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Rhys Jones IRB Game Analysis

… is the vehicle through which the IRB tracks, at any moment in time, how the

game of rugby is being played at the highest levels

and around the world

What is IRB Game Analysis?

What do we analyse?

http://www.irbsevens.com/

http://wsws.irb.com/

http://www.rugbyworldcup.com/

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The Shape of the Game

Aim of the presentation

Summarise how the shape of the game has changed in last 40 years

Modern day Patterns of play, Player sizes & Scrums

Link to coaching tactics and techniques

Warning!

Stat Attack

Any questions please let me know

Scotland v Wales1971

Wales v Scotland2010

Difference

Ball in Play 24m 34s 40m 58s 16m more play

Game Stoppages 151 70 81 fewer stoppages

Lineouts 71 21 50 fewer lineouts

Scrums 39 13 26 fewer scrums

Ruck/Mauls 31 187 156 more r/ms

Kicks 85 57 28 fewer kicks

Passes 145 323 178 more passes

Activity cycles over 30 secs

3 31 28 more cycles over 30 secs

Difference in 40 years – 2 classic matchesActivity

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Wales v Scotland 2010

Set Piec

e78%

Ruck/

Mauls

22%

Set Piece15%

Ruck/

Mauls

85%

Difference in 40 years – 2 classic matchesActivity

Scotland v Wales 1971

THE SHAPE OF THE GAME HAS COMPLETELY

CHANGED

MOVED FROM SET PIECE ORIENTATED TO OPEN

PLAY ORIENTATED

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Scotland v Wales1971


Difference

Lineout Success 43% 86% Increased

Lineout contest 99% 62% Decreased

Scrum Success 66% 85% Increased

Ruck/Maul Success

59% 96% Increased

Difference in 40 years – 2 classic matchesContest of possession

Less contest for possession

Higher retention at set piece and at breakdowns


Summary of Changes in 40 yearsContest

Teams win possession:Scrum - 9 / 10

Lineout - 8 / 10 Breakdown - 14 / 15

Less of a lottery and sometimes even bad teams

obtain good retention

THE CONTEST HAS COMPLETELY CHANGED

MOVED FROM CONTEST TO CONTINUITY




Ball in Hand Scotland v Wales1971


Forwards 75 156

Scrum Half 93 163

Outside Half 57 98

Back 5 96 165

Total 321 582

Difference in 40 years – 2 classic matches

Ball in hand = more passes & more contact

Result = A different physical shape of player


PHIL BENNETT 72kg & GEORGE NORTH 104kg

COUNTRY Average weight - kg

WALES 106kg

NEW ZEALAND 106kg

SOUTH AFRICA 106kg

SCOTLAND 104kg

IRELAND 103kg

ENGLAND 103kg

ARGENTINA 103kg

AUSTRALIA 103kg

FRANCE 102kg

ITALY 102kg

Average Size of Players

WALES Backs Forwards

1960 76kg 92kg

2013 99kg 113kg

DifferencePer

player23k 21kg

Size of Players – Changes

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WALESAverage weight -

kg

no 11 104kg

no 12 110kg

no 13 103kg

no 14 104kg

Size of Players – Wales Backs

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WALES AUSTRALIA LEINSTER

no 11 104kg 95kg 92kg

no 12 110kg 87kg 93kg

no 13 103kg 98kg 95kg

no 14 104kg 88kg 88kg

Size of Players – Team comparison

THE SHAPE OF PLAYERS HAS COMPLETELY

CHANGED

MOVED FROM GAME FOR ALL SHAPES & SIZES TO

ALL PLAYERS NEED TO BE PHYSICALLY STRONG

BACKS AND FORWARDS ALMOST INTERCHANGEABLE




Summary of Changes in 40 years

Less Set pieces = Less players tied together = less space on the pitch

More open play events = Defensive players outnumber attacking players = scoring

opportunities are fewer

Less Space = Less Tries

