP GOAL SUCCESS RATE
GENERAL PLAY AVG. POSSESSION*
AVG. KICKS*
SET PIECE
DISCIPLINE PENALTIES & F/Ks FOR PENALTIES & F/Ks AGAINST YELLOW/RED CARDS
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3/0
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IRB NATIONS CUP 2014 STANDINGS & RESULTS P
W
D
L
PF
PA
BP
PTS
Em. Ireland
3
3
0
0
148
13
3
15
Romania
3
2
0
1
64
65
0
8
Uruguay
3
1
0
2
32
91
0
4
Russia
3
0
0
3
24
99
2
2
P = Played
W = Won
D = Draw L = Lost PF = Points For BP = Bonus Points PTS = Points
Emerging Ireland
(abandoned)
Romania
34-16
Uruguay
66-0
PA = Points Against
Russia
Emerging Ireland Romania
51-3
Uruguay
20-18
Russia
Russia
6-13
Uruguay
Romania
10-31
Emerging Ireland
Adjustments have had to be made to the contents of this report to reflect the events that occurred in the Emerging Ireland v Russia match. The match was abandoned in the early part of the second half after a total of 46 minutes play so that the match comprised just half a game. In addition, the score at the time was 66-0 to Emerging Ireland with 47 points being scored in the last 22 minutes played. Had the match been completed, the final score may have remained at 66-0 or if the momentum of the game had continued, a victory by well over 100 points. Certain data therefore – such as that concerning averages per game, highest and lowest activities per game for example – need to be adjusted in order to produce a closer reflection of the shape of the game seen in this year’s competition. The report indicates where such adjustments have been made.
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IRB NATIONS CUP 2014 REVIEW 1.0 SCORING There were 268 points scored, giving an average of 45 points per match. The following table shows a breakdown of all points scored. TOTAL POINTS TRIES CONVERSIONS PENALTY GOALS DROP GOALS
31 25 19 2
%
155 50 57 6
58% 19% 21% 2%
The following table shows the total and average points per team. POINTS FOR
POINTS AGAINST
TOTAL
AVERAGE
TOTAL
AVERAGE
Em. Ireland
148
49
13
4
Romania
64
21
65
22
Russia
24
8
99
33
Uruguay
32
11
91
30
1.1 TRIES, PENALTY GOALS & DROP GOALS There was an average of 5.2 tries, 4.2 conversions and 3.2 penalty goals per match. There were two drop goals. The following tables show the breakdown of scoring by team. TRIES SCORED
PENALTY GOALS KICKED
DROP GOALS KICKED
POINTS FROM TRIES
POINTS FROM KICKS
TRIES : PENALTY GOALS
Em. Ireland
21
3
-
71%
29%
1 : 0.2
Romania
6
6
2
47%
53%
1:1
Russia
2
4
-
42%
58%
1:2
Uruguay
2
6
-
31%
69%
1:3
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STATISTICAL ANALYSIS AND MATCH REVIEW 1.2 IMPACT OF TRIES & PENALTY GOALS ON MATCH RESULTS The winning team scored the most tries in five of the six matches or 83 per cent of matches. In one match, tries were equal.
