Table 1.
Match characteristics by position (mean ± 90% CI).
Middle
Link
M
Link
F
Wing
Match duration (min)
20 ± 2
Playing time (min:sec)
9:57 (9:39-10:14)
8:07 (7:38-8:37)
*
10:06 (9:37-10.35)
*
†
13:24 (12:12-14:37)
*
†
‡
Substitution time (min:sec)
10:57 (10:32-11:21)
11:36 (10:51-12:18)
*
6:26 (4:52-8:00)
*
†
8:18 (7:06-9:31)
b
c
*
Average bout time (min:sec)
2:03 (1:58-2:10)
1:35 (1:23-1:47)
a
2:22 (2:12-2:33)
a
†
6:07 (3:47-4:35)
*
†
‡
# Interchanges (·h)
16 (16-17)
16 (14-17)
*
13 (12-14)
*
†
10 (8-11)
*
†
‡
Kruskal-Wallis test was used for average bout time and # interchanges per bout.
a
trivial ES to middle
b
trivial ES to link [male]
c
trivial ES to link [female]
*unclear ES to middle
† unclear ES to link
M
‡unclear ES to link
F
.