The average number of tries in 6 Nations 2013 was

2.5

The lowest in the history of 6 Nations

Try Scoring

Total tries scored in 6 Nations

In 2013 50% fewer tries than 10 years ago

Try Scoring

In 2012 and 2013 – 82 tries scored In 2002 and 2003 – 150 tries scored

38 more tries scored in 2003 than in 2013

Try Scoring

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years Matches won

Matches lost

TRIES SCORED

2001 and 2002 8 2 522012 and 2013 8 2 12

England

Most tries scored by any team in last 2 years was 19

Try Scoring

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2012 6 Nations - Scrum

Scrum

Scrum

SCRUMS

Average SCRUMS

Rate of COLLAPSE

Rate of RESET

Rate of PENS/FKS

BALL OUT

Per game

RWC 1987 33 12 18 4 32RWC 1991 31 18 30 8 29RWC 1995 25 16 33 7 23RWC 1999 20 20 32 11 18RWC 2003 23 23 26 13 20RWC 2007 18 43 37 13 16RWC 2011 14 45 27 27 10

6 N 2013 14 59 30 51 7

Scrum

6 NATIONS 2013

Average Scrums per Match14

Average Collapses per Match9

Average Resets per Match4

Average Penalties/FKs per Match7

Average Ball Out per Match7

The ball came out of only 49% of scrums

Scrum

Collapses per 100 scrums

Resets per 100 scrums

Pens/FKs per 100 scrums

2013 6 Nations 59 30 512012 6 Nations 49 33 39

2011 6 Nations 53 30 44

RWC 2011 (T1 v T1) 50 31 41

RWC 2011POOL MATCHES

Collapses per 100 scrums

Resets per 100 scrums

Pens/FKs per 100 scrums

Tier 1 v Tier 1 50 31 41

Tier 1 v Tier 2 34 17 29

Tier 2 v Tier 2 19 9 17

Scrum problems are greatest when Tier 1 play Tier 1

Scrum

Average No. of Times the Ball came out of Scrum

RWC 2011POOL MATCHES

No of times ball back into play –average no of times per game

Tier 1 v Tier 1 8 times per gameTier 1 v Tier 2 12 times per gameTier 2 v Tier 2 18 times per game

6 Nations 2013 7 times per game

Scrum

6 Nations 2013 WALES ENGLAND SCOTLAND IRELAND ITALY FRANCE

TOTAL Scrums 70 69 69 68 79 79Pen/fk 44 36 35 33 34 40

Ball out 26 33 34 35 45 39

Own ball out 13 13 15 18 21 26

IN 5 MATCHES!!!!!

From Sept 2013, Crouch Bind Setwas introduced

During November window there were clear signs of improvement

THIS MUST CONTINUE

Scrum

Tier 1 v Tier 1 Scrums – Rate of Ball Out

Avg. 6N 2013

ImprovementIncreased rate of ball out

November

Avg. Nov 2013

Tier 1 v Tier 1 Scrums – Rate of Collapse

ImprovementDecreased rate of collapses

November

Avg. Nov 2013

Avg. 6N 2013

Summary – November Tests

Overall, the rate of scrum ball out was 58 every 100 scrums but rate increased to 65 in week 2/3

Overall, the rate of scrum collapses was 44 every 100 scrums but rate decreased to 38 in week 2

Scrum

6 Nations 2014 Coaches Meeting

Coaches, Players & Referees have a HUGE CHALLENGE

to change the image of the scrumfor the Northern Hemisphere

Scrum

6 Nations 2014 Coaches Meeting

Stat Attack over!

Some questions to consider

Questions

How much time is spent coaching Open play skills?

Attack?Defence?Set Piece?Set plays?

Individual skills?

Which are the most important?

Questions

Are forwards as comfortable in possession as backs?

Do you agree forwards and backs are interchangeable?

How important is size & strength in the modern day player?

If yes, why is it important?

Questions

How important is the scrum?

Is it used as a way to restart the match or has it become a method to obtain penalties?

How do have you found the new scrum sequence?

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