Differences in Selected Performance Indicators Among Top Four Teams in Dubai Men's World Rugby Sevens Series 2019/20

Abstract

The main objective of this investigation is to differentiate the performance of the four best teams in men's rugby seven based on 13 performance indicators (Higham, Hopkins, Pyne, & Anson, 2014), Observational study (hand notational analysis) is performed to collect the data from the recorded video. Data were analyzed using SPSS (ver. 26) with a significant value set at p≤ 0.05. Based on the analysis, two PIs show a significant difference among the top four, and 11 PIs show vice versa results. Based on the data on PI's, all top-four teams used different gameplay. The findings from this research may give some insight for rugby seven players and coaches to prepare for respective tournaments.

Keywords: Performance Analysis, Performance Indicators, Rugby Seven

eISSN: 2398-4287 © 2022. The Authors. Published for AMER ABRA cE-Bs by e-International Publishing House, Ltd., UK. This is an open-access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). Peer–review under the responsibility of AMER (Association of Malaysian Environment-Behaviour Researchers), ABRA (Association of Behavioural Researchers on Asians), and cE-Bs (Centre for Environment-Behaviour Studies), Faculty of Architecture, Planning & Surveying, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia.

DOI: https://doi.org/10.21834/ebpj.v7iSI7.3821