#GuinnessSixNations R1-2 | How the Ball Travelled

🏉 travelled forwards in 201 out of total 489 attacking possessions (41%).

@EnglandRugby lead the competition in both moving forwards and stopping opponents. Against 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿, 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 attack was in III quadrant (troubles

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#GuinnessSixNations R1-2 | How the Ball Travelled

with scoring & moving forwards) whilst the defence in IV (stopping oppo frequently, conceding little). Perhaps the defence wasn't as poor as some analyses suggest?

@WelshRugbyUnion & @Federugby score more moving forwards

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#GuinnessSixNations R1-2 | How the Ball Travelled

less frequently. On the defensive side of 🏉 I found a positive relationship between conceding points and stopping opponents for @Scotlandteam, @FranceRugby, and @Federugby.

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expectatations. The correlations for attack and defence are 0.493 and -0.493, respectively.

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