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Rugby · Level 6: Advanced · Sub-level 6.3

Statistics and Analysis

10 tests · 100 facts · updated 28 October 2026 · markdown

Numbers behind the game: the analyst's job, carries and metres, set-piece rates, penalties, turnovers, reading stats in context, heat maps, try sources, data in selection and expected points.

Each test below is ten questions on Insporta. The list under a test is what the questions check: one fact per question, with the source it was written from. Read it before the test, or come back from a wrong answer.

Test 1The analyst's jobTake a test

  1. Turning matches into numbers and clips.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Evidence for coaching.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. A clear view of the field.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Live information.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Tagged video is searchable.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Tagging events.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Individual feedback.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Set up, tag, send, report.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Half-time first.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Live analysis.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 2Carries and metresTake a test

  1. Ball-carrying actions.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Distance gained.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Power through tackles.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Strength in contact.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Going forward.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Big carriers carry most.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Quality over quantity.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Forward is best.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Count, metres, contact, gain.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Ground after contact.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 3Set-piece numbersTake a test

  1. Set-piece reliability.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Own scrum ball kept.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Dominance shows in penalties.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Set-piece is the base.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Target the weak zone.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Winning back restarts.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Reliability matters.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Higher is better.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Count, find, change, check.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Half-full circle.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 4Penalty numbersTake a test

  1. Patterns of indiscipline.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Rucks are the hot spot.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Field position of penalties.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Fix habits.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Timing reveals causes.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Discipline compared.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Indiscipline costs games.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. More is worse.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. List, group, find, plan.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Where the penalties came.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 5Turnover numbersTake a test

  1. Possession lost.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Possession regained.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Fix the right problem.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Ball lost by hands.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Costly errors.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Close to your line.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Keeping possession.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Own 22 is worst.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Count, find, train, measure.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Turnover balance.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 6Stats in contextTake a test

  1. Context for numbers.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Not every miss is equal.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Context of the opponent.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. One match is not enough.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Patterns over time.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Conditions shape numbers.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Use many measures.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Bigger samples are better.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Spot, watch, check, report.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Numbers plus video.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 7Heat mapsTake a test

  1. Activity by area.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Movement patterns.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Positioning check.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Defensive hot spots.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Tracking systems.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Wide coverage.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Tight work.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Fifteen widest, prop narrowest.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Load, draw, compare, feedback.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Touchline activity.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 8Where tries come fromTake a test

  1. Source of tries.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Set pieces are big try sources.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Straight from the set piece.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Transition scoring.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Origins of tries.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Defensive fixes.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Maul tries.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Lineouts lead.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. List, trace, group, share.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Try sources.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 9Data in selectionTake a test

  1. Data supports decisions.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Judgement plus data.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. The whole picture.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Role context.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Tailored teams.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Growth over time.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Numbers need context.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Review, check, discuss, name.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. Recent evidence first.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Selection meeting.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Test 10Expected pointsTake a test

  1. Value of a position.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  2. Close lineouts score.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  3. Evidence for choices.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  4. Finishing quality.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  5. Context still matters.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  6. Distance to the line.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  7. Borrowed analytics.

    Source: General rugby union reference · recall

  8. Closer is higher.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  9. List, value, add, compare.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

  10. Value rises near the line.

    Source: General rugby union reference · applied

Sources

World Rugby handbooks and coaching material, union and competition records; original questions authored, nothing reproduced. Numbered Laws belong to the Laws category.

  • General rugby union reference100