Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @WelshRugbyUnion
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
2,111
Earliest tweet was on
2023-03-22
Latest tweet was on
2023-03-31
Tweets covering
8 days
Average age of authors' accounts
9 years
Summarization
These tweets cover a range of topics related to Welsh rugby, including attempts by board members to influence club votes, concerns about the length of the season, record-breaking attendances, new bilingual press packs, squad announcements, and positive responses to sponsorship deals and team performances. There is also a focus on the ongoing governance changes within the Welsh Rugby Union, with some expressing hopes for positive changes to the sport in Wales.
Topic Modeling
- Welsh rugby union governance changes
- Season extension
- Women's rugby
- Rugby matches and players
- Sponsorship and partnerships
Emotional Analysis
The tweets cover a range of emotions related to Welsh rugby, including frustration with the attempts of board members to persuade clubs to vote against proposed changes to governance, concern about the length of the rugby season and the health of players, excitement about women's rugby and the performance of the Welsh team, gratitude for organization and support around rugby events and tournaments, pride in the achievements of schools and players, and appreciation for sponsors and partnerships that support women's sport. There is also a sense of optimism about the future of rugby in Wales and the prospect of positive change.
Trend Analysis
- Discussions around the @WelshRugbyUnion Board members and their efforts to persuade member clubs to vote No
- Concerns about the small squad and length of the season
- Celebration of the Welsh women's rugby team and their record breaking attendance
- Positive changes and governance reforms within @WelshRugbyUnion
- Achievements and accomplishments of various rugby teams and individuals associated with @WelshRugbyUnion
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
470
Percentage of total tweets
22%
Number of Original tweets
356
Percentage of total tweets
16%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
2,111
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
1,213
Percentage of total tweets
57%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
142
Percentage of total tweets
6%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
425
Percentage of total tweets
20%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
Source | Count |
---|---|
Twitter for iPhone | 984 |
Twitter for Android | 636 |
Twitter Web App | 368 |
Twitter for iPad | 52 |
TweetDeck | 15 |
What devices were used to tweet
Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
---|---|---|---|
rugbyworldcup | Rugby World Cup | The official account for #RWC2023 in France and #RWC2025 in England 🏆 | 1,118,889 |
IrishRugby | Irish Rugby | Grand Slam Champions! 🏆 | 843,016 |
SixNationsRugby | Guinness Six Nations | Rugby’s Greatest Championship #GuinnessSixNations - 🦸 @Womens6Nations - 🇫🇷 @SixNations_FR - 🇮🇹 @SeiNazioniRugby - ⚡️ @SixNationsU20 | 553,863 |
WorldRugby | World Rugby | Here for rugby 🏉 @rugbyworldcup @worldrugby7s | 527,623 |
VodafoneUK | Vodafone UK | #TogetherWeCan | 249,235 |
RCTofficiel | RCT - RC Toulon | Rugby Club Toulonnais #ParceQueToulon #LaFamilleRCT ⭐️⭐️⭐️ @fondationrct | 209,203 |
WelshGovernment | Welsh Government | The devolved Government for Wales 🏴 Siarad Cymraeg? Dilynwch 👉 @LlywodraethCym | 178,257 |
Cardiff_Rugby | Cardiff Rugby | The OFFICIAL Twitter of Cardiff Rugby. Updates, offers and competitions straight from Cardiff Arms Park | Call 02920 302030 for Tickets | 93,807 |
RugbyPass | RugbyPass | Get the latest Rugby Union news, shows, opinion & exclusives you won't find anywhere else on https://t.co/FLhjC21aFW | 83,890 |
BBCGlos | BBC Radio Gloucestershire | The latest news and the music you love - making a difference every day on your radio, smart speaker and via the BBC Sounds app. | 80,954 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
---|---|---|---|
JanetNestor | Pathways 2 Wholeness | Janet G. Nestor, LCMHC: Author, Therapist, Lover of peace, equality & coexistence. #IAMChoosingLove #RadicalSelfCare #FindingNaturesMagic #IDWP | 45,114 |
