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WOMEN’S SIX NATIONS 2015 STATISTICAL REPORT WORLD RUGBY GAME ANALYSIS
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FINAL RESULTS AND STANDINGS
P = Played W = Won D = Draw L = Lost PF = Points for PA = Points against
PD = Points difference TF = Tries for TA = Tries against PTS = Points
P W D L PF PA PD TF TA PTS
Ireland 5 4 0 1 139 26 113 20 3 8
France 5 4 0 1 113 44 69 16 7 8
Italy 5 3 0 2 82 94 -12 13 15 6
England 5 2 0 3 104 65 39 17 7 4
Wales 5 2 0 3 64 73 -9 9 9 4
Scotland 5 0 0 5 27 227 -200 2 36 0
Italy 5 - 30 Ireland
France 42 - 0 Scotland
Wales 13 - 0 England
Ireland 5 - 10 France
Scotland 3 - 39 Wales
England 39 - 7 Italy
Ireland 11 - 8 England
France 28 - 7 Wales
Scotland 8 - 31 Italy
England 42 - 13 Scotland
Italy 17 - 12 France
Wales 0 - 20 Ireland
Italy 22 - 5 Wales
England 15 - 21 France
Scotland 3 - 73 Ireland
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COMMENTARY
Last year’s commentary showed a history of the Women’s Six Nations that could be divided into three
distinct periods.
The first period covered the first four years of the competition – from 2002 to 2005 – when the
tournament was dominated by France. They won the tournament three times and won 18 of their 20
matches.
This was then followed by a period of domination by England who won the tournament every year from
2006 to 2012, winning 34 of their 35 matches.
The third period covered the last three years – 2012 to 2014 – when the competition was won by three
different teams in England, Ireland and France. At the top level, it had therefore become more
competitive with both France and England losing three matches and Ireland losing four over the three-
year period. Of the 10 matches lost by the three teams, nine were to each other, the only exception
being France’s loss to Italy in 2013.
Such results reflected a tournament that was now being dominated by three teams, a feature graphically
illustrated in the 2014 competition.
In the nine matches played by France, England and Ireland against Italy, Wales and
Scotland, the total points scored by the first group was 359 compared to nine by the second.
In those same nine matches, the try count was 56-0. Not a single try was scored by the
second group of teams against any of France, England and Ireland.
With such a demarcation between two groups of teams in one competition and with success in a number of matches all but guaranteed, the eventual standings in any championship are likely to be dependent on the results of a small limited number of matches. The 2015 Championship, won by Ireland on point differential from France, saw a measurable change. Italy finished in third place and two matches were won by lower ranking teams when Wales beat England and Italy beat France. Furthermore, while scoring differentials in matches between the two groups of teams remained high, in aggregate, they were not as extreme.
In 2014, the total points scored by the first group was 359 compared to nine by the second group – in 2015, the comparable figures were 291 to 60.
In 2014, the try count of the two groups was 56-0 with not a single try being scored by the
second group of teams against any of France, England and Ireland. In 2015, the comparable
figures were 44-8.
There is a caveat, however. In this year’s competition, the playing squads of both England and France were not the strongest available to each country. A combination of factors, including leading players concentrating on the sevens circuit, meant that comparatively few of England and France’s Women’s Rugby World Cup 2014 squads played in the Six Nations. Of the England squad of 22 that played in the WRWC 2014 final, only nine were in the squad that played against Wales, seven in the squads that played against France, Ireland and Italy, and six in the squad that faced Scotland. France’s squads also saw changes. In each of their five matches, only 11 featured in their squad for their final match at WRWC 2014.
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For a more robust evaluation of the relative strengths of the six participating teams, therefore, this can only be made when all six teams pick their strongest squads. What does remain clear, however, are the problems continuing to face Scotland. Scotland lost all five matches again this year, scoring 27 points and conceding 227. Over the last five years they have failed to win a single game, losing all 25 matches, while scoring 67 points and conceding 1,061 – and although five tries were scored in 2011 and 2012, only three tries have been scored in the last three years during which time 110 tries have been conceded.
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MATCH FACTS France and Ireland both won four of their five matches, but Ireland were crowned champions
by virtue of a better point differential
Scotland failed to win a match, scoring two tries and conceding 36
Twelve of 15 matches were won by the team scoring the most tries (2013 – 15 of 15)
Seventy-seven tries were scored and 26 penalty goals were kicked, a ratio of almost three to
one
There were no drop goals
All six teams conceded most tries in the second half
There were four matches with a margin of 10 points or fewer, with four matches having a
margin of more than 30 points
Fifth-seven per cent of tries were scored by backs and 43 per cent by forwards compared with
2014 where 48 per cent of tries were scored by backs and 52 per cent by forwards
Thirty-one per cent of tries originated from lineout possession and 29 per cent from scrum
possession
Seventeen per cent of tries started from inside the scoring teams own half.
