v3.0.0 [Spicy Plum]

3.0.0 (2026-01-04)

• Python 3.9 support deprecation, users must be on 3.11 or above to use this package

• Unique rugbypy ids for players, teams, competitions, matches & venues. For example: 3c394539 (Toulouse), c01ff111 (Jac Morgan)

• New leagues added

• New stats added:

  • team
    • 22m_entries - 22 metre entries
    • 22m_conversion - 22 metre conversion rate
    • line_breaks - line breaks made
    • post_contact_metres - metres gained after contact
    • dominant_tackles - dominant tackles made
    • tackle_turnover - tackles resulting in turnovers
    • tackle_offload_allowed - tackles where offload was allowed
    • ruck_speed_0_3_pct - percentage of rucks completed in 0-3 seconds
    • ruck_speed_3_6_pct - percentage of rucks completed in 3-6 seconds
    • ruck_speed_6_plus_pct - percentage of rucks completed in 6+ seconds
    • team_vs_score - opponent's score
    • players - list of player IDs in the match
  • player
    • position - updated playing position (e.g., blindside_flanker, prop)
    • tackles_completed - successful tackles
    • dominant_tackles - dominant tackles made
    • ruck_turnovers - turnovers won at the ruck
    • carries_per_minute - carries per minute played
    • total_tackles_per_minute - tackles per minute played
  • match
    • venue_id - unique venue identifier
    • competition_id - unique competition identifier

• New data added:

  • competition - competition registry with unique IDs
  • venue - venue registry with unique IDs
  • match - match registry with unique IDs