Profiling half-back play in rugby union and the impact of substitutions

An exploratory method of quantifying the impact of individual players in rugby union was developed and applied to both half-back positions in 2015 Rugby World Cup matches with a view to firstly test the validity of these systems by profiling players, and secondly, if successful, to assess the impact...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Mike Hughes, Gordon Smyth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: University of Alicante 2018-12-01
Series:Journal of Human Sport and Exercise
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Online Access:https://www.jhse.ua.es/article/view/2018-v13-n4-profiling-half-back-play-rugby-union-substitutions