Ireland V France

Team Ireland

PRE-MATCH REPORT

IRELAND vs FRANCE GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021 ROUND 2 Team PRE-MATCH REPORT Ireland

IRELAND vs FRANCE GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

RESULTS

IRELAND FRANCE Round Opponent Score Round Opponent Score

1 Wales 16-21 L 1 Italy 50-10 W

HOME TEAM HOME RANK FOR AWAY TEAM AWAY RANK

16 3 POINTS 50 1 16.0 3 POINTS / MATCH 50.0 1 1 3 TRIES SCORED 7 1 1.00 3 TRIES SCORED / MATCH 7.00 1 31.3% 5 % POINTS SCORED FROM TRIES 70.0% 1 AGAINST

21 2 POINTS CONCEDED 10 5 21.0 2 POINTS CONCEDED / MATCH 10.0 5 2 2 TRIES CONCEDED 1 3 2.00 2 TRIES CONCEDED / MATCH 1.000 3 47.6% 3 % POINTS CONCEDED FROM TRIES 50.0% 2

TYPES OF PLAY

Ireland France 53.6% 39.1% 42.2% 42.6% 15.2% 7.2%

Kick Ball Carry Passes Kick Ball Carry Passes

HOME TEAM PLAYER LEADERS AWAY TEAM

Johnny Sexton 8 POINTS Matthieu Jalibert 15

Tadhg Beirne 1 TRIES SCORED Teddy Thomas 2

Andrew Porter 0 TRY ASSISTS Antoine Dupont 4

Tadhg Beirne 21 CARRIES Gregory Alldritt 11

James Lowe 155.4 METRES CARRIED Arthur Vincent 100.9

Garry Ringrose 1 OFFLOADS Antoine Dupont 2

CJ Stander 10 SUCCESSFUL TACKLES Bernard le Roux 16

Will Connors 2 DOMINANT TACKLES Paul Willemse 2

IRELAND vs FRANCE GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

OPPONENT 22 ENTRIES

Ireland France Try & Conversion Scored Try & Missed Conversion 12.5% 0.0% Penalty Try Scored

36.4% Penalty Shot Scored

Points / Points / Drop Goal Scored Opp 22 Entry: Opp 22 Entry: Other Opp 22 Entries 0.88 4.27 54.5%

0.0% 9.1% 87.5%

Opponent 22 entries / match 8.0 Opponent 22 entries / match 11.0

Rank 4 Rank 1

The number of occasions a team has entered the opposition 22 and how many points they have scored with the entries. The 22 entry will also be calculated ..

POWER GAME

Ireland France 46.9% 42.9% 38.8% 34.7%

18.4% 18.4%

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

Metres carried / match 1,090 Metres carried / match 719

Line breaks / match 5.0 Line breaks / match 8.0

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

Ireland France % Tackles dominant

0.6% % Turnover Tackles 13.4% 1.6% 10.6% % Other Made Tackles % Missed Tackles

81.9% 86.1%

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

IRELAND vs FRANCE GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

HEAD TO HEAD

- Ireland lost their last game against France in the Six Nations but have not lost back-to-back games against Le Bleus in the Championship since 2010 and 2011.

- Ireland have won five of their last seven clashes with France in the Six Nations (L2) after winning only four of their 30 previous meetings with Les Bleus in Five/Six Nations (D3 L23).

- Ireland have won their last three home games against France in the Six Nations, as many as in their previous seven such meetings (D1 L3).

- France failed to score in the first-half during their last trip to Ireland in the Six Nations (14-26 defeat in 2019), the only time they have remained pointless in the first-half of an away game in the Championship over the last 10 years.

- Ireland have scored 20+ points in each of their last two games against France in the Tournament but have never reached that tally in more consecutive games against Les Bleus in Five/Six Nations.

COMMON STATISTICS

- Ireland won seven turnovers in the opening round of this year's Six Nations, more than any other nation, while France won the second most (6).

- Ireland made 189 carries in the opening round of this year’s Championship, more than any other nation, while only England (70) made fewer than France (94).

- Three of the five players to make a round-high two linebreaks last weekend play for either France (Arthur Vincent, Teddy Thomas) or Ireland (Hugo Keenan).

- France’s Matthieu Jalibert slotted each of his seven kicks at goal against Italy, no player successfully kicked as many, while Ireland’s Johnny Sexton kicked 3/3 for Ireland.

- Iain Henderson (Ireland) and Jean-Baptiste Gros (France) each recorded two breakdown steals in the opening round of this year’s Six Nations, no other player made as many in Round 1.

