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5 21 March 2009 SIX NATIONS TOTALS since 2000 CONTENTS ■ PREVIEWS >> p2: v , p3: v , p4: v ■ STATS >> ITALY vv FRANCE p5: RBS 6 Nations 2009 cumulative stats, RBS 6 Nations 49 Matches Played 49 2009 round 3 results round-up p6: RBS 6 Nations 2009 team stats & points for/against 6 (12%) Matches Won (%) 35 (71%) ■ CONTACTS >> 42 (85%) Matches Lost (%) 14 (28%) p7: RBS 6 Nations media contacts 2 (x1) Most wins in a season 5 (x2) 760 Total Points Scored 1322 1657 Total Points Conceded 879 RBS 6 NATIONS FIXTURES & RESULTS 60 (1.2) Total Tries Scored (Av per match) 131 (2.7) DATE TEAMS KO VENUE 190 (3.9) Total Tries Conceded (Av per match) 76 (1.6) 7/02 England v Italy 36-11 Twickenham 6th (13pts) Overall Six Nations Ranking (pts) 1st (70pts) 7/02 Ireland v France 30-21 Croke Park 8/02 Scotland v Wales 13-26 Murrayfield ENGLAND v SCOTLAND 14/02 France v Scotland 22-13 v 14/02 Wales v England 23-15 49 Matches Played 49 15/02 Italy v Ireland 9-38 32 (65%) Matches Won (%) 14 (28%) 27/02 France v Wales 21-16 Stade de France 17 (34%) Matches Lost (%) 34 (69%) 28/02 Scotland v Italy 26-6 Murrayfield 5 (x1) Most wins in a season 3 (x1) 28/02 Ireland v England 14-13 Croke Park 1485 Total Points Scored 805 14/03 Italy v Wales 15-20 Stadio Flaminio 774 Total Points Conceded 1284 14/03 Scotland v Ireland 15-22 Murrayfield 15/03 England v France 34-10 Twickenham 165 (3.4) Total Tries Scored (Av per match) 61 (1.2) 21/03 Italy v France 14:15 Stadio Flaminio 58 (1.2) Total Tries Conceded (Av per match) 127 (2.6) 21/03 England v Scotland 15:30 Twickenham 3rd (64pts) Overall Six Nations Ranking (pts) 5th (29pts) 21/03 Wales v Ireland 17:30 Millennium Stadium All times local WALES vv IRELAND 49 Matches Played 49 RBS 6 NATIONS TABLE 23 (46%) Matches Won (%) 35 (71%) 24 (48%) Matches Lost (%) 14 (28%) PWDL FA Pts 5 (x2) Most wins in a season 4 (x6) Ireland ...... 4 400 104 58 8 1112 Total Points Scored 1292 Wales...... 4 301 85 64 6 1204 Total Points Conceded 978 England ...... 4 202 98 58 4 France ...... 4 202 74 93 4 106 (2.2) Total Tries Scored (Av per match) 130 (2.7) Scotland ...... 4 103 67 76 2 110 (2.2) Total Tries Conceded (Av per match) 92 (1.9) Italy ...... 4 004 41 120 0 4th (48pts) Overall Six Nations Ranking (pts) 2nd (70pts)

Mirco Bergamasco Brian O Driscoll

ITALYFv RANCE ENGLAND v SCOTLAND WALES v IRELAND Position Centre Position Centre Position Scrum Half Position Scrum Half Position Centre Position Centre Date of Birth 23/02/1983 Date of Birth 28/07/1978 Date of Birth 07/05/1982 Date of Birth 20/04/1981 Date of Birth 01/02/1982 Date of Birth 21/01/1979 Weight 92kg Weight 95kg Weight 88kg Weight 86kg Weight 92kg Weight 95kg Height 180cm Height 193cm Height 178cm Height 181cm Height 183cm Height 175cm 08/09 - League Stats 08/09 - League Stats 08/09 - League Stats 08/09 - League Stats 08/09 - League Stats 08/09 - League Stats Club: Stade Francais, Club: , Played: 13, Club: , Played: 3, Club: , Played: 9, Club: , Played: 4, Club: Leinster, Played: 7, Played: 11, Tries: 1, Cons: 1, Tries: 4, Cons: 1, Pens: 0, Tries: 0, Cons: 0, Pens: 0, Tries: 2, Cons: 0, Pens: 0, Tries: 2, Cons: 0, Pens: 0, Tries: 0, Cons: 0, Pens: 0, Pens: 6, DGs: 0, Pts: 25 DGs: 0, Pts: 22 DGs: 0, Pts: 0 DGs: 0, Pts: 10 DGs: 0, Pts: 10 DGs: 0, Pts: 0 2009 - RBS 6 Nations Stats 2009 - RBS 6 Nations Stats 2009 - RBS 6 Nations Stats 2009 - RBS 6 Nations Stats 2009 - RBS 6 Nations Stats 2009 - RBS 6 Nations Stats Played: 4, Tries: 1, Cons: 0, Played: 4, Tries: 0, Cons: 0, Played: 4, Tries: 2, Cons: 0, Played: 4, Tries: 0, Cons: 0, Played: 2, Tries: 0, Cons: 0, Played: 4, Tries: 3, Cons: 0, Pens: 0, DGs: 0, Pts: 5 Pens: 0, DGs: 0, Pts: 0 Pens: 0, DGs: 0, Pts: 10 Pens: 0, DGs: 0, Pts: 0 Pens: 0, DGs: 0, Pts: 0 Pens: 0, DGs: 1, Pts: 18