1.3 SCORING MARGINS There were three matches with a margin of 18 points or fewer. The following table groups all scoring margins. POINTS DIFFERENCE Draw 1–5 6 – 10 11 – 20 21 – 30 31+
NO OF MATCHES 1 1 1 1 2
CUMULATIVE drawn 1 with 5 points or less 2 with 10 points or less 3 with 20 points or less (50%) 4 with 30 points or less
The following tables show the winning and losing margins for each team. WON BY 31 +
WON BY 21 - 30
WON BY 11 - 20
WON BY 1 - 10
LOST BY 1 - 10
LOST BY 11 - 20
LOST BY 21 - 30
LOST BY 31 +
Em. Ireland
2
1
-
-
-
-
-
-
Romania
-
-
1
1
-
-
1
-
Russia
-
-
-
-
2
-
-
1
Uruguay
-
-
-
1
-
1
-
1
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STATISTICAL ANALYSIS AND MATCH REVIEW 1.4 TIMING OF SCORES – TRIES & PENALTY GOALS The following table shows when tries and penalty goals were scored. TOTAL TRIES 16 15
FIRST HALF SECOND HALF
TRIES % 52% 48%
TOTAL PENALTY GOALS 12 7
PENALTY GOALS % 63% 37%
The following tables show the number of tries and penalty goals scored and conceded per half by team. TRIES FIRST HALF
PENALTY GOALS
SECOND HALF
TOTAL
FIRST HALF
SECOND HALF
TOTAL
OWN TRIES
OPP TRIES
OWN TRIES
OPP TRIES
OWN TRIES
OPP TRIES
OWN PGs
OPP PGs
OWN PGs
OPP PGs
OWN PGs
OPP PGs
Em. Ireland
13
-
8
1
21
1
2
1
1
-
3
1
Romania
1
4
5
3
6
7
4
4
2
2
6
6
Russia
1
8
1
5
2
13
3
2
1
2
4
4
Uruguay
1
4
1
6
2
10
3
5
3
3
6
8
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2.0 TRY SCORING 2.1 RATE OF TRY SCORING & TRY CONCEDING There were 31 tries scored, giving a try scoring rate of one every six minutes of play. The following tables show the rate of try scoring and the rate of try conceding for each team. This is a measure of each team’s success in converting possession into tries and their opponent’s success in converting possession into tries. TRY SCORING RATE
TRY CONCEDING RATE
Em. Ireland
2m 03s
Em. Ireland
42m 57s
Romania
9m 33s
Romania
5m 36s
Russia
19m 52s
Russia
3m 38s
Uruguay
22m 20s
Uruguay
5m 30s
2.2 PLAYERS & TRIES Of the 31 tries scored 12 or 39 per cent were scored by backs and 14 or 45 per cent were scored by forwards. There were five penalty tries (16 per cent). The following table shows the number of tries scored by backs and forwards by team. TRIES BY BACKS
TRIES BY FORWARDS
PENALTY TRIES
TOTAL
10
9
2
21
Romania
-
3
3
6
Russia
1
1
-
2
Uruguay
1
1
-
2
Em. Ireland
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The following table shows the possession source of tries. LINEOUT OPPONENTS KICK SCRUM TURNOVER/HANDLING ERROR PENALTY/FREE KICK RESTART
TRY SOURCE 14 = 45% 6 4 4 2 1
The following table shows the source of tries scored and conceded by each team. LINEOUT
SCRUM
PEN & FK
KICK
TURNOVER
RESTART
TOTAL
OWN TRIES
OPP TRIES
OWN TRIES
OPP TRIES
OWN TRIES
OPP TRIES
OWN TRIES
OPP TRIES
OWN TRIES
OPP TRIES
OWN TRIES
OPP TRIES
OWN TRIES
OPP TRIES
E. IRE
8
1
1
-
2
-
5
-
4
-
1
--
21
1
ROM
3
3
3
-
-
1
-
2
-
1
-
-
6
7
RUS
2
3
-
2
-
-
4
-
3
-
1
2
13
URU
1
7
-
2
-
1
-
-
-
-
-
2
10
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STATISTICAL ANALYSIS AND MATCH REVIEW 2.4 ORIGIN OF TRIES The following table shows the origin of tries. TRY ORIGIN OWN HALF 10 = 32% HALFWAY TO 10M 4 = 13% 10M TO 22M 5 = 16% 22M TO GOAL LINE 12 = 39% The following table shows the origin of tries scored and conceded by team. OWN HALF
HW – 10m
10m – 22m
22m - TRY
TOTAL
OWN TRIES
OPP TRIES
OWN TRIES
OPP TRIES
OWN TRIES
OPP TRIES
OWN TRIES
OPP TRIES
OWN TRIES
OPP TRIES
Em. Ireland
9
-
2
-
3
-
7
1
21
1
Romania
-
3
1
1
1
1
4
2
