Rugby World Cup general discussion
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@Bones said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:
I think a better stat would be "kicks per minute of possession".
After all, if your opposition isn't going to kick it back to you, or there are a lot of stoppages, you're unlikely to have the same opportunity to kick.
I saw this stat before the Semifinal and it was quite low for the Boks BUT also need to keep in mind that, in their pools:
- Running over Romania meant less kicking and much more dead time due to tries and conversions.
- Smashing Tonga (17 kicks per game mind) meant less kicking
- Ireland and Scotland played high-possession rugby, so the Boks have less time or inclination to kick.
Context.
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Interestingly if you asked the casual observer who were the most exciting teams to watch in the RWC then many would say NZ, France, Portugal
And all 3 are in the top 6 of kicking
Context is everything
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@MiketheSnow said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:
Interestingly if you asked the casual observer who were the most exciting teams to watch in the RWC then many would say NZ, France, Portugal
And all 3 are in the top 6 of kicking
Context is everything
Have to assume it's what they do between the kicks.
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@booboo you mean score tries
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@taniwharugby said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:
@booboo you mean score tries
Except for Portugal
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@MiketheSnow I expect they were at least trying to though
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Hearing now that Tuilagi broke a bone in his hand v Samoa and had a plate inserted. Then they played him three times in the next three weeks. Re-broke it v Argentina. Club coach Sanderson is not best amused.
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@MiketheSnow said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:
@Dodge said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:
Well this is a perfect fucking summary of what happened in this tournament. Flats is a top journalist / pundit. I hated thinking he was right the first time I saw this, I wanted France or Ireland to go all the way (I never thought we had a chance), but fuck me the simplicity of this message is perfect
Hopefully by the next RWC cycle Pougach will be fucking put out to pasture and Flats will be running the show
He's brilliant
And funny as fuck too
If you have a chance to see him live, do it
I discovered Flatman during this world cup by listening to his podcast with Tom Shanklin. You're right, he's absolutely brilliant, most talented pundit I've come across in rugby for ages. What a breath of fresh air for a game that is becoming increasingly tedious and frustrating to follow.
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@Machpants said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:
Some interesting stats
We cross now to WR HQ:
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@Machpants so in 87, they were offloading in two out of every three tackles? Hmmm
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@Bones said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:
@Machpants so in 87, they were offloading in two out of every three tackles? Hmmm
Per completed tackle
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@MiketheSnow said in Rugby World Cup general discussion:
Interestingly if you asked the casual observer who were the most exciting teams to watch in the RWC then many would say NZ, France, Portugal
And all 3 are in the top 6 of kicking
> Context is everything
Except on the Fern!
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