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Stats for three Tests

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Monday 26 Jun 2006

Cards and penalties from June 24

This week we have the statistics for three Tests – Australia vs Ireland, South Africa vs France, and Argentina vs Australia.

Cards
  
There were two more cards this week, again down Argentina way. The two sent to cool off were Nuñez Piossek of Argentina and Leon MacDonald of New Zealand.
  
Is there something in the water of the River Plate or in the beef from the Pampas that produces so many yellow cards?
  
In Week 1, Gavin Thomas and  Alix Popham of Wales. Rodrigo Roncero of Argentina and Jerry Flannery of Ireland received yellow cards. In week 2 there was Ian Evans of Wales, who was also cited and suspended, and Martin Scelzo of Argentina.
 
So cards went:
  
Argentina: 3 Y
Australia: 0
England: 0
Ireland: 1 Y 
New Zealand: 1 Y
South Africa: 0
Wales: 3 Y + 1 citing with suspension. 
  
Penalties conceded
  
• = points conceded
  
(i) Australia vs Ireland
  
Total number of penalties: 18
  
Australia 12
Ireland: 6
  
The reasons for the penalties were as follows:
  
Australia:  
Tackle/ruck: 5 (Sharpe 2, McIsaac, Vickerman, Chisholm)
Off-side: 4 (Sharpe, Larkham*, Tuqiri, Smith)
Discipline: 3 (Sharpe – air tackle, Vickerman – air tackle, Rathbone – obstruction)
   
Ireland: 
Tackle/ruck: 3 (Wallace, Leamy, Rory Best)
Off-side: 2 (D'Arcy*, "All the backs"*)
Scrum: 1 (Horan)
  
Ireland missed a penalty kick at goal
  
(ii) South Africa vs France
  
Total number of penalties: 19
  
South Africa: 5
France: 14
 
Each side missed a penalty kick at goal.
  
The reasons for the penalties were as follows:
  
South Africa:
Tackle/ruck: 3 (Van Niekerk*, Wannenburg, Barry*)
Off-side: 1 (Van der Westhuyzen)
Scrum: 1 (Van der Linde)
  
France: 
Tackle/Ruck: 7 (Jauzion*, Betsen** 2, Shwarzewski** 2, Martin, Heymans)
Scrum: 2 (Marconnet)
Off-side: 3 (Clerc*, Jauzion*, Martin))
Discipline: 2 (Pelous – air tackle, Nallet – collapsing maul)
   
(iii) Argentina vs New Zealand
  
Total number of penalties: 25
  
Argentina: 16
New Zealand: 9
  
Argentina missed four kicks at goal, New Zealand three.
  
The reasons for the penalties were as follows: (those with an asterisk were punished by a successful goal kick)
  
Argentina:
Tackle/ruck: 7 (Ledesma, Hasan*, Undetermined, Contepomi. Alvarez Karelis, Longo, Nuñez Piossek)
Discipline: 2 (Alvarez Karelis- collapsed maul, Todeschini – air tackle)
  
New Zealand:
Tackle/ruck: 9 (Carter, MacDonald* 3, Masoe, Undetermined, Undetermined, Oliver, Tialata)
Off-side: 2 (Ralph*, Somerville*)
Scrum: 1 (Somerville)
Discipline: 4 (Masoe – obstruction, Tuiali'i* – collapsing maul, Eaton – air tackle, Tuitupou – late tackle)
 
Each side missed two penalty kicks at goal.
  
Getting possession – line-outs, scrums, free-kicks, drop-outs, turn-overs
  
In this section the figures represent the number of times you get to play with the ball. 
  
(i) Australia vs Ireland
  
Australia: 
  
Line-outs: 17 (2 lost) 
Scrums: 9 (4 reset, 1 penalty, 1 free kick)
Free-kicks: 1 (mark)
Drop-outs: 0
  
Ireland: 
  
Line-outs: 18 (5 lost, 1 penalty)
Scrums: 5 (2 reset, 1 lost)
Free-kicks: 2 (1 scrum, 1 mark)
Drop-outs: 1
  
(ii) South Africa vs France
  
South Africa:
 
Line-outs: 19 (1 quick, 1 reset)
Scrums: 12 (8 reset, 4 free kicks, 2 wheels, 1 penalty)
Free-kicks: 1 (scrum)
Drop-outs: 2
   
France: 
  
Line-outs: 12 (1 lost, 1 skew, 3 quick)
Scrums: 6 (2 reset, 1 free kick)
Free-kicks: 3 (3 scrums, 1 mark)
Drop-outs: 2
  
(iii) Argentina vs New Zealand
  
Argentina: 
  
Line-outs: 19 (2 lost, 1 skew, 1 free kick)
Scrums: 8 (2 reset, 1 penalty)
Free-kicks: 1 (line-out)
Drop-outs: 3
  
New Zealand: 
 
Line-outs: 15 (5 lost, 1 quick)
Scrums: 6 (2 reset)
Free-kicks: 1 (mark)
Drop-outs: 3
  
Stoppages (total of line-outs, scrums with resets, free kicks, penalties, drop-outs):
 
Australia vs Ireland: 77
South Africa vs France: 87
Argentina vs New Zealand: 85
  
Tries scored:
  
Australia vs Ireland: 5 + 2 = 7
South Africa vs France: 1 + 4 = 5
Argentina vs New Zealand: 1 + 3 = 4

Penalties in three weeks, by country:
 
 Argentina: 7 + 10 + 6  = 23
 Australia: 9 + 11 + 12 = 32
 England:  14 + 4 = 18
 France: 14
 Ireland: 11 + 8 + 6 = 25
 New Zealand: 7 + 13 + 16 = 36
 Scotland: 11 + 10 = 21
 South Africa: 9 + 8 + 5 = 22
 Wales: 10 + 11 = 21
 
Tries in three weeks by country:
  
Argentina: 3 + 3 + 1 = 7
Australia: 3 + 6 + 5 = 14
England: 0 + 2 = 2
France: 4
Ireland: 2 + 2 + 2 = 6
New Zealand:  3+ 3 + 3 = 9
Scotland: 1 + 2 = 3
South Africa: 4 + 1 + 1 = 6
Wales: 3 +3 = 6
 
Stoppages in three weeks:
 
Week 1
 
New Zealand vs Ireland: 73
South Africa vs Scotland: 83
Australia vs England: 82
Argentina vs Wales: 95
 
Week 2
  
New Zealand vs Ireland: 87
South Africa vs Scotland: 84
Australia vs England: 82
Argentina vs Wales: 73

Week 3

Australia vs Ireland: 77
South Africa vs France: 87
Argentina vs New Zealand: 85

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