Table 1 A description of the reviewed studies
From: Performance Analysis in Rugby Union: a Critical Systematic Review
Reference | Competition | Focus | Number of events analysed | Opposition analysis |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Boddington and Lambert [1] | 2003 Rugby World Cup | Attack | 35 try scoring observations from 1 team | No |
Laird and Lorimer [6] | 2003 Six Nations, Tri Nations and Argentina | Attack | 152 tries from 32 matches | No |
Sayers and Washington-King [7] | 2003 Super 12 Rugby Competition | Attack | 48 matches from 6 teams | No |
van Rooyen and Noakes [8] | 2003 Rugby World Cup | Attack | 25 matches from 4 teams | No |
Sasaki et al. [9] | 2003-2005 Japanese Top League | Attack | 198 matches | No |
Wheeler and Sayers [10] | 2006 Super 14 Rugby Competition | Attack | 1372 ball carries from 7 matches | Yes |
Wheeler et al. [11] | 2006 Super 14 Rugby Competition | Attack | 1372 ball carries from 7 matches | Yes |
Diedrick and van Rooyen [12] | 2007 Rugby World Cup | Attack | 47 line breaks from 11 matches | No |
Lim et al. [13] | 2006, 2007 and 2008 Super 14 Rugby Competition | Attack | 117 observations from 3 teams | No |
van Rooyen [4] | 2011 Six Nations, Tri Nations and Rugby World Cup | Defence | 48 matches | No |
Hendricks et al. [14] | 2010 Super 14 Rugby Competition | Defence | 2394 tackle events from 21 matches | Yes |
Wheeler et al. [15] | 2011 Super Rugby Competition | Defence | 8563 ruck contests from 60 matches | Yes |
Bracewell [16] | 2000 Super 12 Rugby Competition | Attack and defence | 13 matches | No |
Jones et al. [17] | 2002–2003 season of a Northern Hemisphere professional rugby competition | Attack and defence | 20 matches | No |
James et al. [18] | 2001–2002 season of a Northern Hemisphere professional rugby competition | Attack and defence | 21 matches from 1 team | No |
Prim et al. [19] | 2005 Super 12 Rugby Competition | Attack and defence | 9 matches from 5 teams | No |
Rooyen et al. [20] | 2003 Rugby World Cup | Attack and defence | 26 matches from 4 teams | No |
Jones et al. [1] | 2003–2004 season of a Northern Hemisphere professional rugby competition | Attack and defence | 10 matches from 2 teams | No |
Lim et al. [21] | 2006, 2007 and 2008 Super 14 Rugby competition | Attack and defence | 117 observations from 3 teams | No |
Ortega et al. [22] | 2003-2006 Six Nations Tournament | Attack an defence | 58 matches | No |
Van den Berg and Malan [23] | 2006 Super 14 Rugby Competition | Attack and defence | 185 matches | No |
van Rooyen et al. [24] | 2007 Rugby World Cup | Attack and defence | 5635 rucks from 48 matches | No |
Vaz et al. [25] | 2003–2006 World Cup, Six Nations, Tri Nations and Super Rugby competitions | Attack and defence | 224 matches | No |
Correia et al. [26] | 2007/2008 season of a Northern Hemisphere professional rugby competition | Attack | 22 observations from 5 matches | No |
Correia et al. [27] | 2007/2008 season of a Northern Hemisphere professional rugby competition | Attack | 13 observations | Yes |
Hughes et al. [28] | 2011 Rugby World Cup | Attack and defence | 26 matches | Yes |
Bishop and Barnes [29] | 2011 knockout stages of the Rugby World Cup | Attack and defence | 8 teams | No |
Bremner et al. [30] | Two seasons of a professional Australian Rugby Union team | Attack and defence | 65 matches | No |
Gaviglio et al. [31] | One season of a Northern Hemisphere professional rugby team | Attack and defence | 31 matches | No |
Rodrigues and Passos [32] | 2010/2011 season of a Northern Hemisphere professional rugby competition | Attack and defence | 15 observations from 3 matches | Yes |
Kraak and Welman [33] | 2010 Six Nations Championship | Attack and defence | 1479 rucks from 15 matches | Yes |
Schoeman and Coetzee [34] | 2005–2007 Super 14 competitions, Tri-nations and International test matches | Attack and defence | 18 matches | No |
Smart et al. [3] | 2007–2008 New Zealand national provincial, professional Super 14 and international level competitions | Attack and defence | 510 players from 296 matches | No |
Croft et al. [35] | 2013 New Zealand national provincial competition | Attack and defence | 76 matches | Â |
Vahed et al [36] | 2007 and 2013 South African Currie Cup tournament | Attack and defence | 70 matches | No |
Hughes et al. [37] | Knockout stages of the 2015 Rugby World Cup | Attack and defence | 8 matches | No |
Schoeman et al. [38] | 2014 Super Rugby competition and 2014 South African Currie Cup tournament | Attack and defence | 60 matches | No |
Watson et al. [39] | 2014 Super Rugby competition and 2014 South African Currie Cup tournament | Attack and defence | 313 matches | No |
Sherwood et al. [40] | 2015 Super Rugby Season | Attack and defence | 260 scrums | Yes |
Bennett et al. [41] | 2016–2017 English Premiership Rugby Union season | Attack and defence | 132 matches from 12 teams | Yes |
Coughlan et al. [42] | 2017 Super Rugby Competition | Attack | 943 tries from 135 games consisting of 18 teams | No |