Table 2. Comparison of activity profiles (n = 16) during national touch rugby matches and training sessions.

	Training	Match	Standardized difference 95% CI	p value	Effect Size (d)
Total distance per min (m·min-1)	60.33 ± 2.59	70.04 ± 9.81 *	-14.96 to -4.46	0.001	0.99
Maximum velocity (m·s-1)	7.61 ± 0.28	6.98 ± 0.34 *	0.48 to 0.77	<0.001	2.34
Ratio of Accelerations to Decelerations (min-1) (Frequency of acceleration and deceleration)	0.97 ± 0.15 (45.62: 47.32)	0.89 ± 0.15 * (15.44: 17.42)	0.02 to 0.15	0.019	0.63
Distance in velocity zones (m·min-1)
zone 1 (0–1.50 m·s-1)	18.92 ± 1.53	17.03 ± 2.67 *	0.83 to 2.95	0.002	0.95
zone 2 (1.50–3.00 m·s-1)	17.30 ± 1.59	21.18 ± 6.10 *	-7.21 to -0.56	0.025	0.62
zone 3 (3.00–4.00 m·s-1)	11.69 ± 0.90	17.68 ± 2.33 *	-7.29 to -4.70	<0.001	2.46
zone 4 (4.00–5.50 m·s-1)	10.06 ± 1.41	11.87 ± 2.12 *	-2.63 to -0.97	<0.001	1.16
zone 5 (5.50–7.00 m·s-1)	1.37 ± 0.23	1.44 ± 0.40	-0.23 to 0.09	0.381	0.24
zone 6 (> 7.00 m·s-1)	0.99 ± 0.31	0.84 ± 0.37	-0.02 to 0.32	0.088	0.47

* Statistically significant difference.