THE RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP 2015 STATISTICAL REPORT

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THE RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP 2015 STATISTICAL REPORT WORLD RUGBY GAME ANALYSIS

THE RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP 2015 STATISTICAL REPORT WORLD RUGBY GAME ANALYSIS

FINAL RESULTS AND STANDINGS P

W D

L

PF

PA

PD

TF

TA

BP

PTS

Australia

3

3

-

-

85

48

+37

10

4

1

13

New Zealand

3

2

-

1

85

65

+20

10

7

1

9

Argentina

3

1

-

2

64

98

-34

7

12

1

5

South Africa

3

-

-

3

65

88

-23

6

10

2

2

P = Played

W = Won

D = Draw

L = Lost

PF = Points for

PA = Points against

PD = Points difference TF = Tries for TA = Tries against BP = Bonus Points PTS = Points

2 2

New Zealand

39-18

Argentina

Australia

24-20

South Africa

South Africa

20-27

New Zealand

Argentina

9-34

Australia

Australia

27-19

New Zealand

South Africa

25-37

Argentina

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THE RUGBY CHAMPIONSHIP 2015 STATISTICAL REPORT WORLD RUGBY GAME ANALYSIS

COMMENTARY The Rugby Championship has been in existence for four years. Over this period, there have been two constants  

The domination of the tournament by New Zealand, and The challenge to Argentina in a competition that comprises three of the top four teams in the World Rugby Rankings.

In this year’s competition, there were changes. Australia topped the table, New Zealand lost one game to Australia and finished second while Argentina won a match for the second year running, this time beating South Africa. Despite their one defeat however, New Zealand continue to dominate the event. The following table shows that over the four-year period, New Zealand    

won 18 of 21 matches won 14 of those 18 matches by 10 or more points were the best attacking team scoring 30 per cent more tries than their nearest rival were the best defensive team with each their opponents conceding almost 50 per cent more tries

MATCHES PLAYED MATCHES WON MATCHES DRAWN % WON BY >10pts % LOST BY