Alanlsg | Alan Bowman | We must ALL Support Democracy for ALL & Support Each Other #FBPA #FBR #FBPPR #FBPE #FBNHS #DrCole #NODMs #BlueCrew | 29,954 |
VodafoneUK | Vodafone UK | #TogetherWeCan | 18,484 |
FelixNater | Felix P. Nater, CSC | Security Advisor, Coaching and Consulting with organizations to help prevent the threat of workplace violence. #CEO https://t.co/1ul2XYzJCR #insights | 16,634 |
simonrug | Simon Thomas | Rugby writer. Still tapping away! | 14,962 |
Waleed_Nohur | 𓃠 | Sony | XPERIA™ | Sony Music | Playstation® Stellantis | Ferrari | 12,873 |
WelshWestwood | WW | 👑𝙒𝙚𝙡𝙨𝙝𝙒𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙬𝙤𝙤𝙙 | 🏴 | Partner of @WarwolvesC • Cardiff City • Wrestling fan #WWE #AEW • Gamer #Xbox #PS5 #Nintendo • Football & Rugby fan • Gym, Fitness • Ashleigh 💞 • M|S-L|K❤ | 11,796 |
RobYeldham | Rob Yeldham (he/him) | Transforming lives as a director @theCSP FCIPR. Only my views. RTs/likes no endorsement. Also on Mastodon, LinkedIn, Facebook etc. | 10,375 |
FreyaSykes | Official Freya Sykes | Mam, Wife, Tyke in Wales, Cycling Cllr, Madam Deputy Mayor, Cat Wrangler. #dysgu NASHIE THIS IS MY PERSONAL ACCOUNT REPRESENTING ONLY *MY* VIEWS. | 10,311 |
legwill | Leighton Williams | Welsh Architect Rugby Loving Dad and Swans fan. Yma o hyd! 🏴🇪🇺 In varietate concordia. European. 🇪🇺 @legwill@mastodonapp.uk | 9,828 |
Most active users
Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
---|---|---|
RugbyPhilBB | You can’t reason stupid people out of positions they never reasoned themselves into in the first place | 34 |
PeteCEng1 | Family, good ale, rugby, steam engines/engineering, dog walking and now riding my Ebike. 6 years since treated for early prostate cancer, all clear so far. | 32 |
PhillNeathRFC | Neath Supporter through thick and thin, love my daughter and a game of darts. Blocked twice by Piers cos he's a flange CH'SHIP CUP WNRS 21/22 NEATH RFC 🥰🖤🏉 | 32 |
Bluebird131999 | CCFC season ticket for 14½ yrs leading to a formation of a love/hate relationship. Other account: @rhys_grant13. #StayStrongForOws #RIPJules #TeamLH 💙💛💚 | 28 |
Womens6Nations | 🏆 Rugby’s Greatest Championship. #TikTokW6N | 27 |
LWaunfawr | Welsh first and always. Proud Dragons RFC & Welsh rugby fan. I follow rugby people. Prone to the odd typo. Detest bloodsports. No unsolicited DM’s. | 25 |
custardt11 | - | 22 |
Ioan_Dyer | rugby, cricket, films @gtfm_radio - producer/presenter @ClwbCymraeg Tuesday 7pm @theffilmshow Sunday 4pm 📻 107.9fm📱gtfm app 💻https://t.co/qDxpwXVvPo 🖲 play Gtfm | 20 |
sphagc | Pharmacist/Lecturer; Cardiff Born, Cardiff Bred & When I....; Likes fine lagers, good sport & the Gwlad Forum!. The views expressed are entirely my own!. | 20 |
MikeBubbins | Podcaster, comedian, actor. BBC Mammoth. BT Sport Down The Clubhouse. @Distantpod. On tour with #Throwback in ‘23, tickets at https://t.co/kkfUOSWgf5 💜 | 18 |
Tweets per day
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
ID | Text | Retweet count |
---|---|---|
1641072175510593540 | DATGANIAD | STATEMENT: Oherwydd rhagolygon tywydd gwael, mae’r Urdd a @WelshRugbyUnion wedi gwneud y penderfyniad anodd i ganslo gweddill gemau'r @UrddWRU7. We have had to make the difficult decision to cancel the remainder of this week's #UrddWRU7 games. https://t.co/dHwIcwiPja | 27 |
1640023250599018499 | Hearing lovely stories of various @WelshRugbyUnion Board members visiting member clubs to try to persuade them to vote No. Do these berks think we don’t talk to each other, or know who they are, or what they’re about? The gravy train to be halved and crucially, outnumbered. Gwych | 24 |
1639657981473087488 | 🙌 A new Wales Women record breaking attendance at Cardiff Arms Park 😍 @WelshRugbyUnion #TikTokW6N #WALIRE #OurCharge https://t.co/C92sdqjr3c | 19 |
1641368976755245056 | 🏴 The @WelshRugbyUnion side to take on Scotland this weekend #TikTokW6N #OurCharge https://t.co/Gna5ZBOIV5 | 18 |
1638880489913356289 | 🏴 The @WelshRugbyUnion side to take on the Irish at Cardiff Arms Park 🙌 #TikTokW6N #OurCharge https://t.co/tH3BbNEyw5 | 18 |
1639665680575348741 | What a shift from @SisiliaT14 today 🙌 #OurCharge #TikTokW6N #WALIRE @WelshRugbyUnion https://t.co/y7ZeFZXboy | 18 |
