THE BEST LAID PLANS OF KIWI MEN ๐ณ๐ฟ
#TRC2024
is over and we have seen the evolution of teams whose attacks are being honed by 3๏ธโฃ New Zealanders
But what exactly are they trying to achieve, and is it working? Letโs look at the full tournament stats and figure it out ๐งต
Antoine Dupontโs Trophy Cabinet:
๐๐๐๐ TOP14 Titles
๐๐๐ Six Nations Player of the Year
๐๐ Champions Cup Titles
๐๐ Sevens Tour Titles
๐๐ European Player of the Year
๐ Six Nations Grand Slam
๐ World Rugby XVs Player of the Year
๐ฅ OLYMPIC GOLD MEDAL ๐ฅ
Canan Moodie test match victories:
๐ฆ๐บ Australia
๐ฆ๐ท Argentina
๐ฆ๐ท Argentina
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ England
๐ฆ๐บ Australia
๐ฆ๐ท Argentina
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ Wales
๐ณ๐ฟ New Zealand
๐ท๐ด Romania
๐น๐ด Tonga
๐ณ๐ฟ New Zealand
Canan Moodie test match defeats:
- None -
@btsportrugby
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5. BBC
6. ITV
7. Channel 4
8. S4C
9. BBC Wales
10. BBC Alba
The fact I could think of 10 just to watch rugby in GB is shocking
SIX NATIONS SECRETS REVEALED! ๐
Carrying.
Specifically: carrying a rugby ball.
Some may have seen that Iโve been tracking the attacking stats for the home nations this
#SixNations
Here is what I have learnedโฆ ๐งต
HOW ONE MAN RUINED WALESโ MIDFIELD ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ
This is a story of destruction.
Of woe.
Of rage.
This is how Wales completely wasted a world cup cycle and totally screwed up the most important combination on the rugby pitch. This WILL make you angryโฆ ๐ชก
Everyone is rightly hyped about the awesome Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu ๐ฅ
But ๐ Portugal, Manie Libbok:
- Made more passes
- Made more metres
- Beat more defenders
- Same number of line breaks
- Fewer turnovers lost
Is he still fighting for that ๐ shirt?
#Springbok
#RSAvsPOR
The last 5๏ธโฃ crowds
@THESTORMERS
have played to:
39,925 (Bulls in Cape Town)
37, 246 (Sharks in Cape Town)
25,963 (Sale in Cape Town)
10,552 (Stade Francais in Paris)
31,093 (Sharks in Durban)
Making them one of, if not THE most watched rugby team in the world right now ๐
The chat about how the
#Springboks
play is extraordinarily lazy and not a little bit bitter.
Both them and the
#AllBlacks
played both France and Andy Farrell's Ireland this world cup, here is a selection of stats from those games.
Draw your own conclusions. Be like more Siya.
*Sigh* right i wasnโt going to going to tweet stats today but Alonso has decided to be a dick again so here we are:
Lewis Hamilton has beaten every teammate he has ever had at qualifying. 3 of those teammates were world champions. One of them was Fernando Alonso.
#LH44
#TeamLH
Ocon matched you in qualifying last year lil bro, but if you wanna talk about qualifying in equal cars...
H2H qualifying 2007
Lewis 10 - 7 Alonso
Pole count 2007
Lewis 6 - 2 Alonso
Mclaren poles 2007 - 2023
Lewis 26 - 5 Everyone else
Poles 2007 - 2013
Lewis 31 - 7 Alonso
โ๏ธ Tadhg Beirneโs stats against France:
80 mins
32 metres
7/7 tackles
7 carries
7 lineout takes (๐ฅ)
2 line breaks
1 defender beaten
1 turnover won
1 dominant tackle
Simply one of the best players in the world.
#FRAvIRE
People rightly focusing on T2 nations being shut out - criminal
I will also add that T1 test rugby is about to get very stale very quickly, if you are playing just 11 teams once a year, every year, forever - thats boring.