Sixty per cent of tries were preceded by two or fewer phases and 48 per cent of tries by three
or fewer passes
Average ball in play time was 36m 41s or 46 per cent
The average number of passes in a match was 249 – the most in a match was 343 (England v
Italy) and the least was 167 (Scotland v Italy)
England made 282 passes in the match against Italy, a number that exceeded those made by
both teams in 11 of the 14 remaining matches
The average number of rucks/mauls in a match was 180 – the most in a match was 236 (Ireland
v England) and the least was 124 (Scotland v Italy)
Overall, England made two and a half times more rucks/mauls than Italy
The average number of kicks in a match was 29 – the most in a match was 46 (Ireland v France)
and the least was 13 (England v Scotland).
There were 24 scrum tightheads and no free kicks for crooked feed.
Fifty-five per cent of penalties/free kicks were at tackle/ruck, with 60 per cent in favour of the
team in possession.
Sixteen per cent of penalty kicks/free kicks were at the scrum, with 82 per cent of penalty/free
kicks in favour of the team in possession.
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OVERALL SUMMARY
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Scoring
Avg. points 35 36 33 32
Avg. tries 5.5 4.5 4.9 5.7
Avg. penalty goals 1.7 1.9 1.1 1.5
Conversion success % 44% 49% 41% 41%
Avg. drop goals 1 in 15 matches 0 in 15 matches 1 in 15 matches 0 in 15 matches
Activity
Ball in play % 42% 44% 43% 43%
Avg. passes 232 266 232 244
Avg. ruck/mauls 152 175 143 161
Ruck/maul success % 90% 91% 91% 93%
Avg. kicks 32 30 30 29
Set piece
Avg. lineouts 24 26 25 24
Lineout success % 74% 73% 77% 75%
Avg. scrums 21 20 25 24
Scrum success % 88% 86% 87% 86%
Contestable 50m restart regain success %
26% 33% 28% 26%
Discipline
Avg. penalties/ FKs 23 23 24 24
Total cards 12 & 0 6 & 0 10 & 0 15 & 0
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TEAM SUMMARY
ENGLAND
FRANCE
IRELAND
Scoring 2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014
Total points scored 104 145 113 162 139 137
Total points conceded 26 31 23 21 28 42
Total tries scored 17 23 16 25 20 20
Total tries conceded 7 3 7 2 3 6
Total penalty goals scored 3 4 7 2 7 7
Total penalty goals conceded 8 3 1 3 3 2
Points from tries 85% 79% 80% 77% 61% 73%
Kicks at goal success 75% 42% 57% 41% 55% 52%
Drop goal success rate 0 of 0 0 of 0 0 of 0 0 of 0 0 of 0 0 of 0
General play
Avg. possession 22m 23s
22m 04s
18m 56s
17m 04s
21m 42s
18m 08s
Avg. passes 181 178 127 93 144 131
Avg. ruck/mauls 123 102 86 74 111 81
Ruck/maul retention 93% 89% 90% 91% 95% 91%
Avg. kicks 10 14 17 19 17 16
Set piece
Own lineout success 88% 81% 65% 83% 78% 81%
Own scrum success 90% 93% 91% 87% 91% 96%
Own contestable 50m restart success
1 of 1 5 of 8 1 of 2 0 of 2 0 of 0 2 of 5
Discipline
Penalties and FKs for 53% 45% 48% 51% 65% 54%
Penalties and FKs against 47% 55% 52% 49% 35% 46%
Yellow/red cards 1/0 1/0 2/0 0/0 2/0 2/0
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TEAM SUMMARY
ITALY
SCOTLAND
WALES
Scoring 2015 2014 2015 2014 2015 2014
Total points scored 82 57 27 5 64 82
Total points conceded 94 108 227 261 73 94
Total tries scored 13 8 2 1 9 13
Total tries conceded 15 16 36 43 9 15
Total penalty goals scored 1 2 5 - 3 1
Total penalty goals conceded 3 4 5 3 6 3
% of points from tries 65% 70% 10% 100% 45% 65%
Kicks at goal success 50% 50% 46% 0% 30% 50%
Drop goal success rate 0 of 0 0 of 0 0 of 0 0 of 0 0 of 0 0 of 0
General play
Avg. possession 13m 14s
15m 03s
13m 32s
12m 41s
20m 18s
15m 51s
Avg. passes 89 107 73 75 135 112
Avg. ruck/mauls 47 66 67 57 107 78
Ruck/maul retention 88% 89% 86% 87% 91% 91%
Avg. kicks 22 16 8 13 12 17
Set piece
Own lineout success 76% 76% 65% 42% 72% 71%
Own scrum success 87% 83% 86% 83% 85% 76%
Own contestable 50m restart success
1 of 3 3 of 10 2 of 17 1 in 11 2 of 4 1 of 3
Discipline
Penalties and FKs for 43% 51% 42% 57% 49% 44%
Penalties and FKs against 57% 49% 58% 43% 51% 56%
Yellow/red cards 4/0 0/0 1/0 1/0 2/0 2/0
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TEAM FACTS
IRELAND
Ireland, like France won four of their matches, but claimed the title by virtue of their better point differential
They averaged 28 points per game – more than any other team
They also had the best defence conceding an average of five points per game
They conceded only three tries – all other teams conceded over twice as many
No team kicked more penalty goals than Ireland
They scored two thirds of their tries in the second half
Their try conceding rate of one try every 27 minutes was over twice as effective as any of the five remaining teams
They conceded just one try from lineouts and scrums
Sixteen of their 20 tries contained one or fewer rucks/mauls
Twelve of their tries did not contain a single pass
They obtained more possession than their opponents in every game
Their forwards made proportionately fewer passes than any other team
Ireland’s forwards were the least likely to pass the ball
Each of Ireland’s front row, second row and back row were the least likely groups of forwards to pass the ball
