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PRE-MATCH REPORT

WALES vs FRANCE GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020 ROUND 3 Team Wales PRE-MATCH REPORT

WALES vs FRANCE GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

RESULTS

WALES FRANCE Round Opponent Score Round Opponent Score

1 Italy 42-0 W 1 England 24-17 W

2 Ireland 14-24 L 2 Italy 35-22 W

HOME TEAM HOME RANK FOR AWAY TEAM AWAY RANK

56 2 POINTS 59 1 28.0 2 POINTS / MATCH 29.5 1 7 2 TRIES SCORED 8 1 3.50 2 TRIES SCORED / MATCH 4.00 1 62.5% 3 % POINTS SCORED FROM TRIES 67.8% 2 AGAINST

24 6 POINTS CONCEDED 39 2 12.0 6 POINTS CONCEDED / MATCH 19.5 2 4 3 TRIES CONCEDED 5 2 2.00 3 TRIES CONCEDED / MATCH 2.50 2 83.3% 1 % POINTS CONCEDED FROM TRIES 64.1% 3

TYPES OF PLAY

Wales France 52.5% 39.8% 46.8% 40.0%

7.7% 13.2%

Kick Ball Carry Passes Kick Ball Carry Passes

HOME TEAM PLAYER LEADERS AWAY TEAM

Dan Biggar 15 POINTS Romain Ntamack 22

Josh Adams 3 TRIES SCORED Charles Ollivon 3

Dan Biggar 2 TRY ASSISTS Antoine Dupont 2

Hadleigh Parkes 24 CARRIES Gregory Alldritt 31

Leigh Halfpenny 152.6 METRES CARRIED Gregory Alldritt 177.8

Johnny McNicholl 4 OFFLOADS Antoine Dupont 6

Justin Tipuric 40 SUCCESSFUL TACKLES Bernard le Roux 44

Alun Wyn Jones 5 DOMINANT TACKLES Bernard le Roux 8

WALES vs FRANCE GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

OPPONENT 22 ENTRIES

Wales France Try & Conversion Scored Try & Missed Conversion Penalty Try Scored 31.6% 31.3% 37.5% Penalty Shot Scored

Points / Points / Drop Goal Scored Opp 22 Entry: Opp 22 Entry: Other Opp 22 Entries 2.63 3.38 57.9%

0.0% 0.0% 12.5% 0.0% 18.8% 0.0%

Opponent 22 entries / match 9.5 Opponent 22 entries / match 8.0

Rank 1 Rank 2

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 France 50.3% 51.5%

32.1% 31.8%

17.6% 16.7%

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

Metres carried / match 634 Metres carried / match 656

Line breaks / match 5.5 Line breaks / match 4.5

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

Wales France % Tackles dominant

7.2% 8.2% 9.2% 12.2% % Turnover Tackles 2.7% 1.6% % Other Made Tackles % Missed Tackles

81.9% 77.0%

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

WALES vs FRANCE GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

HEAD TO HEAD

- Of the sides’ 20 meetings in the Guinness Six Nations, the results have been split evenly, with Wales and France boasting ten wins apiece. France have outscored the Welsh in those games by 424 points to 395.

- Wales have claimed victory in seven of the last eight meetings in the Championship, with France’s sole win in that time coming in Paris - a two-point victory in March 2017.

- None of the last five meetings between the sides have been decided by 10 points or more in the Guinness Six Nations, while three of the previous four ended with the sides separated by double-figure points totals.

- Each side have won five times in Cardiff, while their last meeting there saw Wales run out single-point victors - the only time there’s been a single point between the sides in Guinness Six Nations history.

- The teams have played in round three of the Guinness Six Nations on eight previous occasions - the results being split four wins apiece, with Wales outscoring France 169-155 in these games.

COMMON STATISTICS

Wales (9.5) and France (8.0) are the sides who lead the Guinness Six Nations in terms of opposition 22 entries per match. While the Welsh hold the slight advantage here, it’s France who produce a better points-per-entry ratio: 3.38 points compared to the Welsh average of 2.63 points.

- Both sides are gaining metres in over half their carry attempts as France (51.5%) edge Wales (50.3%) in that category in the 2020 Championship. France have managed to convert their carries into slightly more metres than their opponents too, carrying for 656 metres per match in the competition compared to Wales’ 634 metres per contest.

- While the Welsh are missing just 7.2% of their tackles (2% less than France) in the 2020 Championship, dominant tackles ac- count for just 8.2% of their overall made tackles - 4% less than the French total of 12.2%.

- Wales (48.0%) and France (44.5%) have the two lowest possession totals in this year’s Guinness Six Nations Championship, with France (44.0%) also possessing the worst territorial advantage in the competition.

- No side has scored more points in the final 20 minutes of this year’s Guinness Six Nations than Wales (23). The final 20 minutes is also the period in which France have conceded the majority of their points - 56.4% - the highest 20-minute points concession period of any team in the Championship.

