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PRE-MATCH REPORT

WALES vs ITALY GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020 ROUND 1 Team Wales PRE-MATCH REPORT

WALES vs ITALY GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2019

RESULTS

WALES ITALY Round Opponent Score Round Opponent Score 1 France 24-19 W 1 Scotland 20-33 L 2 Italy 26-15 W 2 Wales 15-26 L 3 England 21-13 W 3 Ireland 16-26 L 4 Scotland 18-11 W 4 England 14-57 L 5 Ireland 25-7 W 5 France 14-25 L

HOME TEAM HOME RANK FOR AWAY TEAM AWAY RANK

114 2 POINTS 79 6 22.8 2 POINTS / MATCH 15.8 6 10 5 TRIES SCORED 10 5 2.0 5 TRIES SCORED / MATCH 2.00 5 43.9% 6 % POINTS SCORED FROM TRIES 63.3% 5 AGAINST

65 6 POINTS CONCEDED 167 1 13.0 6 POINTS CONCEDED / MATCH 33.4 1 7 6 TRIES CONCEDED 22 1 1.40 6 TRIES CONCEDED / MATCH 4.4 1 53.8% 5 % POINTS CONCEDED FROM TRIES 65.9% 3

TYPES OF PLAY

Wales Italy 42.8% 46.9% 42.9% 50.1%

10.3% 7.0%

Kick Ball Carry Passes Kick Ball Carry Passes

HOME TEAM PLAYER LEADERS AWAY TEAM

Gareth Anscombe 43 POINTS Tommaso Alla.. 34

Josh Adams 3 TRIES SCORED Edoardo Padovani 3

Gareth Anscombe 2 TRY ASSISTS Tommaso Alla.. 4

Ross Moriarty 50 CARRIES Abraham Jurgen Steyn 57

Josh Adams 329.4 METRES CARRIED Jayden Hayward 389.1

Gareth Anscombe 5 OFFLOADS Jayden Hayward 6

Josh Navidi 86 SUCCESSFUL TACKLES Leonardo Ghiraldi.. 75

Alun Wyn Jones 12 DOMINANT TACKLES Dave Sisi 9

WALES vs ITALY GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2019

OPPONENT 22 ENTRIES

Wales Italy Try & Conversion Scored Try & Missed Conversion 10.0% 21.6% Penalty Try Scored 15.0% Penalty Shot Scored Drop Goal Scored Points / 5.4% Points / Opp 22 Entry: Opp 22 Entry: 0.0% Other Opp 22 Entries 2.19 0.0% 1.68 59.5% 7.5% 0.0% 13.5% 67.5%

0.0%

Opponent 22 entries / match 7.4 Opponent 22 entries / match 8.0

Rank 5 Rank 4

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 calcu- lated per ‘play’ and not simply crossing the 22m line on multiple occasions in a play. POWER GAME

Wales Italy 54.5% 49.2%

29.7% 27.6% 21.1% 17.9%

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

Metres carried / match 540 Metres carried / match 708

Line breaks / match 2.6 Line breaks / match 3.4

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 Italy % Tackles dominant 8.8% 2.2% 10.8% 1.4% % Turnover Tackles % Other Made Tackles % Missed Tackles

82.1% 82.6%

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

WALES vs ITALY GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

HEAD TO HEAD

- Wales have claimed victory in 17 of the 20 meetings between the sides in the Guinness Six Nations, with the Italians’ last win over the Welsh coming back in March 2007.

- Despite claiming two wins over Wales in the Guinness Six Nations, the Italians have never scored more tries than them in a game in the competition. However, they have equalled their try tally on six occasions - including their last meeting in the tournament.

- In Wales’ home games in the Six Nations against Italy, they have outscored Gli Azzurri 385-128, including scoring 105 points in their last two games in Cardiff against the Italians.

- There hasn’t been a game decided by a converted try or less between the sides in the Guinness Six Nations since the 20-15 Wales victory in Rome back in March 2009.

- The sides have met in the opening round of the Six Nations on three occasions, with Italy claiming victory back in 2003 before a pair of Welsh wins in 2014 (23-15) and 2017 (33-7).

COMMON STATISTICS

- Wales notched 2.19 points per opposition 22 entry in the 2019 Guinness Six Nations, including 27% of their total 22 entries resulting in a try. In comparison, Italy managed more final third entries per match last year (8.0), but returned just 1.68 points per breach.

- Italy were dominant at the gainline, as 54.3% of their carries went forwards, with only 27.6% of their attempts going backwards, compared to Wales who saw 29.7% of their attempts go backwards at the gainline, and just 49.2% of their attempts gaining ground. On average, Italy had 168 more carry metres per game than the Welsh.

- The Welsh were superb in contact, as 6.9% of their tackles were dominant, compared to just 5.2% of the Italians’ tackles. Gli Azzurri also missed almost one in every nine of their tackle attempts (10.8%), compared to a tackle miss rate of just 8.8% for the Welsh.

- Wales scored the majority of their points in the final 20 minutes of games during the 2019 Championship (30.7%) when compared to the other quarters. It was also in this 20-minute spell where Italy conceded their most points of any 20-minute segment (50) in the 2019 Guin- ness Six Nations.

- Italy scored four tries in the 11th phase or later, the highest total in the 2019 Six Nations - while Wales also bagged three from the 11th phase onwards - the second-highest total among competing countries.

WALES STATISTICS

- One more win would see Wales equal their best-ever run in the Guinness Six Nations, notching eight wins on the bounce - something they managed between 2007 and 2009 - a run which featured a Grand Slam.

- Wales have won 18 of their last 21 Guinness Six Nations matches at home, as two of those defeats were by fewer than 7 points.

