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PRE-MATCH REPORT

ENGLAND vs IRELAND GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020 ROUND 3 Team England PRE-MATCH REPORT

ENGLAND vs IRELAND GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

RESULTS

ENGLAND IRELAND Round Opponent Score Round Opponent Score

1 France 17-24 L 1 Scotland 19-12 W

2 Scotland 13-6 W 2 Wales 24-14 W

HOME TEAM HOME RANK FOR AWAY TEAM AWAY RANK

30 4 POINTS 43 3 15.0 4 POINTS / MATCH 21.5 3 3 4 TRIES SCORED 5 3 1.50 4 TRIES SCORED / MATCH 2.50 3 50.0% 5 % POINTS SCORED FROM TRIES 58.1% 4 AGAINST

30 4 POINTS CONCEDED 26 5 15.0 4 POINTS CONCEDED / MATCH 13.0 5 3 4 TRIES CONCEDED 2 5 1.50 4 TRIES CONCEDED / MATCH 1.00 5 50.0% 4 % POINTS CONCEDED FROM TRIES 38.5% 5

TYPES OF PLAY

England Ireland 49.8% 39.1% 45.4% 42.9% 15.4% 7.2%

Kick Ball Carry Passes Kick Ball Carry Passes

HOME TEAM PLAYER LEADERS AWAY TEAM

Owen Farrell 15 POINTS Jonathan Sexton 23

Jonny May 2 TRIES SCORED Andrew Conway 1

Jonny May 2 TRY ASSISTS Andrew Conway 1

Thomas Curry 24 CARRIES Jordan Larmour 30

Jonny May 122.8 METRES CARRIED Jordan Larmour 257.3

Owen Farrell 2 OFFLOADS Bundee Aki 2

Maro Itoje 36 SUCCESSFUL TACKLES James Ryan 36

Maro Itoje 8 DOMINANT TACKLES James Ryan 5

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OPPONENT 22 ENTRIES

England Ireland Try & Conversion Scored Try & Missed Conversion 16.7% 20.0% Penalty Try Scored 0.0% Penalty Shot Scored 0.0% Points / 6.7% Points / Drop Goal Scored Opp 22 Entry: Opp 22 Entry: 16.7% Other Opp 22 Entries 1.60 0.0% 1.67

66.7% 0.0% 73.3%

Opponent 22 entries / match 7.5 Opponent 22 entries / match 6.0

Rank 3 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

England Ireland 47.4% 43.8%

31.3% 25.0% 25.3% 27.3%

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

Metres carried / match 483 Metres carried / match 760

Line breaks / match 1.5 Line breaks / match 7.5

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

England Ireland % Tackles dominant 9.7% 10.3% 11.4% 9.5% % Turnover Tackles 0.8% 3.5% % Other Made Tackles % Missed Tackles

76.5% 78.3%

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

ENGLAND vs IRELAND GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

HEAD TO HEAD

- England and Ireland have contested 20 Guinness Six Nations matchups, with England claiming victory nine times compared to Ireland’s 11 wins.

- England have won five of the last eight Guinness Six Nations contests, having won just one of the previous eight games in the Championship.

- Ireland have won on four of their 10 visits to London, with their most recent outing resulting in victory after losing three in a row at Twickenham, failing to score more than 10 points in any of those defeats.

- Ireland landed their biggest-margin of victory over England on English soil in the Guinness Six Nations in 2018 as they ran out 24-15 victors, They had lost the previous three games at Twickenham by a total of 35 points.

- The teams have played each other eight times in round three of the Guinness Six Nations - with Ireland winning six of those contests; however, England did win their most recent round three clash in February 2016 by a scoreline of 21-10.

COMMON STATISTICS

- Ireland rank dead last in terms of opposition 22 entries (6.0) in this Guinness Six Nations Championship, while England boast just the third-highest mark (7.5); however, Ireland actually have the edge when it comes to points per opposition 22 visit (1.67) when compared to the English (1.60).

- Ireland are averaging five times as many line breaks (7.5) than their English counterparts (1.5) per match in the 2020 Guinness Six Nations while out-carrying them 760 to 483 metres per game. Ireland have made metres with 47.4% of their carries - higher than the English rate of 43.8%.

- The sides have had similar success in the tackle, as Ireland have seen 9.5% of their tackles as dominant, close to England’s 10.3% strike rate. However, Ireland have missed with 11.4% of their tackle attempts, compared to England’s lower share of 9.7%.