*Please note 08/09 League stats refers to domestic league competitions only Sponsored by: The Royal Bank of Scotland Group Page 1 Championship Wins - Championship Wins 16 Grand Slams - Grand Slams 8 Triple Crown - ITALYFvv RANCE Triple Crown - Saturday 21st March 14:15 Stadio Flaminio CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD Referee: ARolland (Ireland) CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD Highest score Highest score 37 (37-17 v Scotland, 2007) CHAMPIONSHIPHEAD TO HEAD - ALL TIME DID YOU KNOW? 56 (56-13 v Italy, 2005) Biggest win * Italy have never beaten Biggest win Played 9 France in the RBS 6 Nations. 20 (37-17 v Scotland, 2007) 51 (51 - 0 v Wales, 1998) Highest score conceded * The winner of the France-Italy Highest score conceded Italy 0 match in the RBS 6 Nations is 80 (23-80 v England, 2001) awarded the Giuseppe 49 (14-49 v Wales, 1910) Biggest defeat France 9 Garibaldi Trophy, which was Biggest defeat first handed out two years ago 57 (23-80 v England, 2001) as part of the celebrations of 37 (0-37 v England, 1911) Drawn 0 the bicentenary of the former Most appearances Most appearances Italian revolutionary's birth. 34 ALo Cicero (2000 - 2008) CHAMPIONSHIPHEAD TO HEAD - AT HOME 50 PSella (1983 - 1995) * France have amassed a total Most points in matches Most points in matches of 178 points in their four visits 161 D Dominguez (2000 - 2003) Played 4 to in the RBS 6 Nations. 180 D Yachvili (2003 - 2008) Most points in match Most points in match * If France win at the Stadio 29 D Dominguez (v Scotland, 2000) Italy 0 Flaminio, it will be their first 24 S Viars (v Ireland, 1992), C Lamaison (v away victory since the first Scotland, 1997), J-B Elissalde (v Wales, 2004) Most tries in match weekend of last year's RBS 6 France 4 Nations. Most tries in match 2 ATroncon (v France, 2000) 3 by 6 players, last V Clerc (v Ireland, 2008) Most cons in match Drawn 0 Most cons in match 4 D Dominguez (v France, 2000) BIGGEST WIN 6 D Yachvili (v Italy, 2003) AScanavacca (v Scotland, 2007) Italy Most pens in match Most pens in match (Never Won) 7 G Merceron (v Italy, 2002) 6 D Dominguez (v Scotland, 2000) France 13-56 Most drops in match Most drops in match (2005) 3 PAlbaladejo (v Ireland, 1960), 3 D Dominguez (v Scotland, 2000) J-P Lescarboura (v England, 1985) ITALY TEAM LAST THREE MEETINGS FRANCE TEAM NameCaps TryCon Pen DG Ttl France ...... (13) 25 Italy ...... (6) 13 NameCaps TryCon Pen DG Ttl 15 Andrea Marcato 15 0917 378 Sunday 9th March 2008 - RBS 6 Nations (Stade de France) 15 67 12 8121115 Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland). 14 Giulio Rubini 20 0000 SCORING: France—Tries: Rougerie, Floch, David. Cons: Yachvili 2. Pens: Yachvili 2. 14 Maxime Medard 72 0018 13 24 400020 Italy—Tries: Castrogiovanni. Cons: Marcato. Pens: Marcato 2. 13 15 300221 TEAMS: France: Floch, Rougerie, David, Jauzion, Malzieu, Trinh-Duc, Yachvili, 12 60 17 00085 12 Yannick Jauzion 59 17 00188 Barcella, Szarzewski, Mas, Nallet, J. Thion, Diarra, Ouedraogo, Picamoles. 11 16 400020 Replacements: Tomas for Yachvili (71), Mela for J. Thion (68), Guirado for Szarzewski 11 Credric Heymans 48 13 00065 (63), Poux for Mas (62), D. Traille for David (60), J. Bonnaire for Diarra (50). 10 Luke Mclean 70 06018 10 Francois Trinh-Duc 91 11010 Italy: Marcato, Robertson, Canale, M. Bergamasco, Galon, Masi, Picone, Lo Cicero, 9Paul Griffen 14 00103 Ghiraldini, Castrogiovanni, Del Fava, Bortolami, Sole, Zanni, Parisse. Replacements: 9Morgan Parra 80 13014 Patrizio for Canale (75), Travagli for Picone (69), Nieto for Castrogiovanni (59), Perugini 8Sergio Parisse (c) 61 200113 8Imanol Harinordoquy 55 11 00050 for Lo Cicero (56), Ongaro for Ghiraldini (56). 7 72 14 00070 Italy ...... (3) 3France ...... (22) 39 7Julien Bonnaire 43 600030 6Alessandro Zanni 30 10005 Saturday 3rd February 2007 - RBS 6 Nations (Stadio Flaminio) 6 21 400020 Referee: (England). 5Marco Bortolami 73 70 00035 5 Sebastien Chabal 46 500025 SCORING: Italy—Pens: Pez. France—Tries: Dominici, Chabal 2, C. Heymans, 4Santiago Dellape 56 300015 Jauzion. Cons: Skrela 4. Pens: Skrela, Beauxis. 4 (c) 46 600030

