world rugby pacific nations cup 2015 statistical report
WORLD RUGBY PACIFIC NATIONS CUP 2015 STATISTICAL REPORT WORLD RUGBY GAME ANALYSIS
PACIFIC NATIONS CUP 2015 STATISTICAL REPORT WORLD RUGBY GAME ANALYSIS
FINAL RESULTS AND STANDINGS
P = Played
P
W D
L
PF
PA
PD
TF
TA
PTS
Fiji
3
2
1
0
87
74
+13
10
9
11
Samoa
3
2
1
0
72
66
+6
8
7
11
Tonga
3
2
0
1
83
67
+16
9
7
8
Japan
3
1
0
2
60
56
+4
5
4
6
USA
3
1
0
2
58
72
-14
4
7
5
Canada
3
0
0
3
44
69
-25
4
6
1
W = Won
D = Draw
L = Lost
PF = Points for
PA = Points against
PD = Points difference TF = Tries for TA = Tries against PTS = Points
Fiji
30-22
Tonga
Canada
6-20
Japan
USA
16-21
Samoa
Fiji
30-30
Samoa
Canada
18-28
Tonga
USA
23-18
Japan
USA
19-33
Tonga
Fiji
27-22
Japan
Canada
20-21
Samoa
Tonga
31-20
Japan
USA
15-13
Canada
Fiji
39-29
Samoa
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OVERALL SUMMARY PNC 2015 Scoring Avg. points
46
Avg. tries
4.4
Avg. penalty goals
6.1
Conversion success
60%
Avg. drop goals
1 in 8
General play Avg. ball in play
30m 32s = 38%
Avg. passes
225
Avg. ruck/mauls
157
Ruck/maul success
92%
Avg. kicks
32
Set piece Avg. lineouts Lineout success Avg. scrums
22 84% 14
Scrum success
88%
Contestable 50m restart Regain success
23%
Discipline Avg. penalties/FKs Total cards
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TEAM SUMMARY
FIJI
SAMOA
TONGA
JAPAN
USA
CANADA
Total points scored
126
101
114
80
73
57
Total points conceded
103
106
87
87
85
84
Total tries scored
15
11
12
6
4
5
Total tries conceded
12
12
8
7
8
6
Total penalty goals scored
9
12
12
16
16
8
Total penalty goals conceded
11
9
13
14
11
15
Points from tries
60%
54%
53%
38%
27%
44%
Kicks at goal success
72%
68%
72%
71%
74%
75%
Drop goal success rate
0o1
-
0 of 2
0 of 1
1 of 2
0 of 2
11m 41s
16m 13s
15m 51s
15m 27s
16m 49s
15m 38s
Avg. passes
83
125
94
127
115
134
Avg. ruck/mauls
50
89
86
81
86
78
90%
94%
94%
92%
93%
92%
16
13
18
12
21
17
Own lineout success
77%
79%
87%
93%
90%
78%
Own scrum success
82%
88%
90%
97%
89%
82%
2 in 5
2 in 9
2 in 7
1 in 4
6 in 14
0 in 13
Penalties and FKs for
37%
53%
54%
54%
56%
47%
Penalties and FKs against
63%
47%
46%
46%
44%
53%
4
1
3
4
4
2
Scoring
General play Avg. possession
Ruck/maul retention Avg. kicks Set piece
Own contestable 50m restart success Discipline
Yellow/red cards
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MATCH FACTS There was an average of 4.4 tries and 6.1 penalty goals per match The winning team scored the most tries in seven of the 12 matches. Six of the 12 matches had a points difference of five or less The lineout continued to be the most fruitful source of tries, with almost 40 per cent coming from this source. Eight tries were scored from turnovers; eight from opponents’ kicks One try in three started from inside the scoring team’s own half, with seven of the 16 scored by Fiji Sixty-three per cent of tries contained two or fewer phases and 57 per cent contained three or fewer passes Twenty-two tries were scored in the first half and 31 in the second Backs scored 31 tries and the forwards 22 The conversion success rates was 60 per cent Ball in play was 30 minutes 32 seconds or 38 per cent Overall, there was a pass every eight seconds, a ruck every 12 seconds and a kick every 57 seconds Only one in three restarts was contestable Lineouts were successfully retained on 84 per cent of occasions – 46 per cent were contested Scrum possession was retained on 88 per cent of occasions Just under 60 per cent of tries came from the set piece possessions of scrum and lineout The winning team had the most possession in five of the 12 matches.
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TEAM FACTS FIJI Fiji won the 2015 title after three victories and one draw
They scored more points and more tries than any other team
All three of Fiji’s wins were by margins of 10 points or fewer
Only one team conceded more points than Fiji and no team conceded more tries.
They scored 60 per cent of their tries in the first half
They scored a try every three minutes of possession – the next nearest team required over five minutes
They conceded 10 of 12 tries (or over 80 per cent) in the second half.
They scored four tries from turnovers – as many as the other five teams combined
They scored the most tries from opponents’ kicks
Seven of their 15 tries started from possession inside their own half
Twelve of 15 conversions were successful
Fiji had less possession than their opponents in all four matches
No other team’s opponents had more possession – in total almost 50 per cent more
Due to limited possession they made fewer passes than any other team
Their forwards made almost 20 per cent of all their passes
They rucked at the slowest rate.
Their ruck success rate was 90 per cent – less than any other team
They had the least success on opponents’ rucks
They kicked at the highest rate
Their scrum-half and fly-half were the most likely half-backs to kick the ball
Fiji were the least successful team when receiving contestable restarts but the most successful in regaining their own
More than 80 per cent of their restarts were kicked long
They had the least successful lineout and scrum albeit marginally
Their opponents received over 50 per cent more penalties
They tapped the fewest penalties/free-kicks
They received four yellow cards, the same as Japan and USA
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SAMOA Samoa were runners-up after losing to Fiji in the final
Samoa’s results were all close. One match was drawn, their two wins had margins of five points and one point, while the game that was lost was by a margin of 10.
They scored five tries but conceded six
They scored eight of their 11 tries in the second half
They conceded six tries in each half
They conceded a try every five minutes of opponents’ possession – a higher rate than any other team
Fifty per cent of their tries came from the set pieces of scrum and lineout and 50 per cent from open play
Eight of their 11 tries contained no more than one ruck
Their backs scored six tries, their forwards five
They had the lowest kick at goal success rate
They were the only team not to attempt a drop goal
They had less possession than their opponents in three of their four matches
Samoa’s forwards made 28 per cent of their total passes, a far higher proportion than any other team
Their forwards were the most likely forwards to pass the ball
They had a high success rate on their own rucks/mauls
Together with Japan they kicked the least
Two thirds of their restarts were kicked long
They lost the most lineout steals
They received more penalties and free-kicks than their opponents
They received one yellow card, the least by any team
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TONGA Tonga came third, after beating Japan in their final game
Tonga scored more tries than their opponents in all three of their wins.
Two of the three matches won by more than 10 points were by Tonga
They scored eight of their 12 tries in the second half.
Ten of their 12 tries came from lineout possession – only one from open play
Only one try was scored from inside their own half
Nine of their 12 tries contained three or more rucks and mauls – almost as many as the other five teams combined
Elevent of their 12 tries were score by backs
They had the lowest passing rate of all six teams
Almost 20 per cent of their passes were made by their forwards
Their centres and back three were the least likely to pass the ball, while their centres also kicked the least
They were the only team to successfully receive all contestable restarts
They contested more opponents’ lineouts than any other team and had the most success
They were the most penalised on opponents scrums
They were awarded more penalties than their opponents
They received three yellow cards
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JAPAN Japan finished fourth after losing to Tonga
They lost three matches but two of these were five-point margins.
They scored six tries and conceded seven
Together with USA they kicked the highest number of penalty goals
Kicks accounted for 72 per cent of their points
They scored three tries in each half – and conceded four in the first and three in the second
Four of their six tries came from scrum possession
Four of their six tries contained no rucks or mauls
Three tries were scored by both backs and forwards
They converted only one of six tries but kicked 16 penalty goals from 18 attempts
Overall, Japan averaged more possession than their opponents
Together with Canada they had the highest rate of passing. They also rucked at the highest rate
The proportion of passes made by their forwards was below the average
They kicked the least
The scrum-half kicked three times in the entire tournament
Their centres and back three kicked more than any other teams’.