- England have dominated at the lineout in the 2020 Guinness Six Nations. While their own lineout retention rate (83.3%) is below Ireland’s (85.0%), England (12) have also stolen four-times as many lineouts as the Irish (3) in their opening two Guinness Six Na- tions games, accounting for 40% of all stolen lineouts in the Championship.

- England have scored 66.7% of their points in the final 20 minutes of Guinness Six Nations games this campaign - the highest percentage in the Championship. Ireland, meanwhile, have scored just eight points in the final 20 minutes to date, as France are the only other side to have scored their fewest amount of points in that 20-minute segment.

ENGLAND STATISTICS

- England gave up six points to Scotland in their round two meeting. England haven’t conceded fewer points in the Guinness Six Nations since a 20-0 victory over the same opposition back in February 2014.

- England have only lost seven home games in Guinness Six Nations history - with four of them coming against the Irish. Of the six home games in which England have scored 16 points or fewer, four of them have been against Ireland.

ENGLAND vs IRELAND GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

ENGLAND STATISTICS

- England are the only side yet to break the 1,000-running metre mark in the 2020 Guinness Six Nations, as every other nation has at least 1,200 metres. However, they have kicked for 2,389 metres - which is over 1,000 metres more than both Scotland (1,360m) and Wales (1,378m).

- England have conceded just 11 penalties through their opening two 2020 Guinness Six Nations games - four fewer than any other side. They have exactly half of the leading nation’s penalty concessions (Scotland - 22).

- Maro Itoje has 72 attacking breakdown arrivals - 10 more than any other player in the 2020 Guinness Six Nations. He has made 25 more than any of his team-mates, as Tim Curry (47) ranks second among English players in the Championship.

IRELAND STATISTICS

- Ireland have lost just five of their last 20 Guinness Six Nations clashes, with England being responsible for two of those losses.

- Ireland have a higher win percentage in round three than they do in any other round of the Guinness Six Nations. Winning 17 of their 20 round three games to date (85%), Ireland haven’t lost fewer than five times in any other round of the Championship.

- Jonny Sexton has already matched his 2019 Guinness Six Nations points tally (23). He leads all players in terms of points this campaign - a single point ahead of French fly-half Romain Ntamack.

- Ireland’s Jordan Larmour leads all players in terms of running metres in this Guinness Six Nations tournament (257) - 14 more than Matteo Minozzi. They are the only two players to break the 200-metre mark thus far.

- Ireland have won 98.2% of their own rucks - a higher percentage than any other team in the 2020 Guinness Six Nations. They’ve lost just four rucks in their opening two games - the fewest among all teams - and completed 128 rucks in sub-three seconds - the most among all teams.

ENGLAND STATISTICS

POINTS SCORED ENGLAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Points scored 30 4 19.0

Points scored / match 15.0 4 19.0

Tries scored 3 4 2.17

Tries scored / match 1.50 4 2.17

% Points scored from tries 50.0% 5 57.0%

Conversion success % 100.0% 1 73.1%

Successful penalties / match 1.50 3 1.67

Penalty shot success % 50.0% 5 74.1%

POINTS PER MATCH 17 13

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POINTS - TIMING TRY ORIGINS

0'-10' 0 (0.0%)

11'-20' 3 (10.0%) Try-From Lineout 2 (66.67%) 21'-30' 0 (0.0%)

31'-HT 0 (0.0%)

HT-50' 0 (0.0%)

51'-60' 7 (23.3%) Try-From Scrum 1 (33.33%) 61'-70' 12 (40.0%)

71'-80' 8 (26.7%)

KICKS AT GOAL ENGLAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

KICK LOCATIONS LAST 20 KICKS

Opponent Minute Player

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: 3 3 (100.0%) Rank: 2

PENALTY KICKS AT GOAL Owen Farrell

3 (50.0%) Made: 3

Rank: 3 3 (50.0%)

Ranks across total successful kicks

PLAYER SCORING STATISTICS ENGLAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

GP MP Points Points / 80 Tries Con Pen Drop

Ben Earl 1 14 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Ben Youngs 2 84 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Charlie Ewels 1 56 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Courtney Lawes 2 82 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Elliot Daly 2 160 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Ellis Genge 2 51 5 7.8 1 0 0 0

George Ford 2 155 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

George Furbank 2 160 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

George Kruis 2 95 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Jamie George 2 129 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Joe Launchbury 1 9 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Joe Marler 1 52 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Jonathan Joseph 2 144 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Jonny May 2 160 10 5.0 2 0 0 0

