The interesting numbers of rugby sevens

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LAS VEGAS, NV - MARCH 05: Quade Cooper (L) of Australia and Cameron Cowell of England run for the ball during the USA Sevens Rugby tournament at Sam Boyd Stadium on March 5, 2016 in Las Vegas, Nevada. (Photo by David Becker/Getty Images) With the World Rugby Sevens Series shifting to Las Vegas this weekend and then Vancouver next week, the Try and Tackle podcast is back.

Host Patrick Johnston brings aboard Matt Trenary of Trenarian.com. Matt’s taking the power of statistical analysis to the world of rugby sevens – for the public. Teams track their own in-game numbers but no one shows their work like Matt has started to do.

How important are kickoffs? Why does South Africa not bother trying to win them back? What other things has Matt noticed?

All that, and more on the Try and Tackle podcast, powered by Province Sports Radio.

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