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2013-14 HSBC SEVENS WORLD SERIES STATISTICAL REPORT TOKYO IRB GAME ANALYSIS INTRODUCTION The following report is a quantitative review of the Tokyo round of the 2013-14 HSBC Sevens World Series. It brings together the relevant data relating to each round as well as the relevant data relating to each team’s performance across these rounds. The report has several objectives: Provide a profile of how the game of Sevens was played at international level in the 2013-14 series Provide a profile of each participating team’s performance in all rounds of the 2013-14 series Provide an instrument to compare the development of the game from series to series. Present the relative performance of each participating team in all aspects of the game, enabling the comparison in performance between rounds and between teams Identify alternative strategies in performance adopted in certain area of game play by various teams In summary, the report comprises an analysis of all aspects of play together with the approach and performance of all the participating teams. The report presents the following analysis of the game: The rates of scoring and conceding, and the effectiveness of each team in attack and defence The possession source, location origin and activity in the build-up of all tries The effectiveness of each team in the retention and stealing of possession The approach and success of each team at the breakdown The activity of each team in passing, phase play and kicking The performance of each team at set-piece (restart, scrum and lineout) The discipline of each team If you have any questions concerning any aspect of the 2013-14 HSBC Sevens World Series Statistical Report please contact: Rhys Jones (IRB Game Analysis Manager) or Phil Dunne (IRB Sevens Game Analyst) TABLE OF CONTENTS PAGE 1 - HSBC Sevens World Series standings and points PAGE 2 - HSBC Sevens World Series statistical comparison PAGE 3 - Tokyo Sevens statistical highlights PAGE 4 - Fiji Sevens statistical report PAGE 7 - South Africa Sevens statistical report PAGE 10 - England Sevens statistical report PAGE 13 - New Zealand Sevens statistical report PAGE 16 - Australia Sevens statistical report PAGE 19 - USA Sevens statistical report PAGE 22 - Canada Sevens statistical report PAGE 25 - Kenya Sevens statistical report PAGE 28 - Wales Sevens statistical report PAGE 31 - Scotland Sevens statistical report PAGE 34 - Japan Sevens statistical report PAGE 37 - France Sevens statistical report PAGE 40 - Argentina Sevens statistical report PAGE 43 - Samoa Sevens statistical report PAGE 46 - Portugal Sevens statistical report PAGE 49 - Spain Sevens statistical report OVERALL RANKING AND TOURNAMENT POINTS Country GC Dubai PE USA NZL Tokyo HKG Glasgow London Overall 1 South Africa 15 19 22 22 19 19 0 0 0 116 2 New Zealand 22 17 19 19 22 15 0 0 0 114 3 Fiji 13 22 13 8 17 22 0 0 0 95 4 England 17 15 8 13 15 17 0 0 0 85 5 Australia 19 8 7 12 13 13 0 0 0 72 6 Samoa 10 5 17 15 10 2 0 0 0 59 7 Kenya 12 10 10 7 8 10 0 0 0 57 8 Argentina 5 13 15 10 10 3 0 0 0 56 9 Canada 7 5 2 17 12 10 0 0 0 53 10 Wales 10 12 5 5 5 8 0 0 0 45 11 France 8 3 12 10 5 5 0 0 0 43 12 Scotland 5 10 3 5 7 7 0 0 0 37 13 USA 3 1 5 3 3 12 0 0 0 27 14 Portugal 