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In nrlR: Functions to Scrape Rugby Data

nrlR News

Imrprovements 08/07/2025

Added a fetch injuries and suspensions function from ZeroTackle - only gets up to date information at the moment but that is all that should be needed for now

Improvements

Added advanced statistics that are avaliable via NRL.com. This includes advanced player and team statistics which are supplied to NRL.com via Champion Data

Improvements 2/07/2025

Added a fetch_fixtures function which scrapes NRL.com draw for future fixtures and past results Added more sources to fetch_player_stats

Improvements 30/06/2025

Added a fetch-lineup function which scrapes team lists released by NRL.com on a Tuesday

What's Coming - 28/06/2025

Future versions of nrlR will introduce: - Integration with advanced statistics from additional sources (e.g., NRL.com) - More granular player-level metrics (e.g., tackles, run meters, errors, line breaks) - Improved team and player ID resolution across seasons and competitions

nrlR 0.1.0

Initial release with support for scraping historical Rugby League data from [rugbyleagueproject.org].

🔍 Core Functionality

• fetch_results(): Match-level results across NRL, Super League, QLD Cup, NSW Cup, etc.
• fetch_ladder(): Team ladders with detailed home/away splits and points differentials
• fetch_venues(): Venue usage and attendance by team and competition
• fetch_coaches(): Coaching records across leagues and seasons
• fetch_player_stats(): Player match stats (tries, goals, field goals, points) for all valid games between 1998 and present

⚙️ General Enhancements

• All functions include league, season, and source arguments
• Slug mapping and URL building are automated internally
• cli progress bars and error handling for a clean user experience
• readr::write_rds() integration for bulk .rds saving by season
• Fully vectorized fetch_player_stats() for batch scraping across years

🛠 Development Practices

• Compliant with CRAN DESCRIPTION and Roxygen2 docs
• Modular design allows easy future expansion

Stay tuned as nrlR becomes a one-stop shop for Rugby League data pipelines.

nrlR documentation built on Sept. 1, 2025, 9:07 a.m.