6
7
Russia
-
7
1
2
-
1
1
3
2
13
Uruguay
1
-
-
1
1
3
-
6
2
10
2.5 NUMBER OF RUCKS/MAULS & PASSES IN BUILD UP TO TRIES The following table show the number of rucks and mauls that preceded each try. RUCKS/MAULS NUMBER 0 R/Ms 1 R/Ms 2 R/Ms 3+ R/Ms
17 7 2 5
%
CUMULATIVE %
55% 23% 6% 16%
55% 78% 84% 100%
The following table shows the number of ruck/mauls in the build up to tries scored and conceded by team. NO R/Ms
1 R/Ms
2 R/Ms
3+ R/Ms
TOTAL
OWN TRIES
OPP TRIES
OWN TRIES
OPP TRIES
OWN TRIES
OPP TRIES
OWN TRIES
OPP TRIES
OWN TRIES
OPP TRIES
Em. Ireland
12
1
5
-
2
-
2
-
21
1
Romania
4
3
2
1
-
-
-
3
6
7
Russia
-
9
-
2
-
-
2
2
2
13
Uruguay
1
4
-
4
-
2
1
-
2
10
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STATISTICAL ANALYSIS AND MATCH REVIEW The following table shows the number of passes that preceded each try. PASSES NUMBER % CUMULATIVE % 0 10 33% 33% 1-3 11 35% 68% 4-6 7 23% 91% 7-9 2 6% 97% 10+ 1 3% 100% The following table shows the number of passes in the build up to tries scored and conceded by team. NO PASSES
1 – 3 PASSES
OWN TRIES
OPP TRIES
OWN TRIES
OPP TRIES
OWN TRIES
E. IRE
6
1
8
-
ROM
4
1
1
RUS
-
3
URU
-
5
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7 – 9 PASSES
10+ PASSES
TOTAL
OPP TRIES
OWN TRIES
OPP TRIES
OWN TRIES
OPP TRIES
OWN TRIES
OPP TRIES
6
-
1
-
-
-
21
1
3
1
1
-
2
-
-
6
7
1
5
-
4
1
-
-
1
2
13
1
3
-
2
-
-
1
-
2
10
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3.0 KICKS AT GOAL The following table shows kick success rates. KICKING SUCCESS CONVERSIONS PENALTY GOALS DROP GOALS
81% 63% 100%
The following table shows the kicking success for penalty goals, conversions and drop goals by team. PENALTY SUCCESS
CONVERSION SUCCESS
OVERALL SUCCESS %
DROP GOAL SUCCESS
Em. Ireland
3 of 4 = 75%
17 of 21 = 81%
80%
-
Romania
6 of 7 = 86%
5 of 6 = 83%
85%
2 of 2
Russia
4 of 8 = 50%
1 of 2 = 50%
50%
-
Uruguay
6 of 11 = 55%
2 of 2 = 100%
62%
-
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4.0 BALL IN PLAY & POSSESSION The average ball in play time per match (excluding Emerging Ireland v Russia) was 33mins 04secs or 41 per cent. The highest ball in play in any match (excluding Emerging Ireland v Russia) was 36mins 49secs or 46 per cent and the lowest was 30mins 57secs or 39 per cent. The table below shows the ball in play times and possession times for each match and team. The winning team won with less possession in two of the six matches (highlighted in gold). TEAM Em. Ireland Romania Em. Ireland Romania Russia Romania
POSSESSION TIME 8m 55s 18m 37s 19m 59s 18m 20s 16m 35s 20m 23s
%
TEAM
46% 60% 63% 59% 45% 59%
Russia Uruguay Uruguay Russia Uruguay Em. Ireland
POSSESSION TIME 10m 38s 12m 31s 11m 56s 12m 37s 20m 14s 14m 07s
% 54% 40% 37% 41% 55% 41%
TOTAL TIME 19m 33s 31m 08s 31m 55s 30m 57s 36m 49s 34m 30s
% BIP 44% 39% 40% 39% 46% 43%
The following table shows the average possession time and the proportion of possession per match obtained by each team and their opponents. *This excludes the Emerging Ireland v Russia match. OWN POSSESSION AVERAGE
OPP POSSESSION AVERAGE
OWN POSSESSION
OPP POSSESSION
Em. Ireland*
17m 03s
16m 10s
51%
49%
Romania
19m 07s
13m 05s
59%
41%
Russia*
14m 36s
19m 17s
43%
57%
Uruguay
14m 54s
18m 24s
45%
55%
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5.0 OPEN PLAY Open play activity includes passes, ruck/mauls and kicks. The following table shows the average number and rate of passes, ruck/mauls and kicks per match, but excluding the Emerging Ireland v Russia match.
