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The open-field spiral kick can be beneficially used to hit effective kicks in Rugby League and Rugby Union. The open-field spiral kick can produce momentum-changing kicks like 20/40, 40/20 (shown below), and 50/22. This kick can also bounce into the open field, flipping the field. Depending on angles, kicking position, and posture, these kicks can produce sharp right-angle turns or left-angle turns.

SMALL-SIDED GAMES AS A CONDITIONING TOOL FOR SEMI-PROFESSIONAL RUGBY LEAGUE PLAYERS: A PRACTICAL EXAMPLE Authors: Jono Vautin Small-sided games are a great conditioning tool that can be used to improve the physical capacities of semi-elite rugby league players and can be easily integrated into a typical training program for semi-elite rugby league players. Read the full article via https://lnkd.in/gzxa_WQC

SHINE THE LIGHT 🔦 Respect The Ref Check out an awesome feature piece put together by our Digital Marketing Executive Max Sharp. We wanted to shine the light on our North Harbour Rugby Referees Association (NHRRA) referees and start to change the negative narrative towards referees. Just like players, they: - Attend trainings to develop their skills - Review footage and their own performance to be better - Keep fit to ensure they can perform at a level - Have to hit certain fitness KPI's if they wish to progress through the ranks - Are assessed, coached, and developed by educators within the NHRRA community Finally, they are human beings, just like players. Let's think twice before we hurl negative abuse towards an official. Respect the ref.

Is Shouting at Referees Acceptable in Football? 🥴🏉🚫 In today's video, we explore the behavior of Premier League footballers shouting at referees and compare it to rugby. Why is it acceptable in football but not in rugby? Join the discussion to uncover the reasons behind this contrasting behavior. #RefereeBehavior #AcceptableFootball #ShoutingInFootball #FootballVsRugby #SportsEtiquette #UnsportsmanlikeConduct #PremierLeague #RugbyVsFootball #BehaviorComparison #SportsDiscussion

Going into the 2024 Championship, these are the highest-rated Six Nations players, as per Oval’s Player Ratings. Top-ranked James Lowe will face Thomas Ramos and Damian Penaud in the Championship opener tomorrow night, with Manuel Zuliani named on the bench for Italy against England. Oval’s Player Ratings - which power the United Rugby Championship Top 100 - evaluate the impact of a player’s actions on their team’s performance. Each action is contextualised by factors including pitch location, scoreline, match clock, and the quality of the opposition. These ratings inform Oval’s highly accurate Win Predictors and Season Simulators, testifying to their ability to evaluate player quality. #sixnations #poweringrugby

Rugby is an energetic and strategic game, and understanding rugby positions is critical to appreciating how the forwards and the backs work together in every single match. Central to the game’s appeal lies the varied range of rugby player , each bringing unique skills and attributes to the overall performance of the team. Rugby union is played in teams of 15 players divided into two primary categories: forwards and backs.  #rugbygame

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We are here to answer your questions on life. So to the caller from Devon who asked how many sausages to fill a rugby ball ...... To determine how many 4-inch sausages would fit inside a regulation size 5 rugby ball, we need to calculate the volume of both the rugby ball and the sausage and then see how many sausages would fit into that volume. The volume of a rugby ball can be approximated by using the formula for the volume of a prolate spheroid: V=34πab2 where ( a ) is the semi-major axis (half the length of the ball), and ( b ) is the semi-minor axis (half the width of the ball). A regulation size 5 rugby ball has a length of about 28-30 cm and a short diameter of about 18.46-19.74 cm123. Using the average values: a=229cm=14.5cm b=219.1cm=9.55cm The volume of the rugby ball is then: Vrugby=34π(14.5cm)(9.55cm)2≈5534.8cm3 For the sausage, we’ll use the volume of a cylinder to approximate: V=πr2h where ( r ) is the radius and ( h ) is the height (or length in this case). A 4-inch sausage is approximately 10.16 cm long, and if we assume a diameter of about 2 cm (which is a standard sausage diameter), the radius ( r ) would be 1 cm. The volume of one 4-inch sausage is: Vsausage=π(1cm)2(10.16cm)≈31.84cm3 Now, we divide the volume of the rugby ball by the volume of one sausage to find out how many can fit inside: 31.84cm3/sausage5534.8cm3≈173.8sausages So, it would take approximately 174 4-inch sausages to fill a regulation size 5 rugby ball.

Find out how rugby is now evolving by transforming data into strategic insight with the goal to make well-informed decisions to boost performance and increase victories. Read the experience of the French Rugby Federation. #SASAnalyticsExplorers #SASAdvocacyProgram

Really excited for the start of Six Nations Rugby tomorrow, and to see some of the world's best players on display. Our AI-powered ratings are optimised to calculate how much players contribute to their teams' probability of winning. Oval's expected points (xP) algorithm analyses the impact of every action on a team's chance of scoring or conceding next, across the thousands of matches and millions of data points that we collect every year. A lot of the names that you would expect to see are at the top of the charts (e.g. James Lowe, Thomas Ramos and Damian Penaud). But there also some unsung heroes - such as Manuel Zuliani, Benetton's 23-year-old flanker. Across the last 12 months of rugby in the United Rugby Championship, European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR) and Rugby World Cup France 2023, Zuliani has won more turnovers per 80 (2.25) than any other player who has featured for at least 400 minutes in those competitions. Hence his extraordinary defensive rating of 97.6! This is where data science in sport can be most powerful - as well as highlighting the household names, our algorithms can spot hidden gems who contribute huge amounts to their team. #rugby #data #datascience #sixnations