Over 80 per cent of their restarts were not contestable – a higher percentage than any other team
They had the most successful lineout, losing only one
They contested only one in three of their opponents’ throw-ins
They were the most successful on both their own and their opponents’ scrums
They were awarded almost twice as many scrum penalties as their opponents
Of a total of 15 scrum penalty options, Japan took 11
They received four yellow cards
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USA USA finished fifth, winning two matches – against Japan and Canada
In both their wins, they scored fewer tries than their opponents
They scored the fewest number of tries
They scored all four tries in the second half
Only Canada scored fewer points and only Canada conceded fewer points
No team kicked more penalty goals
They were the only team to drop a goal
Two of their four tries were scored from tap penalties
All four of their tries were scored from possession gained inside their opponents’ 22
Three of their four tries did not contain a single pass
All four tries were scored by forwards
They obtained more possession than any other team
Their forwards made 10 per cent of their passes – a lower proportion than any other team
Their forwards were the least likely to pass the ball
Their scrum-half made almost 60 per cent of their passes
They kicked the most
They kicked the highest proportion of restarts and regained five of the 14.
They did not win a single opposition scrum
They received four yellow cards
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CANADA Canada failed to win a game and finished in last place
While Canada lost all their matches, two of their losing margins were small. They lost by one point, two, 10 and 14 points
They scored the fewest number of points but scored one more try than USA
They had the best defence, conceding fewer tries than any other team.
They did, however, concede the most penalty goals
Only one of their five tries were scored from set-piece possession
Four of their five tries were scored from possession gained inside their own half
Five of the six tries they conceded contained no more than one ruck and no more than three passes
They had the most successful kick at goal rate
They were the highest passing team
Their backs were the most likely to pass the ball.
Only Fiji rucked less
Their back three kicked the least
They were the least successful in regaining their own contestable restarts, recovering none in 13
They had the least success on opponents’ lineouts, winning just three steals
They conceded four penalties on their own scrum – more than any other team
They tapped penalties almost as many times as the other five teams combined
They received two yellow cards
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1.
SCORING
IMPACT OF TRIES AND PENALTY GOALS ON MATCH RESULTS The winning team scored the most tries in seven or 58 per cent of matches. In two matches tries were equal, while in two the winning team scored the fewest number of tries (USA v Canada’ USA v Japan).There was one drawn game. WON SCORING MORE TRIES
WON SCORING EQUAL TRIES
WON SCORING LESS TRIES
DRAW
Tonga
3
-
-
-
Fiji
2
1
-
1
Samoa
1
1
-
1
Japan
1
-
-
-
USA
-
-
2
-
Canada
-
-
-
-
SCORING MARGINS There were nine matches with a margin of 10 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 5 3 3 -
CUMULATIVE 8% drawn 50% with 5 points or less 75% with 10 points or less 100% with 20 points or less
The following tables show the winning and losing margins for each team.
Canada Fiji Japan Samoa Tonga USA
LOST BY 21-30
LOST BY 31+
1 -
-
-
-
-
2
1
-
-
1
1
-
-
-
1
-
1
-
-
-
2
-
1
1
-
-
WON BY 31+
WON BY 21-30
WON BY 11-20
-
-
-
-
-
-
3
-
-
1
-
-
-
D R A W -
LOST BY 1-10
LOST BY 11-20
1
3 -
-
-
-
2
-
2
-
-
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POINTS SCORING AND CONCEDING There were 551 points scored, giving an average of 46 points per match. The following table shows a breakdown of all points scored. TOTAL
AVERAGE
POINTS
%
53 32 73 1
4.4 2.7 6.1 1 in 12 matches
265 64 219 3
48% 12% 40% >1
Tries Conversions Penalty Goals Drop Goals
The following tables show the total and average points scored and conceded per team. POINTS SCORED TOTAL
AVERAGE
Fiji
126
32
Tonga
114
Samoa
POINTS CONCEDED TOTAL
AVERAGE
Canada
84
21
28
USA
85
21
101
25
Tonga
87
22
Japan
80
20
Japan
87
22
USA
73
18
Samoa
106
26
Canada
57
14
Fiji
103
25
The following tables show the breakdown of points scored by each team. TRIES SCORED
PENALTY GOALS SCORED
DROP GOALS SCORED
% POINTS SCORED FROM TRIES
% POINTS SCORED FROM KICKS
TRIES : PK SCORED
Fiji
15
9
-
60%
40%
1 : 0.6
Tonga
12
12
-
53%
47%
1 : 1.0
Samoa
11
12
-
54%
46%
1 : 1.1
Canada
5
8
-
44%
56%
1 : 1.6
38%
72%
1 : 2.6
27%
73%
1 : 4.0
Japan
6
16
-
USA
4
16
1
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The following tables show the breakdown of points conceded by each team. TRIES CONCEDED
PENALTY GOALS CONCEDED
DROP GOALS CONCEDED
% POINTS CONCEDED FROM TRIES
% POINTS CONCEDED FROM KICKS
TRIES : PK CONCEDED
Canada
6
15
1
36%
74%
1 : 2.5
Japan
7
14
-
40%
60%
1 : 2.0
Tonga
8
13
-
46%
54%
1 : 1.6
USA
8
11
-
47%
53%
1 : 1.4
Samoa
12
9
-
57%
43%
1 : 0.8
Fiji
12
11
-
58%
42%
1 : 0.9
TIMING OF SCORES – TRIES AND PENALTY GOALS The following table shows when tries and penalty goals were scored. TRIES
%
PENALTY GOALS
%
First half
22
42%
42
58%
Second half
31
58%
31
42%
The following tables show the number of tries and penalty goals scored and conceded per half per team. TRIES FIRST HALF
PENALTY GOALS
SECOND HALF
FIRST HALF
SECOND HALF
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
Fiji
9
2
6
10
3
3
6
3
Tonga
4
4
8
4
8
8
4
8
Samoa
3
6
8
6
8
8
4
6
Japan
3
4
3
3
9
9
7
6
Canada
3
2
2
4
5
5
3
7
4
4
4
9
9
7
2
USA