3 Carlos Nieto 33 00000 France ...... (8) 37 Italy ...... (12) 12 3 73 300015 Saturday 25th February 2006 - RBS 6 Nations (Stade de France) 2Leonardo Ghiraldini17 200010 2 Dimitri Szarzewski345 00025 Referee: TSpreadbury (England). 1 60 00000 SCORING: France—Tries: T. Lievremont, Rougerie, De Villiers, Michalak, Nyanga. 1Fabien Barcella 50 0000 Cons: Yachvili 3. Pens: Elissalde, Yachvili. Italy—Pens: Pez 3. Drop: Pez. Replacements Replacements: TOTALS - Italy 28 (ave: 9.33pts) France 101 (ave: 33.67pts) 16 Franco Sbaraglini 10 0000 16 20 00000 17 58 10 00050 CURRENT FORM 17 Thomas Domingo 20 0000 18 C Antonio Del Fava 35 00000 ITALY FRANCE 18 Jerome Thion461 0005 19 Josh Sole374 00020 19 11 10005 Last 10 matches Last 10 matches 20 Pablo Canavosio 24 400020 •W *L *W •L •L •L *L •L *L •L *L *L *L •W •W •L *L •W •W *L 20 Frederic Michalak 50 936385246 Points scored 128 Points conceded 255 Points scored 176 Points conceded 237 21 13 236034 Tries scored 7 Tries conceded 26 Tries scored 15 Tries conceded 23 21 Mathieu Bastareaud2 00000

22 Roberto Quartaroli1 00000most recent matches on right - •denotes home match, *denotes away ^denotes neutral venue 22 Julien Malzieu102 00010

Sponsored by: The Royal Bank of Scotland Group Page 2 Championship Wins 25 Championship Wins 14 Grand Slams 12 Grand Slams 3 Triple Crown 23 ENGLAND vv SCOTLAND Triple Crown 10 CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD Saturday 21st March 15:30 Twickenham CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD Referee: M Jonker (South Africa) Highest score Highest score 80 (80-23 v Italy, 2001) CHAMPIONSHIP HEAD TO HEAD - ALL TIME DID YOU KNOW? 38 (38-10 v Ireland, 1997) Biggest win Biggest win * England are the leading try- 28 (31-3 v France, 1912, 38-10 v Ireland, 57 (80-23 v Italy, 2001) scorers in this year's RBS 6 Played 110 1997) Highest score conceded Nations with 13. Scotland 43 (43-13 v Ireland, 2007) England 60 have scored four. Highest score conceded 51 (16-51 v France, 1998) Biggest defeat * has a 100% 30 (43-13 v Ireland, 2007) Scotland 38 kicking record in the Biggest defeat championship with 13 from 40 (3-43 v England, 2001) Most appearances Drawn 12 13. 54 J Leonard (1991 - 2004) Most appearances 43 G PJTownsend (1993 - 2003) Most points in matches * England and Scotland have CHAMPIONSHIP HEAD TO HEAD - AT HOME drawn 17 Tests, which is a Most points in matches 479 J PWilkinson (1998 - 2008) world record. 355 C Patterson (2000 - present) Most points in match Played 55 Most points in match 35 J PWilkinson (v Italy, 2001) * Scotland have not won at Twickenham since 1983. 24 B J Laney (v Italy, 2002) England 36 Most tries in match Most tries in match 4 R W Poulton (v France, 1914) Scotland 13 5 G C Lindsay (v Wales, 1887) Most cons in match Most cons in match 9 J PWilkinson (v Italy, 2001) Drawn 6 5 F H Turner (v France, 1912), Most pens in match J W Allan (v England, 1931), 7 S D Hodgkinson (v Wales, 1991), BIGGEST WIN R J S Shepherd (v Ireland, 1997) C R Andrew (v Scotland, 1995), England 43-3 Most pens in match J PWilkinson (v France, 1999) (2001) 7 C Paterson (v Wales, 2007) Most drops in match Scotland 33-6 Most drops in match 2 on six occasions last by JP Wilkinson (v (1986) 2 on several occasions Wales & Ireland, 2003) ENGLAND TEAM LAST THREE MEETINGS SCOTLAND TEAM

