A statistical analysis has inspired a change in how a major rugby tournament awards league points. Niven Winchester tells the story and discusses its possible implicationsdoi:10.1111/j.1740-9713.2016.00965.xNiven WinchesterJohn Wiley & Sons, Ltd.Significance...
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Try Scoring Stats:From the 1157 tries scored that I have analysed to date…from both the Northern and Southern Hemispheres…from all types of competition…from club games to Provincial games to International matches…including the likes of The Rugby Championship, Super Rugby, the Heineken Cup, Aut...
Rugby in the US in the early 1960s was starting to expand up and down the East Coast although in spring 1961, there were only 15 college or club teams in existence in the entire east. Most of the new players entering the game had only a vague idea of the laws. During this period t...
The all-time NCAA scoring leader is more than a great shooter. From Homeless to Johns Hopkins.Life is never fair. But if you work hard enough, and help someone along the way, you give yourself a better chance to make it. Dream Big.How a young artist from a remote mountainous tribe ...
The third value represents the index for the last 6 league games and represents the probability of scoring over 2.5 goals in a match.How does the algorithm calculate the index for the current form?The algorithm calculates the logarithmic coefficient based on the results of the last matches. Plea...
The Lions had traditionally been a stubborn side to break down but at 70 have conceded the most goals in the league this season. Combine that with scoring just 29 goals, with the lowest number of shots and shots on target across the division, and it is no surprise that the dr...
For years, the geographic center of North America has been described as this stone and mortar obelisk inRugby, North Dakota, 60 kilometres south of Manitoba, Canada. I used to drive past the monument a couple times a year back in the days when I owned homes in Florida and Saskatchewan. ...
In the registrar’s room I spotted the new trainee who had just arrived from Singapore. I asked him if he would swap on-call, and having nothing to do and no interest in Rugby Union, he agreed. I got to stand on the North Terracing and witness a Scottish victory. Jerome Gallion the...
One of the most frequent questions I get asked is how do I weave in my ends, especially on corner-to-corner (C2C) crochet projects. I've posted a few quick videos on my Facebook page a few times over the years, but thought it warranted a full blog post t