Sei Nazioni: a Parigi la stessa Irlanda che ha messo ko l’Italia

Dopo la Francia anche l’Irlanda ha annunciato la formazione titolare che domenica scenderà in campo allo Stade de France di Parigi per il recupero della gara del secondo turno del Sei Nazioni, rinviata lo scorso 11 febbraio per le condizioni del campo (era completamente ghicciato).
Il ct del XV in maglia verde non ha fatto cambi risetto alla formazione che sabato a Dublino ha superato l’Italia.

15. Rob Kearney, 14. Tommy Bowe, 13. Keith Earls, 12. Gordon D’Arcy, 11. Andrew Trimble, 10. Johnny Sexton, 9. Conor Murray, 1. Cian Healy, 2. Rory Best, 3. Mike Ross, 4. Donnacha O’Callaghan, 5. Paul O’Connell (c), 6. Stephen Ferris, 7. Sean O’Brien, 8. Jamie Heaslip

Replacements:

16. Sean Cronin, 17. Tom Court, 18. Donnacha Ryan, 19. Peter O’Mahony, 20. Eoin Reddan, 21. Ronan O’Gara, 22. Fergus McFadden

Numeri, i brutali numeri del terzo turno del Sei Nazioni

Le cifre sono state raccolte da Planet Rugby

Most tackles made: France – 142
Most tackles missed: Scotland – 15
Most passes completed: Scotland – 212
Most line breaks: Ireland – 8
Most possession kicked: England – 23 (41%)
Most turnovers won: Ireland – 8
Most offloads in tackle: Scotland – 14
Most errors made: England – 14
Most penalties conceded: England – 13

 

Least tackles missed: Ireland – 1
Least errors made: Wales – 9
Least penalties conceded: France – 5

 


 

Ireland 42 – 10 Italy

 

Once again Italy’s place-kicking let them down. While Jonny Sexton landed seven of his eight attempts, the Azzurri missed three penalties and a drop. It might not have changed the final result, but it certainly could have changed the complexion of the game as Italy could very well have held the lead in the closing stages of the first half had Tobias Botes been more accurate.

 

Ireland were the better team in almost every aspect. The visitors to Dublin only really competed in the set pieces.

 

Possession:
Ireland 60%
Italy 40%

 

Territory:
Ireland 55%
Italy 45%

 

Penalties conceded:
Ireland: 11
Italy: 12

 

Passes completed:
Ireland: 175
Italy: 125

 

Line breaks:
Ireland: 8
Italy: 2

 

Ruck and drive v Ruck and pass:
Ireland: 22 – 81
Italy: 6 – 41

 

Scrums lost – Line-outs lost:
Ireland: 0 – 2
Italy: 0 – 1

 

Ball won in open play – in opposition 22 – in set pieces – in turnovers:
Ireland: 106 – 42 – 21 – 8
Italy: 52 – 9 – 23 – 2

 

Possession kicked – Kicks to touch – Percentage kicks
Ireland: 19 – 5 – 36%
Italy: 17 – 1 – 32%

 

Tackles made – tackles missed – tackle completion
Ireland: 70 – 1 – 98%
Italy: 125 – 9 – 93%

 

Total errors made – errors from kicks:
Ireland: 10 – 3
Italy: 10 – 2

 


 

England 12 – 19 Wales

 

For all our praise of Wales and their running game, Warren Gatland’s boys were the only team to choose to drive it up more than past to the man outside last weekend.

 

In a game of tiny margins, England’s error count and penalty rate cost them.

 

Possession:
England 49%
Wales 51%

 

Territory:
England 52%
Wales 48%

 

Penalties conceded:
England: 13
Wales: 12

 

Passes completed:
England: 163
Wales: 134

 

Line breaks:
England: 1
Wales: 3

 

Ruck and drive v Ruck and pass:
England: 21 – 60
Wales: 48 -42

 

Scrums lost – Line-outs lost:
England: 0 – 1
Wales: 0 – 2

 

Ball won in open play – in opposition 22 – in set pieces – in turnovers:
England: 84 – 8 – 21 – 5
Wales: 92 – 6 – 24 – 5

 

Possession kicked – Kicks to touch – Percentage kicks
England: 23 – 5 – 41%
Wales: 22 – 1 – 40%

 

Tackles made – tackles missed – tackle completion
England: 110 – 12 – 90%
Wales: 99 – 9 – 91%

 

Total errors made – errors from kicks:
England: 14 – 5
Wales: 9 – 5

 


 

Scotland 17 – 23 France

 

It’s the same old story for Scotland: Lot’s of possession, lots of field position…but what did they do with it? Not a whole lot.

 

Defensive glitches were the deciding factor in the end though as both Wesley Fofana and Julien Malzieu’s tries came as the result of poor tackling by the Scots. And with France giving away minimal penalties, Andy Robinson’s side couldn’t kick their way back into contention.

 

 

Possession:
Scotland 55%
France 45%

 

Territory:
Scotland 54%
France 46%

 

Penalties conceded:
Scotland: 10
France: 5

 

Passes completed:
Scotland: 212
France: 137

 

Line breaks:
Scotland: 6
France: 3

 

Ruck and drive v Ruck and pass:
Scotland: 20 – 84
France: 29 -43

 

Scrums lost – Line-outs lost:
Scotland: 0 – 0
France: 0 – 2

 

Ball won in open play – in opposition 22 – in set pieces – in turnovers:
Scotland: 108 – 37 – 16 – 6
France: 77 – 14 – 24 – 6

 

Possession kicked – Kicks to touch – Percentage kicks
Scotland: 12 – 2 – 21%
France: 16 – 4 – 25%

 

Tackles made – tackles missed – tackle completion
Scotland: 99 – 15 – 86%
France: 142 – 14 – 91%

 

Total errors made – errors from kicks:
Scotland: 12 – 1
France: 11 – 2

Sei Nazioni: Poitrenaud e Bonnaire titolari nella Francia anti-Irlanda

Il ct transalpino Philippe Saint-André ha annunciato il XV titolare che domenica allo Stade de France affronterà l’Irlanda nel recupero della seconda giornata del Sei Nazioni.
Due i cambi rispetto alle altre gare dei francesi: uno obbligato con Poitrenaud al posto dell’infortunato Medard, l’altro invece riguarda Bonnaire, titolare in terza linea al posto di Picamoles

L’équipe de départ : Poitrenaud ; Clerc, Rougerie, Fofana, Malzieu ; Trinh-Duc, Parra ; Bonnaire, Bonnaire, Harinordoquy, Dusautoir (cap.) ; Maestri, Papé ; Mas, Szarzewski, Poux.

Remplaçants : Servat, Debaty, Nallet, Picamoles, Dupuy, Beauxis, Mermoz.

23e homme : Attoub.

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Tegola sulla Francia: per Médard legamenti ko e Sei Nazioni finito

L’estremo del Tolosa era stato costretto a uscire dal campo di Murrayfield a metà del secondo tempo. E per Maxime Médard la diagnosi è pesante: lesione dei legamenti crociati anteriori del ginocchio destro. Ancora non si conoscono i tempi di recupero, ma sono verosimilmente piuttosto lunghi: il suo Sei Nazioni è finito anzitempo e difficilmente potrà giocarsi il quarto di finale di Heineken Cup in programma il 7 di aprile contro l’Edimburgo, proprio a Murrayfield.
Intanto il ct francese Philippe Saint-André ha chiamato in nazionale al suo posto Clément Poitrenaud.