Ireland v Scotland: Match Statistics
Five tries to two. Twelve turnovers won to Scotland’s one – and Shane Horgan finishing top tackler. Not a bad afternoon’s work for Eddie O’Sullivan’s Ireland at Murrayfield.
Five tries to two. Twelve turnovers won to Scotland’s one – and Shane Horgan finishing top tackler. Not a bad afternoon’s work for Eddie O’Sullivan’s Ireland at Murrayfield.
Match Statistics: Scotland 13 Ireland 40
Tries: Scotland 2; Ireland 5
Conversions: Scotland 0/2; Ireland 3/5
Penalty goals: Scotland 1/1; 3/3
Drop goals: Scotland 0/1; Ireland 0/2
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Scrums won: Scotland 9; Ireland 4
Scrums lost: Scotland 0; Ireland 0
Lineouts won: Scotland 17; Ireland 19
Lineouts lost: Scotland 2; Ireland 2
Penalties conceded: Scotland 10; Ireland 11
Free-kicks conceded: Scotland 2; Ireland 3
Mauls won: Scotland 5; Ireland 9
Ruck-and-drive: Scotland 5; Ireland 6
Ruck-and-pass: Scotland 31; Ireland 24
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Ball won in open play: Scotland 41; Ireland 39
Ball won in opponents’ 22: Scotland 16; Ireland 23
Ball won at set pieces: Scotland 37; Ireland 33
Turnovers won: Scotland 1; Ireland 12
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Passes completed: Scotland 110; Ireland 62
Line breaks: Scotland 2; Ireland 5
Possession kicked: Scotland 25; Ireland 34
Errors from kicks: Scotland 4; Ireland 3
Kicks to touch: Scotland 10; Ireland 9
Kicks/passes: Scotland 18%; Ireland 35%
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Tackles made: Scotland 25; Ireland 51
Tackles missed: Scotland 4; Ireland 8
Tackle completion: Scotland 86%; Ireland 86%
Offloads in tackle: Scotland 4; Ireland 3
Offloads/tackled: Scotland 7%; Ireland 12%
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Total errors made: Scotland 19; Ireland 13
Errors/ball won: Scotland 24%; Ireland 18%
Minutes in possession: First half: Scotland 10:56; Ireland 09:46
Second half: Scotland 08:28; Ireland 10:15
Minutes in opponents’ half: First half: Scotland 19:54; Ireland 22:25
Second half: Scotland 10:16; Ireland 30:46
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Top Carries:
Andy Craig 6, Sean Lamont 5, Chris Paterson 5, Simon Danielli 4, Allister Hogg 4.
Top Tacklers:
Shane Horgan 7, Anthony Foley 5, Kevin Maggs 5, Jon Petrie 5, Simon Easterby 5.
Most Missed Tackles:
Ronan O’Gara 3, Denis Hickie 2, Dan Parks 2, John Hayes 1, Shane Horgan 1.
Most Off-Loads:
Sean Lamont 2, Anthony Foley 1, Stuart Grimes 1, David Humphreys 1, Kevin Maggs 1.
Most Errors:
Dan Parks 5, Gordon Bulloch 3, Ronan O’Gara 3, Stuart Grimes 2, Allister Hogg 2.
* Stats supplied by Computacenter