Article summarises statistics provided by Opta and some from Warren Gatland; with headline stats:

1. This RWC saw fewer offloads per game than any other.
2. The average number of phases per possession dropped to 1.8, compared to 3 in 2019.
3. Ball in play time dropped marginally to 34.18 minutes / game - but excluding halftime breaks some games took over 100 minutes total to play out.
4. Tackles per game have grown to 169, up from 129 in 2019 & 119 in 2015.
5. Kicks per game (might) have grown, Gatland suggesting 57 per game, the highest since 1995.
6. 25% of all kicks are box kicks.