IRELAND vs FRANCE GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

IRELAND STATISTICS

- Ireland lost to Wales on the opening weekend of the 2021 Six Nations, they’ve never lost their opening two games of a Six Nations campaign.

- Ireland carried the ball for 1,090 metres against Wales in Round 1, no other team carried for over 1000 metres in the opening round.

- Ireland’s Tadhg Beirne made the most carries of any player in the opening round of this year’s Six Nations (21) while he also hit the most rucks of any player (48) and was Ireland’s joint top tackler (10, level with CJ Stander).

- James Lowe ran with the ball for 155 metres in Ireland’s opening game against Wales, the most of any player in Round 1, while teammate Hugo Keenan recorded the fourth most ball carry metres (123).

- Ireland’s Will Connors was one of just five players to make a round-high two dominant tackles in the opening round of this year’s Six Nations, despite playing just 20 minutes as a replacement.

FRANCE STATISTICS

- France have won three of their last four away games in the Six Nations, as many victories as they’d managed in their previous 18 games on the road in the Championship (D1, L14).

- France scored the opening try in their Round 1 match against Italy and have now crossed for the opening try of the game in 14 of their last 17 Six Nations matches, including their last seven in a row.

- France made nine offloads in their win over Italy, more than any other team in Round 1; Antoine Dupont made a joint high two offloads in the opening round and was one of just two players to assist a try with an offload (also Wales’ Josh Navidi).

- In Round 1 France’s Antoine Dupont assisted four tries, the joint most by any player in a Six Nations match, equalling the record set by Frédéric Michalak against Italy in 2006.

- France’s Paul Willemse made 16/16 tackles against Italy, no other player made 15+ tackles without missing at least one in Round 1 of this year’s Six Nations.

IRELAND STATISTICS

POINTS SCORED IRELAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Points scored 16 3 19.0

Points scored / match 16.0 3 19.0

Tries scored 1 3 2.00

Tries scored / match 1.00 3 2.00

% Points scored from tries 31.3% 5 52.6%

Conversion success % 100.0% 1 75.0%

Successful penalties / match 3.00 1 2.00

Penalty shot success % 100.0% 1 85.7%

POINTS PER MATCH

POINTS - TIMING TRY ORIGINS

0'-10' 0 (0.0%)

11'-20' 0 (0.0%)

21'-30' 3 (18.8%)

31'-HT 10 (62.5%) Try-From Turnover 1 (100.0%) HT-50' 0 (0.0%)

51'-60' 0 (0.0%)

61'-70' 0 (0.0%)

71'-80' 3 (18.8%)

KICKS AT GOAL IRELAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

KICK LOCATIONS LAST 20 KICKS

Opponent Minute Player

Wales 72 Billy Burns Penalty made

39 Johnny Sexton Conversion made

35 Johnny Sexton Penalty made

29 Johnny Sexton Penalty made

CONVERSIONS Johnny Sexton

Made: 1 1 (100.0%) Rank: 2

PENALTY KICKS AT GOAL Billy Burns Johnny Sexton

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

Ranks across total successful kicks

PLAYER SCORING STATISTICS IRELAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

GP MP Points Points / 80 Tries Con Pen Drop

Andrew Porter 1 54 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Billy Burns 1 20 3 12.0 0 0 1 0

Cian Healy 1 51 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

CJ Stander 1 80 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

Garry Ringrose 1 80 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Hugo Keenan 1 80 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Iain Henderson 1 56 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

James Lowe 1 80 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

James Ryan 1 24 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Jamison Gibson-Park 1 8 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Johnny Sexton 1 69 8 9.3 0 1 2 0

Jordan Larmour 1 18 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Josh van der Flier 1 60 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Keith Earls 1 62 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

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

Rob Herring 1 72 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Robbie Henshaw 1 70 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Ronan Kelleher 1 8 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Tadhg Beirne 1 80 5 5.0 1 0 0 0

Tadhg Furlong 1 26 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Will Connors 1 20 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

POINTS CONCEDED IRELAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Points conceded 21 5 19.0

Points conceded / match 21.0 5 19.0

Tries conceded 2 5 2.00

Tries conceded / match 2.00 5 2.00

% Points conceded from tries 47.6% 4 52.6%

Opponent conversion success % 50.0% 2 75.0%

Opponent successful penalties / match 3.00 5 2.00

Opponent penalty shot success % 100.0% 2 85.7%

POINTS CONCEDED PER MATCH

POINTS CONCEDED - TIMING OPPONENT TRY ORIGINS

0'-10' 3 (14.3%)