- Wales were the only nation to have multiple players - Jonathan Davies and Josh Adams - play every minute of the 2019 Guinness Six Na- tions campaign.

- The counter attack was a key factor to Wales' success in the 2019 Guinness Six Nations, as 30% of their tries originated from this source - the highest percentage in last year's Championship.

- Wales scored 43.9% of their 114 points from tries in the 2019 Championship, as they were the only nation to score less than 60% of their points from tries.

WALES vs ITALY GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

ITALY STATISTICS

- Italy are currently on a 22-game losing streak in the Guinness Six Nations, as well as having lost 29 of their last 30 games in the Champi- onship. However, they have scored double-digit points in ten straight games, which is their longest such streak since doing so in each of their first 14 games in the Championship.

- Italy haven’t held a team to 20 points or fewer in the Guinness Six Nations since their last win - a 22-19 defeat of Scotland in February 2015.

- Italy conceded 167 points in the 2019 Guinness Six Nations, their lowest total since the 2013 Championship. They had conceded at least 200 points in each of the 2016, 2017 and 2018 Championships.

- Italy scored 10 tries in the 2019 Championship, as they reached double figures for tries for the third time in their Guinness Six Nations his- tory (also in 2003 and 2018).

- Italy won 93.4% of their lineouts in the 2019 Six Nations - the best mark among all competing countries. They were also the only nation to have multiple players take more than 15 lineouts (Federico Ruzza and Sergio Parisse), while nobody stole more lineouts than Abraham Jun- gen Steyn (3).

WALES STATISTICS

POINTS SCORED WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2019

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Points scored 114 2 22.5

Points scored / match 22.8 2 22.5

Tries scored 10 5 2.80

Tries scored / match 2.00 5 2.80

% Points scored from tries 43.9% 6 63.2%

Conversion success % 80.0% 2 69.9%

Successful penalties / match 3.20 1 1.47

Penalty shot success % 84.2% 2 75.9%

POINTS PER MATCH 26 24 25 21 18

1 2 3 4 5 W

POINTS - TIMING TRY ORIGINS

0'-10' 10 (8.8%) Try-From Counter Attack 3 (30.00%) 11'-20' 16 (14.0%)

21'-30' 14 (12.3%) Try-From Lineout 3 (30.00%) 31'-HT 6 (5.3%)

HT-50' 10 (8.8%) Try-From Scrum 3 (30.00%) 51'-60' 23 (20.2%)

61'-70' 18 (15.8%) Try-From Turnover 1 (10.00%) 71'-80' 17 (14.9%)

KICKS AT GOAL WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2019

KICK LOCATIONS LAST 20 KICKS

Opponent Minute Player Ireland 70 Gareth Anscombe Penalty made 54 Gareth Anscombe Penalty made 49 Gareth Anscombe Penalty made 40 Gareth Anscombe Penalty made 36 Gareth Anscombe Penalty made 18 Gareth Anscombe Penalty made 3 Gareth Anscombe Conversion made Scotland 80 Gareth Anscombe Penalty made 79 Jonathan Davies Drop missed 39 Gareth Anscombe Penalty missed 31 Gareth Anscombe Conversion missed 24 Gareth Anscombe Penalty made 14 Gareth Anscombe Conversion made England 80 Dan Biggar Conversion missed 69 Dan Biggar Conversion made 57 Gareth Anscombe Penalty made 52 Gareth Anscombe Penalty made 24 Gareth Anscombe Penalty made Italy 71 Gareth Anscombe Conversion made 57 Gareth Anscombe Drop missed

CONVERSIONS Dan Biggar Gareth Anscombe

1 (16.7%) 1 (25.0%)

Made: 3 Made: 5

Rank: 7 Rank: 4

3 (75.0%) 5 (83.3%)

PENALTY KICKS AT GOAL Dan Biggar Gareth Anscombe

3 (21.4%)

Made: 5 Made: 11 5 (100.0%) Rank: 4 Rank: 1

11 (78.6%)

Ranks across total successful kicks

PLAYER SCORING STATISTICS WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2019

GP MP Points Points / 80 Tries Con Pen Drop

Aaron Wainwright 5 108 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Adam Beard 5 260 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Aled Davies 4 101 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Alun Wyn Jones 5 350 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Cory Hill 2 102 5 3.9 1 0 0 0

Dan Biggar 5 206 21 8.2 0 3 5 0

Dillon Lewis 4 91 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Elliot Dee 5 112 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Gareth Anscombe 5 313 43 11.0 0 5 11 0

Gareth Davies 5 246 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

George North 4 248 10 3.2 2 0 0 0

Hadleigh Parkes 4 299 5 1.3 1 0 0 0

Hallam Amos 1 13 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Jake Ball 3 88 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Jonah Holmes 1 80 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Jonathan Davies 5 400 5 1.0 1 0 0 0

Josh Adams 5 400 15 3.0 3 0 0 0

Josh Navidi 5 384 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Justin Tipuric 4 320 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Ken Owens 4 275 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Liam Williams 5 340 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Nicky Smith 4 125 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Owen Watkin 5 101 5 4.0 1 0 0 0

Rob Evans 4 249 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Ross Moriarty 5 308 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Ryan Elias 1 13 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Samson Lee 2 74 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Thomas Young 1 80 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Tomas Francis 4 235 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Tomos Williams 1 53 5 7.5 1 0 0 0

