SIX NATIONS 2021 ROUND 3 Team PRE-MATCH REPORT Italy

Team Italy

PRE-MATCH REPORT

ITALY vs IRELAND GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021 ROUND 3 Team PRE-MATCH REPORT Italy

ITALY vs IRELAND GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

RESULTS

ITALY IRELAND Round Opponent Score Round Opponent Score

1 France 10-50 L 1 Wales 16-21 L

2 England 18-41 L 2 France 13-15 L

HOME TEAM HOME RANK FOR AWAY TEAM AWAY RANK

28 6 POINTS 29 5 14.0 6 POINTS / MATCH 14.5 5 3 5 TRIES SCORED 2 6 1.50 5 TRIES SCORED / MATCH 1.00 6 53.6% 5 % POINTS SCORED FROM TRIES 34.5% 6 AGAINST

91 6 POINTS CONCEDED 36 4 45.5 6 POINTS CONCEDED / MATCH 18.0 4 13 6 TRIES CONCEDED 4 3 6.50 6 TRIES CONCEDED / MATCH 2.00 3 71.4% 6 % POINTS CONCEDED FROM TRIES 55.6% 4

TYPES OF PLAY

Italy Ireland 51.9% 53.0% 40.7% 38.1%

7.4% 9.0%

Kick Ball Carry Passes Kick Ball Carry Passes

HOME TEAM PLAYER LEADERS AWAY TEAM

Paolo Garbisi 11 POINTS Johnny Sexton 8

Luca Sperandio 1 TRIES SCORED Ronan Kelleher 1

Federico Mori 1 TRY ASSISTS Andrew Porter 0

Sebastian Negri 23 CARRIES CJ Stander 36

Monty Ioane 237.8 METRES CARRIED Hugo Keenan 228.8

Jacopo Trulla 3 OFFLOADS Garry Ringrose 2

Luca Bigi 26 SUCCESSFUL TACKLES Tadhg Beirne 20

Giosue Zilocchi 1 DOMINANT TACKLES Will Connors 2

ITALY vs IRELAND GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

OPPONENT 22 ENTRIES

Italy Ireland Try & Conversion Scored Try & Missed Conversion 11.8% 16.7% Penalty Try Scored 0.0% 0.0% Penalty Shot Scored

Points / Points / Drop Goal Scored Opp 22 Entry: Opp 22 Entry: Other Opp 22 Entries 1.12 1.17

82.4% 83.3%

Opponent 22 entries / match 8.5 Opponent 22 entries / match 6.0

Rank 3 Rank 5

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 Ireland 44.9% 41.1% 42.9% 35.2%

19.8% 16.0%

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

Metres carried / match 720 Metres carried / match 955

Line breaks / match 5.5 Line breaks / match 4.0

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 Ireland % Tackles dominant 0.9% 1.5% % Turnover Tackles 17.9% 16.2% % Other Made Tackles % Missed Tackles

78.8% 80.7%

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

ITALY vs IRELAND GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

HEAD TO HEAD

- Ireland have won 20 of their 21 games against Italy in the Six Nations (L1), including the last seven in a row; their only loss came in Rome though, in 2013 (22-15).

- Ireland have scored a tally of 45 tries in their last seven games against Italy in the Six Nations (6.4 per game), scoring 8+ tries in three of their last five clashes.

- Ireland have scored 50+ points in four of their last five meetings with Italy in the Six Nations; Six of the seven times Ireland managed to score 50+ points in a Six Nations game happened against Italy (also once v Wales).

- Italy have failed to score a second-half point in each of their last three home games against Ireland in the Six Nations.

- Italy have lost 25 Test rugby games against Ireland in the 21st century, more than against any other team (W1); they scored on average 12.7 points per game in that run, for 35.8 conceded.

COMMON STATISTICS

- Ireland have kicked from hand 76 times in the Championship this year, more than any other side, while Italy have kicked the least (44); however, only Finn Russell (28) has kicked more often than Paolo Garbisi (24 - 55% of Italy’s total).

- Ireland (1.17) and Italy (1.12) have averaged the fewest points per 22 entry of any teams in the 2021 Six Nations.

- Ireland (88%) and Italy (83%) have the two best goalkicking success rates in the 2021 Six Nations, both missing just one kick at goal so far.

- James Lowe (169) and Monty Ioane (182) are two of just three players to gain 150+ metres from ball carries in the 2021 Six Nations (also Stuart Hogg 201).

- Italy’s Giosue Zilocchi and Ireland’s Cian Healy have missed more tackles than anyone else in the 2021 Six Nations (8 each).