11'-20' 3 (14.3%) Try-From Lineout 1 (50.0%) 21'-30' 0 (0.0%)

31'-HT 0 (0.0%)

HT-50' 5 (23.8%)

51'-60' 7 (33.3%) Try-From Turnover 1 (50.0%) 61'-70' 3 (14.3%)

71'-80' 0 (0.0%)

POSSESSION IRELAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

POSSESSION % TERRITORY % EFFECTIVE PLAYING TIME

62% 51% 44:12 Rank: 1 Rank: 3 Rank: 1

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

% Balls played with hands 92.8% 2 89.0%

Total passes / match 262.0 1 149.7

Offloads / match 3.0 5 5.0

Total carries / match 189.0 1 122.0

Metres carried / match 1,089.9 1 719.8

Average carry distance 5.8 3 5.9

% Balls kicked 7.2% 5 11.0%

Open play kicks / match 35.0 2 33.0

Kicking metres / match 870.2 5 1,014.6

Average kicking distance 24.9 6 30.7

% Time in opponent 22 16.1% 1 9.2%

Turnovers conceded / match 15.0 1 11.5

TEAM POSSESSIONS OPPONENT POSSESSIONS 37.1% 60.6% 35.1%

25.8%

24.0%

9.4% 2.0% 6.0%

% Possessions - % Possessions - % Possessions - % Possessions - % Possessions - % Possessions - % Possessions - % Possessions - GL-22 22-50 50-22 22-GL GL-22 22-50 50-22 22-GL

TYPES OF PLAY IRELAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

Own 22 Own 22-50 50-Opp 22 Opp 22 65.2% 58.1% 44.8% 41.2% 40.9% 39.8% 35.3% 33.3% 23.5% 14.3% 2.0% 1.5%

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

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES 34.7% 37.4% 27.9% 16.3% 41.7% 42.0% 3.8% 39.6% 56.7% 1.6% 44.2% 54.2%

PHASES

Own 22 First 3 Phases 23.5% 35.3% 41.2%

First 3 Phases 40.5% 42.3% 17.1% Own 22-50 4+ Phases 55.8% 37.2% 7.0%

First 3 Phases 54.4% 44.4% 50-Opp 22 4+ Phases 60.3% 37.2%

First 3 Phases 60.0% 40.0% Opp 22 4+ Phases 66.7% 31.4%

GAME STATES

Leading 16.7% 33.3% 50.0%

Own 22 Tied 50.0% 50.0%

Trailing 22.2% 44.4% 33.3%

Leading 39.4% 33.3% 27.3%

Own 22-50 Tied 38.9% 38.9% 22.2%

Trailing 47.6% 43.7% 8.7%

Leading 50.0% 50.0%

50-Opp 22 Tied 53.8% 46.2%

Trailing 59.6% 37.9%

Leading 100.0%

Opp 22 Tied 33.3% 66.7%

Trailing 65.6% 32.8%

ATTACKS IRELAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

GAINLINE SUCCESS OVERALL OWN HALF OPPONENT HALF

34.7% 32.8% 40.0% 44.0% 46.9% 48.4% Rank: 3 Rank: 3 Rank: 4

18.9% 18.4% 16.0%

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Gainline Forwards 47.7% Gainline Forwards 38.3% Gainline Forwards 51.2%

Gainline Static 18.1% Gainline Static 18.4% Gainline Static 18.0%

Gainline Backward 34.2% Gainline Backward 43.3% Gainline Backward 30.8%

LINE BREAKS & TACKLE BREAKS LINE BREAK OUTCOMES

Line breaks 5 Error Turnover 1 (20.0%)

Line breaks / match 5.0

Kick Turnover 1 (20.0%) Rank 4

Tackle breaks 26 Penalty Won 1 (20.0%)

Tackle breaks / match 26.0

Try 2 (40.0%) Rank 3

PLAYER STATISTICS - MINIMUM 1 MINUTES PLAYED

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

1 Hugo Keenan 2.0 1 Ronan Kelleher 20.0 1 Ronan Kelleher 253.0

2 Robbie Henshaw 1.1 2 Jordan Larmour 8.9 2 Billy Burns 202.0

3 Garry Ringrose 1.0 3 Tadhg Furlong 6.2 3 James Lowe 155.4

4 Tadhg Beirne 1.0 4 Garry Ringrose 5.0 4 Hugo Keenan 122.6

5 Andrew Porter 0.0 5 Robbie Henshaw 4.6 5 Jamison Gibson-Park 121.0

BREAKDOWNS IRELAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

% RUCKS WON % MAULS WON OWN RUCK SPEEDS

3 (1.8%) 3.1%

26.3%

Rank: Rank: AVG: 2.72 4 (100.0%) 2 Rank: 1 1

70.6%

165 (98.2%)