Kyle Sinckler 2 153 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Lewis Ludlam 2 78 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Luke Cowan-Dickie 1 31 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Mako Vunipola 1 57 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Manu Tuilagi 1 16 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Maro Itoje 2 160 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Ollie Devoto 1 5 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Owen Farrell 2 160 15 7.5 0 3 3 0

Sam Underhill 2 146 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Thomas Curry 2 160 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Will Stuart 1 7 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Willi Heinz 2 76 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

POINTS CONCEDED ENGLAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Points conceded 30 3 19.0

Points conceded / match 15.0 3 19.0

Tries conceded 3 3 2.17

Tries conceded / match 1.50 3 2.17

% Points conceded from tries 50.0% 3 57.0%

Opponent conversion success % 100.0% 4 73.1%

Opponent successful penalties / match 1.50 3 1.67

Opponent penalty shot success % 100.0% 5 74.1%

POINTS CONCEDED PER MATCH 24

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POINTS CONCEDED - TIMING OPPONENT TRY ORIGINS

0'-10' 7 (23.3%)

11'-20' 8 (26.7%) Try-From Counter Attack 1 (33.3%) 21'-30' 2 (6.7%)

31'-HT 0 (0.0%)

HT-50' 3 (10.0%)

51'-60' 7 (23.3%) Try-From Lineout 2 (66.7%) 61'-70' 0 (0.0%)

71'-80' 3 (10.0%)

POSSESSION ENGLAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

POSSESSION % TERRITORY % EFFECTIVE PLAYING TIME

53% 56% 38:45 Rank: 2 Rank: 2 Rank: 4

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

% Balls played with hands 84.6% 6 90.5%

Total passes / match 116.5 4 137.3

Offloads / match 4.5 5 8.0

Total carries / match 96.5 6 116.1

Metres carried / match 482.8 6 667.2

Average carry distance 5.0 6 5.7

% Balls kicked 15.4% 1 9.5%

Open play kicks / match 38.0 1 25.8

Kicking metres / match 1,194.5 1 823.6

Average kicking distance 31.4 3 31.9

% Time in opponent 22 15.2% 2 12.4%

Turnovers conceded / match 10.5 5 13.5

TEAM POSSESSIONS OPPONENT POSSESSIONS 34.9% 32.2% 28.2% 27.7% 25.6% 21.8% 20.4%

9.2%

% 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 56.4% 58.5% 52.2% 47.8% 41.4% 32.0% 34.6% 26.6% 23.1% 20.5% 6.9%

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 20.5% 23.1% 56.4%

Own 22-50 First 3 Phases 26.6% 41.4% 32.0%

First 3 Phases 60.6% 31.7% 7.7% 50-Opp 22 4+ Phases 52.2% 43.5% 4.3%

First 3 Phases 50.0% 50.0% Opp 22 4+ Phases 54.5% 45.5%

GAME STATES

Leading 21.4% 21.4% 57.1%

Own 22 Tied 20.0% 20.0% 60.0%

Trailing 20.0% 26.7% 53.3%

Leading 22.0% 46.3% 31.7%

Own 22-50 Tied 21.9% 37.5% 40.6%

Trailing 32.7% 40.0% 27.3%

Leading 57.6% 30.3% 12.1%

50-Opp 22 Tied 58.8% 31.4% 9.8%

Trailing 58.7% 37.5%

Leading 50.0% 50.0%

Opp 22 Tied 61.5% 38.5%

Trailing 51.2% 48.8%

ATTACKS ENGLAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

GAINLINE SUCCESS OVERALL OWN HALF OPPONENT HALF

27.3% 31.3% 29.5%

43.8% 40.9% 46.7% Rank: 6 Rank: 5 Rank: 6

25.0% 31.8% 23.8%

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 3

Line breaks / match 1.5 Held Up In Goal 1 (50.0%)

Rank 6

Tackle breaks 2

Tackle breaks / match 1.0 Try 1 (50.0%)

Rank 6

PLAYER STATISTICS - MINIMUM 80 MINUTES PLAYED

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

1 George Kruis 0.8 1 George Ford 0.5 1 Jonny May 61.4

2 Sam Underhill 0.5 2 Thomas Curry 0.5 2 Thomas Curry 57.7

3 Jonny May 0.5 3 Ben Youngs 0.0 3 George Ford 42.5

4 Ben Youngs 0.0 4 Courtney Lawes 0.0 4 Courtney Lawes 35.0

5 Courtney Lawes 0.0 5 Elliot Daly 0.0 5 Sam Underhill 35.0

BREAKDOWNS ENGLAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

% RUCKS WON % MAULS WON OWN RUCK SPEEDS

6 (3.4%) 20.2%

Rank: 47.2% Rank: AVG: 4.25 15 (100.0%) 3 Rank: 5 1

32.5% 170 (96.6%)