ITALY vs IRELAND GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

ITALY STATISTICS

- Italy’s tackle success rate of 82% is the lowest in the 2021 Six Nations, they’ve missed 59 tackles, the most of any side.

- Italy have kicked just 7% of the time they have had their hands on the ball in the 2021 Six Nations, the lowest ratio of any side.

- Italy’s losing run in the Six Nations now sits at 29 games, the longest of any side in the competition’s history, their last win at home was back in 2013, against Ireland (22-15).

- Italy have conceded a try-scoring bonus point in 17 of their 22 matches since they were introduced to the Six Nations in 2017; only England (9) have picked up more than Ireland (8) whilst Italy are the only side yet to register one.

- Carlo Canna is in line to win his 50th cap for Italy, he is still waiting for a first win in the Six Nations having lost all 18 games he has played in the Championship.

IRELAND STATISTICS

- Ireland are the only side to still have a 100% scrum success rate in the 2021 Six Nations, winning all 12 scrums they’ve had on their own feed so far.

- Johnny Sexton is set to make his 50th appearance in the Six Nations, since his debut he has missed just seven of a possible 56 matches in the Championship, including Ireland’s defeat to Italy in 2013.

- Ireland have lost their opening two games of a Six Nations campaign for the first time ever, going back to include the Five Nations the last time they lost their opening three games was in 1998, when they lost all four games that year and picked up the wooden spoon.

- CJ Stander (Ireland) has made more carries (36) than any other player in the 2021 Six Nations so far, he has topped the final rankings for this category in three of the last four editions of the Championship (2019 – Billy Vunipola).

- No one has hit more rucks (80, same as Scott Cummings) than Tadhg Beirne (Ireland) in the 2021 Six Nations so far, he has arrived first to 39 of those rucks, more often than anyone else, and has won the most turnovers on defensive rucks (3).

ITALY STATISTICS

POINTS SCORED ITALY - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Points scored 28 6 20.8

Points scored / match 14.0 6 20.8

Tries scored 3 5 2.50

Tries scored / match 1.50 5 2.50

% Points scored from tries 53.6% 5 60.0%

Conversion success % 66.7% 4 66.7%

Successful penalties / match 1.50 3 1.67

Penalty shot success % 100.0% 1 80.0%

POINTS PER MATCH 18

1 2

POINTS - TIMING TRY ORIGINS

0'-10' 5 (17.9%)

1 (33.33%) 11'-20' 6 (21.4%) Try-From Lineout

21'-30' 0 (0.0%)

31'-HT 0 (0.0%) Try-From Scrum 1 (33.33%) HT-50' 3 (10.7%)

51'-60' 0 (0.0%)

14 (50.0%) 61'-70' Try-From Turnover 1 (33.33%)

71'-80' 0 (0.0%)

KICKS AT GOAL ITALY - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

KICK LOCATIONS LAST 20 KICKS

Opponent Minute Player

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

Made: 1 Made: 1 1 (50.0%) 1 (100.0%) 1 (50.0%) Rank: 4 Rank: 4

PENALTY KICKS AT GOAL Paolo Garbisi

Made: 3 3 (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 1 57 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Carlo Canna 2 113 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 2 138 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Federico Mori 1 29 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Federico Ruzza 2 27 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Gianmarco Lucchesi 2 32 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Giosue Zilocchi 2 98 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Guglielmo Palazzani 2 16 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Jacopo Trulla 2 160 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Johan Meyer 2 130 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Juan Ignacio Brex 2 138 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Luca Bigi 2 128 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Luca Sperandio 2 160 5 2.5 1 0 0 0

Marco Lazzaroni 2 160 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Marco Riccioni 2 62 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Marco Zanon 1 44 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Maxime Mbanda 1 25 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Michele Lamaro 2 125 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Monty Ioane 2 160 5 2.5 1 0 0 0

Niccolo Cannone 2 56 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Paolo Garbisi 2 139 11 6.3 0 1 3 0

Sebastian Negri 2 134 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 91 6 20.8

Points conceded / match 45.5 6 20.8

Tries conceded 13 6 2.50

Tries conceded / match 6.50 6 2.50

% Points conceded from tries 71.4% 6 60.0%

Opponent conversion success % 76.9% 4 66.7%

Opponent successful penalties / match 1.00 1 1.67

Opponent penalty shot success % 100.0% 4 80.0%

POINTS CONCEDED PER MATCH 50 41

1 2

POINTS CONCEDED - TIMING OPPONENT TRY ORIGINS

0'-10' 10 (11.0%) Try-From Counter Attack 4 (30.8%) 11'-20' 8 (8.8%)

21'-30' 19 (20.9%) Try-From Lineout 4 (30.8%)

