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PRE-MATCH REPORT

ITALY vs WALES GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021 ROUND 4 Team PRE-MATCH REPORT Italy

ITALY vs WALES GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

RESULTS

ITALY WALES Round Opponent Score Round Opponent Score

1 France 10-50 L 1 Ireland 21-16 W

2 England 18-41 L 2 Scotland 25-24 W

3 Ireland 10-48 L 3 England 40-24 W

HOME TEAM HOME RANK FOR AWAY TEAM AWAY RANK

38 5 POINTS 86 1 12.7 6 POINTS / MATCH 28.7 2 4 5 TRIES SCORED 10 1 1.33 6 TRIES SCORED / MATCH 3.33 2 52.6% 5 % POINTS SCORED FROM TRIES 58.1% 2 AGAINST

139 6 POINTS CONCEDED 64 4 46.3 6 POINTS CONCEDED / MATCH 21.3 4 19 6 TRIES CONCEDED 6 4 6.3 6 TRIES CONCEDED / MATCH 2.00 3 68.3% 6 % POINTS CONCEDED FROM TRIES 46.9% 2

TYPES OF PLAY

Italy Wales 52.8% 50.4% 40.2% 37.1%

7.0% 12.5%

Kick Ball Carry Passes Kick Ball Carry Passes

HOME TEAM PLAYER LEADERS AWAY TEAM

Paolo Garbisi 16 POINTS Callum Sheedy 15

Johan Meyer 1 TRIES SCORED Louis Rees-Zammit 3

Federico Mori 1 TRY ASSISTS Dan Biggar 1

Sebastian Negri 35 CARRIES Taulupe Faletau 38

Monty Ioane 322.4 METRES CARRIED Taulupe Faletau 209.2

Paolo Garbisi 4 OFFLOADS Nick Tompkins 2

Luca Bigi 43 SUCCESSFUL TACKLES Justin Tipuric 51

Giosue Zilocchi 2 DOMINANT TACKLES Ken Owens 4

ITALY vs WALES GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

OPPONENT 22 ENTRIES

Italy Wales Try & Conversion Scored Try & Missed Conversion 13.0% Penalty Try Scored 27.8% 27.8% 0.0% Penalty Shot Scored

Points / 13.0% Points / Drop Goal Scored Opp 22 Entry: Opp 22 Entry: Other Opp 22 Entries 1.52 3.72 0.0% 0.0% 69.6% 22.2% 22.2% 0.0%

Opponent 22 entries / match 7.7 Opponent 22 entries / match 6.0

Rank 5 Rank 6

The number of occasions a team has entered the opposition 22 and how many points they have scored with the entries. The 22 entry will also be calculated per ‘play’ and not simply crossing the 22m line on multiple occasions in a play. POWER GAME

Italy Wales

44.6% 42.3% 38.4% 38.1%

17.1% 19.6%

Gainline Forwards Gainline Static Gainline Backward Gainline Forwards Gainline Static Gainline Backward

Metres carried / match 656 Metres carried / match 483

Line breaks / match 5.0 Line breaks / match 4.3

The Power Game determines the direct impact of a team that dominates action areas including effectiveness of reaching the gainline, metres carried, and line breaks. DOMINANT TACKLES / TACKLE COUNT

Italy Wales % Tackles dominant

1.0% 1.3% % Turnover Tackles 16.5% 11.9% % Other Made Tackles % Missed Tackles

80.4% 83.4%

This stat shows the defensive strength and structure of the team through Dominant Tackles which put pressure on the attacking team

ITALY vs WALES GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

HEAD TO HEAD

- Wales have won 18 of their 21 games against Italy in the Six Nations (D1 L2), including the last 13 in a row; their last defeat against the Azzurri came in Rome in 2007 (23-20).

- Italy have lost their last six home games against Wales in the Six Nations, by an average margin of 18 points.

- Wales have scored 2+ tries in each of their 21 games against Italy in the Six Nations; only France, also against Italy, have scored 2+ tries in each of their games against a single opponent in the Championship.

- Wales kept Italy pointless in their last meeting in the Six Nations (42-0 in February 2020), the first time they’d prevented a team from scoring in a Five/Six Nations game since 1974 when they defeated Scotland 6-0.

- Wales have won their last 15 Test matches against Italy, a 16th straight victory would represent their longest ever winning run against a single opponent in Test rugby (W15 v France, 1908-1927).

COMMON STATISTICS

- Wales have averaged the fewest carries per game in the Six Nations this year (90) and have beaten the fewest defenders on average as a result (11); Italy have beaten the second fewest defenders (14.3) despite making the third most carries (117).

- Wales have averaged the fewest 22 entries per game (6.0) in the Six Nations this year, however they’ve recorded the most points per entry (3.7); Italy have made the second fewest 22 entries (7.7 per game) and have averaged the fewest points per entry (1.5).

- Five of the six players to make 40+ tackles in this year’s Six Nations could feature in this match; Wales’ Justin Tipuric (51), Taulupe Faletau (50) and Alun Wyn Jones (46), along with Italian duo Luca Bigi (43) and Michele Lamaro (41).

- Italy’s Monty Ioane is one of just five players to gain 200+ metres in the Championship this year (228, also James Lowe, Elliot Daly, Hugo Keenan, Stuart Hogg), while Wales are the only side without any backs to gain 100+ metres so far.

