Table 3
Content analysis of articles dealing with the location and source action of ball possession.
| Authors | Sample | Contributions |
| Van Rooyen et al., 2006 | (n = 25) *matches | Teams that take possession closer to the opponent’s try zone have a higher ratio of points in that sequence of play. |
| Vaz et al., 2019 | (n = 8) *matches | Winning teams initiate more possessions from static phases than their opponents. |
| Schoeman & Schall, 2019 | (n = 1,162) *matches | Possession that is initiated from turnovers in static phases averages the highest ratio of points compared to other possession initiations. |
| Coughlan et al., 2019 | (n = 135) *matches | Possession that is initiated from static phases within the opposing 22m zone is identified as the source with the highest percentage of success. |
| Watson et al., 2017 | (n = 313) *matches | Winning teams gain possession of the ball inside the opposing 22m zone twice as often as losing teams, also averaging twice as many points when playing in that zone. |
