All posts tagged "analysis"

“Build a wall”, “We should only ever play ourselves”, “Rugby in Australia is doomed”. Anyone who has...

I have had the fortune this season of being able to capture data on most schools, club...

Anyone who’s played in a final, in any sport, will tell you that’s what it’s all about....

On occasion heavily criticised, on occasion praised, the quality of attacking play during Super Rugby AU has...

Defence has been a big focus in Super Rugby AU and compared to the more open fare...

To understand why the All Blacks are so dominant, and why for example the Wallabies have been...

You win by scoring more points than the opposition. Defence wins matches  and any other number of...

Last week I introduced the idea of ‘efficiency’, where we assign a value to a team’s ability...

There is something about the set play and Australian Rugby, it’s in the DNA. Personally I’m a...

Welcome back Rugby. We’ve missed you. I guess it was only fitting that the Country that managed...

Finishers THE PATENTED G&GR RATINGS GUIDE: 10 – A legendary performance to go down in the history...

I do not want to be seen as a rock-spider now coming out to have a dig...

The Wallabies have been searching for an effective combination behind the scrum and after their performance in...

I have a data-set of under 19 level rugby that this week counted its 700th game. This...

It’s rare that the All Blacks are held to one try on New Zealand soil but that’s...

In recent times much has been made about the Wallabies and their traditional playmakers at numbers 10...

The Rebels have only played two games this year but ex-Force centre Bill Meakes is already making...

Introduction Michael Cheika’s Wallabies had a genuine crack against the All Blacks in Yokohama but to be...

What a game it was in Salta. The Wallabies performed the “great escape” goaded by Michael Cheika’s...

It’s tough times as a Wallaby supporter. Michael Cheika’s team is under pressure and it’s as though...