31'-HT 7 (7.7%) Try-From Scrum 1 (7.7%) HT-50' 12 (13.2%)

51'-60' 16 (17.6%) Try-From Tap Penalty 2 (15.4%)

61'-70' 14 (15.4%) Try-From Turnover 2 (15.4%) 71'-80' 5 (5.5%)

POSSESSION ITALY - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

POSSESSION % TERRITORY % EFFECTIVE PLAYING TIME

51% 43% 36:01 Rank: 3 Rank: 6 Rank: 6

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

% Balls played with hands 92.6% 1 89.6%

Total passes / match 160.0 2 150.4

Offloads / match 6.0 2 5.3

Total carries / match 121.0 3 118.9

Metres carried / match 719.6 3 696.9

Average carry distance 5.9 2 5.9

% Balls kicked 7.4% 6 10.4%

Open play kicks / match 22.0 6 30.5

Kicking metres / match 770.8 6 971.3

Average kicking distance 35.0 2 31.8

% Time in opponent 22 8.8% 4 8.8%

Turnovers conceded / match 11.0 3 11.3

TEAM POSSESSIONS OPPONENT POSSESSIONS 39.9% 42.3%

31.0% 25.8% 17.1% 19.2% 12.0% 12.6%

% 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

Own 22 Own 22-50 50-Opp 22 Opp 22 57.8% 60.3% 44.0% 47.9% 39.0% 39.7% 31.4% 33.3% 35.3%

8.2% 3.1%

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

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

32.6% 36.7% 30.8% 15.2% 40.1% 44.8% 3.5% 39.3% 57.2% 1.5% 46.6% 51.9%

PHASES

First 3 Phases 37.0% 34.8% 28.3% Own 22 4+ Phases 20.0% 20.0% 60.0%

First 3 Phases 47.3% 43.8% 8.9% Own 22-50 4+ Phases 50.0% 44.4% 5.6%

First 3 Phases 59.3% 37.2% 50-Opp 22 4+ Phases 56.4% 40.9%

First 3 Phases 56.7% 43.3% Opp 22 4+ Phases 63.6% 36.4%

GAME STATES

Leading 25.0% 50.0% 25.0%

Own 22 Tied 25.0% 25.0% 50.0%

Trailing 38.5% 33.3% 28.2%

Leading 75.0% 25.0%

Own 22-50 Tied 50.0% 35.7% 14.3%

Trailing 46.6% 46.6% 6.8%

Tied 57.7% 42.3% 50-Opp 22 Trailing 57.9% 38.6%

Tied 57.1% 42.9% Opp 22 Trailing 61.2% 38.8%

ATTACKS ITALY - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

GAINLINE SUCCESS OVERALL OWN HALF OPPONENT HALF

25.4% 30.4%

42.9% 41.1%

Rank: 6 Rank: 6 Rank: 4 50.0% 9.5% 65.1%

19.6% 16.0%

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Gainline Forwards 46.9% Gainline Forwards 37.1% Gainline Forwards 50.7%

Gainline Static 18.8% Gainline Static 16.6% Gainline Static 19.6%

Gainline Backward 34.3% Gainline Backward 46.3% Gainline Backward 29.7%

LINE BREAKS & TACKLE BREAKS LINE BREAK OUTCOMES

Line breaks 11 Error Turnover 2 (16.7%) Line breaks / match 5.5

Rank 4 Penalty Conceded 2 (16.7%) Tackle breaks 31

Tackle breaks / match 15.5 Try 8 (66.7%) Rank 5

PLAYER STATISTICS - MINIMUM 40 MINUTES PLAYED

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

1 Monty Ioane 1.5 1 Monty Ioane 3.5 1 Monty Ioane 118.9

2 Luca Sperandio 1.0 2 Paolo Garbisi 2.3 2 Paolo Garbisi 94.1

3 Carlo Canna 0.7 3 Stephen Varney 1.6 3 Juan Ignacio Brex 90.6

4 Juan Ignacio Brex 0.6 4 Niccolo Cannone 1.4 4 Jacopo Trulla 60.2

5 Paolo Garbisi 0.6 5 Johan Meyer 1.2 5 Sebastian Negri 58.2

BREAKDOWNS ITALY - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

% RUCKS WON % MAULS WON OWN RUCK SPEEDS

8 (4.1%) 4.5% 2 (22.2%)

Rank: 35.6% Rank: AVG: 3.07 3 Rank: 2 6 59.9%

7 (77.8%) 187 (95.9%)

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Ruck speed 0-3 56.7% Rucks won 96.1% Mauls won 92.3%

