Study | Cohort | Rate definition | Tackle rate |
Duthie et al164 | Super 12 teams | Tackling/game | Front-row forwards: 10±8 |
Back-row forwards: 13±5 | |||
Inside backs: 11±6 | |||
Outside backs: 7±4 | |||
Deutsch et al165 | Super 12 team | Tackles (tackling and tackled)/game | Front-row forwards: 9.5±3 |
Back-row forwards: 23±6 | |||
Inside backs: 20±4.5 | |||
Outside backs: 11±6.5 | |||
Eaton and George166 | English Premiership team | a) Tackling/game | Props: 8±4,a 5±3b |
b) Tackled/game | Hooker: 8±4,a 7±4b | ||
Lock forwards: 11±3,a 4±2b | |||
Loose forwards: 13±6,a 8±5b | |||
Scrum halves: 11±4,a 9±4b | |||
Inside backs: 9±4,a 5±3b | |||
Outside backs: 6±3,a 5±3b | |||
Fuller et al20 | English Premiership teams | Total match tackles (tackling and tackled) | 221 (95% CI 215.9 to 226.2) |
Quarrie and Hopkins167 | Bledisloe Cup teams | Total match tackles (tackling and tackled) | 1995: 160±32 |
2004: 270±25 | |||
Roberts et al168 | English Premiership team | Tackling/game | Tight forwards: 12±3 |
Loose forwards 16±4 | |||
Inside backs: 13±3 | |||
Outside backs: 8±2 | |||
Smart et al99 | New Zealand National Provincial Championship team | a) Tackling/game | Forwards: 13.6±7.5,a 3.2±2.4b |
b) Tackled/game | Backs: 6.5±4.7,a 0.7±0.9b | ||
Austin et al169 | Super 14 team | Tackles (tackling and tackled)/game | Front-row forwards: 20±4 |
Back-row forwards: 19±4 | |||
Inside backs: 25±13 | |||
Outside backs: 20±7 | |||
Coughlan et al100 | International players (one forward and back) | a) Tackling/game | Forward: 10,a 5b |
b) Tackled/game | Back: 12,a 4b | ||
van Rooyen170 | International teams | Total match tackles (tackling and tackled) | Six Nations: 165±28 |
Tri Nations:141±24 | |||
2011 Rugby World Cup:156±47 | |||
Hendricks et al171 | Super 14 teams | Total match tackles (tackling and tackled) | 114±20 |
Villarejo et al172 | 2007 RWC teams | Tackling/game | Front-row forwards: 10.04 |
Lock forwards: 10.94 | |||
Back-row forwards: 14.25 | |||
Scrum halves: 12.48 | |||
Inside backs: 10.46 | |||
Outside backs: 5.9 | |||
Hendricks et al98 | Super 14 teams | Total match tackles (tackling and tackled) | 116±20 |
Jones et al101 | European Cup team | a) Tackling/game | Forwards: 5±3,a 5±2b |
b) Tackled/game | Backs: 4±3,a 5±3b | ||
van Rooyen et al173 | Six Nations team | Total match tackles (tackling and tackled) | 191±32 |
Lindsay et al174 | Super 15 team | c) Tackling/minute | Front-row forwards: 0.14±0.07,c 0.06±0.05d |
d) Tackled/minute | Lock forwards: 0.16±0.09,c 0.1±0.02d | ||
Loose forwards: 0.17±0.09,c 0.09±0.06d | |||
Inside backs: 0.14±0.12,c 0.11±0.07d | |||
Outside backs: 0.07±0.07,c 0.12±0.06d | |||
Roberts et al6 | Amateur English community-level teams | Total match tackles (tackling and tackled) | 140.9 (95%CI 136.7 to 145.2) |
Villarejo et al175 | 2011 RWC teams | Tackling/game | Front-row forwards: 9.96 |
Lock forwards: 10.9 | |||
Back-row forwards: 14.36 | |||
Scrum halves: 12.44 | |||
Inside backs: 10.35 | |||
Outside backs: 5.95 | |||
Brown et al176 | South African under-18 provincial Craven Week teams | Total match tackles (tackling and tackled) | 123±17 |
Hendricks et al97 | Six Nations teams | Total match tackles (tackling and tackled) | 175±21 |
Hendricks et al97 | Rugby Championship teams | Total match tackles (tackling and tackled) | 154±36 |
a, tackling/game; b, tackled/game; c, tackling/minute; d, tackled/minute; RWC, Rugby World Cup.