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The official 2019 Rugby World Cup website provided statistical information for each of the 48 games played (link). I have curated some of these data in a GitHub repository (link).
I used ggplot with the geom_point size function to visualise some of the game content from these curated data. I have indicated the range of data available for the game content presented.
Passes
![](https://i0.wp.com/keithlyons.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/RWC2Passes.jpeg?resize=553%2C316&ssl=1)
Kicks
![](https://i0.wp.com/keithlyons.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/RWC5K.jpeg?resize=553%2C316&ssl=1)
Lineouts
![](https://i0.wp.com/keithlyons.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/RWC6L.jpeg?resize=553%2C316&ssl=1)
Scrums
![](https://i0.wp.com/keithlyons.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/RWC7S.jpeg?resize=553%2C316&ssl=1)
Discipline
![](https://i0.wp.com/keithlyons.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/RWC1PFK.jpeg?resize=553%2C316&ssl=1)
![](https://i0.wp.com/keithlyons.me/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/RWC3PFKRC.jpeg?resize=553%2C316&ssl=1)
My hope is that the availability of the data in the GitHub repository may lead to different kinds of analysis. After forty-eight games, my median profile of a World Cup game at this tournament has:
- 264 passes
- 58 kicks
- 25 lineouts
- 14 scrums
- 16 Penalties and free kicks conceded
The median profile suggested there were approximately 4 passes per kick and almost two lineouts to each scrum.
I have created a Glide app (link) to share information about the yellow and red cards at this tournament. There were thirty-six cards given at the tournament (28 yellow and 8 red cards).
Photo Credit
Commentary (World Rugby)