Ruck speed 3-6 31.4%

Rucks lost 3.9% Mauls lost 7.7% Ruck speed 6+ 11.9%

RUCK SPEEDS - LOCATIONS Own 22 Own 22-50 50-Opp 22 Opp 22 9.1% 11.1% 1.4% 22.6% 30.6%

AVG: 4.30 AVG: 3.53 AVG: 2.75 AVG: 2.44 Rank: 1 Rank: 2 50.8% Rank: 3 Rank: 1 38.1% 68.1% 77.4% 90.9%

Attacking Breakdown Arrivals Defensive Breakdown Arrivals Breakdown steals

1 Luca Bigi 46 1 Michele Lamaro 11 1 Daniele Rimpelli 1 2 Marco Lazzaroni 40 2 Luca Bigi 10 2 Giosue Zilocchi 1 3 Michele Lamaro 40 3 Marco Lazzaroni 8 3 Johan Meyer 1 4 David Sisi 38 4 Danilo Fischetti 7 4 Marco Lazzaroni 1 5 Marco Riccioni 26 5 David Sisi 6 Team Total 4

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

1 Luca Bigi 45 1 Michele Lamaro 11 1 Michele Lamaro 16 2 Marco Lazzaroni 39 2 Luca Bigi 10 2 Luca Bigi 12 3 Michele Lamaro 38 3 Danilo Fischetti 7 3 Marco Riccioni 12 4 David Sisi 37 4 Marco Lazzaroni 7 4 David Sisi 10 5 Marco Riccioni 26 5 David Sisi 6 5 Sebastian Negri 10

SCRUMS ITALY - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

OWN SCRUMS WON SCRUM PUSH OPPONENT SCRUMS WON

1 (9.1%) 8.3% 2 (20.0%)

Rank: Rank:

4 1

8 (80.0%) 10 (90.9%) 91.7%

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Forward 9.5% Scrum Won 92.3% Scrum Won 7.7%

Static 85.1%

Scrum Lost 7.7% Scrum Lost 92.3% Backward 5.4%

OWN SCRUMS OPPONENT SCRUMS

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

83.3% 8.3% 8.3% 16.7% 16.7% 66.7%

OWN SCRUMS WON OPPONENT SCRUMS WON Used Penalty Free Kick Penalty

Total 5 3 2 Total 2

% of Total 50.0% 30.0% 20.0% % of Total 100.0%

OWN SCRUMS LOST OPPONENT SCRUMS LOST Penalty Used Penalty Free Kick

Total 1 Total 3 4 1

% of Total 100.0% % of Total 37.5% 50.0% 12.5%

LINEOUTS ITALY - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

OWN LINEOUTS LINEOUT THROW

4 (13.8%) 3.3% 16.7%

40.0% Total: 29

40.0% 25 (86.2%)

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Lineouts - Effective 84.1% Front 36.4% Middle 50.0% Lineouts - Ineffective 3.3% Back 10.4%

Lineouts - Turnover 12.6% Quick 3.2%

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

Total % of Total

1 David Sisi 5.8 5 Man - Effective 18 62.1%

5 Man - Turnover 1 3.4% 2 Johan Meyer 3.1

6 Man - Effective 6 20.7% 3 Marco Lazzaroni 2.5

6 Man - Turnover 3 10.3% Lineout steals / 80 minutes

1 Stephen Varney 0.5 Quick - Effective 1 3.4%

OPPONENT LINEOUTS & RESTARTS ITALY - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

OPPONENT LINEOUTS OPPONENT LINEOUT BREAKDOWNS Total % of Total 1 (4.5%) 3 Man - Opponent Effective 1 4.5%

Total: 5 Man - Opponent Effective 9 40.9% 22

6 Man - Opponent Effective 5 22.7% 21 (95.5%)

6 Man - Turnover Won 1 4.5% CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Turnover Won 12.6% Full - Opponent Effective 5 22.7%

Opponent Ineffective 3.3%

Quick - Effective 1 4.5% Opponent Effective 84.1%

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

Long - Lost 87.5% 31.3%

0.0% 16 (100.0%) Rank: 3

Short - Lost 12.5% 68.8%

Lost Right Split

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

25.0% Long - Lost 75.0%

0.0% 4 (100.0%) 50.0% Rank: 3

Short - Lost 25.0% 25.0%

Lost Right Split Left

DEFENCE ITALY - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

% SUCCESSFUL TACKLES CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES OPPONENT GAINLINE SUCCESS

% Successful Tackles 87.0% 29.7% % Missed Tackles 13.0% 45.5% 82.1% Rank: 4 Rank: 6 Gainline Forwards 46.9%