EXCLUSIVE: World Rugby's new Nations Championship is approved by the narrowest of margins at a vote in Paris. The motion needed a 75% majority - 39 votes out of 51 - and it was passed by 41 votes to 10. Story for โฆ
@MailSport
โฉ โฆ
Which Fly-halves hate contact? ๐ซฃ
Using I looked at how often certain ๐s carry the ball and what % of those carries result in contact
i.e. how much time does he spend at the bottom of a ruck?
Jalibert = Ghostโฆ ๐ถโ๐ซ๏ธ
1/3
URC: ๐ฟ๐ฆ FRANCHISES PROVE ITS NOT ALL ABOUT MONEY
This season, many ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ fans are blaming the new salary cap for the regions performing poorly
It is definitely a factor, but it mightnโt be a scapegoat for current performances
This might be the most controversial ๐งตI ever do...
Number of passes ๐คฒ by the Springboks in their last 5๏ธโฃ games:
Against France - 82
Against England - 67
Against New Zealand - 84
Against Wales - 119
Against Ireland - 175 ๐
Yesterday, Damian de Allende passed + offloaded (12 + 1) more times than he carried (10)
#RSAvsIRE
LETS TALK ABOUT ATTENDANCES: IS THE URC REALLY SO UNPOPULAR?
An investigation into attendances in the URC over the years and a comparison to the English Premiership
Some of these numbers will surprise you! ๐งต
The Sharks have won 6/7 games where Siya Masuku has started at ๐
Against Clermont he contributed:
80 mins
40 metres
22 points
17 passes
14 carries
8 successful goal kicks
8 kicks from hand
2 defenders beaten
1 turnover won
Could we be witnessing the birth of a Springbok? ๐ฟ๐ฆ๐ฆ
โURC = Best Leagueโ - Twitter
โTop14 dominates Europeโ - journos
โMARCUS SMITHโ - BT Sport
Well, now that the Champions cup and Challenge cup are over, we have a lovely big data set with which to answer (for this season at least)โฆ
WHICH LEAGUE IS BEST??? ๐ชก
Ben Healy would be my URC signing of the season ๐
720 mins played (100%๐ฅ)
90pts (URC top๐ฅ)
19 penalties kicked (URC top๐ฅ)
77 kicks in play (URC top๐ฅ)
2376 kick metres (URC top๐ฅ)
A leader on the pitch as well! ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
You know when a player is so good they can play well and no one cares?
Caelan Doris,
#IREvSCO
:
80 mins
77 carry metres
44 metres gained
40 ruck arrivals
18 metres in contact
13 cleanouts
7 passes
5/7 tackles
4 lineout takes
1 defender beaten
Best No.8 in the world right now ๐
There is an alternate universe where Pivac is still in charge of Wales
Dan Biggar is Captain, Jac Morgan isnt in the squad, WillGriff John is the tight head and Lloyd Williams is going as 3rd SH
There are 8 centres in the squad. None of them have ever played together beforeโฆ
Handrรจ Pollard made his first start of the
#RugbyChampionship
yesterday ๐ฟ๐ฆ
52 mins
41 metres
11 passes
8/11 tackles
9 carries
7 kicks ๐ฅ
5 points
1 defender beaten
1 clean break
1 dominant hit
Is he still number 1๏ธโฃ ahead of Sacha?
