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'''Verusco Technologies''' is a company based in [[Palmerston North]], [[New Zealand]]. They supply video analysis [[software]] and statistics to [[rugby union]] teams,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rugby-talk.com/2014/09/the-influence-of-match-analysis-in-the-modern-game/|title=The influence of match analysis in the modern game|publisher=rugby-talk.com}}</ref> including the [[Super Rugby]] franchise the [[Blue Bulls]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.supersport.com/rugby/chat/news/130717/QA_Frans_Ludeke|title=Q&A: Frans Ludeke|publisher=[[SuperSport (South African broadcaster)]]|date=17 July 2013}}</ref> most South African professional teams and other teams in [[France]], [[Japan]], and [[Australia]].{{citation needed|date=November 2014}} | '''Verusco Technologies''' is a company based in [[Palmerston North]], [[New Zealand]]. They supply video analysis [[software]] and statistics to [[rugby union]] teams,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rugby-talk.com/2014/09/the-influence-of-match-analysis-in-the-modern-game/|title=The influence of match analysis in the modern game|publisher=rugby-talk.com}}</ref> including the [[Super Rugby]] franchise the [[Blue Bulls]],<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.supersport.com/rugby/chat/news/130717/QA_Frans_Ludeke|title=Q&A: Frans Ludeke|publisher=[[SuperSport (South African broadcaster)]]|date=17 July 2013}}</ref> most South African professional teams and other teams in [[France]], [[Japan]], and [[Australia]].{{citation needed|date=November 2014}} | ||
While involved with analysis of the [[2007 Rugby World Cup]], they discovered that the [[New Zealand national rugby union team]], the "All Blacks" | While involved with analysis of the [[2007 Rugby World Cup]], they discovered that the [[New Zealand national rugby union team]], the "All Blacks," made 57 tackles to Frances' 269, and they had 66 percent possession and 60 percent territory. The playing time, or the time the ball was in play, was the longest of any game Verusco had ever recorded.<ref name="Verusco">{{cite news|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/news/11599/All-numbers-in-All-Blacks-favour-except-score|title=All Numbers In All Blacks Favour - Except Score |publisher= [[Stuff.co.nz]]|work=Manawatu Standard |date=10 November 2007|last=Lampp |first=Peter |page=36}}</ref> | ||
The company has analysed 1,500 games since 2000.<ref name="Verusco"/> | The company has analysed 1,500 games since 2000.<ref name="Verusco"/> | ||
== History == | |||
The company was founded as AnalySport in 1996 by George Serrallach and renamed Verusco Technologies in 2000.<ref>{{Cite web |last=clubrugby |date=2021-11-06 |title=George Serrallach and the Evolution of Rugby Analysis |url=https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2021/11/07/george-serrallach-and-the-evolution-of-rugby-analysis/ |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=ClubRugby.nz |language=en-NZ}}</ref> In 2013, the company was acquired by Prozone.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-11-21 |title=Prozone buys All Blacks rugby analysis business {{!}} TheBusinessDesk.com |url=https://www.thebusinessdesk.com/yorkshire/news/544774-prozone-buys-all-blacks-rugby-analysis-business |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=Yorkshire |language=en}}</ref> | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Template:Use dmy dates Verusco Technologies is a company based in Palmerston North, New Zealand. They supply video analysis software and statistics to rugby union teams,[1] including the Super Rugby franchise the Blue Bulls,[2] most South African professional teams and other teams in France, Japan, and Australia.
While involved with analysis of the 2007 Rugby World Cup, they discovered that the New Zealand national rugby union team, the "All Blacks," made 57 tackles to Frances' 269, and they had 66 percent possession and 60 percent territory. The playing time, or the time the ball was in play, was the longest of any game Verusco had ever recorded.[3]
The company has analysed 1,500 games since 2000.[3]
History
The company was founded as AnalySport in 1996 by George Serrallach and renamed Verusco Technologies in 2000.[4] In 2013, the company was acquired by Prozone.[5]
References
- ↑ "The influence of match analysis in the modern game". rugby-talk.com. http://www.rugby-talk.com/2014/09/the-influence-of-match-analysis-in-the-modern-game/.
- ↑ "Q&A: Frans Ludeke". SuperSport (South African broadcaster). 17 July 2013. http://www.supersport.com/rugby/chat/news/130717/QA_Frans_Ludeke.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Lampp, Peter (10 November 2007). "All Numbers In All Blacks Favour - Except Score". Manawatu Standard (Stuff.co.nz): p. 36. http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/news/11599/All-numbers-in-All-Blacks-favour-except-score.
- ↑ clubrugby (2021-11-06). "George Serrallach and the Evolution of Rugby Analysis" (in en-NZ). https://clubrugby.nz/wp/2021/11/07/george-serrallach-and-the-evolution-of-rugby-analysis/.
- ↑ "Prozone buys All Blacks rugby analysis business | TheBusinessDesk.com" (in en). 2013-11-21. https://www.thebusinessdesk.com/yorkshire/news/544774-prozone-buys-all-blacks-rugby-analysis-business.
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