Gainline Static 18.8% 24.8% Gainline Backward 34.3%

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Total tackles / match 165.0 3 163.6

Total successful tackles / match 135.5 3 142.3

Dominant tackles / match 4.0 4 4.5

% Tackles dominant 2.4% 4 2.8%

Turnovers won / match 3.0 5 4.3

Turnover tackles / match 1.5 6 2.0

OPPONENT POSSESSIONS

Line breaks / match 10.0 6 5.8

Tackle breaks / match 29.5 6 21.3

Total carries / match 120.5 4 118.9

Metres carried / match 800.6 4 696.9

Average carry distance 6.6 6 5.9

Offloads / match 6.5 5 5.3

PLAYER STATISTICS - MINIMUM 40 MINUTES PLAYED

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

1 Andrea Lovotti 22.5 1 Niccolo Cannone 1.4 1 Giosue Zilocchi 0.8

2 Luca Bigi 16.3 2 Giosue Zilocchi 0.8 2 Johan Meyer 0.6

3 Michele Lamaro 14.7 3 Michele Lamaro 0.6 3 Stephen Varney 0.5

4 Sebastian Negri 13.1 4 Luca Bigi 0.6 4 Marco Lazzaroni 0.5

5 Marco Riccioni 11.6 5 Sebastian Negri 0.6 5 Monty Ioane 0.5

PENALTIES CONCEDED & CARDS ITALY - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Total penalties conceded / match 11.5 2 10.3

Free kicks conceded / match 0.5 2 0.5

Yellow cards / match 0.0 4 0.3

Red cards / match 0.0 3 0.2

PENALTIES CONCEDED PER MATCH 12 11

1 L 2

PENALTIES & INFRINGEMENTS

ZONES TIMES TYPES

4 (17.4%) 0'-10' Maul 2 (9.1%) Own 22 4 (19.0%) 11'-20' 1 (4.3%) Offside 4 (18.2%) 21'-30' 4 (17.4%) Own 22-50 5 (23.8%) 31'-HT 1 (4.3%) Other 2 (9.1%)

HT-50' 3 (13.0%) Ruck 8 (36.4%) 50-Opp 22 9 (42.9%) 51'-60' 5 (21.7%) Scrum 5 (22.7%) 61'-70' 2 (8.7%) Opp 22 3 (14.3%) 1 (4.5%) 71'-80' 3 (13.0%) 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 5 1 Giosue Zilocchi 4.1

2 Danilo Fischetti 3 2 Danilo Fischetti 3.3

3 Daniele Rimpelli 2 3 Marco Riccioni 2.6

4 Juan Ignacio Brex 2 4 Luca Bigi 1.3

5 Luca Bigi 2 5 Juan Ignacio Brex 1.2

IRELAND STATISTICS

POINTS SCORED IRELAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Points scored 29 5 20.8

Points scored / match 14.5 5 20.8

Tries scored 2 6 2.50

Tries scored / match 1.00 6 2.50

% Points scored from tries 34.5% 6 60.0%

Conversion success % 100.0% 1 66.7%

Successful penalties / match 2.50 1 1.67

Penalty shot success % 83.3% 4 80.0%

POINTS PER MATCH 16 13

1 2

POINTS - TIMING TRY ORIGINS

0'-10' 0 (0.0%)

11'-20' 0 (0.0%) Try-From Lineout 1 (50.00%) 21'-30' 6 (20.7%)

31'-HT 10 (34.5%)

HT-50' 0 (0.0%)

51'-60' 7 (24.1%) Try-From Turnover 1 (50.00%) 61'-70' 3 (10.3%)

71'-80' 3 (10.3%)

KICKS AT GOAL IRELAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

KICK LOCATIONS LAST 20 KICKS

Opponent Minute Player

France 65 Ross Byrne Penalty made

58 Ross Byrne Conversion made

21 Billy Burns Penalty made

18 Billy Burns Penalty missed

Wales 72 Billy Burns Penalty made

39 Johnny Sexton Conversion made

35 Johnny Sexton Penalty made

29 Johnny Sexton Penalty made

CONVERSIONS Johnny Sexton Ross Byrne

Made: 1 Made: 1 1 (100.0%) 1 (100.0%) Rank: 4 Rank: 4

PENALTY KICKS AT GOAL Billy Burns Johnny Sexton Ross Byrne

1 (33.3%)

Made: 2 Made: 2 Made: 1 2 (100.0%) 1 (100.0%) Rank: 5 Rank: 5 Rank: 8

2 (66.7%)

Ranks across total successful kicks

PLAYER SCORING STATISTICS IRELAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

