Match Statistics: Ireland 12 Wales 16
See below for a look at the official match statistics from Ireland’s 2008 Six Nations loss to Wales in Dublin on Saturday.
IRELAND:
Scoring –
Tries: 0
Conversions: 0/0
Penalty Goals: 4/4
Drop Goals: 0/0
Phases Of Play –
Scrums Won: 6
Scrums Lost: 0
Lineouts Won: 8
Lineouts Lost: 0
Penalties Conceded: 7
Free-Kicks Conceded: 3
Mauls Won: 4
Ruck And Drive: 35
Ruck And Pass: 41
Ball Won –
In Open Play: 80
In Opponents’ 22: 6
At Set Pieces: 24
Turnovers Won: 3
Team Statistics –
Passes Completed: 75
Line Breaks: 3
Possession Kicked: 33
Errors From Kicks: 3
Kicks To Touch: 13
Kicks/Passes: 30%
Tackles Made: 128
Tackles Missed: 10
Tackle Completion: 92%
Offloads In Tackle: 7
Offloads/Tackled: 7%
Total Errors Made: 10
Errors/Ball Won: 9%
Minutes In Possession –
First Half: 17:14; Second Half: 12:43
Minutes In Opponents’ Half –
First Half: 17:13; Second Half: 13:43
WALES:
Scoring –
Tries: 1
Conversions: 1/1
Penalty Goals: 3/5
Drop Goals: 0/0
Phases Of Play –
Scrums Won: 7
Scrums Lost: 0
Lineouts Won: 14
Lineouts Lost: 1
Penalties Conceded: 10
Free-Kicks Conceded: 1
Mauls Won: 1
Ruck And Drive: 38
Ruck And Pass: 77
Ball Won –
In Open Play: 116
In Opponents’ 22: 31
At Set Pieces: 28
Turnovers Won: 2
Team Statistics –
Passes Completed: 147
Line Breaks: 7
Possession Kicked: 28
Errors From Kicks: 1
Kicks To Touch: 2
Kicks/Passes: 16%
Tackles Made: 89
Tackles Missed: 7
Tackle Completion: 92%
Offloads In Tackle: 6
Offloads/Tackled: 4%
Total Errors Made: 8
Errors/Ball Won: 5%
Minutes In Possession –
First Half: 15:17; Second Half: 22:30
Minutes In Opponents’ Half –
First Half: 28:00; Second Half: 32:54
Top Carries:
12 – Ryan Jones
10 – Rob Kearney
9 – Alun Wyn Jones, Jonathan Thomas, Tom Shanklin
Top Tacklers:
12 – Jonathan Thomas, Paul O’Connell
11 – Marcus Horan, Donncha O’Callaghan
9 – Jamie Heaslip
Most Missed Tackles:
3 – Gavin Henson
2 – Gethin Jenkins, Andrew Trimble
1 – Adam Jones, Lee Byrne
Most Offloads:
2 – Lee Byrne, Eoin Reddan, Tom Shanklin
1 – Mike Phillips, Shane Williams
Most Errors:
2 – Ronan O’Gara, Stephen Jones, Shane Williams
1 – Shane Horgan, Martyn Williams
– Match facts are supplied by SAS Software Ltd. and are recorded under the guidance and direction of Fred Howard who objectively reports on ALL decisions made by the match officials