Table 1. Mean PlayerLoad™,, 95% confidence intervals (95%Cl) and standard deviation (SD) at point of contact, time difference between peaks and point of tackle completion by shoulder dominance and technical scoring category. Data reported at Arbitrary Units.

	Point of contact (AU)			Time difference between peaks (s)			Point of tackle completion (AU)
	Mean	95%Cl	SD	Mean	95%Cl	SD	Mean	95%Cl	SD
	Categories
Low scoring tackles (n = 26)	5.4	4.3-6.5	±2.8	0.9	0.8-0.9	±0.2	2.9	2.0-3.9	±2.2
Medium scoring tackles (n = 93)	5.9	5.5-6.3	±1.9	0.9	0.8-0.9	±0.1	4.2	3.7-4.7	±2.4
High scoring tackles (n = 109)	5.9	5.5-6.2	±1.8	0.9	0.8-0.9	±0.1	5.6 *	5.1-6.1	±2.6
	Dominant and non-dominant shoulder tackles
Dominant shoulder tackles (n = 114)	6.2	5.8-6.5	±1.8	0.9	0.8-0.9	±0.2	5.1	4.6-5.6	±2.6
Non-dominant shoulder tackles (n = 114)	5.5	5.1 – 5.9	±2.0	0.9	0.8-0.9	±0.2	4.4	3.8 – 4.9	±2.6

*Significantly higher than low and medium scoring tackles.