1639984740936581121 | Thank you to all of the clubs who voted to approve @WelshRugbyUnion’s governance changes. We are very proud of everyone who supported positive change. This is just the beginning of improving the game for everyone in Wales. https://t.co/dL3BVYQyZ0 | 17 |
1639742172374106114 | a first for me in 25 years of covering rugby; a fully bilingual (Welsh and English languages) press pack to read through before a game from @WelshRugbyUnion many would say a small thing in the grand scheme of things but this was fantastic to see today Da iawn! https://t.co/zFeIthcJUY | 17 |
1639290828072910850 | 📢 RETWEET and REPLY with your favourite #TikTokW6N player for a chance to win 2x tickets to tomorrow's opening match between @WelshRugbyUnion and @IrishRugby #OurCharge https://t.co/J5vFW5WfxX | 16 |
1639651555610599429 | The Welsh defence today 😱 @SionedHarries @GPyrs 🔥 #OurCharge #TikTokW6N #WALIRE @WelshRugbyUnion https://t.co/KRFsAlD4Y3 | 15 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
ID | Text | Like count |
---|---|---|
1640023250599018499 | Hearing lovely stories of various @WelshRugbyUnion Board members visiting member clubs to try to persuade them to vote No. Do these berks think we don’t talk to each other, or know who they are, or what they’re about? The gravy train to be halved and crucially, outnumbered. Gwych | 455 |
1640785037439148045 | Surely the season needs to be extended a bit? @WelshRugbyUnion it’ll get silly. We’ve got a small squad, small village team. Boys can’t drink Madri twice a week for 8 weeks https://t.co/4aYG0cn5pH | 366 |
1639663688679292928 | What a sight to see @WelshRugbyUnion women players mobbed by the fans of the field Terrific scenes https://t.co/ADlHtKgVUt | 345 |
1639665680575348741 | What a shift from @SisiliaT14 today 🙌 #OurCharge #TikTokW6N #WALIRE @WelshRugbyUnion https://t.co/y7ZeFZXboy | 292 |
1639672281084329989 | 🥰 When your dad flies all the way over from New Zealand to surprise you ahead of winning your first cap ❤️ #TikTokW6N #OurCharge @WelshRugbyUnion https://t.co/RxWpctip8o | 291 |
1639742172374106114 | a first for me in 25 years of covering rugby; a fully bilingual (Welsh and English languages) press pack to read through before a game from @WelshRugbyUnion many would say a small thing in the grand scheme of things but this was fantastic to see today Da iawn! https://t.co/zFeIthcJUY | 228 |
1639651555610599429 | The Welsh defence today 😱 @SionedHarries @GPyrs 🔥 #OurCharge #TikTokW6N #WALIRE @WelshRugbyUnion https://t.co/KRFsAlD4Y3 | 151 |
1639657981473087488 | 🙌 A new Wales Women record breaking attendance at Cardiff Arms Park 😍 @WelshRugbyUnion #TikTokW6N #WALIRE #OurCharge https://t.co/C92sdqjr3c | 143 |
1639984740936581121 | Thank you to all of the clubs who voted to approve @WelshRugbyUnion’s governance changes. We are very proud of everyone who supported positive change. This is just the beginning of improving the game for everyone in Wales. https://t.co/dL3BVYQyZ0 | 139 |
1638841854987845632 | Narberth management committee held an open meeting with members, VPs and Patrons on Monday where it was decided to vote for the motion for change at the @WelshRugbyUnion EGM this Sunday ✅ | 137 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets
Top 10 Hashtags used
Hashtag | Count |
---|---|
#tiktokw6n | 106 |
#herstory | 95 |
#eihaneshi | 75 |
#ourcharge | 53 |
#walire | 36 |
#indigoprem | 24 |
#welshrugby | 23 |
#rugby | 19 |
#walvire | 13 |
#wales | 11 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets
Top 10 mentions
Mention | Count |
---|---|
@welshrugbyunion | 2119 |
@pontypriddrfc | 278 |
@sionbarry | 246 |
@womens6nations | 244 |
@thevietgwent | 155 |
@anthonyjcook | 145 |
@peteceng1 | 141 |
@phillneathrfc | 137 |
@wru_community | 132 |
@lwaunfawr | 120 |
Top 10 mentions
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
101
Emojis used in tweets
Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
---|---|---|
🏴 | 305 | Wales |
🏉 | 236 | rugby_football |
👏 | 127 | clapping_hands |
😂 | 61 | face_with_tears_of_joy |
🔥 | 59 | fire |
❤️ | 56 | red_heart |
💪 | 55 | flexed_biceps |
👍 | 54 | thumbs_up |
🏆 | 42 | trophy |
👇 | 42 | backhand_index_pointing_down |
Emojis groups
Emoji Group | Count |
---|---|
People & Body | 557 |
Flags | 373 |
Smileys & Emotion | 366 |
Activities | 322 |
Symbols | 182 |
Objects | 147 |
Travel & Places | 122 |
Animals & Nature | 77 |
Food & Drink | 5 |