WALES STATISTICS

- Wales’ defeat to Ireland ended an eight-game winning run in the Guinness Six Nations - their joint-longest such run in Champi- onship history. The 24 points they conceded were also the highest points tally an opposition has mustered against them since the 37-27 defeat to Ireland back in February 2018. This defeat was their last game before their eight-game winning run.

- Wales’ last Guinness Six Nations home defeat to a side other than England or Ireland was almost exactly ten years ago - a 26-20 loss to France on February 26th, 2020.

WALES vs FRANCE GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

WALES STATISTICS

- Wales have won 100% of their mauls in the 2020 Guinness Six Nations - the leading mark among nations. The tournament average is at just 83.3%.

- Wales are averaging two turnover tackles (5.5) more than the 2020 Guinness Six Nations average (3.5) per game this campaign. Jarrod Evans has won 1.7 turnovers per match for the Welsh.

FRANCE STATISTICS

- With a victory, France could record four straight Guinness Six Nations wins for the first time since a run of eight consecutive successes between March 2009 and February 2011.

- France have never won their opening three games of the Guinness Six Nations without going on to win the Championship (Three Grand Slams).

- Bernard le Roux (44) has made more tackles than any other player in the 2020 Guinness Six Nations. The only other player to have reached the 40-tackle mark is Wales’ back row Justin Tipuric.

- France have amassed 54 dominant tackles in the 2020 Guinness Six Nations thus far - 17 more than any other nation. The French are led by the joint-leading dominant tackler in the tournament - Bernard le Roux (8).

- France possess the slowest ruck speed in the 2020 Guinness Six Nations, as they clear just 43.4% of their rucks in three seconds or fewer, compared to the tournament average of 54.3%. Their average ruck speed for the tournament is at 4.53 seconds.

WALES STATISTICS

POINTS SCORED WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Points scored 56 2 19.0

Points scored / match 28.0 2 19.0

Tries scored 7 2 2.17

Tries scored / match 3.50 2 2.17

% Points scored from tries 62.5% 3 57.0%

Conversion success % 85.7% 2 73.1%

Successful penalties / match 1.50 3 1.67

Penalty shot success % 100.0% 1 74.1%

POINTS PER MATCH 42

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POINTS - TIMING TRY ORIGINS

0'-10' 3 (5.4%) ( ) 11'-20' 11 (19.6%) Try-From Counter Attack 1 14.29%

21'-30' 12 (21.4%)

31'-HT 2 (3.6%) Try-From Lineout 5 (71.43%) HT-50' 0 (0.0%)

51'-60' 5 (8.9%)

- ( ) 61' 70' 2 3.6% Try-From Turnover 1 (14.29%) 71'-80' 21 (37.5%)

KICKS AT GOAL WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

KICK LOCATIONS LAST 20 KICKS

Opponent Minute Player

Ireland 80 Leigh Halfpenny Conversion made

28 Dan Biggar Conversion made

Italy 80 Leigh Halfpenny Conversion made

77 Leigh Halfpenny Conversion made

61 Dan Biggar Conversion made

31 Dan Biggar Conversion made

19 Dan Biggar Conversion missed

16 Dan Biggar Penalty made

11 Dan Biggar Penalty made

4 Dan Biggar Penalty made

CONVERSIONS Dan Biggar Leigh Halfpenny

1 (25.0%)

Made: 3 Made: 3 3 (100.0%) Rank: 2 Rank: 2

3 (75.0%)

PENALTY KICKS AT GOAL Dan Biggar

Made: 3 3 (100.0%) Rank: 3

Ranks across total successful kicks

PLAYER SCORING STATISTICS WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

GP MP Points Points / 80 Tries Con Pen Drop

Aaron Wainwright 2 128 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Adam Beard 1 9 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Alun Wyn Jones 2 160 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Cory Hill 1 24 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Dan Biggar 2 112 15 10.7 0 3 3 0

Dillon Lewis 2 127 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Gareth Davies 1 32 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

George North 2 160 5 2.5 1 0 0 0

Hadleigh Parkes 2 132 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Jake Ball 2 127 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Jarrod Evans 2 48 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Johnny McNicholl 2 124 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Josh Adams 2 105 15 11.4 3 0 0 0

Justin Tipuric 2 160 5 2.5 1 0 0 0

Ken Owens 2 137 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Leigh Halfpenny 2 160 6 3.0 0 3 0 0

Leon Brown 2 33 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Nick Tompkins 2 119 5 3.4 1 0 0 0

Rhys Carre 1 16 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Rhys Webb 1 19 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Rob Evans 1 24 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Ross Moriarty 2 60 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Ryan Elias 2 23 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Taulupe Faletau 2 132 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Tomos Williams 2 109 5 3.7 1 0 0 0

Wyn Jones 2 120 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

POINTS CONCEDED WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Points conceded 24 1 19.0

Points conceded / match 12.0 1 19.0

Tries conceded 4 4 2.17

Tries conceded / match 2.00 4 2.17

% Points conceded from tries 83.3% 6 57.0%

Opponent conversion success % 50.0% 1 73.1%

Opponent successful penalties / match 0.00 1 1.67

Opponent penalty shot success % 74.1%

POINTS CONCEDED PER MATCH 24

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POINTS CONCEDED - TIMING OPPONENT TRY ORIGINS

0'-10' 0 (0.0%)

