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PRE-MATCH REPORT

ITALY vs ENGLAND GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020 ROUND 5 Team Italy PRE-MATCH REPORT

ITALY vs ENGLAND GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

RESULTS

ITALY ENGLAND Round Opponent Score Round Opponent Score

1 Wales 0-42 L 1 France 17-24 L

2 France 22-35 L 2 Scotland 13-6 W

3 Scotland 0-17 L 3 Ireland 24-12 W

4 Ireland 17-50 L 4 Wales 33-30 W

HOME TEAM HOME RANK FOR AWAY TEAM AWAY RANK

39 6 POINTS 87 4 9.8 6 POINTS / MATCH 21.8 4 5 6 TRIES SCORED 9 4 1.25 6 TRIES SCORED / MATCH 2.25 4 64.1% 2 % POINTS SCORED FROM TRIES 51.7% 5 AGAINST

144 1 POINTS CONCEDED 72 4 36.0 1 POINTS CONCEDED / MATCH 18.0 4 20 1 TRIES CONCEDED 8 4 5.0 1 TRIES CONCEDED / MATCH 2.00 4 69.4% 1 % POINTS CONCEDED FROM TRIES 55.6% 3

TYPES OF PLAY

Italy England 52.1% 48.2% 41.5% 37.5% 14.3% 6.4%

Kick Ball Carry Passes Kick Ball Carry Passes

HOME TEAM PLAYER LEADERS AWAY TEAM

Paolo Garbisi 12 POINTS Owen Farrell 39

Edoardo Padovani 1 TRIES SCORED Elliot Daly 2

Jayden Hayward 2 TRY ASSISTS George Ford 4

Jake Polledri 49 CARRIES Tom Curry 39

Mattia Bellini 319.7 METRES CARRIED Jonny May 189.9

Matteo Minozzi 9 OFFLOADS Ben Youngs 5

Jake Polledri 62 SUCCESSFUL TACKLES Maro Itoje 71

Niccolo Cannone 6 DOMINANT TACKLES Maro Itoje 20

ITALY vs ENGLAND GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

OPPONENT 22 ENTRIES

Italy England Try & Conversion Scored Try & Missed Conversion 13.3% Penalty Try Scored 31.0% 0.0% Penalty Shot Scored

Points / Points / Drop Goal Scored Opp 22 Entry: Opp 22 Entry: Other Opp 22 Entries 1.10 2.48 58.6% 0.0% 10.3% 83.3% 0.0%

Opponent 22 entries / match 7.5 Opponent 22 entries / match 7.3

Rank 4 Rank 6

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

Italy England 48.2% 39.3% 39.3% 29.6% 21.4% 22.3%

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

Metres carried / match 781 Metres carried / match 493

Line breaks / match 4.0 Line breaks / match 2.5

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 England % Tackles dominant 8.5% 10.9% 1.6% 13.9% % Turnover Tackles

2.3% % Other Made Tackles % Missed Tackles

81.2% 75.3%

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

ITALY vs ENGLAND GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

HEAD TO HEAD

- England have won all 26 of their matches against Italy, including 20 meetings in the Six Nations, England are the only side the Italians have failed to beat since joining the Championship in 2000.

- England have scored 4+ tries in each of their last six Six Nations matches against Italy, with an average winning margin of 33 points across those six victories.

- Italy have finished within seven points of England on four occasions in the Six Nations, with three of those instances occurring in Rome (2008, 2010 and 2012, also once at Twickenham in 2013).

- England have scored 19 tries across their last three trips to Rome in the Six Nations, crossing at least five times in each of those matches, this after scoring just four in total in their three away games against Italy immediately before that run.

- The biggest victory in the Six Nations came in 2001, when England defeated Italy 80-23 at Twickenham. England would go on to win the title that year, finishing ahead of Ireland on points difference.

COMMON STATISTICS

- Only England (7.3) have averaged fewer entries into the opposition 22 per game than Italy (7.5) in the Six Nations this year, however Eddie Jones side have averaged over twice as many points per entry (2.5) than Italy (1.1).

- England have made 107 dominant tackles in the 2020 Six Nations, the only side to reach triple figures in this critical area, Italy (49) are the only side not to tally at least 50.

- Italy have recorded more running metres (3,123) than any other side in this year’s Six Nations, while England have tallied the fewest after four rounds (1,973).

- England have opted to kick on 138 occasions in the 2020 Six Nations, the most of any side, while Italy have kicked the least of- ten in the Championship this year (81).

- Only Wales (48) have made more offloads in the Championship this year than Italy (45), while England have made the joint fewest (17, level with Scotland).

ITALY vs ENGLAND GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

ITALY STATISTICS

- Italy’s last win in Rome in the Six Nations came in 2013, when they beat Ireland 22-15, keeping the visitors tryless as Luciano Orquera contributed 14 points with his boot (also Giovanbattista Venditti try and Gonzalo Garcia penalty goal).

- Italy have lost each of their 26 games in the Six Nations since beating Scotland in 2015, the longest losing run by any side in Five/Six Nations history; only on two occasions in that spell have Italy lost by a single figure margin (v France 2016, v Scotland 2018).

- After defeat to Ireland last weekend, Italy are assured of a 15th Wooden Spoon and a fifth in a row, the last time England finished bottom of the pile in the Championship was in 1987.

