So how much time is spent actually playing rugby during a game?
Some really interesting info out of the SA Referees website this week with regard to the amount of time that is spent with the ball in play during a match … With the Boks vs Ireland game not being stellar …
The sequence is: first half + second half = whole match.
November Tests, Week 1
USA vs Russia (Leighton Hodges):
14 minutes 50 seconds + 16 minutes 2 seconds = 30 minutes 52 seconds
Canada vs Samoa (Francisco Pastrana):
17 minutes 7 seconds + 16 minutes 57 seconds = 34 minutes 4 seconds
England vs Fiji (Glen Jackson):
17 minutes 30 seconds + 14 minutes 57 seconds = 32 minutes 27 seconds
Wales vs Argentina (Romain Poite):
18 minutes 55 seconds + 20 minutes 44 seconds = 39 minutes 39 seconds
Ireland vs South Africa (Wayne Barnes):
13 minutes 53 seconds + 16 minutes 4 seconds =29 minutes 57 seconds
France vs Australia (Nigel Owens):
17 minutes 54 seconds + 21 minutes 12 seconds =39 minutes 6 seconds
Italy vs Tonga (Greg Garner):
17 minutes 31 seconds + 16 minutes 11 seconds =33 minutes 42 seconds
Scotland vs New Zealand (Jérôme Garces):
15 minutes 13 seconds + 16 minutes 14 seconds = 31 minutes 27 seconds
Head to their website for the Currie Cup Final, Super Rugby Final and Rugby Championship stats …
