Wales V Ireland – Pre-Match Report

Home , Aaron Shingler, Aaron Wainwright, Alun Wyn Jones, Andy Farrell, CJ Stander, Conor Murray

PRE-MATCH REPORT

WALES vs IRELAND GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021 ROUND 1 Team PRE-MATCH REPORT Wales

WALES vs IRELAND GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

RESULTS WALES IRELAND Round Opponent Score Round Opponent Score 1 Italy 42-0 W 1 Scotland 19-12 W 2 Ireland 14-24 L 2 Wales 24-14 W 3 France 23-27 L 3 England 12-24 L 4 England 30-33 L 4 Italy 50-17 W 5 Scotland 10-14 L 5 France 27-35 L

HOME TEAM HOME RANK FOR AWAY TEAM AWAY RANK

119 4 POINTS 132 2 23.8 4 POINTS / MATCH 26.4 2 13 4 TRIES SCORED 17 1 2.6 4 TRIES SCORED / MATCH 3.4 1 54.6% 5 % POINTS SCORED FROM TRIES 64.4% 2 AGAINST

98 4 POINTS CONCEDED 102 3 19.6 4 POINTS CONCEDED / MATCH 20.4 3 11 3 TRIES CONCEDED 11 3 2.20 3 TRIES CONCEDED / MATCH 2.2 3 56.1% 3 % POINTS CONCEDED FROM TRIES 55.9% 4

TYPES OF PLAY Wales Ireland 51.1% 50.8% 40.0% 41.9%

9.0% 7.3%

Kick Ball Carry Passes Kick Ball Carry Passes

HOME TEAM PLAYER LEADERS AWAY TEAM

Dan Biggar 49 POINTS Johnny Sexton 51

Josh Adams 3 TRIES SCORED Hugo Keenan 2

Dan Biggar 4 TRY ASSISTS Conor Murray 3

Hadleigh Parkes 52 CARRIES CJ Stander 77

Nick Tompkins 333.6 METRES CARRIED Jacob Stockdale 541.0

Johnny McNicholl 7 OFFLOADS Hugo Keenan 5

Alun Wyn Jones 73 SUCCESSFUL TACKLES James Ryan 64

Alun Wyn Jones 9 DOMINANT TACKLES James Ryan 14

WALES vs IRELAND GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

OPPONENT 22 ENTRIES

Wales Ireland Try & Conversion Scored Try & Missed Conversion Penalty Try Scored 30.0% 27.3% Penalty Shot Scored Drop Goal Scored Points / Points / Opp 22 Entry: Opp 22 Entry: Other Opp 22 Entries 55.0% 2.60 2.27

0.0% 63.6% 0.0% 0.0% 12.5% 0.0%

Opponent 22 entries / match 8.0 Opponent 22 entries / match 8.8

Rank 3 Rank 1

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 Wales Ireland 48.7% 47.8%

31.1% 24.7% 27.4% 20.2%

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

Metres carried / match 690 Metres carried / match 738

Line breaks / match 4.6 Line breaks / match 5.8

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

Wales Ireland % Tackles dominant % Turnover Tackles 9.1% 10.1% 1.8% 0.9% % Other Made Tackles % Missed Tackles

81.9% 80.9%

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

WALES vs IRELAND GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

HEAD TO HEAD

- None of the last seven Six Nations clashes between Wales and Ireland have seen the away side pick up a win (D1, L6), Ireland’s win in Cardiff in 2013 the last time the visitors picked up a win in this fixture.

- Wales have won their last three Six Nations games at home against Ireland, this after winning just two of their initial seven Six Nations meetings in Cardiff (L5); it is Wales’ best run at home against Ireland in the Five or Six Nations since winning eight in a row from 1969 to 1983.

- Ireland have won each of their last four Test meetings with Wales overall – as many as they’d won in their previous 12 clashes (D1, L7) – their best run since 2001-2004 (W5).

- Neither side has come from behind at halftime to win in this fixture in the Six Nations since 2012 when Wales defeated Ireland despite trailing by five points at the break; Wales did pick up a draw against Ireland in 2016 after trailing at halftime though.

- Wales raced into a 16-0 first-half lead the last time they faced Ireland in Cardiff in the Six Nations – it was their biggest halftime lead against Ireland in any Test match since 1920 (17-0).

COMMON STATISTICS

- No one scored more tries than Ireland in the 2020 edition of the Six Nations (17, same as France), four of those were launched from the back of a scrum, Wales (2) were the only other side to score multiple tries following a scrum.

- Ireland averaged 8.8 entries into the opposition 22 in the Six Nations last year, more than any other side, while only France (3.2) scored more points per 22 entry than Wales (2.6) during last year’s tournament.

- Ireland scored seven tries in the final quarter of their matches in the 2020 Six Nations, more than any other side, while Wales scored the joint second most in that period (6, level with England).

- Ireland scored four tries originating from the scrum in the Six Nations last year, more than any other nation; in fact, Wales were the only other side to score multiple tries when beginning a sequence of possession from a scrum (2).

- Wales averaged the most carries per game (127) of any team in the Six Nations last year, while Ireland averaged the second most (126); Ireland recorded the most running metres per game of any side (738, Wales 3rd most – 690).

WALES vs IRELAND GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

WALES STATISTICS

- Wales have lost their last two home games in the Six Nations, the last time they lost three on the bounce at home was 2002-03; in fact overall they’ve lost their last four games in the Championship, their worst streak since 2006-07 (L5).

- Wales won 62 of their 70 lineouts in the 2020 Six Nations, their 89% success rate was the best of any nation in last year’s tournament.

- Wales made 89 handling errors in the 2020 Six Nations, 22 more than any other side, including more knock-ons (35) than anyone else.

