FeaturesNews Rugby World Cup 2023: Were the predictions right? Rugby Vision is a suite of models that produces tournament forecasts and game-by-game predictions for…Niven WinchesterNovember 14, 2023
Features 2023 Rugby World Cup final: We predict the outcome It’s quarter-final week at the 2023 Rugby World Cup (RWC). The quarter-final match-ups are (1)…Niven WinchesterOctober 13, 2023
Archive How well did an algorithm perform at the 2019 Rugby World Cup? My previous Significance article outlined statistical-based forecasts for the 2019 Rugby World Cup (RWC) by…Niven WinchesterNovember 14, 2019
Archive The real winner of the last five Rugby World Cups Photo by James Coleman on UnsplashNow that the dust has settled on the 2019 Rugby…Ray StefaniNovember 14, 2019
Archive Who will win the 2019 Rugby World Cup? Photo by Hanson Lu on UnsplashWill the New Zealand All Blacks win their third successive…Niven WinchesterSeptember 9, 2019
Archive Six Nations rugby: increased predictability (despite England upsets) With the Six Nations rugby championship kicking off this weekend, we have two years of…Ray StefaniJanuary 28, 2019
Archive 6 Nations Rugby – who’s the biggest overachiever? The 6 Nations Rugby championship kicks off in a little over three weeks. England is…Ray StefaniJanuary 12, 2017
Archive Overachievers and underachievers at the last three Rugby World Cups It doesn’t take a sophisticated analysis to conclude that the England team was a disappointment…Ray StefaniFebruary 23, 2016
Archive Will England’s rugby team redeem itself at the Six Nations Championship? This weekend sees the start of the 2016 Six Nations Championship, in which rugby teams…Niven WinchesterFebruary 4, 2016
News The 10 most-read articles of 2015 In a year that has seen Star Wars return to the big screen, it is…Brian TarranDecember 23, 2015
Archive Who will win the Rugby World Cup? The (semi) final reckoning It’s the semi-final weekend in the Rugby World Cup (RWC), with South Africa, New Zealand,…Niven WinchesterOctober 22, 2015
Archive The stats in sport panel at RSS 2015: the bigger picture In the absence of huge amounts of money, gaining a competitive edge in sport requires…Oz FlanaganSeptember 30, 2015
Archive Who will win the Rugby World Cup? As Yogi Berra, once said: ‘It's tough to make predictions, especially about the future’. Like…Niven WinchesterAugust 27, 2015
Archive Will bonus points improve the Six Nations Championship? As the 2013 edition of the Six Nations Championship wraps up this weekend with a…Niven WinchesterMarch 14, 2013