Chapter 12 RBS 6 Nations Championship Match Performance Analysis
Match summary for France versus Italy in the 2016 RBS 6 Nations Championship.
Dashboard Designer: Charlie Archer
Organization: Javelin Group & Accenture. Data provided by Opta.
Scenario
Big Picture
The RBS 6 Nations Championship is an annual international rugby union competition among six European nations—England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, France, and Italy—battling to be crowned champion. Data can reveal the story of the game, and this dashboard enables you to do this by looking back at the 16 years of the 6 Nations Championship. The score tracker shows how close the game was and how many times the lead changed hands. The action areas section lets you choose an event category, such as tackles, and see where such events took place on the pitch. In essence, if you like rugby and data, this is a dashboard you will enjoy exploring.
Specifics
- What was the final score in any given RBS 6 Nations game?
- How did the scoring progress?
- Where did most of the action take place on the pitch?
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