- George North has scored 20 tries in the Six Nations, two more would take him level with fellow Welshman Shane Williams (22) as the Championship’s second top try scorer (since 2000), behind only Brian O’Driscoll (26); North has scored a brace of tries against Ireland once previously, doing so in Cardiff during the 2017 Six Nations.

- Of players to attempt more than one kick at goal in last year’s Six Nations Welsh duo Leigh Halfpenny (100%, 6/6) and Dan Biggar (94%, 16/17) boasted the two best goal kicking success rates.

IRELAND STATISTICS

- On the road Ireland have lost their last three games in a row in the Six Nations, the third time they have endured such a streak in the competition (since 2000, also 2013-14 & 2016-17), they’ve never lost four consecutive away games in the Championship.

- Ireland scored three tries directly from their maul in the 2020 Six Nations, no other nation scored more than one try in that fashion; Andy Farrell’s men also gained the most metres from their maul (81) while Wales gained the fewest (21).

- Ireland boasted a ruck success rate of 98% in the 2020 Six Nations, the best rate of any team, while they were one of two sides with an average ruck speed under three seconds (2.1, Italy also 2.1).

- Ireland conceded just 41 penalties in the Six Nations last year, fewer than any other side, while they were also awarded the most penalties of any nation (56).

- Ireland will be with Jacob Stockdale, who was the only player to run with the ball for more than 500 metres in last year’s Six Nations (541), while he also made the most linebreaks (9) and second most tackle breaks (11, behind Jake Polledri – 14).

WALES STATISTICS

POINTS SCORED WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

Championship Statistic Team Rank Average

Points scored 119 4 21.0

Points scored / match 23.8 4 21.0

Tries scored 13 4 2.47

Tries scored / match 2.60 4 2.47

% Points scored from tries 54.6% 5 59.0%

Conversion success % 92.3% 1 76.7%

Successful penalties / match 2.00 2 1.63

Penalty shot success % 100.0% 1 77.8%

POINTS PER MATCH

14 10

1 2 3 4 5 W L

POINTS - TIMING TRY ORIGINS

0'-10' 9 (7.6%) Try-From Counter Attack 3 (23.08%) 11'-20' 11 (9.2%)

21'-30' 18 (15.1%) Try-From Lineout 6 (46.15%) 31'-HT 15 (12.6%)

HT-50' 14 (11.8%) Try-From Scrum 2 (15.38%) 51'-60' 5 (4.2%)

61'-70' 5 (4.2%) Try-From Turnover 2 (15.38%) 71'-80' 42 (35.3%)

KICKS AT GOAL WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

KICK LOCATIONS LAST 20 KICKS

Opponent Minute Player Scotland 66 Leigh Halfpenny Penalty made 32 Dan Biggar Conversion made England 80 Dan Biggar Conversion made 78 Dan Biggar Conversion made 42 Dan Biggar Conversion made 40 Dan Biggar Penalty made 21 Leigh Halfpenny Penalty made 9 Leigh Halfpenny Penalty made France 75 Dan Biggar Conversion made 49 Dan Biggar Conversion made 35 Dan Biggar Penalty made 26 Dan Biggar Penalty made 4 Dan Biggar Penalty made Ireland 80 Leigh Halfpenny Conversion made 28 Dan Biggar Conversion made Italy 80 Leigh Halfpenny Conversion made 77 Leigh Halfpenny Conversion made 61 Dan Biggar Conversion made 31 Dan Biggar Conversion made 19 Dan Biggar Conversion missed

CONVERSIONS Dan Biggar Leigh Halfpenny

1 (10.0%)

Made: 9 Made: 3 3 (100.0%) Rank: 3 Rank: 5

9 (90.0%)

PENALTY KICKS AT GOAL Dan Biggar Leigh Halfpenny

Made: 7 Made: 3 7 (100.0%) 3 (100.0%) Rank: 4 Rank: 6

Ranks across total successful kicks

PLAYER SCORING STATISTICS WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

GP MP Points Points / 80 Tries Con Pen Drop

Aaron Shingler 1 23 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Aaron Wainwright 4 155 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Adam Beard 1 9 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Alun Wyn Jones 5 400 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Cory Hill 2 48 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Dan Biggar 5 314 49 12.5 2 9 7 0 Dillon Lewis 5 252 5 1.6 1 0 0 0 Gareth Davies 3 159 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

George North 4 250 5 1.6 1 0 0 0 Hadleigh Parkes 4 292 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Jake Ball 4 249 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 James Davies 1 80 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Jarrod Evans 3 63 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Johnny McNicholl 4 208 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Jonathan Davies 1 80 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Josh Adams 4 250 15 4.8 3 0 0 0 Josh Navidi 1 80 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Justin Tipuric 4 320 15 3.8 3 0 0 0 Ken Owens 4 283 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Leigh Halfpenny 5 400 15 3.0 0 3 3 0

Leon Brown 4 84 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Liam Williams 2 146 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Lloyd Williams 1 9 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Nick Tompkins 5 285 5 1.4 1 0 0 0 Owen Watkin 1 74 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Rhys Carré 3 88 5 4.5 1 0 0 0 Rhys Patchell 1 38 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Rhys Webb 2 53 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Rob Evans 3 102 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Ross Moriarty 4 197 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Ryan Elias 5 106 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Sam Parry 1 11 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Shane Lewis-Hughes 1 80 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Taulupe Faletau 5 288 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Tomas Francis 1 64 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Tomos Williams 4 179 5 2.2 1 0 0 0 Will Rowlands 2 71 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Wyn Jones 4 210 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

