Dimitri Perrin

Usually my work updates are over at @dperrin, but since this is rugby, I’ll mention here too. Very excited to spend time with the Reds and accelerate our work together!

Super Rugby is about to start, and the schedule can hide team strength early on, so here is a quick guide about how not to get too excited (or too worried) open.substack.com/pub/dimitriper…

New season about to start, and just like the players tuning up in today’s pre-season game, we are also preparing some exciting things on the data front. If you want to be part of it, get in touch! PhD Scholarships are available: qut.edu.au/study/fees-and…

@AEConstant I’d be excited about all four, to be honest.

@dimperrin Thanks for this. That predicted qf1 game would be a cracker.

My analysis of the draw is up. Read on to see who got the easiest or toughest draw, and why we might have a South Africa v England final. #RWC2027draw #RWC2027 open.substack.com/pub/dimitriper…

@ChristypDoran Some interesting matchups in the knockout phase! dimitriperrin.substack.com/p/so-what-do-w…

2027 Rugby World Cup pools: Pool A: 🇭🇰🇨🇱🇦🇺🇳🇿 Pool B: 🇷🇴🇬🇪🇮🇹🇿🇦 Pool C: 🇨🇦🇪🇸🇫🇯🇦🇷 Pool D: 🇵🇹🇺🇾🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇮🇪 Pool E: 🇼🇸🇺🇸🇯🇵🇫🇷 Pool F: 🇿🇼🇹🇴🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@SamLStandsUp It’s up now! dimitriperrin.substack.com/p/so-what-do-w…

@SamLStandsUp There are some permutations to calculate (as some pool winners could face a third-placed team from any of 3 other pools), but there is a unique valid solution for any set of four third-placed teams. I’ve already written some code to generate the fixtures. 😅 #cantwaitforthedraw

This is a helpful graphic for Wednesday's draw. Thought I'd quickly do a random draw then play out the 2027 RWC.... A: Ireland,Australia,USA,Romania B: New Zealand,Italy,Spain,Zimbabwe C: France,Fiji,Tonga,Portugal 1)

@rugby_podcast QF1: New Zealand vs South Africa; QF2: Fiji vs France; QF3: Australia vs England; QF4: Argentina vs Ireland. Details of my process here: dimitriperrin.substack.com/p/so-what-do-w…

Does this mean we have South Africa in the quarters when we lose to the all blacks ?

My plan is to have an analysis of the pools within a few minutes of the draw. All the code is ready. I just need them to start the draw! #RWC2027Draw

@SquidgeRugby I have a substack post in draft, ready to go, waiting for results from the code I have written to calculate pool strength and likely knockout fixtures. It just needs the draw itself. Am I over-excited? Yes I am.

The 2025 Rugby World Cup Pool Draw is *tomorrow morning*, and on the off-chance any of you are up at 9am UK time and off work/able to multi-task, we're gonna be going LIVE to react and discuss the draw... youtube.com/live/KV2EXd6QG…

@BMcSport @89combo @CharlieFelix @haribaldijones @iainpayten You could even say that in some pools, losing a game might strangely make reaching the semi-finals easier. The permutations are really interesting. (5/5)

@BMcSport @89combo @CharlieFelix @haribaldijones @iainpayten … a R16 against Uruguay, and then a QF against South Africa. Whereas another team could finish second in their pool, get a R16 against Italy, and then a QF against Scotland. (4/5)

Loved this week's @89combo chat, with @CharlieFelix joining @haribaldijones and I to wade through some tantalising contests in this weekend's #AutumnNations Tests. Live on our YouTube channel + all the pod platforms everywhere.. youtube.com/watch?v=bAIRNx…

@brumby_fan It’s just the standard seasonal pattern. November: NH “we’re not ready, it’s our first game”, SH “we’re tired, it’s the end of the season”. July: SH “we’re not ready, it’s our first game”, NH “we’re tired, it’s the end of the season”.

Maybe don’t send your B team to NZ

Big win, I think I have the whole row to myself!

The flight from Brisbane to Perth was fine, but it was the easy part.

18-hour flight from Perth to London… Wish me luck! 😅 Hopefully I can find a few good shows/movies.

@MorganTurinui, @kinson88, @iainpayten: this could be interest as you look at the next four weekends. ☝🏻

I have looked at Australia’s path to a top seed for the RWC draw. If they can’t win all games, how many are enough? open.substack.com/pub/dimitriper…