Match Stats: Ireland 20 Scotland 23

See below for a look at the official match statistics from Ireland’s RBS 6 Nations loss to Scotland at Croke Park on Saturday.

IRELAND:

Scoring –

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

Phases Of Play –

Scrums Won: 2
Scrums Lost: 0
Lineouts Won: 10
Lineouts Lost: 7
Penalties Conceded: 7
Free-Kicks Conceded: 6
Mauls Won: 5
Ruck And Drive: 10
Ruck And Pass: 46

Ball Won –

In Open Play: 61
In Opponents’ 22: 20
At Set Pieces: 21
Turnovers Won: 2

Team Statistics –

Passes Completed: 126
Line Breaks: 2
Possession Kicked: 16
Errors From Kicks: 0
Kicks To Touch: 2
Percentage Kicks: 29%

Tackles Made: 64
Tackles Missed: 10
Tackle Completion: 86%

Offloads In Tackle: 8
Offloads/Tackled: 10%

Total Errors Made: 14
Errors/Ball Won: 25%

Minutes In Possession –

First Half: 14:09; Second Half: 13:22

Minutes In Opponents’ Half –

First Half: 23:59; Second Half: 25:09

SCOTLAND:

Scoring –

Tries: 1
Conversions: 0/1
Penalty Goals: 5/6
Drop Goals: 1/2

Phases Of Play –

Scrums Won: 5
Scrums Lost: 0
Lineouts Won: 4
Lineouts Lost: 1
Penalties Conceded: 9
Free-Kicks Conceded: 1
Mauls Won: 2
Ruck And Drive: 8
Ruck And Pass: 50

Ball Won –

In Open Play: 60
In Opponents’ 22: 12
At Set Pieces: 16
Turnovers Won: 3

Team Statistics –

Passes Completed: 124
Line Breaks: 2
Possession Kicked: 21
Errors From Kicks: 2
Kicks To Touch: 8
Percentage Kicks: 39%

Tackles Made: 73
Tackles Missed: 4
Tackle Completion: 94%

Offloads In Tackle: 2
Offloads/Tackled: 3%

Total Errors Made: 7
Errors/Ball Won: 13%

Minutes In Possession –

First Half: 15:24; Second Half: 10:39

Minutes In Opponents’ Half –

First Half: 16:57; Second Half: 18:23

– Match facts are recorded under the guidance and direction of Fred Howard who objectively reports on ALL decisions made by the match officials