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Ruck speed 0-3 56.5% Rucks won 96.5% Mauls won 87.9%

Ruck speed 3-6 30.8%

Rucks lost 3.5% Mauls lost 12.1% Ruck speed 6+ 12.7%

RUCK SPEEDS - LOCATIONS Own 22 Own 22-50 50-Opp 22 Opp 22 11.8% 2.6% 20.0% 33.3% 28.9%

AVG: 3.80 AVG: 3.48 AVG: 2.37 AVG: 2.74 Rank: 1 Rank: 1 Rank: 1 Rank: 3 52.9% 35.3% 66.7% 68.4% 80.0%

Attacking Breakdown Arrivals Defensive Breakdown Arrivals Breakdown steals

1 Tadhg Beirne 38 1 Tadhg Beirne 10 1 Iain Henderson 2 2 Rob Herring 34 2 Cian Healy 7 2 Garry Ringrose 1 3 Iain Henderson 33 3 CJ Stander 7 3 Tadhg Beirne 1 4 Josh van der Flier 28 4 Josh van der Flier 7 5 Andrew Porter 26 5 Andrew Porter 6 Team Total 4

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

1 Tadhg Beirne 37 1 Tadhg Beirne 10 1 Rob Herring 13 2 Rob Herring 33 2 Cian Healy 7 2 Tadhg Beirne 13 3 Iain Henderson 32 3 CJ Stander 7 3 Andrew Porter 9 4 Josh van der Flier 27 4 Josh van der Flier 7 4 Cian Healy 9 5 CJ Stander 26 5 Andrew Porter 6 5 Hugo Keenan 8

SCRUMS IRELAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

OWN SCRUMS WON SCRUM PUSH OPPONENT SCRUMS WON

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

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Scrum Won 96.7% Forward 9.1% Scrum Won 3.3%

Scrum Lost 3.3% Static 90.9% Scrum Lost 96.7%

OWN SCRUMS OPPONENT SCRUMS Scrum Won Scrum Lost

100.0% 100.0%

OWN SCRUMS WON OPPONENT SCRUMS WON Used Penalty Free Kick Penalty

Total 5 Total

% of Total 100.0% % of Total

OWN SCRUMS LOST OPPONENT SCRUMS LOST

Total Total 5

% of Total % of Total 100.0%

LINEOUTS IRELAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

OWN LINEOUTS LINEOUT THROW

2 (22.2%)

44.4% Total: 9 5 (55.6%) 55.6% 2 (22.2%)

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

43.0% Lineouts - Effective 79.7% Front

Middle 45.6% Lineouts - Ineffective 5.1% Back 10.1%

Lineouts - Turnover 15.2% Quick 1.3%

LINEOUT BREAKDOWNS PLAYER STATISTICS - MINIMUM 1 MINUTES PLAYED

Total % of Total Own lineout takes / 80 minutes

1 Tadhg Beirne 4.0 5 Man - Effective 3 37.5%

2 James Ryan 3.3

5 Man - Ineffective 1 12.5%

3 Iain Henderson 2.9

5 Man - Turnover 2 25.0% Lineout steals / 80 minutes

1 James Ryan 6.7

6 Man - Effective 2 25.0% 2 CJ Stander 1.0

OPPONENT LINEOUTS & RESTARTS IRELAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

OPPONENT LINEOUTS OPPONENT LINEOUT BREAKDOWNS Total % of Total

4 (26.7%) 4 Man - Opponent Effective 1 6.7%

Total: 4 Man - Turnover Won 1 6.7% 15

11 (73.3%) 5 Man - Opponent Effective 3 20.0%

6 Man - Opponent Effective 1 6.7% CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Turnover Won 15.2% 6 Man - Turnover Won 3 20.0%

Opponent Ineffective 5.1%

Full - Opponent Effective 6 40.0% Opponent Effective 79.7%

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

Long - Lost 50.0% 0.0% 6 (100.0%) 100.0% Rank: 1

Short - Lost 50.0%

Lost Right

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

DEFENCE IRELAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

% SUCCESSFUL TACKLES CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES OPPONENT GAINLINE SUCCESS

% Successful Tackles 86.8% 25.4% % Missed Tackles 13.2%

86.6% Rank: 6 Rank: 4 Gainline Forwards 47.7% 59.7% Gainline Static 18.1% 14.9%

Gainline Backward 34.2%

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Total tackles / match 127.0 4 164.7