- Jake Polledri has made the most tackle breaks (9) of any player at the 2020 Six Nations, he’s also made the most offloads of any forward (8) and fourth-most carries overall (49).

- Matteo Minozzi joins back up with Italy for this match, he has made the most offloads (9) of any player in the tournament.

ENGLAND STATISTICS

- England have converted all nine of the tries they have scored at the 2020 Six Nations, the only side in the Championship with a 100% success rate after scoring a 5-pointer.

- Two-thirds of England’s tries at the 2020 Six Nations have originated from a lineout (6/9), the highest ratio of any side.

- England have made fewer carries (363) than any other side at the 2020 Six Nations, as well as fewer metres with the ball in hand (1,973).

- Maro Itoje has made 20 dominant tackles in the 2020 Six Nations, seven more than any player from any side, Sam Underhill has made the joint third most (11); Itoje also tops the rankings for arrivals at attacking rucks (135).

- George Ford has made the most kicks (44) and tallied the most kicking metres (1,475) of any player at the 2020 Six Nations.

ITALY STATISTICS

POINTS SCORED ITALY - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Points scored 39 6 21.1

Points scored / match 9.8 6 21.1

Tries scored 5 6 2.46

Tries scored / match 1.25 6 2.46

% Points scored from tries 64.1% 2 58.3%

Conversion success % 80.0% 3 79.7%

Successful penalties / match 0.50 6 1.63

Penalty shot success % 50.0% 6 76.5%

POINTS PER MATCH 22 17

0 0

1 2 3 4

POINTS - TIMING TRY ORIGINS

0'-10' 3 (7.7%) Try-From Counter Attack 1 (20.00%) 11'-20' 0 (0.0%)

21'-30' 10 (25.6%) Try-From Lineout 1 (20.00%) 31'-HT 0 (0.0%)

HT-50' 0 (0.0%) Try-From Scrum 1 (20.00%) 51'-60' 7 (17.9%)

61'-70' 7 (17.9%) Try-From Turnover 2 (40.00%) 71'-80' 12 (30.8%)

KICKS AT GOAL ITALY - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

KICK LOCATIONS LAST 20 KICKS

Opponent Minute Player

Ireland 80 Paolo Garbisi Conversion made

56 Paolo Garbisi Conversion made

4 Paolo Garbisi Penalty made

Scotland 39 Tommaso Allan Penalty missed

France 80 Carlo Canna Conversion missed

66 Tommaso Allan Conversion made

55 Tommaso Allan Penalty missed

29 Tommaso Allan Penalty made

26 Tommaso Allan Conversion made

CONVERSIONS Carlo Canna Paolo Garbisi Tommaso Allan

Made: 0 Made: 2 Made: 2 1 (100.0%) 2 (100.0%) 2 (100.0%) Rank: 12 Rank: 8 Rank: 8

PENALTY KICKS AT GOAL Paolo Garbisi Tommaso Allan

1 (33.3%)

Made: 1 Made: 1 1 (100.0%) Rank: 7 Rank: 7

2 (66.7%)

Ranks across total successful kicks

PLAYER SCORING STATISTICS ITALY - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

GP MP Points Points / 80 Tries Con Pen Drop Alessandro Zanni 2 90 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Andrea Lovotti 3 156 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Braam Steyn 4 320 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Callum Braley 4 201 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Carlo Canna 4 320 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Danilo Fischetti 4 131 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

David Sisi 1 34 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Dean Budd 3 123 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Edoardo Padovani 1 80 5 5.0 1 0 0 0

Federico Mori 1 27 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Federico Ruzza 1 3 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Federico Zani 3 42 5 9.5 1 0 0 0

Gianmarco Lucchesi 1 34 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Giosue Zilocchi 4 200 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Giovanni Licata 3 90 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Giulio Bisegni 2 12 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Guglielmo Palazzani 3 50 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Jake Polledri 4 301 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Jayden Hayward 4 264 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Jimmy Tuivaiti 1 19 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Johan Meyer 1 19 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Leonardo Sarto 1 56 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Luca Bigi 4 242 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Luca Morisi 4 293 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Marcello Violi 1 70 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Marco Lazzaroni 3 107 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Marco Riccioni 3 87 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Matteo Minozzi 3 240 5 1.7 1 0 0 0

Mattia Bellini 4 314 5 1.3 1 0 0 0 Maxime Mbanda 1 15 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Niccolo Cannone 4 265 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Paolo Garbisi 1 80 12 12.0 1 2 1 0

Pietro Ceccarelli 1 34 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Sebastian Negri 4 216 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Simone Ferrari 1 34 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 Tommaso Allan 3 229 7 2.4 0 2 1 0

POINTS CONCEDED ITALY - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Points conceded 144 6 21.1

Points conceded / match 36.0 6 21.1

Tries conceded 20 6 2.46

Tries conceded / match 5.00 6 2.46

% Points conceded from tries 69.4% 6 58.3%

Opponent conversion success % 65.0% 1 79.7%

Opponent successful penalties / match 1.50 1 1.63

Opponent penalty shot success % 75.0% 2 76.5%

POINTS CONCEDED PER MATCH 50 42 35

1 2 3 4

POINTS CONCEDED - TIMING OPPONENT TRY ORIGINS

0'-10' 18 (12.5%) Try-From Counter Attack 4 (20.0%) 11'-20' 19 (13.2%)

21'-30' 15 (10.4%) Try-From Lineout 11 (55.0%) 31'-HT 21 (14.6%)

