Statistics - 6 November Tests, Wk iii
We have stats from six matches over the weekend – Scotland vs South Africa, Wales vs Canada, Ireland vs New Zealand, France vs Pacific Islands, Italy vs Argentina, and England vs Australia. We also have some averages.
The weather was much better than the weekend before but even the weather could not help with the playing surface in the elegant stadium in Turin which kept cutting up and left the referee with an enormous task at every scrum. To his credit he eventually got things wrong but it was not the sort of match to take around the country in the hope of increasing rugby’s popularity.
Sanctions
Sanctionary Cards
There were cards again – red one for a Pacific Islander for a tough tackle/barge, two penalty cards in Dublin and two yellow cards in Turin, one for a prop who was far and away the most penalised player of the weekend though each time he was a picture of injured innocence.
Recipients:
Red Card
Napolioni Nalaga (Pacific Islanders) – dangerous tackle
Yellow Cards
Tommy Bowe (Ireland) – deliberate infringement preventing a probable try
Tony Woodcock (New Zealand) – punching
Rodrigo Roncero – shoulder charge
Rafael Carballo – tackle infringement
(i) Scotland vs South Africa
Penalties conceded: 21
Scotland: 10
South Africa: 11
Reasons for the penalties
Scotland:
Tackle: 7 (Hines 2, Jacobsen* 2, Hamilton, Blair, Cairns)
Offside: 2 (Barclay*, Hines*)
Discipline: 1 (Undetermined – line-out obstruction)
South Africa:
Tackle: 8 (Jantjes, De Villiers, Mujati 2, Mtawarira, De Villiers & Burger, Pietersen, Jacobs)
Scrum: 1 (Mujati)
Discipline: 2 (Burger – armless tackle; Burger – dissent)
Scotland missed four penalty kicks at goal, South Africa one.
Line-outs
Scotland: 15 (3 lost, 1 reset, 1 free kick, 1 quick)
South Africa: 10 (1 quick)
Scrums
Scotland: 7 (5 reset, 3 collapses, 1 free kick, 1 penalty)
South Africa: 4 (2 reset, 2 collapses, 1 free kick)
11 scrums – 7 reset (64%), 5 collapses (45%)
Free kicks
Scotland: 1 (scrum)
South Africa: 6 (3 marks, 1 scrum, 1 line-out, 1 +10)
Drop-outs
Scotland: 1
South Africa: 5
Stoppages: 78
Kicks: 64
Scotland: 36
South Africa: 28
Tackle/ruck/maul: 180
Advantage:
Played: 18
Effected: 9
Other stoppages
Injuries: 13
Replacements: 10
TMO decisions: 2
Assistant referees’ reports: 0
(ii) Wales vs Canada
Penalties conceded: 29 (including two penalty tries)
Wales: 10
Canada: 19 (including two penalty tries)
Reasons for the penalties
Wales:
Tackle: 7 (Hook, Thomas, Charteris, Dafydd Jones 2, Bishop*, Yapp & Hibbard)
Offside: 1 (Shanklin*)
Discipline: 2 (Shoulder charge – Gough; Dafydd Jones – man without ball)
Canada:
Tackle: 7 (Monro, Smith 2, Kleeberger, Carpenter, Riordan, Pritchard)
Offside: 2 (Monro, Sinclair)
Scrum: 6 (Tkachuk* 2, Riordan, Pletch 3) + 2 penalty tries (offenders undetermined as it was a group offence)
Discipline: 2 (Hotson – shoulder charge; Hotson – man without ball)
Wales missed a penalty kick at goal.
Line-outs
Wales: 10 (1 lost, 1 quick)
Canada: 14 (3 lost)
Scrums
Wales: 15 (3 reset, 5 collapses, 5 penalties, 2 penalty tries)
Canada: 10 (5 reset, 2 lost, 4 collapses, 1 penalty, 1 free kick)
25 scrums – 8 reset (32%), 9 collapses (36%)
Wales had seven five-metre scrums.
Free kicks
Wales: 0
Canada: 1 (scrum)
Drop-outs
Wales: 1
Canada: 2
Stoppages: 87
Kicks: 65
Wales: 26
Canada: 39
Tackles/rucks/mauls: 155
Advantage
Played: 15
Effected: 8
Other stoppages
Injuries: 3
Replacements: 10
TMO decisions: 1
Assistant referees’ reports: 0
(iii) Ireland vs New Zealand
Penalties conceded 23
Ireland: 9 (including a penalty try)
New Zealand: 14
Reasons for the penalties
Ireland:
Tackle: 6 (Quinlan, Hayes, Undetermined*)
Discipline: 3 (Kearney – obstruction; Bowe – deliberately knocking the ball out; Quinlan – man without ball)
New Zealand:
Tackle: 8 (Smith, Woodcock, So’oialo*, McCaw 2, Kaino 2, Weepu)
Offside: 2 (McCaw, Nonu)
Scrum: 1 (Afoa)
Discipline: 3 (Cowan – man without ball; Sivivatu – high; Woodcock – punch)
Ireland missed a penalty kick at goal, New Zealand 2.