NameCaps TryCon Pen DG Ttl Scotland ...... (9) 15 England ...... (3) 9 Name Caps TryCon Pen DG Ttl Saturday 8th March 2008 - RBS 6 Nations (Murrayfield) 15 83 02124 15 Chris Paterson 94 22 86 147 2729 Referee: J Kaplan (South Africa). 14 Ugo Monye500000 SCORING: Scotland—Pens: C. Paterson 4, Parks. England—Pens: Wilkinson 3. 14 19 600030 TEAMS: Scotland: Southwell, R. Lamont, Webster, Morrison, Walker, C. Paterson, 13 Max Evans510005 13 59 13 20069 Blair, Jacobsen, R. Ford, Murray, N. Hines, MacLeod, Strokosch, Taylor, Hogg. Replacements: Lawson for Blair (76), Brown for Hogg (72), Smith for Murray (68), 12 83 00015 12 15 200010 Dickinson for Jacobsen (64), White for MacLeod (63), Thomson for R. Ford (25), Parks 11 28 15 00075 for R. Lamont (21). 11 61 0005 England: Balshaw, Sackey, J. Noon, J. Noon, Flood, Vainikolo, Wilkinson, 10 Phil Godman 16 1106043 10 25 368155 Wigglesworth, Sheridan, Mears, Vickery, Shaw, S. Borthwick, S. Borthwick, T. Croft, 9 Harry Ellis 26 500025 Easter, Lipman. Replacements: Narraway for Lipman (73), C. Hodgson for Wilkinson 9Mike Blair (c) 57 500025 (70), Stevens for Vickery (70), Tait for Flood (66), B. Kay for Shaw (66), Chuter for 8 24 500025 Mears (67). 8 Simon Taylor 65 600030

7 71 10 00050 England ...... (17) 42 Scotland ...... (10) 20 7 Scott Gray 71 0005 Saturday 3rd February 2007 - RBS 6 Nations (Twickenham) 6Alasdair Strokosch 10 10005 6Tom Croft 12 00000 Referee: M Jonker (South Africa). SCORING: England—Tries: Robinson 2, Wilkinson, Lund. Cons: Wilkinson 2. Pens: 5Simon Shaw 51 200010 5Jim Hamilton 22 00000 Wilkinson 5. Drop: Wilkinson. Scotland—Tries: Taylor, Dewey. Cons: C. Paterson 2. 4 (c) 47 200010 Pens: C. Paterson 2. 4Jason White 73 400020

3 Phil Vickery 72 200010 Scotland ...... (3) 18 England ...... (3) 12 3 27 200010 Saturday 25th February 2006 - RBS 6 Nations (Murrayfield) 2 Lee Mears331 0005Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland). 2 29 200010 SCORING: Scotland—Pens: C. Paterson 5. Drop: Parks. England—Pens: Hodgson 1Andrew Sheridan 31 00000 1 13 00000 4. Replacements: Replacements: TOTALS - England 63 (ave: 21.00pts) Scotland 53 (ave: 17.67pts) 16 80 0000 16 Dougie Hall271 0005 17 48 00000 CURRENT FORM 17 10 0000 18 Nathan Hines572 00010 18 James Haskell160 0000 ENGLAND SCOTLAND 19 Nick Kennedy610005 19 29 300015 Last 10 matches Last 10 matches 20 81 0005 *L *L •W •L •L •L •W *L *L •W *L *L *W •L •L •W •L *L •W •L 20 Chris Cusiter433 00015 Points scored 195 Points conceded 254 Points scored 185 Points conceded 180 21 Andy Goode13112 11 268 Tries scored 23 Tries conceded 24 Tries scored 15 Tries conceded 16 21 Nick De Luca100 0000

22 28 300015 most recent matches on right - •denotes home match, *denotes away ^denotes neutral venue 22 47 800040

