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PRE-MATCH REPORT

ENGLAND vs WALES GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020 ROUND 4 Team England PRE-MATCH REPORT

ENGLAND vs WALES GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

RESULTS

ENGLAND WALES Round Opponent Score Round Opponent Score

1 France 17-24 L 1 Italy 42-0 W

2 Scotland 13-6 W 2 Ireland 14-24 L

3 Ireland 24-12 W 3 France 23-27 L

HOME TEAM HOME RANK FOR AWAY TEAM AWAY RANK

54 4 POINTS 79 2 18.0 4 POINTS / MATCH 26.3 2 6 4 TRIES SCORED 9 2 2.00 4 TRIES SCORED / MATCH 3.00 2 55.6% 5 % POINTS SCORED FROM TRIES 57.0% 4 AGAINST

42 5 POINTS CONCEDED 51 3 14.0 5 POINTS CONCEDED / MATCH 17.0 3 5 4 TRIES CONCEDED 7 2 1.67 4 TRIES CONCEDED / MATCH 2.33 2 59.5% 3 % POINTS CONCEDED FROM TRIES 68.6% 2

TYPES OF PLAY

England Wales 48.0% 50.5% 38.3% 41.0%

13.7% 8.5%

Kick Ball Carry Passes Kick Ball Carry Passes

HOME TEAM PLAYER LEADERS AWAY TEAM

Owen Farrell 24 POINTS Dan Biggar 33

Jonny May 2 TRIES SCORED Josh Adams 3

Jonny May 2 TRY ASSISTS Dan Biggar 3

Thomas Curry 29 CARRIES Hadleigh Parkes 38

Jonny May 170.3 METRES CARRIED Hadleigh Parkes 213.0

Owen Farrell 3 OFFLOADS Johnny McNicholl 7

Maro Itoje 55 SUCCESSFUL TACKLES Justin Tipuric 53

Maro Itoje 14 DOMINANT TACKLES Alun Wyn Jones 6

ENGLAND vs WALES GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

OPPONENT 22 ENTRIES

England Wales Try & Conversion Scored Try & Missed Conversion Penalty Try Scored 25.0% 27.6% Penalty Shot Scored

Points / Points / Drop Goal Scored Opp 22 Entry: Opp 22 Entry: 0.0% Other Opp 22 Entries 2.00 2.41 8.3% 58.6% 0.0% 66.7% 0.0% 10.3% 0.0%

Opponent 22 entries / match 8.0 Opponent 22 entries / match 9.7

Rank 3 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 calcu- lated per ‘play’ and not simply crossing the 22m line on multiple occasions in a play. POWER GAME

England Wales 51.5% 47.0%

30.2% 30.0% 22.8% 18.5%

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

Metres carried / match 470 Metres carried / match 707

Line breaks / match 1.3 Line breaks / match 5.7

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

England Wales % Tackles dominant

8.6% 13.5% 8.3% 8.3% % Turnover Tackles 2.0% 2.7% % Other Made Tackles % Missed Tackles

75.2% 81.4%

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

ENGLAND vs WALES GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

HEAD TO HEAD

- Of the 20 Guinness Six Nations meetings between the sides, England have won 13 games while Wales have won just seven times.

- The sides’ last Guinness Six Nations meeting was in Cardiff in February 2019, where Wales ended England’s five-game winning streak thanks to a 21-13 victory over Eddie Jones’ side.

- Six of Wales’ seven victories over England in the Guinness Six Nations have been by a winning margin of a converted try or more. The only Welsh win over England in the competition to have been by fewer than seven points was in February 2005 (Eng- land 9-11 Wales).

- Wales’ last Guinness Six Nations trip to Twickenham produced just six Welsh points – which was both the lowest Welsh return in a game against England in the competition and the total lowest points scored between the sides in Guinness Six Nations history (18).

- In the four games in which England and Wales have faced off in Round 4 of the Guinness Six Nations, England have won all four matches by an aggregate score of 135-70.

COMMON STATISTICS

- Wales lead the Guinness Six Nations in terms of opposition 22 entries per game. Their 9.7 visits per match is the highest mark, 1.7 more visits more than the third-ranking English tally of 8.0.

- The Welsh pack manage to produce 2.41 points per opposition 22 entry compared to England’s 2.00 - with Wales finding points in 41.4% of their trips inside their opponent’s 22. England have been scoring in just one in every three visits (33.3%).

- While Wales (30.0%) and England (30.2%) lose metres in roughly the same share of their carries, Wales (707m) average over 200 metres per match more on the ground than England (470m) per game in the Guinness Six Nations. They have also produced over four times more line breaks (5.7) per match than their English counterparts (1.3).

- England have excelled in the tackle in the 2020 Guinness Six Nations. They miss with slightly more of their tackles (8.6%) than the Welsh (8.3%), but they do turn the ball over (2.7%) more often as well as boasting 13.5% of their tackles registering as dominant - over 5% more than Wales (8.3%).

- A key advantage for England should come at the lineout, as the English boast 14 stolen lineouts thus far in the 2020 Guinness Six Nations - twice as many as any other nation - and seven times more than the Welsh pair of steals, which is a Championship’s lowest total.

