2013-14 HSBC SEVENS WORLD SERIES STATISTICAL REPORT LAS VEGAS IRB GAME ANALYSIS INTRODUCTION The following report is a quantitative review of the Las Vegas 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 - Las Vegas Sevens statistical highlights PAGE 4 - South Africa Sevens statistical report PAGE 7 - New Zealand Sevens statistical report PAGE 10 - Canada Sevens statistical report PAGE 13 - Samoa Sevens statistical report PAGE 16 - England Sevens statistical report PAGE 19 - Australia Sevens statistical report PAGE 22 - Argentina Sevens statistical report PAGE 25 - France Sevens statistical report PAGE 28 - Fiji Sevens statistical report PAGE 31 - Kenya Sevens statistical report PAGE 34 - Wales Sevens statistical report PAGE 37 - Scotland Sevens statistical report PAGE 40 - USA Sevens statistical report PAGE 43 - Spain Sevens statistical report PAGE 46 - Portugal Sevens statistical report PAGE 49 - Uruguay 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 0 0 0 0 0 78 2 New Zealand 22 17 19 19 0 0 0 0 0 77 3 Fiji 13 22 13 8 0 0 0 0 0 56 4 England 17 15 8 13 0 0 0 0 0 53 5 Samoa 10 5 17 15 0 0 0 0 0 47 6 Australia 19 8 7 12 0 0 0 0 0 46 7 Argentina 5 13 15 10 0 0 0 0 0 43 8 Kenya 12 10 10 7 0 0 0 0 0 39 9 France 8 3 12 10 0 0 0 0 0 33 10 Wales 10 12 5 5 0 0 0 0 0 32 11 Canada 7 5 2 17 0 0 0 0 0 31 12 Scotland 5 10 3 5 0 0 0 0 0 23 13 Portugal 2 7 10 1 0 0 0 0 0 20 14 USA 3 1 5 3 0 0 0 0 0 12 15 Spain 1 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 6 16 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 - Tonga 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 2013-14 SWS Statistical Report Page | 1 SERIES STATISTICAL COMPARISON 2013-14 2012/13 2011/12 LAS VEGAS SWS SWS MATCHES 45 392 392 SCORING POINTS (average per game) 34 33 34 TRIES (average per game) 5.4 5.4 5.4 TRY RATE (rate) 1 every 80 secs 1 every 80 secs 1 every 79 secs CONVERSION SUCCESS (%) 67% 63% 62% PENALTY / DROP GOALS (total) 2 18 11 MATCH WON by scoring most tries (%) 82% 85% 88% SOURCE OF TRIES - pens/FKs (%) 37% 33% 33% ORIGIN OF TRIES - own half (%) 41% 44% 44% TRY BUILD UP – no rucks/mauls (%) 69% 62% 70% TRY BUILD UP - 3 or fewer passes (%) 66% 57% 56% ACTIVITY BALL IN PLAY (%) 51% 51% 51% PASSES (average per game) 61 66 68 5+ PASSING MOVENTS (rate) 1 in 9.6 1 in 8 1 in 7.7 RUCKS/MAULS (average per game) 18 17 18 RUCK/MAUL RETENTION (%) 79% 81% 84% KICKS (average per game) 2.6 2.6 2.4 SET PIECE CONTESTABLE RESTARTS (%) 64% 71% 70 CONTESTABLE RESTARTS 31% 36% 33% REGAINED (%) RESTART ERRORS (rate) 1 in 11 1 in 15 17 SCRUMS (average per game) 3.3 2.8 4 SCRUMS possession retained (%) 95% 94% 94% LINEOUTS (average per game) 2.9 2.4 2 LINEOUTS possession retained (%) 84% 77% 74% QUICK THROWS (rate) 1 in 13.7 1 in 9.5 1 in 13 PENALTIES/FREE KICKS & CARDS PENALTIES (average per game) 8 6.2 6 CARDS (total) 11 119 + 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 Las Vegas round of the HSBC Sevens World Series produced the following team highlights: SCORING Most tries scored per match – England Fewest tries conceded per match – South Africa* Most tries conceded per match – Spain Fewest tries scored per match – Spain Most points scored per match – England Fewest points conceded per match – South Africa* Best try scoring rate – Fiji Best try conceding rate – South Africa* Highest conversion success – France TRY SCORING Most tries scored from penalty/free kicks – New Zealand Most tries scored from restarts – England Most tries scored from own half – South Africa* and Fiji Highest % of tries with no rucks in build-up – Fiji Highest % of tries with 3 or fewer passes in build-up – South Africa* ACTIVITY/POSSESSION Highest average possession – New Zealand Highest passing rate – Samoa Lowest passing rate – Argentina Highest rucking rate – Canada Lowest rucking rate – Fiji Highest ruck success – Kenya Lowest ruck success – Fiji Most likely to kick – Uruguay Least likely to kick – Canada SET PIECE & DISCIPLINE Highest contestable restart success – Wales Most likely to kick contestable restarts – England Least likely to kick contestable restarts – New Zealand Penalised the least – Kenya Penalised the most – England Most yellow/red cards – Spain, Samoa and England 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 SOUTH AFRICA LAS VEGAS: 1st SERIES RANKING: 1st GC Dubai PE USA NZL Tokyo HKG Glasgow London Overall Rank 4th 2nd 1st 1st - - - - - 1st Points 15 19 22 22 - - - - - 78 RESULTS Match Opposition Outcome Result POOL WALES WIN 43-0 POOL CANADA WIN 29-0 POOL KENYA WIN 19-7 CUP QF ARGENTINA WIN 36-0 CUP SF SAMOA WIN 14-0 CUP FINAL NEW ZEALAND WIN 14-7 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 - - - Tokyo - - - Hong Kong - - - Glasgow - - - London - - - Overall 88% 100% 75% 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 RSA 25.8 2.3 4.2 0.3 54s 588s LV 17 2.7 1 every 80s POSSESSION SOURCE OF TRIES Pen & FK Turnover Scrum Lineout Kick Restart Total Scored RSA 36% 28% 20% 8% 4% 4% 25 Conceded OPP 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 2 Pen & FK Turnover Scrum Lineout Kick Restart Total LV 37% 19% 14% 11% 6% 12% 241 LOCATION ORIGIN OF TRIES W Own Half N HW – Opp 22m Opp 22m - Try Total Scored RSA 48% 16% 36% 25 Conceded OPP 0% 100% 0% 2 W Own Half N HW – Opp 22m Opp 22m - Try Total LV 41% 39% 20% 241 TRY BUILD UP No 1 2+ 0-3 7+ 4-6 Passes Ruck/Maul Ruck/Maul Ruck/Maul Passes Passes Scored Scored RSA 80% 12% 8% 88% 8% 4% Conceded Conceded OPP 50% 50% 0% 50% 0% 50% No 1 2+ 0-3 7+ 4-6 Passes Ruck/Maul Ruck/Maul Ruck/Maul Passes Passes LV 69% 17% 14% 66% 20% 15% POSSESSION AVG Possession Time AVG Opp Possession Time RSA 3min 45s 3min 16s % Own Possession % Opp Possession 53% 47% LV 3min 35s (7min 11s Ball In Play Time) 2013-14 SWS Statistical Report Page | 5 ACTIVITY PASSING Passing Rate AVG Passes 5+ Passing Movements RSA 8s 28 1 in 15.6 LV 1 every 7.0s 30.7 1 in 9.6 RUCK & MAUL % Success % Success Rucking Rate Average Rucks Own Rucks Opp Rucks RSA 24.5s 9.2 85% 28% LV 1 every 24.2s 8.9 79% 21% RUCK & MAUL NUMBERS IN ATTACK & DEFENCE Attack Defence 1 Player 2+ Players Tackle Only Tackler 1+ Players RSA 76% 24% 2.2 20% 80% LV 79% 21% 2.2 24% 76% KICKING ACTIVITY AVG Kicks % of Chip % of Punt % of Ground % of Grubber Total Kicks RSA 2.2 38% 31% 15% 15% 13 LV 1.3 25% 43% 9% 24% 117 RESTARTS, SCRUMS AND LINEOUTS Own Restarts Scrums Lineouts % Contestable % Regain Success % Own Won % Own Won RSA 46% 18% 100% 100% LV 64% 31% 95% 84% DISCIPLINE Ruck/Maul Ruck/Maul AVG PK/FK Against Cards PK Against PK For RSA 4.2 2.8 2.8 0 LV 4.0 2.6 11 2013-14 SWS Statistical Report Page | 6 NEW ZEALAND LAS VEGAS: 2nd SERIES RANKING: 2nd GC Dubai PE USA NZL Tokyo HKG Glasgow London Overall Rank 1st 3rd 2nd 2nd - - - - - 1st Points 22 17 19 19 - - - - - 77 RESULTS Match Opposition Outcome Result POOL AUSTRALIA WIN 31-7 POOL SCOTLAND WIN 26-5 POOL FIJI WIN 12-7 CUP QF ENGLAND WIN 24-7 CUP SF CANADA WIN 26-7 CUP FINAL SOUTH AFRICA LOSS 7-14 WIN PERCENTAGE Tournament Overall Win % Pool Win % Knockout Win % Gold Coast 100% 100% 100% Dubai 83% 100% 67% Port Elizabeth 83% 100% 67% Las Vegas 83% 100% 67% Wellington - - - Tokyo - - - Hong Kong - - - Glasgow - - - London - - - Overall 87% 100% 75% 2013-14 SWS Statistical Report Page | 7 SCORING &