Sponsored by: The Royal Bank of Scotland Group Page 3 Championship Wins 24 Championship Wins 10 Grand Slams 10 Grand Slams 1 Triple Crown 19 WALES vv IRELAND Triple Crown 9 Saturday 21st March 17:30 Millennium Stadium CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD Referee: W Barnes (England) CHAMPIONSHIP RECORD Highest score Highest score 49 (49-14 v France, 1910) CHAMPIONSHIPHEAD TO HEAD - ALL TIME DID YOU KNOW? 60 (60-13 v Italy, 2000) Biggest win * Ireland will win the first Biggest win 35 (49-14 v France, 1910) Played 109 Championship title since the 47 (60-13 v Italy, 2000) Tournament was reformed Highest score conceded with six teams if they avoid Highest score conceded Wales 60 50 (18-50 v England, 2000) 60 (26-60 v England, 1998) defeat against Wales and victory would end a 61-year Biggest defeat Biggest defeat Ireland 43 wait for a . 40 (6-46 v England, 1997) 51 (0-51 v France, 1998) Drawn 6 * Wales must win by 13 Most appearances Most appearances points or more to retain the 56 C M H Gibson (1964 - 1979) 45 G O Edwards (1967 - 1978) CHAMPIONSHIPHEAD TO HEAD - AT HOME RBS 6 Nations title, Most points in matches Most points in matches something they haven't 492 R J R O’Gara (2000 - present) 406 N R Jenkins (1991 - 2001) achieved against Ireland Played 54 since 1983. Most points in match Most points in a match 30 R J R O’Gara (v Italy, 2000) 28 N R Jenkins (v France, 2001) Wales 34 * Wales prevented Ireland Most tries in match from winning the Five 3 on 7 occasions, last by B G O’Driscoll Most tries in a match Ireland 18 Nations Grand Slam on three (v Scotland, 2002) 4 W Llewellyn (v England, 1899), occasions - in 1926, 1951 M C R Richards (v England, 1969) and 1969. Most cons in match Drawn 2 6 R J R O’Gara (v Italy, 2000) Most conversions in a match BIGGEST POINTS WIN Most pens in match 8 J Bancroft (v France, 1910) Wales 29-0 6 S O Campbell (v Scotland, 1982), R J R O’Gara (v Italy, 2000), Most penalties in a match (1907) 7 N R Jenkins (v Italy, 2000) D G Humphreys (v Wales, 2002) Ireland 54-10 Most drops in match Most drop goals in a match (2002) 3 N R Jenkins (v Scotland, 2001) 2 on 4 occasions, last by R J R O’Gara (v England, 2005) WALES TEAM LAST THREE MEETINGS IRELAND TEAM NameCaps TryCon Pen DG Ttl Ireland ...... (6) 12 Wales ...... (3) 16 NameCaps TryCon Pen DG Ttl Saturday 8th March 2008 - RBS 6 Nations (Croke Park, ) 15 26 700035 15 15 410022 Referee: Wayne Barnes (England). 14 Mark Jones451200060 SCORING: Ireland—Pens: O’Gara 4. Wales—Tries: S. Williams. Cons: S. Jones. 14 22 900045 Pens: S. Jones 2, Hook. 13 62 20 000100 13 Brian O'Driscoll (c) 92 35 005185 TEAMS: Ireland: Kearney, Horgan, B. O’Driscoll, A. Trimble, Bowe, O’Gara, E. Reddan, 12 Gavin Henson 30 329181130 E. Reddan, Horan, R. Best, Hayes, O’Callaghan, P. O’Connell, P. O’Connell, D. Leamy, 12 Gordon D'Arcy 40 500020 11 Shane Williams6446000230 D. Wallace, J. Heaslip. Replacements: Fitzgerald for B. O’Driscoll (71), Buckley for 11 11 200010 Hayes (71), Jackman for R. Best (71). 10 Stephen Jones 79 6117 134 4678 Wales: Byrne, M. Jones, Shanklin, G. Henson, G. Henson, G. Henson, S. Williams, S. 10 Ronan O'Gara 91 14 142 173 13 915 9 Mike Phillips 37 400020 Jones, M. Phillips, M. Phillips, Jenkins, Rees, A. Jones, I. Gough, I. Gough, A. Jones, J. 9 Tomas O'Leary 70 0000 Thomas, M. Williams, R. Jones. Replacements: Delve for R. Jones (75), D. Jones for 8 80 0000A. Jones (72), Hook for S. Jones (65). 8Jamie Heaslip 17 300015 7Martyn Williams871400173 Wales ...... (9) 9Ireland ...... (12) 19 7 David Wallace 53 11 00055 6 (c) 30 10005 Sunday 4th February 2007 - RBS 6 Nations (Millennium Stadium) 6Stephen Ferris 12 00000 Referee: K Deaker (New Zealand). 5Alun-Wyn Jones 30 400020 SCORING: Wales—Pens: S. Jones 3. Ireland—Tries: R. O’Gara, B. O’Driscoll, R. 5Paul O'Connell 61 600030 4 Ian Gough581 0005Best. Cons: R. O’Gara 2. 4 Donncha O'Callaghan 54 10005

3Adam Jones 55 10005 Ireland ...... (11) 31 Wales ...... (5) 5 3John Hayes 93 200010 Sunday 26th February 2006 - RBS 6 Nations (Croke Park) 2Matthew Rees 29 200010 Referee: J Kaplan (South Africa). 2 30 300015 1 Gethin Jenkins673 00015 SCORING: Ireland—Tries: D. Wallace, P. Stringer, Horgan. Cons: R. O’Gara 2. Pens: 1 Marcus Horan656 00030 R. O’Gara 4. Wales—Tries: M. Jones. Replacements: Replacements: TOTALS - Wales 30 (ave: 10.00pts) Ireland 62 (ave: 20.67pts) 16 22 00000 16 31 300015

