Paul Lasike: Offensive Statistics, Major League Rugby 2018
A more quantitative approach to rugby union
Offensive Statistics
| Glendale | San Diego | Glendale | Austin | Seattle | Houston | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time Played | 80 | 80 | 65 | 59 | 80 | 80 |
| Metres | 63 | 67 | 121 | 94 | 158 | 77 |
| after contact | 18 | 33 | 42 | 38 | 93 | 32 | as % of total metres | 29% | 49% | 35% | 40% | 59% | 42% |
| Carries | 14 | 11 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 12 |
| metres/carry | 4.50 | 6.09 | 8.64 | 13.43 | 8.75 | 6.42 |
| Tackled | 7 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 16 | 10 |
| by 1 tackler | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| by 2 tacklers | 2 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 5 |
| by 3 tacklers | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| by 4 tacklers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Passes (excl. offloads) |
8 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 |
| complete | 7 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| incomplete | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| completion rate | 88% | 100% | 80% | 50% | 83% | 100% | Offloads | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Rucks | 17 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 25 | 8 |
| decisive | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 12 | 6 |
| hit | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| guard | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 |
| present | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | Mauls | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | Turnovers conceded | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Metres
Total metres should be treated with the necessary caution (GPS data not available). More important than the total metres is the ratio total to metres after contact. The ratio is
more accurate, as the same measurement error (meaning me trying to employ the turf colours as metres/yards indicators) applied to both metrics.
Rucks
I used the ruck scoring invented by Raggs. You can find the description
here. BTW, give Raggs a follow in case you haven't followed him already.
Defensive Statistics
You can find his offensive statistics here