POINTS CONCEDED WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

Championship Statistic Team Rank Average

Points conceded 98 3 21.0

Points conceded / match 19.6 3 21.0

Tries conceded 11 3 2.47

Tries conceded / match 2.20 3 2.47

% Points conceded from tries 56.1% 4 59.0%

Opponent conversion success % 72.7% 2 76.7%

Opponent successful penalties / match 1.80 4 1.63

Opponent penalty shot success % 81.8% 3 77.8%

POINTS CONCEDED PER MATCH

33 27 24

0 1 2 3 4 5

W L

POINTS CONCEDED - TIMING OPPONENT TRY ORIGINS

0'-10' 17 (17.3%) Try-From Counter Attack 2 (18.2%) 11'-20' 11 (11.2%)

21'-30' 5 (5.1%) Try-From Lineout 6 (54.5%) 31'-HT 22 (22.4%)

HT-50' 10 (10.2%) Try-From Scrum 2 (18.2%) 51'-60' 10 (10.2%)

61'-70' 15 (15.3%) Try-From Turnover 1 (9.1%) 71'-80' 8 (8.2%)

POSSESSION WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

POSSESSION % TERRITORY % EFFECTIVE PLAYING TIME

52% 48% 39:54 Rank: 2 Rank: 4 Rank: 1

Championship Statistic Team Rank Average

% Balls played with hands 91.0% 3 90.0%

Total passes / match 172.4 1 141.3

Offloads / match 10.6 2 7.3

Total carries / match 126.6 1 113.8

Metres carried / match 690.2 3 655.3

Average carry distance 5.5 6 5.8

% Balls kicked 9.0% 4 10.0%

Open play kicks / match 28.4 3 27.4

Kicking metres / match 890.7 3 856.1

Average kicking distance 31.4 3 31.2

% Time in opponent 22 11.9% 3 10.9%

Turnovers conceded / match 13.0 3 12.6

TEAM POSSESSIONS OPPONENT POSSESSIONS 33.2% 39.7% 28.5% 31.8% 22.6%

15.7% 17.5% 10.9%

% 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 2020

Own 22 Own 22-50 50-Opp 22 Opp 22 60.1% 48.9% 51.3% 48.4% 39.0% 35.6% 36.9% 36.9% 25.4% 14.2% 3.0% 0.3% Kick Ball Carry Passes Kick Ball Carry Passes Kick Ball Carry Passes Kick Ball Carry Passes

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES 31.5% 38.2% 30.3% 14.9% 40.2% 44.9% 4.0% 39.6% 56.4% 0.9% 48.3% 50.9%

PHASES

First 3 Phases 35.2% 39.2% 25.6% Own 22 4+ Phases 50.0% 33.3% 16.7%

First 3 Phases 48.8% 36.5% 14.7% Own 22-50 4+ Phases 50.0% 39.4% 10.6%

First 3 Phases 59.6% 36.7% 50-Opp 22 4+ Phases 61.2% 37.2%

First 3 Phases 52.4% 47.6% Opp 22 4+ Phases 42.0% 57.1%

GAME STATES

Leading 35.3% 33.3% 31.4%

Own 22 Tied 37.5% 37.5% 25.0%

Trailing 35.5% 41.3% 23.2%

Leading 50.4% 34.5% 15.1%

Own 22-50 Tied 39.0% 39.0% 22.0%

Trailing 49.6% 37.5% 13.0%

Leading 57.4% 36.4% 6.2%

50-Opp 22 Tied 60.0% 40.0%

Trailing 61.1% 36.5%

Leading 50.0% 50.0%

Opp 22 Tied 100.0%

Trailing 47.4% 52.1%

ATTACKS WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

GAINLINE SUCCESS OVERALL OWN HALF OPPONENT HALF

26.7% 31.1% 38.9% 43.4% 48.7% Rank: 2 Rank: 3 Rank: 2 52.2%

21.1% 20.2% 17.7%

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Gainline Forwards 47.4% Gainline Forwards 38.1% Gainline Forwards 50.5%

Gainline Static 21.3% Gainline Static 19.0% Gainline Static 22.1%

Gainline Backward 31.3% Gainline Backward 42.9% Gainline Backward 27.5%

LINE BREAKS & TACKLE BREAKS LINE BREAK OUTCOMES

Line breaks 23 Error Turnover 5 (20.8%)

Line breaks / match 4.6

Penalty Conceded 3 (12.5%) Rank 2

Tackle breaks 34 Penalty Won 5 (20.8%)

Tackle breaks / match 6.8

Try 11 (45.8%) Rank 4

PLAYER STATISTICS - MINIMUM 80 MINUTES PLAYED Line breaks / 80 minutes Tackle breaks / 80 minutes Metres carried / 80 minutes

1 Nick Tompkins 1.7 1 Jonathan Davies 2.0 1 Nick Tompkins 93.6

2 Tomos Williams 1.3 2 Nick Tompkins 1.7 2 Hadleigh Parkes 83.6

3 Josh Navidi 1.0 3 Ryan Elias 1.5 3 Johnny McNicholl 68.5

4 Ryan Elias 0.8 4 Hadleigh Parkes 1.4 4 Dan Biggar 66.0

5 George North 0.6 5 Johnny McNicholl 1.2 5 Josh Adams 65.6

BREAKDOWNS WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

% RUCKS WON % MAULS WON OWN RUCK SPEEDS

17 (3.5%) 1 (4.0%) 20.0%

Rank: 45.5% Rank: AVG: 3.48 2 Rank: 4 1

34.6% 472 (96.5%) 24 (96.0%)

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Ruck speed 0-3 53.2% Rucks won 95.9% Mauls won 79.7%