17 John Yapp 12 00000 CURRENT FORM 17 10 0000 18 12 00000 WALES IRELAND 18 Mick O'Driscoll150 0000 19 Dafydd Jones382 00010 Last 10 matches Last 10 matches 19 Denis Leamy382 00010 20 Warren Fury 20 0000 *L *L •L •W •L •W *W •W *L *W •W *L *L •W •L •W •W *W •W *W 20 88 600030 Points scored 202 Points conceded 224 Points scored 241 Points conceded 136 21 33 634352209 Tries scored 17 Tries conceded 20 Tries scored 27 Tries conceded 11 21 16 2116050

22 11 10005most recent matches on right - •denotes home match, *denotes away ^denotes neutral venue 22 62 18 11198

Sponsored by: The Royal Bank of Scotland Group Page 4 RBS 6 NATIONS 2009 - ROUND 3 RESULTS REVIEW RBS 6 NATIONS 2009 STATISTICS MOST TRIES MOST POINTS 14/03/2009 (Stadio Flaminio), Att:28,400 Referee: ALewis (Ireland) Player Team Tries Player TCPDPts ITALY ...... (9) 15 WALES...... (7) 20 B O’Driscoll...... (Ireland) 3 R O’Gara (Ireland) 0811 0....49 D Armitage ...... (England) 3 C Paterson (Scotland) 0310 0....36 SCORING: Pens: Marcato (5, 32, 36, 58, 70) SCORING: Tries: Shanklin 72, Williams 28. R Flutey ...... (England) 3 Cons: Hook (28, 72). Pens: Hook (60, 65) S Jones (Wales) 0190....29 H Ellis ...... (England) 2 LBeauxis (France) 0262....28 J Heaslip...... (Ireland) 2 AGoode (England) 1511....21 LHalfpenny ...... (Wales) 2 B O’Driscoll (Ireland) 3001....18 LFitzgerald...... (Ireland) 2 D Armitage (England) 3010....18 TEAM: Marcato, Rubini, Canale, M. TEAM: Byrne, M. Jones, Roberts, Henson, M Cueto ...... (England) 2 LMcLean (Italy) 0060....18 Bergamasco, Pratichetti, McLean, Griffen, Williams, Hook, Phillips, Yapp, Bennett, R. S Williams ...... (Wales) 2 AMarcato (Italy) 0050....15 Perugini, Ghiraldini, Nieto, Dellape, Thomas, Charteris, A. Jones, J. Thomas, D. TShanklin ...... (Wales) 2 R Flutey (England) 3000....15 Bortolami, Zanni, M. Bergamasco, Parisse. Jones, Powell. Replacements: Shanklin for AJones ...... (Wales) 1 TFlood (England) 0420....14 Replacements: Orquera for Marcato (75), Byrne (68), S. Jones for Hook (75), Davies for AGoode ...... (England) 1 J Hook (Wales) 0230....13 Canavosio for Griffen (66), Sole for Bortolami Charteris (66), Rees for Bennett (57). C Heymans ...... (France) 1 LHalfpenny (Wales) 2010....13 (64), Castrogiovanni for Nieto (50), Del Fava D Wallace ...... (Ireland) 1 M Parra (France) 0130....11 for Dellape (50). D Szarzewski ...... (France) 1 PGodman (Scotland) 0130....11 F Ouedraogo ...... (France) 1 H Ellis (England) 2000....10 G D’Arcy ...... (Ireland) 1 J Heaslip (Ireland) 2000....10 I Harinordoquy ...... (France) 1 LFitzgerald (Ireland) 2000....10 STATS: Mins in Possession: 1st Half: 19:06, STATS: Mins in Possession: 1st Half 15:48, J Worsley ...... (England)1M Cueto (England) 2000....10 2nd Half: 18:07. Passes Completed: 142. 2nd Half 18:22. Passes Completed: 114. J Malzieu ...... (France) 1 S Williams (Wales) 2000....10 Tackle Completion 88%. Tackle Completion 93%. LByrne ...... (Wales) 1 TShanklin (Wales) 2000....10 Total Errors Made 17. Pens Conceded 7. Total Errors Made 13. Pens Conceded 11. M Evans ...... (Scotland) 1 AJones (Wales) 1000...... 5 RBS 6 NATIONS MAN OF THE MATCH — M Medard ...... (France) 1 C Heymans (France) 1000...... 5 M Bergamasco ...... (Italy) 1 D Wallace (Ireland) 1000...... 5 PSackey ...... (England)1D Szarzewski (France) 1000...... 5 S Gray ...... (Scotland) 1 F Ouedraogo (France) 1000...... 5 14/03/2009 (Murrayfield), Att:55,000 Referee: J Kaplan (South Africa) S Danielli ...... (Scotland) 1 G D’Arcy (Ireland) 1000...... 5 SCOTLAND ...... (12) 15 IRELAND ...... (9) 22 TDusautoir...... (France) 1 I Harinordoquy (France)1 000...... 5 TEvans ...... (Scotland) 1 J Worsley (England) 1000...... 5 TBowe ...... (Ireland) 1 SCORING: Pens: Paterson (7, 13, 21, 32, SCORING: Tries: Heaslip 51. Cons: O’Gara J Malzieu (France) 1000...... 5 61) 51. Pens: O’Gara (11, 27, 35, 57, 71) LByrne (Wales) 1000...... 5 M Evans (Scotland) 1000...... 5 MOST GOALS M Medard (France) 1000...... 