ENGLAND STATISTICS

- With a win over Wales, England would record their fifth Triple Crown success of the Guinness Six Nations era, putting them level with Ireland on five.

- England have tasted defeat just twice in their last 24 Guinness Six Nations matches at home, including a 19-12 defeat to Wales in February 2012.

ENGLAND vs WALES GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

ENGLAND STATISTICS

- Of the three players to record more than 10 dominant tackles in the Championship thus far, two of them are English: Maro Itoje (14 - the 2020 Guinness Six Nations leader) and Sam Underhill (11).

- The English pack restrict opponents at the breakdown, as the collective average time to clear a ruck in the 2020 Guinness Six Nations against them is 4.49 seconds - a full second more than their opponents (3.38).

- England’s George Ford leads the Guinness Six Nations in both total kicks (35) - two more than any other player - and total kicking metres (1,183m).

WALES STATISTICS

- Wales have lost their last two Guinness Six Nations matches. They haven’t lost three matches in a row in the Championship since a run of five straight defeats between 2006 and 2007.

- Wales have scored 14 or more points in their last 11 Guinness Six Nations meetings. The last side to hold them to fewer was England in February 2018 - a 12-6 defeat at Twickenham.

- Wales are the only team in this year’s Guinness Six Nations not to be penalised for being offside. No sides have fewer penalties awarded against them in the maul (1) or foul play (1) than the Welsh either as their 22 total penalties conceded is the fewest in the competition.

- Dan Biggar (91.7%) has the highest goal-kicking success rate in the 2020 Guinness Six Nations among players to have attempt- ed four kicks or more, notching 28 points from the boot.

- Wales have lost one in every five of their contested scrums in the Guinness Six Nations thus far - the worst rate of any side. They’ve also seen a Championship-high nine scrums reset.

ENGLAND STATISTICS

POINTS SCORED ENGLAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Points scored 54 4 18.4

Points scored / match 18.0 4 18.4

Tries scored 6 4 2.17

Tries scored / match 2.00 4 2.17

% Points scored from tries 55.6% 5 58.9%

Conversion success % 100.0% 1 74.4%

Successful penalties / match 1.33 4 1.44

Penalty shot success % 57.1% 5 70.3%

POINTS PER MATCH 24

17 13

1 2 3 W L

POINTS - TIMING TRY ORIGINS

0'-10' 7 (13.0%)

11'-20' 3 (5.6%) Try-From Lineout 4 (66.67%)

21'-30' 7 (13.0%)

31'-HT 3 (5.6%) Try-From Scrum 1 (16.67%) HT-50' 0 (0.0%)

51'-60' 7 (13.0%)

61'-70' 19 (35.2%) Try-From Turnover 1 (16.67%) 71'-80' 8 (14.8%)

KICKS AT GOAL ENGLAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

KICK LOCATIONS LAST 20 KICKS

Opponent Minute Player 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 58 Owen Farrell Conversion made

CONVERSIONS Owen Farrell

Made: 6 6 (100.0%) Rank: 2

PENALTY KICKS AT GOAL Owen Farrell

3 (42.9%) Made: 4

Rank: 4 4 (57.1%)

Ranks across total successful kicks

PLAYER SCORING STATISTICS ENGLAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

GP MP Points Points / 80 Tries Con Pen Drop

Ben Earl 2 28 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Ben Youngs 3 141 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Charlie Ewels 2 79 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Courtney Lawes 3 139 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Elliot Daly 3 240 5 1.7 1 0 0 0

Ellis Genge 3 74 5 5.4 1 0 0 0

George Ford 3 235 5 1.7 1 0 0 0

George Furbank 2 160 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

George Kruis 3 155 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Henry Slade 1 7 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Jamie George 3 181 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Joe Launchbury 2 29 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Joe Marler 2 109 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Jonathan Joseph 3 224 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Jonny May 3 240 10 3.3 2 0 0 0

Kyle Sinckler 3 222 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Lewis Ludlam 2 78 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Luke Cowan-Dickie 2 59 5 6.8 1 0 0 0

Mako Vunipola 1 57 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Manu Tuilagi 2 89 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Maro Itoje 3 240 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Ollie Devoto 1 5 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Owen Farrell 3 240 24 8.0 0 6 4 0

Sam Underhill 3 226 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Thomas Curry 3 226 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Will Stuart 2 18 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Willi Heinz 3 99 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

POINTS CONCEDED ENGLAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Points conceded 42 2 18.4

Points conceded / match 14.0 2 18.4

Tries conceded 5 2 2.17

Tries conceded / match 1.67 2 2.17

% Points conceded from tries 59.5% 4 58.9%

Opponent conversion success % 80.0% 3 74.4%

Opponent successful penalties / match 1.00 2 1.44

Opponent penalty shot success % 75.0% 4 70.3%

POINTS CONCEDED PER MATCH 24

1 2 3 W L

POINTS CONCEDED - TIMING OPPONENT TRY ORIGINS

0'-10' 7 (16.7%)