GP MP Points Points / 80 Tries Con Pen Drop

Andrew Porter 2 107 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Billy Burns 2 61 6 7.9 0 0 2 0

Cian Healy 2 106 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

CJ Stander 2 160 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Conor Murray 1 72 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Dave Kilcoyne 1 29 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Ed Byrne 1 25 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Garry Ringrose 2 160 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Hugo Keenan 2 160 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Iain Henderson 2 119 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

James Lowe 2 160 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

James Ryan 1 24 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Jamison Gibson-Park 2 88 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Johnny Sexton 1 69 8 9.3 0 1 2 0

Jordan Larmour 2 30 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Josh van der Flier 2 125 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Keith Earls 2 130 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Peter O'Mahony 1 14 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Rhys Ruddock 1 80 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Rob Herring 2 128 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Robbie Henshaw 2 150 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Ronan Kelleher 2 32 5 12.5 1 0 0 0

Ross Byrne 1 39 5 10.3 0 1 1 0

Tadhg Beirne 2 152 5 2.6 1 0 0 0

Tadhg Furlong 2 53 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Ultan Dillane 1 24 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Will Connors 2 35 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

POINTS CONCEDED IRELAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Points conceded 36 4 20.8

Points conceded / match 18.0 4 20.8

Tries conceded 4 3 2.50

Tries conceded / match 2.00 3 2.50

% Points conceded from tries 55.6% 4 60.0%

Opponent conversion success % 50.0% 3 66.7%

Opponent successful penalties / match 2.00 4 1.67

Opponent penalty shot success % 66.7% 1 80.0%

POINTS CONCEDED PER MATCH 21

1 2

POINTS CONCEDED - TIMING OPPONENT TRY ORIGINS

0'-10' 3 (8.3%)

2 (50.0%) 11'-20' 3 (8.3%) Try-From Lineout

21'-30' 5 (13.9%)

31'-HT 5 (13.9%) Try-From Scrum 1 (25.0%) HT-50' 5 (13.9%)

51'-60' 12 (33.3%)

3 (8.3%) 61'-70' Try-From Turnover 1 (25.0%)

71'-80' 0 (0.0%)

POSSESSION IRELAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

POSSESSION % TERRITORY % EFFECTIVE PLAYING TIME

60% 46% 41:23 Rank: 2 Rank: 5 Rank: 2

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

% Balls played with hands 91.0% 2 89.6%

Total passes / match 227.0 1 150.4

Offloads / match 3.0 5 5.3

Total carries / match 161.0 1 118.9

Metres carried / match 955.1 1 696.9

Average carry distance 5.9 3 5.9

% Balls kicked 9.0% 5 10.4%

Open play kicks / match 38.0 1 30.5

Kicking metres / match 1,079.5 2 971.3

Average kicking distance 28.4 5 31.8

% Time in opponent 22 12.0% 2 8.8%

Turnovers conceded / match 15.0 1 11.3

TEAM POSSESSIONS OPPONENT POSSESSIONS 40.2% 55.7% 34.8%

19.7% 24.9%

5.3% 9.9% 9.6%

% 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 2021

Own 22 Own 22-50 50-Opp 22 Opp 22 65.3% 58.5% 47.0% 42.4% 39.7% 39.0% 28.8% 28.8% 33.3% 13.2% 2.4% 1.3%

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

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

32.6% 36.7% 30.8% 15.2% 40.1% 44.8% 3.5% 39.3% 57.2% 1.5% 46.6% 51.9%

PHASES

Own 22 First 3 Phases 28.8% 28.8% 42.4%

First 3 Phases 43.3% 41.9% 14.9% Own 22-50 4+ Phases 56.3% 34.5% 9.2%

First 3 Phases 57.2% 39.6% 50-Opp 22 4+ Phases 59.4% 38.6%

First 3 Phases 57.9% 42.1% Opp 22 4+ Phases 67.9% 30.4%

GAME STATES

Leading 26.7% 33.3% 40.0%

Own 22 Tied 28.6% 71.4%

Trailing 29.7% 32.4% 37.8%

Leading 36.8% 31.6% 31.6%

Own 22-50 Tied 36.6% 41.5% 22.0%

Trailing 50.7% 40.8% 8.5%

Leading 48.6% 48.6%

50-Opp 22 Tied 57.0% 39.8%

Trailing 60.3% 37.6%

Leading 80.0% 20.0%

Opp 22 Tied 62.5% 37.5%

Trailing 64.5% 33.9%

ATTACKS IRELAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

GAINLINE SUCCESS OVERALL OWN HALF OPPONENT HALF

35.2% 32.4% 38.7% 43.5% 44.9% 47.0% Rank: 5 Rank: 3 Rank: 6

20.5% 19.8% 17.7%

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Gainline Forwards 46.9% Gainline Forwards 37.1% Gainline Forwards 50.7%

