#RWC2015 Match Stats: Ireland 20 Argentina 43

A look at the official Rugby World Cup 2015 match statistics – provided by Opta Stats – from Ireland’s quarter-final loss to Argentina at the Millennium Stadium.

IRELAND:

Scoring –

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

Attack –

Possession: 51%
Territory: 53%
Metres Made: 308
Clean Breaks: 3
Passes: 158
Offloads: 4
Defenders Beaten: 21
Carries: 108
Carries Crossed Gain-Line: 44
Tries From Kicks: 0

Defence –

Tackles: 118
Tackles Missed: 27
Turnovers Won: 8
Turnovers Conceded: 12
Turnovers In Own Half: 4

Set Pieces –

Scrums Won: 7
Scrums Lost: 1
Lineouts Won: 10
Lineouts Lost: 0
Lineout Steals: 0

Kicking –

Kicks From Hand: 30
Kicks From Hands Metres: 564

Breakdown –

Rucks Won: 92
Rucks Lost: 5
Mauls Won: 3

Discipline –

Penalties Conceded: 12
Penalties Conceded Own Half: 5
Penalties Conceded At Lineout: 0
Penalties Conceded At Scrum: 2
Free-Kicks Conceded: 0
Yellow Cards: 0

ARGENTINA:

Scoring –

Tries: 4
Conversions: 4/4
Penalty Goals: 5/6
Drop Goals: 0/1

Attack –

Possession: 49%
Territory: 47%
Metres Made: 590
Clean Breaks: 7
Passes: 168
Offloads: 5
Defenders Beaten: 27
Carries: 122
Carries Crossed Gain-Line: 56
Tries From Kicks: 1

Defence –

Tackles: 114
Tackles Missed: 21
Turnovers Won: 8
Turnovers Conceded: 15
Turnovers In Own Half: 7

Set Pieces –

Scrums Won: 5

Lineouts Won: 7
Lineouts Lost: 1
Lineout Steals: 0

Kicking –

Kicks From Hand: 22
Kicks From Hands Metres: 266

Breakdown –

Rucks Won: 91
Rucks Lost: 6
Mauls Won: 3

Discipline –

Penalties Conceded: 15
Penalties Conceded Own Half: 8
Penalties Conceded At Lineout: 0
Penalties Conceded At Scrum: 2
Free-Kicks Conceded: 0
Yellow Cards: 1

Most Metres Made –

98 Juan Imhoff
89 Santiago Cordero
80 Joaquin Tuculet
73 Luke Fitzgerald
63 Leonardo Senatore

Most Clean Breaks –

2 Luke Fitzgerald
2 Juan Imhoff
1 Santiago Cordero
1 Jeronimo de la Fuente
1 Keith Earls

Most Offloads –

2 Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe
1 Santiago Cordero
1 Tomas Cubelli
1 Robbie Henshaw
1 Juan Martin Hernandez

Most Carries Crossed Gain-Line –

6 Pablo Matera
5 Santiago Cordero
5 Jamie Heaslip
5 Joaquin Tuculet
4 Keith Earls

Most Tackles Made –

13 Robbie Henshaw
12 Juan Martin Hernandez
11 Jamie Heaslip
11 Nicolas Sanchez
10 Tomas Lavanini

Most Tackles Missed –

5 Dave Kearney
3 Santiago Cordero
3 Keith Earls
3 Rob Kearney
2 Agustin Creevy

Most Turnovers Won –

2 Agustin Creevy
2 Jamie Heaslip
2 Jordi Murphy
1 Rory Best
1 Juan Martin Fernandez Lobbe

Turnovers Lost In Own Half –

2 Keith Earls
1 Santiago Cordero
1 Juan Martin Hernandez
1 Juan Imhoff
1 Martin Landajo