5 Success M Bergamasco (Italy) 1000...... 5 Player CPPts rate PSackey (England) 1000...... 5 TEAM: Paterson, Danielli, M. Evans, TEAM: Kearney, Bowe, B. O’Driscoll, D’Arcy, R O’Gara (Ireland) 81149....76% S Gray (Scotland) 1000...... 5 Morrison, T. Evans, Godman, Blair, Fitzgerald, O’Gara, Stringer, Horan, Best, C Paterson (Scotland) 31036..100% S Danielli (Scotland) 1000...... 5 Dickinson, Ford, Murray, White, Hamilton, Hayes, O’Callaghan, O’Connell, Ferris, D. S Jones (Wales) 1929....67% TDusautoir (France) 1000...... 5 Strokosch, Barclay, Taylor. Replacements: Wallace, Leamy. Replacements: Murphy for LBeauxis (France) 2622....73% TEvans (Scotland) 1000...... 5 De Luca for Morrison (70), Gray for Barclay Kearney (75), O’Leary for Stringer (65), LMcLean (Italy) 0618....67% TBowe (Ireland) 1000...... 5 (67), Hall for Ford (57), Cusiter for Blair (51), Flannery for Best (61), Heaslip for Leamy AMarcato (Italy) 0515....83% S Parisse (Italy) 0001...... 3 Hines for White (50). (30). TFlood (England) 4214....86% R Kearney (Ireland) 0100...... 2 AGoode (England) 5113....55% J Hook (Wales) 2313....83% M Parra (France) 1311....44% STATS: Mins in Possession: 1st Half: 11:43, STATS: Mins in Possession: 1st Half 11:19, PGodman (Scotland) 1311....67% 2nd Half: 10:27. Passes Completed: 130. 2nd Half 14:00. Passes Completed: 191. D Armitage (England) 01 3....33% Tackle Completion 92%. Tackle Completion 92%. LHalfpenny (Wales) 01 3....33% Total Errors Made 17. Pens Conceded 8. Total Errors Made 12. Pens Conceded 11. R Kearney (Ireland) 10 2..100% RBS 6 NATIONS MAN OF THE MATCH — Peter Stringer CHAMPIONSHIP RECORDS 15/03/2009 (Twickenham), Att:82,000 Referee: S Dickinson () ENGLAND ...... (29) 34 FRANCE...... (0) 10 MOST TEAM POINTS IN SEASON MOST TRIES IN MATCHES 229 by England in five matches 2001 24 for Scotland - I S Smith 1924 - 1933 SCORING: Tries: Worsley 40, Cueto 2, SCORING: Tries: Malzieu 64, Szarzewski Flutey (23, 42), Armitage 38. Cons: Flood (3, 56. MOST TEAM TRIES IN SEASON MOST TRIES IN SEASON 24, 39). Pens: Flood 18 29 by England in five matches 2001 8 for England - C N Lowe 1914 HIGHEST TEAM SCORE 8 for Scotland - S Smith 1925 80 by England 80-23 v Italy 2001 MOST TRIES IN MATCH TEAM: Armitage, Cueto, Tindall, Flutey, TEAM: Medard, Malzieu, Bastareaud, BIGGEST TEAM WIN J 5 for Scotland v Wales - G C Lindsay 1887 Monye, Flood, Ellis, Sheridan, Mears, Jauzion, Heymans, Trinh-Duc, Parra, Faure, 57 by England 80-23 v Italy 2001 MOST CONS IN MATCHES Vickery, Borthwick, Shaw, Croft, Worsley, Szarzewski, Marconnet, Nallet, Thion, MOST TEAM TRIES IN MATCH 78 for England - J PWilkinson 1998 - 2008 Easter. Replacements: White for Sheridan Dusautoir, Chabal, Harinordoquy. MOST CONS IN SEASON (66), Tait for Monye (72), Kennedy for Replacements: Picamoles for Harinordoquy 12 by Scotland v Wales 1887 24 for England - J PWilkinson 2001 Worsley (68), Haskell for Shaw (57), Hartley (68), Kayser for Szarzewski (59), Tillous- MOST APPEARANCES for Mears (57), Care for Ellis (55), Goode for Borde for Parra (59), Domingo for Faure (51), MOST CONS IN MATCH 56 for Ireland - C M H Gibson 1964 - 1979 Flood (40). Fritz for Bastareaud (46), Bonnaire for Thion 9 for England v Italy - J PWilkinson 2001 (46), Traille for Trinh-Duc (46). MOST POINTS IN MATCHES MOST PENS IN MATCHES 492 for Ireland - R J R O’Gara 2000 - present STATS: Mins in Possession: 1st Half: 15:22, STATS: Mins in Possession: 1st Half 10:26, 93 for Wales - N R Jenkins 1991 - 2001 2nd Half: 15:16. Passes Completed: 168. 2nd Half 18:01. Passes Completed: 160. MOST POINTS IN SEASON MOST PENS IN SEASON Tackle Completion 92%. Tackle Completion 94%. 89 for England - J PWilkinson 2001 18 for England - S D Hodgkinson 1991 Total Errors Made 18. Pens Conceded 13. Total Errors Made 12. Pens Conceded 12. MOST POINTS IN MATCH 18 for England - J PWilkinson 2000 RBS 6 NATIONS MAN OF THE MATCH — 35 for England v Italy - J PWilkinson 2001 18 for France - G Merceron 2002

