Table 3 A summary of performance indicators
From: Performance Analysis in Rugby Union: a Critical Systematic Review
Reference | Number of performance indicators listed under themes | Operational definitions | Context | Performance indicators selection |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bracewell [16]: 2000 Super 12 Rugby Competition | Attack (n = 20), defence (n = 8), other (n = 3) | No | N/A | Undisclosed |
Jones et al. [17]: 2002–2003 season of a Northern Hemisphere professional rugby competition | Attack (n = 8), defence (n = 4), set piece (n = 4), other (n = 6) | No | Field location, match outcome | Compiled by research team then content validated by professional coaches |
Laird and Lorimer [6]: 2003 Six Nations, Tri Nations and Argentina | Attack (n = 4) | Full operational definitions provided | Field location, period during match | Selected by research group based on previous research |
James et al. [18]: 2001–2002 season of a Northern Hemisphere professional rugby competition | Attack (n = 14), defence (n = 3), set piece (n = 2), other (n = 2) | No | No | Identified and evaluated by researchers |
Prim et al. [19]: 2005 Super 12 Rugby Competition | Attack (n = 4), defence (n = 5) | Full operational definitions provided | Number of players, match phase | Obtained through a panel of elite coaches and analysts |
Rooyen et al. [20]: 2003 Rugby World Cup | Attack (n = 6), defence (n = 7) | No | Period during match, field location | Simple match descriptors displayed on the International Rugby Board’s (IRB) official website |
Jones et al. [1]: 2003–2004 season of a Northern Hemisphere professional rugby competition | Attack (n = 4), defence (n = 2), set piece (n = 4), other (n = 2) | No | No | Developed in collaboration with authors and two elite teams’ performance analysts |
Lim et al. [21]: 2006, 2007 and 2008 Super 14 Rugby competition | Attack (n = 13), defence (n = 6), set piece (n = 8), other (n = 7) | Full operational definitions provided | No | Developed in conjunction authors and coaching staff from an undisclosed Super Rugby team |
Ortega et al. [22]: 2003–2006 Six Nations Tournament | Attack (n = 14), defence n = (8), set piece (n = 4), other (n = 1) | No | Match outcome | Standard statistics available through governing body website |
Van den Berg and Malan [23]: 2006 Super 14 Rugby Competition | Attack (n = 12), defence (n = 2), set piece (n = 2), other (n = 1) | No | Team ranking | Standard statistics available through sport analysis company |
Vaz et al. [25]: 2003–2006 World Cup, Six Nations, Tri Nations and Super Rugby competitions | Attack (n = 9), defence (n = 3), set piece (n = 4), other (n = 2) | No | Match outcome | ‘Specialised data centres’ |
Lim et al. [13]: 2006, 2007 and 2008 Super 14 Rugby Competition | Attack (n = 13), defence (n = 6), set piece (n = 8), other (n = 7) | Full operational definitions provided | No | Developed in conjunction authors and coaching staff from an undisclosed Super Rugby team |
Hughes et al. [28]: 2011 Rugby World Cup | Attack (n = 10), set piece (n = 2), other (n = 2) | No | Competition ranking | Standard statistics available through governing body website |
Bishop and Barnes [29]: 2011 knockout stages of the Rugby World Cup | Attack (n = 5), defence (n = 2), set piece (n = 1), other (n = 2) | No | Field position, match outcome | Developed by researchers after a complete review of the literature |
Bremner et al. [30]: 2 seasons of a professional Australian Rugby Union team | Attack (n = 10), defence (n = 10) | No | Period during match | Developed by researchers after a complete review of the literature, then content validated by coaches and analysts |
Gaviglio et al. [31]: 1 season of a Northern Hemisphere professional rugby team | Attack (n = 1), defence (n = 1) | Full operational definitions provided | Match outcome | Selected in conjunction with the team analyst and coaching staff |
Smart et al. [3]: 2007–2008 New Zealand national provincial, professional Super 14 and international-level competitions | Attack (n = 10), defence (n = 2), other (n = 1) | Full operational definitions provided | No | Selected by research group based on previous research |
Vahed et al. [36]: 2007 and 2013 South African Currie Cup tournament | Attack (n = 11), defence (n = 5), set piece (n = 2), other (n = 4) | Full operational definitions provided | Period during match | Undisclosed |
Hughes et al. [37]: knockout stages of the 2015 Rugby World Cup | Attack (n = 8), defence (n = 1), set piece (n = 2), other (n = 3) | No | Field location | Selected by research group based on previous research |
Schoeman et al. [38]: 2014 Super Rugby competition and 2014 South African Currie Cup tournament | Defence (n = 1), set piece (n = 4), other (n = 3) | No | Level of competition | Third-party company |
Watson et al. [39]: 5 domestic and international competitions | Attack (n = 22), defence (n = 5), set piece (n = 4), other (n = 3) | No | Level of competition | Selected by research group based on previous research. Only performance indicators found to be statistically significant at the team level were selected |
Bennett et al. [41]: 2016–2017 English Premiership Rugby Union season | Attack (n = 6), defence (n = 4), set piece (n = 2) | No | No | Undisclosed |