Ruck speed 3-6 32.5%

Rucks lost 4.1% Mauls lost 20.3% Ruck speed 6+ 14.2%

RUCK SPEEDS - LOCATIONS

Own 22 Own 22-50 50-Opp 22 Opp 22 5.4% 10.8% 14.8% 30.4% 33.9%

35.9% AVG: 5.68 27.0% AVG: 4.61 AVG: 2.68 AVG: 2.93 Rank: 3 Rank: 5 Rank: 4 Rank: 3 51.1% 58.7% 62.2% 34.1%

35.7%

Attacking Breakdown Arrivals Defensive Breakdown Arrivals Breakdown steals

1 Alun Wyn Jones 122 1 Dillon Lewis 39 1 Wyn Jones 2 2 Justin Tipuric 114 2 Alun Wyn Jones 28 2 Dan Biggar 1 3 Dillon Lewis 105 3 Justin Tipuric 27 3 Dillon Lewis 1 4 Wyn Jones 78 4 Jake Ball 25 4 George North 1 5 Ken Owens 74 5 Wyn Jones 23 Team Total 12

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

1 Justin Tipuric 91 1 Dillon Lewis 25 1 Justin Tipuric 59 2 Dillon Lewis 87 2 Justin Tipuric 20 2 Alun Wyn Jones 50 3 Alun Wyn Jones 84 3 Jake Ball 17 3 Dillon Lewis 36 4 Ken Owens 57 4 Taulupe Faletau 10 4 Jake Ball 32 5 Jake Ball 50 5 Nick Tompkins 9 5 Ken Owens 27

SCRUMS WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

OWN SCRUMS WON SCRUM PUSH OPPONENT SCRUMS WON

3.6% 7.1% 6 (15.4%) 3 (10.3%)

Rank: Rank:

5 3

33 (84.6%) 89.3% 26 (89.7%)

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Forward 15.1% Scrum Won 89.9% Scrum Won 10.1%

Static 81.6%

Scrum Lost 10.1% Scrum Lost 89.9% Backward 3.3%

OWN SCRUMS OPPONENT SCRUMS Scrum Won Scrum Reset Retained Scrum Lost Scrum Won Scrum Reset Retained Scrum Lost 63.5% 25.0% 11.5% 7.9% 23.7% 68.4%

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

Total 25 6 2 Total 1 2

% of Total 75.8% 18.2% 6.1% % of Total 33.3% 66.7%

OWN SCRUMS LOST OPPONENT SCRUMS LOST

Total 5 1 Total 19 6 1

% of Total 83.3% 16.7% % of Total 73.1% 23.1% 3.8%

SCRUM MOVEMENT CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Own 22 20.0% 40.0% 20.0% 20.0% Blind 12.2%

Own 22-50 20.0% 20.0% 20.0% 40.0% Close 26.7%

50-Opp 22 66.7% 33.3% Kicked 23.3%

Opp 22 40.0% 40.0% 20.0% Midfield 31.1%

Overall 33.3% 16.7% 22.2% 22.2% Wide 6.7%

LINEOUTS WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

OWN LINEOUTS LINEOUT THROW LINEOUT SPEED

8 (11.4%) 4.3% 5 (8.8%) 27.1% 9 (12.9%) 24.3%

Total: 70

53 (75.7%) 44.3% 52 (91.2%)

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Lineouts - Effective 78.4% Front 32.8% Fast 6.3% Middle 41.6% Lineouts - Ineffective 6.5% Back 22.9% Slow 93.7% Lineouts - Turnover 15.1% Quick 2.7%

LINEOUT BREAKDOWNS PLAYER STATISTICS - MINIMUM 80 MINUTES PL.. Total % of Total 4 Man - Effective 2 2.9% Own lineout takes / 80 minutes 5 Man - Effective 12 17.4% 1 Ross Moriarty 4.5 5 Man - Ineffective 2 2.9% 2 Aaron Wainwright 4.1 5 Man - Turnover 1 1.4% 6 Man - Effective 31 44.9% 3 Jake Ball 2.6 6 Man - Ineffective 5 7.2% 6 Man - Turnover 5 7.2% Full - Effective 5 7.2% Lineout steals / 80 minutes Full - Ineffective 1 1.4% 1 Ryan Elias 0.8 Full - Turnover 2 2.9% Quick - Effective 3 4.3% 2 Alun Wyn Jones 0.4

MOVEMENT FROM LINEOUTS CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Drive 39.0% Own 22 37.5% 12.5% 12.5% 25.0% 12.5%

End of Play 4.3% Own 22-50 54.5% 27.3% 18.2% Move 5.3%

50-Opp 22 50.0% 15.0% 25.0% Off The Top 23.4%

Over The Back 1.4% Opp 22 58.8% 23.5% 5.9% 11.8% Quick Feed 9.9%

Overall 35.7% 32.1% 10.7% 17.9% Other 16.7%

OPPONENT LINEOUTS & RESTARTS WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

OPPONENT LINEOUTS OPPONENT LINEOUT BREAKDOWNS Total % of Total 7 (12.5%) 4 Man - Opponent Effective 4 7.1%

5 Man - Opponent Effective 16 28.6% Total: 56 5 Man - Turnover Won 2 3.6%

6 Man - Opponent Effective 22 39.3% 49 (87.5%)

6 Man - Turnover Won 4 7.1% CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES Full - Opponent Effective 5 8.9% Turnover Won 15.1%

Full - Turnover Won 1 1.8% Opponent Ineffective 6.5%

Opponent Effective 78.4% Quick - Effective 2 3.6%

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

3 (13.0%) 19.0% Long - Lost 47.8%

13.0%

Rank: 1 Short - Retained 13.0% 14.3%

66.7%

20 (87.0%) Short - Lost 39.1%

Won Lost Right Split Left

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

Long - Lost 50.0% 50.0% 1 (50.0%) 50.0% 1 (50.0%) 50.0% Rank: 1

Short - Retained 50.0%

Won Lost Split Left

DEFENCE WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

% SUCCESSFUL TACKLES CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES OPPONENT GAINLINE SUCCESS

% Successful Tackles 90.4%

30.6% % Missed Tackles 9.6%

46.9% 90.9% Rank: 2 Rank: 2 Gainline Forwards 47.4%

Gainline Static 21.3%

Gainline Backward 31.3% 22.5%

Statistic Team Rank Championship Av..