HT-50' 5 (3.5%) Try-From Tap Penalty 1 (5.0%) 51'-60' 10 (6.9%)

61'-70' 19 (13.2%) Try-From Turnover 4 (20.0%) 71'-80' 37 (25.7%)

POSSESSION ITALY - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

POSSESSION % TERRITORY % EFFECTIVE PLAYING TIME

52% 45% 40:34 Rank: 3 Rank: 6 Rank: 2

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

% Balls played with hands 93.6% 1 90.5%

Total passes / match 176.0 2 145.5

Offloads / match 11.3 2 7.9

Total carries / match 131.0 2 117.1

Metres carried / match 780.9 1 685.8

Average carry distance 6.0 3 5.9

% Balls kicked 6.4% 6 9.5%

Open play kicks / match 20.3 6 26.8

Kicking metres / match 733.6 5 851.6

Average kicking distance 36.2 1 31.8

% Time in opponent 22 8.9% 6 11.6%

Turnovers conceded / match 14.0 3 12.8

TEAM POSSESSIONS OPPONENT POSSESSIONS 37.4% 32.3% 28.3% 31.3% 25.0%

17.1% 14.2% 14.4%

% 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 2020

Own 22 Own 22-50 50-Opp 22 Opp 22 56.3% 52.6% 52.9% 45.9% 39.5% 40.8% 42.5% 36.3% 24.2%

6.6% 1.3% 1.2%

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

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

30.1% 38.7% 31.2% 14.6% 40.1% 45.3% 3.5% 40.2% 56.3% 0.8% 47.9% 51.3%

PHASES

First 3 Phases 38.3% 36.9% 24.8% Own 22 4+ Phases 62.5% 25.0% 12.5%

First 3 Phases 54.1% 40.6% 5.3% Own 22-50 4+ Phases 47.7% 41.5% 10.8%

First 3 Phases 55.1% 43.7% 50-Opp 22 4+ Phases 58.4% 40.1%

First 3 Phases 52.1% 46.8% Opp 22 4+ Phases 53.9% 44.7%

GAME STATES

Leading 50.0% 50.0%

Own 22 Tied 46.2% 30.8% 23.1%

Trailing 38.7% 36.6% 24.6%

Tied 58.3% 33.3% 8.3% Own 22-50 Trailing 52.3% 41.2% 6.5%

Tied 64.5% 35.5% 50-Opp 22 Trailing 55.6% 43.1%

Tied 60.0% 30.0% 10.0% Opp 22 Trailing 52.5% 46.9%

ATTACKS ITALY - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

GAINLINE SUCCESS OVERALL OWN HALF OPPONENT HALF

28.7% 35.0% 39.3% 39.3% 47.1% 45.3% Rank: 6 Rank: 6 Rank: 6

24.3% 21.4% 19.8%

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Gainline Forwards 48.6% Gainline Forwards 38.1% Gainline Forwards 51.9%

Gainline Static 20.8% Gainline Static 19.9% Gainline Static 21.1%

Gainline Backward 30.6% Gainline Backward 41.9% Gainline Backward 27.0%

LINE BREAKS & TACKLE BREAKS LINE BREAK OUTCOMES

Line breaks 16 Error Turnover 1 (11.1%)

Line breaks / match 4.0 Kick Turnover 1 (11.1%)

Rank 4 Penalty Conceded 2 (22.2%) Tackle breaks 29

Penalty Won 1 (11.1%) Tackle breaks / match 7.3

Rank 2 Try 4 (44.4%)

PLAYER STATISTICS - MINIMUM 80 MINUTES PLAYED

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

1 Edoardo Padovani 1.0 1 Paolo Garbisi 4.0 1 Giovanni Licata 112.2

2 Paolo Garbisi 1.0 2 Jake Polledri 2.4 2 Jayden Hayward 96.7

3 Giovanni Licata 0.9 3 Mattia Bellini 1.0 3 Matteo Minozzi 91.0

4 Matteo Minozzi 0.7 4 Edoardo Padovani 1.0 4 Edoardo Padovani 88.0

5 Dean Budd 0.7 5 Giovanni Licata 0.9 5 Sebastian Negri 83.8

BREAKDOWNS ITALY - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

% RUCKS WON % MAULS WON OWN RUCK SPEEDS

26 (6.2%) 6.6%

10 (31.3%)

Rank: 33.8% Rank: AVG: 2.38 6 Rank: 1 5 59.6% 22 (68.8%)

396 (93.8%)

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Ruck speed 0-3 54.0% Rucks won 96.1% Mauls won 79.6%

Ruck speed 3-6 31.5%

Rucks lost 3.9% Mauls lost 20.4% Ruck speed 6+ 14.4%

RUCK SPEEDS - LOCATIONS Own 22 Own 22-50 50-Opp 22 Opp 22 6.1% 3.9% 15.2% 8.2%

26.0% 39.4% AVG: 3.44 AVG: 2.46 AVG: 1.98 AVG: 2.43 Rank: 1 38.2% Rank: 1 Rank: 1 34.1% Rank: 1 55.7% 57.6%

