The International Rugby Board is pleased with the outcome of their increased emphasis on certain aspects of law application – the tackle and offside at kicks in particular.
The Board’s Game Analysis Unit has published a statistical review of the 2010 Tri-Nations won by New Zealand.
New Zealand won the Tri-Nations without losing a match, followed by Australia and the 2009 winners South Africa.
The Report provides a detailed statistical analysis of all nine matches played in what was a compelling competition. It highlights the major trends, analyses how the Tri-Nations has evolved over the past decade and how it produced an alternative approach to the Game in 2010.
Tri-Nations 2010 highlights
• Tries were up by almost 100% on the 2009 figure, reaching an average of 5.8 per match – the second highest in the 15-year history of the tournament. The only time it was higher was 13 years ago.
In 2009 there were 27 tries; in 2010 52.
In the Six Nations in 2010, the average number of tries per match was 3,2.
In the 2010 an average of 5,9 penalty goals was scored in the Tri-Nations; in 2009 7,7.
• Margins of victory were as tight as in 2009 with four matches having a winning margin in single figures and eight matches under 20 points. All teams scored more tries in 2010 than in 2009.
• There was a dramatic reduction in the number of kicks out of hand. The 2009 Tri-Nations, in line with previous years, averaged around 60 kicks per Game – the 2010 Tri-Nations averaged just 37.
Unchallenged kicks to opponents, in Six Nations in 2010 was 28. In the Tri-Nations in 2009 it was 23. In the Tri-Nations in 2010 it was 11. In one Test there was just one such kick in the entire game.
• Ball in play time increased by 7% on 2009 levels, but was down on 2008 and 2007.
The number of rucks was up by 40% top a match average of 186.
The average number of passes per match up by 35% to a match average of 300, as against 222 in 2009.
• The scoring ratio was one penalty goal to each try, while in 2009 the ratio was 2.5 penalty goals to each try.
* There were no drop goals in 2010. In fact only South Africa attempted one.
* There were slightly fewer scrums and line-outs in 2010.
Scrums: 14 in 2010, 19 in 2009
line-outs: 22 in 2020, 24 in 2009.
Unfortunately there are no comparative figures for scrum resets and collapses – unfortunately as it was also an area demanding renewed referee attention.
hierdie crouch toutch hoe gaan dit vryf oor jou kop krap in jou neus trek jou oor engage is die grootste klomp bollie wat ek nog gesien het,dis nou kastig vir veiligheid maar daar val nou meer scrums plat as ooit tevore
FS flyhalf fails dope test
2010-11-03 11:07
One of South Africa’s most promising young rugby players has been banned for three months for the use of a banned stimulant.
Grey College star flyhalf, Johan Goosen, was named Craven Week Player of the Year at the SA Rugby Awards banquet in Midrand on Monday night.
However, earlier on Monday, Goosen appeared before a SARU judiciary committee and was found guilty.
Sport24 believes Goosen, this year’s Free State Craven Week No 10, took the stimulant unknowingly. He was tested after a Cheetahs Under-19 match against the Griffons.
The stimulant was initially on the list of banned substances, before being removed, only to be added back at a later date.
Due to this, Goosen was only banned for three months – from November 1, 2010 to January 31, 2011.
Goosen was not in Midrand to receive his Player of the Year award.
Nou wat vang hulle aan
@superbul ek skat dit was n glips net soos hy se ek verneem dat hy sommer skuldig gepleit het so ek dink dat dit bloot n ongeluk was
RUGBY CREATES HISTORY – We’re in Hungary as Israel take on Palestine in rugby for the first time.
@ smallies72:
O julle Vrystaters met jul glipse 😆 , julle kan bly wees die man was nie n Bul nie dan was dit lewenslank.
@superbul die outjie is nog jonk en dom hy leer nog en vertrou almal,my skoonma se sy pa is goed afgepis hier oor
Super your last paragraph says it all.
They do not know what to do with the scrums.
They have over regulated the scrums and still have a mess with penalties.
The fact that they are not giving figures on scrum re sets simply means that they don’t want to give these figures because the rules they have applied have not worked.
Over regulating ANYTHING is counter productive… not only in rugby terms but in general in life and work situations as well…
Firstly: I’d like to see simplifying regulations in rugby in the scrums (specially the long engage sequence).
Secondly: Simplifying the breakdown Laws considerably – This area must make provision for EQUAL COMPETITION in an unambigious and clear rule scenario, where different interpretations or misinterpretation goes out the window.
To achieve this, the tackler and tackled player must have equal rights, not this farce of giving the tackled player all the rights and taking the contest largely out of the ruck area.
To make it simpler yet still effective one has to address the players falling over or effectively sealing off the ball ar ruck situations….. my solution would have been to bring CONTROLLED RUCKING WITH THE FEET back, which would mean if you lie on the wrong side, you will feel the punishment, the opposition will make sure of it, no need for a ref to apply his interpretation… the Law of the Jungle will apply…. hehehe (In moderation of course).
Thirdly: Tackles in general have become too technical, all these “Spear” and “Tip” and “High” tackles need to be simplified by simply judging whether a tackle was reckless or for want of a better word intentionally dangerous.
Think about it, we have had MORE reason to moan about referee interpretations when the Laws and officiating had become more complicated and open to interpretation!
grootblousmile wrote:
The question is, how do you make sure it remains in moderation.
It will once again be open to interpretation.
The ruck has become the most contentious part of rugby.
There should be a way to make the ruck more competitive without making it over regulated.
Why not allow hands in the ruck, it simplifies a number of interpretations. If the ball doesn’t come out, the team moving forward(or being driven forward) gets the put in at the scrum.
This will have three major influences at the game.
firstly the attacking team will start offloading in the tackle to avoid the free for all in the ruck.
In stead of penalising the defending team for holding on to the ball, if they cannot secure possesion or drive the opponent off the ball, the attacking team will be able to restart with a scrum.
This will bring scrum domination back into the fold, so teams will have to balance their front rows to still be mobile, but teams with stronger srums will get the benefit.
All in all there will be a lot fewer penalties.
This whole scenario of a referee having to interpret who is holding on is mainly a lottery, if the attacking team is too slow to recycle from the scrums, why should the defending team be penalised for deemed to be slowing ball down?
grootblousmile wrote:
@ grootblousmile:
net so ek stem saam die rucking MOET terug kom,die gevaarlikste tackles is die wat jy nie sien kom nie,ek is baie in my rugby loopbaan gedump en gespear,en die een wat my nekwerwels gekraak het was nie een van hulle nie maar nlaat tackle van agter af
Let’s face it… spectator numbers have dwindled somewhat in Rugby Union, due to a number of things…
Modern people, like those of old… are attracted to the GLADIATORIAL NATURE of sport… rugby in particular.
This is undoubtedly the case, just look at how popular Cage Fighting have become in a relatively short space of time, look how popular boxing has always been…. and look how popular that pathetic farce of WWE Wrestling is (bunch of numbnuts).
This means rugby will HAVE TO cater for this to some extent, those bone crunching tackles, the contest on the ground, a few boots on an offending player here or there, no quarter given or taken…. we are attracted to it… I certainly am!
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