Total tackles / match 171.4 4 172.7

Total successful tackles / match 155.8 4 156.2

Dominant tackles / match 12.4 5 15.9

% Tackles dominant 7.2% 5 9.2%

Turnovers won / match 3.6 4 4.8

Turnover tackles / match 3.0 5 3.0

OPPONENT POSSESSIONS

Line breaks / match 5.4 5 4.3

Tackle breaks / match 7.8 3 7.5

Total carries / match 112.4 4 113.8

Metres carried / match 661.8 4 655.3

Average carry distance 5.9 5 5.8

Offloads / match 6.0 2 7.3

PLAYER STATISTICS - MINIMUM 80 MINUTES PLAYED Successful tackles / 80 minutes Dominant tackles / 80 minutes Turnovers won / 80 minutes

1 Shane Lewis-Hughes 22.0 1 Leon Brown 3.8 1 Ryan Elias 1.5

2 Aaron Wainwright 19.6 2 Rob Evans 2.4 2 James Davies 1.0

3 Leon Brown 17.1 3 Ryan Elias 2.3 3 Shane Lewis-Hughes 1.0

4 Justin Tipuric 16.0 4 Aaron Wainwright 2.1 4 Wyn Jones 0.8

5 Ryan Elias 15.1 5 Rhys Carré 1.8 5 Liam Williams 0.5

PENALTIES CONCEDED & CARDS WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

Statistic Team Rank Championship Av..

Total penalties conceded / match 8.8 5 9.4

Free kicks conceded / match 0.6 4 0.8

Yellow cards / match 0.0 5 0.4

Red cards / match 0.0 3 0.1

PENALTIES CONCEDED PER MATCH 16

9 7 6 6

1 2 3 4 5 W L

PENALTIES & INFRINGEMENTS ZONES TIMES TYPES

0'-10' 3 (6.8%) Foul 2 (4.5%) Own 22 3 (9.4%) 11'-20' 7 (15.9%) Lineout 2 (4.5%) 21'-30' 3 (6.8%) 2 (4.5%) Own 22-50 10 (31.3%) Maul 31'-HT 9 (20.5%) Offside 1 (2.3%) HT-50' 8 (18.2%) 50-Opp 22 13 (40.6%) Ruck 14 (31.8%) 51'-60' 6 (13.6%)

Scrum 11 (25.0%) 61'-70' 4 (9.1%) Opp 22 6 (18.8%) 71'-80' 4 (9.1%) Tackle 12 (27.3%)

PLAYER STATISTICS - PER 80 AVERAGES WITH A MINIMUM 80 MINUTES PLAYED Total penalties conceded Penalties conceded / 80 minutes Yellow / Red cards

1 Dillon Lewis 8 1 Dillon Lewis 2.5

2 Alun Wyn Jones 6 2 Rob Evans 2.4

3 Wyn Jones 5 3 Wyn Jones 1.9

4 Jake Ball 4 4 Jake Ball 1.3

5 Rob Evans 3 5 Alun Wyn Jones 1.2

IRELAND STATISTICS

POINTS SCORED IRELAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

Championship Statistic Team Rank Average

Points scored 132 2 21.0

Points scored / match 26.4 2 21.0

Tries scored 17 1 2.47

Tries scored / match 3.40 1 2.47

% Points scored from tries 64.4% 2 59.0%

Conversion success % 76.5% 3 76.7%

Successful penalties / match 1.40 5 1.63

Penalty shot success % 70.0% 5 77.8%

POINTS PER MATCH

27 24 19 12

1 2 3 4 5

W L

POINTS - TIMING TRY ORIGINS

0'-10' 12 (9.1%) Try-From Counter Attack 1 (5.88%) 11'-20' 17 (12.9%)

21'-30' 8 (6.1%) Try-From Free Kick 1 (5.88%)

31'-HT 22 (16.7%) Try-From Lineout 9 (52.94%) HT-50' 15 (11.4%)

51'-60' 8 (6.1%) Try-From Scrum 4 (23.53%)

61'-70' 19 (14.4%) Try-From Turnover 2 (11.76%) 71'-80' 31 (23.5%)

KICKS AT GOAL IRELAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

KICK LOCATIONS LAST 20 KICKS

Opponent Minute Player France 80 Ross Byrne Conversion made 61 Johnny Sexton Conversion made 33 Johnny Sexton Penalty made 26 Johnny Sexton Penalty made 20 Johnny Sexton Conversion made 5 Conor Murray Penalty missed Italy 80 Ross Byrne Conversion made 71 Johnny Sexton Conversion made 67 Johnny Sexton Conversion missed 63 Johnny Sexton Conversion made 38 Johnny Sexton Conversion made 31 Johnny Sexton Conversion made 14 Johnny Sexton Penalty made 9 Johnny Sexton Conversion made England 80 John Cooney Conversion made 52 Johnny Sexton Conversion missed 15 Johnny Sexton Penalty missed Wales 77 Ross Byrne Conversion missed 48 Johnny Sexton Conversion made 33 Johnny Sexton Conversion made

CONVERSIONS John Cooney Johnny Sexton Ross Byrne

3 (23.1%) 1 (33.3%)

Made: 1 Made: 10 Made: 2 1 (100.0%) Rank: 11 Rank: 2 Rank: 8

2 (66.7%) 10 (76.9%)