Wyn Jones 2 26 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

POINTS CONCEDED WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2019

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Points conceded 65 1 22.5

Points conceded / match 13.0 1 22.5

Tries conceded 7 1 2.80

Tries conceded / match 1.40 1 2.80

% Points conceded from tries 53.8% 2 63.2%

Opponent conversion success % 42.9% 1 69.9%

Opponent successful penalties / match 1.40 4 1.47

Opponent penalty shot success % 63.6% 1 75.9%

POINTS CONCEDED PER MATCH 19

15 13 11

W 1 2 3 4 5

POINTS CONCEDED - TIMING OPPONENT TRY ORIGINS

0'-10' 5 (7.7%) Try-From Counter Attack 1 (14.3%) 11'-20' 6 (9.2%)

21'-30' 15 (23.1%) Try-From Lineout 4 (57.1%) 31'-HT 13 (20.0%)

HT-50' 3 (4.6%) Try-From Scrum 1 (14.3%) 51'-60' 5 (7.7%)

61'-70' 6 (9.2%) Try-From Turnover 1 (14.3%) 71'-80' 12 (18.5%)

POSSESSION WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2019

POSSESSION % TERRITORY % EFFECTIVE PLAYING TIME

48% 49% 38:03 Rank: 4 Rank: 4 Rank: 6

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

% Balls played with hands 89.7% 5 91.6%

Total passes / match 126.0 6 156.8

Offloads / match 5.8 5 6.9

Total carries / match 109.6 6 125.3

Metres carried / match 539.8 6 720.8

Average carry distance 4.9 6 5.8

% Balls kicked 10.3% 2 8.4%

Open play kicks / match 26.4 3 25.2

Kicking metres / match 686.2 3 683.1

Average kicking distance 26.0 5 27.1

% Time in opponent 22 10.0% 4 11.0%

Turnovers conceded / match 14.0 3 13.4

TEAM POSSESSIONS OPPONENT POSSESSIONS

37.0% 31.9% 33.1% 29.1% 26.4%

20.6% 13.4% 8.6%

% 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 WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2019

Own 22 Own 22-50 50-Opp 22 Opp 22 56.1% 49.5% 49.1% 43.3% 39.8% 40.7% 38.0% 39.5%

19.4% 18.7%

4.4% 1.4%

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

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

27.2% 43.8% 28.9% 13.3% 41.2% 45.5% 3.9% 40.0% 56.1% 0.9% 44.8% 54.3%

PHASES

First 3 Phases 19.0% 41.0% 40.0% Own 22 4+ Phases 33.3% 33.3% 33.3%

First 3 Phases 36.7% 44.1% 19.2% Own 22-50 4+ Phases 47.5% 37.5% 15.0%

First 3 Phases 54.6% 41.6% 50-Opp 22 4+ Phases 58.9% 35.5% 5.6%

First 3 Phases 55.6% 42.4% Opp 22 4+ Phases 45.7% 53.2%

GAME STATES

Leading 21.5% 33.8% 44.6%

Own 22 Tied 25.0% 37.5% 37.5%

Trailing 14.3% 54.3% 31.4%

Leading 37.2% 41.3% 21.5%

Own 22-50 Tied 27.3% 48.5% 24.2%

Trailing 42.2% 44.8% 12.9%

Leading 55.9% 38.7% 5.4%

50-Opp 22 Tied 61.1% 35.2%

Trailing 55.1% 41.9%

Leading 51.9% 47.1%

Opp 22 Tied 33.3% 55.6% 11.1%

Trailing 42.6% 55.9%

ATTACKS WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2019

GAINLINE SUCCESS OVERALL OWN HALF OPPONENT HALF

29.7% 28.8% 27.4% 40.9% 49.2% Rank: 4 Rank: 6 Rank: 3 53.4%

19.2% 21.1% 30.3%

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Gainline Forwards 49.9% Gainline Forwards 44.1% Gainline Forwards 51.8%

Gainline Static 19.6% Gainline Static 21.9% Gainline Static 18.8%

Gainline Backward 30.6% Gainline Backward 34.0% Gainline Backward 29.4%

LINE BREAKS & TACKLE BREAKS LINE BREAK OUTCOMES

Line breaks 13 Kick Turnover 3 (30.0%)

Line breaks / match 2.6

Penalty Conceded 1 (10.0%) Rank 6

Tackle breaks 18 Penalty Won 1 (10.0%)

Tackle breaks / match 3.6

Try 5 (50.0%) Rank 6

PLAYER STATISTICS - MINIMUM 160 MINUTES PLAYED

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

1 Liam Williams 0.7 1 Liam Williams 1.2 1 Josh Adams 65.9

2 Jonathan Davies 0.6 2 Hadleigh Parkes 0.8 2 Liam Williams 60.3

3 Josh Adams 0.6 3 Josh Adams 0.8 3 George North 54.8

4 Gareth Davies 0.3 4 Gareth Davies 0.7 4 Hadleigh Parkes 53.6

5 George North 0.3 5 George North 0.6 5 Ross Moriarty 47.7

BREAKDOWNS WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2019

% RUCKS WON % MAULS WON OWN RUCK SPEEDS

10 (2.1%) 16.0% 4 (21.1%)

47.2% Rank: Rank: AVG: 3.95 3 5 Rank: 5

36.7% 15 (78.9%) 461 (97.9%)

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Ruck speed 0-3 53.5% Rucks won 97.4% Mauls won 87.5%

Ruck speed 3-6 32.2%

Rucks lost 2.6% Mauls lost 12.5% Ruck speed 6+ 14.3%

RUCK SPEEDS - LOCATIONS Own 22 Own 22-50 50-Opp 22 Opp 22

13.0% 3.6% 5.0% 23.9%

13.0% 46.6% 35.5% AVG: 8.21 AVG: 6.15 AVG: 3.13 AVG: 3.02 Rank: 5 Rank: 6 Rank: 6 Rank: 3 43.7% 52.8% 59.6%

