Match Statistics: Ireland 16 Italy 11
See below for a look at the official match statistics from Ireland’s 2008 Six Nations win over Italy at Croke Park on Saturday.
IRELAND:
Scoring –
Tries: 1
Conversions: 1/1
Penalty Goals: 3/4
Drop Goals: 0/0
Phases Of Play –
Scrums Won: 7
Scrums Lost: 0
Lineouts Won: 16
Lineouts Lost: 3
Penalties Conceded: 11
Free-Kicks Conceded: 3
Mauls Won: 3
Ruck And Drive: 32
Ruck And Pass: 41
Ball Won –
In Open Play: 76
In Opponents’ 22: 15
At Set Pieces: 31
Turnovers Won: 4
Team Statistics –
Passes Completed: 115
Line Breaks: 7
Possession Kicked: 30
Errors From Kicks: 6
Kicks To Touch: 6
Kicks/Passes: 20%
Tackles Made: 72
Tackles Missed: 8
Tackle Completion: 90%
Offloads In Tackle: 10
Offloads/Tackled: 10%
Total Errors Made: 17
Errors/Ball Won: 15%
Minutes In Possession –
First Half: 15:53; Second Half: 10:19
Minutes In Opponents’ Half –
First Half: 25:23; Second Half: 33:25
ITALY:
Scoring –
Tries: 1
Conversions: 0/1
Penalty Goals: 2/3
Drop Goals: 0/0
Phases Of Play –
Scrums Won: 5
Scrums Lost: 0
Lineouts Won: 18
Lineouts Lost: 0
Penalties Conceded: 8
Free-Kicks Conceded: 1
Mauls Won: 7
Ruck And Drive: 27
Ruck And Pass: 40
Ball Won –
In Open Play: 74
In Opponents’ 22: 11
At Set Pieces: 34
Turnovers Won: 4
Team Statistics –
Passes Completed: 106
Line Breaks: 2
Possession Kicked: 30
Errors From Kicks: 6
Kicks To Touch: 10
Kicks/Passes: 22%
Tackles Made: 91
Tackles Missed: 5
Tackle Completion: 94%
Offloads In Tackle: 3
Offloads/Tackled: 4%
Total Errors Made: 13
Errors/Ball Won: 12%
Minutes In Possession –
First Half: 17:58; Second Half: 18:06
Minutes In Opponents’ Half –
First Half: 22:35; Second Half: 18:43
Top Carries:
6 – Brian O’Driscoll, Denis Leamy, Sergio Parisse
5 – Martin Castrogiovanni, Mirco Bergamasco
Top Tacklers:
16 – Mauro Bergamasco
8 – Sergio Parisse
7 – David Wallace, Marcus Horan, Andrea Masi
Most Missed Tackles:
2 – Donncha O’Callaghan, Ronan O’Gara
1 – Brian O’Driscoll, David Wallace, Carlo Del Fava
Most Offloads:
4 – Eoin Reddan
2 – Geordan Murphy
1 – Brian O’Driscoll, David Wallace, Carlo Del Fava
Most Errors:
5 – Ronan O’Gara
3 – David Bortolussi
2 – Marcus Horan, Pietro Travagli
1 – Brian O’Driscoll
– Match facts are supplied by SAS Software Ltd. and are recorded under the guidance and direction of Stephen P Smith (WRU referee) who objectively reports on ALL decisions made by the match officials