Total successful tackles / match 110.0 4 143.0

Dominant tackles / match 4.0 4 4.7

% Tackles dominant 3.1% 1 2.8%

Turnovers won / match 7.0 1 4.2

Turnover tackles / match 2.0 1 1.2

OPPONENT POSSESSIONS

Line breaks / match 3.0 2 4.8

Tackle breaks / match 17.0 2 21.7

Total carries / match 95.0 3 122.0

Metres carried / match 503.9 2 719.8

Average carry distance 5.3 2 5.9

Offloads / match 5.0 4 5.0

PLAYER STATISTICS - MINIMUM 1 MINUTES PLAYED

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

1 James Ryan 23.3 1 Ronan Kelleher 10.0 1 James Ryan 6.7

2 Peter O'Mahony 22.9 2 Will Connors 8.0 2 Iain Henderson 2.9

3 Will Connors 16.0 3 Hugo Keenan 1.0 3 CJ Stander 1.0

4 Tadhg Furlong 15.4 4 Andrew Porter 0.0 4 Garry Ringrose 1.0

5 Josh van der Flier 12.0 5 Billy Burns 0.0 5 Tadhg Beirne 1.0

PENALTIES CONCEDED & CARDS IRELAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Total penalties conceded / match 11.0 3 10.7

Free kicks conceded / match 0.0 4 0.7

Yellow cards / match 0.0 3 0.3

Red cards / match 1.0 1 0.2

PENALTIES CONCEDED PER MATCH

PENALTIES & INFRINGEMENTS

ZONES TIMES TYPES

0'-10' 2 (18.2%) Lineout 1 (9.1%) Own 22 2 (25.0%) 11'-20' 2 (18.2%) Maul 1 (9.1%) HT-50' 1 (9.1%) Own 22-50 2 (25.0%) Other 2 (18.2%) 51'-60' 3 (27.3%) Ruck 4 (36.4%) 61'-70' 2 (18.2%) 50-Opp 22 4 (50.0%) 71'-80' 1 (9.1%) Tackle 3 (27.3%)

PLAYER STATISTICS - PER 80 AVERAGES WITH A MINIMUM 1 MINUTES PLAYED

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

1 Tadhg Beirne 3 1 Peter O'Mahony 11.4

2 Peter O'Mahony 2 2 Tadhg Beirne 3.0

3 Conor Murray 1 3 Josh van der Flier 1.3 1 Peter O'Mahony 0 / 1

4 Johnny Sexton 1 4 Keith Earls 1.3

5 Josh van der Flier 1 5 Johnny Sexton 1.2

FRANCE STATISTICS

POINTS SCORED FRANCE - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Points scored 50 1 19.0

Points scored / match 50.0 1 19.0

Tries scored 7 1 2.00

Tries scored / match 7.00 1 2.00

% Points scored from tries 70.0% 1 52.6%

Conversion success % 85.7% 3 75.0%

Successful penalties / match 1.00 5 2.00

Penalty shot success % 100.0% 1 85.7%

POINTS PER MATCH

POINTS - TIMING TRY ORIGINS

0'-10' 7 (14.0%) Try-From Counter Attack 2 (28.57%) 11'-20' 3 (6.0%)

21'-30' 12 (24.0%) Try-From Lineout 3 (42.86%) 31'-HT 2 (4.0%)

HT-50' 5 (10.0%) Try-From Scrum 1 (14.29%) 51'-60' 16 (32.0%)

61'-70' 0 (0.0%) Try-From Turnover 1 (14.29%) 71'-80' 5 (10.0%)

KICKS AT GOAL FRANCE - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

KICK LOCATIONS LAST 20 KICKS

Opponent Minute Player

Italy 75 Louis Carbonel Conversion missed

58 Matthieu Jalibert Conversion made

54 Matthieu Jalibert Conversion made

51 Matthieu Jalibert Conversion made

31 Matthieu Jalibert Conversion made

28 Matthieu Jalibert Conversion made

11 Matthieu Jalibert Penalty made

7 Matthieu Jalibert Conversion made

CONVERSIONS Louis Carbonel Matthieu Jalibert

Made: 0 Made: 6 1 (100.0%) 6 (100.0%) Rank: 5 Rank: 1

PENALTY KICKS AT GOAL Matthieu Jalibert

Made: 1 1 (100.0%) Rank: 5

Ranks across total successful kicks

PLAYER SCORING STATISTICS FRANCE - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

