#RWC2015 Match Stats: France 9 Ireland 24

A look at the official Rugby World Cup 2015 match statistics – provided by Opta Stats – from Ireland’s two-try triumph over France at the Millennium Stadium.

FRANCE:

Scoring –

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

Attack –

Possession: 31%
Territory: 28%
Metres Made: 268
Clean Breaks: 2
Passes: 94
Offloads: 6
Defenders Beaten: 11
Carries: 90
Carries Crossed Gain-Line: 36
Tries From Kicks: 0

Defence –

Tackles: 197
Tackles Missed: 23
Turnovers Won: 6
Turnovers Conceded: 17
Turnovers In Own Half: 7

Set Pieces –

Scrums Won: 4
Scrums Lost: 0
Lineouts Won: 10
Lineouts Lost: 3
Lineout Steals: 0

Kicking –

Kicks From Hand: 24
Kicks From Hands Metres: 426

Breakdown –

Rucks Won: 62
Rucks Lost: 5
Mauls Won: 1

Discipline –

Penalties Conceded: 10
Penalties Conceded Own Half: 4
Penalties Conceded At Lineout: 0
Penalties Conceded At Scrum: 2
Free-Kicks Conceded: 0
Yellow Cards: 0

IRELAND:

Scoring –

Tries: 2
Conversions: 1/2
Penalty Goals: 4/4
Drop Goals: 0/1

Attack –

Possession: 69%
Territory: 72%
Metres Made: 423
Clean Breaks: 2
Passes: 213
Offloads: 3
Defenders Beaten: 23
Carries: 172
Carries Crossed Gain-Line: 87
Tries From Kicks: 0

Defence –

Tackles: 99
Tackles Missed: 11
Turnovers Won: 8
Turnovers Conceded: 8
Turnovers In Own Half: 4

Set Pieces –

Scrums Won: 9
Scrums Lost: 0
Lineouts Won: 10
Lineouts Lost: 1
Lineout Steals: 2

Kicking –

Kicks From Hand: 36
Kicks From Hands Metres: 350

Breakdown –

Rucks Won: 146
Rucks Lost: 6
Mauls Won: 5

Discipline –

Penalties Conceded: 14
Penalties Conceded Own Half: 5
Penalties Conceded At Lineout: 0
Penalties Conceded At Scrum: 1
Free-Kicks Conceded: 0
Yellow Cards: 0

Most Metres Made –

73 Robbie Henshaw
70 Rob Kearney
61 Scott Spedding
50 Tommy Bowe
38 Brice Dulin

Most Clean Breaks –

2 Scott Spedding
1 Tommy Bowe
1 Robbie Henshaw
1 Frederic Michalak

Most Offloads –

3 Scott Spedding
1 Jamie Heaslip
1 Chris Henry
1 Robbie Henshaw
1 Yoann Maestri

Most Carries Crossed Gain-Line –

14 Robbie Henshaw
12 Sean O’Brien
6 Thierry Dusautoir
6 Guilhem Guirado
6 Cian Healy

Most Tackles Made –

21 Thierry Dusautoir
21 Louis Picamoles
17 Yoann Maestri
17 Pascal Pape
13 Eddy Ben Arous

Most Tackles Missed –

4 Frederic Michalak
3 Yoann Maestri
3 Rabah Slimani
2 Mathieu Bastareaud
2 Keith Earls

Most Turnovers Won –

3 Sean O’Brien
2 Thierry Dusautoir
2 Peter O’Mahony
1 Eddy Ben Arous
1 Rory Best

Turnovers Lost In Own Half –

2 Thierry Dusautoir
1 Eddy Ben Arous
1 Wesley Fofana
1 Rob Kearney
1 Ian Madigan