11'-20' 8 (19.0%) Try-From Counter Attack 1 (20.0%)

21'-30' 2 (4.8%)

31'-HT 0 (0.0%) Try-From Lineout 3 (60.0%) HT-50' 8 (19.0%)

51'-60' 7 (16.7%)

61'-70' 0 (0.0%) Try-From Scrum 1 (20.0%) 71'-80' 10 (23.8%)

POSSESSION ENGLAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

POSSESSION % TERRITORY % EFFECTIVE PLAYING TIME

50% 54% 37:43 Rank: 5 Rank: 2 Rank: 5

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

% Balls played with hands 86.3% 5 90.6%

Total passes / match 121.3 5 144.3

Offloads / match 4.3 5 8.2

Total carries / match 93.3 6 118.2

Metres carried / match 469.6 6 680.4

Average carry distance 5.0 6 5.8

% Balls kicked 13.7% 2 9.4%

Open play kicks / match 33.3 2 26.3

Kicking metres / match 1,016.9 2 828.1

Average kicking distance 30.5 4 31.5

% Time in opponent 22 15.1% 2 12.4%

Turnovers conceded / match 11.3 4 13.9

TEAM POSSESSIONS OPPONENT POSSESSIONS

30.0% 30.6% 29.9% 28.8% 26.6% 25.2% 19.4%

9.5%

% 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 58.4% 54.9% 53.5% 46.1% 39.4% 34.3% 30.6% 30.0% 25.5% 19.6% 7.3% 0.5%

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

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

31.2% 38.3% 30.5% 14.2% 41.0% 44.8% 3.9% 40.2% 55.9% 0.7% 48.5% 50.8%

PHASES

Own 22 First 3 Phases 19.6% 25.5% 54.9%

First 3 Phases 30.2% 39.0% 30.8% Own 22-50 4+ Phases 100.0%

First 3 Phases 60.0% 32.5% 7.5% 50-Opp 22 4+ Phases 52.4% 41.3% 6.3%

First 3 Phases 50.5% 49.5% Opp 22 4+ Phases 56.0% 43.1%

GAME STATES

Leading 19.2% 26.9% 53.8%

Own 22 Tied 20.0% 20.0% 60.0%

Trailing 20.0% 26.7% 53.3%

Leading 27.4% 41.9% 30.6%

Own 22-50 Tied 30.2% 34.9% 34.9%

Trailing 32.7% 40.0% 27.3%

Leading 58.5% 33.9% 7.6%

50-Opp 22 Tied 58.0% 30.9% 11.1%

Trailing 58.7% 37.5%

Leading 53.0% 45.5%

Opp 22 Tied 63.3% 36.7%

Trailing 51.2% 48.8%

ATTACKS ENGLAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

GAINLINE SUCCESS OVERALL OWN HALF OPPONENT HALF

30.2% 28.6% 28.2%

42.9% 47.0% Rank: 4 Rank: 6 Rank: 4 50.0%

21.8% 22.8% 28.6%

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Gainline Forwards 48.5% Gainline Forwards 36.0% Gainline Forwards 52.1%

Gainline Static 21.1% Gainline Static 19.5% Gainline Static 21.5%

Gainline Backward 30.4% Gainline Backward 44.5% Gainline Backward 26.4%

LINE BREAKS & TACKLE BREAKS LINE BREAK OUTCOMES

Line breaks 4 Held Up In Goal 1 (33.3%) Line breaks / match 1.3

Rank 6 Penalty Won 1 (33.3%) Tackle breaks 5

Tackle breaks / match 1.7 Try 1 (33.3%) Rank 6

PLAYER STATISTICS - MINIMUM 120 MINUTES PLAYED

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

1 George Kruis 0.5 1 Thomas Curry 0.7 1 Jonny May 56.8

2 Jonathan Joseph 0.4 2 Courtney Lawes 0.6 2 Thomas Curry 49.7

3 Sam Underhill 0.4 3 Sam Underhill 0.4 3 Courtney Lawes 41.8

4 Jonny May 0.3 4 George Ford 0.3 4 Jonathan Joseph 40.1

5 Ben Youngs 0.0 5 Ben Youngs 0.0 5 George Ford 38.0

BREAKDOWNS ENGLAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

% RUCKS WON % MAULS WON OWN RUCK SPEEDS

9 (3.7%) 18.6%

Rank: Rank: AVG: 4.09 49.6% 19 (100.0%) 4 Rank: 5 1

31.9%

237 (96.3%)

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Ruck speed 0-3 52.6% Rucks won 96.1% Mauls won 81.7%

Ruck speed 3-6 32.3%

Rucks lost 3.9% Mauls lost 18.3% Ruck speed 6+ 15.1%

RUCK SPEEDS - LOCATIONS Own 22 Own 22-50 50-Opp 22 Opp 22 9.8% 14.3% 17.8%

33.3% 33.3%

AVG: 7.00 AVG: 5.15 AVG: 3.40 AVG: 4.07 Rank: 4 Rank: 3 32.9% Rank: 5 Rank: 6 51.5% 57.1% 28.6% 57.3% 30.7%

33.3%

Attacking Breakdown Arrivals Defensive Breakdown Arrivals Breakdown steals 1 Maro Itoje 101 1 Thomas Curry 22 1 Thomas Curry 2 62 19 2 George Kruis 2 Sam Underhill 2 Lewis Ludlam 1 3 Kyle Sinckler 59 3 Courtney Lawes 13 3 Sam Underhill 1 4 Thomas Curry 58 4 Maro Itoje 13 5 Sam Underhill 49 5 Luke Cowan-Dickie 12 Team Total 4

First 3 Arrivals (Attacking) First 3 Arrivals (Defensive) Cleanouts 1 Maro Itoje 68 1 Thomas Curry 18 1 Maro Itoje 34 2 George Kruis 48 2 Sam Underhill 11 2 George Kruis 26 3 Kyle Sinckler 46 3 Luke Cowan-Dickie 10 3 Sam Underhill 25 4 Sam Underhill 43 4 Courtney Lawes 9 4 Owen Farrell 18 5 Thomas Curry 41 5 Lewis Ludlam 7 5 Thomas Curry 18

SCRUMS ENGLAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

OWN SCRUMS WON SCRUM PUSH OPPONENT SCRUMS WON

2 (8.7%) 2 (11.8%)

37.5% Rank: Rank:

2 4 62.5%

21 (91.3%) 15 (88.2%)

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Forward 11.0% Scrum Won 86.4% Scrum Won 13.6%

Static 86.3%

Scrum Lost 13.6% Scrum Lost 86.4% Backward 2.7%

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

67.7% 25.8% 6.5% 8.0% 32.0% 60.0%

OWN SCRUMS WON OPPONENT SCRUMS WON Used Penalty Free Kick Used Penalty Free Kick Total 2 Total 15 5 1 % of Total 100.0% % of Total 71.4% 23.8% 4.8% OPPONENT SCRUMS LOST OWN SCRUMS LOST Used Penalty Free Kick Total 1 1 Total 12 2 1 % of Total 50.0% 50.0% % of Total 80.0% 13.3% 6.7%

SCRUM MOVEMENT CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Own 22 100.0% Blind 15.1%

Own 22-50 57.1% 28.6% 14.3% Close 27.4%

50-Opp 22 33.3% 33.3% 33.3% Kicked 23.3%

Opp 22 25.0% 50.0% 25.0% Midfield 27.4%

Overall 6.3% 12.5% 31.3% 37.5% 12.5% Wide 6.8%

LINEOUTS ENGLAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

OWN LINEOUTS LINEOUT THROW LINEOUT SPEED

2.4% 1 (2.4%) 7 (17.1%) 14.6%

1 (2.4%)

Total: 48.8% 41

34.1% 33 (80.5%) 40 (97.6%)

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Lineouts - Effective 78.4% Front 35.1% Fast 5.4% Middle 44.1% Lineouts - Ineffective 5.7% Back 18.4% Slow 94.6% Lineouts - Turnover 15.9% Quick 2.4%

LINEOUT BREAKDOWNS PLAYER STATISTICS - MINIMUM 120 MINUTES PLAYED Total % of Total Own lineout takes / 80 minutes 3 Man - Effective 1 2.4% 1 Courtney Lawes 8.1 4 Man - Effective 1 2.4% 2 Maro Itoje 2.3 4 Man - Turnover 2 4.9% 3 George Kruis 1.5 5 Man - Effective 18 43.9% 5 Man - Turnover 2 4.9% 6 Man - Effective 4 9.8% Lineout steals / 80 minutes 6 Man - Turnover 3 7.3% 1 George Kruis 1.0 Full - Effective 8 19.5% Full - Ineffective 1 2.4% 2 Courtney Lawes 0.6 Quick - Effective 1 2.4% 3 Maro Itoje 0.3

MOVEMENT FROM LINEOUTS CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Drive 40.2% Own 22 100.0%

End of Play 4.2% Own 22-50 61.5% 7.7% 15.4% 15.4% Move 5.4%

50-Opp 22 6.3% 62.5% 6.3% 12.5% 6.3% 6.3% Off The Top 23.4%

Over The Back 1.7% Opp 22 66.7% 11.1% 22.2% Quick Feed 8.8%

Overall 42.5% 30.0% 12.5% 7.5% Other 16.3%

OPPONENT LINEOUTS & RESTARTS ENGLAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

OPPONENT LINEOUTS OPPONENT LINEOUT BREAKDOWNS Total % of Total

3 Man - Opponent Effective 1 2.0% 14 (26.9%) 4 Man - Opponent Effective 2 3.9%

Total: 4 Man - Turnover Won 2 3.9% 52 5 Man - Opponent Effective 8 15.7% 33 (63.5%) 5 (9.6%) 5 Man - Opponent Ineffective 3 5.9%

5 Man - Turnover Won 4 7.8%

6 Man - Opponent Effective 15 29.4%

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES 6 Man - Opponent Ineffective 2 3.9%

Turnover Won 15.9% 6 Man - Turnover Won 6 11.8%

Full - Opponent Effective 5 9.8% Opponent Ineffective 5.7% Full - Turnover Won 1 2.0% 78.4% Opponent Effective Quick - Effective 2 3.9%