70.1% 45.5%

Attacking Breakdown Arrivals Defensive Breakdown Arrivals Breakdown steals 1 Niccolo Cannone 92 1 Jake Polledri 34 1 Jake Polledri 4 2 Luca Bigi 89 2 Braam Steyn 29 2 Giovanni Licata 2 3 Giosue Zilocchi 81 3 Luca Bigi 24 3 Luca Bigi 1 4 Braam Steyn 70 4 Niccolo Cannone 22 4 Luca Morisi 1 5 Jake Polledri 70 5 Dean Budd 20 Team Total 9

First 3 Arrivals (Attacking) First 3 Arrivals (Defensive) Cleanouts 1 Niccolo Cannone 59 1 Jake Polledri 24 1 Giosue Zilocchi 44 2 Luca Bigi 57 2 Luca Bigi 14 2 Luca Bigi 43 3 Jake Polledri 46 3 Giosue Zilocchi 13 3 Niccolo Cannone 40 4 Braam Steyn 45 4 Dean Budd 12 4 Dean Budd 27 5 Giosue Zilocchi 43 5 Marco Riccioni 12 5 Jake Polledri 27

SCRUMS ITALY - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

OWN SCRUMS WON SCRUM PUSH OPPONENT SCRUMS WON

5.9% 5 (19.2%) 4 (22.2%)

Rank: Rank:

5 1

21 (80.8%) 14 (77.8%) 94.1%

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Forward 11.1% Scrum Won 88.1% Scrum Won 11.9%

Static 85.9%

Scrum Lost 11.9% Scrum Lost 88.1% Backward 3.0%

OWN SCRUMS OPPONENT SCRUMS Scrum Won Scrum Reset Retaine.. Scrum Lost Scrum Won Scrum Reset Retaine.. Scrum Lost 70.0% 13.3% 16.7% 20.0% 10.0% 70.0%

OWN SCRUMS WON OPPONENT SCRUMS WON Used Penalty Free Kick Used Penalty Free Kick Total 3 1 Total 15 4 2 % of Total 75.0% 25.0% % of Total 71.4% 19.0% 9.5% OPPONENT SCRUMS LOST OWN SCRUMS LOST Used Penalty Free Kick Total 3 2 Total 10 2 2 % of Total 60.0% 40.0% % of Total 71.4% 14.3% 14.3%

SCRUM MOVEMENT CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Own 22 25.0% 50.0% 25.0% Blind 12.2%

Own 22-50 66.7% 33.3% Close 26.7%

50-Opp 22 100.0% Kicked 23.3%

Opp 22 100.0% Midfield 31.1%

Overall 58.3% 8.3% 25.0% 8.3% Wide 6.7%

LINEOUTS ITALY - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

OWN LINEOUTS LINEOUT THROW LINEOUT SPEED

3.4% 8 (13.6%) 6 (15.4%) 22.0% 3 (5.1%) 37.3%

Total: 59

48 (81.4%) 37.3% 33 (84.6%)

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Lineouts - Effective 78.4% Front 33.4% Fast 6.3% Middle 42.2% Lineouts - Ineffective 6.6% Back 21.6% Slow 93.7% Lineouts - Turnover 15.0% Quick 2.8%

LINEOUT BREAKDOWNS PLAYER STATISTICS - MINIMUM 80 MINUTES PLAYED Total % of Total Own lineout takes / 80 minutes 4 Man - Effective 2 3.4% 1 Braam Steyn 4.8 4 Man - Turnover 1 1.7% 5 Man - Effective 8 13.8% 2 Dean Budd 2.6 5 Man - Turnover 1 1.7% 6 Man - Effective 24 41.4% 3 Niccolo Cannone 2.4 6 Man - Ineffective 2 3.4% 6 Man - Turnover 5 8.6% Full - Effective 12 20.7% Lineout steals / 80 minutes Full - Turnover 1 1.7% 1 Braam Steyn 0.5 Quick - Effective 2 3.4%

MOVEMENT FROM LINEOUTS CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Drive 39.0% Own 22 100.0%

End of Play 4.3% Own 22-50 33.3% 16.7% 33.3% 16.7% Move 5.3%

50-Opp 22 44.4% 11.1% 22.2% 11.1% 5.6% Off The Top 23.4%

Over The Back 1.4% Opp 22 84.6% 7.7% 7.7% Quick Feed 9.9%

Overall 55.3% 7.9% 18.4% 7.9% 7.9% Other 16.7%

OPPONENT LINEOUTS & RESTARTS ITALY - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

OPPONENT LINEOUTS OPPONENT LINEOUT BREAKDOWNS Total % of Total 8 (14.5%) 3 Man - Opponent Effective 1 1.8% 1 (1.8%) 4 Man - Opponent Effective 3 5.5% Total: 55 5 Man - Opponent Effective 9 16.4%

5 Man - Turnover Won 2 3.6%

46 (83.6%) 6 Man - Opponent Effective 28 50.9%

6 Man - Opponent Ineffective 1 1.8% CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES 6 Man - Turnover Won 4 7.3% Turnover Won 15.0% Full - Opponent Effective 4 7.3%

Opponent Ineffective 6.6% Full - Turnover Won 2 3.6%

Opponent Effective 78.4% Quick - Effective 1 1.8%

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

1 (3.4%) Long - Lost 93.1%

3.4% 100.0% Rank: 4 Short - Retained 3.4%

28 (96.6%) Short - Lost 3.4%

Won Lost Right

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

Long - Lost 33.3% 0.0% 3 (100.0%) 100.0% Rank: 5

Short - Lost 66.7%

Lost Right

DEFENCE ITALY - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

% SUCCESSFUL TACKLES CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES OPPONENT GAINLINE SUCCESS

% Successful Tackles 90.9% 29.6% % Missed Tackles 9.1%

89.1% 49.3% Rank: 4 Rank: 6 Gainline Forwards 48.6%

Gainline Static 20.8%

21.1% Gainline Backward 30.6%

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Total tackles / match 193.3 2 181.7

