The objective of this review was to systematically describe the traditional and contemporary
data capture and analytic methods employed in performance analysis research in team …

Background Video analysis is a common tool used in rugby union research to describe
match performance. Studies using video analysis range from broad statistical studies of …

We conduct a validation study to determine which historically statistically significant rugby
union team key performance indicators (KPIs) continue to be valid differentiators between …

Given a set of sequences comprised of time-ordered events, sequential pattern mining is
useful to identify frequent subsequences from different sequences or within the same …

Rugby union is a complex sport, involving the interaction of a number of behaviours which
combine to form overall playing patterns. Previous research that has analysed key …

Performance indicators that contributed to success at the group stage and play-off stages of
the 2019 Rugby World Cup were analysed using publicly available data obtained from the …

The aim of this study was to identify key performance indicators (KPI) that differentiated
winning and losing teams, and how KPI may vary in balanced and unbalanced matches in …

The aim of this study was to describe the game related statistics and match analysis of rugby
world cups finals from 1987 to 2015. Video recordings of all (n= 8 matches) rugby world cup …

The study conducts a systematic review focused on the methods privileged by researchers
when they study collective performance in sports. For this purpose, 158 articles published …

This study investigated the effectiveness of different attacking profiles for elite hurling to
establish if certain patterns can be used to improve performance. Every possession in play …