11'-20' 5 (20.8%) Try-From Lineout 2 (50.0%) 21'-30' 0 (0.0%)

31'-HT 7 (29.2%)

HT-50' 7 (29.2%)

51'-60' 0 (0.0%) Try-From Scrum 2 (50.0%) 61'-70' 0 (0.0%)

71'-80' 5 (20.8%)

POSSESSION WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

POSSESSION % TERRITORY % EFFECTIVE PLAYING TIME

48% 48% 39:48 Rank: 5 Rank: 4 Rank: 3

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

% Balls played with hands 92.3% 3 90.5%

Total passes / match 161.0 2 137.3

Offloads / match 10.5 2 8.0

Total carries / match 114.0 3 116.1

Metres carried / match 633.9 4 667.2

Average carry distance 5.6 4 5.7

% Balls kicked 7.7% 4 9.5%

Open play kicks / match 22.0 4 25.8

Kicking metres / match 674.1 5 823.6

Average kicking distance 30.6 4 31.9

% Time in opponent 22 9.5% 6 12.4%

Turnovers conceded / match 16.0 2 13.5

TEAM POSSESSIONS OPPONENT POSSESSIONS 33.3% 33.2% 30.2% 28.5% 23.6% 19.9% 16.6% 14.7%

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

TYPES OF PLAY WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

Own 22 Own 22-50 50-Opp 22 Opp 22 58.6% 50.3% 48.5% 51.5% 37.9% 37.6% 39.7% 33.3% 28.8%

12.1% 1.7%

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

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

30.8% 38.1% 31.1% 14.6% 42.8% 42.6% 4.0% 40.6% 55.4% 0.3% 48.7% 51.0%

PHASES

Own 22 First 3 Phases 37.9% 33.3% 28.8%

First 3 Phases 52.0% 36.2% 11.8% Own 22-50 4+ Phases 38.1% 47.6% 14.3%

First 3 Phases 58.7% 39.2% 50-Opp 22 4+ Phases 58.5% 40.4%

First 3 Phases 51.5% 48.5% Opp 22 4+ Phases 51.6% 48.4%

GAME STATES

Leading 40.0% 28.6% 31.4%

Own 22 Tied 42.9% 28.6% 28.6%

Trailing 33.3% 41.7% 25.0%

Leading 53.8% 31.9% 14.3%

Own 22-50 Tied 40.0% 40.0% 20.0%

Trailing 49.1% 45.6% 5.3%

Leading 57.6% 37.6% 4.7%

50-Opp 22 Tied 60.0% 40.0%

Trailing 58.9% 41.1%

Leading 54.9% 45.1% Opp 22 Trailing 47.8% 52.2%

ATTACKS WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

GAINLINE SUCCESS OVERALL OWN HALF OPPONENT HALF

25.6% 24.2% 32.1%

Rank: 3 Rank: 6 Rank: 2 50.3% 56.4% 58.3% 17.5% 17.9% 17.6%

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Gainline Forwards 49.3% Gainline Forwards 35.4% Gainline Forwards 53.4%

Gainline Static 20.1% Gainline Static 19.5% Gainline Static 20.3%

Gainline Backward 30.6% Gainline Backward 45.1% Gainline Backward 26.4%

LINE BREAKS & TACKLE BREAKS LINE BREAK OUTCOMES

Line breaks 11 Error Turnover 1 (11.1%)

Line breaks / match 5.5

Penalty Conceded 1 (11.1%) Rank 2

Tackle breaks 8 Penalty Won 2 (22.2%)

Tackle breaks / match 4.0

Try 5 (55.6%) Rank 4

PLAYER STATISTICS - MINIMUM 80 MINUTES PLAYED

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

1 Nick Tompkins 2.0 1 Johnny McNicholl 1.3 1 Hadleigh Parkes 79.5

2 Tomos Williams 1.5 2 Dan Biggar 0.7 2 Leigh Halfpenny 76.3

3 Josh Adams 0.8 3 Nick Tompkins 0.7 3 Johnny McNicholl 73.9

4 Dan Biggar 0.7 4 Hadleigh Parkes 0.6 4 Josh Adams 69.2

5 Hadleigh Parkes 0.6 5 Taulupe Faletau 0.6 5 George North 53.1

BREAKDOWNS WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

% RUCKS WON % MAULS WON OWN RUCK SPEEDS

7 (3.9%) 16.3%

Rank: Rank: AVG: 3.86 10 (100.0%) 4 Rank: 3 1 52.5% 31.3%

171 (96.1%)

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Ruck speed 0-3 54.3% Rucks won 96.2% Mauls won 83.3%

Ruck speed 3-6 31.2%

Rucks lost 3.8% Mauls lost 16.7% Ruck speed 6+ 14.6%

RUCK SPEEDS - LOCATIONS Own 22 Own 22-50 50-Opp 22 Opp 22 6.7% 2.9% 10.0%

28.6% 28.6% 27.1% 26.7% AVG: 7.39 AVG: 5.05 AVG: 2.85 30.0% AVG: 3.25 Rank: 5 Rank: 3 Rank: 4 Rank: 3 60.0% 66.7% 70.0%