Total successful tackles / match 172.3 3 165.2

Dominant tackles / match 12.3 6 18.0

% Tackles dominant 6.3% 6 9.9%

Turnover tackles / match 3.0 5 3.3

Turnovers won / match 3.5 5 4.6

OPPONENT POSSESSIONS

Line breaks / match 7.8 6 4.5

Tackle breaks / match 9.5 6 5.3

Total carries / match 122.8 5 117.1

Metres carried / match 823.6 6 685.8

Average carry distance 6.7 6 5.9

Offloads / match 10.0 5 7.9

PLAYER STATISTICS - MINIMUM 80 MINUTES PLAYED

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

1 Danilo Fischetti 16.5 1 Giovanni Licata 3.6 1 Giovanni Licata 1.8

2 Jake Polledri 16.5 2 Danilo Fischetti 3.1 2 Jake Polledri 1.3

3 Luca Bigi 16.2 3 Andrea Lovotti 2.6 3 Edoardo Padovani 1.0

4 Niccolo Cannone 16.0 4 Marco Lazzaroni 2.2 4 Braam Steyn 0.5

5 Andrea Lovotti 15.9 5 Niccolo Cannone 1.8 5 Tommaso Allan 0.3

PENALTIES CONCEDED & CARDS ITALY - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Total penalties conceded / match 9.5 3 8.9

Free kicks conceded / match 1.3 1 0.8

Yellow cards / match 0.3 3 0.3

Red cards / match 0.0 3 0.1

PENALTIES CONCEDED PER MATCH 10 10 10 8

1 2 3 4

PENALTIES & INFRINGEMENTS

ZONES TIMES TYPES

0'-10' 7 (18.4%) Foul 3 (7.9%) Own 22 8 (33.3%) - 8 (21.1%) 11' 20' Maul 1 (2.6%) 21'-30' 5 (13.2%) ( ) Own 22-50 7 (29.2%) Offside 3 7.9% 31'-HT 5 (13.2%) Other 1 (2.6%) HT-50' 3 (7.9%) 50-Opp 22 8 (33.3%) Ruck 11 (28.9%) 51'-60' 5 (13.2%) Scrum 5 (13.2%) 61'-70' 2 (5.3%) Opp 22 1 (4.2%) 71'-80' 3 (7.9%) Tackle 14 (36.8%)

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

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

1 Giosue Zilocchi 8 1 Giosue Zilocchi 3.2

2 Jake Polledri 6 2 Jake Polledri 1.6

3 Braam Steyn 3 3 Danilo Fischetti 1.2 1 Federico Zani 1 / 0

4 Sebastian Negri 3 4 Sebastian Negri 1.1

5 Carlo Canna 2 5 Alessandro Zanni 0.9

ENGLAND STATISTICS

POINTS SCORED ENGLAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Points scored 87 4 21.1

Points scored / match 21.8 4 21.1

Tries scored 9 4 2.46

Tries scored / match 2.25 4 2.46

% Points scored from tries 51.7% 5 58.3%

Conversion success % 100.0% 1 79.7%

Successful penalties / match 2.00 3 1.63

Penalty shot success % 72.7% 3 76.5%

POINTS PER MATCH 33

24 17 13

1 2 3 4

W L

POINTS - TIMING TRY ORIGINS

0'-10' 14 (16.1%) Try-From Counter Attack 1 (11.11%) 11'-20' 6 (6.9%)

21'-30' 7 (8.0%) Try-From Lineout 6 (66.67%) 31'-HT 13 (14.9%)

HT-50' 3 (3.4%) Try-From Scrum 1 (11.11%) 51'-60' 10 (11.5%)

61'-70' 26 (29.9%) Try-From Turnover 1 (11.11%) 71'-80' 8 (9.2%)

KICKS AT GOAL ENGLAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

KICK LOCATIONS LAST 20 KICKS

Opponent Minute Player Wales 62 Owen Farrell Conversion made 52 George Ford Penalty made 45 Owen Farrell Penalty made 39 Owen Farrell Penalty made 34 Owen Farrell Conversion made 16 Owen Farrell Penalty made 6 Owen Farrell Conversion made Ireland 64 Owen Farrell Conversion made 40 Owen Farrell Penalty made 25 Owen Farrell Conversion made 9 Owen Farrell Conversion made Scotland 77 Owen Farrell Penalty made 71 Owen Farrell Conversion made 66 Owen Farrell Penalty missed 39 George Ford Drop missed 27 Owen Farrell Penalty missed 11 Owen Farrell Penalty made 9 Owen Farrell Penalty missed France 80 Owen Farrell Penalty made 65 Owen Farrell Conversion made

CONVERSIONS Owen Farrell

Made: 9 9 (100.0%) Rank: 1

PENALTY KICKS AT GOAL George Ford Owen Farrell

3 (30.0%)

Made: 1 Made: 7 1 (100.0%) Rank: 7 Rank: 2

7 (70.0%)

Ranks across total successful kicks

PLAYER SCORING STATISTICS ENGLAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