GP MP Points Points / 80 Tries Con Pen Drop

Anthony Jelonch 1 22 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Antoine Dupont 1 59 5 6.8 1 0 0 0

Arthur Vincent 1 80 5 5.0 1 0 0 0

Baptiste Serin 1 21 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Bernard le Roux 1 80 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Brice Dulin 1 80 5 5.0 1 0 0 0

Charles Ollivon 1 80 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Cyril Baille 1 52 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Damian Penaud 1 21 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Dorian Aldegheri 1 28 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Dylan Cretin 1 80 5 5.0 1 0 0 0

Gabin Villiere 1 80 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Gael Fickou 1 59 5 6.8 1 0 0 0

Gregory Alldritt 1 58 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Jean-Baptiste Gros 1 28 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Julien Marchand 1 45 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Louis Carbonel 1 21 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Matthieu Jalibert 1 59 15 20.3 0 6 1 0

Mohamed Haouas 1 52 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Paul Willemse 1 58 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Pierre Bourgarit 1 35 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Romain Taofifenua 1 22 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Teddy Thomas 1 80 10 10.0 2 0 0 0

POINTS CONCEDED FRANCE - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Points conceded 10 2 19.0

Points conceded / match 10.0 2 19.0

Tries conceded 1 2 2.00

Tries conceded / match 1.00 2 2.00

% Points conceded from tries 50.0% 5 52.6%

Opponent conversion success % 100.0% 4 75.0%

Opponent successful penalties / match 1.00 1 2.00

Opponent penalty shot success % 100.0% 2 85.7%

POINTS CONCEDED PER MATCH

1 W

POINTS CONCEDED - TIMING OPPONENT TRY ORIGINS

0'-10' 0 (0.0%)

11'-20' 3 (30.0%)

21'-30' 0 (0.0%)

31'-HT 0 (0.0%) Try-From Turnover 1 (100.0%) HT-50' 0 (0.0%)

51'-60' 0 (0.0%)

61'-70' 7 (70.0%)

71'-80' 0 (0.0%)

POSSESSION FRANCE - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

POSSESSION % TERRITORY % EFFECTIVE PLAYING TIME

44% 47% 35:56 Rank: 4 Rank: 5 Rank: 5

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

% Balls played with hands 84.8% 5 89.0%

Total passes / match 104.0 5 149.7

Offloads / match 9.0 1 5.0

Total carries / match 94.0 5 122.0

Metres carried / match 719.3 3 719.8

Average carry distance 7.7 1 5.9

% Balls kicked 15.2% 2 11.0%

Open play kicks / match 34.0 4 33.0

Kicking metres / match 1,197.0 1 1,014.6

Average kicking distance 35.2 3 30.7

% Time in opponent 22 7.4% 4 9.2%

Turnovers conceded / match 7.0 6 11.5

TEAM POSSESSIONS OPPONENT POSSESSIONS

32.8% 35.2% 36.7% 29.5%

20.8% 16.9% 17.8% 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 FRANCE - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

Own 22 Own 22-50 50-Opp 22 Opp 22

50.0% 48.5% 44.3% 45.5% 39.5% 39.0% 40.3%

32.6% 27.9%

20.8%

5.7% 6.1%

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

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES 34.7% 37.4% 27.9% 16.3% 41.7% 42.0% 3.8% 39.6% 56.7% 1.6% 44.2% 54.2%

PHASES

Own 22 First 3 Phases 32.6% 39.5% 27.9%

First 3 Phases 41.7% 40.3% 18.1% Own 22-50 4+ Phases 20.0% 20.0% 60.0%

First 3 Phases 49.2% 44.4% 6.3% 50-Opp 22 4+ Phases 57.1% 42.9%

First 3 Phases 46.4% 46.4% 7.1% Opp 22 4+ Phases 40.0% 60.0%

GAME STATES

Leading 33.3% 40.5% 26.2% Own 22 Tied 100.0%

Leading 36.9% 41.5% 21.5% Own 22-50 Tied 58.3% 25.0% 16.7%

Leading 49.2% 45.9% 4.9% 50-Opp 22 Tied 55.6% 33.3% 11.1%

Leading 42.9% 47.6% 9.5% Opp 22 Tied 50.0% 50.0%

ATTACKS FRANCE - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

GAINLINE SUCCESS OVERALL OWN HALF OPPONENT HALF

33.3% 38.8% 37.5% 42.9% 45.5% 50.0% Rank: 6 Rank: 5 Rank: 6

18.4% 12.5% 21.2%

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Gainline Forwards 47.7% Gainline Forwards 38.3% Gainline Forwards 51.2%