Line-outs
Ireland: 16 (3 lost, 1 skew, 1 free kick, 2 quick)
New Zealand: 16 (1 lost, 1 skew, 1 free kick)
Scrums
Ireland: 10 (5 resets, 3 collapses, 1 free kick)
New Zealand: 9 (3 reset, 1 collapse, 1 free kick, 1 penalty)
19 scrums – 8 reset (42%), 4 collapses (21%)
Free kicks
Ireland: 3 (2 scrums, 1 line-out)
New Zealand: 3 (2 marks, 1 line-out)
Drop-outs
Ireland: 1
New Zealand: 2
Stoppages: 91
Kicks: 76
Ireland: 41
New Zealand: 35
Tackles/rucks/mauls: 144
Advantage
Played: 15
Effected: 4
Other stoppages
Injuries: 9
Replacements: 11
TMO decisions: 2
Assistant referees’ reports: 4
(iv) France vs Pacific Islands
Penalties conceded
France: 9
Pacific Islands: 11
Reasons for the penalties
France:
Tackle: 7 (Jauzion*, Heymans* 2, Harinordoquy*, Dusautoir 2, Malzieu)
Offside: 1 (Chabal)
Discipline: 1 (Mas – man without ball)
Pacific Islands:
Tackle: 5 (Hehea, Rabeni, Fuga, Taione)
Offside: 1 (Taione*)
Scrum: 2 (Fuga, Johnston)
Discipline: 3 (Delasau – man without ball; Nalaga – dangerous tackle; Lealamanua – shoulder)
France missed a penalty kick at goal.
Line-outs
France: 11 (2 lost, 1 quick)
Pacific Islands: 10 (2 lost, 1 free kick)
Scrums
France: 7 (2 penalties, 1 uncontested)
Pacific Islands: 9 (4 reset, 4 collapses, 1 uncontested)
16 scrums – reset (25%), collapses (25%)
Free kicks
France: 1 (line-out)
Pacific Islands: 0
Drop-outs
France: 0
Pacific Islands: 5
Stoppages: 65
Kicks: 41
France: 25
Pacific Islands: 16
Tackles/rucks/mauls: 160
Advantage
Played: 18
Effected: 10
Other stoppages
Injuries: 5
Replacements: 10
TMO decisions: 0
Assistant referees’ reports: 2
(v) Italy vs Argentina
Penalties conceded: 23
Italy: 12
Argentina: 11
Reasons for the penalties
Italy:
Tackle: 10 (Canavosio, Bortolami* 4, Mirco Bergamasco, Masi* 2, Aguero, Mauro Bergamasco)
Offside: 1 (Travagli)
Discipline: 1 (Mauro Bergamasco – late tackle)
Argentina:
Tackle: 3 (Contepomi*, Tiesi, Carballo)
Offside: 1 (Roncero)
Scrum: 6 (Roncero 4, Ayerza 2)
Discipline: 1 (Roncero – shoulder charge)
Line-outs
Italy: 16 (1 lost)
Argentina: 10 (1 lost, 2 skew, 1 quick, 1 free kick)
Scrums
Italy: 16 (7 reset, 12 collapses, 6 penalties, 1 free kick)
Argentina: 5 (5 reset, 4 collapses, 1 free kick)
21 scrums – 12 reset (57%), 16 collapses (76%)
Free kicks
Italy: 2 (1 mark, 1 line-out)
Argentina: 3 (2 scrums, 1 mark)
Drop-outs
Italy: 6
Argentina: 4
Stoppages: 97
Kicks: 80
Italy: 37
Argentina: 43
Tackles/rucks/mauls: 130
Advantage
Played: 18
Effected: 8
Other stoppages
Injuries: 10
Replacements: 11
TMO decisions: 0
Assistant referees’ reports: 1
(vi) England vs Australia
Penalties conceded: 18
England: 10
Australia: 8
Reasons for the penalties
England:
Tackle: 4 (Rees*, Vickery*, Borthwick, Care*)
Offside: 4 (Borthwick* 2, Sackey, Armitage)
Scrum: 2 (Sheridan*, Croft)
Australia:
Tackle: 5 (Smith 3, Burgess 2)
Discipline: 3 (Mortlock – late tackle; Hynes – dangerous tackle; Smith – dissent)
Line-outs
England: 10 (1 lost, 1 quick)
Australia: 11 (1 skew, 2 quick, 1 reset)
Scrums
England: 9 (7 reset, 8 collapses, 4 free kicks, 1 penalty)
Australia: 6 (5 reset, 8 collapses, 1 penalty, 1 free kick)
There were more unnatural endings than scrums!
