Rugby may be a physically draining sport played by big men – but its plays and rhythms are increasingly being mapped out by cold stats, detailed performance patterns and all-round tactical obsessiveness
TOPSHOT - New Zealand's players perform the haka before the Japan 2019 Rugby World Cup Pool B match between New Zealand and South Africa at the International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama on September 21, 2019. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP) (Photo credit should read ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images)
Photo by
Eoin O'Hara
Image 2 of 2
France's back row Louis Picamoles (C) grabs Argentina's wing Matias Moroni (3rd L) after the Japan 2019 Rugby World Cup Pool C match between France and Argentina at the Tokyo Stadium in Tokyo on September 21, 2019. (Photo by Behrouz MEHRI / AFP) (Photo credit should read BEHROUZ MEHRI/AFP/Getty Images)
Photo by
Eoin O'Hara