Gainline Static 18.1% Gainline Static 18.4% Gainline Static 18.0%

Gainline Backward 34.2% Gainline Backward 43.3% Gainline Backward 30.8%

LINE BREAKS & TACKLE BREAKS LINE BREAK OUTCOMES

Line breaks 8 Error Turnover 1 (12.5%) Line breaks / match 8.0

Rank 1 Penalty Conceded 1 (12.5%) Tackle breaks 28

Tackle breaks / match 28.0 Try 6 (75.0%) Rank 2

PLAYER STATISTICS - MINIMUM 1 MINUTES PLAYED

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

1 Arthur Vincent 2.0 1 Teddy Thomas 7.0 1 Louis Carbonel 126.1

2 Teddy Thomas 2.0 2 Arthur Vincent 5.0 2 Antoine Dupont 109.4

3 Matthieu Jalibert 1.4 3 Gabin Villiere 4.0 3 Arthur Vincent 100.9

4 Brice Dulin 1.0 4 Louis Carbonel 3.8 4 Teddy Thomas 95.8

5 Dylan Cretin 1.0 5 Romain Taofifenua 3.6 5 Brice Dulin 92.8

BREAKDOWNS FRANCE - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

% RUCKS WON % MAULS WON OWN RUCK SPEEDS

4 (6.9%) 14.3%

Rank: Rank: AVG: 3.40 5 (100.0%) 6 22.4% Rank: 3 1 63.3%

54 (93.1%)

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Ruck speed 0-3 56.5% Rucks won 96.5% Mauls won 87.9%

Ruck speed 3-6 30.8%

Rucks lost 3.5% Mauls lost 12.1% Ruck speed 6+ 12.7%

RUCK SPEED - LOCATIONS Own 22 Own 22-50 50-Opp 22 Opp 22 12.5% 23.1% 22.2% 20.0%

50.0% AVG: 6.38 AVG: 3.76 AVG: 2.43 AVG: 2.28 Rank: 3 Rank: 3 Rank: 2 Rank: 1

37.5% 15.4% 61.5%

77.8% 80.0%

Attacking Breakdown Arrivals Defensive Breakdown Arrivals Breakdown steals

1 Bernard le Roux 17 1 Gregory Alldritt 13 1 Jean-Baptiste Gros 2 2 Charles Ollivon 14 2 Gabin Villiere 11 2 Charles Ollivon 1 3 Dylan Cretin 13 3 Gael Fickou 10 3 Julien Marchand 1 4 Julien Marchand 11 4 Bernard le Roux 9 5 Mohamed Haouas 11 5 Julien Marchand 9 Team Total 4

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

1 Bernard le Roux 17 1 Gregory Alldritt 13 1 Bernard le Roux 5 2 Dylan Cretin 13 2 Gabin Villiere 11 2 Cyril Baille 4 3 Charles Ollivon 12 3 Gael Fickou 10 3 Mohamed Haouas 4 4 Mohamed Haouas 10 4 Bernard le Roux 9 4 Dylan Cretin 3 5 Julien Marchand 9 5 Julien Marchand 9 5 Charles Ollivon 2

SCRUMS FRANCE - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

OWN SCRUMS WON SCRUM PUSH OPPONENT SCRUMS WON

1 (16.7%) 28.6%

Rank: Rank: 3 (100.0%) 6 2

71.4% 5 (83.3%)

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Scrum Won 96.7% Forward 9.1% Scrum Won 3.3%

Scrum Lost 3.3% Static 90.9% Scrum Lost 96.7%

OWN SCRUMS OPPONENT SCRUMS

Scrum Won Scrum Reset Retained Scrum Lost Scrum Lost

71.4% 14.3% 14.3% 100.0%

OWN SCRUMS WON OPPONENT SCRUMS WON Used Penalty Free Kick Penalty

Total 2 3 Total

% of Total 40.0% 60.0% % of Total

OWN SCRUMS LOST OPPONENT SCRUMS LOST

Total 1 Total 1 1 1

% of Total 100.0% % of Total 33.3% 33.3% 33.3%

LINEOUTS FRANCE - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

OWN LINEOUTS LINEOUT THROW

1 (7.7%) 7.7% 7.7%

23.1%

Total: 13

61.5% 12 (92.3%)