GP MP Points Points / 80 Tries Con Pen Drop

Anthony Watson 1 80 5 5.0 1 0 0 0

Ben Earl 3 33 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Ben Youngs 4 211 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Charlie Ewels 3 91 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Courtney Lawes 4 205 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Elliot Daly 4 320 10 2.5 2 0 0 0

Ellis Genge 4 81 5 4.9 1 0 0 0

George Ford 4 315 8 2.0 1 0 1 0

George Furbank 2 160 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

George Kruis 4 212 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Henry Slade 2 79 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Jamie George 4 238 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Joe Launchbury 3 53 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Joe Marler 3 178 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Jonathan Joseph 3 224 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Jonny May 4 248 10 3.2 2 0 0 0

Kyle Sinckler 4 299 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Lewis Ludlam 2 78 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Luke Cowan-Dickie 3 83 5 4.8 1 0 0 0

Mako Vunipola 1 57 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Manu Tuilagi 3 164 5 2.4 1 0 0 0

Mark Wilson 1 76 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Maro Itoje 4 320 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Ollie Devoto 1 5 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Owen Farrell 4 320 39 9.8 0 9 7 0

Sam Underhill 3 226 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Tom Curry 4 306 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Will Stuart 3 22 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Willi Heinz 4 110 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

POINTS CONCEDED ENGLAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Points conceded 72 3 21.1

Points conceded / match 18.0 3 21.1

Tries conceded 8 3 2.46

Tries conceded / match 2.00 3 2.46

% Points conceded from tries 55.6% 3 58.3%

Opponent conversion success % 87.5% 4 79.7%

Opponent successful penalties / match 1.50 1 1.63

Opponent penalty shot success % 85.7% 3 76.5%

POINTS CONCEDED PER MATCH 30 24

12 6

1 2 3 4

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POINTS CONCEDED - TIMING OPPONENT TRY ORIGINS

0'-10' 10 (13.9%) Try-From Counter Attack 1 (12.5%) 11'-20' 8 (11.1%)

21'-30' 5 (6.9%) Try-From Lineout 3 (37.5%) 31'-HT 3 (4.2%)

HT-50' 15 (20.8%) Try-From Scrum 3 (37.5%) 51'-60' 7 (9.7%)

61'-70' 0 (0.0%) Try-From Turnover 1 (12.5%) 71'-80' 24 (33.3%)

POSSESSION ENGLAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

POSSESSION % TERRITORY % EFFECTIVE PLAYING TIME

47% 53% 38:10 Rank: 5 Rank: 2 Rank: 5

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

% Balls played with hands 85.7% 6 90.5%

Total passes / match 120.8 5 145.5

Offloads / match 4.3 5 7.9

Total carries / match 90.8 6 117.1

Metres carried / match 493.3 6 685.8

Average carry distance 5.4 6 5.9

% Balls kicked 14.3% 1 9.5%

Open play kicks / match 34.5 1 26.8

Kicking metres / match 1,052.3 1 851.6

Average kicking distance 30.5 5 31.8

% Time in opponent 22 12.4% 4 11.6%

Turnovers conceded / match 10.3 6 12.8

TEAM POSSESSIONS OPPONENT POSSESSIONS 31.4% 31.7% 31.9% 26.5% 26.9% 24.3% 17.0% 10.4%

% 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 ENGLAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

Own 22 Own 22-50 50-Opp 22 Opp 22 59.5% 51.4% 53.5% 46.1% 37.9% 33.5% 33.1% 30.6% 28.6% 18.1% 7.4% 0.4%

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

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

30.1% 38.7% 31.2% 14.6% 40.1% 45.3% 3.5% 40.2% 56.3% 0.8% 47.9% 51.3%

PHASES

Own 22 First 3 Phases 18.1% 30.6% 51.4%

First 3 Phases 34.0% 37.7% 28.3% Own 22-50 4+ Phases 50.0% 50.0%

First 3 Phases 61.0% 31.1% 7.9% 50-Opp 22 4+ Phases 53.3% 41.3% 5.3%

First 3 Phases 50.4% 49.6% Opp 22 4+ Phases 56.4% 42.9%

GAME STATES

Leading 17.8% 31.1% 51.1%

Own 22 Tied 16.7% 33.3% 50.0%

Trailing 20.0% 26.7% 53.3%

Leading 34.1% 37.8% 28.1%

Own 22-50 Tied 32.8% 36.2% 31.0%

Trailing 32.7% 40.0% 27.3%

Leading 60.0% 32.0% 8.0%

50-Opp 22 Tied 59.6% 30.3% 10.1%

Trailing 58.7% 37.5%

Leading 52.6% 46.4%

Opp 22 Tied 63.9% 36.1%

Trailing 51.2% 48.8%

ATTACKS ENGLAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

GAINLINE SUCCESS OVERALL OWN HALF OPPONENT HALF

27.0% 29.6% 30.6%

44.4% 48.2% Rank: 4 Rank: 5 Rank: 4 51.2%

21.8% 22.3% 25.0%

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Gainline Forwards 48.6% Gainline Forwards 38.1% Gainline Forwards 51.9%

Gainline Static 20.8% Gainline Static 19.9% Gainline Static 21.1%

Gainline Backward 30.6% Gainline Backward 41.9% Gainline Backward 27.0%

LINE BREAKS & TACKLE BREAKS LINE BREAK OUTCOMES

Line breaks 10 Error Turnover 1 (11.1%)