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

20.0%

0.0% 10 (100.0%) 10.0% Rank: 4 Long - Lost 100.0%

70.0%

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: 4

Short - Lost 66.7%

Lost Left

DEFENCE ENGLAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

% SUCCESSFUL TACKLES CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES OPPONENT GAINLINE SUCCESS

% Successful Tackles 90.9% 31.4% % Missed Tackles 9.1% 91.4% 49.4% Rank: 4 Rank: 3 Gainline Forwards 48.5%

Gainline Static 21.1% 19.2% Gainline Backward 30.4%

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Total tackles / match 174.7 4 185.8

Total successful tackles / match 159.7 4 168.9

Dominant tackles / match 23.7 2 18.7

% Tackles dominant 13.5% 1 10.1%

Turnover tackles / match 4.7 1 3.2

Turnovers won / match 4.0 4 4.4

OPPONENT POSSESSIONS

Line breaks / match 2.3 2 4.0

Tackle breaks / match 3.7 2 4.5

Total carries / match 104.3 1 118.2

Metres carried / match 517.8 1 680.4

Average carry distance 5.0 1 5.8

Offloads / match 3.3 1 8.2

PLAYER STATISTICS - MINIMUM 120 MINUTES PLAYED

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

1 Maro Itoje 18.3 1 Maro Itoje 4.7 1 George Kruis 1.0

2 Sam Underhill 15.9 2 Sam Underhill 3.9 2 Maro Itoje 1.0

3 Courtney Lawes 14.4 3 Courtney Lawes 2.3 3 Thomas Curry 0.7

4 George Kruis 13.9 4 George Kruis 1.5 4 Courtney Lawes 0.6

5 Jamie George 13.7 5 Thomas Curry 1.4 5 Kyle Sinckler 0.4

PENALTIES CONCEDED & CARDS ENGLAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Total penalties conceded / match 7.7 5 8.9

Free kicks conceded / match 1.3 1 0.8 Yellow cards / match 0.0 4 0.2 Red cards / match 0.0 1 0.0

PENALTIES CONCEDED PER MATCH 12

6 5

1 2 3 W L

PENALTIES & INFRINGEMENTS

ZONES TIMES TYPES

11'-20' 5 (21.7%) Foul 4 (17.4%) Own 22 4 (28.6%) Maul 1 (4.3%) 31'-HT 6 (26.1%) Offside 3 (13.0%) HT-50' 6 (26.1%) Own 22-50 4 (28.6%) Other 1 (4.3%) 51'-60' 1 (4.3%) Ruck 3 (13.0%) 61'-70' 2 (8.7%) Scrum 2 (8.7%) 50-Opp 22 6 (42.9%) 71'-80' 3 (13.0%) Tackle 9 (39.1%)

PLAYER STATISTICS - PER 80 AVERAGES WITH A MINIMUM 120 MINUTES PLAYED

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

1 Maro Itoje 4 1 George Kruis 1.5

2 George Kruis 3 2 Maro Itoje 1.3

3 Jonny May 2 3 Jonny May 0.7

4 Luke Cowan-Dickie 2 4 Kyle Sinckler 0.4

5 Charlie Ewels 1 5 Sam Underhill 0.4

WALES STATISTICS

POINTS SCORED WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Points scored 79 2 18.4

Points scored / match 26.3 2 18.4

Tries scored 9 2 2.17

Tries scored / match 3.00 2 2.17

% Points scored from tries 57.0% 4 58.9%

Conversion success % 88.9% 2 74.4%

Successful penalties / match 2.00 1 1.44

Penalty shot success % 100.0% 1 70.3%

POINTS PER MATCH 42

23 14

1 2 3

W L

POINTS - TIMING TRY ORIGINS

0'-10' 6 (7.6%)

11'-20' 11 (13.9%) Try-From Counter Attack 2 (22.22%)

21'-30' 15 (19.0%)

31'-HT 5 (6.3%) Try-From Lineout 6 (66.67%) HT-50' 7 (8.9%)

51'-60' 5 (6.3%)

61'-70' 2 (2.5%) Try-From Turnover 1 (11.11%) 71'-80' 28 (35.4%)

KICKS AT GOAL WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

KICK LOCATIONS LAST 20 KICKS

Opponent Minute Player France 75 Dan Biggar Conversion made 49 Dan Biggar Conversion made 35 Dan Biggar Penalty made 26 Dan Biggar Penalty made 4 Dan Biggar Penalty made 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 (16.7%)

Made: 5 Made: 3 3 (100.0%) Rank: 3 Rank: 4

5 (83.3%)

PENALTY KICKS AT GOAL Dan Biggar

Made: 6 6 (100.0%) Rank: 1

Ranks across total successful kicks

PLAYER SCORING STATISTICS WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

GP MP Points Points / 80 Tries Con Pen Drop

Aaron Wainwright 3 144 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Adam Beard 1 9 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Alun Wyn Jones 3 240 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Cory Hill 1 24 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Dan Biggar 3 192 33 13.8 1 5 6 0

Dillon Lewis 3 196 5 2.0 1 0 0 0

Gareth Davies 2 88 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

George North 3 170 5 2.4 1 0 0 0

Hadleigh Parkes 3 212 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Jake Ball 3 192 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Jarrod Evans 3 63 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Johnny McNicholl 3 194 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Josh Adams 3 170 15 7.1 3 0 0 0

Justin Tipuric 3 240 5 1.7 1 0 0 0

Ken Owens 3 209 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Leigh Halfpenny 3 240 6 2.0 0 3 0 0

Leon Brown 3 44 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Nick Tompkins 3 199 5 2.0 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 2 45 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Ross Moriarty 3 140 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Ryan Elias 3 31 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Taulupe Faletau 3 196 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Tomos Williams 3 133 5 3.0 1 0 0 0

Will Rowlands 1 15 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Wyn Jones 3 179 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

POINTS CONCEDED WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Points conceded 51 4 18.4

Points conceded / match 17.0 4 18.4

Tries conceded 7 4 2.17

Tries conceded / match 2.33 4 2.17

% Points conceded from tries 68.6% 5 58.9%

Opponent conversion success % 71.4% 2 74.4%

Opponent successful penalties / match 0.67 1 1.44

Opponent penalty shot success % 66.7% 2 70.3%

POINTS CONCEDED PER MATCH 27 24

0 1 2 3 W L

POINTS CONCEDED - TIMING OPPONENT TRY ORIGINS

0'-10' 7 (13.7%) Try-From Counter Attack 1 (14.3%) 11'-20' 8 (15.7%)

21'-30' 5 (9.8%) Try-From Lineout 3 (42.9%) 31'-HT 9 (17.6%)

HT-50' 7 (13.7%) Try-From Scrum 2 (28.6%) 51'-60' 7 (13.7%)

61'-70' 3 (5.9%) Try-From Turnover 1 (14.3%) 71'-80' 5 (9.8%)

POSSESSION WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

POSSESSION % TERRITORY % EFFECTIVE PLAYING TIME

52% 49% 40:37 Rank: 2 Rank: 4 Rank: 3

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

% Balls played with hands 91.5% 3 90.6%

Total passes / match 171.7 2 144.3

Offloads / match 13.3 2 8.2

Total carries / match 128.7 2 118.2

Metres carried / match 706.8 3 680.4

Average carry distance 5.5 4 5.8

% Balls kicked 8.5% 4 9.4%

Open play kicks / match 26.7 3 26.3

Kicking metres / match 881.2 3 828.1

Average kicking distance 33.0 3 31.5

% Time in opponent 22 12.5% 4 12.4%

Turnovers conceded / match 16.0 3 13.9

TEAM POSSESSIONS OPPONENT POSSESSIONS

30.4% 29.2% 36.3% 23.9% 30.2% 16.4% 20.4% 13.1%

% 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 58.4% 52.1% 49.7% 47.9% 38.9% 38.2% 35.0% 37.3% 26.8% 13.0% 2.7%

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

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

31.2% 38.3% 30.5% 14.2% 41.0% 44.8% 3.9% 40.2% 55.9% 0.7% 48.5% 50.8%

PHASES

First 3 Phases 34.2% 38.3% 27.5% Own 22 4+ Phases 66.7% 33.3%

First 3 Phases 50.8% 35.9% 13.3% Own 22-50 4+ Phases 41.7% 47.2% 11.1%

First 3 Phases 57.8% 39.1% 50-Opp 22 4+ Phases 59.8% 38.3%

First 3 Phases 49.6% 50.4% Opp 22 4+ Phases 45.2% 54.8%

GAME STATES

Leading 33.3% 35.7% 31.0%

Own 22 Tied 42.9% 28.6% 28.6%

Trailing 35.1% 40.5% 24.3%

Leading 55.8% 30.5% 13.7%

Own 22-50 Tied 38.5% 38.5% 23.1%

Trailing 48.0% 40.9% 11.1%

Leading 57.6% 37.6% 4.7%

50-Opp 22 Tied 56.7% 43.3%

Trailing 59.4% 38.0%

Leading 54.9% 45.1%

Opp 22 Tied 100.0%

Trailing 44.7% 55.3%

ATTACKS WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

GAINLINE SUCCESS OVERALL OWN HALF OPPONENT HALF

24.1% 30.0% 34.4%

49.2% Rank: 2 Rank: 4 Rank: 1 51.5% 56.8% 19.1% 18.5% 16.4%

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Gainline Forwards 48.5% Gainline Forwards 36.0% Gainline Forwards 52.1%

Gainline Static 21.1% Gainline Static 19.5% Gainline Static 21.5%

Gainline Backward 30.4% Gainline Backward 44.5% Gainline Backward 26.4%

LINE BREAKS & TACKLE BREAKS LINE BREAK OUTCOMES

Line breaks 17 Error Turnover 3 (18.8%)

Line breaks / match 5.7

Penalty Conceded 3 (18.8%) Rank 1

Tackle breaks 18 Penalty Won 3 (18.8%)

Tackle breaks / match 6.0

Try 7 (43.8%) Rank 1

PLAYER STATISTICS - MINIMUM 120 MINUTES PLAYED

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

1 Nick Tompkins 2.0 1 Hadleigh Parkes 1.9 1 Nick Tompkins 82.0

2 Tomos Williams 1.8 2 Nick Tompkins 1.2 2 Hadleigh Parkes 80.4

3 Ross Moriarty 0.6 3 Johnny McNicholl 0.8 3 Josh Adams 71.3

4 George North 0.5 4 Leigh Halfpenny 0.7 4 Johnny McNicholl 70.2

5 Josh Adams 0.5 5 Josh Adams 0.5 5 Leigh Halfpenny 69.1

BREAKDOWNS WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

% RUCKS WON % MAULS WON OWN RUCK SPEEDS

9 (3.1%) 19.7%

Rank: 47.0% Rank: AVG: 4.08 18 (100.0%) 3 Rank: 4 1

33.3%

281 (96.9%)

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Ruck speed 0-3 52.6% Rucks won 96.1% Mauls won 81.7%

Ruck speed 3-6 32.3%

Rucks lost 3.9% Mauls lost 18.3% Ruck speed 6+ 15.1%

RUCK SPEEDS - LOCATIONS Own 22 Own 22-50 50-Opp 22 Opp 22 8.3% 4.8% 16.0% 27.3% 32.7% 25.0% 31.7% AVG: 7.21 AVG: 5.23 AVG: 3.06 AVG: 3.68 Rank: 5 Rank: 5 Rank: 3 Rank: 4 50.6%

66.7% 63.5% 33.3%

40.0%

Attacking Breakdown Arrivals Defensive Breakdown Arrivals Breakdown steals 1 Dillon Lewis 88 1 Dillon Lewis 29 1 Dan Biggar 1 2 Justin Tipuric 85 2 Jake Ball 21 2 Dillon Lewis 1 3 Alun Wyn Jones 75 3 Justin Tipuric 20 3 Justin Tipuric 1 4 Wyn Jones 68 4 Alun Wyn Jones 18 4 Nick Tompkins 1 5 Jake Ball 53 5 Taulupe Faletau 16 Team Total 6

First 3 Arrivals (Attacking) First 3 Arrivals (Defensive) Cleanouts 1 Dillon Lewis 73 1 Dillon Lewis 22 1 Justin Tipuric 46 2 Justin Tipuric 66 2 Justin Tipuric 16 2 Dillon Lewis 33 3 Alun Wyn Jones 62 3 Jake Ball 15 3 Alun Wyn Jones 32 4 Wyn Jones 50 4 Taulupe Faletau 9 4 Jake Ball 26 5 Jake Ball 39 5 Nick Tompkins 8 5 Ken Owens 21

SCRUMS WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

OWN SCRUMS WON SCRUM PUSH OPPONENT SCRUMS WON

5 (20.0%) 3 (15.8%)

Rank: Rank: 100.0% 6 2

20 (80.0%) 16 (84.2%)

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Forward 11.0% Scrum Won 86.4% Scrum Won 13.6%

Static 86.3%

Scrum Lost 13.6% Scrum Lost 86.4% Backward 2.7%

OWN SCRUMS OPPONENT SCRUMS Scrum Won Scrum Reset Retaine.. Scrum Lost Scrum Won Scrum Reset Retaine.. Scrum Lost 58.8% 26.5% 14.7% 15.0% 5.0% 80.0%

OWN SCRUMS WON OPPONENT SCRUMS WON Used Penalty Free Kick Used Penalty Free Kick Total 1 2 Total 15 4 1 % of Total 33.3% 66.7% % of Total 75.0% 20.0% 5.0% OPPONENT SCRUMS LOST OWN SCRUMS LOST Used Penalty Free Kick Total 4 1 Total 14 2 % of Total 80.0% 20.0% % of Total 87.5% 12.5%

SCRUM MOVEMENT CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Own 22 50.0% 25.0% 25.0% Blind 15.1%

Own 22-50 20.0% 20.0% 20.0% 40.0% Close 27.4%

50-Opp 22 66.7% 33.3% Kicked 23.3%

Opp 22 66.7% 33.3% Midfield 27.4%

Overall 6.7% 20.0% 20.0% 26.7% 26.7% Wide 6.8%

LINEOUTS WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

OWN LINEOUTS LINEOUT THROW LINEOUT SPEED

4 (9.3%) 2.3% 3 (7.1%)

4 (9.3%) 25.6% 30.2%

Total: 43

35 (81.4%) 41.9% 39 (92.9%)

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Lineouts - Effective 78.4% Front 35.1% Fast 5.4% Middle 44.1% Lineouts - Ineffective 5.7% Back 18.4% Slow 94.6% Lineouts - Turnover 15.9% Quick 2.4%