- Only Wales (13) have made fewer line breaks than Italy (15) in the Six Nations this year.

ITALY vs WALES GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

ITALY STATISTICS

- Italy’s current losing run in the Six Nations stands at 30 games, the longest in the history of the Five or Six Nations, while they’ve lost their last 19 home games in the Championship, last winning in Rome in 2013 (v Ireland).

- Italy have slotted seven of their eight place kicks in this year’s Six Nations, their 88% success rate is the second best of any team, behind Ireland (94%).

- Paolo Garbisi has made more kicks in play (29) and recorded more kicking metres (1,142) than any other player in this year’s Six Nations, despite Italy kicking less often than any other side (61); Garbisi has made 48% of his team’s total kicks in play, the highest ratio of any player in the tournament this year.

- Jacopo Trulla is the only player to play all 240 minutes of Italy’s 2021 Six Nations campaign, only two players have missed more tackles than him (7) in the Championships, Cian Healy (8) and team mate Giosue Zilocchi (8).

- Captain Luca Bigi has made the most tackles (43/46) of any front-rower in the 2021 Six Nations, it is the most by any Italy player.

WALES STATISTICS

- Wales secured their fifth Triple Crown of the Six Nations era with victory over England in Round 3, they completed the Grand Slam in each of their previous four Triple Crown winning campaigns since 2000 (2005, 2008, 2012, 2019).

- Wales are the only side yet to be shown a card of any colour in the Six Nations this year, in fact they’ve not received any in their last 14 games in the Championship since having two men sin binned against Italy in 2018.

- Wales have made 535 successful tackles in the Six Nations this year, more than any other side, with 21 of those tackles being dominant, also a tournament-high.

- Leigh Halfpenny is set to win his 100th Test cap in this match (96th cap for Wales, 4 for the Lions); only against Scotland (12) has he averaged more points per game than against Italy (11), of teams he has faced more than once in his international career.

- Adam Beard has won 15 lineouts in the 2021 Six Nations so far, more than any other player, including two lineout steals.

ITALY STATISTICS

POINTS SCORED ITALY - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Points scored 38 5 23.3

Points scored / match 12.7 6 23.3

Tries scored 4 5 2.69

Tries scored / match 1.33 6 2.69

% Points scored from tries 52.6% 5 57.8%

Conversion success % 75.0% 3 74.4%

Successful penalties / match 1.33 5 1.94

Penalty shot success % 100.0% 1 83.8%

POINTS PER MATCH

10 10

1 2 3

POINTS - TIMING TRY ORIGINS

0'-10' 8 (21.1%)

2 (50.00%) 11'-20' 6 (15.8%) Try-From Lineout

21'-30' 0 (0.0%)

31'-HT 7 (18.4%) Try-From Scrum 1 (25.00%) HT-50' 3 (7.9%)

51'-60' 0 (0.0%)

14 (36.8%) 61'-70' Try-From Turnover 1 (25.00%)

71'-80' 0 (0.0%)

KICKS AT GOAL ITALY - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

KICK LOCATIONS LAST 20 KICKS

Opponent Minute Player

Ireland 40 Paolo Garbisi Conversion made

4 Paolo Garbisi Penalty made

England 67 Tommaso Allan Conversion made

44 Paolo Garbisi Penalty made

20 Paolo Garbisi Penalty made

4 Paolo Garbisi Conversion missed

France 66 Paolo Garbisi Conversion made

19 Paolo Garbisi Penalty made

CONVERSIONS Paolo Garbisi Tommaso Allan

1 (33.3%)

Made: 2 Made: 1 1 (100.0%) Rank: 6 Rank: 8

2 (66.7%)

PENALTY KICKS AT GOAL Paolo Garbisi

Made: 4 4 (100.0%) Rank: 2

Ranks across total successful kicks

PLAYER SCORING STATISTICS ITALY - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

GP MP Points Points / 80 Tries Con Pen Drop

Andrea Lovotti 2 111 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Callum Braley 1 77 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Carlo Canna 3 193 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Cherif Traore 1 26 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Daniele Rimpelli 1 31 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Danilo Fischetti 2 72 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

David Sisi 3 218 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Federico Mori 2 42 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Federico Ruzza 2 27 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Gianmarco Lucchesi 3 43 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Giosue Zilocchi 3 124 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Guglielmo Palazzani 3 19 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Jacopo Trulla 3 240 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Johan Meyer 3 210 5 1.9 1 0 0 0

Juan Ignacio Brex 3 205 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Luca Bigi 3 192 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Luca Sperandio 3 200 5 2.0 1 0 0 0

Marco Lazzaroni 3 204 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Marco Riccioni 3 115 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Marco Zanon 1 44 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Mattia Bellini 1 40 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Maxime Mbanda 2 30 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Michele Lamaro 3 205 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Monty Ioane 3 225 5 1.8 1 0 0 0

Niccolo Cannone 3 92 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Paolo Garbisi 3 219 16 5.8 0 2 4 0

Sebastian Negri 3 209 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Stephen Varney 2 149 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Tommaso Allan 1 16 7 35.0 1 1 0 0

POINTS CONCEDED ITALY - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Points conceded 139 6 23.3