All 50m restarts were kicked long
Ireland’s lineout was stolen 14 times – 10 more than England and one more than Scotland
They were the least penalised team
They tapped fewer penalties than any other team
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FRANCE
France finished as runners-up on point differential after winning four of their five matches
No team kicked more penalty goals than France
France conceded just one penalty goal
75 per cent of tries were scored by backs
A 30 per cent kick at goal rate was the lowest in the competition
Their forwards made 25 per cent of all France’s passes – a higher proportion than any other team
Their centres were the most likely to pass the ball
France’s No.9 kicked once in every 80 possessions
Their centres were the most likely to kick the ball
Their back three were the least likely to kick the ball
France contested more lineouts than any other team (46 per cent) – and won more lineout steals than other (22)
ITALY
Italy won three of five matches, beating Wales, Scotland and France to finish third
While Italy scored 13 tries, they kicked just one penalty goal
They had the best scoring rate – scoring one try for every 5 min 05 secs possession
They had the second worst try conceding rate
They scored five of their 13 tries from tap penalties
They did not score a try from open play
They conceded four tries that contained 10 or more passes – four times as many as any other team except Scotland
Eighty-five per cent of tries were scored by backs
They averaged less possession per match than any other team – England averaged 70 per cent more
They obtained less possession than their opponents in every game
They made almost 100 fewer passes per match than England
They also made proportionately more 3+ pass movements than any other team (25 per cent)
Italy’s forwards were the most likely to pass the ball
Their back three were the most likely to pass the ball
Italy rucked at the slowest rate
They were the team most likely to kick the ball – and were four times more likely to kick than England
They received the most yellow cards (4)
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ENGLAND
England came fourth after losing to Wales, Ireland and France
Eighty-five per cent of England’s points came from tries
They conceded eight penalty goals – more than any other team
Ten of their 17 tries contained three or more rucks and mauls
Five of their tries contained 10 or more passes
More tries were scored by forwards than backs
They averaged more possession per match than any other team
They had the highest passing rate
Their backs were the most likely to pass the ball
They were the team least likely to kick the ball
Their fly-half was the least likely to kick the ball
England’s back three were between three and seven times less likely to kick than any other team
England had the most successful lineout, losing only four steals
They tapped more penalties than any other team
WALES
Wales finished fifth after winning two matches
Wales scored eight of their nine tries in the second half
They kicked all three of their penalties in the first half
Their try scoring rate was half that of the other teams with the exception of Scotland
Seven of their nine tries came from the set pieces of lineout and scrum
They did not score a try from open play
Six of their nine tries were scored from within their opponent’s 22m
Their opponents scored three of their nine tries from within their own half
Seven of Wales’ tries contained three or more rucks and mauls
More tries were scored by forwards than backs
Wales’ scrum-half never kicked the ball
They were the least successful on their opponent’s lineout, with the fewest lineout steals (6)
They were penalised proportionately more times at the breakdown than any other team
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SCOTLAND
Scotland lost all five matches
They lost all matches by at least 24 points
They averaged five points per game – while conceding an average of 46 points
They were the only team that scored more penalty goals than tries
They did not score a try in the first half
They conceded a try every 2min 43secs of opponent’s possession
Their two tries were scored from within their opponent’s 22m
A 75 per cent successful kick at goal rate was the best in the competition
They had the lowest passing rate
0nly nine per cent of passing movements contained three or more passes
Their backs were the least likely to pass the ball
They were the most penalised team in relation to their opponents
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1. SCORING
IMPACT OF TRIES AND PENALTY GOALS ON MATCH RESULTS The winning team scored the most tries in 12 or 75 per cent of matches. In three matches tries were equal, there were no matches won by a winning team scoring the fewest number of tries.
SCORING MARGINS There were four matches with a margin of 10 points or fewer. The following table groups all scoring margins.
The following table shows the winning and losing margins for each team.