Gainline Static 18.8% Gainline Static 16.6% Gainline Static 19.6%

Gainline Backward 34.3% Gainline Backward 46.3% Gainline Backward 29.7%

LINE BREAKS & TACKLE BREAKS LINE BREAK OUTCOMES

Line breaks 8 Error Turnover 2 (25.0%)

Line breaks / match 4.0

Kick Turnover 1 (12.5%) Rank 6

Tackle breaks 50 Penalty Won 1 (12.5%)

Tackle breaks / match 25.0

Try 4 (50.0%) Rank 3

PLAYER STATISTICS - MINIMUM 40 MINUTES PLAYED

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

1 Hugo Keenan 1.0 1 Garry Ringrose 4.0 1 Hugo Keenan 114.4

2 Keith Earls 0.6 2 Tadhg Furlong 3.0 2 James Lowe 111.5

3 Robbie Henshaw 0.5 3 Hugo Keenan 3.0 3 Garry Ringrose 103.4

4 Tadhg Beirne 0.5 4 Keith Earls 2.5 4 CJ Stander 91.6

5 Garry Ringrose 0.5 5 Robbie Henshaw 2.1 5 Robbie Henshaw 89.3

BREAKDOWNS IRELAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

% RUCKS WON % MAULS WON OWN RUCK SPEEDS

6 (2.1%) 4.4%

26.3% Rank: Rank: AVG: 2.76 7 (100.0%) 1 Rank: 1 1

69.3%

277 (97.9%)

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Ruck speed 0-3 56.7% Rucks won 96.1% Mauls won 92.3%

Ruck speed 3-6 31.4%

Rucks lost 3.9% Mauls lost 7.7% Ruck speed 6+ 11.9%

RUCK SPEED - LOCATIONS Own 22 Own 22-50 50-Opp 22 Opp 22 11.6% 0.7% 2.3% 16.7% 19.9% 33.3% 30.2%

AVG: 4.44 AVG: 3.37 AVG: 2.34 AVG: 2.75 Rank: 2 Rank: 1 Rank: 1 Rank: 3 33.3% 55.1% 67.4%

50.0% 79.5%

Attacking Breakdown Arrivals Defensive Breakdown Arrivals Breakdown steals

1 Iain Henderson 63 1 Tadhg Beirne 20 1 Iain Henderson 3 2 Tadhg Beirne 60 2 Josh van der Flier 16 2 Tadhg Beirne 3 3 Rob Herring 56 3 CJ Stander 15 3 Cian Healy 1 4 Cian Healy 45 4 Andrew Porter 13 4 Garry Ringrose 1 5 CJ Stander 43 5 Cian Healy 12 Team Total 8

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

1 Iain Henderson 60 1 Tadhg Beirne 20 1 Rob Herring 21 2 Tadhg Beirne 58 2 Josh van der Flier 16 2 Tadhg Beirne 20 3 Rob Herring 55 3 CJ Stander 15 3 Cian Healy 17 4 Cian Healy 44 4 Andrew Porter 13 4 Hugo Keenan 15 5 CJ Stander 43 5 Cian Healy 12 5 Iain Henderson 14

SCRUMS IRELAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

OWN SCRUMS WON SCRUM PUSH OPPONENT SCRUMS WON

Rank: Rank: 12 (100.0%) 100.0% 11 (100.0%) 1 5

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Forward 9.5% Scrum Won 92.3% Scrum Won 7.7%

Static 85.1%

Scrum Lost 7.7% Scrum Lost 92.3% Backward 5.4%

OWN SCRUMS OPPONENT SCRUMS

Scrum Won Scrum Reset Retained Scrum Lost

100.0% 8.3% 91.7%

OWN SCRUMS WON OPPONENT SCRUMS WON Used Penalty Free Kick Penalty

Total 11 1 Total

% of Total 91.7% 8.3% % of Total

OWN SCRUMS LOST OPPONENT SCRUMS LOST Penalty Used Penalty Free Kick

Total Total 11

% of Total % of Total 100.0%

LINEOUTS IRELAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

OWN LINEOUTS LINEOUT THROW

2 (11.8%) 5.6%

2 (11.8%) 33.3%

Total: 17

61.1% 13 (76.5%)

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Lineouts - Effective 84.1% Front 36.4% Middle 50.0% Lineouts - Ineffective 3.3% Back 10.4%