Points conceded / match 46.3 6 23.3

Tries conceded 19 6 2.69

Tries conceded / match 6.33 6 2.69

% Points conceded from tries 68.3% 6 57.8%

Opponent conversion success % 84.2% 5 74.4%

Opponent successful penalties / match 1.33 1 1.94

Opponent penalty shot success % 100.0% 5 83.8%

POINTS CONCEDED PER MATCH

50 48 41

1 2 3

POINTS CONCEDED - TIMING OPPONENT TRY ORIGINS

0'-10' 13 (9.4%) Try-From Counter Attack 4 (21.1%) 11'-20' 18 (12.9%)

21'-30' 19 (13.7%) Try-From Lineout 9 (47.4%)

31'-HT 21 (15.1%) Try-From Scrum 1 (5.3%) HT-50' 19 (13.7%)

51'-60' 16 (11.5%) Try-From Tap Penalty 3 (15.8%)

61'-70' 21 (15.1%) Try-From Turnover 2 (10.5%) 71'-80' 12 (8.6%)

POSSESSION ITALY - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

POSSESSION % TERRITORY % EFFECTIVE PLAYING TIME

50% 45% 35:11 Rank: 3 Rank: 6 Rank: 6

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

% Balls played with hands 93.0% 1 90.0%

Total passes / match 159.0 2 147.5

Offloads / match 6.0 2 4.8

Total carries / match 116.7 3 115.8

Metres carried / match 656.0 3 674.7

Average carry distance 5.6 4 5.8

% Balls kicked 7.0% 6 10.0%

Open play kicks / match 20.3 6 28.8

Kicking metres / match 671.0 6 888.7

Average kicking distance 33.0 2 30.9

% Time in opponent 22 9.3% 4 9.1%

Turnovers conceded / match 10.3 4 10.8

TEAM POSSESSIONS OPPONENT POSSESSIONS

34.8% 34.3% 43.9%

18.5% 24.9% 19.6% 12.3% 11.7%

% Possessions - % Possessions - % Possessions - % Possessions - % Possessions - % Possessions - % Possessions - % Possessions - GL-22 22-50 50-22 22-GL GL-22 22-50 50-22 22-GL

TYPES OF PLAY ITALY - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

Null Own 22 Own 22-50 50-Opp 22 Opp 22 58.1% 57.7% 49.1% 42.2% 39.2% 42.3% 32.8% 32.8% 34.4%

8.7% 2.7%

Kick Ball .. Passes Kick Ball .. Passes Kick Ball .. Passes Kick Ball .. Passes Kick Ball .. Passes

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

12.1% 37.1% 50.8% 32.6% 36.8% 30.6% 14.6% 39.8% 45.6% 3.2% 39.7% 57.2% 1.4% 47.8% 50.8%

PHASES

First 3 Phases 35.6% 33.9% 30.5% Own 22 4+ Phases 20.0% 20.0% 60.0%

First 3 Phases 49.4% 42.5% 8.1% Own 22-50 4+ Phases 48.2% 41.2% 10.6%

First 3 Phases 58.5% 38.8% 50-Opp 22 4+ Phases 57.7% 39.6%

First 3 Phases 54.2% 45.8% Opp 22 4+ Phases 61.2% 38.8%

GAME STATES

Leading 33.3% 44.4% 22.2%

Own 22 Tied 27.3% 27.3% 45.5%

Trailing 36.4% 31.8% 31.8%

Leading 75.0% 25.0%

Own 22-50 Tied 48.3% 37.9% 13.8%

Trailing 48.5% 43.6% 7.8%

Tied 57.1% 42.9% 50-Opp 22 Trailing 58.2% 38.7%

Tied 55.2% 44.8% Opp 22 Trailing 58.8% 41.2%

ATTACKS ITALY - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

GAINLINE SUCCESS OVERALL OWN HALF OPPONENT HALF

20.3%

38.4% 35.8% 44.6% 46.4% Rank: 6 Rank: 6 Rank: 6 15.2% 64.6%

17.1% 17.9%

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Gainline Forwards 46.2% Gainline Forwards 34.6% Gainline Forwards 50.7%

Gainline Static 19.3% Gainline Static 18.6% Gainline Static 19.3%

Gainline Backward 34.5% Gainline Backward 46.8% Gainline Backward 30.0%

LINE BREAKS & TACKLE BREAKS LINE BREAK OUTCOMES

Line breaks 15 Error Turnover 2 (13.3%)

Line breaks / match 5.0

Penalty Conceded 2 (13.3%) Rank 5

Tackle breaks 43 Penalty Won 1 (6.7%)

Tackle breaks / match 14.3

Try 10 (66.7%) Rank 5

PLAYER STATISTICS - MINIMUM 40 MINUTES PLAYED

Line breaks / 80 minutes Tackle breaks / 80 minutes Metres carried / 80 minutes

1 Mattia Bellini 2.0 1 Federico Mori 7.6 1 Monty Ioane 114.6

2 Federico Mori 1.9 2 Monty Ioane 3.9 2 Paolo Garbisi 83.4

3 Monty Ioane 1.1 3 Johan Meyer 2.3 3 Federico Mori 82.9

4 Luca Sperandio 0.8 4 Paolo Garbisi 2.2 4 Juan Ignacio Brex 73.8

5 Johan Meyer 0.8 5 Stephen Varney 1.6 5 Johan Meyer 61.2

BREAKDOWNS ITALY - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

% RUCKS WON % MAULS WON OWN RUCK SPEEDS

14 (4.8%) 1 (10.0%) 4.5%

30.7% Rank: Rank: AVG: 2.99 4 Rank: 2 5 64.8%

278 (95.2%) 9 (90.0%)