42.9%

Attacking Breakdown Arrivals Defensive Breakdown Arrivals Breakdown steals 1 Justin Tipuric 57 1 Dillon Lewis 21 1 Dan Biggar 1 2 Alun Wyn Jones 46 2 Jake Ball 18 2 Dillon Lewis 1 3 Dillon Lewis 43 3 Justin Tipuric 16 3 Justin Tipuric 1 4 Wyn Jones 36 4 Alun Wyn Jones 14 4 Nick Tompkins 1 5 Jake Ball 30 5 Taulupe Faletau 14 Team Total 5

First 3 Arrivals (Attacking) First 3 Arrivals (Defensive) Cleanouts 1 Justin Tipuric 45 1 Dillon Lewis 15 1 Justin Tipuric 31 2 Alun Wyn Jones 37 2 Jake Ball 13 2 Jake Ball 18 3 Dillon Lewis 36 3 Justin Tipuric 13 3 Dillon Lewis 16 4 Wyn Jones 28 4 Taulupe Faletau 8 4 Alun Wyn Jones 15 5 Jake Ball 23 5 Aaron Wainwright 6 5 Ken Owens 14

SCRUMS WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

OWN SCRUMS WON SCRUM PUSH OPPONENT SCRUMS WON

3 (18.8%) 4 (26.7%)

Rank: Rank: 100.0% 6 2

11 (73.3%) 13 (81.3%)

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Forward 12.5% Scrum Won 87.3% Scrum Won 12.7%

Static 85.4%

Scrum Lost 12.7% Scrum Lost 87.3% Backward 2.1%

OWN SCRUMS OPPONENT SCRUMS Scrum Won Scrum Reset Retaine.. Scrum Lost Scrum Won Scrum Reset Retaine.. Scrum Lost 52.4% 28.6% 19.0% 17.6% 5.9% 76.5%

OWN SCRUMS WON OPPONENT SCRUMS WON Used Penalty Free Kick Used Penalty Free Kick Total 1 2 Total 9 1 1 % of Total 33.3% 66.7% % of Total 81.8% 9.1% 9.1% OPPONENT SCRUMS LOST OWN SCRUMS LOST Used Penalty Free Kick Total 3 1 Total 12 1 % of Total 75.0% 25.0% % of Total 92.3% 7.7%

SCRUM MOVEMENT CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Own 22 50.0% 25.0% 25.0% Blind 18.8%

Own 22-50 33.3% 33.3% 33.3% Close 22.9%

50-Opp 22 100.0%

Kicked 27.1% Opp 22 100.0%

31.3% Overall 22.2% 33.3% 11.1% 33.3% Midfield

LINEOUTS WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

OWN LINEOUTS LINEOUT THROW LINEOUT SPEED

3 (10.0%) 3.3% 3 (10.3%)

23.3% 30.0% 4 (13.3%)

Total: 30

23 (76.7%) 43.3% 26 (89.7%)

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Lineouts - Effective 75.0% Front 29.3% Fast 6.3% Middle 48.2% Lineouts - Ineffective 6.7% Back 18.9% Slow 93.7% Lineouts - Turnover 18.3% Quick 3.7%

LINEOUT BREAKDOWNS PLAYER STATISTICS - MINIMUM 80 MINUTES PLAYED Total % of Total Own lineout takes / 80 minutes 5 Man - Effective 5 16.7% 1 Aaron Wainwright 4.4 5 Man - Ineffective 2 6.7% 2 Jake Ball 3.1 5 Man - Turnover 1 3.3% 6 Man - Effective 16 53.3% 3 Alun Wyn Jones 3.0

6 Man - Ineffective 2 6.7%

6 Man - Turnover 2 6.7% Lineout steals / 80 minutes Full - Effective 1 3.3%

Quick - Effective 1 3.3% 1 Alun Wyn Jones 0.5

MOVEMENT FROM LINEOUTS CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Drive 39.2% Own 22 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0%

End of Play 5.1% Own 22-50 40.0% 40.0% 20.0% Move 6.3%

50-Opp 22 9.1% 54.5% 9.1% 18.2% 9.1% Off The Top 22.8%

Over The Back 1.3% Opp 22 55.6% 22.2% 11.1% 11.1% Quick Feed 6.3%

Overall 31.0% 34.5% 10.3% 17.2% Other 19.0%

OPPONENT LINEOUTS & RESTARTS WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

OPPONENT LINEOUTS OPPONENT LINEOUT BREAKDOWNS Total % of Total 2 (8.0%) 4 Man - Opponent Effective 3 12.0%

Total: 5 Man - Opponent Effective 4 16.0% 25

6 Man - Opponent Effective 9 36.0%

23 (92.0%) 6 Man - Turnover Won 1 4.0%

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES Full - Opponent Effective 5 20.0% Turnover Won 18.3%

