Power law distributions in pattern dynamics of collective behaviors in Rugby Union: Phenomena in a region of self-organised criticality?

The article reports on research conducted to investigate whether power law distributions in intra-team ( between teammates) and inter-team (between opponents) system interactions in rugby union operated in self-organizing criticality. Researchers found that tendencies to pattern forming dynamics observed in intra-team and inter-team interactions in rugby union exemplify the phenomenon of self-organizing criticality.