2 7 10 1 1 1 0 0 0 22 15 Spain 1 2 1 2 2 1 0 0 0 9 16 Japan 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 5 17 Tonga 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 18 Uruguay 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 - Zimbabwe 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 - Russia 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2013-14 SWS Statistical Report Page | 1 SERIES STATISTICAL COMPARISON 2013-14 2012-13 2011-12 TOKYO SWS SWS MATCHES 45 392 392 SCORING POINTS (average per game) 37 33 34 TRIES (average per game) 6 5.4 5.4 TRY RATE (rate) 1 every 73 secs 1 every 80 secs 1 every 79 secs CONVERSION SUCCESS (%) 64% 63% 62% PENALTY / DROP GOALS (total) 1 18 11 MATCH WON by scoring most tries (%) 87% 85% 88% SOURCE OF TRIES - pens/FKs (%) 31% 33% 33% ORIGIN OF TRIES - own half (%) 42% 44% 44% TRY BUILD UP – no rucks/mauls (%) 68% 62% 70% TRY BUILD UP - 3 or fewer passes (%) 56% 57% 56% ACTIVITY BALL IN PLAY (%) 52% 51% 51% PASSES (average per game) 72 66 68 5+ PASSING MOVENTS (rate) 1 in 7 1 in 8 1 in 7.7 RUCKS/MAULS (average per game) 16 17 18 RUCK/MAUL RETENTION (%) 79% 81% 84% KICKS (average per game) 1.1 2.6 2.4 SET PIECE CONTESTABLE RESTARTS (%) 68% 71% 70 CONTESTABLE RESTARTS 34% 36% 33% REGAINED (%) RESTART ERRORS (rate) 1 in 13.5 1 in 15 17 SCRUMS (average per game) 3.2 2.8 4 SCRUMS possession retained (%) 94% 94% 94% LINEOUTS (average per game) 2.8 2.4 2 LINEOUTS possession retained (%) 77% 77% 74% QUICK THROWS (total) 1 in 21 1 in 9.5 1 in 13 PENALTIES/FREE KICKS & CARDS PENALTIES (average per game) 6.6 6.2 6 CARDS (total) 16 119 + 4 93 + 4 2013-14 SWS Statistical Report Page | 2 STATISTICAL HIGHLIGHTS The report comprises a quantitative analysis of all elements of play together with the approach to, and performance of, all participating teams in various aspects of the game. The Tokyo round of the HSBC Sevens World Series produced the following team highlights: SCORING Most tries scored per match – Fiji* Fewest tries conceded per match – England Most tries conceded per match – Portugal Fewest tries scored per match – Portugal and Spain Most points scored per match – Fiji* Fewest points conceded per match – England Best try scoring rate – Fiji* Best try conceding rate – England Highest conversion success – Japan TRY SCORING Most tries scored from penalty/free kicks – Portugal Most tries scored from restarts – Fiji* Most tries scored from own half – Fiji* Highest % of tries with no rucks in build-up – Fiji* Highest % of tries with 3 or fewer passes in build-up – Canada ACTIVITY/POSSESSION Highest average possession – Spain Highest passing rate – France Lowest passing rate – USA Highest rucking rate – USA Lowest rucking rate – Fiji* Highest ruck success – Fiji* Lowest ruck success – Portugal Most likely to kick – Japan Least likely to kick – Scotland SET PIECE & DISCIPLINE Highest contestable restart success – USA Most likely to kick contestable restarts – England and Samoa Least likely to kick contestable restarts – South Africa Penalised the least – USA Penalised the most – Argentina Most yellow/red cards – Argentina & Australia The above data and more extensive analysis on all participating sevens teams can be found in the following report. * Denotes tournament winner 2013-14 SWS Statistical Report Page | 3 FIJI TOKYO: 1st SERIES RANKING: 3rd GC Dubai PE USA NZL Tokyo HKG Glasgow London Overall Rank 5th 1st 5th 9th 3rd 1st - - - 3rd Points 13 22 13 8 17 22 - - - 95 RESULTS Match Opposition Outcome Result POOL FRANCE WIN 22-19 POOL USA DRAW 19-19 POOL SAMOA WIN 33-7 CUP QF KENYA WIN 43-19 CUP SF NEW ZEALAND WIN 17-12 CUP FINAL SOUTH AFRICA WIN 33-26 WIN PERCENTAGE Tournament Overall Win % Pool Win % Knockout Win % Gold Coast 67% 67% 67% Dubai 100% 100% 100% Port Elizabeth 83% 100% 67% Las Vegas 67% 33% 100% Wellington 83% 100% 67% Tokyo 83% 67% 100% Hong Kong - - - Glasgow - - - London - - - Overall 81% 78% 84% 2013-14 SWS Statistical Report Page | 4 SCORING & CONCEDING POINTS & TRIES AVG Points AVG Points AVG Tries AVG Tries Try Scoring Try Conceding Scored Conceded Scored Conceded Rate Rate FIJI 27.8 17 4.5 2.7 50 86 TOKYO 18.6 3 1 every 73s POSSESSION SOURCE OF TRIES Pen & FK Turnover Scrum Lineout Kick Restart Total Scored FIJI 26% 19% 7% 11% 7% 30% 27 Conceded OPP 44% 25% 0% 13% 0% 19% 16 Pen & FK Turnover Scrum Lineout Kick Restart Total TOKYO 31% 19% 12% 14% 3% 21% 267 LOCATION ORIGIN OF TRIES W Own Half N HW – Opp 22m Opp 22m - Try Total Scored FIJI 52% 37% 11% 27 Conceded OPP 44% 25% 31% 16 W Own Half N HW – Opp 22m Opp 22m - Try Total TOKYO 42% 41% 17% 267 TRY BUILD UP No 1 2+ 0-3 7+ 4-6 Passes Ruck/Maul Ruck/Maul Ruck/Maul Passes Passes Scored Scored FIJI 81% 15% 4% 52% 33% 15% Conceded Conceded OPP 44% 31% 25% 38% 50% 13% No 1 2+ 0-3 7+ 4-6 Passes Ruck/Maul Ruck/Maul Ruck/Maul Passes Passes TOKYO 68% 20% 12% 56% 28% 16% POSSESSION AVG Possession Time AVG Opp Possession Time FIJI 03:46 03:49 % Own Possession % Opp Possession 50 50 TOKYO 3min 3Sevens (7min 14s Ball In Play Time) 2013-14 SWS Statistical Report Page | 5 ACTIVITY PASSING Passing Rate AVG Passes 5+ Passing Movements FIJI 6.3 35.8 3.6 TOKYO 1 every Sevens 31.2 1 in 7 Possessions RUCK & MAUL % Success % Success Rucking Rate Average Rucks Own Rucks Opp Rucks FIJI 64.7 3.5 86% 22% TOKYO 26.9 8.1 79% 21% RUCK & MAUL NUMBERS IN ATTACK & DEFENCE Attack Defence 1 Player 2+ Players Tackle Only Tackler 1+ Players FIJI 90% 10% 3.7 33% 67% TOKYO 81% 19% 2.4 30% 70% KICKING ACTIVITY AVG Kicks % of Chip % of Punt % of Ground % of Grubber Total Kicks FIJI 1.3 0% 63% 0% 38% 8 TOKYO 1.1 32% 37% 10% 21% 98 RESTARTS, SCRUMS AND LINEOUTS Own Restarts Scrums Lineouts % Contestable % Regain Success % Own Won % Own Won FIJI 96% 28% 100% 100% TOKYO 68% 34% 94% 77% DISCIPLINE Ruck/Maul Ruck/Maul AVG PK/FK Against Cards PK Against PK For FIJI 3.0 2.2 2.2 0 TOKYO 3.3 2.3 16 2013-14 SWS Statistical Report Page | 6 SOUTH AFRICA TOKYO: 2nd SERIES RANKING: 1st GC Dubai PE USA NZL Tokyo HKG Glasgow London Overall Rank 4th 2nd 1st 1st 2nd 2nd - - - 1st Points 15 19 22 22 17 19 - - - 116 RESULTS Match Opposition Outcome Result POOL KENYA WIN 26-12 POOL JAPAN WIN 33-5 POOL ARGENTINA WIN 28-12 CUP QF USA WIN 17-12 CUP SF ENGLAND WIN 17-0 CUP FINAL FIJI LOSS 26-33 WIN PERCENTAGE Tournament Overall Win % Pool Win % Knockout Win % Gold Coast 67% 100% 33% Dubai 83% 100% 67% Port Elizabeth 100% 100% 100% Las Vegas 100% 100% 100% Wellington 67% 67% 67% Tokyo 83% 100% 67% Hong Kong - - - Glasgow - - - London - - - Overall 83% 95% 72% 2013-14