Full - Turnover Won 1 4.0% Opponent Ineffective 6.7%

Opponent Effective 75.0% Quick - Effective 2 8.0%

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

Long - Lost 33.3% 33.3% 0.0% 50.0% 6 (100.0%) Rank: 3

Short - Lost 66.7% 16.7%

Lost Right Split Left

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

DEFENCE WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

% SUCCESSFUL TACKLES CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES OPPONENT GAINLINE SUCCESS

% Successful Tackles 91.0% 28.9% % Missed Tackles 9.0%

92.8% 48.4% Rank: 3 Rank: 2 Gainline Forwards 49.3%

Gainline Static 20.1%

22.6% Gainline Backward 30.6%

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Total tackles / match 202.0 2 182.7

Total successful tackles / match 187.5 2 166.2

Dominant tackles / match 16.5 4 18.5

% Tackles dominant 8.2% 5 10.1%

Turnover tackles / match 5.5 1 3.5

Turnovers won / match 3.5 4 4.2

OPPONENT POSSESSIONS

Line breaks / match 6.5 5 4.1

Tackle breaks / match 6.0 5 4.2

Total carries / match 133.0 5 116.1

Metres carried / match 747.0 4 667.2

Average carry distance 5.6 3 5.7

Offloads / match 9.0 3 8.0

PLAYER STATISTICS - MINIMUM 80 MINUTES PLAYED

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

1 Justin Tipuric 20.0 1 Alun Wyn Jones 2.5 1 Dan Biggar 0.7

2 Aaron Wainwright 19.4 2 Aaron Wainwright 1.9 2 Nick Tompkins 0.7

3 Alun Wyn Jones 18.5 3 Ken Owens 1.8 3 Wyn Jones 0.7

4 Taulupe Faletau 16.4 4 Josh Adams 1.5 4 Dillon Lewis 0.6

5 Ken Owens 15.8 5 Wyn Jones 1.3 5 Alun Wyn Jones 0.5

PENALTIES CONCEDED & CARDS WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Total penalties conceded / match 7.5 5 8.7

Free kicks conceded / match 1.0 3 1.1

Yellow cards / match 0.0 2 0.1

Red cards / match 0.0 1 0.0

PENALTIES CONCEDED PER MATCH 9

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PENALTIES & INFRINGEMENTS

ZONES TIMES TYPES

11'-20' 2 (13.3%) ( ) Own 22 1 (11.1%) Foul 1 6.7% 21'-30' 2 (13.3%) Maul 1 (6.7%) Own 22-50 1 (11.1%) 31'-HT 3 (20.0%) Ruck 3 (20.0%) HT-50' 5 (33.3%) 50-Opp 22 4 (44.4%) Scrum 4 (26.7%) 51'-60' 1 (6.7%) Opp 22 3 (33.3%) 61'-70' 2 (13.3%) Tackle 6 (40.0%)

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

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

1 Wyn Jones 4 1 Wyn Jones 2.7

2 Dillon Lewis 3 2 Dillon Lewis 1.9

3 Jake Ball 3 3 Jake Ball 1.9

4 Alun Wyn Jones 1 4 Dan Biggar 0.7

5 Dan Biggar 1 5 Taulupe Faletau 0.6

FRANCE STATISTICS

POINTS SCORED FRANCE - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Points scored 59 1 19.0

Points scored / match 29.5 1 19.0

Tries scored 8 1 2.17

Tries scored / match 4.00 1 2.17

% Points scored from tries 67.8% 2 57.0%

Conversion success % 62.5% 4 73.1%

Successful penalties / match 1.50 3 1.67

Penalty shot success % 75.0% 4 74.1%

POINTS PER MATCH 35

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POINTS - TIMING TRY ORIGINS

0'-10' 15 (25.4%) Try-From Counter Attack 1 (12.50%) 11'-20' 13 (22.0%)

21'-30' 2 (3.4%) Try-From Lineout 5 (62.50%) 31'-HT 10 (16.9%)

HT-50' 0 (0.0%) Try-From Tap Penalty 1 (12.50%) 51'-60' 12 (20.3%)

61'-70' 0 (0.0%) Try-From Turnover 1 (12.50%) 71'-80' 7 (11.9%)

KICKS AT GOAL FRANCE - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

KICK LOCATIONS LAST 20 KICKS

Opponent Minute Player Italy 75 Matthieu Jalibert Conversion made

60 Romain Ntamack Conversion missed

40 Romain Ntamack Conversion made

32 Romain Ntamack Penalty made

19 Romain Ntamack Conversion missed

15 Romain Ntamack Penalty missed

8 Romain Ntamack Conversion missed

3 Romain Ntamack Penalty made

England 56 Romain Ntamack Conversion made

21 Romain Ntamack Conversion made

16 Romain Ntamack Penalty made

7 Romain Ntamack Conversion made

CONVERSIONS Matthieu Jalibert Romain Ntamack

3 (42.9%) Made: 1 Made: 4 1 (100.0%) Rank: 7 Rank: 1 4 (57.1%)

PENALTY KICKS AT GOAL Romain Ntamack

1 (25.0%)

Made: 3

Rank: 3

3 (75.0%)

Ranks across total successful kicks

PLAYER SCORING STATISTICS FRANCE - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

GP MP Points Points / 80 Tries Con Pen Drop

Anthony Bouthier 2 160 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Antoine Dupont 2 152 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Arthur Vincent 2 81 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Baptiste Serin 1 8 5 50.0 1 0 0 0

Bernard le Roux 2 150 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Boris Palu 2 34 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Cameron Woki 2 43 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Charles Ollivon 2 160 15 7.5 3 0 0 0

Cyril Baille 2 107 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Demba Bamba 2 53 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Francois Cros 2 117 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Gael Fickou 2 160 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Gregory Alldritt 2 160 5 2.5 1 0 0 0

Jefferson Poirot 2 53 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Julien Marchand 2 128 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Matthieu Jalibert 2 14 2 11.4 0 1 0 0

Mohamed Haouas 2 107 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Paul Willemse 2 99 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Peato Mauvaka 2 32 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Romain Ntamack 2 150 22 11.7 1 4 3 0

Romain Taofifenua 1 37 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Teddy Thomas 2 160 5 2.5 1 0 0 0

Vincent Rattez 2 156 5 2.6 1 0 0 0

Virimi Vakatawa 1 80 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

POINTS CONCEDED FRANCE - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Points conceded 39 5 19.0

Points conceded / match 19.5 5 19.0

Tries conceded 5 5 2.17

Tries conceded / match 2.50 5 2.17

% Points conceded from tries 64.1% 4 57.0%

Opponent conversion success % 80.0% 3 73.1%

Opponent successful penalties / match 1.00 2 1.67

Opponent penalty shot success % 66.7% 2 74.1%

POINTS CONCEDED PER MATCH 22 17

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POINTS CONCEDED - TIMING OPPONENT TRY ORIGINS

0'-10' 0 (0.0%) - ( ) 11'-20' 0 (0.0%) Try From Counter Attack 1 20.0%

21'-30' 10 (25.6%)

31'-HT 0 (0.0%) Try-From Lineout 3 (60.0%) HT-50' 0 (0.0%)

51'-60' 7 (17.9%)

( ) 61'-70' 14 35.9% Try-From Scrum 1 (20.0%) 71'-80' 8 (20.5%)

POSSESSION FRANCE - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

POSSESSION % TERRITORY % EFFECTIVE PLAYING TIME

45% 44% 40:21 Rank: 6 Rank: 6 Rank: 2

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

% Balls played with hands 86.8% 5 90.5%

Total passes / match 101.0 6 137.3

Offloads / match 10.5 2 8.0

Total carries / match 106.0 5 116.1

Metres carried / match 656.5 3 667.2

Average carry distance 6.2 1 5.7

% Balls kicked 13.2% 2 9.5%

Open play kicks / match 30.0 2 25.8

Kicking metres / match 1,090.5 2 823.6

Average kicking distance 36.3 2 31.9

% Time in opponent 22 10.8% 4 12.4%

Turnovers conceded / match 12.5 4 13.5

TEAM POSSESSIONS OPPONENT POSSESSIONS

26.4% 25.7% 33.5% 23.8% 24.1% 28.5% 27.3%

10.6%

% 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 FRANCE - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

Own 22 Own 22-50 50-Opp 22 Opp 22 52.3% 48.4% 50.0% 45.5% 43.2% 38.5% 32.3% 33.3% 29.2%

21.2%

4.5% 1.6%

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

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

30.8% 38.1% 31.1% 14.6% 42.8% 42.6% 4.0% 40.6% 55.4% 0.3% 48.7% 51.0%

PHASES

First 3 Phases 28.6% 38.5% 33.0% Own 22 4+ Phases 40.0% 40.0% 20.0%

Own 22-50 First 3 Phases 33.3% 45.5% 21.2%

First 3 Phases 44.3% 50.9% 4.7% 50-Opp 22 4+ Phases 38.5% 57.7%

First 3 Phases 55.2% 43.1% Opp 22 4+ Phases 45.6% 52.9%

GAME STATES

Leading 28.2% 38.8% 32.9% Own 22 Tied 36.4% 36.4% 27.3%

Leading 32.2% 45.6% 22.2% Own 22-50 Tied 44.4% 44.4% 11.1%

Leading 43.0% 51.4% 5.6% 50-Opp 22 Tied 44.0% 56.0%

Leading 47.5% 50.5% Opp 22 Tied 60.0% 40.0%

ATTACKS FRANCE - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

GAINLINE SUCCESS OVERALL OWN HALF OPPONENT HALF

31.8% 30.3% 36.4%

48.5% Rank: 2 Rank: 1 Rank: 3 51.5% 52.5%

16.7% 17.2% 15.2%

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Gainline Forwards 49.3% Gainline Forwards 35.4% Gainline Forwards 53.4%