73.9% 29.5%

Attacking Breakdown Arrivals Defensive Breakdown Arrivals Breakdown steals 1 Justin Tipuric 104 1 Alun Wyn Jones 46 1 Adam Beard 2 2 Josh Navidi 99 2 Justin Tipuric 46 2 Dillon Lewis 1 3 Tomas Francis 98 3 Josh Navidi 37 3 Elliot Dee 1 4 Alun Wyn Jones 97 4 Adam Beard 32 4 George North 1 5 Rob Evans 96 5 Tomas Francis 28 Team Total 9

First 3 Arrivals (Attacking) First 3 Arrivals (Defensive) Cleanouts 1 Justin Tipuric 89 1 Justin Tipuric 25 1 Alun Wyn Jones 47 2 Josh Navidi 80 2 Josh Navidi 23 2 Josh Navidi 45 3 Rob Evans 74 3 Alun Wyn Jones 22 3 Justin Tipuric 44 4 Alun Wyn Jones 72 4 Nicky Smith 19 4 Rob Evans 40 5 Tomas Francis 70 5 Ken Owens 14 5 Tomas Francis 40

SCRUMS WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2019

OWN SCRUMS WON SCRUM PUSH OPPONENT SCRUMS WON

4 (10.8%) 9.1% 2 (9.5%) 27.3%

Rank: Rank: 5 5

63.6% 33 (89.2%) 19 (90.5%)

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Forward 15.1% Scrum Won 89.5% Scrum Won 10.5%

Static 76.5%

Scrum Lost 10.5% Scrum Lost 89.5% Backward 8.4%

OWN SCRUMS OPPONENT SCRUMS Scrum Won Scrum Reset Retaine.. Scrum Lost Scrum Won Scrum Reset Retaine.. Scrum Lost

58.9% 33.9% 7.1% 6.5% 32.3% 61.3%

OWN SCRUMS WON OPPONENT SCRUMS WON Used Penalty Free Kick Used Penalty Free Kick Total 22 10 1 Total 1 1 % of Total 66.7% 30.3% 3.0% % of Total 50.0% 50.0%

OWN SCRUMS LOST OPPONENT SCRUMS LOST Total 4 Total 17 1 1 % of Total 100.0% % of Total 89.5% 5.3% 5.3%

SCRUM MOVEMENT CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Own 22 20.0% 60.0% 20.0% Blind 14.3%

Own 22-50 16.7% 16.7% 16.7% 33.3% 16.7% Close 27.7%

50-Opp 22 37.5% 12.5% 25.0% 25.0% Kicked 22.7%

Opp 22 33.3% 33.3% 33.3% Midfield 23.5%

Overall 27.3% 27.3% 27.3% 13.6% Wide 11.8%

LINEOUTS WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2019

OWN LINEOUTS LINEOUT THROW LINEOUT SPEED

3 (5.5%) 13 (23.6%) 21.8% 32.7%

Total: 55 5 (9.1%) 37 (67.3%)

45.5% 52 (94.5%)

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Lineouts - Effective 79.9% Front 37.0% Fast 8.4% Middle 34.5% Lineouts - Ineffective 7.6% Back 24.5% Slow 91.6% Lineouts - Turnover 12.5% Quick 4.1%

LINEOUT BREAKDOWNS PLAYER STATISTICS - MINIMUM 160 MINUTES PLAYED Total % of Total Own lineout takes / 80 minutes 4 Man - Effective 2 3.6% 1 Justin Tipuric 2.5 5 Man - Effective 9 16.4% 5 Man - Ineffective 1 1.8% 2 Adam Beard 2.5 5 Man - Turnover 5 9.1% 3 Alun Wyn Jones 1.8 6 Man - Effective 13 23.6% 6 Man - Ineffective 2 3.6% 6 Man - Turnover 6 10.9% Lineout steals / 80 minutes Full - Effective 13 23.6% Full - Ineffective 2 3.6% 1 Adam Beard 0.3 Full - Turnover 2 3.6%

MOVEMENT FROM LINEOUTS CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Drive 38.5% Own 22 33.3% 16.7% 33.3% 16.7%

End of Play 2.3% Own 22-50 58.3% 8.3% 25.0% 8.3% Move 3.7%

50-Opp 22 16.7% 45.8% 25.0% Off The Top 25.5%

Over The Back 2.3% Opp 22 53.8% 15.4% 15.4% 15.4% Quick Feed 11.9%

Overall 36.4% 27.3% 23.6% Other 15.9%

OPPONENT LINEOUTS & RESTARTS WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2019

OPPONENT LINEOUTS OPPONENT LINEOUT BREAKDOWNS Total % of Total 3 (5.7%) 3 Man - Opponent Effective 1 1.9% 8 (15.1%) 4 Man - Opponent Effective 4 7.5%

Total: 4 Man - Turnover Won 1 1.9% 53 5 Man - Opponent Effective 10 18.9%

5 Man - Opponent Ineffective 2 3.8% 42 (79.2%) 5 Man - Turnover Won 1 1.9%

6 Man - Opponent Effective 13 24.5%

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES 6 Man - Opponent Ineffective 2 3.8%

Turnover Won 12.5% 6 Man - Turnover Won 1 1.9%

Full - Opponent Effective 13 24.5% Opponent Ineffective 7.6% Full - Opponent Ineffective 4 7.5% 79.9% Opponent Effective Quick - Effective 1 1.9%