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Ruck speed 0-3 58.6% Rucks won 95.9% Mauls won 94.0%

Ruck speed 3-6 29.8%

Rucks lost 4.1% Mauls lost 6.0% Ruck speed 6+ 11.5%

RUCK SPEEDS - LOCATIONS Null Own 22 Own 22-50 50-Opp 22 Opp 22 9.6% 3.2% 15.4% 18.2% 25.8%

AVG: 4.17 AVG: 3.45 AVG: 2.77 AVG: 2.41 Rank: 1 Rank: 2 Rank: 3 Rank: 1 36.1% 54.2%

71.0% 84.6% 81.8%

Attacking Breakdown Arrivals Defensive Breakdown Arrivals Breakdown steals

1 Luca Bigi 64 1 Michele Lamaro 16 1 Andrea Lovotti 1 2 David Sisi 61 2 Luca Bigi 15 2 Daniele Rimpelli 1 3 Marco Lazzaroni 60 3 Giosue Zilocchi 13 3 Giosue Zilocchi 1 4 Michele Lamaro 60 4 David Sisi 12 4 Johan Meyer 1 5 Marco Riccioni 38 5 Marco Riccioni 12 Team Total 5

First 3 Arrivals (Attacking) First 3 Arrivals (Defensive) Cleanouts

1 Luca Bigi 62 1 Michele Lamaro 16 1 Michele Lamaro 23 2 David Sisi 60 2 Luca Bigi 14 2 Marco Riccioni 17 3 Marco Lazzaroni 58 3 Giosue Zilocchi 13 3 David Sisi 16 4 Michele Lamaro 58 4 David Sisi 12 4 Luca Bigi 15 5 Marco Riccioni 38 5 Marco Riccioni 12 5 Sebastian Negri 14

SCRUMS ITALY - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

OWN SCRUMS WON SCRUM PUSH OPPONENT SCRUMS WON

5.3% 15.8% 4 (22.2%) 3 (25.0%)

Rank: Rank:

6 1

14 (77.8%) 9 (75.0%) 78.9%

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Forward 9.5% Scrum Won 89.0% Scrum Won 11.0%

Static 84.2%

Scrum Lost 11.0% Scrum Lost 89.0% Backward 6.3%

OWN SCRUMS OPPONENT SCRUMS

Scrum Won Scrum Reset Retained Scrum Lost Scrum Won Scrum Reset Retained Scrum Lost

73.7% 5.3% 21.1% 18.8% 25.0% 56.3%

OWN SCRUMS WON OPPONENT SCRUMS WON Used Penalty Free Kick Penalty Free Kick

Total 7 4 3 Total 2 1

% of Total 50.0% 28.6% 21.4% % of Total 66.7% 33.3%

OWN SCRUMS LOST OPPONENT SCRUMS LOST Penalty Free Kick Used Penalty Free Kick

Total 4 Total 3 5 1

% of Total 100.0% % of Total 33.3% 55.6% 11.1%

LINEOUTS ITALY - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

OWN LINEOUTS LINEOUT THROW

5 (11.9%) 2.3% 20.9% 37.2%

Total: 42

37 (88.1%) 39.5%

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Lineouts - Effective 86.0% Front 35.5% Middle 47.3% Lineouts - Ineffective 2.5% Back 14.8%

Lineouts - Turnover 11.5% Quick 2.5%

LINEOUT BREAKDOWNS PLAYER STATISTICS - MINIMUM 40 MINUTES PLAYED Own lineout takes / 80 minutes

Total % of Total

1 David Sisi 4.0 5 Man - Effective 25 59.5%

5 Man - Turnover 1 2.4% 2 Johan Meyer 3.0

6 Man - Effective 11 26.2% 3 Marco Lazzaroni 2.4

6 Man - Turnover 4 9.5% Lineout steals / 80 minutes

1 Stephen Varney 0.5 Quick - Effective 1 2.4%

OPPONENT LINEOUTS & RESTARTS ITALY - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

OPPONENT LINEOUTS OPPONENT LINEOUT BREAKDOWNS Total % of Total 2 (5.6%) 3 Man - Opponent Effective 1 2.8%

Total: 5 Man - Opponent Effective 9 25.0% 36

6 Man - Opponent Effective 9 25.0%

34 (94.4%) 6 Man - Turnover Won 1 2.8%

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES Full - Opponent Effective 14 38.9%

Turnover Won 11.5% Full - Turnover Won 1 2.8% Opponent Ineffective 2.5%

1 2.8% Opponent Effective 86.0% Quick - Effective

% START HALF WON START HALF - BREAKDOWNS START HALF - DIRECTION

1 (4.2%) Long - Lost 87.5% 33.3%

4.2% 45.8% Short - Retained 4.2% Rank: 4

Short - Lost 8.3% 23 (95.8%) 20.8%

Won Lost Right Split Left

% START 22 WON START 22 - BREAKDOWNS START 22 - DIRECTION

20.0% Long - Lost 80.0%

0.0% 5 (100.0%) Rank: 3 20.0% 60.0% Short - Lost 20.0%

Lost Right Split Left

DEFENCE ITALY - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

% SUCCESSFUL TACKLES CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES OPPONENT GAINLINE SUCCESS

% Successful Tackles 87.4% 26.2% % Missed Tackles 12.6%

83.5% Gainline Forwards 46.2% Rank: 5 Rank: 6 51.1%

Gainline Static 19.3% 22.8% Gainline Backward 34.5%

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Total tackles / match 169.7 3 159.2

