Match data for each position
| Position | n | Total distance | Speed zone 1 | Speed zone 3 | ||||||||
| Mean SE | CV | 95% CI | Mean SE | CV | %* | 95% CI | Mean SE | CV | %* | 95% CI | ||
| Forwards | 119 | 5731.1 ± 46.7 | 8.9% | 5625 to 5837 | 4164.5 ± 32.4 | 8.4 % | 72 .7% | 4091 to 4238 | 317.4 ± 12.6 | 43.2% | 5.5% | 289 to 346 |
| Props | 11 | 5602.9±170.8†‡ | 9.6% | 5217 to 5989 | 4274.5±128.3 | 9.5% | 76.3% | 3984 to 4565 | 211.6±34.9‡ | 52.1% | 3.8% | 133 to 291 |
| Hooker | 6 | 5509.6±200.8 | 8.2% | 5055 to 5964 | 4244.2±100.4 | 5.3% | 77.0% | 3688 to 4471 | 238.5±39.8 | 37.3% | 4.3% | 18 to 328 |
| Locks | 45 | 5872.0±67.3§ | 7.6% | 5720 to 6024 | 4215.6±62 | 9.8% | 71.8% | 3275 to 4356 | 339.4±18.3§ | 35.8% | 5.8% | 62 to 381 |
| Flankers | 38 | 5887.5±69.8§ | 7.2% | 5730 to 6045 | 4118.4±43.2 | 6.4% | 70.0% | 3516 to 4216 | 395.9±20.8¶§ | 32.0% | 6.7% | 105 to 443 |
| No. 8 | 19 | 5228.6±99.1 | 8.0% | 5005 to 5453 | 4046.8±71 | 7.4% | 77.4% | 3347 to 4207 | 194.2±14.5†‡ | 31.8% | 3.7% | 51 to 227 |
| Backs | 179 | 6392.1 ± 48.5 | 10.1% | 6282 to 6502 | 4363.4 ± 30.9 | 9.4% | 68.3% | 3428 to 4433 | 715 ± 18.2 | 34.0% | 11.2% | 164 to 756 |
| Scrum half | 13 | 7014.0±94.7**†† | 4.7% | 6800 to 7228 | 4103.2±74‡‡§§ | 6.2% | 58.5% | 3499 to 4271 | 872.9±48‡‡** | 19.0% | 12.4% | 482 to 981 |
| Fly-half | 20 | 6409.4±127§§ | 8.6% | 6122 to 6697 | 4536.2±66.7¶¶††§§ | 6.4% | 70.8% | 3862 to 4687 | 466.7±34.3¶¶**††§§ | 32.0% | 7.3% | 120 to 544 |
| Centres | 55 | 6110.0±79.1¶¶§§ | 9.5% | 5931 to 6289 | 4264.4±43.8§§ | 7.5% | 69.8% | 3530 to 4363 | 654.6±23.1¶¶‡‡†† | 26.0% | 10.7% | 267 to 707 |
| Wings | 67 | 6248.2±71¶¶§§ | 9.2% | 6088 to 6409 | 4234.6±44.1‡‡§§ | 8.5% | 67.8% | 3418 to 4334 | 811.4±33.9‡‡** | 33.9% | 13.0% | 184 to 888 |
| Full back | 24 | 7088.9±85.6‡‡††** | 5.8% | 6895 to 7283 | 4947.0±64.2¶¶‡‡††** | 6.2% | 69.8% | 4236 to 5092 | 705.5±35.9‡‡ | 24.4% | 10.0% | 307 to 787 |
*Per cent (%) distance spent in each speed zone.
†Significantly different from locks (p<0.05).
‡Significantly different from flankers (p<0.05).
§Significantly different from No. 8 (p<0.05).
¶Significantly different from props (p<0.05).
**Significantly different from centres (p<0.05).
††Significantly different from wings (p<0.05).
‡‡Significantly different from fly-half (p<0.05).
§§Significantly different from full back (p<0.05).
¶¶Significantly different from scrum half (p<0.05).
CI, confidence intervals; CV, coefficient of variation; SE, standard error.