WON SCORING MORE TRIES
WON SCORING EQUAL TRIES
WON SCORING LESS TRIES
England 2 - -
Ireland 3 1 -
Wales 2 - -
France 2 2 -
Italy 3 - -
Scotland - - -
POINTS DIFFERENCE
NO OF MATCHES
CUMULATIVE
Draw none drawn
1 – 5 3 3 with 5 points or less
6 – 10 1 4 with 10 points or less
11 – 20 3 7 with 20 points or less
21 – 30 4 11 with 30 points or less
31+ 4 15 with 70 points or less
WON BY
31 +
WON BY
21 - 30
WON BY
11 - 20
WON BY
1 - 10
DRAW
LOST BY
1 - 10
LOST BY
11 - 20
LOST BY
21 - 30
LOST BY
31 +
Ireland 1 1 1 1 - 1 - - -
France 1 1 - 2 - 1 - - -
Italy - 1 1 1 - - - 1 1
England 1 1 - - - 2 1 - -
Wales 1 - 1 - - - 2 1 -
Scotland - - - - - - - 2 3
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POINTS SCORING AND CONCEDING There were 529 points scored, giving an average of 35 points per match. The following table shows a breakdown of all points scored.
The following tables show the total and average points scored and conceded per team.
The following tables show the breakdown of points scored by each team.
TOTAL POINTS %
Tries 77 385 73%
Conversions 33 66 12%
Penalty goals 26 78 15%
Drop goals 0 0 -
POINTS SCORED POINTS CONCEDED
TOTAL AVERAGE TOTAL AVERAGE
Ireland 139 28
Ireland 26 5
France 113 23
France 44 9
England 104 21
England 65 13
Italy 82 16
Wales 73 15
Wales 64 13
Italy 94 19
Scotland 27 5
Scotland 227 46
TRIES
SCORED
PENALTY GOALS
SCORED
DROP GOALS
SCORED
% POINTS SCORED
FROM TRIES
% POINTS SCORED
FROM KICKS
TRIES : PK SCORED
Ireland 20 7 - 61 39 2.9 : 1
France 16 7 - 80 33 2.3 : 1
Italy 13 1 - 65 17 13.0 : 1
England 17 3 - 85 19 5.6 : 1
Wales 9 3 - 45 19 3.0 : 1
Scotland 2 5 - 10 17 0.4 : 1
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The following tables show the breakdown of points conceded by each team.
TIMING OF SCORES – TRIES AND PENALTY GOALS
The following table shows when tries and penalty goals were scored. The following tables show the number of tries and penalty goals scored and conceded per half per team.
TRIES
CONCEDED
PENALTY GOALS
CONCEDED
DROP GOALS
CONCEDED
% POINTS CONCEDED FROM TRIES
% POINTS CONCEDED
FROM KICKS
TRIES : PK CONCEDED
Ireland 3 3 0 58% 42% 1.0 : 1
France 7 1 0 67% 33% 7.0 : 1
England 7 8 0 54% 46% 0.8 : 1
Wales 9 6 0 55% 45% 1.5 : 1
Italy 15 3 0 80% 20% 5.0 : 1
Scotland 36 5 0 79% 21% 7.2 : 1
TRIES % PENALTY GOALS %
First half 30 39% 19 73%
Second half 47 61% 7 27%
TRIES
PENALTY GOALS
FIRST HALF SECOND HALF FIRST HALF SECOND HALF
OWN OPP OWN OPP OWN OPP OWN OPP
Ireland 7 1 13 2 3 2 4 1
France 8 2 8 5 5 1 2 -
Italy 7 6 6 9 1 2 - 1
England 7 2 10 5 3 6 - 2
Wales 1 3 8 6 3 3 - 3
Scotland - 16 2 20 4 5 1 -
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RATE OF TRY SCORING AND CONCEDING There were 77 tries scored giving a try-scoring rate of one try every 7 minutes 09 seconds of play. The following tables show the rate of try scoring and the rate of try conceding for each team. This is a measure of each team’s success in converting possession into tries and their opponent’s success in converting possession into tries.
SOURCE OF TRIES The following table shows the possession source of tries.
The following table shows the source of tries scored and conceded by each team.
TRY SCORING RATE TRY CONCEDING RATE
Italy 1 try every 5m 05s
Ireland 1 try every 27m 03s
Ireland 1 try every 5m 26s
England 1 try every 12m 09s
France 1 try every 5m 55s
France 1 try every 11m 58s
England 1 try every 6m 36s
Italy 1 try every 7m 55s
Wales 1 try every 11m 17s
Wales 1 try every 10m 17s
Scotland 1 try every 33m 54s
Scotland 1 try every 2m 43s
TRY SOURCE
Lineout 24 = 31%
Turnover/handling error 5 = 6%
Opponents kick 5 = 6%
Penalty/free kick 17 = 22%
Scrum 22 = 29%
Restart 4 = 5%
LINEOUT SCRUM PEN & FK KICK TURNOVER RESTART TOTAL
OWN OPP OWN OPP OWN OPP OWN OPP OWN OPP OWN OPP OWN OPP
Ireland 7 - 6 1 1 1 2 - 2 1 2 - 20 3
France 6 1 4 3 2 3 1 - 2 - 1 - 16 7
Italy 3 3 5 7 5 2 - 1 - 1 - 1 13 15
England 4 4 3 - 7 2 2 - - 1 1 - 17 7
Wales 4 3 3 2 2 1 - 1 - 1 - 1 9 9
Scotland - 13 1 9 - 8 - 3 1 1 - 2 2 36
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ORIGIN OF TRIES The following table shows the origin of tries.