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RATE OF TRY SCORING AND CONCEDING There were 53 tries scored giving a try scoring rate of one try every six minutes 55 seconds 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
1 try every 3min 07s
Fiji
1 try every 11min 15s
Canada
Tonga
5min 17s
USA
8min 02s
Samoa
5min 54s
Japan
7min 48s
Japan
12min 18s
Tonga
6min 33s
Canada
12min 31s
Fiji
5min 42s
USA
16min 49s
Samoa
4min 58s
SOURCE OF TRIES The following table shows the possession source of tries. TRY SOURCE Lineout Scrum Turnover/handling error Opponents kick Penalty/free-kick Restart
20 = 38% 11 = 21% 8 = 15% 8 = 15% 4 = 8% 2 = 4%
The following table shows the source of tries scored and conceded by each team. LINEOUT
SCRUM
PEN & FK
KICK
TURNOVER
RESTART
TOTAL
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
Fiji
4
5
2
6
-
-
3
1
4
-
2
-
15
12
Tonga
10
3
1
-
-
1
-
3
1
1
-
-
12
8
Samoa
2
3
4
1
1
2
2
1
2
3
-
2
11
12
Japan
1
4
4
1
-
-
1
1
-
1
-
-
6
7
Canada
1
3
-
1
1
-
2
-
1
2
-
-
5
6
USA
2
2
-
2
2
1
-
2
-
1
-
-
4
8
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ORIGIN OF TRIES The following table shows the origin of tries. TRY ORIGIN Own half Halfway to 10m 10m to 22m 22m to goal line
16 = 30% 5 = 9% 9 = 17% 23 = 44%
The following table shows the origin of tries scored and conceded by team. OWN HALF
HW – 10m
10m – 22m
22m - TRY
TOTAL
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
Fiji
7
1
4
1
1
5
3
5
15
12
Tonga
1
4
-
-
4
-
7
4
12
8
Samoa
2
4
1
4
3
1
5
3
11
12
Japan
2
3
-
-
1
-
3
4
6
7
Canada
4
-
-
-
-
2
1
4
5
6
USA
-
4
-
-
-
1
4
3
4
8
NUMBER OF RUCKS AND MAULS IN BUILD UP TO TRIES The following table show the number of rucks and mauls that preceded each try. Rucks/mauls 0 R/Ms 1 R/Ms 2 R/Ms 3+ R/Ms
NUMBER
%
CUMULATIVE %
18 11 4 20
34% 21% 8% 37%
34% 55% 63% 100%
The following table shows the number of ruck/mauls in the build up to tries scored and conceded per team. NO R/Ms
1 R/Ms
2 R/Ms
3+ R/Ms
TOTAL
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
Fiji
5
3
3
3
2
-
5
6
15
12
Tonga
2
3
1
2
-
1
9
2
12
8
Samoa
4
4
4
1
-
2
3
5
11
12
Japan
4
-
1
2
1
1
-
4
6
7
Canada
3
3
-
2
1
-
1
1
5
6
USA
-
5
2
1
-
-
2
2
4
8
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NUMBER OF PASSES IN BUILD UP TO TRIES The following table shows the number of passes that preceded each try. Passes
NUMBER
%
CUMULATIVE %
0 1-3 4 -6 7-9 10+
9 21 12 7 4
17% 40% 23% 13% 7%
17% 57% 80% 93% 100%
The following table shows the number of passes in the build up to tries scored and conceded per team. NO PASSES
1 – 3 PASSES
4 – 6 PASSES
7 – 9 PASSES
10+ PASSES
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
Fiji
1
1
5
4
5
3
3
3
1
1
15
12
Tonga
1
1
5
6
2
-
3
-
1
1
12
8
Samoa
2
1
4
4
3
3
1
3
1
1
11
12
Japan
2
2
2
-
2
4
--
-
-
1
6
7
USA
3
2
1
4
-
1
-
1
-
-
4
8
Canada
-
2
4
3
-
1
-
-
1
-
5
6
TOTAL
TRY SCORERS The following table shows tries scored by backs, forwards and penalty tries. TOTAL TRIES 31
Tries by backs Tries by forwards Penalty tries
TRIES % 58%
22
42%
-
-
The following table shows the number and percentage of tries scored by backs and forwards per team. TRIES BY BACKS
TRIES BY FORWARDS
PENALTY TRIES
TOT
%
TOT
%
TOT
%
Fiji
8
53%
7
47%
-
-
Samoa
6
55%
5
45%
-
-
Tonga
11
92%
1
8%
-
-
Japan
3
50%
3
50%
-
-
USA
-
-
4
100%
-
-
Canada
3
60%
2
40%
-
-
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2.
KICKS AT GOAL
The following table shows kick success rates.
Conversions Penalty goals Drop goals
KICKING SUCCESS 60% 79% 1 of 8
The following table shows the kicking success for penalty goals, conversions and drop goals per team. PENALTY SUCCESS 8 of 11
CONVERSION SUCCESS 4 of 5
OVERALL SUCCESS 12 of 16 = 75%
DROP GOAL SUCCESS 0 of 2
USA
16 of 19
1 of 4
17 of 23 = 74%
1 of 2
Fiji
9 of 14
12 of 15
21 of 29 = 72%
0 of 1
Tonga
12 of 17
9 of 12
21 of 29 = 72%
0 of 2
Japan
16 of 18
1 of 6
17 of 24 = 71%
0 of 1
Samoa
12 of 14
5 of 11
17 of 25 = 68%
-
Canada
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3. BALL IN PLAY AND POSSESSION The average ball in play time per match was 30mins 32secs or 38 per cent. The highest ball in play in any match was 36mins 43secs or 46 per cent and the lowest was 26mins 53secs or 34 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 seven matches (highlighted in gold). POSSESSION TIME 20m 25s 18m 36s 16m 01s 14m 26s 13m 36s 15m 47s 15m 51s 12m 22s 11m 40s 9m 54s 12m 47s 11m 32s
TEAM USA USA Canada Canada Fiji Canada USA USA Fiji Fiji Tonga Fiji
%
TEAM
56% 54% 51% 46% 44% 52% 52% 41% 40% 36% 48% 42%
Canada Samoa Japan Tonga Samoa Samoa Japan Tonga Samoa Japan Japan Tonga
POSSESSION TIME 16m 18s 15m 43s 15m 16s 17m 02s 17m 19s 14m 23s 14m 45s 17m 29s 17m 24s 17m 39s 14m 05s 16m 03s
% 44% 46% 49% 54% 56% 48% 48% 59% 60% 64% 52% 58%
TOTAL TIME 36m 43s 34m 19s 31m 18s 31m 28s 30m 55s 30m 10s 30m 37s 29m 52s 29m 04s 27m 33s 26m 53s 27m 35s
% BIP 46% 43% 39% 39% 39% 38% 38% 37% 36% 34% 34% 34%
The following tables show the average possession time and the proportion of possession per match obtained by each team and their opponents. OWN POSSESSION AVERAGE
OPP POSSESSION AVERAGE
OWN POSSESSION %
OPP POSSESSION %
USA
16m 49s
16m 04s
Tonga
55%
45%
Samoa
16m 13s
14m 55s
Japan
53%
47%
Tonga
15m 51s
13m 07s
Samoa
52%
48%
Canada
15m 38s
16m 47s
USA
51%
49%
Japan
15m 27s
13m 39s
Canada
48%
52%
Fiji
11m 41s
17m 07s
Fiji
41%
59%
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4.
OPEN PLAY
Open play activity includes passes, ruck and mauls and kicks. The following table shows the average number and rate of passes, ruck/mauls and kicks per match. RATE FREQUENCY OF PASSING One every One every One every
AVG. PER MATCH Passes Rucks/mauls Kicks
225 157 32
PASSING The average number of passes per match was 225 and the passing rate was one every eight seconds of possession. The most passes in a match was 304 (Canada v Japan) and the least was 161 (USA v Tonga). The following table shows the average, the most, the least and the passing frequency rate per team.
