Friday, October 22, 2004
Some Tri Nations Rugby Stats from 1999-2002
I got these from a rugby website which has some random info and appears (unfortunately) to have stopped collecting these types of stats for some reason. Although the 'article' I got them from were compiled by an Adrian Skeggs who is probably this guy and perhaps that explains why they are no longer collected.
But anyway here are some stats from the Tri-Nations from 2001 and 2002 mainly, although there are stats for earlier years in some cases. It's out of date but I guess you can get an idea of what to expect from a game of rugby statistically speaking. Perhaps I'll be able to track down others at a later date and make it more complete. But I'm sure as fuck not scouting out the match tapes and going through them 25 times while hammering the pause button.
I've edited it to get down to the nitty gritty. Make of them what you will. Although I couldn't resist a couple of snide remarks in square brackets god bless me ;)
Ball in Play Times
2002 - 33.5 minutes
2001 - 32 minutes
[I recall in the late 1980s and early 1990s the stats were in the region of 24-28 minutes for test matches, so the rule changes to speed the game up seem to have made a significant improvement].
Rucks/Mauls
2002 - 146
2001 - 121
2000 - 165
1999 - 112
Passes
2002 - 266 (a pass every 7.5 seconds)
2001 - 233 (a pass every 8.2 seconds)
2000 - 327
1999 - 241
[*in 2002 84% of passing movements were only 1 or 2 passes (most being 1 pass). According to the website commentary those are about what is expected these days.]
Open Play Kicks
2002 - 59 (a kick every 34 seconds that the ball is in play)
2001 - 67 (a kick every 29 seconds that the ball is in play)
2000 - 43
1999 - 64
Kick to Pass Ratio
2002 - 1 kick for 4.5 passes
2001 - 1 kick for 3.5 passes
2000 - 1 kick for 7.6 passes
1999 - 1 kick for 3.8 passes
[*average of 1 kick for 4.6 passes over the four years. And league gets called "5 tackle kick"!!! Well it's better that than "4.6 pass kick" I reckon!!!.]
Lineouts Per Game (average)
2002 - 32
2001 - 34
[*basically one per minute when the ball is in play.]
Scrums Per Game (average)
2002 - 18 (2.7 result in penalties, 7.5 get reset, 4.4 collapse)
2001 – 21 (3.3 result in penalties, 5.1 get reset, 6 collapse)
[*One scrum for every 111 seconds in 2002 and 91 seconds in 2001.]
Penalties
2002 - 24
2001 - 27
[*A penalty every 84 seconds in 2002 and every 71 seconds in 2001]
[* So by me that's 76 stoppages per game in 2002 and 84 in 2001!!! No wonder there's so much time to drink piss during a game!]
Point Breakdowns
2002 - 291 points from 32 tries, 27 penalties (28% of points) and 4 drop goals.
2001 - 212 points from 13 tries, 43 penalties (67% of points)
2000 - 313 points from 29 tries, 39 penalties (37% of points)
1999 - 221 points from 17 tries, 37 penalties (50% of points)
1998 - 224 points from 22 tries, 30 penalties (40% of points)
1997 - 403 points from 48 tries, 30 penalties (22% of points)
1996 - 298 points from 25 tries, 46 penalties (46% of points)
Penalty goals:
2002 - 27 from 43 attempts (7 per game)
2001 - 43 from 64 attempts (11 per game)
In the 42 Tri Nations matches from 1996-2002 the losing team has scored more tries than the winning team on only 3 occasions.
Source of Tries: 2002
Own Lineout 8
Opponent's handling error 7
Scrum 8
Opponents Lineout 3
Penalty 1
Turnover 4
Opponent's kick 1
Origin of Tries
17 originated within the 22 metres of the try-line
7 between the 22 and 10 metre line
8 from 40+ metres out
Match Time average
2002 - 94 mins 1 sec.
2001 - 92 mins 27 sec.
There were some interesting variations between the 3 countries in 2002:
** Australia created around 20 more 2nd phase balls than NZ and SA
** Australia made around 20 more passes per game than NZ and SA
** South Africa kicked the least – an average of 22 times per game, compared with Australia’s 30 and New Zealand's 37 [lot's of stupid fucking chip kicks when on attack no doubt!]
The average number of open field kicks per game was 59. One game contained 101 while another contained 36. The one with 101 was the one game where no tries were scored – and the one with 36 kicks was one of the two games that contained the most tries.
