Six Nations Statistics: Focus On The Players

We bring you the official 2008 RBS Six Nations statistics, supplied by SAS Software, after the first four rounds of matches.

PLAYER SUMMARIES – 2008 SIX NATIONS:

After the first four rounds (February 2-March 9)

MOST TACKLE ATTEMPTS:

49 Martyn Williams (Wales)
44 Thierry Dusautoir (France)
43 David Wallace (Ireland)
40 Michael Lipman (England)
39 Fulgence Ouedraogo (France), Mauro Bergamasco (Italy)
38 Donncha O’Callaghan (Ireland)
37 Ryan Jones (Wales)
36 Carlo Del Fava (Italy)
34 Sergio Parisse (Italy)
33 Julien Bonnaire (France)
32 Andrea Masi (Italy), Jonathan Thomas (Wales)
31 Josh Sole (Italy), Simon Shaw (England), Toby Flood (England)
30 Nathan Hines (Scotland), Ronan O’Gara (Ireland)
29 Dan Parks (Scotland), Marcus Horan (Ireland)
28 John Barclay (Scotland)
27 Brian O’Driscoll (Ireland), Adam Jones (Wales), Jamie Heaslip (Ireland)
26 Andrew Trimble (Ireland), Nick Easter (England)
25 David Marty (France), Damien Traille (France), James Haskell (England)
24 Allan Jacobsen (Scotland), John Hayes (Ireland), Lionel Nallet (France), Santiago Dellape (Italy), Steve Borthwick (England)
23 Euan Murray (Scotland)

MOST MISSED TACKLES:

6 Andrea Masi (Italy), Mike Blair (Scotland), Toby Flood (England)
5 Carlo Del Fava (Italy), Gavin Henson (Wales), Ronan O’Gara (Ireland)
4 Allan Jacobsen (Scotland), Andrew Trimble (Ireland), Gonzalo Canale (Italy), John Barclay (Scotland), Nikki Walker (Scotland), Santiago Dellape (Italy)
3 Brian O’Driscoll (Ireland), Dan Parks (Scotland), Denis Leamy (Ireland), Donncha O’Callaghan (Ireland), James Haskell (England), Jamie Noon (England), John Hayes (Ireland), Jonny Wilkinson (England), Kaine Robertson (Italy), Martyn Williams (Wales), Mauro Bergamasco (Italy), Nathan Hines (Scotland), Paul Sackey (England), Rob Kearney (Ireland), Simon Picone (Italy), Simon Shaw (England), Simon Webster (Scotland)
2 Andy Gomarsall (England), David Marty (France), Aurelien Rougerie (France), Damien Traille (France), Andrew Henderson (Scotland), Alberto Sgarbi (Italy)

MOST OFFLOADS:

9 Nathan Hines (Scotland)
7 Cedric Heymans (France), Eoin Reddan (Ireland), Mike Phillips (Wales), Shane Williams (Wales)
6 Brian O’Driscoll (Ireland), Francois Trinh-Duc (France), Lee Byrne (Wales)
5 Dwayne Peel (Wales), Mike Blair (Scotland)
4 Damien Traille (France), James Hook (Wales), Lesley Vainikolo (France), Rob Kearney (Ireland), Simon Shaw (England)
3 David Marty (France), Chris Paterson (Scotland), Andrea Masi (Italy), Andrea Marcato (Italy), David Wallace (Ireland), Geordan Murphy (Ireland), Kelly Brown (Scotland), Martyn Williams (Wales), Ronan O’Gara (Ireland), Tom Shanklin (Wales)
2 Andrew Henderson (Scotland), Andrew Trimble (Ireland), Dimitri Yachvili (France), Girvan Dempsey (Ireland), James Haskell (England), Luke Narraway (England), Nick Easter (England), Rory Lamont (Scotland), Ross Ford (Scotland), Toby Flood (England)

MOST CARRIES:

41 Ryan Jones (Wales)
28 Damien Traille (France), Cedric Heymans (France), Shane Williams (Wales)
27 Jonathan Thomas (Wales)
26 Brian O’Driscoll (Ireland)
25 Denis Leamy (Ireland), Sergio Parisse (Italy)
24 Gavin Henson (Wales), Martyn Williams (Wales)
23 Lee Byrne (Wales)
22 Nikki Walker (Scotland), Tom Shanklin (Wales)
21 Chris Paterson (Scotland), Andrew Henderson (Scotland), David Wallace (Ireland), Donncha O’Callaghan (Ireland)
19 Andrew Trimble (Ireland), Rob Kearney (Ireland)
18 Jamie Heaslip (Ireland), Julien Bonnaire (France), Mike Phillips (Wales), Mirco Bergamasco (Italy)
17 James Hook (Wales), Mike Blair (Scotland), Vincent Clerc (France)
16 David Marty (France), Alasdair Strokosch (Scotland), Dimitri Szarzewski (France), Kelly Brown (Scotland), Nick Easter (England)
15 Andrew Sheridan (England), Jamie Noon (England), Louis Picamoles (France), Nathan Hines (Scotland)

MOST ERRORS:

9 Dan Parks (Scotland), Andrea Masi (Italy), Andrea Marcato (Italy)
8 Cedric Heymans (France), Ronan O’Gara (Ireland), Stephen Jones (Wales)
7 Chris Paterson (Scotland), Hugo Southwell (Scotland), Rob Kearney (Ireland)
6 Iain Balshaw (England), Jonny Wilkinson (England), Lee Byrne (Wales)
5 Aurelien Rougerie (France), David Skrela (France), David Bortolussi (Italy), Julien Bonnaire (France), Lesley Vainikolo (England), Mike Blair (Scotland), Nick De Luca (Scotland), Ryan Jones (Wales), Shane Williams (Wales), Simon Webster (Scotland)
4 Ezio Galon (Italy), Dimitri Szarzewski (France), Brian O’Driscoll (Ireland), Andrew Henderson (Scotland), Andy Gomarsall (England), Francois Trinh-Duc (France), Gavin Henson (Wales), Lionel Nallet (France), Luke Narraway (England), Martin Castrogiovanni (Italy), Mirco Bergamasco (Italy), Pietro Travagli (Italy), Rory Lamont (Scotland)