Table 1. Match characteristics by position (mean ± 90% CI).
Middle LinkM LinkF 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)bc*
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 linkM
‡unclear ES to linkF.