PENALTY KICKS AT GOAL Conor Murray Johnny Sexton

2 (22.2%)

Made: 0 Made: 7 1 (100.0%) Rank: 13 Rank: 4

7 (77.8%)

Ranks across total successful kicks

PLAYER SCORING STATISTICS IRELAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

GP MP Points Points / 80 Tries Con Pen Drop

Andrew Conway 5 347 5 1.2 1 0 0 0

Andrew Porter 5 153 5 2.6 1 0 0 0

Bundee Aki 5 361 5 1.1 1 0 0 0

Caelan Doris 4 127 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Chris Farrell 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Cian Healy 5 230 5 1.7 1 0 0 0

CJ Stander 5 360 5 1.1 1 0 0 0

Conor Murray 5 283 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Dave Heffernan 2 31 5 12.9 1 0 0 0

Dave Kilcoyne 3 86 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Devin Toner 3 87 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Ed Byrne 2 42 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Finlay Bealham 2 20 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Garry Ringrose 2 67 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Hugo Keenan 2 121 10 6.6 2 0 0 0

Iain Henderson 2 133 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Jacob Stockdale 5 361 5 1.1 1 0 0 0

James Ryan 5 342 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Jamison Gibson-Park 2 16 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

John Cooney 3 54 2 3.0 0 1 0 0

Johnny Sexton 5 333 51 12.3 2 10 7 0

Jordan Larmour 3 224 5 1.8 1 0 0 0

Josh van der Flier 3 220 5 1.8 1 0 0 0

Keith Earls 2 52 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Max Deegan 1 9 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Peter O'Mahony 5 243 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Rob Herring 5 289 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Robbie Henshaw 5 258 10 3.1 2 0 0 0

Ronan Kelleher 3 42 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Ross Byrne 5 43 4 7.4 0 2 0 0

Tadhg Beirne 2 121 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Tadhg Furlong 3 201 5 2.0 1 0 0 0

Ultan Dillane 3 40 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Will Connors 2 121 5 3.3 1 0 0 0

POINTS CONCEDED IRELAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

Championship Statistic Team Rank Average

Points conceded 102 4 21.0

Points conceded / match 20.4 4 21.0

Tries conceded 11 3 2.47

Tries conceded / match 2.20 3 2.47

% Points conceded from tries 55.9% 3 59.0%

Opponent conversion success % 90.0% 5 76.7%

Opponent successful penalties / match 1.80 4 1.63

Opponent penalty shot success % 90.0% 6 77.8%

POINTS CONCEDED PER MATCH

17 14 12

1 2 3 4 5 W L

POINTS CONCEDED - TIMING OPPONENT TRY ORIGINS

0'-10' 20 (19.6%) Try-From Counter Attack 1 (9.1%) 11'-20' 3 (2.9%)

21'-30' 21 (20.6%) Try-From Lineout 4 (36.4%) 31'-HT 6 (5.9%)

HT-50' 8 (7.8%) Try-From Scrum 1 (9.1%) 51'-60' 13 (12.7%)

61'-70' 10 (9.8%) Try-From Turnover 5 (45.5%) 71'-80' 21 (20.6%)

POSSESSION IRELAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

POSSESSION % TERRITORY % EFFECTIVE PLAYING TIME

54% 51% 36:28 Rank: 1 Rank: 3 Rank: 6

Championship Statistic Team Rank Average

% Balls played with hands 92.7% 1 90.0%

Total passes / match 157.8 3 141.3

Offloads / match 5.0 4 7.3

Total carries / match 126.0 2 113.8

Metres carried / match 737.6 1 655.3

Average carry distance 5.9 3 5.8

% Balls kicked 7.3% 6 10.0%

Open play kicks / match 21.8 6 27.4

Kicking metres / match 584.6 6 856.1

Average kicking distance 26.8 6 31.2

% Time in opponent 22 13.6% 1 10.9%

Turnovers conceded / match 11.8 4 12.6

TEAM POSSESSIONS OPPONENT POSSESSIONS 31.5% 33.9% 28.2% 29.6% 25.5% 22.4% 14.8% 14.0%

% 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 IRELAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

Own 22 Own 22-50 50-Opp 22 Opp 22 58.9% 47.1% 48.3% 50.8% 46.3% 42.2% 33.7% 36.8% 20.0% 10.7% 4.4% 0.9%

Kick Ball Carry Passes Kick Ball Carry Passes Kick Ball Carry Passes Kick Ball Carry Passes

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES 31.5% 38.2% 30.3% 14.9% 40.2% 44.9% 4.0% 39.6% 56.4% 0.9% 48.3% 50.9%

PHASES

First 3 Phases 34.7% 47.3% 18.0% Own 22 4+ Phases 12.5% 25.0% 62.5%

First 3 Phases 45.6% 43.8% 10.7% Own 22-50 4+ Phases 52.7% 36.6% 10.8%

First 3 Phases 59.8% 36.6% 50-Opp 22 4+ Phases 57.6% 37.0% 5.5%

First 3 Phases 54.7% 44.7% Opp 22 4+ Phases 47.0% 51.8%

GAME STATES

Leading 33.6% 48.7% 17.6%

Own 22 Tied 30.0% 43.3% 26.7%

Trailing 38.5% 38.5% 23.1%

Leading 47.2% 41.6% 11.3%

Own 22-50 Tied 33.3% 45.2% 21.4%

Trailing 50.6% 42.4% 7.0%

Leading 57.6% 36.6% 5.8%

50-Opp 22 Tied 62.8% 32.1% 5.1%

Trailing 58.8% 38.2%

Leading 57.8% 42.2%

Opp 22 Tied 45.7% 54.3%

Trailing 47.1% 51.2%

ATTACKS IRELAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

GAINLINE SUCCESS OVERALL OWN HALF OPPONENT HALF

27.4% 24.1% 37.5% 43.3% 47.8% 49.3% Rank: 3 Rank: 2 Rank: 4

26.6% 24.7% 19.2%

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Gainline Forwards 47.4% Gainline Forwards 38.1% Gainline Forwards 50.5%