Line breaks / match 2.5 Held Up In Goal 1 (11.1%)

Rank 6 Kick Turnover 1 (11.1%) Tackle breaks 5

Penalty Won 1 (11.1%) Tackle breaks / match 1.3

Rank 6 Try 5 (55.6%)

PLAYER STATISTICS - MINIMUM 80 MINUTES PLAYED

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

1 Anthony Watson 2.0 1 Tom Curry 0.5 1 Anthony Watson 81.7

2 Manu Tuilagi 0.5 2 Courtney Lawes 0.4 2 Manu Tuilagi 66.5

3 Ben Youngs 0.4 3 Sam Underhill 0.4 3 Jonny May 61.3

4 George Kruis 0.4 4 George Ford 0.3 4 Tom Curry 49.3

5 Jonathan Joseph 0.4 5 Anthony Watson 0.0 5 Luke Cowan-Dickie 48.0

BREAKDOWNS ENGLAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

% RUCKS WON % MAULS WON OWN RUCK SPEEDS

10 (3.2%) 1 (4.3%) 17.9%

Rank: Rank: AVG: 3.98 3 Rank: 3 51.0% 1

31.0%

301 (96.8%) 22 (95.7%)

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Ruck speed 0-3 54.0% Rucks won 96.1% Mauls won 79.6%

Ruck speed 3-6 31.5%

Rucks lost 3.9% Mauls lost 20.4% Ruck speed 6+ 14.4%

RUCK SPEEDS - LOCATIONS Own 22 Own 22-50 50-Opp 22 Opp 22 8.8% 14.3% 18.6% 26.0% 36.0%

AVG: 6.65 AVG: 4.74 31.0% AVG: 3.23 AVG: 4.07 Rank: 3 Rank: 3 Rank: 6 Rank: 6 53.1% 57.1% 28.6% 60.2% 28.3%

38.0%

Attacking Breakdown Arrivals Defensive Breakdown Arrivals Breakdown steals 1 Maro Itoje 135 1 Tom Curry 31 1 Tom Curry 2 2 George Kruis 88 2 Courtney Lawes 21 2 Courtney Lawes 1 3 Kyle Sinckler 74 3 Maro Itoje 21 3 Lewis Ludlam 1 4 Tom Curry 71 4 Sam Underhill 19 4 Sam Underhill 1 5 Jamie George 50 5 Luke Cowan-Dickie 18 Team Total 5

First 3 Arrivals (Attacking) First 3 Arrivals (Defensive) Cleanouts 1 Maro Itoje 92 1 Tom Curry 24 1 Maro Itoje 38 2 George Kruis 70 2 Courtney Lawes 16 2 George Kruis 37 3 Kyle Sinckler 58 3 Luke Cowan-Dickie 14 3 Sam Underhill 25 4 Tom Curry 49 4 Mark Wilson 13 4 Owen Farrell 24 5 Jamie George 44 5 Sam Underhill 11 5 Tom Curry 24

SCRUMS ENGLAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

OWN SCRUMS WON SCRUM PUSH OPPONENT SCRUMS WON

2 (7.1%) 3 (13.6%)

35.0% Rank: Rank:

3 2 65.0%

26 (92.9%) 19 (86.4%)

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Forward 11.1% Scrum Won 88.1% Scrum Won 11.9%

Static 85.9%

Scrum Lost 11.9% Scrum Lost 88.1% Backward 3.0%

OWN SCRUMS OPPONENT SCRUMS Scrum Won Scrum Reset Retaine.. Scrum Lost Scrum Won Scrum Reset Retaine.. Scrum Lost 63.4% 31.7% 4.9% 9.1% 33.3% 57.6%

OWN SCRUMS WON OPPONENT SCRUMS WON Used Penalty Free Kick Used Penalty Free Kick Total 3 Total 19 6 1 % of Total 100.0% % of Total 73.1% 23.1% 3.8% OPPONENT SCRUMS LOST OWN SCRUMS LOST Used Penalty Free Kick Total 1 1 Total 15 2 2 % of Total 50.0% 50.0% % of Total 78.9% 10.5% 10.5%

SCRUM MOVEMENT CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Own 22 100.0% Blind 12.2%

Own 22-50 11.1% 55.6% 22.2% 11.1% Close 26.7%

50-Opp 22 25.0% 50.0% 25.0% Kicked 23.3%

Opp 22 25.0% 50.0% 25.0% Midfield 31.1%

Overall 20.0% 30.0% 35.0% 10.0% Wide 6.7%

LINEOUTS ENGLAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

OWN LINEOUTS LINEOUT THROW LINEOUT SPEED

2.1% 1 (2.1%) ( ) 8 17.0% 17.0%

1 (2.1%) 44.7% Total: 47

36.2% 38 (80.9%) 46 (97.9%)

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Lineouts - Effective 78.4% Front 33.4% Fast 6.3% Middle 42.2% Lineouts - Ineffective 6.6% Back 21.6% Slow 93.7% Lineouts - Turnover 15.0% Quick 2.8%

