Match Stats: Ireland 42 Italy 10

See below for a look at the official match statistics from Ireland’s RBS 6 Nations win over Italy in Dublin on Saturday afternoon.

IRELAND:

Scoring –

Tries: 5
Conversions: 4/5
Penalty Goals: 3/3
Drop Goals: 0/0

Phases Of Play –

Scrums Won: 3
Scrums Lost: 0
Lineouts Won: 6
Lineouts Lost: 2
Penalties Conceded: 11
Free-Kicks Conceded: 0
Mauls Won: 3
Ruck And Drive: 22
Ruck And Pass: 81

Ball Won –

In Open Play: 106
In Opponents’ 22: 42
At Set Pieces: 21
Turnovers Won: 8

Team Statistics –

Passes Completed: 175
Line Breaks: 8
Possession Kicked: 19
Errors From Kicks: 3
Kicks To Touch: 5
Percentage Kicks: 36%

Tackles Made: 70
Tackles Missed: 1
Tackle Completion: 98%

Offloads In Tackle: 12
Offloads/Tackled: 9%

Total Errors Made: 10
Errors/Ball Won: 19%

Minutes In Possession –

First Half: 15:12; Second Half: 19:48

Minutes In Opponents’ Half –

First Half: 20:51; Second Half: 26:28

ITALY:

Scoring –

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

Phases Of Play –

Scrums Won: 4
Scrums Lost: 0
Lineouts Won: 8
Lineouts Lost: 1
Penalties Conceded: 12
Free-Kicks Conceded: 1
Mauls Won: 5
Ruck And Drive: 6
Ruck And Pass: 41

Ball Won –

In Open Play: 52
In Opponents’ 22: 9
At Set Pieces: 23
Turnovers Won: 2

Team Statistics –

Passes Completed: 125
Line Breaks: 2
Possession Kicked: 17
Errors From Kicks: 2
Kicks To Touch: 1
Percentage Kicks: 32%

Tackles Made: 125
Tackles Missed: 9
Tackle Completion: 93%

Offloads In Tackle: 7
Offloads/Tackled: 10%

Total Errors Made: 10
Errors/Ball Won: 18%

Minutes In Possession –

First Half: 13:42; Second Half: 09:34

Minutes In Opponents’ Half –

First Half: 20:39; Second Half: 17:28

– Match facts, supplied by RBS 6 Nations, are recorded under the guidance and direction of Michael Toole (Liverpool and District) who objectively reports on ALL decisions made by the match officials