Rugby ‘Le Crunch’ Time for World Rugby Women’s Player of the Year World Rugby's Women's POTY is an Anglo-French affair. We examine the data behind the four nominees, and make the case for each player. 2 years ago Jonny McCormick
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Rugby The Breakdown: Smith Shines, Red Roses Run Riot & Japan Wilt Welcome to The Breakdown, our weekly rugby blog for the 2021-22 Autumn Internationals, where we use Opta's official rugby data to dissect what just happened and why. 2 years ago Nick Bentley, Jonny McCormick
Rugby What’s the Secret Behind the Wallabies’ Resurgence? We look at how The Wallabies have managed to bounce back to form, the key areas they’ve excelled in and the players who have led them back into to rugby’s… 2 years ago Jordan Kingston
Rugby The Breakdown: Red Roses a Thorn in the Black Ferns’ Side in Weekend Thrashing Welcome to The Breakdown, our weekly rugby blog for the 2021-22 Autumn Internationals, where we use data to dissect what just happened and why. 2 years ago Nick Bentley
Rugby The Biggest Upsets in Recent Rugby History and the Data Behind Them We take a dive into the stats behind the biggest upsets in recent rugby history, to make sense of the sensational. 2 years ago Jordan Kingston
Rugby The Key Battles That Will Decide the Lions’ Second Test While there's been a war of words in the lead up to the clash, on the pitch where might the Lions' Second test be won and lost? 2 years ago Peter Thompson, Nick Bentley, Jonny McCormick
Rugby Analysing the Lions’ Back 3: Did Gatland Get It Right? There will have been tight calls at every position in this year’s Lions squad but arguably the wing and full-back positions were the hardest to call. Did Gatland get his… 2 years ago Jonny McCormick
Rugby State of Origin: Blues’ Dynasty Opportunity We look at the history of club combinations in the halves in State of Origin and analyse why Cleary and Luai’s longevity in the positions is vital for prolonged success. 2 years ago Shane Miles
Rugby British & Irish Lionesses: Who Makes a Women’s Lions XV? Who would make a hypothetical Women’s Lions team on the back of this year’s Six Nations? 2 years ago Jonny McCormick