LINEOUT BREAKDOWNS PLAYER STATISTICS - MINIMUM 120 MINUTES PLAYED Total % of Total Own lineout takes / 80 minutes 4 Man - Effective 2 4.7% 1 Aaron Wainwright 4.4 5 Man - Effective 9 20.9% 5 Man - Ineffective 2 4.7% 2 Ross Moriarty 4.0 5 Man - Turnover 1 2.3% 3 Jake Ball 2.9 6 Man - Effective 21 48.8% 6 Man - Ineffective 2 4.7% 6 Man - Turnover 3 7.0% Lineout steals / 80 minutes Full - Effective 2 4.7% Quick - Effective 1 2.3% 1 Alun Wyn Jones 0.3

MOVEMENT FROM LINEOUTS CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Drive 40.2% Own 22 37.5% 12.5% 12.5% 25.0% 12.5%

End of Play 4.2% Own 22-50 62.5% 25.0% 12.5% Move 5.4%

50-Opp 22 7.1% 57.1% 7.1% 21.4% 7.1% Off The Top 23.4%

Over The Back 1.7% Opp 22 58.3% 25.0% 8.3% 8.3% Quick Feed 8.8%

Overall 38.1% 33.3% 9.5% 14.3% Other 16.3%

OPPONENT LINEOUTS & RESTARTS WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

OPPONENT LINEOUTS OPPONENT LINEOUT BREAKDOWNS Total % of Total 2 (5.7%)

4 Man - Opponent Effective 3 8.6%

Total: 5 Man - Opponent Effective 9 25.7% 35

6 Man - Opponent Effective 14 40.0%

33 (94.3%) 6 Man - Turnover Won 1 2.9%

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES Full - Opponent Effective 5 14.3% Turnover Won 15.9%

Full - Turnover Won 1 2.9% Opponent Ineffective 5.7%

Opponent Effective 78.4% Quick - Effective 2 5.7%

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

1 (8.3%) Long - Lost 41.7% 25.0%

8.3%

Rank: 2 Short - Retained 8.3% 8.3% 66.7%

11 (91.7%) Short - Lost 50.0%

Won Lost Right Split Left

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

100.0% 1 (100.0%) 100.0% Rank: 1 Short - Retained 100.0%

Won Left

DEFENCE WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

% SUCCESSFUL TACKLES CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES OPPONENT GAINLINE SUCCESS

% Successful Tackles 90.9% 27.5% % Missed Tackles 9.1%

91.7% 48.5% Rank: 5 Rank: 2 Gainline Forwards 50.8%

Gainline Static 21.1% 21.7% Gainline Backward 30.4%

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Total tackles / match 184.7 3 185.8

Total successful tackles / match 169.3 3 168.9

Dominant tackles / match 15.3 5 18.7

% Tackles dominant 8.3% 5 10.1%

Turnover tackles / match 3.7 3 3.2

Turnovers won / match 3.0 6 4.4

OPPONENT POSSESSIONS

Line breaks / match 5.3 5 4.0

Tackle breaks / match 5.3 5 4.5

Total carries / match 119.7 4 118.2

Metres carried / match 706.1 4 680.4

Average carry distance 5.9 4 5.8

Offloads / match 8.3 4 8.2

PLAYER STATISTICS - MINIMUM 120 MINUTES PLAYED

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

1 Justin Tipuric 17.7 1 Alun Wyn Jones 2.0 1 Justin Tipuric 0.7

2 Aaron Wainwright 17.2 2 Ken Owens 1.9 2 Wyn Jones 0.4

3 Taulupe Faletau 16.3 3 Aaron Wainwright 1.7 3 Dan Biggar 0.4

4 Alun Wyn Jones 16.0 4 George North 1.4 4 Dillon Lewis 0.4

5 Ken Owens 15.3 5 Wyn Jones 1.3 5 Taulupe Faletau 0.4

PENALTIES CONCEDED & CARDS WALES - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Total penalties conceded / match 7.3 6 8.9

Free kicks conceded / match 0.7 4 0.8

Yellow cards / match 0.0 4 0.2

Red cards / match 0.0 1 0.0

PENALTIES CONCEDED PER MATCH 9

7 6

1 2 3 W L

PENALTIES & INFRINGEMENTS

ZONES TIMES TYPES

11'-20' 4 (18.2%) Foul 1 (4.5%) Own 22 1 (7.7%) 21'-30' 2 (9.1%) Lineout 2 (9.1%)

Own 22-50 2 (15.4%) 31'-HT 3 (13.6%) Maul 1 (4.5%) HT-50' 5 (22.7%) Ruck 3 (13.6%) 50-Opp 22 6 (46.2%) 51'-60' 2 (9.1%) Scrum 6 (27.3%) 61'-70' 4 (18.2%) Opp 22 4 (30.8%) 71'-80' 2 (9.1%) Tackle 9 (40.9%)

PLAYER STATISTICS - PER 80 AVERAGES WITH A MINIMUM 120 MINUTES PLAYED

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

1 Dillon Lewis 5 1 Wyn Jones 2.2

2 Wyn Jones 5 2 Dillon Lewis 2.0

3 Jake Ball 4 3 Jake Ball 1.7

4 Alun Wyn Jones 2 4 Alun Wyn Jones 0.7

5 Rob Evans 2 5 Dan Biggar 0.4