Game events expressed per game
| Championship (standard tackle height) | Championship cup (lowered tackle height) | Rate ratio (95% CI) | |
| Ball-in-play (min:sec) | 38:08 | 35:51 | 0.94 (0.93 to 0.95)* |
| Ball out of play (min:sec) | 51:27 | 51:30 | 1.00 (0.99 to 1.01) |
| Carries | 202 | 187 | 0.93 (0.90 to 0.95)* |
| Tackle events† | 199 | 183 | 0.92 (0.89 to 0.93)* |
| Total tackles‡ | 291 | 264 | 0.91 (0.89 to 0.93)* |
| Passes | 241 | 221 | 0.92 (0.89 to 0.94)* |
| Offloads | 15 | 15 | 1.00 (0.91 to 1.10) |
| Steal attempts | 58 | 57 | 0.98 (0.93 to 1.03) |
| Rucks | 171 | 155 | 0.91 (0.88 to 0.93)* |
| Line-outs | 26 | 29 | 1.12 (1.04 to 1.20)* |
| Scrums | 13 | 14 | 1.08 (0.97 to 1.20) |
*Significant difference (p<0.05)
†Number of tackles per game.
‡Total number of tacklers per game