Dimitri Perrin
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Dimitri Perrin
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Co-Director, QUT Centre for Data Science.
Head of Data Science, Queensland Reds.
Data Science, Machine Learning and AI applied to health, biology, and sports.
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I’ll miss the show (like a lot of other people), but I’ll follow what comes next. Now the question you posted earlier takes a different meaning!
December 8, 2025 at 9:41 AM
For today I’ve kept things simple: the higher-ranked team wins. We have two years to be build more sophisticated models. 😅
December 3, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Thanks. It was a lunch break well spent earlier today.
December 3, 2025 at 10:51 AM
B.B. King & Ray Charles must have been great! I've heard B.B King live, but not seen him (I was outside the open-air venue when he played at the Jazz à Juan Festival).
December 3, 2025 at 10:46 AM
I’ve released the code, in case you could need it: github.com/SystemsResea...

The permutation selection is in the Round of 16 section of the notebook.
GitHub - SystemsResearch/rwc2027_draw_analysis: Analysis of the draw for the 2027 Rugby World Cup
Analysis of the draw for the 2027 Rugby World Cup. Contribute to SystemsResearch/rwc2027_draw_analysis development by creating an account on GitHub.
github.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Samoa also has the easiest draw of all band-4 teams. Of course, it will only matter if they improve, but they have a great opportunity, given how much worse it could have been.
December 3, 2025 at 10:25 AM
For each set of four best third-ranked teams, there is a unique permutation.
December 3, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Same here. QF1: New Zealand vs South Africa; QF2: Fiji vs France; QF3: Australia vs England; QF4: Argentina vs Ireland.
December 3, 2025 at 9:51 AM
They are… 🥱
December 3, 2025 at 9:20 AM
Australian teams need more games. The new Super Rugby Aus competition provides some opportunities. If cost was no object, I’d like to see it longer (as well as going full home-and-away for SRP).
November 26, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Super Rugby Pacific is only 16 rounds of regular season, with two byes per team, so 17 games if you make the final. That’s 31 total with the internationals.
November 26, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Almost 20 years across the two countries. It leaves a mark. 😅
November 1, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Big win, I think I have the whole row to myself!
October 28, 2025 at 11:03 AM
The flight from Brisbane to Perth was fine, but it was the easy part.
October 28, 2025 at 11:00 AM
@bmcsport.bsky.social, @89combo.bsky.social: this could be of interest as you look at the next four weekends☝🏻
October 28, 2025 at 6:31 AM
Yeah, I still need coffee, but at least I’m not crazy. Have a good flight.
October 27, 2025 at 9:44 PM