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Tries 13 Tries 7 Tries 10 Tries 1 Tries 4 Tries 8 Pen Try 0 Pen Try 0 Pen Try 0 Pen Try 0 Pen Try 0 Pen Try 0 Conversions 9/13 Conversions 3/7 Conversions 9/10 Conversions 0/1 Conversions 4/4 Conversions 3/8 Penalty Goals 4/8 Penalty Goals 9/14 Penalty Goals 10/16 Penalty Goals 11/15 Penalty Goals 13/15 Penalty Goals 13/17 Drop Goals 1/3 Drop Goals 2/3 Drop Goals 2/4 Drop Goals 1/3 Drop Goals 0/1 Drop Goals 0/0 Phases of Play Phases of Play Phases of Play Phases of Play Phases of Play Phases of Play

Scrums Won 12 Scrums Won 31 Scrums Won 23 Scrums Won 24 Scrums Won 17 Scrums Won 27 Scrums Lost 0 Scrums Lost 0 Scrums Lost 0 Scrums Lost 0 Scrums Lost 2 Scrums Lost 0 Lineouts Won 39 Lineouts Won 42 Lineouts Won 53 Lineouts Won 41 Lineouts Won 45 Lineouts Won 45 Lineouts Lost 1 Lineouts Lost 7 Lineouts Lost 6 Lineouts Lost 14 Lineouts Lost 9 Lineouts Lost 4 Pens Conceded 54 Pens Conceded 39 Pens Conceded 33 Pens Conceded 43 Pens Conceded 41 Pens Conceded 40 Drives from Rucks 47 Drives from Rucks 119 Drives from Rucks 112 Drives from Rucks 66 Drives from Rucks 54 Drives from Rucks 89 Passes from Rucks 231 Passes from Rucks 173 Passes from Rucks 226 Passes from Rucks 201 Passes from Rucks 224 Passes from Rucks 210 Mauls Won 6 Mauls Won 10 Mauls Won 17 Mauls Won 7 Mauls Won 6 Mauls Won 2 Ball Won in Open Play 284 Ball Won in Open Play 302 Ball Won in Open Play 355 Ball Won in Open Play 274 Ball Won in Open Play 284 Ball Won in Open Play 301 Ball Won in Opp’s 22 48 Ball Won in Opp’s 22 86 Ball Won in Opp’s 22 100 Ball Won in Opp’s 22 60 Ball Won in Opp’s 22 63 Ball Won in Opp’s 22 56 Set Piece Ball Won 88 Set Piece Ball Won 114 Set Piece Ball Won 128 Set Piece Ball Won 110 Set Piece Ball Won 99 Set Piece Ball Won 110 Team Statistics Team Statistics Team Statistics Team Statistics Team Statistics Team Statistics

Kicks to Touch 28 Kicks to Touch 19 Kicks to Touch 28 Kicks to Touch 19 Kicks to Touch 11 Kicks to Touch 6 Errors from Kicks 14 Errors from Kicks 13 Errors from Kicks 18 Errors from Kicks 13 Errors from Kicks 12 Errors from Kicks 8 Offloads in Tackle 36 Offloads in Tackle 28 Offloads in Tackle 18 Offloads in Tackle 18 Offloads in Tackle 47 Offloads in Tackle 30 Tackles Made 387 Tackles Made 330 Tackles Made 294 Tackles Made 387 Tackles Made 392 Tackles Made 418 Tackles Missed 24 Tackles Missed 21 Tackles Missed 26 Tackles Missed 51 Tackles Missed 36 Tackles Missed 29 Total Errors Made 44 Total Errors Made 54 Total Errors Made 49 Total Errors Made 53 Total Errors Made 68 Total Errors Made 51 Turnovers Won 24 Turnovers Won 9 Turnovers Won 19 Turnovers Won 9 Turnovers Won 12 Turnovers Won 15 Free Kicks Conceded 9 Free Kicks Conceded 10 Free Kicks Conceded 4 Free Kicks Conceded 13 Free Kicks Conceded 9 Free Kicks Conceded 7 Passes Completed 589 Passes Completed 602 Passes Completed 571 Passes Completed 549 Passes Completed 675 Passes Completed 581 Possession Kicked 143 Possession Kicked 110 Possession Kicked 134 Possession Kicked 149 Possession Kicked 107 Possession Kicked 127 WHEN THE POINTS ARE SCOREDBY TEAM England France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales

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