Total successful tackles / match 141.7 3 139.1

Dominant tackles / match 3.7 4 4.8

% Tackles dominant 2.2% 4 3.0%

Turnovers won / match 2.3 3 4.1

Turnover tackles / match 1.7 6 1.9

OPPONENT POSSESSIONS

Line breaks / match 9.3 6 5.7

Tackle breaks / match 28.0 6 20.1

Total carries / match 125.0 4 115.8

Metres carried / match 801.0 4 674.7

Average carry distance 6.4 6 5.8

Offloads / match 6.0 5 4.8

PLAYER STATISTICS - MINIMUM 40 MINUTES PLAYED

Successful tackles / 80 minutes Dominant tackles / 80 minutes Turnovers won / 80 minutes

1 Andrea Lovotti 18.7 1 Mattia Bellini 2.0 1 Andrea Lovotti 0.7

2 Luca Bigi 17.9 2 Giosue Zilocchi 1.3 2 Giosue Zilocchi 0.6

3 Michele Lamaro 16.0 3 Niccolo Cannone 0.9 3 Stephen Varney 0.5

4 Niccolo Cannone 15.7 4 Luca Bigi 0.4 4 Marco Lazzaroni 0.4

5 Sebastian Negri 14.9 5 Carlo Canna 0.4 5 Johan Meyer 0.4

PENALTIES CONCEDED & CARDS ITALY - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Total penalties conceded / match 13.7 1 10.9

Free kicks conceded / match 0.3 5 0.6

Yellow cards / match 0.7 1 0.3

Red cards / match 0.0 3 0.1

PENALTIES CONCEDED PER MATCH 18

12 11

1 L 2 3

PENALTIES & INFRINGEMENTS

ZONES TIMES TYPES

7 (17.1%) 0'-10' Maul 3 (7.9%) Own 22 8 (21.6%) 11'-20' 3 (7.3%) Offside 7 (18.4%) 21'-30' 6 (14.6%) Own 22-50 12 (32.4%) 31'-HT 2 (4.9%) Other 2 (5.3%)

HT-50' 5 (12.2%) Ruck 16 (42.1%) 50-Opp 22 12 (32.4%) 51'-60' 8 (19.5%) Scrum 9 (23.7%) 61'-70' 5 (12.2%) Opp 22 5 (13.5%) 1 (2.6%) 71'-80' 5 (12.2%) Tackle

PLAYER STATISTICS - PER 80 AVERAGES WITH A MINIMUM 40 MINUTES PLAYED

Total penalties conceded Penalties conceded / 80 minutes Yellow / Red cards

1 Giosue Zilocchi 6 1 Giosue Zilocchi 3.9 1 Giosue Zilocchi 1 / 0 2 Luca Bigi 5 2 Danilo Fischetti 3.3

3 Marco Riccioni 4 3 Marco Riccioni 2.8

4 Danilo Fischetti 3 4 Luca Bigi 2.1 2 Luca Bigi 1 / 0 5 Carlo Canna 2 5 Gianmarco Lucchesi 1.9

WALES STATISTICS

POINTS SCORED WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Points scored 86 1 23.3

Points scored / match 28.7 2 23.3

Tries scored 10 1 2.69

Tries scored / match 3.33 2 2.69

% Points scored from tries 58.1% 2 57.8%

Conversion success % 60.0% 6 74.4%

Successful penalties / match 2.67 1 1.94

Penalty shot success % 100.0% 1 83.8%

POINTS PER MATCH 40

25 21

1 2 3

POINTS - TIMING TRY ORIGINS

0'-10' 9 (10.5%) Try-From Lineout 5 (55.56%) 11'-20' 10 (11.6%)

21'-30' 5 (5.8%) Try-From Scrum 1 (11.11%) 31'-HT 7 (8.1%)

HT-50' 12 (14.0%) Try-From Tap Penalty 1 (11.11%) 51'-60' 19 (22.1%)

61'-70' 14 (16.3%) Try-From Turnover 2 (22.22%) 71'-80' 10 (11.6%)

KICKS AT GOAL WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

KICK LOCATIONS LAST 20 KICKS

Opponent Minute Player England 80 Callum Sheedy Conversion made 75 Callum Sheedy Penalty made 70 Callum Sheedy Penalty made 67 Callum Sheedy Penalty made 50 Callum Sheedy Conversion made 31 Dan Biggar Conversion made 17 Dan Biggar Conversion made 6 Dan Biggar Penalty made Scotland 71 Callum Sheedy Conversion missed 56 Callum Sheedy Conversion missed 52 Callum Sheedy Conversion made 39 Dan Biggar Conversion missed 7 Leigh Halfpenny Penalty made Ireland 66 Leigh Halfpenny Penalty made 60 Leigh Halfpenny Conversion made 51 Leigh Halfpenny Conversion missed 19 Leigh Halfpenny Penalty made 5 Leigh Halfpenny Penalty made

CONVERSIONS Callum Sheedy Dan Biggar Leigh Halfpenny

1 (33.3%) 2 (40.0%) Made: 3 Made: 2 Made: 1 1 (50.0%) 1 (50.0%) Rank: 4 Rank: 6 Rank: 8 3 (60.0%) 2 (66.7%)

