Experimental Rugby Statistics Platform

This website provides unofficial player history, match statistics, and eligibility calculations for informational and demonstration purposes only. It is an exploration of what can be achieved using Coding Agents for sports data processing.

Search Scopes (Player / Referee / Any field)

• Any field (default): Searches across all available information simultaneously — player names, referee names, teams, clubs, competitions, grades, and venues.
• Player: Focuses the search specifically on player profiles and club/school appearances.
• Referee: Filters specifically for fixtures officiated by the named referee.

Multi-Phrase Search & Comma (,) Separators

Use a comma , to separate distinct search phrases (e.g. Tom Walsh, U16). Each comma-separated phrase is evaluated across any of the searchable fields:

• Multi-Field Matching: Entering Tom Walsh, U16 matches records that contain both "Tom Walsh" and "U16" across any searchable fields (e.g. player name and grade).
• Exact Mode: Toggling Exact treats each comma-separated phrase as a strict exact term without requiring literal quotes.
• Synonyms Expansion: Toggling Synonyms expands each individual phrase to include known nicknames and variations (e.g. "Tom Walsh" expands to match "Thomas Walsh" and "Tommy Walsh").

The search engine automatically recognizes common Irish name variations and nicknames:

Synonyms Switch: When OFF, only the exact typed text is used without nickname expansion.

When the Exact switch is turned ON, search terms are strictly required to appear together within individual fields:

• Within-Field Match: Searching for joe reddan requires that both "joe" and "reddan" appear in the same field (e.g. the player's name), irrespective of word order. A record where "Joe" is in one field and "Reddan" is in a different field is excluded.
• Comma Delimited (Multi-Field Constraints): Using a comma , divides your search into independent field requirements. For example:

Combining Search Terms with Commas or Spaces

You can narrow down results across multiple fields by separating terms with a comma or spaces:

Exact Value Matching with Double Quotes

If you enclose a name or phrase in double quotation marks " ", the search engine looks for only that exact value: