Tries conceded in 2023 Six Nations:
Italy 22, Wales 19, England 18, France 14, Scotland 12
Tries conceded in 2022 & 2023 Six Nations combined:
Ireland 10
Won Lions Tests v Australia, New Zealand and South Africa:
Alun Wyn Jones, Conor Murray, Ieuan Evans, Jason Leonard, Jerry Guscott, Mako Vunipola, Martin Johnson, Owen Farrell, Rhys Williams, Tony O'Reilly
RWC knockout losses against the eventual winner:
7 - France
4 - England, Wales
3 - Australia, New Zealand
2 - Argentina, South Africa
1 - Fiji, Ireland, Japan, Samoa, Scotland
"Personally, I would prefer more strategic coaching analysis done for viewers, rather than constant referee analysis. All it does drive more attention in that area" - Stuart Lancaster in latest Rugby World
Since 2016, most Six Nations man of the match awards:
4 - Finn Russell
3 - Billy Vunipola, Peter O'Mahony
2 - CJ Stander, Conor Murray, George North, Guilhem Guirado, Hadleigh Parkes, Joe Launchbury, Stuart Hogg
All 4 of the 2019/20 Euro finalists were in their league second tier in the 2004/05 season. Toulon 1st in Pro D2, Racing 12th. Bristol 1st in Nat Div 1, Exeter 2nd
If Wales win this year's Six Nations, then 5 of their 6 championships in Six Nations era will have been won when they went into the tournament ranked 8th or lower
Faletau will have started 5/5 Six Nations games in 2012 ,2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2021
Biggar 5/5 in 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021
AWJ 5/5 in 2007, 2009, 2011, 2015, 2017, 2020, 2021
Most metres carried (via ESPN) by a Lions forward in a Test since 2009:
48 - Conan v SA 1st Test 2021
39 - Heaslip v SA 3rd Test 2009
37 - O'Brien v NZ 1st Test 2017
33 - Wallace v SA 1st Test 2009, Lawes v SA 1st Test 2021
Most consecutive starts at 9 in Six Nations, for each team:
Ireland - Stringer 28
Scotland - Laidlaw 22
France - Dupont 21*
Wales - Phillips 18
England - Dawson 10
Italy - Troncon 10
Players earning less than £30,000 per year were excluded from the Prem Rugby player salary insights graphs to avoid skewing the data. Would still be useful to know what % of players that is and how it compares to previous seasons
@JackoRugby
They've won 3 of the previous 15 Tests against teams in current 8. Those 3 wins, in 2021 6N, came just after 9 consecutive losses against current top 8 and before home draw & home loss by 22 points v then 9th Argentina
Last time 4/4 Welsh wins in same round in Pro14 was round 9, 2015/16
All 4 wins in this round featured comebacks - Scarlets from 21 points down, Ospreys 16, Dragons 8, Cardiff 7
"I’d happily play in a British and Irish league and I’d happily have relegation because it would change the mindset of quite a few [Pro14] teams"
"Some players have never played in a league where there’s a consequence for being crap."
Lukhanyo Am
Antoine Dupont
Johnny Sexton
Josh van der Flier
The nominees for the 2022 World Rugby Men's 15s Player of the Year in partnership with
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Last starting centre debut in Six / Five Nations:
Scotland – C Redpath 2021
Italy – I Brex 2021
France - R Ntamack 2019
Ireland – S McCloskey 2016
England – L Burrell 2014
Wales – R Bidgood 1992