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What makes a sporting team better than others?

Published 17 November 2023

Understanding team behaviour and performance in professional Rugby Union - A deep-dive with Dr Ben Serpell from the University of New England.

Rugby field

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What makes a sporting team better than others?

Is it team work? Skill?

Or just lots of training?

University of New England sport scientist, Dr Ben Serpell, recently led a study that explored team behaviour and performance in professional rugby union and suggests it’s much more complex than you may think.

Over the course of two Super Rugby competitions, the research team investigated whether certain team behaviours or collective individual actions made any difference to the scoreboard. They also looked at how stress impacts team performance.

Read the full story to find out what they discovered

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