Leinster vs Munster

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The two Irish provinces have had some eerily similar playing stats so far this Pro 12 season, but with a couple of key differences.

The 2014 Sports Analytics Innovation Summit: London

A review of a day talking to interesting people about interesting things.

Six Nations carrying: Billy Vunipola and the 8+15 Club

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A look at the carrying stats from the Six Nations 2014 and something unusual about Leigh Halfpenny.

Podcast: A visit to the Second Captains

A chat with the Second Captains about stats in sport

We’ll always have Paris

A look back at Ireland's Six Nations win for the Irish Examiner

Win a copy of Grantland’s nerdbook

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Ireland’s ball retention too much for Italian tacklers

Ireland had a staggering amount of possession against Italy, and in the right areas of the pitch (Irish Examiner)

Some Edward Tufte…

A video used by Edward Tufte during his talk at Sloan

The Sloan Sports Analytics Conference – Day 2

A look back at Day 2 of the 2014 Sloan Sports Analytics Conference