PENALTY KICKS AT GOAL Callum Sheedy Dan Biggar Leigh Halfpenny

Made: 3 Made: 1 Made: 4 3 (100.0%) 1 (100.0%) 4 (100.0%) Rank: 5 Rank: 9 Rank: 2

Ranks across total successful kicks

PLAYER SCORING STATISTICS WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

GP MP Points Points / 80 Tries Con Pen Drop

Aaron Wainwright 1 62 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Adam Beard 3 201 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Alun Wyn Jones 3 230 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Callum Sheedy 3 80 15 15.0 0 3 3 0

Cory Hill 1 25 5 16.0 1 0 0 0

Dan Biggar 3 174 7 3.2 0 2 1 0

Dan Lydiate 1 12 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Elliot Dee 2 28 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Gareth Davies 3 104 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

George North 2 160 5 2.5 1 0 0 0

Hallam Amos 1 66 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

James Botham 2 28 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Johnny Williams 1 24 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Jonathan Davies 1 49 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Josh Adams 1 80 5 5.0 1 0 0 0

Josh Navidi 2 138 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Justin Tipuric 3 240 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Ken Owens 3 212 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Kieran Hardy 2 96 5 4.2 1 0 0 0

Leigh Halfpenny 2 112 14 10.0 0 1 4 0

Leon Brown 3 45 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Liam Williams 2 160 10 5.0 2 0 0 0

Louis Rees-Zammit 3 240 15 5.0 3 0 0 0

Nick Tompkins 2 136 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Owen Watkin 1 80 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Rhodri Jones 3 34 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Taulupe Faletau 3 240 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Tomas Francis 3 195 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Tomos Williams 1 40 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Will Rowlands 2 24 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Willis Halaholo 2 79 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Wyn Jones 3 206 5 1.9 1 0 0 0

POINTS CONCEDED WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Points conceded 64 4 23.3

Points conceded / match 21.3 4 23.3

Tries conceded 6 4 2.69

Tries conceded / match 2.00 3 2.69

% Points conceded from tries 46.9% 2 57.8%

Opponent conversion success % 83.3% 4 74.4%

Opponent successful penalties / match 2.67 5 1.94

Opponent penalty shot success % 88.9% 4 83.8%

POINTS CONCEDED PER MATCH 24 24

1 2 3

POINTS CONCEDED - TIMING OPPONENT TRY ORIGINS

0'-10' 0 (0.0%) Try-From Counter Attack 1 (16.7%) 11'-20' 16 (25.0%)

21'-30' 10 (15.6%) Try-From Lineout 1 (16.7%) 31'-HT 18 (28.1%)

HT-50' 0 (0.0%) Try-From Scrum 1 (16.7%) 51'-60' 3 (4.7%)

61'-70' 14 (21.9%) Try-From Turnover 3 (50.0%) 71'-80' 3 (4.7%)

POSSESSION WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

POSSESSION % TERRITORY % EFFECTIVE PLAYING TIME

46% 51% 39:36 Rank: 5 Rank: 3 Rank: 1

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

% Balls played with hands 87.5% 5 90.0%

Total passes / match 125.0 5 147.5

Offloads / match 3.0 5 4.8

Total carries / match 89.7 6 115.8

Metres carried / match 482.9 6 674.7

Average carry distance 5.4 6 5.8

% Balls kicked 12.5% 2 10.0%

Open play kicks / match 30.3 4 28.8

Kicking metres / match 933.1 3 888.7

Average kicking distance 30.8 3 30.9

% Time in opponent 22 4.5% 6 9.1%

Turnovers conceded / match 9.0 6 10.8

TEAM POSSESSIONS OPPONENT POSSESSIONS 51.5% 33.9% 30.0% 24.7%

25.7% 11.4% 12.6% 10.2%

% Possessions - % Possessions - % Possessions - % Possessions - % Possessions - % Possessions - % Possessions - % Possessions - GL-22 22-50 50-22 22-GL GL-22 22-50 50-22 22-GL

TYPES OF PLAY WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

Null Own 22 Own 22-50 50-Opp 22 Opp 22 58.3% 62.9% 49.4% 49.4% 43.3% 36.5% 38.8% 38.5% 37.1% 31.3% 25.4% 14.1% 11.8% 3.2%

Kick Ball .. Passes Kick Ball .. Passes Kick Ball .. Passes Kick Ball .. Passes Kick Ball .. Passes

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

12.1% 37.1% 50.8% 32.6% 36.8% 30.6% 14.6% 39.8% 45.6% 3.2% 39.7% 57.2% 1.4% 47.8% 50.8%