PASSES* RUCKS/MAULS* KICKS*
AVG. PER MATCH 219 146 43
RATE FREQUENCY OF PASSING 1 every 9 secs 1 every 14 secs 1 every 46 secs * excludes the Em. Ireland v Russia match
5.1 PASSING* The average number of passes per match was 219 and the passing rate was one every nine seconds of possession. The most passes in a match was 282 and the least was 178. Ninety-four per cent of all passing movements contained three or fewer passes. The following table shows the average, the most and the least number of passes per match and the passing rate by team. AVG. PASSES PER MATCH
MOST
LEAST
RATE FREQUENCY OF PASSING
Em. Ireland*
131
169
93
1 every 8 secs
Romania
107
120
88
1 every 10 secs
Russia*
139
182
96
1 every 6 secs
Uruguay
77
100
64
1 every 12 secs
* excludes the Em. Ireland v Russia match
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STATISTICAL ANALYSIS AND MATCH REVIEW 5.2 PLAYER PASSING The following table shows the proportion of all passes made by forwards, scrum halves and backs. % PASSES BY FORWARDS PASSES BY SCRUM HALF PASSES BY BACKS
16% 48% 36%
The following table shows the number and proportion of passes made by the forwards, the scrum half and backs of each team. PASSES BY FORWARDS
%
PASSES BY SCRUM HALF
%
PASSES BY BACKS
%
Em. Ireland
41
16%
120
46%
100
38%
Romania
44
14%
169
52%
107
34%
Russia
50
18%
120
43%
108
39%
Uruguay
36
16%
116
50%
80
34%
The following tables show how often forwards and backs of each team passed the ball. FORWARDS PASS : POSSESSION RATIO
BACKS PASS : POSSESSION RATIO
Em. Ireland
1 every 2.9
Em. Ireland
1 every 1.9
Romania
1 every 5.3
Romania
1 every 2.1
Russia
1 every 2.8
Russia
1 every 2.0
Uruguay
1 every 4.5
Uruguay
1 every 2.4
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STATISTICAL ANALYSIS AND MATCH REVIEW Overall, forwards passed the ball once in every 3.7 possessions. The following tables show how often front rows, second rows and back rows of each team passed the ball. FRONT ROW PASS : POSSESSION
SECOND ROW PASS : POSSESSION
BACK ROW PASS : POSSESSION
E. IRE
1 every 3.3
E. IRE
1 every 3.5
E. IRE
1 every 2.7
ROM
1 every 12.4
ROM
1 every 6.8
ROM
1 every 3.6
RUS
1 every 3.2
RUS
1 every 5.6
RUS
1 every 2.1
URU
1 every 8.8
URU
1 every 5.6
URU
1 every 3.3
Overall, backs passed the ball every 2.1 possessions. The following tables show how often fly halves, centres and back threes of each team passed the ball. FLY HALF PASS : POSSESSION
CENTRES PASS : POSSESSION
BACK THREE PASS : POSSESSION
E. IRE
1 every 1.4
E. IRE
1 every 2.0
E. IRE
1 every 2.4
ROM
1 every 1.6
ROM
1 every 2.4
ROM
1 every 2.6
RUS
1 every 1.6
RUS
1 every 2.0
RUS
1 every 3.1
URU
1 every 1.7
URU
1 every 2.9
URU
1 every 3.0
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STATISTICAL ANALYSIS AND MATCH REVIEW 5.3 RUCKS/MAULS* The average number of ruck/mauls per match was 146 and the ruck/maul rate was one every 14 seconds of possession. The most ruck/mauls in a match was 166 and the least was 117. The following table shows the average, the most and the least number of ruck/mauls per match and the ruck/maul rate by team. AVG. R/Ms PER MATCH
MOST
LEAST
RATE FREQUENCY OF R/Ms
Em. Ireland*
73
92
53
1 every 14 secs
Romania
87
92
26
1 every 13 secs
Russia*
68
77
58
1 every 13 secs
Uruguay
64
89
47
1 every 14 secs * excludes the Em. Ireland v Russia match
5.4 RUCK/MAUL RETENTION The retention rate at ruck/mauls was 91 per cent. The following table shows how often each team retained ruck/maul possession and how often each team turned over opposition possession.