LINEOUT BREAKDOWNS PLAYER STATISTICS - MINIMUM 80 MINUTES PLAYED Total % of Total Own lineout takes / 80 minutes 3 Man - Effective 1 2.1% 1 Courtney Lawes 5.5 - 4 Man Effective 1 2.1% 2 Maro Itoje 2.8 4 Man - Turnover 2 4.3% 3 George Kruis 1.5 5 Man - Effective 20 42.6% 5 Man - Turnover 2 4.3% 6 Man - Effective 7 14.9% Lineout steals / 80 minutes 6 Man - Turnover 4 8.5% 1 Charlie Ewels 0.9 Full - Effective 8 17.0% Full - Ineffective 1 2.1% 2 George Kruis 0.8 Quick - Effective 1 2.1% 3 Maro Itoje 0.5

MOVEMENT FROM LINEOUTS CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Drive 39.0% Own 22 100.0%

End of Play 4.3% Own 22-50 61.5% 7.7% 15.4% 15.4% Move 5.3%

50-Opp 22 15.0% 60.0% 10.0% Off The Top 23.4%

Over The Back 1.4% Opp 22 63.6% 9.1% 9.1% 18.2% Quick Feed 9.9%

Overall 43.5% 30.4% 6.5% 10.9% 6.5% Other 16.7%

OPPONENT LINEOUTS & RESTARTS ENGLAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

OPPONENT LINEOUTS OPPONENT LINEOUT BREAKDOWNS Total % of Total

15 (22.4%) 3 Man - Opponent Effective 1 1.5%

4 Man - Opponent Effective 2 3.0%

Total: 4 Man - Turnover Won 2 3.0% 67 8 (11.9%) 5 Man - Opponent Effective 9 13.6% 44 (65.7%) 5 Man - Opponent Ineffective 3 4.5%

5 Man - Turnover Won 4 6.1%

6 Man - Opponent Effective 22 33.3%

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES 6 Man - Opponent Ineffective 5 7.6%

Turnover Won 15.0% 6 Man - Turnover Won 7 10.6%

Full - Opponent Effective 7 10.6% Opponent Ineffective 6.6% Full - Turnover Won 1 1.5% 78.4% Opponent Effective Quick - Effective 3 4.5%

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

20.0%

Long - Lost 93.3% 0.0% 6.7% 15 (100.0%) Rank: 5

73.3% Short - Lost 6.7%

Lost Right Split Left

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

Long - Lost 33.3% 0.0% 3 (100.0%) 100.0% Rank: 5

Short - Lost 66.7%

Lost Left

DEFENCE ENGLAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

% SUCCESSFUL TACKLES CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES OPPONENT GAINLINE SUCCESS

% Successful Tackles 90.9%

32.0% % Missed Tackles 9.1%

91.5% 49.2% Rank: 3 Rank: 3 Gainline Forwards 48.6%

Gainline Static 20.8%

Gainline Backward 30.6% 18.8%

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Total tackles / match 193.0 3 181.7

Total successful tackles / match 176.5 2 165.2

Dominant tackles / match 26.8 1 18.0

% Tackles dominant 13.9% 1 9.9%

Turnover tackles / match 4.5 1 3.3

Turnovers won / match 3.8 4 4.6

OPPONENT POSSESSIONS

Line breaks / match 3.0 2 4.5

Tackle breaks / match 4.0 2 5.3

Total carries / match 119.0 4 117.1

Metres carried / match 631.6 2 685.8

Average carry distance 5.3 2 5.9

Offloads / match 4.5 1 7.9

PLAYER STATISTICS - MINIMUM 80 MINUTES PLAYED

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

1 Luke Cowan-Dickie 23.1 1 Maro Itoje 5.0 1 George Kruis 1.1

2 Maro Itoje 17.8 2 Sam Underhill 3.9 2 Maro Itoje 1.0

3 Courtney Lawes 17.2 3 Courtney Lawes 3.5 3 Charlie Ewels 0.9

4 Sam Underhill 15.9 4 Joe Marler 3.1 4 Courtney Lawes 0.8

5 Charlie Ewels 15.8 5 Luke Cowan-Dickie 2.9 5 Tom Curry 0.5

PENALTIES CONCEDED & CARDS ENGLAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Total penalties conceded / match 8.3 5 8.9

Free kicks conceded / match 1.3 1 0.8

Yellow cards / match 0.3 3 0.3

Red cards / match 0.3 1 0.1

PENALTIES CONCEDED PER MATCH 12 10

6 5

1 2 3 4

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PENALTIES & INFRINGEMENTS

ZONES TIMES TYPES

0'-10' 1 (3.0%) Foul 9 (27.3%) ( ) Own 22 10 45.5% 11'-20' 7 (21.2%) Lineout 1 (3.0%)

21'-30' 1 (3.0%) Maul 1 (3.0%)

31'-HT 7 (21.2%) Offside 5 (15.2%) Own 22-50 6 (27.3%) HT-50' 6 (18.2%) Other 1 (3.0%)

51'-60' 1 (3.0%) Ruck 3 (9.1%)

4 (12.1%) 2 (6.1%) 50-Opp 22 6 (27.3%) 61'-70' Scrum 71'-80' 6 (18.2%) Tackle 11 (33.3%)

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

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

1 Maro Itoje 6 1 Ellis Genge 2.0 1 Ellis Genge 1 / 0 2 George Kruis 3 2 Luke Cowan-Dickie 1.9

3 Owen Farrell 3 3 Charlie Ewels 1.8

4 Charlie Ewels 2 4 Maro Itoje 1.5 2 Manu Tuilagi 0 / 1 5 Ellis Genge 2 5 George Kruis 1.1