November Tests: Ball in play
Thanks to the magic of Jan Taljaard, we have the time for ball in play during eight Tests at the start of November's rugby fiesta.
The match with the longest period of ball in play is Wales vs Argentina followed by France vs Australia. The match with the least ball-in-play time is Ireland vs South Africa.
We have also added the finals of the Currie Cup and Super Rugby and a sample from the Rugby Championship.
NB The sequence is: first half + second half = whole match.
November Tests, Week 1
USA vs Russia (Leighton Hodges):
14 minutes 50 seconds + 16 minutes 2 seconds = 30 minutes 52 seconds
Canada vs Samoa (Francisco Pastrana):
17 minutes 7 seconds + 16 minutes 57 seconds = 34 minutes 4 seconds
England vs Fiji (Glen Jackson):
17 minutes 30 seconds + 14 minutes 57 seconds = 32 minutes 27 seconds
Wales vs Argentina (Romain Poite):
18 minutes 55 seconds + 20 minutes 44 seconds = 39 minutes 39 seconds
Ireland vs South Africa (Wayne Barnes):
13 minutes 53 seconds + 16 minutes 4 seconds =29 minutes 57 seconds
France vs Australia (Nigel Owens):
17 minutes 54 seconds + 21 minutes 12 seconds =39 minutes 6 seconds
Italy vs Tonga (Greg Garner):
17 minutes 31 seconds + 16 minutes 11 seconds =33 minutes 42 seconds
Scotland vs New Zealand (Jérôme Garces):
15 minutes 13 seconds + 16 minutes 14 seconds = 31 minutes 27 seconds
Currie Cup Final
Sharks vs Western Province (Jaco Peyper):
17 minutes 5 seconds + 23 minutes 1 seconds = 40 minutes 6 seconds
Super Rugby Final
Chiefs vs Sharks (Steve Walsh):
19 minutes 14 seconds + 16 minutes 32 seconds = 35 minutes 46 seconds
Rugby Championship
New Zealand vs South Africa (George Clancy):
14 minutes 56 seconds + 15 minutes 0 seconds = 29 minutes 56 seconds
Australia vs Argentina (Wayne Barnes):
17 minutes 1 seconds + 15 minutes 52 seconds = 32 minutes 53 seconds