Canada
AVG. PASSES PER MATCH 134
MOST
LEAST
172
101
RATE FREQUENCY OF PASSING 1 every 7secs
Japan
127
134
120
7
Fiji
83
110
65
8
Samoa
125
134
104
8
USA
115
153
64
9
Tonga
94
106
78
10
The following table shows frequency of passing movements for each team. Overall, 14 per cent of all passing movements contained three or more passes. 1 PASS
2 PASS
3+ PASS
Canada
56%
27%
17%
Fiji
63%
21%
16%
Samoa
67%
18%
15%
Japan
62%
25%
14%
USA
65%
23%
12%
Tonga
70%
23%
8%
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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
17% 52% 31%
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
%
Samoa
140
28%
245
49%
113
23%
Fiji
62
19%
155
47%
113
34%
Tonga
72
19%
207
55%
97
26%
Japan
65
13%
278
55%
162
32%
Canada
72
13%
260
49%
204
38%
USA
48
10%
266
58%
144
32%
The following tables show how often forwards and backs of each team passed the ball. FORWARDS PASS : POSSESSION RATIO
BACKS PASS : POSSESSION RATIO
Samoa
1 every 2.7
Canada
1 every 2.0
Fiji
1 every 3.1
Japan
1 every 2.1
Canada
1 every 3.5
USA
1 every 2.1
Japan
1 every 4.1
Fiji
1 every 2.2
Tonga
1 every 4.1
Samoa
1 every 2.6
USA
1 every 5.8
Tonga
1 every 2.7
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Overall, forwards passed the ball once in every 3.6 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
Samoa
1 every 3.2
Samoa
1 every 2.0
Samoa
1 every 2.7
Fiji
1 every 3.6
Fiji
1 every 2.8
Canada
1 every 2.8
Canada
1 every 3.9
Tonga
1 every 3.8
Fiji
1 every 3.2
Japan
1 every 4.7
Canada
1 every 4.6
Japan
1 every 3.5
Tonga
1 every 6.3
Japan
1 every 5.4
Tonga
1 every 3.6
USA
1 every 14.6
USA
1 every 5.4
USA
1 every 4.5
Overall, backs passed the ball every 2.2 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
Japan
1 every 1.4
Canada
1 every 2.1
Canada
1 every 2.4
Canada
1 every 1.5
Fiji
1 every 2.2
Fiji
1 every 2.5
USA
1 every 1.5
Samoa
1 every 2.7
USA
1 every 2.8
Samoa
1 every 1.7
Japan
1 every 2.8
Japan
1 every 3.2
Tonga
1 every 1.8
USA
1 every 3.1
Samoa
1 every 3.5
Fiji
1 every 1.8
Tonga
1 every 3.5
Tonga
1 every 4.1
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RUCKS AND MAULS The average number of ruck/mauls per match was 157 and the ruck/maul rate was one every 12 seconds of possession. The most ruck/mauls in a match was 198 (USA v Canada) and the least was 139 (USA v Tonga). The following table shows the average, the most, the least and the ruck/maul frequency rate per team. AVERAGE R/Ms PER MATCH
MOST
LEAST
FREQUENCY RATE OF R/Ms
Japan
81
91
76
1 every 11s
Samoa
89
102
82
1 every 11s
Tonga
86
97
64
1 every 11s
Canada
78
86
70
1 every 12s
USA
86
115
43
1 every 12s
Fiji
50
57
40
1 every 14s
RUCK AND MAUL RETENTION The retention rate at ruck/mauls was 92 per cent. The following table shows how often each team retained ruck/maul possession and how often each team turned over opposition possession. SUCCESS IN OWN RUCK/MAULS
SUCCESS IN OPP RUCK/MAULS
Tonga
94%
9%
Samoa
94%
8%
USA
93%
9%
Japan
92%
6%
Canada
92%
9%
Fiji
90%
5%
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KICKING The average number of kicks per match was 32 and the kick rate was one every 57 seconds of possession. The most kicks in a match was 48 (USA v Canada) and the least was 22 (Tonga v Japan matches). The following table shows the average, the most, the least and the kick frequency rate by each team. AVERAGE KICKS PER MATCH
MOST
LEAST
FREQUENCY RATE OF KICKS
Fiji
16
17
14
1 every 45s
USA
21
27
18
1 every 48s
Tonga
18
25
13
1 every 54s
Canada
17
23
9
1 every 56s
Samoa
13
15
11
1 every 75s
Japan
12
17
9
1 every 76s
PLAYER KICKING Overall, scrum halves kicked every 16 possessions and backs kicked every seven possessions. The following tables show the scrum-half, fly-half, centres and back threes kick frequency for each team. SCRUM-HALF KICK : POSSESSION
FLY-HALF KICK : POSSESSION
Fiji
1 every 10.8
Fiji
1 every 2.9
Tonga
1 every 12.1
Tonga
1 every 3.2
USA
1 every 13.0
USA
1 every 4.0
Canada
1 every 14.5
Samoa
1 every 5.5
Samoa
1 every 18.7
Canada
1 every 6.6
Japan
1 every 96.3
Japan
1 every 10.0
CENTRES KICK : POSSESSION
BACK THREE KICK : POSSESSION
Japan
1 every 15.5
Japan
1 every 4.3
Canada
1 every 16.0
USA
1 every 5.1
USA
1 every 16.5
Tonga
1 every 5.6
Fiji
1 every 61.0
Fiji
1 every 7.2
Samoa
1 every 71.0
Samoa
1 every 7.2
Tonga
1 every 73.0
Canada
1 every 8.6
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5. SET PIECE 50m RESTARTS The following table shows the proportion of 50m restarts that were contestable and the success rates of contestable restarts. 50m RESTARTS Contestable Not contestable Receiving – success Regaining – success
36% 64% 77% 23%
The following tables show the success per team on own and opposition 50m restarts by each team. SUCCESS RECEIVING CONTESTABLE 50m RESTARTS
SUCCESS REGAINING CONTESTABLE 50m RESTARTS
Tonga
9 in 9
Fiji
2 in 5
USA
5 in 5
USA
5 in 14
Canada
7 in 8
Tonga
2 in 7
Samoa
6 in 8
Japan
1 in 4
Japan
7 in 11
Samoa
2 in 9
Fiji
6 in 11
Canada
0 in 13
The following tables show the type of 50m restart received and kicked by each team. TYPE OF 50m RESTARTS KICKED
TYPE OF 50m RESTARTS RECEIVED CONTESTABLE
NOT CONTESTABLE
CONTESTABLE
NOT CONTESTABLE
Canada
8 = 47%
9
USA
14 = 64%
8
Japan
11 = 44%
14
Canada
13 = 52%
12
Fiji
11 = 39%
17
Samoa
9 = 36%
16
Tonga
9 = 36%
16
Tonga
7 = 29%
17
Samoa
8 = 31%
18
Fiji
5 = 19%
21
USA
5 = 21%
19
Japan
4 = 17%
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LINEOUTS The following table shows the average number of lineouts per match, the most/least number of lineouts in a match, the proportion of lineouts contested and the lineout retention rates. LINEOUTS Average per match Most in a match Least in a match Success Contested
22 30 16 84% 46%
The following table shows the success per team on their own lineouts. OWN LINEOUTS SUCCESS
CONTESTED
STEALS
Japan
93%
30%
1
USA
90%
50%
3
Tonga
87%
55%
6
Samoa
79%
51%
9
Canada
78%
37%
8
Fiji
77%
52%
4
The following table shows the success per team on their opponents’ lineouts. OPP LINEOUTS SUCCESS
CONTESTED
STEALS
Tonga
23%
55%
5
USA
20%
50%
7
Fiji
16%
48%
7
Japan
15%
30%
5
Samoa
14%
51%
4
Canada
9%
37%
3
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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 Average per match Most in a match Least in a match Ball back into play Success
14 17 10 69% 88%
In total there were eight tightheads and one through 90 degree turnovers in 164 scrums. The following table shows the success per team on their own scrums. OWN SCRUMS WON %
BALL RELEASED
PEN/FK FOR
LOST %
TIGHTHEAD/ THRU 90
PEN/FK AGAINST
Japan
97%
25
7
3%
-
1
Tonga
90%
18
8
10%
2
1
USA
89%
19
6
11%
1
2
Samoa
88%
18
3
12%
3
-
Fiji
82%
15
3
18%
2
2
Canada
82%
18
5
18%
1
4
The following table shows the success per team on their opponent’s scrums. OPP SCRUMS WON %
TIGHTHEAD / THRU 90
PEN/FK FOR
LOST %
BALL RELEASED
PEN/FK AGAINST
Japan
30%
3
5
70%
13
6
Tonga
16%
2
2
84%
12
7
Samoa
10%
1
2
90%
21
5
Fiji
9%
3
-
91%
27
5
Canada
4%
-
1
96%
23
5
USA
0%
-
-
100%
17
4
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6. PENALTIES AND FREE-KICKS The following table shows the overall average number of penalties/free-kicks per match.
Average per match Most in a match Least in a match
PENALTY/ FREE-KICKS 23 29 20
The following tables show the total penalties for and against, and the proportion of penalties for and against for each team. PK/FK FOR 50
PK/FK AGAINST 40
PK/FK FOR 56%
PK/FK AGAINST 44%
Japan
56
48
54%
46%
Tonga
52
45
54%
46%
Samoa
45
40
53%
47%
Canada
41
47
47%
53%
Fiji
34
58
37%
63%
USA
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 tries
% 54% 33% 8% 5% -
The following table shows the options taken at penalties and free-kicks per team. KICK TO TOUCH 20
KICK AT GOAL 11
TAP KICKS
SCRUM
10
-
PENALTY TRIES -
Fiji
19
14
1
-
-
Japan
22
18
5
11
-
Samoa
28
14
2
1
-
Tonga
30
17
2
3
-
USA
28
19
3
-
-
Canada
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7. CARDS The following table shows the total number of cards. YELLOW CARDS
RED CARDS
18
-
Total
The most cards in any match was four and the least was none. There were eight matches that contained at least one yellow card with four or 33 per cent of all matches containing none. The following table shows the reasons for the yellow cards.