Gainline Static 21.3% Gainline Static 19.0% Gainline Static 22.1%

Gainline Backward 31.3% Gainline Backward 42.9% Gainline Backward 27.5%

LINE BREAKS & TACKLE BREAKS LINE BREAK OUTCOMES

Line breaks 29 Error Turnover 2 (6.7%)

Line breaks / match 5.8 Kick Turnover 7 (23.3%)

Rank 1 Penalty Conceded 2 (6.7%) Tackle breaks 58

Penalty Won 4 (13.3%) Tackle breaks / match 11.6

Rank 1 Try 15 (50.0%)

PLAYER STATISTICS - MINIMUM 80 MINUTES PLAYED Line breaks / 80 minutes Tackle breaks / 80 minutes Metres carried / 80 minutes

1 Jacob Stockdale 2.0 1 Hugo Keenan 4.0 1 Hugo Keenan 136.2

2 Caelan Doris 1.9 2 Jacob Stockdale 2.4 2 Jacob Stockdale 119.9

3 Johnny Sexton 0.7 3 Bundee Aki 2.2 3 Jordan Larmour 100.2

4 Jordan Larmour 0.7 4 Robbie Henshaw 1.9 4 Bundee Aki 82.7

5 Andrew Conway 0.7 5 CJ Stander 1.3 5 Robbie Henshaw 79.9

BREAKDOWNS IRELAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

% RUCKS WON % MAULS WON OWN RUCK SPEEDS

11 (2.0%) 8.1% 8 (25.8%)

Rank: 27.8% Rank: AVG: 2.66 1 Rank: 2 4 64.2% 23 (74.2%) 532 (98.0%)

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Ruck speed 0-3 53.2% Rucks won 95.9% Mauls won 79.7%

Ruck speed 3-6 32.5%

Rucks lost 4.1% Mauls lost 20.3% Ruck speed 6+ 14.2%

RUCK SPEED - LOCATIONS

Own 22 Own 22-50 50-Opp 22 Opp 22 7.1% 3.7% 7.1% 28.3% 32.1% 21.3%

31.0% 29.2% AVG: 4.10 AVG: 2.54 AVG: 2.35 AVG: 2.63 Rank: 2 Rank: 1 Rank: 3 Rank: 2

61.9% 63.6% 75.0% 39.6%

Attacking Breakdown Arrivals Defensive Breakdown Arrivals Breakdown steals

1 James Ryan 124 1 CJ Stander 48 1 CJ Stander 6 2 CJ Stander 100 2 Peter O'Mahony 29 2 Caelan Doris 4 3 Rob Herring 93 3 Bundee Aki 23 3 Andrew Porter 2 4 Peter O'Mahony 83 4 Josh van der Flier 20 4 Peter O'Mahony 2 5 Cian Healy 78 5 Caelan Doris 19 Team Total 25

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

1 James Ryan 76 1 CJ Stander 24 1 James Ryan 54 2 Peter O'Mahony 61 2 Josh van der Flier 19 2 Peter O'Mahony 34 3 Tadhg Furlong 61 3 Peter O'Mahony 17 3 Tadhg Furlong 34 4 Josh van der Flier 60 4 Bundee Aki 14 4 Josh van der Flier 33 5 CJ Stander 58 5 Iain Henderson 9 5 Andrew Porter 32

SCRUMS IRELAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

OWN SCRUMS WON SCRUM PUSH OPPONENT SCRUMS WON

3 (8.8%) 3.4% 3.4% 2 (7.7%)

Rank: Rank:

4 5

31 (91.2%) 93.1% 24 (92.3%)

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Forward 15.1% Scrum Won 89.9% Scrum Won 10.1%

Static 81.6%

Scrum Lost 10.1% Scrum Lost 89.9% Backward 3.3%

OWN SCRUMS OPPONENT SCRUMS Scrum Won Scrum Reset Retained Scrum Lost Scrum Won Scrum Reset Retained Scrum Lost 75.6% 17.1% 7.3% 5.6% 27.8% 66.7%

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

Total 26 3 2 Total 2

% of Total 83.9% 9.7% 6.5% % of Total 100.0%

OWN SCRUMS LOST OPPONENT SCRUMS LOST

Total 3 Total 21 2 1

% of Total 100.0% % of Total 87.5% 8.3% 4.2%

SCRUM MOVEMENT CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Own 22 40.0% 40.0% 20.0% Blind 12.2%

Own 22-50 25.0% 25.0% 50.0% Close 26.7%

50-Opp 22 100.0% Kicked 23.3%

Opp 22 60.0% 40.0% Midfield 31.1%

Overall 6.7% 26.7% 20.0% 40.0% 6.7% Wide 6.7%

LINEOUTS IRELAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

OWN LINEOUTS LINEOUT THROW LINEOUT SPEED

1 (2.8%) 9 (14.3%) 25.4% 1 (1.6%) 30.2%

Total: 63

53 (84.1%) 44.4% 35 (97.2%)

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Lineouts - Effective 78.4% Front 32.8% Fast 6.3% Middle 41.6% Lineouts - Ineffective 6.5% Back 22.9% Slow 93.7% Lineouts - Turnover 15.1% Quick 2.7%

LINEOUT BREAKDOWNS PLAYER STATISTICS - MINIMUM 80 MINUTES PL.. Total % of Total Own lineout takes / 80 minutes 4 Man - Effective 3 4.8% 1 James Ryan 6.1 4 Man - Turnover 1 1.6% 2 Peter O'Mahony 3.3 5 Man - Effective 9 14.3% 3 Tadhg Beirne 2.6 5 Man - Turnover 3 4.8% 6 Man - Effective 35 55.6%

