Verusco Explained

Verusco Technologies is a company based in Palmerston North, New Zealand. They supply video analysis software and statistics to rugby union teams,^[1] including the Super Rugby franchise the Blue Bulls,^[2] most South African professional teams and other teams in France, Japan, and Australia.

While involved with analysis of the 2007 Rugby World Cup, they discovered that the New Zealand national rugby union team, the "All Blacks," made 57 tackles to Frances' 269, and they had 66 percent possession and 60 percent territory. The playing time, or the time the ball was in play, was the longest of any game Verusco had ever recorded.^[3]

The company has analysed 1,500 games since 2000.^[3]

History

The company was founded as AnalySport in 1996 by George Serrallach and renamed Verusco Technologies in 2000.^[4] In 2013, the company was acquired by Prozone.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: The influence of match analysis in the modern game. rugby-talk.com.
2. Web site: Q&A: Frans Ludeke. SuperSport (South African broadcaster). 17 July 2013.
3. News: All Numbers In All Blacks Favour - Except Score . Stuff.co.nz. Manawatu Standard . 10 November 2007. Lampp . Peter . 36.
4. Web site: clubrugby . 2021-11-06 . George Serrallach and the Evolution of Rugby Analysis . 2024-10-11 . ClubRugby.nz . en-NZ.
5. Web site: 2013-11-21 . Prozone buys All Blacks rugby analysis business TheBusinessDesk.com . 2024-10-11 . Yorkshire . en.