#RSAvsNZL
Rhys Carre in his 15
#BKTURC
games this season:
3 tries
3 try assist
12 turnovers made (8th most)
61 carries
95 tackles
2 clean breaks
105 metres gained
5 offloads
Nicky Smith has more carries than him, other than that no loose head in the Wales squad betters any of those stats
Pieter-Steph du Toitโs captainโs ๐ซกperformance against Ireland in numbers:
80 minutes
20/22 tackles ๐ฅ
44 metres
10 passes
9 carries
3 lineouts won
1 line break
1 offload
1 defender beaten
0 turnovers lost
The man loves a big game! ๐ฟ๐ฆ
#RSAvsIRE
Rio Dyer might have just had his best ever game in the
#SixNations
โฆ
80 mins
70 metres
8/9 tackles
6 carries
5 defenders beaten
4 passes
3 line breaks
1 offload
1 kick
1 dominant tackle
1 try
Wales: not struggling for wingers, as it turns out ๐๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ
You knew it was coming so here it is: Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu stats drop
#RSAvsNZL
80 mins
64 metres ๐ฅ
16 pts ๐ฅ
15 kicks ๐ฅ
10 passes
7 carries
7/7 tackles
4 defenders beaten ๐ฅ
2 quick lineouts
0 pens conceded
Near perfect game ๐ฟ๐ฆ
#RugbyChampionship
@AlanDymock
2011 RWC warm up between ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ and ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ
Hooker Matthew Rees injures his neck ruling him out of the WC
Gatland promotes a young openside to be Wales captain in his place
6 years later that young openside talks Romain Poite out of awarding a penalty to the AllBlacks against the lions
Across the 2 tests, the All Blacks passes the ball 18% more than the
#Springboks
, made nearly twice as many line breaks and beat 13% more defenders
The Springboks had 20% more rucks and their rucks were slower, they also kicked 21% more
But the Springboks gained 29% more metres
I think itโs fair to say no one in the world is playing better than PSDT right now?
80 mins
52 metres ๐ฅ
13 carries ๐ฅ
10/12 tackles ๐ฅ
2 passes
2 line breaks ๐ฅ
2 defenders beaten ๐ฅ
1 dominant hit
1 turnover won
1 lineout take
0 turnovers lost
0 penalties conceded
#AUSvRSA
๐ฟ๐ฆ
I thought Ruan Nortje was absolutely fantastic yesterday
#RSAvsNZL
58 mins (ish)
14 metres
10 lineout takes ๐ฅ
9/11 tackles
5 passes
4 carries
1 defenders beaten
0 turnovers conceded
0 penalties conceded
Does he keep his place for Cape Town? ๐ฟ๐ฆ
Wales could not get over the gainline ๐ Italyโฆ until Grady came on
32 mins
116 metres carried ๐ฅ
89 metres gained ๐ฅ
29 post tackle metres ๐ฅ
11 carries
6 metres in contact
4 defenders beaten ๐ฅ
1 line break ๐ฅ
1 try
Where does he feature in this Welsh team moving forward? ๐ค
Lads,
#RWC2023
is going to get real old real fast if we keep taking screen grabs of possible head contacts
I can take a still image of any moment in any game and show you a penalty
I know its hard, but just try and have a nice time maybe?
My goodness Jack Dempsey ๐ณ
#BULvGLA
80 mins
112 metres ๐ฅ
21 carries ๐ฅ
20/20 tackles ๐ฅ
7 defenders beaten ๐ฅ
1 pass
1 dominant hit
1 turnover won
0 turnovers lost
That just typifies the Warriors: run all day, tackle all night.
#URC
champions ๐
When I say the URC is the most difficult league, this is why
No other league has a change of hemisphere, a change of season and a concentration of world class players like this
Only playing the top NZ sides is Super Rugby can match the challenge imo
TRC Round 1๏ธโฃ: Advanced Stats! ๐ค
๐ณ๐ฟ All Blacks play in wrong areas
๐ฆ๐ท Los Pumas slow but powerful
๐ฟ๐ฆ Springboks attack on fire!
