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Team performance indicators as a function of winning and losing in rugby union

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  • Nicholas M.P. Jones
  • Stephen D. Mellalieu
  • Nic James

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The construction of a valid and reliable methodology for the analysis of team performance indicators within rugby union is presented. Twenty matches were sampled from the domestic season of a professional male rugby union team and notated using a computerised behavioural analysis system. A comprehensive list of twenty-two team performance indicators were developed via expert coaches and analysts. Examination of each indicator using Mann-Whitney U analysis revealed statistical differences between winning and losing performances for only two of the identified team indicators (lineouts won on oppositions throw and tries scored). Practical differences were visible within other indicators including increases in the percentage of turnovers won (mdn= 71.88, 95% confidence limits= 88.89 and 33.33 when winning, and mdn= 47.25, 95% confidence limits= 72.22 and 30 when losing). The findings highlight a number of team factors which contribute to winning matches. Subsequent combination of these variables may be used to develop a model to predict future performance within rugby union.

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  • Nicholas M.P. Jones & Stephen D. Mellalieu & Nic James, 2004. "Team performance indicators as a function of winning and losing in rugby union," International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 4(1), pages 61-71, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rpanxx:v:4:y:2004:i:1:p:61-71
    DOI: 10.1080/24748668.2004.11868292
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    1. Hayden Croft & Bobby Willcox & Peter Lamb, 2017. "Using performance data to identify styles of play in netball: an alternative to performance indicators," International Journal of Performance Analysis in Sport, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 17(6), pages 1034-1043, November.
    2. Daniel J Cunningham & David A Shearer & Scott Drawer & Ben Pollard & Christian J Cook & Mark Bennett & Mark Russell & Liam P Kilduff, 2018. "Relationships between physical qualities and key performance indicators during match-play in senior international rugby union players," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 13(9), pages 1-15, September.
    3. Jorge Garcia-Unanue & Alvaro Fernandez-Luna & Pablo Burillo & Leonor Gallardo & Javier Sanchez-Sanchez & Samuel Manzano-Carrasco & Jose Luis Felipe, 2020. "Key performance indicators at FIFA Women's World Cup in different playing surfaces," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, vol. 15(10), pages 1-11, October.

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