Bowe And Earls Finish As Joint Top Try Scorers

Ireland wingers Tommy Bowe and Keith Earls finished as joint top try scorers in this year’s RBS 6 Nations Championship, along with Welsh duo James Hook and Shane Williams.

2010 RBS 6 NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP: PLAYER AND SCORING STATISTICS (AFTER FIVE ROUNDS) –

TOP TRY SCORERS:

3 – Tommy Bowe (Ireland), Keith Earls (Ireland), James Hook (Wales), Shane Williams (Wales)

2 – Mathieu Bastareaud (France), Pablo Canavosio (Italy), Leigh Halfpenny (Wales), James Haskell (England), Yannick Jauzion (France), David Marty (France), Tomas O’Leary (Ireland)

1 – Marc Andreu (France), John Barclay (Scotland), Johnnie Beattie (Scotland), Lee Byrne (Wales), Danny Care (England), Dan Cole (England), Carlo Del Fava (Italy), Max Evans (Scotland), Ben Foden (England), Imanol Harinordoquy (France), Jamie Heaslip (Ireland), Adam Jones (Wales), Alexandre Lapandry (France), Luke McLean (Italy), Brian O’Driscoll (Ireland), Alexis Palisson (France), Clement Poitrenaud (France), Kaine Robertson (Italy), William Servat (France), Mathew Tait (England), Francois Trinh-Duc (France), David Wallace (Ireland)

TOP POINTS SCORERS: 

63 – Stephen Jones (Wales)
61 – Morgan Parra (France)
57 – Dan Parks (Scotland)
50 – Jonny Wilkinson (England)
41 – Mirco Bergamasco (Italy)
28 – Ronan O’Gara (Ireland)
20 – Jonathan Sexton (Ireland)
15 – Tommy Bowe (Ireland), Keith Earls (Ireland), James Hook (Wales), Shane Williams (Wales)
11 – Chris Paterson (Scotland)
10 – Mathieu Bastareaud (France), Pablo Canavosio (Italy), Leigh Halfpenny (Wales), James Haskell (England), Yannick Jauzion (France), David Marty (France), Tomas O’Leary (Ireland)
8 – Toby Flood (England), Francois Trinh-Duc (France)
6 – Frederic Michalak (France)
5 – Marc Andreu (France), John Barclay (Scotland), Johnnie Beattie (Scotland), Lee Byrne (Wales), Danny Care (England), Dan Cole (England), Carlo Del Fava (Italy), Max Evans (Scotland), Ben Foden (England), Imanol Harinordoquy (France), Jamie Heaslip (Ireland), Adam Jones (Wales), Alexandre Lapandry (France), Luke McLean (Italy), Brian O’Driscoll (Ireland), Alexis Palisson (France), Clement Poitrenaud (France), Kaine Robertson (Italy), William Servat (France), Mathew Tait (England), David Wallace (Ireland)

TOP GOAL SCORERS: 

24 – Stephen Jones (Wales)
23 – Morgan Parra (France)
16 – Jonny Wilkinson (England)
15 – Mirco Bergamasco (Italy)
14 – Dan Parks (Scotland)
11 – Ronan O’Gara (Ireland)
6 – Jonathan Sexton (Ireland)
4 – Chris Paterson (Scotland)
3 – Toby Flood (England)
1 – Craig Gower (Italy), Frederic Michalak (France), Paddy Wallace (Ireland)

TOP TEAM SCORERS: 

FRANCE 13 tries, 135 points
IRELAND 11 tries, 106 points
WALES 10 tries, 113 points 
ENGLAND 6 tries, 88 points 
ITALY 5 tries, 69 points 
SCOTLAND 3 tries, 83 points

TOP KICKING STATS: 

100% – Ronan O’Gara (Ireland) – 11/11 attempts
100% – Frederic Michalak (France) – 1/1 attempt
100% – Paddy Wallace (Ireland) – 1/1 attempt
85% – Stephen Jones (Wales) – 24/28 attempts
83% – Mirco Bergamasco (Italy) – 15/18 attempts
80% – Chris Paterson (Scotland) – 4/5 attempts
79% – Morgan Parra (France) – 23/29 attempts
73% – Dan Parks (Scotland) – 14/19 attempts
72% – Jonny Wilkinson (England) – 16/22 attempts
60% – Toby Flood (England) – 3/5 attempts
37% – Jonathan Sexton (Ireland) – 6/16 attempts
33% – Craig Gower (Italy) – 1/3 attempts