The following table shows the origin of tries scored and conceded per team.
NUMBER OF RUCKS AND MAULS IN BUILD UP TO TRIES The following table show the number of rucks and mauls that preceded each try.
The following table shows the number of ruck/mauls in the build up to tries scored and conceded per team.
TRY ORIGIN
Own half 13 = 17%
Halfway to 10m 8 = 10%
10m to 22m 15 = 19%
22m to goal line 41 = 54%
OWN HALF HW – 10m 10m – 22m 22m - TRY TOTAL
OWN OPP OWN OPP OWN OPP OWN OPP OWN OPP
Ireland 5 - 2 - - 1 13 2 20 3
France 2 1 1 - 7 1 6 5 16 7
Italy 1 2 1 4 4 1 7 8 13 15
England 4 - 3 1 3 1 7 5 17 7
Wales 1 3 1 - 1 1 6 5 9 9
Scotland - 7 - 3 - 10 2 16 2 36
Rucks/mauls NUMBER % CUMULATIVE %
0 R/Ms 22 29% 29%
1 R/Ms 18 23% 52%
2 R/Ms 6 8% 60%
3+ R/Ms 31 40% 100%
NO R/Ms 1 R/Ms 2 R/Ms 3+ R/Ms TOTAL
OWN OPP OWN OPP OWN OPP OWN OPP OWN OPP
Ireland 6 2 10 1 - 4 - 20 3
France 4 4 3 1 3 1 6 1 16 7
Italy 5 4 3 3 1 1 4 7 13 15
England 3 2 2 - 2 1 10 4 17 7
Wales 2 3 - 2 - - 7 4 9 9
Scotland 2 7 - 11 - 3 15 2 36
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NUMBER OF PASSES IN BUILD UP TO TRIES The following table shows the number of passes that preceded each try.
The following table shows the number of passes in the build up to tries scored and conceded per team.
TRY SCORERS The following table shows when tries and penalty goals were scored. The following table shows the number and percentage of tries scored by backs and forwards per team.
Passes NUMBER % CUMULATIVE %
0 24 30% 30%
1 - 3 14 18% 48%
4 - 6 14 18% 66%
7 - 9 11 16% 82%
10+ 14 18% 100%
NO PASSES 1–3 PASSES 4–6 PASSES 7–9 PASSES 10+ PASSES TOTAL
OWN OPP OWN OPP OWN OPP OWN OPP OWN OPP OWN OPP
Ireland 12 2 4 - 1 1 - - 3 - 20 3
France 3 4 3 1 5 - 3 1 2 1 16 7
Italy 1 4 6 3 2 2 3 2 1 4 13 15
England 4 2 - 2 5 - 3 2 5 1 17 7
Wales 2 4 1 1 1 - 2 3 3 1 9 9
Scotland 2 8 - 7 - 11 - 3 - 7 2 36
TOTAL TRIES
TRIES %
Tries by backs 44 57%
Tries by forwards 31 41%
Penalty tries 2 2%
TRIES BY BACKS
TRIES BY FORWARDS
PENALTY TRIES
TOT % TOT % TOT %
Ireland 10 50% 10 50% - -
France 12 75% 3 19% 1 6%
Italy 11 85% 2 15% - -
England 7 41% 10 59% - -
Wales 3 33% 5 56% 1 11%
Scotland 1 50% 1 50% - -
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2. KICKS AT GOAL The following table shows kick success rates. The following table shows the kicking success for penalty goals, conversions and drop goals per team.
KICKING SUCCESS
Conversions 43%
Penalty goals 58%
Drop goals 0 of 0
PENALTY SUCCESS
CONVERSION SUCCESS
OVERALL SUCCESS
DROP GOAL SUCCESS
Scotland 83% 50% 75% 0 of 0
Italy 100% 54% 57% 0 of 0
Ireland 78% 45% 55% 0 of 0
Wales 43% 56% 50% 0 of 0
France 58% 38% 46% 0 of 0
England 30% 29% 30% 0 of 0
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3. BALL IN PLAY AND POSSESSION
The average ball in play time per match was 36m 41s or 46 per cent. The highest ball in play in any match was 44m 19s or 55 per cent and the lowest was 30m 18s or 38 per cent. The table below shows the ball in play times and possession times for each match and team. The winning team won with less possession in five matches (highlighted in gold).
The following table shows the average possession time and the proportion of possession per match obtained by each team and their opponents.