๐ฆ๐บ Wallabies toil for no reward
#AUSvRSA
#NZLvARG
#TRC2024
So how did Ciaran Frawley get on at fullback in
#IREvWAL
yesterday? Wellโฆ
80 mins
34 metres
16 passes
12 carries
6 defenders beaten
4 kicks
3/3 tackles
1 line break
1 try
0 turnovers lost
I guess you could call that a success ๐
WHAT REALLY HAPPENED WHILST ENGLAND WERE DOWN TO 12 MEN:
A huge talking point from
#ENGvWAL
was Wales failing to capitalise against 12 men
But what really happened during the time was had a 3 man advantage? Lets investigate ๐ชก
(Sorry for image quality, reasonsโฆ)
GLASGOW WARRIORS: The Fantastic Rugby Team Who Donโt Kick โ๏ธ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ
Conventional wisdom in modern rugby is the teams who kick the most usually win
Warriors have made the URC final by kicking LESS than ANYONE else in the entire league
Hereโs how they did itโฆ
#URC
๐งต
Teams who beat the a team ranked above them when the world cup started during the pool stages
#WAL
x2 (Fiji & Australia)
#POR
(Fiji)
#JPN
(Samoa)
#ENG
(Argentina)
Like it or not, Wales topping the pool with 19/20 points is an upset.
Let me tell you about Elrigh Louwโs impact off the bench last night
#RSAvsNZL
37 mins
47 metres ๐ฅ
7 carries
4 defenders beaten ๐ฅ
4/4 tackles
0 turnovers conceded
0 penalties conceded
I rate this guy so highly, exceptional season ๐ฆธโโ๏ธ
#RugbyChampionship
Isnโt it terrible how the horrible draw has FORCED us to watch this game?
I for one am fuming.
we should be watching watching Wales play Scotland right now.
#FRAvsRSA
So it comes down to a choice:
Which is best, Top14 or URC?
If youโre offering me an all expenses paid trip to a match in either league, iโm choosing a Top14 match. Huge clubs and great events
HOWEVER, if weโre talking quality of rugby, as per the dataโฆ
URC = Best League ๐
๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟ The biggest difference between Glasgow and Edinburgh in the URC?
25% of Edinburghโs points came from penalty goals (aka Ben Healy). The most in the league.
4% of Glasgowโs points came from penalty goals. The least in the league.
#BKTURC
๐ฐโ๏ธ
Unsung hero of
#SixNations
R4: Ross Vincent ๐ฎ๐น
80 mins
59 metres
18/21 tackles
5 carries
3 defenders beaten
1 line break
1 lineout take
1 turnover won
0 penalties conceded
Textbook No.8๏ธโฃ performance ๐ช
Is the Menoncello/Brex combo the best centre partnership in the
#GuinnessM6N
?
Their stats, between them, ๐ ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ณ๓ ฃ๓ ด๓ ฟโฆ
158 mins
74 metres
20/25 tackles
21 carries
11 passes
5 kicks
4 turnovers won
3 defenders beaten
1 linebreak
1 try
0 penalties conceded
The heart of Italy. Forza ๐ฎ๐น
You have to wonder why Costelow was taken off by Wales against France
56 mins
32 metres
15 passes
10 carries
9 points
8/10 tackles
8 kicks
1 dominant hit
1 offload
1 defender beaten
1 line break
1 try assist
1 lineout take (?? ๐ )
0 pens conceded
Running the showโฆ
#SixNations
If i may:
- Black Lion are not a pub team. They have almost a full XV of Georgian internationals ๐ฌ๐ช
- You can blame WRU budget cuts for a lot of things but there is no excuse for that, frankly, unprofessional level of performance last night ๐
Andy Farrell made a quintet of pack substitutions from 50-55mins against Wales:
Conan, 50mins, 14 tackles
Kelleher, 54mins, 14 tackles
Jager, 54mins, 11 tackles
Ryan, 55mins, 11 tackles
Baird, 55mins, 11 tackles
Each more than the man they replaced. Irish Bomb Squad?
#IREvWAL
โ๏ธ
Hey has any noticed that Justin Tipuric is still easily good enough to play test footy? ๐ณ
80 mins
20/20 tackles โจ
11 passes
8 metres
5 lineout takes
3 carries
3 dominant hits
2 turnovers won
1 line break
1 try
0 turnovers lost
Leading his side to the playoffs ๐ซก
Ben Williams was a shining light for a Scarlets pack that had a very bad day in Castre:
80mins
62 metres
9 carries
8/8 tackles (joint top)
4 defenders beaten
2 Line-out takes
2 passes
1 offload
1 linebreak
1 turnover won
Everywhere. ๐
At one point during his tenure, Walesโ most selected 12 was Tompkins and most selected 13 was Davies
Also at that time, Walesโ 2nd most selected 12 was Davies and 2nd most selected 13 was Tompkins
How often did Tompkins and Davies play together?