Tackle/ruck Dangerous tackle/charge Tackle in the air Deliberate knock-on Maul Striking Ruck offside Scrum collapse
YELLOW CARDS
RED CARDS
6 5 2 1 1 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
USA
4
-
Charging / striking / tackle in air / deliberate knock on
Japan
4
-
Dangerous tackle x2 / tackle in air / ruck offside
Fiji
4
-
Scrum collapse / tackle ruck x 3
Tonga
3
-
Charging / tackle ruck x 2
Canada
2
tackle ruck / maul
Samoa
1
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FINAL RESULTS AND STANDINGS
P = Played
P
W D
L
PF
PA
PD
TF
TA
PTS
Fiji
3
2
1
0
87
74
+13
10
9
11
Samoa
3
2
1
0
72
66
+6
8
7
11
Tonga
3
2
0
1
83
67
+16
9
7
8
Japan
3
1
0
2
60
56
+4
5
4
6
USA
3
1
0
2
58
72
-14
4
7
5
Canada
3
0
0
3
44
69
-25
4
6
1
W = Won
D = Draw
L = Lost
PF = Points for
PA = Points against
PD = Points difference TF = Tries for TA = Tries against PTS = Points
Fiji
30-22
Tonga
Canada
6-20
Japan
USA
16-21
Samoa
Fiji
30-30
Samoa
Canada
18-28
Tonga
USA
23-18
Japan
USA
19-33
Tonga
Fiji
27-22
Japan
Canada
20-21
Samoa
Tonga
31-20
Japan
USA
15-13
Canada
Fiji
39-29
Samoa
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OVERALL SUMMARY PNC 2015 Scoring Avg. points
46
Avg. tries
4.4
Avg. penalty goals
6.1
Conversion success
60%
Avg. drop goals
1 in 8
General play Avg. ball in play
30m 32s = 38%
Avg. passes
225
Avg. ruck/mauls
157
Ruck/maul success
92%
Avg. kicks
32
Set piece Avg. lineouts Lineout success Avg. scrums
22 84% 14
Scrum success
88%
Contestable 50m restart Regain success
23%
Discipline Avg. penalties/FKs Total cards
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TEAM SUMMARY
FIJI
SAMOA
TONGA
JAPAN
USA
CANADA
Total points scored
126
101
114
80
73
57
Total points conceded
103
106
87
87
85
84
Total tries scored
15
11
12
6
4
5
Total tries conceded
12
12
8
7
8
6
Total penalty goals scored
9
12
12
16
16
8
Total penalty goals conceded
11
9
13
14
11
15
Points from tries
60%
54%
53%
38%
27%
44%
Kicks at goal success
72%
68%
72%
71%
74%
75%
Drop goal success rate
0o1
-
0 of 2
0 of 1
1 of 2
0 of 2
11m 41s
16m 13s
15m 51s
15m 27s
16m 49s
15m 38s
Avg. passes
83
125
94
127
115
134
Avg. ruck/mauls
50
89
86
81
86
78
90%
94%
94%
92%
93%
92%
16
13
18
12
21
17
Own lineout success
77%
79%
87%
93%
90%
78%
Own scrum success
82%
88%
90%
97%
89%
82%
2 in 5
2 in 9
2 in 7
1 in 4
6 in 14
0 in 13
Penalties and FKs for
37%
53%
54%
54%
56%
47%
Penalties and FKs against
63%
47%
46%
46%
44%
53%
4
1
3
4
4
2
Scoring
General play Avg. possession
Ruck/maul retention Avg. kicks Set piece
Own contestable 50m restart success Discipline
Yellow/red cards
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MATCH FACTS There was an average of 4.4 tries and 6.1 penalty goals per match The winning team scored the most tries in seven of the 12 matches. Six of the 12 matches had a points difference of five or less The lineout continued to be the most fruitful source of tries, with almost 40 per cent coming from this source. Eight tries were scored from turnovers; eight from opponents’ kicks One try in three started from inside the scoring team’s own half, with seven of the 16 scored by Fiji Sixty-three per cent of tries contained two or fewer phases and 57 per cent contained three or fewer passes Twenty-two tries were scored in the first half and 31 in the second Backs scored 31 tries and the forwards 22 The conversion success rates was 60 per cent Ball in play was 30 minutes 32 seconds or 38 per cent Overall, there was a pass every eight seconds, a ruck every 12 seconds and a kick every 57 seconds Only one in three restarts was contestable Lineouts were successfully retained on 84 per cent of occasions – 46 per cent were contested Scrum possession was retained on 88 per cent of occasions Just under 60 per cent of tries came from the set piece possessions of scrum and lineout The winning team had the most possession in five of the 12 matches.
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TEAM FACTS FIJI Fiji won the 2015 title after three victories and one draw
They scored more points and more tries than any other team
All three of Fiji’s wins were by margins of 10 points or fewer
Only one team conceded more points than Fiji and no team conceded more tries.
They scored 60 per cent of their tries in the first half
They scored a try every three minutes of possession – the next nearest team required over five minutes
They conceded 10 of 12 tries (or over 80 per cent) in the second half.
They scored four tries from turnovers – as many as the other five teams combined
They scored the most tries from opponents’ kicks
Seven of their 15 tries started from possession inside their own half
Twelve of 15 conversions were successful
Fiji had less possession than their opponents in all four matches
No other team’s opponents had more possession – in total almost 50 per cent more
Due to limited possession they made fewer passes than any other team
Their forwards made almost 20 per cent of all their passes
They rucked at the slowest rate.
Their ruck success rate was 90 per cent – less than any other team
They had the least success on opponents’ rucks
They kicked at the highest rate
Their scrum-half and fly-half were the most likely half-backs to kick the ball
Fiji were the least successful team when receiving contestable restarts but the most successful in regaining their own
More than 80 per cent of their restarts were kicked long
They had the least successful lineout and scrum albeit marginally
Their opponents received over 50 per cent more penalties
They tapped the fewest penalties/free-kicks
They received four yellow cards, the same as Japan and USA
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SAMOA Samoa were runners-up after losing to Fiji in the final
Samoa’s results were all close. One match was drawn, their two wins had margins of five points and one point, while the game that was lost was by a margin of 10.
They scored five tries but conceded six
They scored eight of their 11 tries in the second half
They conceded six tries in each half
They conceded a try every five minutes of opponents’ possession – a higher rate than any other team
Fifty per cent of their tries came from the set pieces of scrum and lineout and 50 per cent from open play
Eight of their 11 tries contained no more than one ruck
Their backs scored six tries, their forwards five
They had the lowest kick at goal success rate
They were the only team not to attempt a drop goal
They had less possession than their opponents in three of their four matches
Samoa’s forwards made 28 per cent of their total passes, a far higher proportion than any other team
Their forwards were the most likely forwards to pass the ball
They had a high success rate on their own rucks/mauls
Together with Japan they kicked the least
Two thirds of their restarts were kicked long
They lost the most lineout steals
They received more penalties and free-kicks than their opponents
They received one yellow card, the least by any team
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TONGA Tonga came third, after beating Japan in their final game
Tonga scored more tries than their opponents in all three of their wins.
Two of the three matches won by more than 10 points were by Tonga
They scored eight of their 12 tries in the second half.
Ten of their 12 tries came from lineout possession – only one from open play
Only one try was scored from inside their own half
Nine of their 12 tries contained three or more rucks and mauls – almost as many as the other five teams combined
Elevent of their 12 tries were score by backs
They had the lowest passing rate of all six teams
Almost 20 per cent of their passes were made by their forwards
Their centres and back three were the least likely to pass the ball, while their centres also kicked the least
They were the only team to successfully receive all contestable restarts
They contested more opponents’ lineouts than any other team and had the most success
They were the most penalised on opponents scrums
They were awarded more penalties than their opponents
They received three yellow cards
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JAPAN Japan finished fourth after losing to Tonga
They lost three matches but two of these were five-point margins.
They scored six tries and conceded seven
Together with USA they kicked the highest number of penalty goals
Kicks accounted for 72 per cent of their points
They scored three tries in each half – and conceded four in the first and three in the second
Four of their six tries came from scrum possession
Four of their six tries contained no rucks or mauls
Three tries were scored by both backs and forwards
They converted only one of six tries but kicked 16 penalty goals from 18 attempts
Overall, Japan averaged more possession than their opponents
Together with Canada they had the highest rate of passing. They also rucked at the highest rate
The proportion of passes made by their forwards was below the average
They kicked the least
The scrum-half kicked three times in the entire tournament
Their centres and back three kicked more than any other teams’.