PHASES

First 3 Phases 45.4% 38.8% 15.8% Null 4+ Phases 59.7% 30.6% 9.7%

First 3 Phases 23.8% 31.7% 44.4% Own 22 4+ Phases 50.0% 25.0% 25.0%

First 3 Phases 47.8% 39.7% 12.5% Own 22-50 4+ Phases 54.8% 35.7% 9.5%

First 3 Phases 59.6% 37.1% 50-Opp 22 4+ Phases 56.7% 40.3%

First 3 Phases 54.5% 45.5% Opp 22 4+ Phases 76.9% 23.1%

GAME STATES

Leading 50.9% 34.9% 14.2% Null Tied 41.9% 44.2% 14.0%

Leading 29.7% 29.7% 40.5% Own 22 Tied 50.0% 50.0%

Trailing 25.0% 29.2% 45.8% Leading 46.0% 39.7% 14.3%

Own 22-50 Tied 42.9% 40.5% 16.7%

Trailing 56.2% 37.0% 6.8% Leading 52.9% 41.2% 5.9%

50-Opp 22 Tied 48.0% 52.0%

Trailing 62.9% 34.0%

Leading 62.5% 37.5%

Opp 22 Tied 83.3% 16.7%

Trailing 52.8% 47.2%

ATTACKS WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

GAINLINE SUCCESS OVERALL OWN HALF OPPONENT HALF

28.0% 34.2% 38.1% 42.3% 42.1%

Rank: 5 Rank: 5 Rank: 1 56.1%

15.9%

19.6% 23.7%

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Gainline Forwards 46.2% Gainline Forwards 34.6% Gainline Forwards 50.7%

Gainline Static 19.3% Gainline Static 18.6% Gainline Static 19.3%

Gainline Backward 34.5% Gainline Backward 46.8% Gainline Backward 30.0%

LINE BREAKS & TACKLE BREAKS LINE BREAK OUTCOMES

Line breaks 13

Line breaks / match 4.3 Kick Turnover 2 (14.3%)

Rank 6

Tackle breaks 33

Tackle breaks / match 11.0 Try 12 (85.7%)

Rank 6

PLAYER STATISTICS - MINIMUM 40 MINUTES PLAYED

Line breaks / 80 minutes Tackle breaks / 80 minutes Metres carried / 80 minutes

1 Callum Sheedy 2.0 1 Tomos Williams 4.0 1 George North 70.1

2 Tomos Williams 2.0 2 George North 3.0 2 Taulupe Faletau 69.7

3 Leon Brown 1.8 3 Leigh Halfpenny 2.1 3 Liam Williams 48.9

4 Louis Rees-Zammit 1.3 4 Callum Sheedy 2.0 4 Kieran Hardy 47.8

5 Liam Williams 1.0 5 Nick Tompkins 1.8 5 Nick Tompkins 47.8

BREAKDOWNS WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

% RUCKS WON % MAULS WON OWN RUCK SPEEDS

10 (4.3%) 23.3%

Rank: Rank: AVG: 4.37 47.4% 17 (100.0%) 3 Rank: 6 1

29.3% 224 (95.7%)

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Ruck speed 0-3 58.6% Rucks won 95.9% Mauls won 94.0%

Ruck speed 3-6 29.8%

Rucks lost 4.1% Mauls lost 6.0% Ruck speed 6+ 11.5%

RUCK SPEED - LOCATIONS Null Own 22 Own 22-50 50-Opp 22 Opp 22 7.4% 24.7% 23.1% 31.3% 38.0% 42.0% 45.5% AVG: 4.68 AVG: 8.33 AVG: 4.96 AVG: 2.66 AVG: 3.57 48.1% Rank: 2 Rank: 6 Rank: 6 Rank: 2 Rank: 4 44.4% 68.8% 29.9% 76.9% 20.0%

Attacking Breakdown Arrivals Defensive Breakdown Arrivals Breakdown steals

1 Tomas Francis 75 1 Alun Wyn Jones 27 1 Adam Beard 1 2 Justin Tipuric 70 2 Wyn Jones 25 2 Alun Wyn Jones 1 3 Wyn Jones 57 3 Justin Tipuric 24 3 Justin Tipuric 1 4 Alun Wyn Jones 53 4 Tomas Francis 24 4 Liam Williams 1 5 Taulupe Faletau 47 5 Taulupe Faletau 23 Team Total 5

First 3 Arrivals (Attacking) First 3 Arrivals (Defensive) Cleanouts

1 Justin Tipuric 60 1 Alun Wyn Jones 27 1 Alun Wyn Jones 15 2 Tomas Francis 60 2 Wyn Jones 25 2 Tomas Francis 14 3 Wyn Jones 49 3 Justin Tipuric 24 3 Justin Tipuric 13 4 Alun Wyn Jones 47 4 Tomas Francis 24 4 Taulupe Faletau 11 5 Taulupe Faletau 44 5 Taulupe Faletau 23 5 Adam Beard 9

SCRUMS WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

OWN SCRUMS WON SCRUM PUSH OPPONENT SCRUMS WON

1 (9.1%) 8.3% 1 (5.9%)

Rank: Rank:

5 4

10 (90.9%) 91.7% 16 (94.1%)

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Forward 9.5% Scrum Won 89.0% Scrum Won 11.0%

Static 84.2%

Scrum Lost 11.0% Scrum Lost 89.0% Backward 6.3%

OWN SCRUMS OPPONENT SCRUMS

Scrum Won Scrum Reset Retained Scrum Lost Scrum Won Scrum Reset Retained Scrum Lost

83.3% 8.3% 8.3% 4.8% 19.0% 76.2%

OWN SCRUMS WON OPPONENT SCRUMS WON Used Penalty Free Kick Penalty Free Kick

Total 9 1 Total 1

% of Total 90.0% 10.0% % of Total 100.0%

OWN SCRUMS LOST OPPONENT SCRUMS LOST Penalty Free Kick Used Penalty Free Kick

Total 1 Total 12 3 1

% of Total 100.0% % of Total 75.0% 18.8% 6.3%

LINEOUTS WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

OWN LINEOUTS LINEOUT THROW

6 (13.6%) 6.8%

Total: 44 40.9% 52.3%

38 (86.4%)