3 times.
Three.
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+ 151 URC games
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Awesome that more fans will have access to URC but in particular Top14 now ๐ซ๐ท
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Now gets you not only the URC and Top 14.
But also all of the Champions' and Challenge Cup.
It's becoming THE rugby channel.
โ๏ธ IRELANDโS FUTURE AT 6๏ธโฃ?
Ireland are spoilt for choice at blindside, but with POM well into his 34th year they must surely soon look to the future?
Here are the contenders nipping at the captainโs heels, any others you would like to see in the mix? ๐ค
#SixNations
Wales lock Will Rowlands made his first start for Racing 92 at the weekend:
80mins
27 metres
18 carries (top)
11/11 tackles
7 passes
3 line-out takes
1 defender beaten
1 offload
0 turnovers lost
A B&I Lion in waiting? ๐ฆ๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ท๓ ฌ๓ ณ๓ ฟ
Leigh Halfpenny club career:
URC (+predecessors) โ
Top14 โ
Super Rugby โ
English Premiership โ
Meaning he has ticked off the big 4๏ธโฃ leagues aged 35!
Anyone think of anyone else who has played in all 4?
It may have been in a losing cause, but Tadhg Beirne went full cheat mode in
#NORvMUN
80 mins
42 metres
15 carries
13 passes
5/5 tackles
4 lineout takes
3 turnovers won
2 offloads
1 line break
How much does he level up a team? ๐ฆธโโ๏ธ (stats from RugbyPass)
@Techtim123
@Teslaconomics
Umโฆ no
Thereโs these things called โboltsโ and โconnectorsโ and other such things that need to be fastened together in order for the car to work
For context, this was the result 5 weeks ago when Australia A played Portugal away in Portugal
That Australia A side contained:
Bernard Foley
James OโConnor
Both Lonergans
Tom Wright
Eddie Jones bettered this result by one score.
#AUSvPOR
The news about England A and and Ireland A arranging matches has re-sparked the calls for Wales A to play games
I support the idea of an A-team and don't dispute the benefits, but I do not think now is the right time to institute one for Wales
Here's my working... ๐งต
I planned this ๐ชก already but this tweet from
@QuickStopF1
has prompted me to share it - seems like a good time
BUTTON v HAMILTON 2011 - LEWISโs WORST EVER SEASON???
2011 is often used as a way to bring Lewis down, but exactly how badly did Jenson beat him? Lets find outโฆ
Sky Sports introduced the points over cumulative seasons stat so that they could make Jenson Button seem more accomplished than he actually was.
The fact they introduced him as โthe only man to beat Lewis Hamilton over the course of their time as teammatesโ is bad enough..
Georgia and Uruguay are the two T2 nations making the most noise
They are absolutely not happy to stay T2 and want to be treated with respect
That means more games, more coverage and an invite to the top table
If they are asking, they absolutely should be receiving
#URU
#GEO
Willie Le Roux sneakily had a huge effect on the game on Saturday
#RSAvsIRE
80 mins
47 metres ๐ฅ
17 passes ๐ฅ
11 carries ๐ฅ
5 kicks ๐ฅ
1 offload
0 tackles ๐ซข
0 pens conceded
How important will he be to the Tony Brown attack moving forward?
#TRC2024
Dashboard: Round 1๏ธโฃ
๐ณ๐ฟ All Blacks overplaying
๐ฆ๐ท Los Pumas defensive WALL
๐ฟ๐ฆ Springboks all out attack!
๐ฆ๐บ Wallabies chasing shadows
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