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 10.5% 20.0% 19.4%

34.5% 40.0% 37.9% 45.8% AVG: 6.34 AVG: 5.37 AVG: 3.45 AVG: 4.29 Rank: 3 Rank: 4 31.6% Rank: 6 Rank: 6 57.9%

34.7% 40.0% 27.6%

Attacking Breakdown Arrivals Defensive Breakdown Arrivals Breakdown steals

1 Maro Itoje 72 1 Thomas Curry 15 1 Thomas Curry 2 2 Thomas Curry 47 2 Lewis Ludlam 9 2 Lewis Ludlam 1 3 Kyle Sinckler 42 3 Sam Underhill 9 3 Sam Underhill 1 4 George Kruis 41 4 Courtney Lawes 5 5 Jamie George 32 5 George Kruis 5 Team Total 4

First 3 Arrivals (Attacking) First 3 Arrivals (Defensive) Cleanouts 1 Maro Itoje 48 1 Thomas Curry 12 1 Maro Itoje 23 2 Thomas Curry 34 2 Lewis Ludlam 7 2 Sam Underhill 16 3 Kyle Sinckler 31 3 Sam Underhill 5 3 George Kruis 15 4 George Kruis 30 4 George Kruis 4 4 Thomas Curry 15 5 Sam Underhill 28 5 Charlie Ewels 3 5 Jamie George 13

SCRUMS ENGLAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

OWN SCRUMS WON SCRUM PUSH OPPONENT SCRUMS WON

2 (10.5%)

33.3%

Rank: Rank: 7 (100.0%) 4 6

66.7%

17 (89.5%)

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 Reset Retained Scrum Lost 70.8% 20.8% 8.3% 36.4% 63.6% OWN SCRUMS WON OPPONENT SCRUMS WON Used Penalty Free Kick Total 11 5 1 OPPONENT SCRUMS LOST 64.7% 29.4% 5.9% % of Total Used Penalty Free Kick

OWN SCRUMS LOST Total 6 1 Total 1 1 % of Total 85.7% 14.3% % of Total 50.0% 50.0%

SCRUM MOVEMENT CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Own 22-50 50.0% 33.3% 16.7% Blind 18.8%

50-Opp 22 50.0% 50.0% Close 22.9%

Opp 22 25.0% 50.0% 25.0% Kicked 27.1%

Overall 16.7% 33.3% 33.3% 16.7% Midfield 31.3%

LINEOUTS ENGLAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

OWN LINEOUTS LINEOUT THROW LINEOUT SPEED

3.3% 1 (3.3%) 5 (16.7%) 20.0% 1 (3.3%) 40.0% Total: 30

24 (80.0%) 36.7% 29 (96.7%)

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 4 Man - Effective 1 3.3% 1 Courtney Lawes 6.8 4 Man - Turnover 2 6.7% 2 Maro Itoje 3.5 5 Man - Effective 15 50.0% 3 George Kruis 2.5 5 Man - Turnover 2 6.7% 6 Man - Effective 2 6.7% 6 Man - Turnover 1 3.3% Lineout steals / 80 minutes Full - Effective 5 16.7% 1 Courtney Lawes 1.0 Full - Ineffective 1 3.3% 2 George Kruis 0.8 Quick - Effective 1 3.3% 3 Maro Itoje 0.5

MOVEMENT FROM LINEOUTS CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Drive 39.2% Own 22 100.0%

End of Play 5.1% Own 22-50 72.7% 9.1% 18.2% Move 6.3%

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

Over The Back 1.3% Opp 22 60.0% 20.0% 20.0% Quick Feed 6.3%

Overall 48.3% 24.1% 10.3% 10.3% Other 19.0%

OPPONENT LINEOUTS & RESTARTS ENGLAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

OPPONENT LINEOUTS OPPONENT LINEOUT BREAKDOWNS Total % of Total

3 Man - Opponent Effective 1 2.9% 12 (33.3%) 4 Man - Opponent Effective 1 2.9%

Total: 4 Man - Turnover Won 2 5.7% 36 20 (55.6%) 5 Man - Opponent Effective 6 17.1%

5 Man - Opponent Ineffective 3 8.6% 4 (11.1%) 5 Man - Turnover Won 3 8.6%

6 Man - Opponent Effective 8 22.9%

CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES 6 Man - Opponent Ineffective 1 2.9%

