leicester_rhino wrote:Very biased article, but the tackle stats amused me
AUS ------------ NZ
65 TACKLES MADE 78
157 Attempted 140
20 Ineffective 11
22 Missed 31
Is it really that biased though? (It is a bit tonge-in-cheek and poking fun at Union but that's not exactly the same thing)
It's focusing on two specific matches and comparing and contrasting what was seen. It's hard to argue that there's not too much kicking in Union these days.
Was discussing Union with a duel-code fan at the Crusaders game and we both agreed that in terms of quality of play international Union seems to have gone backwards over the last few years (although the teams have become closer matched)
On the stats also notable:
72 RUNS 85
473m Metres Gained 548m