Content analysis of articles dealing with the location and source action of ball possession.<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\nAuthors<\/td> Sample<\/td> Contributions<\/td><\/tr> Van Rooyen et al., 2006<\/td> (n<\/em> = 25) *matches<\/td> Teams that take possession closer to the opponent’s try zone have a higher ratio of points in that sequence of play.<\/td><\/tr> Vaz et al., 2019<\/td> (n<\/em> = 8) *matches<\/td> Winning teams initiate more possessions from static phases than their opponents.<\/td><\/tr> Schoeman & Schall, 2019<\/td> (n<\/em> = 1,162) *matches<\/td> Possession that is initiated from turnovers in static phases averages the highest ratio of points compared to other possession initiations.<\/td><\/tr> Coughlan et al., 2019<\/td> (n<\/em> = 135) *matches<\/td> Possession that is initiated from static phases within the opposing 22m zone is identified as the source with the highest percentage of success.<\/td><\/tr> Watson et al., 2017<\/td> (n<\/em> = 313) *matches<\/td> 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.<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>\n\n\n\n