Six Nations: Team Summaries

Another Six Nations title gone, but still a deal to cheer despite Ireland’s third place finish. We check the final team statistics of the 2005 tournament.

2005 RBS Six Nations Team Statistics:

Points Scored:
Wales 151, France 134, Ireland 126, England 121, Scotland 84, Italy 55

Tries For : Against:
Wales 17 : 8, England 16 : 6, France 13 : 6, Ireland 12 : 9, Scotland 8 : 20, Italy 5 : 22

Conversions:
Wales 12, England 10, France, Ireland both 9, Scotland 4, Italy 3

Overall Strike Rate:
Ireland 76%, Wales 70%, Scotland, France both 69%, England 51%, Italy 50%

Scrums Won : Lost:
Scotland 56 : 1, Wales 45 : 1, England 40 : 0, France 38 : 0, Italy 36 : 2, Ireland 31 : 1

Lineouts Won : Lost:
England 90 : 12, Ireland 83 : 10, Italy 82 : 16, Scotland 72 : 13, France 86 : 10, Wales 73 : 16

Pens Conceded : Awarded:
England 45 : 46, Italy 45 : 39, France 44 : 53, Ireland 42 : 47, Scotland 38 : 30, Wales 36 : 35

Mauls Won:
France 45, England 39, Italy 27, Ireland 24, Scotland 19, Wales 11

Passes Completed:
Scotland 763, England 756, Wales 632, France 606, Italy 506, Ireland 442

Possession Kicked:
Ireland, Italy both 156, Scotland 153, England 141, Wales 137, France 131

Kicks / Passes:
Ireland 26%, Italy 24%, Wales, France both 18%, Scotland 17%, England 16%

Ball Won In Opponents’ 22:
Scotland 115, England 87, Ireland 80, France 68, Wales 67, Italy 59

Tackles Made:
Wales 476, Scotland 408, France 399, Italy 370, Ireland 332, England 301

Missed Tackles:
Italy 70, Wales 62, Scotland 54, France 39, Ireland 37, England 32

Tackle Completion:
France 91%, England, Ireland both 90%, Wales, Scotland both 88%, Italy 84%

Offloads In The Tackle:
Wales 66, France 55, Scotland 52, England 51, Ireland 47, Italy 41

Line Breaks:
Wales 58, France 55, England 42, Ireland 28, Scotland 20, Italy 17

Errors Made:
France 119, Wales 115, Scotland 96, Italy 92, Ireland 88, England 74

Turnovers Won:
Wales 45, England, France both 40, Scotland 38, Italy 33, Ireland 32

Ruck Clearances:
England, Scotland both 74%, France 70%, Italy 68%, Ireland 58%, Wales 53%

* Statistics compiled and supplied by Computacenter