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

1 (5.6%) Long - Lost 66.7% 33.3%

5.6%

5.6% Rank: 2 Short - Retained 55.6%

11.1% 17 (94.4%) Short - Lost 27.8%

Won Lost Right Split Left

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

28.6% Long - Lost 71.4% 0.0% 7 (100.0%) Rank: 2

71.4% Short - Lost 28.6%

Lost Right Left

DEFENCE WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2019

% SUCCESSFUL TACKLES CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES OPPONENT GAINLINE SUCCESS

% Successful Tackles 89.5%

36.8% % Missed Tackles 10.5% 42.3% 91.2% Rank: 1 Rank: 1 Gainline Forwards 49.9%

Gainline Static 19.6%

Gainline Backward 30.6% 20.9%

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Total tackles / match 202.8 3 201.2

Total successful tackles / match 185.0 3 180.1

Dominant tackles / match 14.0 4 16.2

% Tackles dominant 6.9% 5 8.1%

Turnover tackles / match 4.4 1 3.1

Turnovers won / match 3.2 6 4.0

OPPONENT POSSESSIONS

Line breaks / match 2.8 2 4.0

Tackle breaks / match 4.6 1 6.1

Total carries / match 121.0 3 125.3

Metres carried / match 646.4 2 720.8

Average carry distance 5.3 2 5.8

Offloads / match 5.4 2 6.9

PLAYER STATISTICS - MINIMUM 160 MINUTES PLAYED

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

1 Alun Wyn Jones 18.5 1 Alun Wyn Jones 2.7 1 Adam Beard 0.9

2 Justin Tipuric 18.5 2 Josh Navidi 2.1 2 George North 0.6

3 Josh Navidi 17.9 3 Ross Moriarty 1.6 3 Josh Navidi 0.4

4 Ross Moriarty 17.7 4 Rob Evans 1.3 4 Rob Evans 0.3

5 Ken Owens 14.0 5 Dan Biggar 1.2 5 Ken Owens 0.3

PENALTIES CONCEDED & CARDS WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2019

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Total penalties conceded / match 8.2 3 8.0 Free kicks conceded / match 0.4 4 0.5 Yellow cards / match 0.0 4 0.2 Red cards / match 0.0 1 0.0

PENALTIES CONCEDED PER MATCH 11 11 10

W 1 2 3 4 5

PENALTIES & INFRINGEMENTS

ZONES TIMES TYPES

0'-10' 5 (12.2%) Foul 5 (12.2%) Own 22 9 (31.0%) 11'-20' 9 (22.0%) Lineout 2 (4.9%)

21'-30' 1 (2.4%) Maul 3 (7.3%) Own 22-50 11 (37.9%) 31'-HT 6 (14.6%) Offside 10 (24.4%)

HT-50' 5 (12.2%) Other 2 (4.9%) 50-Opp 22 5 (17.2%) 51'-60' 5 (12.2%) Ruck 2 (4.9%)

61'-70' 5 (12.2%) Scrum 5 (12.2%) Opp 22 4 (13.8%) 71'-80' 5 (12.2%) Tackle 12 (29.3%)

PLAYER STATISTICS - PER 80 AVERAGES WITH A MINIMUM 160 MINUTES PLAYED

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

1 Justin Tipuric 5 1 Justin Tipuric 1.3

2 Alun Wyn Jones 3 2 Gareth Davies 1.0

3 Gareth Davies 3 3 Hadleigh Parkes 0.8

4 Hadleigh Parkes 3 4 Ross Moriarty 0.8

5 Josh Navidi 3 5 Alun Wyn Jones 0.7

ITALY STATISTICS

POINTS SCORED ITALY - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2019

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Points scored 79 6 22.5

Points scored / match 15.8 6 22.5

Tries scored 10 5 2.80

Tries scored / match 2.00 5 2.80

% Points scored from tries 63.3% 5 63.2%

Conversion success % 40.0% 6 69.9%

Successful penalties / match 1.40 3 1.47

Penalty shot success % 63.6% 5 75.9%

POINTS PER MATCH 20 16 15 14 14

1 2 3 4 5

POINTS - TIMING TRY ORIGINS

0'-10' 6 (7.6%) Try-From Lineout 4 (40.00%) 11'-20' 13 (16.5%)

21'-30' 3 (3.8%) Try-From Scrum 1 (10.00%) 31'-HT 17 (21.5%)

HT-50' 6 (7.6%) Try-From Tap Penalty 1 (10.00%) 51'-60' 12 (15.2%)

61'-70' 0 (0.0%) Try-From Turnover 4 (40.00%) 71'-80' 22 (27.8%)

KICKS AT GOAL ITALY - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2019

KICK LOCATIONS LAST 20 KICKS

Opponent Minute Player France 56 Tommaso Allan Conversion missed 50 Tommaso Allan Penalty missed 43 Tommaso Allan Penalty made 12 Tommaso Allan Penalty made 6 Tommaso Allan Penalty made England 56 Tommaso Allan Conversion made 14 Tommaso Allan Conversion made Ireland 80 Ian McKinley Penalty missed 39 Tommaso Allan Conversion missed 35 Tommaso Allan Conversion missed 26 Tommaso Allan Penalty made 20 Tommaso Allan Penalty made 18 Tommaso Allan Penalty missed Wales 76 Tommaso Allan Conversion missed 44 Tommaso Allan Penalty made 40 Tommaso Allan Penalty missed 36 Tommaso Allan Conversion made Scotland 78 Angelo Esposito Conversion missed 76 Ian McKinley Conversion missed 71 Tommaso Allan Conversion made

CONVERSIONS Angelo Esposito Ian McKinley Tommaso Allan

Made: 0 Made: 0 Made: 4 4 (50.0%) 1 (100.0%) 1 (100.0%) 4 (50.0%) Rank: 16 Rank: 16 Rank: 5

