In the wake of the 'perfect season' by New Zealand's all-conquering All Blacks, we decided to drill-down into their potent try-scoring ability to see if we could find a 'method to the madness' as it were. It's often remarked across TV commentaries and newspaper column inches how they punish teams off the back of ruthless counter-attacking raids, or by simply doing the basics better than anyone else. Perhaps this is the case, but we'd like to know if there's a distinguishable pattern to their attack. In Part 1, we isolate a 'Rucks Per Try' stat for each of the All Blacks' tries scored during the June 2013 French Tour. How long do they take to get into their stride? Do they 'build tries' through sustained pressure or just attack when they sense an opportunity? And just to clarify -- 'Rucks (or Phases) Per Try' is counted from the moment the All Blacks have/gain possession, either from turnover possession or from their own set-piece possession. Summary: Across the three test series, the All Blacks scored a total of 8-tries from 14-rucks in total (or phases) for an average of approx. 1.75 rucks per try which is a remarkable strike-rate. - 5-tries came from turnover possessions across 5-rucks for an average of 1-ruck per turnover try scored, while - 3-tries came from set-piece possessions but across 9-rucks for an average of 3-rucks per try, which is still formidable in anyone's stats book. Tune in for Part 2 as we look at the same statistic across all of NZ's 2013 Rugby Championship and Bledisloe Cup matches to see if the trend continues... --------- We're Looking For Rugby's Deep Thinkers. Get Priority Access @ grubbr.co (Invitation requests close 31st December 2013). Music credit: Lorde -- Royals. No copyright infringement intended.