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SUCCESS IN OWN RUCK/MAULS
SUCCESS IN OPP RUCK/MAULS
Em. Ireland
89%
7%
Romania
93%
4%
Russia
93%
8%
Uruguay
90%
10%
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STATISTICAL ANALYSIS AND MATCH REVIEW 5.5 KICKING* The average number of kicks per match was 43 and the kick rate was one every 46 seconds of possession. The most kicks in a match was 52 and the least was 34. The following table shows the average, the most and the least number of kicks per match by team and the kick rate by team. AVERAGE KICKS PER MATCH
MOST
LEAST
RATE FREQUENCY OF KICKS
Em. Ireland*
20
23
17
1 every 51 secs
Romania
20
26
13
1 every 58 secs
Russia*
24
26
22
1 every 37 secs
Uruguay
23
30
17
1 every 39 secs * excludes the Em. Ireland v Russia match
5.6 PLAYER KICKING Overall, backs kicked the ball every five possessions. The following tables show how often the scrum halves, fly halves, centres and back threes of each team kicked the ball. SCRUM HALF KICK : POSSESSION
FLY HALF KICK : POSSESSION
E. IRE
1 every 13
E. IRE
1 every 4
ROM
1 every 15
ROM
1 every 5
RUS
1 every 18
RUS
1 every 4
URU
1 every 9
URU
1 every 3
CENTRES KICK : POSSESSION
BACK THREE KICK : POSSESSION
E. IRE
0 in 52
E. IRE
1 every 6
ROM
1 every 4
ROM
1 every 5
RUS
1 every 17
RUS
1 every 5
URU
1 every 12
URU
1 every 4
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6.0 SET PIECE 6.1 50m RESTARTS The following table shows the proportion of 50m restarts that were contestable and the success rates of contestable restarts. 50m RESTARTS CONTESTABLE 50m RECEIVING CONTESTABLE RESTARTS – SUCCESS REGAINING CONTESTABLE RESTARTS – SUCCESS
8% 3/5 2/5
The following tables show the success per team on own and opposition restarts by each team. RECEIVING CONTESTABLE 50m RESTARTS
REGAINING CONTESTABLE 50m RESTARTS
SUCCESS
SUCCESS
Em. Ireland
2/2
Em. Ireland
1/1
Romania
1/3
Romania
0/1
Russia
0/0
Russia
0/2
Uruguay
0/0
Uruguay
1/1
The following table shows the type of restart kicked by each team. TYPE OF 50m RESTARTS
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CONTESTABLE
NOT CONTESTABLE
Em. Ireland
14%
86%
Romania
0%
100%
Russia
10%
90%
Uruguay
10%
90%
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STATISTICAL ANALYSIS AND MATCH REVIEW 6.2 LINEOUTS The following table shows the average number of lineouts per match, the most/least number of lineouts per match, the proportion of lineouts contested and the lineout retention rates.
AVG. PER MATCH* MOST IN A MATCH* LEAST IN A MATCH* COMPETED POSSESSION RETAINED
LINEOUTS 26 29 20 44% 80% * excludes the Em. Ireland v Russia match
The following tables show the success per team on own and opposition lineouts. OWN LINEOUTS SUCCESS CONTESTED
OPP LINEOUTS
LOST BY STEALS
SUCCESS CONTESTED
WON BY STEALS
Em. Ireland
88%
28%
3
Em. Ireland
29%
66%
7
Romania
84%
50%
6
Romania
29%
42%
7
Russia
69%
50%
6
Russia
13%
35%
4
Uruguay
75%
48%
7
Uruguay
14%
36%
4
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STATISTICAL ANALYSIS AND MATCH REVIEW 6.3 SCRUMS The following table shows the average number of scrums per match, the most/least number of scrums in a match, the percentage of times the ball came out of the scrum back into play and the scrum retention rate. SCRUMS AVG. PER MATCH* MOST IN A MATCH* LEAST IN A MATCH* BALL BACK INTO PLAY POSSESSION RETAINED
19 20 18 77% 88% * excludes the Em. Ireland v Russia match
In total there were eight tighthead turnovers in 100 scrums. The following tables show the success by team on own and opposition scrums. OWN SCRUMS
OPP SCRUMS
SUCCESS
BALL RELEASED
PEN/FK FOR
Em. Ireland
81%
11
6
Romania
97%
23
Russia
90%
Uruguay
77%
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SUCCESS
TIGHTHEAD/ THRU 90
PEN/FK FOR
Em. Ireland
13%
2
1
9
Romania
21%
3
2
17
1
Russia
5%
1
16
5
Uruguay
10%
