Six Nations Statistics: Team Performances

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

TEAM PERFORMANCES – 2008 SIX NATIONS:

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

POINTS SCORED:

119 Wales
91 France
83 Ireland
75 England
51 Italy
49 Scotland

TRIES FOR/AGAINST:

11/2 Wales
11/5 France
8/7 Ireland
5/4 England
4/11 Italy
1/11 Scotland

CONVERSIONS:

11 Wales
9 France
5 Ireland
4 England
2 Italy
1 Scotland

STRIKE RATE:

93% Scotland
92% Wales
80% Ireland
73% Italy
72% England
68% France

TACKLES MADE:

395 Ireland
387 Scotland
368 Italy
363 France
358 England
318 Wales

MISSED TACKLES:

43 Italy
35 Scotland, Ireland
31 England
23 France
19 Wales

TACKLE COMPLETION:

94% Wales, France
92% England, Ireland, Scotland
90% Italy

OFFLOADS IN THE TACKLE:

41 Wales
37 Scotland
36 Ireland
33 France
22 England
11 Italy

PASSES COMPLETED:

505 France, Wales
446 Scotland
440 Ireland
416 Italy
396 England

POSSESSION KICKED:

116 Ireland
112 Italy
110 England
100 Wales
96 Scotland
87 France

KICKS/PASSES:

22% England
21% Italy, Ireland
18% Scotland
17% Wales
15% France

BALL WON IN OPPONENTS’ 22:

105 Wales
87 Ireland
66 Scotland
56 England
46 Italy
38 France

LINE BREAKS:

34 Wales
22 France
19 Ireland
11 England
9 Italy
4 Scotland

ERRORS MADE:

67 France
62 Scotland
59 Italy
57 Ireland
54 England, Wales

TURNOVERS WON:

20 England
17 Italy
16 Ireland
14 Wales
12 France
10 Scotland

RUCK CLEARANCES:

68% France
65% Ireland
62% England
61% Scotland, Italy
55% Wales

SCRUMS WON/LOST:

33/2 France
31/0 Wales
29/1 Italy
25/0 Ireland
23/0 Scotland
13/0 England

LINEOUTS WON/LOST:

52/6 Italy
52/11 Wales
51/12 Scotland
51/6 England
45/12 Ireland
44/6 France

PENALTIES CONCEDED/AWARDED:

38/33 England
37/28 France
35/30 Wales
31/38 Italy
30/39 Scotland
29/32 Ireland

MAULS WON:

23 Ireland
19 Scotland
16 Italy
15 England
13 France
6 Wales