Gainline Static 20.1% Gainline Static 19.5% Gainline Static 20.3%

Gainline Backward 30.6% Gainline Backward 45.1% Gainline Backward 26.4%

LINE BREAKS & TACKLE BREAKS LINE BREAK OUTCOMES

Line breaks 9 Error Turnover 1 (11.1%) Line breaks / match 4.5

Rank 3 Penalty Won 2 (22.2%) Tackle breaks 12

Tackle breaks / match 6.0 Try 6 (66.7%) Rank 1

PLAYER STATISTICS - MINIMUM 80 MINUTES PLAYED

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

1 Antoine Dupont 1.6 1 Antoine Dupont 1.1 1 Gregory Alldritt 88.9

2 Gregory Alldritt 1.0 2 Virimi Vakatawa 1.0 2 Antoine Dupont 73.4

3 Paul Willemse 0.8 3 Paul Willemse 0.8 3 Paul Willemse 61.6

4 Romain Ntamack 0.5 4 Francois Cros 0.7 4 Vincent Rattez 61.0

5 Vincent Rattez 0.5 5 Bernard le Roux 0.5 5 Anthony Bouthier 58.6

BREAKDOWNS FRANCE - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

% RUCKS WON % MAULS WON OWN RUCK SPEEDS

5 (3.1%) 22.1%

43.4% Rank: Rank: AVG: 4.53 8 (100.0%) 2 Rank: 6 1

34.5% 157 (96.9%)

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Ruck speed 0-3 54.3% Rucks won 96.2% Mauls won 83.3%

Ruck speed 3-6 31.2%

Rucks lost 3.8% Mauls lost 16.7% Ruck speed 6+ 14.6%

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

14.8% 7.5% 12.7% 21.7% 26.1%

25.0% AVG: 7.63 AVG: 5.76 AVG: 3.13 AVG: 3.51 49.1% Rank: 6 Rank: 5 Rank: 5 Rank: 4 25.9% 59.3% 38.2% 67.5%

52.2%

Attacking Breakdown Arrivals Defensive Breakdown Arrivals Breakdown steals 1 Charles Ollivon 51 1 Gregory Alldritt 38 1 Gregory Alldritt 2 2 Francois Cros 38 2 Julien Marchand 27 2 Jefferson Poirot 2 3 Julien Marchand 38 3 Francois Cros 20 3 Cyril Baille 1 4 Bernard le Roux 37 4 Jefferson Poirot 19 4 Julien Marchand 1 5 Mohamed Haouas 37 5 Charles Ollivon 18 Team Total 7

First 3 Arrivals (Attacking) First 3 Arrivals (Defensive) Cleanouts 1 Charles Ollivon 41 1 Gregory Alldritt 34 1 Bernard le Roux 22 2 Francois Cros 33 2 Julien Marchand 20 2 Francois Cros 19 3 Bernard le Roux 32 3 Jefferson Poirot 12 3 Charles Ollivon 13 4 Julien Marchand 31 4 Francois Cros 10 4 Julien Marchand 11 5 Mohamed Haouas 29 5 Bernard le Roux 8 5 Cyril Baille 9

SCRUMS FRANCE - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

OWN SCRUMS WON SCRUM PUSH OPPONENT SCRUMS WON

( ) 14.3% 1 6.7%

Rank: Rank: 7 (100.0%) 1 5

85.7% 14 (93.3%)

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Forward 12.5% Scrum Won 87.3% Scrum Won 12.7%

Static 85.4%

Scrum Lost 12.7% Scrum Lost 87.3% Backward 2.1%

OWN SCRUMS OPPONENT SCRUMS Scrum Won Scrum Reset Retained Scrum Won Scrum Reset Retaine.. Scrum Lost 5.9% 11.8% 82.4% 77.8% 22.2% OPPONENT SCRUMS WON OWN SCRUMS WON Used Penalty Free Kick Used Penalty Free Kick Total 1 % of Total 100.0% Total 7 OPPONENT SCRUMS LOST % of Total 100.0% Used Penalty Free Kick Total 8 5 1 OWN SCRUMS LOST % of Total 57.1% 35.7% 7.1%

SCRUM MOVEMENT CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Blind 18.8% Own 22 33.3% 66.7%

Close 22.9%

50-Opp 22 25.0% 25.0% 25.0% 25.0%

Kicked 27.1%

Overall 14.3% 28.6% 14.3% 42.9% Midfield 31.3%

LINEOUTS FRANCE - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

OWN LINEOUTS LINEOUT THROW LINEOUT SPEED

3.1% 1 (3.4%) 8 (25.0%) 15.6% 25.0%

Total: 32 3 (9.4%) 21 (65.6%)

56.3% 28 (96.6%)

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Lineouts - Effective 75.0% Front 29.3% Fast 6.3% Middle 48.2% Lineouts - Ineffective 6.7% Back 18.9% Slow 93.7% Lineouts - Turnover 18.3% Quick 3.7%