Turnover Won 18.3% 6 Man - Turnover Won 5 14.3%

Full - Opponent Effective 2 5.7% Opponent Ineffective 6.7% Full - Turnover Won 1 2.9% 75.0% Opponent Effective Quick - Effective 2 5.7%

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

12.5%

0.0% 8 (100.0%) Rank: 3 Long - Lost 100.0%

87.5%

Lost Split Left

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

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

Short - Lost 50.0%

Lost Left

DEFENCE ENGLAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

% SUCCESSFUL TACKLES CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES OPPONENT GAINLINE SUCCESS

% Successful Tackles 91.0%

% Missed Tackles 9.0% 34.3%

90.3% Rank: 5 Rank: 4 Gainline Forwards 49.3% 53.3%

Gainline Static 20.1%

12.4% Gainline Backward 30.6%

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Total tackles / match 155.0 5 182.7

Total successful tackles / match 140.0 5 166.2

Dominant tackles / match 16.0 5 18.5

% Tackles dominant 10.3% 3 10.1%

Turnover tackles / match 5.5 1 3.5

Turnovers won / match 5.0 2 4.2

OPPONENT POSSESSIONS

Line breaks / match 2.5 2 4.1

Tackle breaks / match 3.5 3 4.2

Total carries / match 93.5 2 116.1

Metres carried / match 507.0 1 667.2

Average carry distance 5.4 2 5.7

Offloads / match 4.0 2 8.0

PLAYER STATISTICS - MINIMUM 80 MINUTES PLAYED

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

1 Maro Itoje 18.0 1 Maro Itoje 4.0 1 Maro Itoje 1.0

2 George Kruis 14.3 2 Sam Underhill 3.8 2 Thomas Curry 1.0

3 Jamie George 14.3 3 Courtney Lawes 2.0 3 Courtney Lawes 1.0

4 Sam Underhill 13.2 4 George Ford 1.0 4 George Kruis 0.8

5 Thomas Curry 12.0 5 Thomas Curry 1.0 5 Sam Underhill 0.5

PENALTIES CONCEDED & CARDS ENGLAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Total penalties conceded / match 5.5 6 8.7

Free kicks conceded / match 2.0 1 1.1

Yellow cards / match 0.0 2 0.1

Red cards / match 0.0 1 0.0

PENALTIES CONCEDED PER MATCH 6 5

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PENALTIES & INFRINGEMENTS

ZONES TIMES TYPES

11'-20' 3 (27.3%) Foul 1 (9.1%) Own 22 1 (20.0%) 31'-HT 3 (27.3%) Maul 1 (9.1%)

Own 22-50 1 (20.0%) HT-50' 3 (27.3%) Offside 1 (9.1%)

51'-60' 1 (9.1%) Ruck 2 (18.2%) 50-Opp 22 3 (60.0%) 71'-80' 1 (9.1%) Tackle 6 (54.5%)

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

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

1 Maro Itoje 3 1 Maro Itoje 1.5 2 Charlie Ewels 1

3 Joe Launchbury 1 2 Sam Underhill 0.5

4 Lewis Ludlam 1 3 Thomas Curry 0.5 5 Luke Cowan-Dickie 1

IRELAND STATISTICS

POINTS SCORED IRELAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Points scored 43 3 19.0

Points scored / match 21.5 3 19.0

Tries scored 5 3 2.17

Tries scored / match 2.50 3 2.17

% Points scored from tries 58.1% 4 57.0%

Conversion success % 60.0% 5 73.1%

Successful penalties / match 2.00 2 1.67

Penalty shot success % 80.0% 3 74.1%

POINTS PER MATCH 24 19

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POINTS - TIMING TRY ORIGINS

0'-10' 5 (11.6%)

11'-20' 7 (16.3%) Try-From Lineout 3 (60.00%) 21'-30' 0 (0.0%)

31'-HT 10 (23.3%)

HT-50' 10 (23.3%)

51'-60' 3 (7.0%) Try-From Scrum 2 (40.00%) 61'-70' 0 (0.0%)

71'-80' 8 (18.6%)

KICKS AT GOAL IRELAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

KICK LOCATIONS LAST 20 KICKS

Opponent Minute Player

Wales 77 Ross Byrne Conversion missed

48 Jonathan Sexton Conversion made

33 Jonathan Sexton Conversion made

21 Jonathan Sexton Conversion missed

Scotland 73 Jonathan Sexton Penalty made

57 Jonathan Sexton Penalty made

45 Jonathan Sexton Penalty made

38 Jonathan Sexton Penalty missed

35 Jonathan Sexton Penalty made

12 Jonathan Sexton Conversion made

CONVERSIONS Jonathan Sexton Ross Byrne

1 (25.0%)

