Statistics: Tri-Nations, Round Seven
Mon, 30 Aug 2010
South Africa, comfortable winners of the Tri-Nations last year, won their first Tri-Nations this year. They and Australia have a win each and so are in competition for the wooden spoon. The match in Pretoria started at a hectic rate with five tries in 11 minutes. We give some statistics from the matches.
Statistics: Tri-Nations, Round Six
Mon, 23 Aug 2010
What a grand occasion - South Africa vs New Zealand at the FNB Stadium in Johannesburg on Saturday afternoon - a noisy, colourful crowd of over 85,000 and on the field drama as the New Zealand score 12 points in the last two minutes to win. We give some stats, a boring thing to do of such an exciting occasion.
Try or no try - The TMO and McCaw
Mon, 23 Aug 2010
rugby365.com's law guru takes a closer look at Richie McCaw's crucial try in Saturday's Tri-Nations Test between the Springboks and the All Blacks. Try or no try? Decide for yourself...
Ball-in-hand time
Fri, 20 Aug 2010
In our statistics of Test matches we record the number of stoppages. A clever man has now worked out how long the ball was in hand during Tri-Nations Tests and some big matches in South Africa.
Statistics: Tri-Nations, Round Five
Sun, 08 Aug 2010
New Zealand hosted Australia at AMI Stadium, once called Lancaster Park, in Christchurch and won 20-10, securing the Bledisloe Cup and needing just a bonus point to be certain of winning the Tri-Nations for 2010. We give some statistics.
Which ref do you want?
Fri, 06 Aug 2010
Referees have been much under scrutiny lately, only rarely under amiable scrutiny. Many, many people have definite feelings about referees, both individually and collectively, and are happy to shout their opinions mostly to say what referees they do not want.
Statistics: Tri-Nations, Week Four
Sun, 01 Aug 2010
Australia played New Zealand in Melbourne with the roof closed and the turf soft and the All Blacks rampant, winning 49-28. We give some statistics from a fast and fascinating Tri-Nations match.
Tip tackles: Rugby's new flavour?
Tue, 27 Jul 2010
rugby365.com's law guru,
Paul Dobson, takes a look at rugby's new flavour, the tip tackle. It's unacceptable and illegal... but how often does it happen in the top level of rugby?
Stats: We break down Brisbane |
Fourie gets three weeks |
Cooper gets two
Statistics: Tri-Nations, Round Three
Sun, 25 Jul 2010
Australia played South Africa in Brisbane and won 30-13 in a match of speed and few stoppages. We give some statistics from the match.
Statistics: Tri-Nations, Round Two
Mon, 19 Jul 2010
In this round of Tri-Nations action, New Zealand played South Africa in windy, wet Wellington and won with a bonus point as again South Africa suffered disciplinary problems. We give some stats.
Statistics: Tri-Nations
Mon, 12 Jul 2010
The Tri-Nations opened at Eden Park in Auckland with a magnificent win for New Zealand in a great display of intense, creative rugby. The Springboks, who beat the All Blacks three times last year, were not in the game.
Law Discussion: Fixing the scrum iii
Fri, 09 Jul 2010
Earlier this week we spoke of the scrum problem and invited readers to send in their ideas/suggestions. We then published the ones we had received and now publish another three.
Law Discussion: Fixing the scrum ii
Wed, 07 Jul 2010
Yesterday we discussed scrum problems and wondered if they could be fixed or had to be accepted as part of rugby life. We asked for suggestions and here are the ideas of some.
Law Discussion: Fixing the scrum
Tue, 06 Jul 2010
The scrum is a problem. The falling of the scrum is dangerous for the players and tedious for the spectators. The International Rugby Board has sent out instructions and changed laws, and yet even with the top practitioners in the world, it stays a problem. Can it be fixed or is it a running sore in the game? Or just part of the fun for a few?
Law Discussion: Obstruction?
Thu, 01 Jul 2010
In the second Test between South Africa and Italy, played in East London, the referee penalised South Africa for obstruction after a line-out. The South Africans were taken by surprise and did not believe the referee.
Statistics: June Tests, Week 4
Tue, 29 Jun 2010
As the June window closes on the Tests we have the statistics from four Tests over the weekend - New Zealand vs Wales, Australia vs Ireland, South Africa and the one with the surprise results, Argentina vs France.
Law Discussion: The crumbling scrums
Thu, 17 Jun 2010
What on earth do you do about scrums that keep falling down? The IRB has issued directives and the SANZAR countries have put in 'name and shame' possibilities, but still the problem is not solved - not nearly solved.
Stats: June Tests, Week 2
Sun, 13 Jun 2010
There are four matches for which we give statistics this week - New Zealand vs Ireland, Australia vs England, South Africa vs France and Argentina vs Scotland as the Northern Hemisphere invades the Southern Hemisphere.
Statistics: June Tests, Week 1
Mon, 07 Jun 2010
We give some statistics for two Tests played on Saturday - Wales vs South Africa in Cardiff and Australia vs Fiji in Canberra.
Statistics: Super 14 Final
Sun, 30 May 2010
It was a great day in South African rugby when the Bulls played the Stormers in Soweto on Saturday - a day to rival the opening of the 1995 World Cup and the Final of the 995 World Cup, a day that showed Bulls and its rugby at its cheerful best.