PENALTY KICKS AT GOAL Ian McKinley Tommaso Allan

3 (30.0%)

Made: 0 Made: 7 1 (100.0%) Rank: 13 Rank: 3

7 (70.0%)

Ranks across total successful kicks

PLAYER SCORING STATISTICS ITALY - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2019

GP MP Points Points / 80 Tries Con Pen Drop

Abraham Jurgen Steyn 5 383 5 1.0 1 0 0 0

Alessandro Zanni 2 58 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Andrea Lovotti 4 259 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Angelo Esposito 5 388 5 1.0 1 0 0 0

Cherif Traore 5 110 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Dave Sisi 5 279 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Dean Budd 4 232 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Edoardo Gori 1 20 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Edoardo Padovani 5 351 15 3.4 3 0 0 0

Federico Ruzza 5 297 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Guglielmo Palazzani 3 159 5 2.5 1 0 0 0

Ian McKinley 4 77 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Jake Polledri 2 111 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Jayden Hayward 5 400 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Jimmy Tuivaiti 2 72 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Leonardo Ghiraldini 5 287 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Luca Bigi 4 113 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Luca Morisi 5 380 10 2.1 2 0 0 0

Luca Sperandio 1 12 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Marco Barbini 1 24 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Marco Zanon 1 80 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Maxime Mbanda 1 43 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Michele Campagnaro 4 254 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Nicola Quaglio 1 50 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Sebastian Negri 4 181 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Sergio Parisse 4 301 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Simone Ferrari 5 257 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Tito Tebaldi 3 240 5 1.7 1 0 0 0

Tiziano Pasquali 5 143 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Tommaso Allan 5 370 34 7.4 1 4 7 0

Tommaso Benvenuti 1 1 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Tommaso Castello 3 68 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

POINTS CONCEDED ITALY - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2019

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Points conceded 167 6 22.5

Points conceded / match 33.4 6 22.5

Tries conceded 22 6 2.80

Tries conceded / match 4.40 6 2.80

% Points conceded from tries 65.9% 4 63.2%

Opponent conversion success % 81.8% 6 69.9%

Opponent successful penalties / match 1.20 1 1.47

Opponent penalty shot success % 100.0% 6 75.9%

POINTS CONCEDED PER MATCH 57

33 26 26 25

L 1 2 3 4 5

POINTS CONCEDED - TIMING OPPONENT TRY ORIGINS

0'-10' 10 (6.0%) Try-From Counter Attack 3 (13.6%) 11'-20' 32 (19.2%)

21'-30' 28 (16.8%) Try-From Lineout 8 (36.4%)

31'-HT 7 (4.2%) Try-From Scrum 5 (22.7%) HT-50' 24 (14.4%)

51'-60' 16 (9.6%) Try-From Tap Penalty 1 (4.5%)

61'-70' 36 (21.6%) Try-From Turnover 5 (22.7%) 71'-80' 14 (8.4%)

POSSESSION ITALY - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2019

POSSESSION % TERRITORY % EFFECTIVE PLAYING TIME

51% 50% 38:56 Rank: 2 Rank: 3 Rank: 4

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

% Balls played with hands 93.0% 3 91.6%

Total passes / match 154.2 3 156.8

Offloads / match 6.0 3 6.9

Total carries / match 127.0 3 125.3

Metres carried / match 708.1 4 720.8

Average carry distance 5.6 4 5.8

% Balls kicked 7.0% 4 8.4%

Open play kicks / match 20.8 6 25.2

Kicking metres / match 607.6 5 683.1

Average kicking distance 29.2 1 27.1

% Time in opponent 22 13.7% 2 11.0%

Turnovers conceded / match 11.8 6 13.4

TEAM POSSESSIONS OPPONENT POSSESSIONS 30.6% 35.7% 27.6% 27.0% 29.5% 22.1% 14.9% 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 2019

Own 22 Own 22-50 50-Opp 22 Opp 22 55.2% 53.5% 45.8% 45.7% 41.2% 40.9% 43.0% 36.4% 22.5% 13.4% 1.8% 0.8%

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

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

27.2% 43.8% 28.9% 13.3% 41.2% 45.5% 3.9% 40.0% 56.1% 0.9% 44.8% 54.3%

PHASES

First 3 Phases 36.3% 41.2% 22.5% Own 22 4+ Phases 40.0% 40.0% 20.0%

First 3 Phases 45.8% 41.2% 13.0% Own 22-50 4+ Phases 45.8% 39.0% 15.3%

First 3 Phases 54.7% 42.8% 50-Opp 22 4+ Phases 56.2% 43.3%

First 3 Phases 51.7% 46.3% Opp 22 4+ Phases 54.7% 45.3%

GAME STATES

Leading 33.3% 40.0% 26.7%

Own 22 Tied 40.0% 42.9% 17.1%

Trailing 35.8% 40.9% 23.4%

Leading 44.0% 40.0% 16.0%

Own 22-50 Tied 39.5% 36.8% 23.7%

Trailing 46.7% 41.4% 11.8%

Leading 50.0% 44.4% 5.6%

50-Opp 22 Tied 54.3% 42.9%

Trailing 55.5% 43.0%

Leading 57.1% 42.9%

Opp 22 Tied 100.0%

Trailing 53.1% 46.0%

ATTACKS ITALY - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2019

GAINLINE SUCCESS OVERALL OWN HALF OPPONENT HALF

27.6% 27.8% 27.5%

Rank: 1 Rank: 1 Rank: 2 54.5% 52.8% 55.1%

17.9% 19.4% 17.4%

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Gainline Forwards 49.9% Gainline Forwards 44.1% Gainline Forwards 51.8%