Made: 3 Made: 0 1 (100.0%) Rank: 2 Rank: 8

3 (75.0%)

PENALTY KICKS AT GOAL Jonathan Sexton

1 (20.0%)

Made: 4

Rank: 2

4 (80.0%)

Ranks across total successful kicks

PLAYER SCORING STATISTICS IRELAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

GP MP Points Points / 80 Tries Con Pen Drop

Andrew Conway 2 160 5 2.5 1 0 0 0

Andrew Porter 2 28 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Bundee Aki 2 160 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Caelan Doris 1 4 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Cian Healy 2 116 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

CJ Stander 2 159 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Conor Murray 2 133 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

David Kilcoyne 2 31 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Devin Toner 2 27 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Garry Ringrose 1 40 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Iain Henderson 2 133 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Jacob Stockdale 2 160 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

James Ryan 2 160 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

John Cooney 2 28 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Jonathan Sexton 2 143 23 12.9 1 3 4 0

Jordan Larmour 2 160 5 2.5 1 0 0 0

Josh van der Flier 2 160 5 2.5 1 0 0 0

Keith Earls 1 36 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Max Deegan 1 9 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Peter O'Mahony 2 147 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Rob Herring 2 138 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Robbie Henshaw 2 84 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Ronan Kelleher 2 22 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Ross Byrne 2 17 0 0.0 0 0 0 0

Tadhg Furlong 2 144 5 2.8 1 0 0 0

POINTS CONCEDED IRELAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Points conceded 26 2 19.0

Points conceded / match 13.0 2 19.0

Tries conceded 2 1 2.17

Tries conceded / match 1.00 1 2.17

% Points conceded from tries 38.5% 2 57.0%

Opponent conversion success % 100.0% 4 73.1%

Opponent successful penalties / match 2.00 4 1.67

Opponent penalty shot success % 80.0% 3 74.1%

POINTS CONCEDED PER MATCH 14 12

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POINTS CONCEDED - TIMING OPPONENT TRY ORIGINS

0'-10' 3 (11.5%)

11'-20' 3 (11.5%)

21'-30' 7 (26.9%)

31'-HT 0 (0.0%) Try-From Lineout 2 (100.0%) HT-50' 0 (0.0%)

51'-60' 3 (11.5%)

61'-70' 3 (11.5%)

71'-80' 7 (26.9%)

POSSESSION IRELAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

POSSESSION % TERRITORY % EFFECTIVE PLAYING TIME

54% 51% 38:00 Rank: 1 Rank: 3 Rank: 5

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

% Balls played with hands 92.8% 2 90.5%

Total passes / match 153.0 3 137.3

Offloads / match 5.0 4 8.0

Total carries / match 127.5 2 116.1

Metres carried / match 759.7 2 667.2

Average carry distance 6.0 3 5.7

% Balls kicked 7.2% 5 9.5%

Open play kicks / match 21.5 5 25.8

Kicking metres / match 547.9 6 823.6

Average kicking distance 25.5 6 31.9

% Time in opponent 22 13.6% 3 12.4%

Turnovers conceded / match 9.5 6 13.5

TEAM POSSESSIONS OPPONENT POSSESSIONS 32.7% 30.3% 27.8% 27.4% 26.8% 25.1%

15.4% 14.5%

% 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 IRELAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

Own 22 Own 22-50 50-Opp 22 Opp 22 58.4% 54.2% 50.0% 48.6% 45.8% 39.6% 32.4% 35.7% 17.6% 11.8% 5.9%

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 33.8% 50.8% 15.4% Own 22 4+ Phases 33.3% 66.7%

First 3 Phases 37.2% 49.6% 13.3% Own 22-50 4+ Phases 48.4% 45.2% 6.5%

First 3 Phases 60.5% 33.3% 6.2% 50-Opp 22 4+ Phases 56.0% 38.5% 5.5%

First 3 Phases 56.9% 43.1% Opp 22 4+ Phases 51.4% 48.6%

GAME STATES

Leading 31.7% 50.0% 18.3% Own 22 Tied 37.5% 50.0% 12.5%

Leading 41.2% 47.1% 11.8%

Own 22-50 Tied 24.0% 56.0% 20.0%

Trailing 52.9% 47.1%

Leading 55.7% 36.4% 7.9%

50-Opp 22 Tied 64.4% 32.2%

Trailing 59.0% 38.5%

Leading 57.9% 42.1%

Opp 22 Tied 44.4% 55.6%

Trailing 50.0% 50.0%

ATTACKS IRELAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

GAINLINE SUCCESS OVERALL OWN HALF OPPONENT HALF

22.4% 27.3% 38.1% 47.4% 45.2% Rank: 4 Rank: 3 Rank: 5 50.0%

27.6% 25.3% 16.7%

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 15 Error Turnover 1 (9.1%)