Over 80 per cent of their restarts were not contestable – a higher percentage than any other team
They had the most successful lineout, losing only one
They contested only one in three of their opponents’ throw-ins
They were the most successful on both their own and their opponents’ scrums
They were awarded almost twice as many scrum penalties as their opponents
Of a total of 15 scrum penalty options, Japan took 11
They received four yellow cards
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USA USA finished fifth, winning two matches – against Japan and Canada
In both their wins, they scored fewer tries than their opponents
They scored the fewest number of tries
They scored all four tries in the second half
Only Canada scored fewer points and only Canada conceded fewer points
No team kicked more penalty goals
They were the only team to drop a goal
Two of their four tries were scored from tap penalties
All four of their tries were scored from possession gained inside their opponents’ 22
Three of their four tries did not contain a single pass
All four tries were scored by forwards
They obtained more possession than any other team
Their forwards made 10 per cent of their passes – a lower proportion than any other team
Their forwards were the least likely to pass the ball
Their scrum-half made almost 60 per cent of their passes
They kicked the most
They kicked the highest proportion of restarts and regained five of the 14.
They did not win a single opposition scrum
They received four yellow cards
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CANADA Canada failed to win a game and finished in last place
While Canada lost all their matches, two of their losing margins were small. They lost by one point, two, 10 and 14 points
They scored the fewest number of points but scored one more try than USA
They had the best defence, conceding fewer tries than any other team.
They did, however, concede the most penalty goals
Only one of their five tries were scored from set-piece possession
Four of their five tries were scored from possession gained inside their own half
Five of the six tries they conceded contained no more than one ruck and no more than three passes
They had the most successful kick at goal rate
They were the highest passing team
Their backs were the most likely to pass the ball.
Only Fiji rucked less
Their back three kicked the least
They were the least successful in regaining their own contestable restarts, recovering none in 13
They had the least success on opponents’ lineouts, winning just three steals
They conceded four penalties on their own scrum – more than any other team
They tapped penalties almost as many times as the other five teams combined
They received two yellow cards
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1.
SCORING
IMPACT OF TRIES AND PENALTY GOALS ON MATCH RESULTS The winning team scored the most tries in seven or 58 per cent of matches. In two matches tries were equal, while in two the winning team scored the fewest number of tries (USA v Canada’ USA v Japan).There was one drawn game. WON SCORING MORE TRIES
WON SCORING EQUAL TRIES
WON SCORING LESS TRIES
DRAW
Tonga
3
-
-
-
Fiji
2
1
-
1
Samoa
1
1
-
1
Japan
1
-
-
-
USA
-
-
2
-
Canada
-
-
-
-
SCORING MARGINS There were nine matches with a margin of 10 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 5 3 3 -
CUMULATIVE 8% drawn 50% with 5 points or less 75% with 10 points or less 100% with 20 points or less
The following tables show the winning and losing margins for each team.
Canada Fiji Japan Samoa Tonga USA
LOST BY 21-30
LOST BY 31+
1 -
-
-
-
-
2
1
-
-
1
1
-
-
-
1
-
1
-
-
-
2
-
1
1
-
-
WON BY 31+
WON BY 21-30
WON BY 11-20
-
-
-
-
-
-
3
-
-
1
-
-
-
D R A W -
LOST BY 1-10
LOST BY 11-20
1
3 -
-
-
-
2
-
2
-
-
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POINTS SCORING AND CONCEDING There were 551 points scored, giving an average of 46 points per match. The following table shows a breakdown of all points scored. TOTAL
AVERAGE
POINTS
%
53 32 73 1
4.4 2.7 6.1 1 in 12 matches
265 64 219 3
48% 12% 40% >1
Tries Conversions Penalty Goals Drop Goals
The following tables show the total and average points scored and conceded per team. POINTS SCORED TOTAL
AVERAGE
Fiji
126
32
Tonga
114
Samoa
POINTS CONCEDED TOTAL
AVERAGE
Canada
84
21
28
USA
85
21
101
25
Tonga
87
22
Japan
80
20
Japan
87
22
USA
73
18
Samoa
106
26
Canada
57
14
Fiji
103
25
The following tables show the breakdown of points scored by each team. TRIES SCORED
PENALTY GOALS SCORED
DROP GOALS SCORED
% POINTS SCORED FROM TRIES
% POINTS SCORED FROM KICKS
TRIES : PK SCORED
Fiji
15
9
-
60%
40%
1 : 0.6
Tonga
12
12
-
53%
47%
1 : 1.0
Samoa
11
12
-
54%
46%
1 : 1.1
Canada
5
8
-
44%
56%
1 : 1.6
38%
72%
1 : 2.6
27%
73%
1 : 4.0
Japan
6
16
-
USA
4
16
1
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The following tables show the breakdown of points conceded by each team. TRIES CONCEDED
PENALTY GOALS CONCEDED
DROP GOALS CONCEDED
% POINTS CONCEDED FROM TRIES
% POINTS CONCEDED FROM KICKS
TRIES : PK CONCEDED
Canada
6
15
1
36%
74%
1 : 2.5
Japan
7
14
-
40%
60%
1 : 2.0
Tonga
8
13
-
46%
54%
1 : 1.6
USA
8
11
-
47%
53%
1 : 1.4
Samoa
12
9
-
57%
43%
1 : 0.8
Fiji
12
11
-
58%
42%
1 : 0.9
TIMING OF SCORES – TRIES AND PENALTY GOALS The following table shows when tries and penalty goals were scored. TRIES
%
PENALTY GOALS
%
First half
22
42%
42
58%
Second half
31
58%
31
42%
The following tables show the number of tries and penalty goals scored and conceded per half per team. TRIES FIRST HALF
PENALTY GOALS
SECOND HALF
FIRST HALF
SECOND HALF
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
Fiji
9
2
6
10
3
3
6
3
Tonga
4
4
8
4
8
8
4
8
Samoa
3
6
8
6
8
8
4
6
Japan
3
4
3
3
9
9
7
6
Canada
3
2
2
4
5
5
3
7
4
4
4
9
9
7
2
USA
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RATE OF TRY SCORING AND CONCEDING There were 53 tries scored giving a try scoring rate of one try every six minutes 55 seconds 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
1 try every 3min 07s
Fiji
1 try every 11min 15s
Canada
Tonga
5min 17s
USA
8min 02s
Samoa
5min 54s
Japan
7min 48s
Japan
12min 18s
Tonga
6min 33s
Canada
12min 31s
Fiji
5min 42s
USA
16min 49s
Samoa
4min 58s
SOURCE OF TRIES The following table shows the possession source of tries. TRY SOURCE Lineout Scrum Turnover/handling error Opponents kick Penalty/free-kick Restart
20 = 38% 11 = 21% 8 = 15% 8 = 15% 4 = 8% 2 = 4%
The following table shows the source of tries scored and conceded by each team. LINEOUT
SCRUM
PEN & FK
KICK
TURNOVER
RESTART
TOTAL
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
Fiji
4
5
2
6
-
-
3
1
4
-
2
-
15
12
Tonga
10
3
1
-
-
1
-
3
1
1
-
-
12
8
Samoa
2
3
4
1
1
2
2
1
2
3
-
2
11
12
Japan
1
4
4
1
-
-
1
1
-
1
-
-
6
7
Canada
1
3
-
1
1
-
2
-
1
2
-
-
5
6
USA
2
2
-
2
2
1
-
2
-
1
-
-
4
8
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ORIGIN OF TRIES The following table shows the origin of tries. TRY ORIGIN Own half Halfway to 10m 10m to 22m 22m to goal line
16 = 30% 5 = 9% 9 = 17% 23 = 44%
The following table shows the origin of tries scored and conceded by team. OWN HALF
HW – 10m
10m – 22m
22m - TRY
TOTAL
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
Fiji
7
1
4
1
1
5
3
5
15
12
Tonga
1
4
-
-
4
-
7
4
12
8
Samoa
2
4
1
4
3
1
5
3
11
12
Japan
2
3
-
-
1
-
3
4
6
7
Canada
4
-
-
-
-
2
1
4
5
6
USA
-
4
-
-
-
1
4
3
4
8
NUMBER OF RUCKS AND MAULS IN BUILD UP TO TRIES The following table show the number of rucks and mauls that preceded each try. Rucks/mauls 0 R/Ms 1 R/Ms 2 R/Ms 3+ R/Ms
NUMBER
%
CUMULATIVE %
18 11 4 20
34% 21% 8% 37%
34% 55% 63% 100%
The following table shows the number of ruck/mauls in the build up to tries scored and conceded per team. NO R/Ms
1 R/Ms
2 R/Ms
3+ R/Ms
TOTAL
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
Fiji
5
3
3
3
2
-
5
6
15
12
Tonga
2
3
1
2
-
1
9
2
12
8
Samoa
4
4
4
1
-
2
3
5
11
12
Japan
4
-
1
2
1
1
-
4
6
7
Canada
3
3
-
2
1
-
1
1
5
6
USA
-
5
2
1
-
-
2
2
4
8
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NUMBER OF PASSES IN BUILD UP TO TRIES The following table shows the number of passes that preceded each try. Passes
NUMBER
%
CUMULATIVE %
0 1-3 4 -6 7-9 10+
9 21 12 7 4
17% 40% 23% 13% 7%
17% 57% 80% 93% 100%
The following table shows the number of passes in the build up to tries scored and conceded per team. NO PASSES
1 – 3 PASSES
4 – 6 PASSES
7 – 9 PASSES
10+ PASSES
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
OWN
OPP
Fiji
1
1
5
4
5
3
3
3
1
1
15
12
Tonga
1
1
5
6
2
-
3
-
1
1
12
8
Samoa
2
1
4
4
3
3
1
3
1
1
11
12
Japan
2
2
2
-
2
4
--
-
-
1
6
7
USA
3
2
1
4
-
1
-
1
-
-
4
8
Canada
-
2
4
3
-
1
-
-
1
-
5
6
TOTAL
TRY SCORERS The following table shows tries scored by backs, forwards and penalty tries. TOTAL TRIES 31
Tries by backs Tries by forwards Penalty tries
TRIES % 58%
22
42%
-
-
The following table shows the number and percentage of tries scored by backs and forwards per team. TRIES BY BACKS
TRIES BY FORWARDS
PENALTY TRIES
TOT
%
TOT
%
TOT
%
Fiji
8
53%
7
47%
-
-
Samoa
6
55%
5
45%
-
-
Tonga
11
92%
1
8%
-
-
Japan
3
50%
3
50%
-
-
USA
-
-
4
100%
-
-
Canada
3
60%
2
40%
-
-
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2.