[Lesson to be learned here: If you want to score tries and win games don't kick fucking possession away]
But anyway here are some stats from the Tri-Nations from 2001 and 2002 mainly, although there are stats for earlier years in some cases. It's out of date but I guess you can get an idea of what to expect from a game of rugby statistically speaking. Perhaps I'll be able to track down others at a later date and make it more complete. But I'm sure as fuck not scouting out the match tapes and going through them 25 times while hammering the pause button.
I've edited it to get down to the nitty gritty. Make of them what you will. Although I couldn't resist a couple of snide remarks in square brackets god bless me ;)
Ball in Play Times
2002 - 33.5 minutes
2001 - 32 minutes
[I recall in the late 1980s and early 1990s the stats were in the region of 24-28 minutes for test matches, so the rule changes to speed the game up seem to have made a significant improvement].
Rucks/Mauls
2002 - 146
2001 - 121
2000 - 165
1999 - 112
Passes
2002 - 266 (a pass every 7.5 seconds)
2001 - 233 (a pass every 8.2 seconds)
2000 - 327
1999 - 241
[*in 2002 84% of passing movements were only 1 or 2 passes (most being 1 pass). According to the website commentary those are about what is expected these days.]
Open Play Kicks
2002 - 59 (a kick every 34 seconds that the ball is in play)
2001 - 67 (a kick every 29 seconds that the ball is in play)
2000 - 43
1999 - 64
Kick to Pass Ratio
2002 - 1 kick for 4.5 passes
2001 - 1 kick for 3.5 passes
2000 - 1 kick for 7.6 passes
1999 - 1 kick for 3.8 passes
[*average of 1 kick for 4.6 passes over the four years. And league gets called "5 tackle kick"!!! Well it's better that than "4.6 pass kick" I reckon!!!.]
Lineouts Per Game (average)
2002 - 32
2001 - 34
[*basically one per minute when the ball is in play.]
Scrums Per Game (average)
2002 - 18 (2.7 result in penalties, 7.5 get reset, 4.4 collapse)
2001 – 21 (3.3 result in penalties, 5.1 get reset, 6 collapse)
[*One scrum for every 111 seconds in 2002 and 91 seconds in 2001.]
Penalties
2002 - 24
2001 - 27
[*A penalty every 84 seconds in 2002 and every 71 seconds in 2001]
[* So by me that's 76 stoppages per game in 2002 and 84 in 2001!!! No wonder there's so much time to drink piss during a game!]
Point Breakdowns
2002 - 291 points from 32 tries, 27 penalties (28% of points) and 4 drop goals.
2001 - 212 points from 13 tries, 43 penalties (67% of points)
2000 - 313 points from 29 tries, 39 penalties (37% of points)
1999 - 221 points from 17 tries, 37 penalties (50% of points)
1998 - 224 points from 22 tries, 30 penalties (40% of points)
1997 - 403 points from 48 tries, 30 penalties (22% of points)
1996 - 298 points from 25 tries, 46 penalties (46% of points)
Penalty goals:
2002 - 27 from 43 attempts (7 per game)
2001 - 43 from 64 attempts (11 per game)
In the 42 Tri Nations matches from 1996-2002 the losing team has scored more tries than the winning team on only 3 occasions.
Source of Tries: 2002
Own Lineout 8
Opponent's handling error 7
Scrum 8
Opponents Lineout 3
Penalty 1
Turnover 4
Opponent's kick 1
Origin of Tries
17 originated within the 22 metres of the try-line
7 between the 22 and 10 metre line
8 from 40+ metres out
Match Time average
2002 - 94 mins 1 sec.
2001 - 92 mins 27 sec.
There were some interesting variations between the 3 countries in 2002:
** Australia created around 20 more 2nd phase balls than NZ and SA
** Australia made around 20 more passes per game than NZ and SA
** South Africa kicked the least – an average of 22 times per game, compared with Australia’s 30 and New Zealand's 37 [lot's of stupid fucking chip kicks when on attack no doubt!]
The average number of open field kicks per game was 59. One game contained 101 while another contained 36. The one with 101 was the one game where no tries were scored – and the one with 36 kicks was one of the two games that contained the most tries.
[Lesson to be learned here: If you want to score tries and win games don't kick fucking possession away]
Comments:
I struggle to see your overall point. Although your repeated use of the word 'fuck' certainly creates a sense of excitement.
# posted by 
: 30 October 2004 at 15:31
: 30 October 2004 at 15:31
right on, 5 tackle kick rocks as a game, just too much fighting over who can have access to which player when, ie club vs country!
# posted by : 2 November 2004 at 02:30
: 2 November 2004 at 02:30
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