Table 2.
Rugby sevens team performance indicator values per team per match (n = 392 observations, 196 international matches).
| Mean; ±90% CL |
Observed SD* |
Between-team SD† |
Within-team SD* |
ICC | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Match development | Possession time (s) | 213; ±7 | 52 | 14 | 50 | .08 |
| Penalties and free kicks conceded | 3.26; ±.20 | 1.86 | .33 | 1.83 | .03 | |
| Yellow cards | .15; ±.03 | .37 | .00 | .37 | .00 | |
| Scoring | Points scored | 15.6; ±1.6 | 10.5 | 3.8 | 9.7 | .14 |
| Tries scored | 2.5; ±.3 | 1.6 | .6 | 1.5 | .14 | |
| Tries scored per min of possession | .72; ±.07 | .46 | .15 | .44 | .11 | |
| Conversions | 1.5; ±.2 | 1.3 | .4 | 1.3 | .09 | |
| Set-piece play | Line-outs | 1.06; ±.13 | 1.08 | .23 | 1.06 | .05 |
| Line-out possessions retained | .79; ±.12 | .93 | .25 | .89 | .07 | |
| Scrums | 1.90; ±.13 | 1.27 | .16 | 1.26 | .02 | |
| Scrum possessions retained | 1.78; ±.12 | 1.26 | .14 | 1.25 | .01 | |
| Restarts | 3.06; ±.19 | 1.40 | .44 | 1.33 | .10 | |
| Restart regained | .76; ±.13 | .94 | .27 | .90 | .08 | |
| Phase Play | Passes | 33.7; ±1.4 | 11.7 | 2.8 | 11.3 | .06 |
| Passes per min of possession | 9.36; ±.26 | 1.93 | .56 | 1.85 | .08 | |
| Passes per try scored | 16.6; ±1.4 | 11.6 | 2.5 | 11.3 | .05 | |
| Rucks | 8.4; ±.6 | 4.1 | 1.4 | 3.8 | .12 | |
| Rucks per try scored | 4.4; ±.5 | 3.9 | 1.1 | 3.7 | .08 | |
| Mauls | .43; ±.09 | .74 | .18 | .71 | .06 | |
| Rucks and mauls per min of possession | 2.46; ±.16 | .86 | .41 | .76 | .23 | |
| Ruck and maul retention (%) | 79.3; ±1.7 | 15.6 | 2.8 | 15.4 | .03 | |
| Kicks | 1.18; ±.17 | 1.20 | .39 | 1.14 | .11 | |
| Kicks per min of possession | .36; ±.05 | .38 | .12 | .36 | .10 | |
| Kicks per pass | .043; ±.007 | .053 | .014 | .051 | .07 | |
| Rucks and mauls per kick | 6.3; ±.6 | 4.2 | 1.2 | 4.0 | .09 | |
| Turnovers conceded | 2.42; ±.15 | 1.51 | .20 | 1.49 | .02 | |
| Turnovers conceded per min of possession | .72; ±.05 | .48 | .09 | .47 | .03 |
CL = confidence limits; SD = standard deviation; ICC = intraclass correlation coefficient; 90% confidence limits:
*×/÷1.1,
† ×/÷1.4 to 5.8