Table 2

Search strategy and equation.

DatabaseEquation
SCOPUS(TITLE-ABS-KEY (rugby*) AND TITLE-ABS-KEY (professional* OR professional AND league*) AND TITLE-ABS-KEY (ball AND possession* OR possession*) AND TITLE-ABS-KEY (key AND performance AND indicators* OR performance AND analysis* OR patterns AND of AND play*))
Web of Science (WoS)#1 TS=(rugby*) #2 TS=(professional* OR professional league*) #3 TS=(ball possession* OR possession*) #5 TS=(key performance indicators* OR performance analysis* OR patterns of play*) #1 AND #2 AND #3 AND #5
PubMed((((rugby*[Title/Abstract]) AND (professional*[Title/Abstract] OR professional[Title/Abstract] OR league*[Title/Abstract])) AND (ball[Title/Abstract] OR possession*[Title/Abstract] OR possession[Title/Abstract])) AND (key performance indicators*[Title/Abstract] OR performance analysis*[Title/Abstract] OR patterns of play*[Title/Abstract])
SPORT Discusrugby AND (professional* OR professional OR league*) AND (ball OR possession* OR possession) AND (key performance indicators* OR performance analysis* OR patterns of play*)