2
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STATISTICAL ANALYSIS AND MATCH REVIEW The following table shows the rate of collapses, resets, penalties/free kicks and ball back into play. COLLAPSES PER 100 SCRUMS 19
Nations Cup 2014
RESETS PER 100 SCRUMS 23
PK/FKS PER 100 SCRUMS 23
BALL OUT PER 100 SCRUMS 77
The following table shows the rate of collapses, penalties/free kicks and ball back into play on each team’s scrum put-in. RATE OF COLLAPSES PER 100 SCRUMS
RATE OF RESETS PER 100 SCRUMS
RATE OF PK/FKS PER 100 SCRUMS
RATE OF BALL OUT PER 100 SCRUMS
Em. Ireland
10
24
Em. Ireland
33
67
Romania
18
18
Romania
24
76
Russia
29
24
Russia
14
86
Uruguay
19
27
Uruguay
19
81
The following table shows the distribution of penalties/free kicks for each team on own and opposition put-ins. OWN SCRUMS
OPP SCRUMS
TOTAL
PEN/FK FOR
PEN/FK AGAINST
PEN/FK FOR
PEN/FK AGAINST
PEN/FK FOR
PEN/FK AGAINST
Em. Ireland
6
1
1
3
7
4
Romania
9
-
2
4
11
4
Russia
1
2
-
9
1
11
Uruguay
5
1
1
5
6
6
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7.0 PENALTIES & FREE KICKS The following table shows the overall average number of penalties/free kicks per match. PENALTY/ FREE KICKS 24 31 15
AVG. PER MATCH* MOST IN A MATCH* LEAST IN A MATCH*
* excludes the Em. Ireland v Russia match
The following tables show the total penalties for and against, and the proportion of penalties for and against for each team. PK/FK FOR
PK/FK AGAINST
PK/FK FOR
PK/FK AGAINST
Em. Ireland
30
25
55%
45%
Romania
37
26
59%
41%
Russia
23
40
37%
63%
Uruguay
39
38
51%
49%
7.1 OPTIONS TAKEN AT PENALTIES/FREE KICKS The following table shows the options taken at penalties/free kicks. KICK TO TOUCH KICK AT GOAL TAP KICKS SCRUM PENALTY TRY PENALTY REVERSED
% 58% 23% 7% 7% 4% 1%
The following table shows the options taken at penalties and free kicks by team. KICK TO TOUCH
KICK AT GOAL
TAP KICKS
SCRUM
PENALTY TRIES
PENALTY REVERSED
Em. Ireland
19
4
3
1
2
1
Romania
22
7
1
4
3
-
Russia
13
8
1
1
-
-
Uruguay
21
11
4
3
-
-
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STATISTICAL ANALYSIS AND MATCH REVIEW 7.2 CATEGORIES OF OFFENCES PENALISED The following table shows proportion of penalties and free kicks awarded in each facet of play. TACKLE/RUCK SCRUM OFFSIDE DANGEROUS TACKLE MAUL OBSTRUCTION GENERAL LINEOUT FOUL PLAY
% 47% 19% 11% 8% 5% 4% 4% 2% -
The following table shows the proportion of penalties and free kicks against each team in each facet of play. TACKLE/ RUCK
SCRUM
LINEOUT
MAUL
GENERAL PLAY
FOUL PLAY
OFFSIDE
Em. Ireland
13 = 52%
4 = 16%
-
1 = 4%
2 = 8%
4 = 16%
1 = 4%
Romania
12 = 46%
4 = 15%
-
-
1 = 4%
6 = 23%
3 = 12%
Russia
17 = 43%
11 = 28%
1 = 3%
6 = 15%
1 = 3%
2 = 4%
2 = 4%
Uruguay
18 = 47%
6 = 16%
1 = 3%
-
1 = 3%
4 = 11%
8 = 20%
Of penalties awarded at the ruck, 66 per cent were in favour of the team in possession and 34 per cent were in favour of the team not in possession. Of penalties/free kicks awarded at the scrum, 84 per cent were in favour of the team in possession and 16 per cent were in favour of the team not in possession.
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8.0 CARDS The following table shows the total number of cards.
TOTAL
YELLOW CARDS 18
RED CARDS -
The most cards in any match was six and the least was one. There was at least one card in each match. The following table shows the reasons for the yellow cards.
TACKLE/RUCK DANGEROUS TACKLE/CHARGE MAUL GENERAL FOUL PLAY SCRUM OFFSIDE
YELLOW CARDS
RED CARDS
7 6 2 1 1 1
-
The following table shows the number of cards awarded against each team and the reasons for the cards. YELLOW CARDS
RED CARDS
REASONS
Em. Ireland
2
-
2 x ruck
Romania
3
-
ruck; 2 x dangerous charge
Russia
9
-
3 x offside; 3 x maul; 2 x dangerous tackle; scrum
Uruguay
4
-
2 x tackle in air; not back 10m
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