Gainline Static 19.6% Gainline Static 21.9% Gainline Static 18.8%

Gainline Backward 30.6% Gainline Backward 34.0% Gainline Backward 29.4%

LINE BREAKS & TACKLE BREAKS LINE BREAK OUTCOMES

Line breaks 17 Error Turnover 1 (7.1%)

Line breaks / match 3.4

Kick Turnover 3 (21.4%) Rank 5

Tackle breaks 26 Penalty Won 3 (21.4%)

Tackle breaks / match 5.2

Try 7 (50.0%) Rank 5

PLAYER STATISTICS - MINIMUM 160 MINUTES PLAYED

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

1 Edoardo Padovani 0.7 1 Jayden Hayward 0.8 1 Sebastian Negri 83.4

2 Tito Tebaldi 0.7 2 Michele Campagnaro 0.6 2 Jayden Hayward 77.8

3 Jayden Hayward 0.6 3 Federico Ruzza 0.5 3 Michele Campagnaro 73.5

4 Tommaso Allan 0.4 4 Sergio Parisse 0.5 4 Federico Ruzza 67.1

5 Dean Budd 0.3 5 Sebastian Negri 0.4 5 Abraham Jurgen Steyn 53.8

BREAKDOWNS ITALY - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2019

% RUCKS WON % MAULS WON OWN RUCK SPEEDS

22 (4.2%) 13.0% 5 (21.7%)

Rank: Rank: AVG: 3.45 6 6 Rank: 2 30.0% 57.0%

18 (78.3%) 503 (95.8%)

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Ruck speed 0-3 53.5% Rucks won 97.4% Mauls won 87.5%

Ruck speed 3-6 32.2%

Rucks lost 2.6% Mauls lost 12.5% Ruck speed 6+ 14.3%

RUCK SPEEDS - LOCATIONS Own 22 Own 22-50 50-Opp 22 Opp 22

12.5% 3.5% 10.3% 22.6%

37.5% 28.8% 39.8% 21.7% AVG: 5.58 AVG: 4.45 AVG: 2.77 AVG: 2.98 Rank: 2 Rank: 3 Rank: 2 Rank: 2

67.6% 68.0% 50.0% 37.6%

Attacking Breakdown Arrivals Defensive Breakdown Arrivals Breakdown steals 1 Federico Ruzza 106 1 Simone Ferrari 36 1 Abraham Jurgen Steyn 1 2 Sergio Parisse 103 2 Abraham Jurgen Steyn 34 2 Angelo Esposito 1 3 Abraham Jurgen Steyn 99 3 Sergio Parisse 27 3 Luca Morisi 1 4 Dave Sisi 99 4 Federico Ruzza 24 4 Sergio Parisse 1 5 Andrea Lovotti 92 5 Andrea Lovotti 21 Team Total 5

First 3 Arrivals (Attacking) First 3 Arrivals (Defensive) Cleanouts 1 Sergio Parisse 91 1 Simone Ferrari 23 1 Sergio Parisse 49 2 Federico Ruzza 88 2 Abraham Jurgen Steyn 15 2 Dave Sisi 44 3 Dave Sisi 83 3 Luca Morisi 13 3 Andrea Lovotti 34 4 Abraham Jurgen Steyn 80 4 Sergio Parisse 13 4 Leonardo Ghiraldini 28 5 Andrea Lovotti 77 5 Angelo Esposito 12 5 Angelo Esposito 27

SCRUMS ITALY - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2019

OWN SCRUMS WON SCRUM PUSH OPPONENT SCRUMS WON

10.0% 8 (22.9%)

Rank: Rank: 19 (100.0%) 6 6

27 (77.1%) 90.0%

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Forward 15.1% Scrum Won 89.5% Scrum Won 10.5%

Static 76.5%

Scrum Lost 10.5% Scrum Lost 89.5% Backward 8.4%

OWN SCRUMS OPPONENT SCRUMS Scrum Won Scrum Reset Retaine.. Scrum Lost Scrum Reset Retained Scrum Lost 49.1% 36.4% 14.5% 9.5% 90.5% OWN SCRUMS WON Used Penalty Free Kick OPPONENT SCRUMS WON Total 19 5 3 OPPONENT SCRUMS LOST % of Total 70.4% 18.5% 11.1%

Total 12 5 1 OWN SCRUMS LOST Total 1 5 2 % of Total 66.7% 27.8% 5.6% % of Total 12.5% 62.5% 25.0%

SCRUM MOVEMENT CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Own 22 25.0% 50.0% 25.0% Blind 14.3%

Own 22-50 25.0% 12.5% 25.0% 25.0% 12.5% Close 27.7%

50-Opp 22 28.6% 14.3% 28.6% 28.6% Kicked 22.7%

Opp 22 100.0% Midfield 23.5%

Overall 20.0% 10.0% 15.0% 35.0% 20.0% Wide 11.8%

LINEOUTS ITALY - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2019

OWN LINEOUTS LINEOUT THROW LINEOUT SPEED

4 (6.6%) 3.3% 4 (6.6%) 3 (4.9%) 24.6%

44.3% Total: 61

27.9% 54 (88.5%) 57 (93.4%)

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Lineouts - Effective 79.9% Front 37.0% Fast 8.4% Middle 34.5% Lineouts - Ineffective 7.6% Back 24.5% Slow 91.6% Lineouts - Turnover 12.5% Quick 4.1%