15 scrums – 12 reset (80%), 16 collapses (107%)
Free kicks
England: 4 (scrums)
Australia: 1 (scrum)
Drop-outs
England: 0
Australia: 2
Stoppages: 74
Kicks: 54
England: 22
Australia: 32
Tackles/rucks/mauls: 191
Advantage
Played: 19
Effected: 11
Other stoppages
Injuries: 9
Replacements: 11
TMO decisions: 1
Assistant referees’ reports: 1
Some Match Totals
Stoppages per match
France vs Argentina: 85
Scotland vs New Zealand: 81
Wales vs South Africa: 80
Ireland vs Canada: 74
Italy vs Australia: 72
England vs Pacific Islands: 77
Scotland vs South Africa: 78
Wales vs Canada: 87
Ireland vs New Zealand: 91
France vs Pacific Islands: 65
Italy vs Argentina: 87
England vs Australia: 74
Tries per match
France vs Argentina: 0 + 0 = 0
Scotland vs New Zealand: 0 + 4 = 4
Wales vs South Africa: 0 + 2 = 2
Ireland vs Canada: 8 + 0 = 8
Italy vs Australia: 1 + 2 = 3
England vs Pacific Islands: 5 + 1 = 6
Scotland vs South Africa: 1 + 1 = 2
Wales vs Canada: 5 + 1 = 6
Ireland vs New Zealand: 0 + 3 = 3
France vs Pacific Islands: 5 + 1 = 6
Italy vs Argentina: 1 + 1 = 2
England vs Australia: 1 + 1 = 2
Tries per team
Australia: 2 + 1 = 3
Argentina: 0 + 1 = 1
Canada: 0 + 1 = 1
England: 5 + 1 = 6
France: 0 + 5 = 5
Ireland: 8 + 0 = 8
Italy: 1 + 1 = 2
New Zealand: 4 + 3 = 7
Pacific Islands: 1 + 1 = 2
Scotland: 0 + 1 = 1
South Africa: 2 + 1 = 3
Wales: 0 + 5 = 5
Penalties conceded per match
France vs Argentina: 11 + 7 = 18
Scotland vs New Zealand: 8 + 11 = 19
Wales vs South Africa: 7 + 15 = 22
Ireland vs Canada: 6 + 9 = 15
Italy vs Australia: 8 + 10 = 18
England vs Pacific Islands: 14 + 9 = 23
Scotland vs South Africa: 10 + 11 = 21
Wales vs Canada: 10 + 17 = 27
Ireland vs New Zealand: 9 + 14 = 23
France vs Pacific Islands: 9 + 11 = 20
Italy vs Argentina: 12 + 11 = 23
England vs Australia: 10 + 8 = 18
Penalties per Team:
Australia: 10 + 8 = 18
Argentina: 7 + 11 = 18
Canada: 9 + 17 = 26
England: 14 + 10 = 24
France: 11 + 9 = 20
Ireland: 6 + 9 = 15
Italy: 8 + 12 = 20
New Zealand: 11 + 14 = 25
Pacific Islands: 9 + 11 = 20
South Africa: 15 + 11 = 26
Scotland: 8 + 10 = 18
Wales: 7 + 10 = 17
Kicks per match:
France vs Argentina: 40 + 42 = 82
Scotland vs New Zealand: 15 + 27 = 42
Wales vs South Africa: 38 + 41 = 79
Ireland vs Canada: 48 + 42 = 90
Italy vs Australia: 32 + 33 = 65
England vs Pacific Islands: 33 + 23 = 56
Scotland vs South Africa: 36 + 28 = 64
Wales vs Canada: 26 + 39 = 65
Ireland vs New Zealand: 41 + 35 = 76
France vs Pacific Islands: 25 + 16 = 41
Italy vs Argentina: 37 + 43 = 80
England vs Australia: 22 + 32 = 54
Kicks per Team:
Australia: 33 + 32 = 65
Argentina: 42 + 43 = 85
Canada: 42 + 39 = 81
England: 33 + 22 = 55
France: 40 + 25 = 65
Ireland: 48 + 41 = 89
Italy: 32 + 37 = 69
New Zealand: 27 + 35 = 62
Pacific Islands: 23 + 16 = 39
South Africa: 41 + 28 = 69
Scotland: 15 + 36 = 51
Wales: 38 + 26 = 64
Sanctionary Cards per team:
Australia:
Argentina: 2Y
Canada:
England:
France:
Ireland: Y
Italy:
New Zealand: Y
Pacific Islands: R
South Africa: Y
Scotland: Y
Wales:
Y = yellow card
R = red card
C = cited and suspended
Recipients so far:
Red
Napolioni Nalaga (Pacific Islanders – dangerous tackle
Yellow
Jaque Fourie (South Africa) – infringement at tackle
Nick de Luca (Scotland) – infringement at tackle
Anthony Boric (Australia) – infringement at tackle
Semisi Naevo (Pacific Islands) – dangerous tackle
Tommy Bowe (Ireland) – deliberate infringement preventing a probable try
Tony Woodcock (New Zealand) – punching
Rodrigo Roncero – shoulder charge
Rafael Carballo – tackle infringement