TEAM POSSESSION
TIME % TEAM
POSSESSION TIME
% TOTAL TIME
% BIP
Italy 12m 09 35% Ireland 22m 50 65% 35m 00 44%
France 18m 35 59% Scotland 12m 47 41% 31m 23 39%
Wales 21m 17 54% England 18m 11 46% 39m 29 50%
Ireland 20m 38 54% France 17m 17 46% 37m 56 47%
Scotland 12m 52 35% Wales 23m 37 65% 36m 29 46%
England 30m 17 78% Italy 8m 43 22% 39m 01 49%
Ireland 23m 55 54% England 20m 24 46% 44m 19 55%
France 20m 52 55% Wales 16m 47 45% 37m 40 47%
Scotland 16m 32 53% Italy 14m 56 47% 31m 29 39%
England 22m 07 62% Scotland 13m 27 38% 35m 35 44%
Italy 12m 35 38% France 20m 10 62% 32m 46 41%
Wales 19m 17 46% Ireland 22m 49 54% 42m 06 53%
Italy 17m 41 46% Wales 20m 31 54% 38m 13 48%
England 20m 51 54% France 17m 41 46% 38m 33 48%
Scotland 12m 01 40% Ireland 18m 17 60% 30m 18 38%
OWN POSSESSION
AVERAGE
OPP POSSESSION
AVERAGE
OWN POSSESSION
%
OPP POSSESSION
%
England 22m 23s 17m 01s
England 57% 43%
Ireland 21m 42s 16m 14s
Ireland 57% 43%
Wales 20m 18s 18m 30s
Wales 52% 48%
France 18m 56s 16m 44s
France 53% 47%
Scotland 13m 32s 19m 31s
Scotland 41% 59%
Italy 13m 14s 22m 05s
Italy 38% 62%
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4. OPEN PLAY
Open play activity includes passes, ruck and mauls and kicks. The following table shows the average number and rate of passes, ruck/mauls and kicks per match.
PASSING The average number of passes per match was 249 and the passing rate was one every eight seconds of possession. The most passes in a match was 343 (England v Italy) and the least was 167 (Scotland v Italy). The following table shows the average, the most, the least and the passing frequency rate per team.
The following table shows frequency of passing movements for each team. Overall, 16 per cent of all passing movements contained three or more passes.
AVG. PER
MATCH
RATE FREQUENCY OF
PASSING
Passes 249 1 pass every 9 secs
Rucks/mauls 180 1 pass every 12 secs Kicks 29 1 pass every 77 secs
AVG. PASSES PER MATCH
MOST LEAST RATE
FREQUENCY OF PASSING
England 181 282 137 1 every 7 secs
France 127 191 74 1 every 9 secs
Ireland 144 173 95 1 every 9 secs
Italy 89 143 61 1 every 9 secs
Wales 135 164 82 1 every 9 secs
Scotland 73 87 59 1 every 11 secs
1 PASS 2 PASS 3+ PASS
Scotland 58% 33% 9%
Ireland 58% 28% 14%
Wales 54% 32% 14%
France 52% 30% 18%
England 50% 33% 17%
Italy 45% 30% 25%
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PLAYER PASSING The following table shows the proportion of all passes made by forwards, scrum-halves and backs.
The following table shows the number and proportion of passes made by the forwards, the scrum-half and backs of each team.
The following tables show how often forwards and backs of each team passed the ball.
%
Passes by forwards 14%
Passes by scrum-half 52%
Passes by backs 34%
PASSES BY FORWARDS
% PASSES BY
SCRUM-HALF %
PASSES BY BACKS
%
France 156 25% 288 46% 185 29%
Italy 62 14% 194 44% 189 42%
Wales 91 14% 348 52% 234 35%
Scotland 46 13% 208 57% 110 30%
England 112 12% 475 53% 314 35%
Ireland 63 9% 408 57% 244 34%
FORWARDS PASS : POSSESSION
RATIO
BACKS PASS : POSSESSION
RATIO
Italy 1 every 2.8
possessions
England 1 every 1.8
possessions
France 2.9
Ireland 2.0
Wales 4.6
Wales 2.1
England 4.7
Italy 2.1
Scotland 5.3
France 2.2
Ireland 7.0
Scotland 2.4
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Overall, forwards passed the ball once in every 4.2 possessions. The following tables show how often front rows, second rows and back rows of each team passed the ball.
Overall, backs passed the ball every 2.1 possessions. The following tables show how often fly-halves, centres and back threes of each team passed the ball.
FRONT ROW PASS :
POSSESSION
SECOND ROW PASS :
POSSESSION
BACK ROW PASS :
POSSESSION
France 1 every 3.2
possessions France 1 every 3.6
possessions Italy 1 every 2.3
possessions
Wales 5.2
Italy 4.6
France 2.6
England 5.7
England 6.8
Wales 3.5
Scotland 7.6
Scotland 7.0
England 4.0
Italy 9.0
Wales 8.9
Scotland 4.4
Ireland 12.6
Ireland 12.3
Ireland 4.8
FLY-HALF PASS :
POSSESSION
CENTRES PASS :
POSSESSION
BACK THREE PASS :
POSSESSION
England 1 every 1.4
possessions Italy 1 every 1.9
possessions Italy 1 every 3.5
possessions
Ireland 1.4
France 1.9
England 3.6
Wales 1.5
England 2.0
Wales 4.2
France 1.6
Wales 2.2
Ireland 4.4
Scotland 1.7
Ireland 2.4
France 4.5
Italy 1.8
Scotland 3.7
Scotland 6.9
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RUCKS AND MAULS The average number of ruck/mauls per match was 180 and the ruck/maul rate was one every 12 seconds of possession. The most ruck/mauls in a match was 236 (Ireland v England) and the least was 124 (Scotland v Italy). The following table shows the average, the most, the least and the ruck/maul frequency rate per team.
