Match Stats: Wales 19 Ireland 13

See below for a look at the official match statistics from Ireland’s RBS 6 Nations defeat to Wales in Cardiff on Saturday evening.

WALES:

Scoring –

Tries: 1
Conversions: 1/1
Penalty Goals: 4/5
Drop Goals: 0/0

Phases Of Play –

Scrums Won: 0
Scrums Lost: 0
Lineouts Won: 18
Lineouts Lost: 1
Penalties Conceded: 10
Free-Kicks Conceded: 1
Mauls Won: 2
Ruck And Drive: 42
Ruck And Pass: 37

Ball Won –

In Open Play: 81
In Opponents’ 22: 12
At Set Pieces: 26
Turnovers Won: 2

Team Statistics –

Passes Completed: 132
Line Breaks: 2
Possession Kicked: 36
Errors From Kicks: 4
Kicks To Touch: 7
Percentage Kicks: 45%

Tackles Made: 111
Tackles Missed: 12
Tackle Completion: 90%

Offloads In Tackle: 3
Offloads/Tackled: 3%

Total Errors Made: 10
Errors/Ball Won: 12%

Minutes In Possession –

First Half: 13:00; Second Half: 16:20

Minutes In Opponents’ Half –

First Half: 21:17; Second Half: 25:12

IRELAND:

Scoring –

Tries: 1
Conversions: 1/1
Penalty Goals: 2/3
Drop Goals: 0/0

Phases Of Play –

Scrums Won: 3
Scrums Lost: 0
Lineouts Won: 15
Lineouts Lost: 0
Penalties Conceded: 8
Free-Kicks Conceded: 3
Mauls Won: 5
Ruck And Drive: 39
Ruck And Pass: 57

Ball Won –

In Open Play: 101
In Opponents’ 22: 35
At Set Pieces: 28
Turnovers Won: 5

Team Statistics –

Passes Completed: 185
Line Breaks: 2
Possession Kicked: 42
Errors From Kicks: 9
Kicks To Touch: 10
Percentage Kicks: 49%

Tackles Made: 93
Tackles Missed: 4
Tackle Completion: 95%

Offloads In Tackle: 6
Offloads/Tackled: 5%

Total Errors Made: 17
Errors/Ball Won: 20%

Minutes In Possession –

First Half: 16:40; Second Half: 15:37

Minutes In Opponents’ Half –

First Half: 16:22; Second Half: 17:50

– Match facts, supplied by RBS 6 Nations, are recorded under the guidance and direction of Stephen P Smith (WRU referee) who objectively reports on ALL decisions made by the match officials