LINEOUT BREAKDOWNS PLAYER STATISTICS - MINIMUM 160 MINUTES PLAYED Total % of Total Own lineout takes / 80 minutes 3 Man - Effective 2 3.4% 1 Federico Ruzza 4.6 4 Man - Effective 6 10.2% 5 Man - Effective 17 28.8% 2 Sergio Parisse 3.7 5 Man - Ineffective 1 1.7% 3 Dean Budd 2.4 5 Man - Turnover 1 1.7% 6 Man - Effective 17 28.8% Lineout steals / 80 minutes 6 Man - Turnover 2 3.4% 1 Abraham Jurgen Steyn 0.6 Full - Effective 11 18.6% Full - Turnover 1 1.7% 2 Sergio Parisse 0.5 Quick - Effective 1 1.7% 3 Dean Budd 0.3

MOVEMENT FROM LINEOUTS CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Drive 38.5% Own 22 66.7% 16.7% 16.7%

End of Play 2.3% Own 22-50 50.0% 21.4% 21.4% 7.1% Move 3.7%

50-Opp 22 13.6% 31.8% 36.4% 9.1% Off The Top 25.5%

Over The Back 2.3% Opp 22 88.2% 5.9% Quick Feed 11.9%

Overall 42.4% 8.5% 23.7% 16.9% Other 15.9%

OPPONENT LINEOUTS & RESTARTS ITALY - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2019

OPPONENT LINEOUTS OPPONENT LINEOUT BREAKDOWNS Total % of Total

13 (18.6%) 3 Man - Opponent Effective 1 1.4%

4 Man - Opponent Effective 1 1.4% 3 (4.3%) Total: 4 Man - Turnover Won 1 1.4% 70 5 Man - Opponent Effective 19 27.1%

5 Man - Opponent Ineffective 1 1.4% 54 (77.1%) 5 Man - Turnover Won 4 5.7%

6 Man - Opponent Effective 23 32.9%

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES 6 Man - Turnover Won 5 7.1%

Turnover Won 12.5% Full - Opponent Effective 7 10.0%

Full - Opponent Ineffective 2 2.9% Opponent Ineffective 7.6% Full - Turnover Won 3 4.3% 79.9% Opponent Effective Quick - Effective 3 4.3%

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

2 (5.9%) 14.7% Long - Lost 73.5% 2.9%

5.9%

Rank: 1 Short - Retained 5.9%

82.4% 32 (94.1%) Short - Lost 20.6%

Won Lost Right Split Left

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

Long - Lost 50.0% 0.0% 2 (100.0%) 100.0% Rank: 2

Short - Lost 50.0%

Lost Left

DEFENCE ITALY - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2019

% SUCCESSFUL TACKLES CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES OPPONENT GAINLINE SUCCESS

% Successful Tackles 89.5% 27.1% % Missed Tackles 10.5%

89.2% Rank: 5 Rank: 4 Gainline Forwards 49.9% 53.7%

Gainline Static 19.6% 19.3% Gainline Backward 30.6%

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Total tackles / match 191.8 5 201.2

Total successful tackles / match 171.0 5 180.1

Dominant tackles / match 10.0 6 16.2

% Tackles dominant 5.2% 6 8.1%

Turnover tackles / match 2.6 4 3.1

Turnovers won / match 3.4 4 4.0

OPPONENT POSSESSIONS

Line breaks / match 4.8 5 4.0

Tackle breaks / match 6.6 4 6.1

Total carries / match 116.6 2 125.3

Metres carried / match 808.0 6 720.8

Average carry distance 6.9 6 5.8

Offloads / match 6.0 3 6.9

PLAYER STATISTICS - MINIMUM 160 MINUTES PLAYED

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

1 Leonardo Ghiraldini 20.9 1 Dave Sisi 2.6 1 Abraham Jurgen Steyn 0.8

2 Dean Budd 18.3 2 Dean Budd 1.7 2 Sergio Parisse 0.8

3 Sebastian Negri 17.7 3 Sebastian Negri 1.3 3 Tito Tebaldi 0.7

4 Dave Sisi 14.3 4 Leonardo Ghiraldini 0.8 4 Federico Ruzza 0.5

5 Abraham Jurgen Steyn 13.8 5 Federico Ruzza 0.8 5 Luca Morisi 0.4

PENALTIES CONCEDED & CARDS ITALY - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2019

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Total penalties conceded / match 8.2 3 8.0

Free kicks conceded / match 0.8 1 0.5

Yellow cards / match 0.0 4 0.2

Red cards / match 0.0 1 0.0

PENALTIES CONCEDED PER MATCH 14

7 5 4

L 1 2 3 4 5

PENALTIES & INFRINGEMENTS

ZONES TIMES TYPES

0'-10' 7 (17.1%) Foul 2 (4.9%) Own 22 5 (21.7%) 11'-20' 5 (12.2%) Maul 2 (4.9%) 21'-30' 6 (14.6%) Own 22-50 7 (30.4%) 31'-HT 2 (4.9%) Offside 6 (14.6%)

HT-50' 5 (12.2%) Ruck 3 (7.3%) 50-Opp 22 6 (26.1%) 51'-60' 5 (12.2%) Scrum 10 (24.4%) 61'-70' 5 (12.2%) Opp 22 5 (21.7%) 71'-80' 6 (14.6%) Tackle 18 (43.9%)

PLAYER STATISTICS - PER 80 AVERAGES WITH A MINIMUM 160 MINUTES PLAYED

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

1 Andrea Lovotti 4 1 Simone Ferrari 1.2

2 Leonardo Ghiraldini 4 2 Andrea Lovotti 1.2

3 Simone Ferrari 4 3 Leonardo Ghiraldini 1.1

4 Tito Tebaldi 3 4 Tito Tebaldi 1.0

5 Abraham Jurgen Steyn 2 5 Dean Budd 0.7