10.25375/uct.5999672.v1 Neil Watson Neil Watson Modelling in-game momentum in Rugby Union University of Cape Town 2018 Rugby Momentum Plotly dplyr Applied Statistics 2018-03-19 14:44:19 Presentation https://zivahub.uct.ac.za/articles/presentation/Modelling_in-game_momentum_in_Rugby_Union/5999672 How do situational variables like field position, current score, and time remaining influence a team's momentum? We combine data wrangling and visualization with rich historical game data to produce a momentum 'map' that provides decision support in the form of insight into the best actions to take.