6 Man - Ineffective 1 1.6% Lineout steals / 80 minutes 6 Man - Turnover 4 6.3% 1 Iain Henderson 1.2 Full - Effective 6 9.5% 2 Tadhg Beirne 0.7 Full - Turnover 1 1.6% 3 Peter O'Mahony 0.7

MOVEMENT FROM LINEOUTS CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Drive 39.0% Own 22 50.0% 50.0%

End of Play 4.3% Own 22-50 80.0% 20.0% Move 5.3%

50-Opp 22 20.0% 33.3% 26.7% 13.3% 6.7% Off The Top 23.4%

Over The Back 1.4% Opp 22 85.7% 7.1% 7.1% Quick Feed 9.9%

Overall 52.8% 13.9% 11.1% 11.1% Other 16.7%

OPPONENT LINEOUTS & RESTARTS IRELAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

OPPONENT LINEOUTS OPPONENT LINEOUT BREAKDOWNS Total % of Total

10 (16.4%) 3 Man - Opponent Effective 1 1.6%

4 (6.6%) 5 Man - Opponent Effective 12 19.7% Total: 61 5 Man - Opponent Ineffective 2 3.3%

5 Man - Turnover Won 3 4.9% 47 (77.0%)

6 Man - Opponent Effective 24 39.3%

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES 6 Man - Opponent Ineffective 2 3.3%

Turnover Won 15.1% 6 Man - Turnover Won 7 11.5%

Opponent Ineffective 6.5% Full - Opponent Effective 9 14.8%

Opponent Effective 78.4% Quick - Effective 1 1.6%

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

2 (8.7%) 13.0% Long - Lost 56.5%

8.7% Short - Retained 8.7% Rank: 2

Short - Lost 34.8% 21 (91.3%) 87.0%

Won Lost Right Left

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

1 (33.3%) Short - Retained 33.3% 33.3%

33.3%

Rank: 2

2 (66.7%) Short - Lost 66.7% 66.7%

Won Lost Right Left

DEFENCE IRELAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

% SUCCESSFUL TACKLES CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES OPPONENT GAINLINE SUCCESS

% Successful Tackles 90.4%

% Missed Tackles 9.6% 33.6%

89.9% 48.4% Rank: 5 Rank: 5 Gainline Forwards 47.4%

Gainline Static 21.3%

Gainline Backward 31.3% 18.0%

Statistic Team Rank Championship Av..

Total tackles / match 157.8 6 172.7

Total successful tackles / match 141.8 6 156.2

Dominant tackles / match 12.8 4 15.9

% Tackles dominant 8.1% 4 9.2%

Turnovers won / match 7.0 6 4.8

Turnover tackles / match 1.4 1 3.0

OPPONENT POSSESSIONS

Line breaks / match 2.8 1 4.3

Tackle breaks / match 8.8 5 7.5

Total carries / match 108.4 2 113.8

Metres carried / match 569.7 1 655.3

Average carry distance 5.3 2 5.8

Offloads / match 8.0 4 7.3

PLAYER STATISTICS - MINIMUM 80 MINUTES PLAYED Successful tackles / 80 minutes Dominant tackles / 80 minutes Turnovers won / 80 minutes

1 Will Connors 19.2 1 James Ryan 3.3 1 Caelan Doris 2.5

2 James Ryan 15.0 2 Will Connors 2.6 2 Iain Henderson 2.4

3 Tadhg Furlong 14.7 3 Iain Henderson 2.4 3 Tadhg Beirne 2.0

4 Iain Henderson 14.4 4 Hugo Keenan 1.3 4 CJ Stander 1.3

5 Dave Kilcoyne 14.0 5 Tadhg Furlong 1.2 5 Will Connors 1.3

PENALTIES CONCEDED & CARDS IRELAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

Statistic Team Rank Championship Av..

Total penalties conceded / match 8.2 6 9.4

Free kicks conceded / match 0.4 6 0.8

Yellow cards / match 0.6 2 0.4

Red cards / match 0.0 3 0.1

PENALTIES CONCEDED PER MATCH 10 9 8 7 7

1 2 3 4 5

W L

PENALTIES & INFRINGEMENTS ZONES TIMES TYPES

0'-10' 4 (9.8%) Foul 1 (2.4%) Own 22 5 (18.5%) 11'-20' 4 (9.8%) Lineout 1 (2.4%)

21'-30' 8 (19.5%) Maul 2 (4.9%) Own 22-50 10 (37.0%) 31'-HT 5 (12.2%) Offside 4 (9.8%)

HT-50' 6 (14.6%) Other 2 (4.9%) 50-Opp 22 6 (22.2%) 51'-60' 8 (19.5%) Ruck 12 (29.3%)

61'-70' 2 (4.9%) Scrum 5 (12.2%) Opp 22 6 (22.2%) 71'-80' 4 (9.8%) Tackle 14 (34.1%)

PLAYER STATISTICS - PER 80 AVERAGES WITH A MINIMUM 80 MINUTES PLAYED Total penalties conceded Penalties conceded / 80 minutes Yellow / Red cards

1 Conor Murray 5 1 Dave Kilcoyne 1.9 1 Caelan Doris 1 / 0 2 Cian Healy 4 2 Iain Henderson 1.8

3 CJ Stander 4 3 Conor Murray 1.4 2 CJ Stander 1 / 0

4 James Ryan 4 4 Cian Healy 1.4 3 Conor Murray 1 / 0 5 Iain Henderson 3 5 Tadhg Furlong 1.2