RBS 6 Nations: Overall Team Statistics

See below for a statistical review after the completion of the final round matches in this year’s RBS 6 Nations Championship. Ireland finished third in the final table with Wales winning the Grand Slam and bottom side Scotland handed the wooden spoon.

TEAM STATISTICS – AFTER ROUND 5:

TACKLES MADE:

ENGLAND 504
WALES 502
FRANCE 493
IRELAND 473
ITALY 448
SCOTLAND 445

MISSED TACKLES:

ENGLAND 45
WALES 42
ITALY 40
SCOTLAND 40
IRELAND 38
FRANCE 35

TACKLE COMPLETION:

FRANCE 93%
IRELAND 93%
WALES 92%
ENGLAND 92%
ITALY 92%
SCOTLAND 92%

OFFLOADS IN THE TACKLE:

SCOTLAND 51
FRANCE 37
ITALY 34
WALES 32
IRELAND 26
ENGLAND 20

PASSES COMPLETED:

SCOTLAND 939
WALES 863
FRANCE 686
ITALY 671
IRELAND 647
ENGLAND 581

POSSESSION KICKED:

ENGLAND 136
WALES 127
IRELAND 112
ITALY 112
FRANCE 109
SCOTLAND 92

KICKS/POSSESSION WON:

IRELAND 42%
ENGLAND 40%
WALES 39%
ITALY 36%
FRANCE 35%
SCOTLAND 30%

BALL WON IN OPPONENTS’ 22:

SCOTLAND 120
IRELAND 117
WALES 110
ITALY 72
FRANCE 62
ENGLAND 40

LINE BREAKS:

IRELAND 20
WALES 17
SCOTLAND 15
FRANCE 15
ENGLAND 10
ITALY 10

ERRORS MADE:

ENGLAND 59
ITALY 59
FRANCE 57
SCOTLAND 54
IRELAND 50
WALES 44

TURNOVERS WON:

ITALY 23
IRELAND 22
ENGLAND 21
FRANCE 21
SCOTLAND 17
WALES 16

RUCK CLEARANCES:

ENGLAND 82%
SCOTLAND 82%
ITALY 74%
IRELAND 70%
WALES 67%
FRANCE 66%

SCRUMS WON/LOST:

FRANCE 30/0
SCOTLAND 24/1
ENGLAND 24/3
IRELAND 18/3
ITALY 18/1
WALES 14/0

LINEOUTS WON/LOST:

WALES 56/12
ENGLAND 51/7
ITALY 50/9
SCOTLAND 50/8
FRANCE 46/7
IRELAND 33/7

PENALTIES CONCEDED/AWARDED:

WALES 55/53
IRELAND 54/40
SCOTLAND 52/50
ITALY 49/53
ENGLAND 48/47
FRANCE 33/48

MAULS WON:

ENGLAND 22
FRANCE 21
ITALY 20
IRELAND 17
SCOTLAND 14
WALES 8