ANALYSIS OF THE TEAMS' COMPETITIVE ACTIVITY, BASED ON THE RESULT OF THE GAME AT THE RUGBY-15 EUROPEAN CHAMPIONSHIP

Introduction. Today, in the world of sports and sports games, achieving a competitive advantage is synonymous with understanding and harnessing the power of scientific analysis and forecasting. Now, the use of analysis, forecasting and modeling of competitive activity allows specialists to optimize the training and competitive activities of teams. The aim of the study is to determine the most important indicators of the competitive performance of national teams at the European Rugby Championship 15 in 2023. Material and methods: Team performance data at the 2023 European Men's Rugby U15 Championship were collected for analysis. The total number of matches was 20 games. All indicators presented in the official reports were taken: 22 indicators each for the home team and the away team. Results. The following indicators are included in the top five in terms of importance: the number of shots made (225.0%), the number of attempts made (213.9%), the number of shots not made (190.9%), the number of significant breakthroughs (170.9%) and the number of wins (148.7%). All of them have a difference of more than 100% and a statistically significant difference. Among the team metrics when the losing team's metrics are higher than the winning team's metrics are: number of missed grabs (-54.5%), number of passes completed (-35.2%) and number of tackles lost (-27.8%) ). Conclusions. An analysis of the competitive performance of national teams at the European Rugby 15 Championship was carried out. Based on the received data, a correction of the training process in Rugby 15 is possible, as well as a more focused analysis of the team's performance during the season/game, as well as the opponent's team.