RUCK AND MAUL RETENTION The retention rate at ruck/mauls was 91 per cent. The following table shows how often each team retained ruck/maul possession and how often each team turned over opposition possession.
AVERAGE R/Ms PER MATCH
MOST LEAST FREQUENCY RATE
OF R/Ms
England 123 166 99 1 every 11 secs
Wales 107 123 85 1 every 11 secs
Scotland 67 78 57 1 every 12 secs
Ireland 111 137 80 1 every 12 secs
France 86 93 71 1 every 13 secs
Italy 47 70 29 1 every 17 secs
SUCCESS IN OWN RUCK/MAULS
SUCCESS IN OPP RUCK/MAULS
Ireland 95% 12%
England 93% 7%
Wales 91% 7%
France 90% 11%
Italy 88% 10%
Scotland 86% 6%
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KICKING The average number of kicks per match was 29 and the kick-rate was one every 77 seconds of possession. The most kicks in a match was 46 (Italy v France) and the least was 13 (England v Scotland). The following table shows the average, the most, the least and the kick frequency rate by each team.
PLAYER KICKING Overall, scrum-halves kicked every 34.6 possessions and backs kicked every 7.3 possessions. The following tables show the scrum-half, fly-half, centres and back threes kick frequency for each team.
AVERAGE KICKS PER MATCH
MOST LEAST FREQUENCY RATE
OF KICKS
Italy 22 30 15 1 every 36 secs
France 17 22 12 1 every 68 secs
Ireland 17 25 10 1 every 76 secs
Scotland 8 12 7 1 every 99 secs
Wales 12 16 8 1 every 100 secs
England 10 14 6 1 every 137 secs
SCRUM-HALF KICK : POSSESSION
FLY-HALF KICK : POSSESSION
Italy 1 every
9 possessions Italy 1 every
3.2 possessions
Ireland 29
France 4.0
England 47
Scotland 4.7
Scotland 48
Wales 5.2
France 80
Ireland 5.3
Wales none
England 9.3
CENTRES KICK : POSSESSION
BACK THREE KICK : POSSESSION
Italy 1 every
10 possessions France 1 every
4.5 possessions
France 12
Ireland 6
Wales 29
Italy 6
England 30
Wales 9
Ireland 67
Scotland 10
Scotland -
England 32
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5. SET PIECE
50m RESTARTS
The following table shows the proportion of 50m restarts that were contestable and the success rates of contestable restarts.
The following tables show the success per team on own and opposition 50m restarts by each team.
The following table shows the type of 50m restart received and kicked by each team.
50m RESTARTS
Contestable 31%
Not contestable 69%
Receiving – success 74%
Regaining – success 26%
SUCCESS RECEIVING CONTESTABLE
50m RESTARTS
SUCCESS REGAINING CONTESTABLE
50m RESTARTS
England 2 of 2
Wales 2 of 4
France 2 of 10
Scotland 2 of 17
Scotland 1 of 1
England 1 of 1
Italy 1 of 4
France 1 of 2
Ireland 1 of 8
Italy 1 of 3
Wales 0 of 2
Ireland 0 of 0
TYPE OF 50m RESTARTS RECEIVED
TYPE OF 50m RESTARTS KICKED
CONTESTABLE NOT
CONTESTABLE CONTESTABLE NOT CONTESTABLE
France 37% 63%
Scotland 39% 61%
Italy 34% 76%
France 37% 63%
Ireland 26% 74%
Wales 21% 79%
Wales 13% 87%
Italy 14% 86%
England 9% 91%
England 10% 95%
Scotland 8% 92%
Ireland 0% 100%
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LINEOUTS The following table shows the average number of lineouts per match, the most/least number of lineouts in a match, the proportion of lineouts contested and the lineout retention rates.
The following table shows the success per team on their own lineouts.
The following table shows the success per team on opponent’s lineouts.
LINEOUTS
Average per match 24
Most in a match 30
Least in a match 17
Success 74%
Contested 31%
OWN LINEOUTS
SUCCESS CONTESTED STEALS
England 88% 24% 4
Ireland 78% 25% 14
Italy 76% 32% 11
Wales 72% 34% 12
France 65% 33% 9
Scotland 65% 37% 15
OPP LINEOUTS
SUCCESS CONTESTED STEALS
Ireland 35% 33% 9
France 34% 46% 22
England 33% 36% 10
Italy 24% 30% 10
Scotland 22% 24% 8
Wales 17% 13% 6
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SCRUMS
The following table shows the average number of scrums per match, the most/least number of scrums in a match, the percentage of times the ball came out of the scrum back into play and the scrum retention rate.