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

43.0% Lineouts - Effective 79.7% Front

Middle 45.6% Lineouts - Ineffective 5.1% Back 10.1%

Lineouts - Turnover 15.2% Quick 1.3%

LINEOUT BREAKDOWNS PLAYER STATISTICS - MINIMUM 1 MINUTES PLAYED

Total % of Total Own lineout takes / 80 minutes

3 Man - Effective 1 7.7% 1 Charles Ollivon 6.0

5 Man - Effective 4 30.8% 2 Bernard le Roux 2.0

6 Man - Effective 2 15.4% 3 Gregory Alldritt 1.4

6 Man - Turnover 1 7.7% Lineout steals / 80 minutes

Full - Effective 4 30.8% 1 Pierre Bourgarit 2.3

Quick - Effective 1 7.7% 2 Dylan Cretin 1.0

OPPONENT LINEOUTS & RESTARTS FRANCE - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

OPPONENT LINEOUTS OPPONENT LINEOUT BREAKDOWNS Total % of Total

3 (21.4%)

5 Man - Opponent Effective 10 71.4% Total: 14

11 (78.6%) 6 Man - Opponent Effective 1 7.1%

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Turnover Won 15.2%

Opponent Ineffective 5.1% 6 Man - Turnover Won 3 21.4%

Opponent Effective 79.7%

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

Long - Lost 66.7%

0.0% 3 (100.0%) 100.0% Rank: 1

Short - Lost 33.3%

Lost Right

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

DEFENCE FRANCE - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

% SUCCESSFUL TACKLES CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES OPPONENT GAINLINE SUCCESS

% Successful Tackles 86.8%

% Missed Tackles 13.2% 39.3% 44.9% 89.4% Rank: 2 Rank: 2 Gainline Forwards 47.7%

Gainline Static 18.1%

Gainline Backward 34.2% 15.9%

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Total tackles / match 180.0 3 164.7

Total successful tackles / match 161.0 3 143.0

Dominant tackles / match 5.0 3 4.7

% Tackles dominant 2.8% 4 2.8%

Turnovers won / match 6.0 3 4.2

Turnover tackles / match 1.0 2 1.2

OPPONENT POSSESSIONS

Line breaks / match 7.0 5 4.8

Tackle breaks / match 19.0 3 21.7

Total carries / match 150.0 5 122.0

Metres carried / match 957.2 5 719.8

Average carry distance 6.4 5 5.9

Offloads / match 7.0 5 5.0

PLAYER STATISTICS - MINIMUM 1 MINUTES PLAYED

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

1 Paul Willemse 22.1 1 Paul Willemse 2.8 1 Jean-Baptiste Gros 5.7

2 Mohamed Haouas 20.0 2 Gregory Alldritt 1.4 2 Pierre Bourgarit 2.3

3 Bernard le Roux 16.0 3 Antoine Dupont 1.4 3 Julien Marchand 1.8

4 Julien Marchand 16.0 4 Bernard le Roux 1.0 4 Charles Ollivon 1.0

5 Gregory Alldritt 15.2 5 Anthony Jelonch 0.0 5 Dylan Cretin 1.0

PENALTIES CONCEDED & CARDS FRANCE - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2021

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Total penalties conceded / match 9.0 5 10.7

Free kicks conceded / match 1.0 2 0.7 Yellow cards / match 0.0 3 0.3 Red cards / match 0.0 2

0.2 PENALTIES CONCEDED PER MATCH 9

PENALTIES & INFRINGEMENTS

ZONES TIMES TYPES

0'-10' 1 (11.1%) Own 22 1 (12.5%) Other 3 (33.3%) 11'-20' 3 (33.3%)

Own 22-50 3 (37.5%) 21'-30' 1 (11.1%) Ruck 3 (33.3%)

31'-HT 1 (11.1%)

50-Opp 22 3 (37.5%) HT-50' 1 (11.1%) Scrum 2 (22.2%)

61'-70' 1 (11.1%) Opp 22 1 (12.5%) Tackle 1 (11.1%) 71'-80' 1 (11.1%)

PLAYER STATISTICS - PER 80 AVERAGES WITH A MINIMUM 1 MINUTES PLAYED

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

1 Charles Ollivon 3 1 Dorian Aldegheri 5.7

2 Bernard le Roux 2 2 Charles Ollivon 3.0

3 Dorian Aldegheri 2 3 Bernard le Roux 2.0

4 Dylan Cretin 1 4 Mohamed Haouas 1.5

5 Mohamed Haouas 1 5 Dylan Cretin 1.0