Verusco

{{Short description|New Zealand rugby software and analysis supply company}}

{{Use New Zealand English|date=November 2024}}

{{Infobox company

| name = Verusco Technologies

| industry = Software

| hq_location_city = Palmerston North, New Zealand

}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}

Verusco Technologies is a company based in Palmerston North, New Zealand. They supply video analysis software and statistics to rugby union teams,{{cite web|url=http://www.rugby-talk.com/2014/09/the-influence-of-match-analysis-in-the-modern-game/|title=The influence of match analysis in the modern game|publisher=rugby-talk.com}} including the Super Rugby franchise the Blue Bulls,{{cite web|url=http://www.supersport.com/rugby/chat/news/130717/QA_Frans_Ludeke|title=Q&A: Frans Ludeke|publisher=SuperSport (South African broadcaster)|date=17 July 2013}} most South African professional teams and other teams in France, Japan, and Australia.{{citation needed|date=November 2014}}

While involved with analysis of the 2007 Rugby World Cup, they discovered that the New Zealand national rugby union team, the "All Blacks," made 57 tackles to Frances' 269, and they had 66 percent possession and 60 percent territory. The playing time, or the time the ball was in play, was the longest of any game Verusco had ever recorded.{{cite news|url=http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/rugby/news/11599/All-numbers-in-All-Blacks-favour-except-score|title=All Numbers In All Blacks Favour - Except Score |publisher= Stuff.co.nz|work=Manawatu Standard |date=10 November 2007|last=Lampp |first=Peter |page=36}}

The company has analysed 1,500 games since 2000.