Line breaks / match 7.5 Kick Turnover 6 (54.5%)

Rank 1 Penalty Conceded 1 (9.1%) Tackle breaks 8

Penalty Won 2 (18.2%) Tackle breaks / match 4.0

Rank 4 Try 1 (9.1%)

PLAYER STATISTICS - MINIMUM 80 MINUTES PLAYED

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

1 Jacob Stockdale 2.5 1 Jordan Larmour 1.0 1 Jordan Larmour 128.7

2 Andrew Conway 1.5 2 Robbie Henshaw 1.0 2 Robbie Henshaw 90.6

3 Jordan Larmour 1.0 3 Iain Henderson 0.6 3 Bundee Aki 89.6

4 Rob Herring 0.6 4 Tadhg Furlong 0.6 4 Jacob Stockdale 87.9

5 Jonathan Sexton 0.6 5 CJ Stander 0.5 5 Andrew Conway 60.4

BREAKDOWNS IRELAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

% RUCKS WON % MAULS WON OWN RUCK SPEEDS

4 (1.8%) 9.1%

5 (38.5%) Rank: Rank: 29.7% AVG: 3.24 1 Rank: 2 6 8 (61.5%) 61.2%

216 (98.2%)

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 3.6% 4.5% 22.2% 17.5% 20.2% 33.3% 34.3% AVG: 5.57 AVG: 4.19 47.5% AVG: 2.68 AVG: 2.76 Rank: 2 Rank: 2 Rank: 2 Rank: 1 61.2% 35.0% 76.2% 44.4%

Attacking Breakdown Arrivals Defensive Breakdown Arrivals Breakdown steals 1 James Ryan 62 1 CJ Stander 20 1 CJ Stander 5 2 Iain Henderson 56 2 Josh van der Flier 15 2 Caelan Doris 1 3 Tadhg Furlong 54 3 Peter O'Mahony 15 3 Iain Henderson 1 4 CJ Stander 53 4 Iain Henderson 10 4 Josh van der Flier 1 5 Josh van der Flier 53 5 Bundee Aki 6 Team Total 9

First 3 Arrivals (Attacking) First 3 Arrivals (Defensive) Cleanouts 1 James Ryan 48 1 CJ Stander 20 1 Josh van der Flier 27 2 Iain Henderson 47 2 Josh van der Flier 15 2 Tadhg Furlong 25 3 Josh van der Flier 43 3 Peter O'Mahony 11 3 James Ryan 24 4 Peter O'Mahony 42 4 Iain Henderson 9 4 Peter O'Mahony 24 5 Tadhg Furlong 42 5 Bundee Aki 6 5 Iain Henderson 20

SCRUMS IRELAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

OWN SCRUMS WON SCRUM PUSH OPPONENT SCRUMS WON

1 (10.0%) 11.1% 1 (8.3%)

Rank: Rank:

3 4

9 (90.0%) 88.9% 11 (91.7%)

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 69.2% 23.1% 7.7% 5.3% 36.8% 57.9%

OWN SCRUMS WON OPPONENT SCRUMS WON Used Penalty Free Kick Used Penalty Free Kick Total 1 Total 9 % of Total 100.0% % of Total 100.0% OPPONENT SCRUMS LOST OWN SCRUMS LOST Used Penalty Free Kick Total 1 Total 9 2 % of Total 100.0% % of Total 81.8% 18.2%

SCRUM MOVEMENT CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Own 22 33.3% 33.3% 33.3% Blind 18.8%

Own 22-50 50.0% 50.0% Close 22.9%

Opp 22 75.0% 25.0% Kicked 27.1%

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

LINEOUTS IRELAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

OWN LINEOUTS LINEOUT THROW LINEOUT SPEED

3 (15.0%) 15.0% 15.0%

Total: 20 (100.0%) 20

17 (85.0%) 70.0%

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 2 10.0% 1 James Ryan 4.5

4 Man - Turnover 1 5.0% 2 Peter O'Mahony 2.2

5 Man - Effective 5 25.0% 3 Iain Henderson 1.8

5 Man - Turnover 1 5.0%

6 Man - Effective 9 45.0% Lineout steals / 80 minutes

6 Man - Turnover 1 5.0% 1 Iain Henderson 1.2

Full - Effective 1 5.0% 2 Peter O'Mahony 0.5

MOVEMENT FROM LINEOUTS CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Drive 39.2% Own 22 100.0%