KICKS AT GOAL
The following table shows kick success rates.
Conversions Penalty goals Drop goals
KICKING SUCCESS 60% 79% 1 of 8
The following table shows the kicking success for penalty goals, conversions and drop goals per team. PENALTY SUCCESS 8 of 11
CONVERSION SUCCESS 4 of 5
OVERALL SUCCESS 12 of 16 = 75%
DROP GOAL SUCCESS 0 of 2
USA
16 of 19
1 of 4
17 of 23 = 74%
1 of 2
Fiji
9 of 14
12 of 15
21 of 29 = 72%
0 of 1
Tonga
12 of 17
9 of 12
21 of 29 = 72%
0 of 2
Japan
16 of 18
1 of 6
17 of 24 = 71%
0 of 1
Samoa
12 of 14
5 of 11
17 of 25 = 68%
-
Canada
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3. BALL IN PLAY AND POSSESSION The average ball in play time per match was 30mins 32secs or 38 per cent. The highest ball in play in any match was 36mins 43secs or 46 per cent and the lowest was 26mins 53secs or 34 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 seven matches (highlighted in gold). POSSESSION TIME 20m 25s 18m 36s 16m 01s 14m 26s 13m 36s 15m 47s 15m 51s 12m 22s 11m 40s 9m 54s 12m 47s 11m 32s
TEAM USA USA Canada Canada Fiji Canada USA USA Fiji Fiji Tonga Fiji
%
TEAM
56% 54% 51% 46% 44% 52% 52% 41% 40% 36% 48% 42%
Canada Samoa Japan Tonga Samoa Samoa Japan Tonga Samoa Japan Japan Tonga
POSSESSION TIME 16m 18s 15m 43s 15m 16s 17m 02s 17m 19s 14m 23s 14m 45s 17m 29s 17m 24s 17m 39s 14m 05s 16m 03s
% 44% 46% 49% 54% 56% 48% 48% 59% 60% 64% 52% 58%
TOTAL TIME 36m 43s 34m 19s 31m 18s 31m 28s 30m 55s 30m 10s 30m 37s 29m 52s 29m 04s 27m 33s 26m 53s 27m 35s
% BIP 46% 43% 39% 39% 39% 38% 38% 37% 36% 34% 34% 34%
The following tables show the average possession time and the proportion of possession per match obtained by each team and their opponents. OWN POSSESSION AVERAGE
OPP POSSESSION AVERAGE
OWN POSSESSION %
OPP POSSESSION %
USA
16m 49s
16m 04s
Tonga
55%
45%
Samoa
16m 13s
14m 55s
Japan
53%
47%
Tonga
15m 51s
13m 07s
Samoa
52%
48%
Canada
15m 38s
16m 47s
USA
51%
49%
Japan
15m 27s
13m 39s
Canada
48%
52%
Fiji
11m 41s
17m 07s
Fiji
41%
59%
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4.
OPEN PLAY
Open play activity includes passes, ruck and mauls and kicks. The following table shows the average number and rate of passes, ruck/mauls and kicks per match. RATE FREQUENCY OF PASSING One every One every One every
AVG. PER MATCH Passes Rucks/mauls Kicks
225 157 32
PASSING The average number of passes per match was 225 and the passing rate was one every eight seconds of possession. The most passes in a match was 304 (Canada v Japan) and the least was 161 (USA v Tonga). The following table shows the average, the most, the least and the passing frequency rate per team.
Canada
AVG. PASSES PER MATCH 134
MOST
LEAST
172
101
RATE FREQUENCY OF PASSING 1 every 7secs
Japan
127
134
120
7
Fiji
83
110
65
8
Samoa
125
134
104
8
USA
115
153
64
9
Tonga
94
106
78
10
The following table shows frequency of passing movements for each team. Overall, 14 per cent of all passing movements contained three or more passes. 1 PASS
2 PASS
3+ PASS
Canada
56%
27%
17%
Fiji
63%
21%
16%
Samoa
67%
18%
15%
Japan
62%
25%
14%
USA
65%
23%
12%
Tonga
70%
23%
8%
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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
17% 52% 31%
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
%
Samoa
140
28%
245
49%
113
23%
Fiji
62
19%
155
47%
113
34%
Tonga
72
19%
207
55%
97
26%
Japan
65
13%
278
55%
162
32%
Canada
72
13%
260
49%
204
38%
USA
48
10%
266
58%
144
32%
The following tables show how often forwards and backs of each team passed the ball. FORWARDS PASS : POSSESSION RATIO
BACKS PASS : POSSESSION RATIO
Samoa
1 every 2.7
Canada
1 every 2.0
Fiji
1 every 3.1
Japan
1 every 2.1
Canada
1 every 3.5
USA
1 every 2.1
Japan
1 every 4.1
Fiji
1 every 2.2
Tonga
1 every 4.1
Samoa
1 every 2.6
USA
1 every 5.8
Tonga
1 every 2.7
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Overall, forwards passed the ball once in every 3.6 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
Samoa
1 every 3.2
Samoa
1 every 2.0
Samoa
1 every 2.7
Fiji
1 every 3.6
Fiji
1 every 2.8
Canada
1 every 2.8
Canada
1 every 3.9
Tonga
1 every 3.8
Fiji
1 every 3.2
Japan
1 every 4.7
Canada
1 every 4.6
Japan
1 every 3.5
Tonga
1 every 6.3
Japan
1 every 5.4
Tonga
1 every 3.6
USA
1 every 14.6
USA
1 every 5.4
USA
1 every 4.5
Overall, backs passed the ball every 2.2 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
Japan
1 every 1.4
Canada
1 every 2.1
Canada
1 every 2.4
Canada
1 every 1.5
Fiji
1 every 2.2
Fiji
1 every 2.5
USA
1 every 1.5
Samoa
1 every 2.7
USA
1 every 2.8
Samoa
1 every 1.7
Japan
1 every 2.8
Japan
1 every 3.2
Tonga
1 every 1.8
USA
1 every 3.1
Samoa
1 every 3.5
Fiji
1 every 1.8
Tonga
1 every 3.5
Tonga
1 every 4.1
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RUCKS AND MAULS The average number of ruck/mauls per match was 157 and the ruck/maul rate was one every 12 seconds of possession. The most ruck/mauls in a match was 198 (USA v Canada) and the least was 139 (USA v Tonga). The following table shows the average, the most, the least and the ruck/maul frequency rate per team. AVERAGE R/Ms PER MATCH
MOST
LEAST
FREQUENCY RATE OF R/Ms
Japan
81
91
76
1 every 11s
Samoa
89
102
82
1 every 11s
Tonga
86
97
64
1 every 11s
Canada
78
86
70
1 every 12s
USA
86
115
43
1 every 12s
Fiji
50
57
40
1 every 14s
RUCK AND MAUL RETENTION The retention rate at ruck/mauls was 92 per cent. The following table shows how often each team retained ruck/maul possession and how often each team turned over opposition possession. SUCCESS IN OWN RUCK/MAULS
SUCCESS IN OPP RUCK/MAULS
Tonga
94%
9%
Samoa
94%
8%
USA
93%
9%
Japan
92%
6%
Canada
92%
9%
Fiji
90%
5%