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Lineouts - Effective 86.0% Front 35.5% Middle 47.3% Lineouts - Ineffective 2.5% Back 14.8%

Lineouts - Turnover 11.5% Quick 2.5%

LINEOUT BREAKDOWNS PLAYER STATISTICS - MINIMUM 40 MINUTES PLAYED Own lineout takes / 80 minutes

Total % of Total 1 Adam Beard 5.2 4 Man - Effective 1 2.3%

2 Justin Tipuric 3.0 4 Man - Turnover 1 2.3%

3 Aaron Wainwright 2.6 5 Man - Effective 13 29.5%

6 Man - Effective 10 22.7% Lineout steals / 80 minutes

1 Adam Beard 0.8 6 Man - Turnover 4 9.1%

2 Alun Wyn Jones 0.3 Full - Effective 14 31.8%

Full - Turnover 1 2.3% 3 Justin Tipuric 0.3

OPPONENT LINEOUTS & RESTARTS WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

OPPONENT LINEOUTS OPPONENT LINEOUT BREAKDOWNS Total % of Total

5 (20.0%) 5 Man - Opponent Effective 8 33.3%

Total: 2 (8.0%) 5 Man - Opponent Ineffective 1 4.2% 25

5 Man - Turnover Won 4 16.7% 18 (72.0%)

6 Man - Opponent Effective 7 29.2%

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES 6 Man - Turnover Won 1 4.2%

Turnover Won 11.5% Full - Opponent Effective 2 8.3% Opponent Ineffective 2.5%

1 4.2% Opponent Effective 86.0% Quick - Effective

% START HALF WON START HALF - BREAKDOWNS START HALF - DIRECTION

Long - Lost 81.3% 43.8% 0.0% 16 (100.0%) 50.0% Rank: 5

Short - Lost 18.8%

6.3%

Lost Right Split Left

% START 22 WON START 22 - BREAKDOWNS START 22 - DIRECTION

Long - Lost 33.3%

0.0% 3 (100.0%) 100.0% Rank: 3

Short - Lost 66.7%

Lost Left

DEFENCE WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

% SUCCESSFUL TACKLES CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES OPPONENT GAINLINE SUCCESS

% Successful Tackles 87.4% 31.7% % Missed Tackles 12.6% 88.1% Rank: 6 Rank: 4 Gainline Forwards 46.2% 51.5%

Gainline Static 19.3% 16.8% Gainline Backward 34.5%

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Total tackles / match 202.3 1 159.2

Total successful tackles / match 178.3 1 139.1

Dominant tackles / match 7.0 1 4.8

% Tackles dominant 3.5% 3 3.0%

Turnovers won / match 4.0 2 4.1

Turnover tackles / match 2.7 2 1.9

OPPONENT POSSESSIONS

Line breaks / match 6.3 5 5.7

Tackle breaks / match 24.0 5 20.1

Total carries / match 141.7 6 115.8

Metres carried / match 850.8 5 674.7

Average carry distance 6.0 4 5.8

Offloads / match 3.3 3 4.8

PLAYER STATISTICS - MINIMUM 40 MINUTES PLAYED

Successful tackles / 80 minutes Dominant tackles / 80 minutes Turnovers won / 80 minutes

1 Leon Brown 26.7 1 Josh Adams 2.0 1 Adam Beard 1.2

2 Josh Navidi 19.7 2 Josh Navidi 1.7 2 Nick Tompkins 1.2

3 Tomos Williams 18.0 3 Ken Owens 1.5 3 Willis Halaholo 1.0

4 Justin Tipuric 17.0 4 Owen Watkin 1.0 4 Callum Sheedy 1.0

5 Taulupe Faletau 16.7 5 Dan Biggar 0.9 5 Alun Wyn Jones 0.7

PENALTIES CONCEDED & CARDS WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Total penalties conceded / match 10.7 3 10.9

Free kicks conceded / match 0.3 5 0.6

Yellow cards / match 0.0 5 0.3

Red cards / match 0.0 3 0.1

PENALTIES CONCEDED PER MATCH 12 11 9

1 2 3

PENALTIES & INFRINGEMENTS

ZONES TIMES TYPES

0'-10' 2 (6.3%) Null 8 (28.6%) Offside 4 (12.9%) 11'-20' 3 (9.4%)

Own 22 6 (21.4%) 21'-30' 4 (12.5%) Other 1 (3.2%)

31'-HT 6 (18.8%) Own 22-50 5 (17.9%) Ruck 19 (61.3%) HT-50' 4 (12.5%)

50-Opp 22 7 (25.0%) 51'-60' 4 (12.5%) Scrum 4 (12.9%)

61'-70' 2 (6.3%) Opp 22 2 (7.1%) Tackle 3 (9.7%) 71'-80' 7 (21.9%)

PLAYER STATISTICS - PER 80 AVERAGES WITH A MINIMUM 40 MINUTES PLAYED

Total penalties conceded Penalties conceded / 80 minutes Yellow / Red cards

1 Alun Wyn Jones 6 1 Leigh Halfpenny 2.1

2 Tomas Francis 4 2 Alun Wyn Jones 2.1

3 Leigh Halfpenny 3 3 Tomas Francis 1.6

4 Wyn Jones 3 4 Nick Tompkins 1.2

5 George North 2 5 Wyn Jones 1.2