End of Play 5.1% Own 22-50 100.0% Move 6.3%

50-Opp 22 37.5% 25.0% 25.0% 12.5% Off The Top 22.8%

Over The Back 1.3% Opp 22 87.5% 12.5% Quick Feed 6.3%

Overall 65.0% 10.0% 10.0% Other 19.0%

OPPONENT LINEOUTS & RESTARTS IRELAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

OPPONENT LINEOUTS OPPONENT LINEOUT BREAKDOWNS Total % of Total 3 (12.5%) 5 Man - Opponent Effective 6 25.0% 4 (16.7%) Total: 24 5 Man - Opponent Ineffective 2 8.3%

17 (70.8%) 5 Man - Turnover Won 3 12.5%

6 Man - Opponent Effective 10 41.7% CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES

Turnover Won 18.3% 6 Man - Opponent Ineffective 2 8.3%

Opponent Ineffective 6.7%

Full - Opponent Effective 1 4.2% Opponent Effective 75.0%

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

28.6% Long - Lost 57.1% 0.0% 7 (100.0%) Rank: 3

71.4% Short - Lost 42.9%

Lost Right 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 IRELAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

% SUCCESSFUL TACKLES CHAMPIONSHIP AVERAGES OPPONENT GAINLINE SUCCESS

% Successful Tackles 91.0% 26.7% % Missed Tackles 9.0%

88.6% Rank: 6 Rank: 6 Gainline Forwards 49.3% 54.5% Gainline Static 20.1% 18.8% Gainline Backward 30.6%

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Total tackles / match 184.0 4 182.7

Total successful tackles / match 163.0 4 166.2

Dominant tackles / match 17.5 3 18.5

% Tackles dominant 9.5% 4 10.1%

Turnover tackles / match 1.5 5 3.5

Turnovers won / match 7.0 1 4.2

OPPONENT POSSESSIONS

Line breaks / match 2.0 1 4.1

Tackle breaks / match 6.5 6 4.2

Total carries / match 123.0 4 116.1

Metres carried / match 652.7 3 667.2

Average carry distance 5.3 1 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 James Ryan 18.0 1 James Ryan 2.5 1 CJ Stander 2.5

2 Tadhg Furlong 15.6 2 Iain Henderson 2.4 2 Iain Henderson 2.4

3 CJ Stander 15.1 3 Tadhg Furlong 1.7 3 Peter O'Mahony 1.1

4 Iain Henderson 14.4 4 CJ Stander 1.5 4 Jordan Larmour 0.5

5 Josh van der Flier 14.0 5 Cian Healy 1.4 5 Josh van der Flier 0.5

PENALTIES CONCEDED & CARDS IRELAND - GUINNESS SIX NATIONS 2020

Statistic Team Rank Championship Average

Total penalties conceded / match 9.5 3 8.7

Free kicks conceded / match 0.5 5 1.1

Yellow cards / match 0.5 1 0.1

Red cards / match 0.0 1 0.0

PENALTIES CONCEDED PER MATCH 10 9

1 2

PENALTIES & INFRINGEMENTS ZONES TIMES TYPES

0'-10' 3 (15.8%) Foul 1 (5.3%)

Own 22-50 4 (50.0%) 3 (15.8%) 11'-20' Lineout 1 (5.3%) 21'-30' 2 (10.5%) Maul 1 (5.3%) 31'-HT 1 (5.3%) 50-Opp 22 2 (25.0%) Offside 1 (5.3%) HT-50' 2 (10.5%) Other 1 (5.3%) 51'-60' 5 (26.3%) Scrum 3 (15.8%) Opp 22 2 (25.0%) 61'-70' 1 (5.3%) 71'-80' 2 (10.5%) Tackle 11 (57.9%)

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

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

1 Cian Healy 3 1 Cian Healy 2.1

2 CJ Stander 3 2 Iain Henderson 1.8

3 Iain Henderson 3 3 CJ Stander 1.5 1 CJ Stander 1 / 0

4 Conor Murray 2 4 Conor Murray 1.2

5 James Ryan 2 5 Tadhg Furlong 1.1