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KICKING The average number of kicks per match was 32 and the kick rate was one every 57 seconds of possession. The most kicks in a match was 48 (USA v Canada) and the least was 22 (Tonga v Japan matches). The following table shows the average, the most, the least and the kick frequency rate by each team. AVERAGE KICKS PER MATCH
MOST
LEAST
FREQUENCY RATE OF KICKS
Fiji
16
17
14
1 every 45s
USA
21
27
18
1 every 48s
Tonga
18
25
13
1 every 54s
Canada
17
23
9
1 every 56s
Samoa
13
15
11
1 every 75s
Japan
12
17
9
1 every 76s
PLAYER KICKING Overall, scrum halves kicked every 16 possessions and backs kicked every seven possessions. The following tables show the scrum-half, fly-half, centres and back threes kick frequency for each team. SCRUM-HALF KICK : POSSESSION
FLY-HALF KICK : POSSESSION
Fiji
1 every 10.8
Fiji
1 every 2.9
Tonga
1 every 12.1
Tonga
1 every 3.2
USA
1 every 13.0
USA
1 every 4.0
Canada
1 every 14.5
Samoa
1 every 5.5
Samoa
1 every 18.7
Canada
1 every 6.6
Japan
1 every 96.3
Japan
1 every 10.0
CENTRES KICK : POSSESSION
BACK THREE KICK : POSSESSION
Japan
1 every 15.5
Japan
1 every 4.3
Canada
1 every 16.0
USA
1 every 5.1
USA
1 every 16.5
Tonga
1 every 5.6
Fiji
1 every 61.0
Fiji
1 every 7.2
Samoa
1 every 71.0
Samoa
1 every 7.2
Tonga
1 every 73.0
Canada
1 every 8.6
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5. SET PIECE 50m RESTARTS The following table shows the proportion of 50m restarts that were contestable and the success rates of contestable restarts. 50m RESTARTS Contestable Not contestable Receiving – success Regaining – success
36% 64% 77% 23%
The following tables show the success per team on own and opposition 50m restarts by each team. SUCCESS RECEIVING CONTESTABLE 50m RESTARTS
SUCCESS REGAINING CONTESTABLE 50m RESTARTS
Tonga
9 in 9
Fiji
2 in 5
USA
5 in 5
USA
5 in 14
Canada
7 in 8
Tonga
2 in 7
Samoa
6 in 8
Japan
1 in 4
Japan
7 in 11
Samoa
2 in 9
Fiji
6 in 11
Canada
0 in 13
The following tables show the type of 50m restart received and kicked by each team. TYPE OF 50m RESTARTS KICKED
TYPE OF 50m RESTARTS RECEIVED CONTESTABLE
NOT CONTESTABLE
CONTESTABLE
NOT CONTESTABLE
Canada
8 = 47%
9
USA
14 = 64%
8
Japan
11 = 44%
14
Canada
13 = 52%
12
Fiji
11 = 39%
17
Samoa
9 = 36%
16
Tonga
9 = 36%
16
Tonga
7 = 29%
17
Samoa
8 = 31%
18
Fiji
5 = 19%
21
USA
5 = 21%
19
Japan
4 = 17%
19
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LINEOUTS The following table shows the average number of lineouts per match, the most/least number of lineouts in a match, the proportion of lineouts contested and the lineout retention rates. LINEOUTS Average per match Most in a match Least in a match Success Contested
22 30 16 84% 46%
The following table shows the success per team on their own lineouts. OWN LINEOUTS SUCCESS
CONTESTED
STEALS
Japan
93%
30%
1
USA
90%
50%
3
Tonga
87%
55%
6
Samoa
79%
51%
9
Canada
78%
37%
8
Fiji
77%
52%
4
The following table shows the success per team on their opponents’ lineouts. OPP LINEOUTS SUCCESS
CONTESTED
STEALS
Tonga
23%
55%
5
USA
20%
50%
7
Fiji
16%
48%
7
Japan
15%
30%
5
Samoa
14%
51%
4
Canada
9%
37%
3
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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 Average per match Most in a match Least in a match Ball back into play Success
14 17 10 69% 88%
In total there were eight tightheads and one through 90 degree turnovers in 164 scrums. The following table shows the success per team on their own scrums. OWN SCRUMS WON %
BALL RELEASED
PEN/FK FOR
LOST %
TIGHTHEAD/ THRU 90
PEN/FK AGAINST
Japan
97%
25
7
3%
-
1
Tonga
90%
18
8
10%
2
1
USA
89%
19
6
11%
1
2
Samoa
88%
18
3
12%
3
-
Fiji
82%
15
3
18%
2
2
Canada
82%
18
5
18%
1
4
The following table shows the success per team on their opponent’s scrums. OPP SCRUMS WON %
TIGHTHEAD / THRU 90
PEN/FK FOR
LOST %
BALL RELEASED
PEN/FK AGAINST
Japan
30%
3
5
70%
13
6
Tonga
16%
2
2
84%
12
7
Samoa
10%
1
2
90%
21
5
Fiji
9%
3
-
91%
27
5
Canada
4%
-
1
96%
23
5
USA
0%
-
-
100%
17
4
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6. PENALTIES AND FREE-KICKS The following table shows the overall average number of penalties/free-kicks per match.
Average per match Most in a match Least in a match
PENALTY/ FREE-KICKS 23 29 20
The following tables show the total penalties for and against, and the proportion of penalties for and against for each team. PK/FK FOR 50
PK/FK AGAINST 40
PK/FK FOR 56%
PK/FK AGAINST 44%
Japan
56
48
54%
46%
Tonga
52
45
54%
46%
Samoa
45
40
53%
47%
Canada
41
47
47%
53%
Fiji
34
58
37%
63%
USA
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 tries
% 54% 33% 8% 5% -
The following table shows the options taken at penalties and free-kicks per team. KICK TO TOUCH 20
KICK AT GOAL 11
TAP KICKS
SCRUM
10
-
PENALTY TRIES -
Fiji
19
14
1
-
-
Japan
22
18
5
11
-
Samoa
28
14
2
1
-
Tonga
30
17
2
3
-
USA
28
19
3
-
-
Canada
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7. CARDS The following table shows the total number of cards. YELLOW CARDS
RED CARDS
18
-
Total
The most cards in any match was four and the least was none. There were eight matches that contained at least one yellow card with four or 33 per cent of all matches containing none. The following table shows the reasons for the yellow cards.
Tackle/ruck Dangerous tackle/charge Tackle in the air Deliberate knock-on Maul Striking Ruck offside Scrum collapse
YELLOW CARDS
RED CARDS
6 5 2 1 1 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
USA
4
-
Charging / striking / tackle in air / deliberate knock on
Japan
4
-
Dangerous tackle x2 / tackle in air / ruck offside
Fiji
4
-
Scrum collapse / tackle ruck x 3
Tonga
3
-
Charging / tackle ruck x 2
Canada
2
tackle ruck / maul
Samoa
1
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