In total there were 24 tightheads and four through 90 degree turnovers in 322 scrums. The following table shows the success per team on their own scrums.
The following table shows the success per team on their opponent’s scrums.
SCRUMS
Average per match 21
Most in a match 29
Least in a match 15
Ball back into play 82%
Success 88%
OWN SCRUMS
WON % BALL
RELEASED PEN/FK
FOR LOST %
TIGHTHEAD/ THRU 90
PEN/FK AGAINST
France 91 32 8 9% 3 1
Ireland 91 47 6 9% 5 -
England 90 28 10 10% 3 1
Italy 87 53 6 13% 7 2
Scotland 86 45 9 14% 5 4
Wales 85 37 3 15% 5 2
OPP SCRUMS
WON % TIGHTHEAD /
THRU 90 PEN/FK
FOR LOST %
BALL RELEASED
PEN/FK AGAINST
Ireland 23% 8 4 77% 37 2
England 15% 5 3 85% 39 6
France 10% 4 2 90% 42 10
Italy 8% 4 0 92% 42 3
Scotland 8% 5 0 92% 41 11
Wales 6% 2 1 94% 41 10
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The following tables show the rate of collapses, resets, penalties/free kicks and ball back into play overall and on each team’s scrum put-in.
COLLAPSES PER 100 SCRUMS
RESETS PER 100 SCRUMS
PK/FKS PER 100 SCRUMS
BALL OUT PER 100 SCRUMS
Overall 14 20 Overall 18 82
Italy 19 25
England 26 74
England 19 23
Scotland 21 79
France 18 18
France 20 80
Scotland 13 21
Italy 12 88
Ireland 10 19
Wales 11 89
Wales 6 15
Ireland 10 90
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6. PENALTIES AND FREE KICKS
The following table shows the overall average number of penalties/free kicks per match.
The following tables show the total penalties for and against, and the proportion of penalties for and against for each team.
OPTIONS TAKEN AT PENALTIES/FREE KICKS The following table shows the options taken at penalties/free kicks.
The following table shows the options taken at penalties and free kicks per team.
PENALTY/ FREE KICKS
Average per match 23
Most in a match 27
Least in a match 18
PK/FK FOR
PK/FK AGAINST
PK/FK FOR
PK/FK AGAINST
Ireland 75 41 65% 35%
England 63 57 52% 47%
Wales 56 59 49% 51%
France 50 54 48% 52%
Italy 46 61 43% 57%
Scotland 48 66 42% 58%
%
Kick to touch 60%
Kick at goal 13%
Tap kicks 23%
Scrum 3%
Penalty tries 1%
KICK TO TOUCH
KICK AT GOAL
TAP KICKS SCRUM PENALTY
TRIES
Ireland 72% 12% 14% 2% -
France 52% 24% 22% - 2%
Italy 70% 2% 28% - -
Wales 63% 13% 23% 7% 1%
Scotland 58% 13% 25% 4% -
England 44% 16% 36% 4% -
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CATEGORIES OF OFFENCES PENALISED The following table shows the proportion of penalties and free kicks awarded in each facet of play.
The following table shows the proportion of penalties and free kicks against each team in each facet of play.
Of penalties awarded at the tackle/ruck, 60 per cent were in favour of the team in possession and 30 per cent were in favour of the team not in possession. Of penalties/free kicks awarded at the scrum, 82 per cent were in favour of the team in possession and 18 per cent were in favour of the team not in possession.
%
Tackle/ruck 55%
Scrum 16%
Maul 5%
General 16%
Foul play 6%
Lineout 2%
TACKLE/ RUCK
SCRUM LINEOUT MAUL GENERAL
PLAY FOUL PLAY
Wales 70% 10% 2% 5% 9% 4%
Ireland 61% 14% 4% 9% 8% 4%
France 56% 22% 2% 4% 14% 2%
Scotland 56% 21% 0% 6% 9% 8%
England 56% 22% 3% 0% 11% 8%
Italy 52% 15% 2% 4% 21% 6%
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7. CARDS The following table shows the total number of cards.
The most cards in any match was two and the least was none. There were eight matches that contained at least one yellow card. The following table shows the reasons for the yellow cards.
The following table shows the number of cards awarded against each team and the reasons for the cards.
YELLOW CARDS RED CARDS
Total 12 0
YELLOW CARDS RED CARDS
Tackle/ruck 7 -
Maul 1 -
Dangerous tackle 1 -
Obstruction 1 -
Foul play 1 -
Offside 1 -
YELLOW CARDS
RED CARDS REASONS
Italy 4 - Maul / Offside / Tackle/ruck x 2
Wales 2 - Tackle/ruck x 2
France 2 - Tackle/ruck / Obstruction
Ireland 2 - Tackle/ruck / Foul play
England 1 - Tackle/ruck
Scotland 1 - Dangerous tackle