Six Nations Review: Player Statistics

It is no wonder Ireland centre Gordon D’Arcy has been marked out as many observers’ player of the 2007 Six Nations, given that he led the tournament with most offloads and most carries and finished as one of Ireland’s leading tacklers.

2007 RBS 6 NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP: PLAYER STATS (AFTER FIVE ROUNDS) –

MOST TACKLE ATTEMPTS:

62 – Serge Betsen (France)
49 – Simon Taylor (Scotland)
44 – Alix Popham (Wales)
43 – Martyn Williams (Wales)
42 – Julien Bonnaire (France)
40 – Ryan Jones (Wales)
39 – Lionel Nallet (France), Pieter de Villiers (France)
37 – David Wallace (Ireland), Mirco Bergamasco (Italy), Sergio Parisse (Italy)
36 – David Skrela (France), Alun Wyn Jones (Wales), Jerome Thion (France), Mauro Bergamasco (Italy)
35 – Santiago Dellape (Italy)
34 – Kelly Brown (Scotland), Marco Bortolami (Italy)
32 – Donncha O’Callaghan (Ireland), Gordon D’Arcy (Ireland), Paul O’Connell (Ireland)
31 – Euan Murray (Scotland), Imanol Harinordoquy (France), Josh Sole (Italy), Martin Corry (England), Raphael Ibanez (France)
30 – Magnus Lund (England), Olivier Milloud (France), Yannick Jauzion (France)
29 – Denis Leamy (Ireland), Ian Gough (Wales), James Hook (Wales)
28 – Tom Shanklin (Wales)
27 – Brian O’Driscoll (Ireland), Allister Hogg (Scotland)

MOST MISSED TACKLES:

6 – David Skrela (France), Gordon D’Arcy (Ireland), James Hook (Wales), Raphael Ibanez (France), Serge Betsen (France)
5 – Chris Horsman (Wales), Alessandro Troncon (Italy), Mirco Bergamasco (Italy), Ryan Jones (Wales), Simon Taylor (Scotland), Stephen Jones (Wales)
4 – Jerome Thion (France), Kaine Robertson (Italy), Pieter de Villiers (France), Rob Dewey (Scotland), Roland De Marigny (Italy), Sergio Parisse (Italy), Tom Shanklin (Wales), Yannick Jauzion (France)
3 – Alun Wyn Jones (Wales), Alessandro Zanni (Italy), Andrea Scanavacca (Italy), Clement Poitrenaud (France), Chris Czekaj (Wales), Chris Cusiter (Scotland), Euan Murray (Scotland), Fabio Ongaro (Italy), Geordan Murphy (Ireland), Gethin Jenkins (Wales), Ian Gough (Wales), Kelly Brown (Scotland), Kevin Morgan (Wales), Lionel Nallet (France), Magnus Lund (England), Martyn Williams (Wales)

MOST OFFLOADS:

12 – Gordon D’Arcy (Ireland)
11 – Yannick Jauzion (France)
10 – Brian O’Driscoll (Ireland), Denis Hickie (Ireland)
8 – Shane Horgan (Ireland)
7 – Ryan Jones (Wales), Sergio Parisse (Italy), Simon Taylor (Scotland)
6 – Andy Farrell (England), Gareth Thomas (Wales), Girvan Dempsey (Ireland), Mirco Bergamasco (Italy)
5 – Alix Popham (Wales), David Wallace (Ireland), James Hook (Wales), Josh Lewsey (England), Kevin Morgan (Wales), Martyn Williams (Wales), Mike Tindall (England), Nathan Hines (Scotland)
4 – David Skrela (France), Harry Ellis (England), Shane Geraghty (England)
3 – Allister Hogg (Scotland), Chris Cusiter (Scotland), Chris Paterson (Scotland), David Strettle (England), Denis Leamy (Ireland), George Chuter (England), Mike Catt (England), Peter Stringer (Ireland), Phil Godman (Scotland), Pierre Mignoni (France), Sean Lamont (Scotland), Sebastien Chabal (France)

MOST CARRIES:

38 – Gordon D’Arcy (Ireland)
36 – Sean Lamont (Scotland)
34 – Denis Leamy (Ireland)
32 – Martin Corry (England)
30 – Sergio Parisse (Italy)
28 – Mike Tindall (England)
26 – Yannick Jauzion (France)
25 – Kelly Brown (Scotland)
23 – Josh Lewsey (England)
22 – David Wallace (Ireland), Chris Paterson (Scotland), Shane Horgan (Ireland)
21 – George Chuter (England), Jason Robinson (England), Mirco Bergamasco (Italy), Rob Dewey (Scotland)
20 – Clement Poitrenaud (France), Raphael Ibanez (France)
19 – James Hook (Wales), Sebastien Chabal (France), Vincent Clerc (France)
18 – Denis Hickie (Ireland), Imanol Harinordoquy (France), Ronan O’Gara (Ireland), Ryan Jones (Wales), Serge Betsen (France), Simon Taylor (Scotland)
17 – Brian O’Driscoll (Ireland), David Strettle (France), Hugo Southwell (Scotland), Jonny Wilkinson (England)
16 – David Callam (Scotland), Christophe Dominici (France), David Skrela (France), Girvan Dempsey (Ireland)

MOST ERRORS:

15 – Ronan O’Gara (Ireland)
13 – Stephen Jones (Wales)
9 – David Skrela (France), Roland De Marigny (Italy)
8 – Dwayne Peel (Wales), Chris Czekaj (Wales), Gordon D’Arcy (Ireland), Pierre Mignoni (France), Ramiro Pez (Italy)
7 – Paul O’Connell (Ireland), Shane Williams (Wales)
6 – Dan Parks (Scotland), Dougie Hall (Scotland), Harry Ellis (England), Matthew Rees (Wales), Mike Catt (England), Nathan Hines (Scotland), Raphael Ibanez (France), Rory Best (Ireland), Shane Horgan (Ireland), Toby Flood (England)
5 – Donncha O’Callaghan (Ireland), Chris Cusiter (Scotland), Clement Poitrenaud (France), Christophe Dominici (France), George Chuter (England), Hugo Southwell (Scotland), Lionel Nallet (France), Mark Cueto (England), Peter Stringer (Ireland), Phil Godman (Scotland), Ryan Thomas (Wales), Rory Lawson (Scotland), Ryan Jones (Wales), Santiago Dellape (Italy)

– All statistics compiled by SAS Software Ltd., the official data and competititve intelligence partner of the RBS 6 Nations championship –