LINEOUT BREAKDOWNS PLAYER STATISTICS - MINIMUM 80 MINUTES PLAYED Total % of Total Own lineout takes / 80 minutes 4 Man - Effective 3 9.7% 1 Charles Ollivon 6.0 4 Man - Turnover 2 6.5% 5 Man - Effective 3 9.7% 2 Francois Cros 5.5 5 Man - Ineffective 1 3.2% 6 Man - Effective 11 35.5% 3 Paul Willemse 0.8 6 Man - Ineffective 2 6.5% 6 Man - Turnover 4 12.9% Full - Effective 3 9.7% Lineout steals / 80 minutes Full - Turnover 1 3.2% 1 Francois Cros 0.7 Quick - Effective 1 3.2%

MOVEMENT FROM LINEOUTS CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Drive 39.2% Own 22 40.0% 20.0% 40.0%

End of Play 5.1% Own 22-50 10.0% 20.0% 10.0% 50.0% 10.0% Move 6.3%

50-Opp 22 36.4% 54.5% 9.1% Off The Top 22.8%

Over The Back 1.3% Opp 22 20.0% 20.0% 40.0% 20.0% Quick Feed 6.3%

Overall 25.8% 35.5% 6.5% 25.8% Other 19.0%

OPPONENT LINEOUTS & RESTARTS FRANCE - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

OPPONENT LINEOUTS OPPONENT LINEOUT BREAKDOWNS Total % of Total 4 (14.8%) 4 Man - Opponent Effective 2 7.4% 2 (7.4%) 4 Man - Turnover Won 2 7.4% Total: 27 5 Man - Opponent Effective 9 33.3%

6 Man - Opponent Effective 4 14.8% 21 (77.8%)

6 Man - Opponent Ineffective 1 3.7%

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES 6 Man - Turnover Won 2 7.4%

Turnover Won 18.3% Full - Opponent Effective 5 18.5%

Opponent Ineffective 6.7% Full - Opponent Ineffective 1 3.7%

Opponent Effective 75.0% Quick - Effective 1 3.7%

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

1 (12.5%) Long - Lost 62.5%

12.5% 50.0% 50.0% Rank: 1 Short - Retained 12.5%

7 (87.5%) Short - Lost 25.0%

Won Lost Right Left

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

0.0% 1 (100.0%) 100.0% Rank: 2 Long - Lost 100.0%

Lost Left

DEFENCE FRANCE - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

% SUCCESSFUL TACKLES CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES OPPONENT GAINLINE SUCCESS

% Successful Tackles 91.0%

% Missed Tackles 9.0% 33.3% 42.6% 90.8% Rank: 1 Rank: 3 Gainline Forwards 49.3%

Gainline Static 20.1%

Gainline Backward 30.6% 24.0%

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Total tackles / match 222.0 1 182.7

Total successful tackles / match 201.5 1 166.2

Dominant tackles / match 27.0 1 18.5

% Tackles dominant 12.2% 2 10.1%

Turnover tackles / match 3.5 3 3.5

Turnovers won / match 4.5 3 4.2

OPPONENT POSSESSIONS

Line breaks / match 3.5 4 4.1

Tackle breaks / match 2.0 1 4.2

Total carries / match 138.5 6 116.1

Metres carried / match 781.7 6 667.2

Average carry distance 5.6 4 5.7

Offloads / match 11.5 5 8.0

PLAYER STATISTICS - MINIMUM 80 MINUTES PLAYED

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

1 Bernard le Roux 23.5 1 Bernard le Roux 4.3 1 Gregory Alldritt 1.0

2 Paul Willemse 21.8 2 Virimi Vakatawa 3.0 2 Cyril Baille 0.7 3 Gregory Alldritt 18.0 3 Cyril Baille 3.0 3 Francois Cros 0.7 4 Francois Cros 17.1 4 Gregory Alldritt 2.5

5 Cyril Baille 16.4 5 Paul Willemse 2.4 4 Julien Marchand 0.6

PENALTIES CONCEDED & CARDS FRANCE - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Total penalties conceded / match 8.5 4 8.7

Free kicks conceded / match 0.5 5 1.1

Yellow cards / match 0.0 2 0.1

Red cards / match 0.0 1 0.0

PENALTIES CONCEDED PER MATCH 10

1 2

PENALTIES & INFRINGEMENTS

ZONES TIMES TYPES

11'-20' 1 (5.9%) Foul 1 (5.9%) Own 22 5 (38.5%) 21'-30' 3 (17.6%) Lineout 1 (5.9%)

Own 22-50 2 (15.4%) 31'-HT 1 (5.9%) Offside 5 (29.4%) HT-50' 2 (11.8%) Other 1 (5.9%) 50-Opp 22 3 (23.1%) 51'-60' 1 (5.9%) Scrum 5 (29.4%) 61'-70' 5 (29.4%) Opp 22 3 (23.1%) 71'-80' 4 (23.5%) Tackle 4 (23.5%)

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

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

1 Gael Fickou 3 1 Gael Fickou 1.5

2 Demba Bamba 2 2 Julien Marchand 1.3

3 Julien Marchand 2 3 Virimi Vakatawa 1.0

4 Antoine Dupont 1 4 Mohamed Haouas 0.7

5 Bernard le Roux 1 5 Bernard le Roux 0.5