Lineouts - Turnover 12.6% Quick 3.2%

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

Total % of Total

1 Iain Henderson 4.0 4 Man - Effective 2 12.5%

2 Tadhg Beirne 3.2 5 Man - Effective 4 25.0%

5 Man - Ineffective 1 6.3% 3 Rhys Ruddock 2.0

5 Man - Turnover 2 12.5% Lineout steals / 80 minutes

1 Tadhg Beirne 0.5 6 Man - Effective 6 37.5%

Full - Effective 1 6.3% 2 CJ Stander 0.5

OPPONENT LINEOUTS & RESTARTS IRELAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

OPPONENT LINEOUTS OPPONENT LINEOUT BREAKDOWNS Total % of Total

7 (21.9%) 4 Man - Opponent Effective 1 3.1%

4 Man - Turnover Won 1 3.1% 1 (3.1%) Total: 5 Man - Opponent Effective 6 18.8% 32

5 Man - Turnover Won 1 3.1% 24 (75.0%) 6 Man - Opponent Effective 8 25.0%

6 Man - Opponent Ineffective 1 3.1% CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES 6 Man - Turnover Won 3 9.4% Turnover Won 12.6% Full - Opponent Effective 7 21.9%

Opponent Ineffective 3.3% Full - Turnover Won 2 6.3%

Opponent Effective 84.1% Quick - Effective 2 6.3%

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

1 (10.0%) Long - Lost 50.0%

10.0% Short - Retained 10.0% 100.0% Rank: 2

Short - Lost 40.0% 9 (90.0%)

Won Lost Right

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

Long - Lost 20.0%

2 (40.0%) 40.0% 40.0% Short - Retained 40.0% Rank: 2 3 (60.0%) 60.0%

Short - Lost 40.0%

Won Lost Right Left

DEFENCE IRELAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

% SUCCESSFUL TACKLES CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES OPPONENT GAINLINE SUCCESS

% Successful Tackles 87.0% 27.6%

% Missed Tackles 13.0% 83.8% Rank: 6 Rank: 5 Gainline Forwards 46.9% 55.9%

18.8% Gainline Static 16.5% Gainline Backward 34.3%

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Total tackles / match 129.5 5 163.6

Total successful tackles / match 108.5 5 142.3

Dominant tackles / match 2.0 5 4.5

% Tackles dominant 1.5% 6 2.8%

Turnovers won / match 7.0 4 4.3

Turnover tackles / match 2.0 1 2.0

OPPONENT POSSESSIONS

Line breaks / match 5.0 2 5.8

Tackle breaks / match 21.0 3 21.3

Total carries / match 96.0 2 118.9

Metres carried / match 529.2 2 696.9

Average carry distance 5.5 2 5.9

Offloads / match 8.5 6 5.3

PLAYER STATISTICS - MINIMUM 40 MINUTES PLAYED

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

1 Cian Healy 10.6 1 Hugo Keenan 0.5 1 Tadhg Beirne 2.1

2 Tadhg Furlong 10.6 2 Andrew Porter 0.0 2 Iain Henderson 2.0

3 Tadhg Beirne 10.5 3 Billy Burns 0.0 3 CJ Stander 1.0

4 Andrew Porter 9.7 4 Cian Healy 0.0 4 Cian Healy 0.8

5 Josh van der Flier 9.6 5 CJ Stander 0.0 5 Garry Ringrose 0.5

PENALTIES CONCEDED & CARDS IRELAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Total penalties conceded / match 8.0 6 10.3

Free kicks conceded / match 0.0 5 0.5

Yellow cards / match 0.0 4 0.3

Red cards / match 0.5 1 0.2

PENALTIES CONCEDED PER MATCH 11

1 2

PENALTIES & INFRINGEMENTS

ZONES TIMES TYPES

3 (18.8%) 0'-10' 3 (18.8%) Own 22 2 (15.4%) Lineout 11'-20' 2 (12.5%) Maul 1 (6.3%) Own 22-50 5 (38.5%) 31'-HT 2 (12.5%)

HT-50' 2 (12.5%) Other 2 (12.5%)

50-Opp 22 5 (38.5%) 51'-60' 3 (18.8%) Ruck 7 (43.8%) 61'-70' 2 (12.5%) 1 (7.7%) Opp 22 Tackle 3 (18.8%) 71'-80' 2 (12.5%)

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

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

1 Tadhg Beirne 6 1 Tadhg Beirne 3.2

2 Peter O'Mahony 2 2 Johnny Sexton 1.2

3 Cian Healy 1 3 Conor Murray 1.1 1 Peter O'Mahony 0 / 1

4 CJ Stander 1 4 Cian Healy 0.8

5 Conor Murray 1 5 Josh van der Flier 0.6