Ireland is on track for a Six Nations title and Grand Slam after winning their opening two games. The article analyzes their impressive performance, highlighting key players, attacking strategies, and statistics that contribute to their success.
Winning both of their opening Six Nations games means Ireland are on track to compete for the title, as well as being the only team who can still earn the Grand Slam.
His four try involvements – one try and three assists – have him top of that chart for Ireland too, with halfbacks Jamison Gibson-Park and Sam Prendergast next best with two each. Of the players to have made more than 10 carries, Henshaw and Aki top the charts in terms of dominance in the carry at 42% and 39%, respectively.
James Ryan , Beirne , Andrew Porter , and Doris are the other Irish players to have registered more than 30 ruck involvements. Attacking obviously isn’t just about the physical stuff and anyone who has seen the games will know Ireland have been passing well. Ireland have eight tries from two games, behind only France’s 10, but will feel they have left a few more scores behind them in the opening fortnight.
The Irish and Scots also share the joint-highest average passing speed of 31.2 km/h, showing the zip they are bringing in the pass. His average pass speed of 29.3 km/h leaves him fourth overall so far, with Finn Russell top of that chart at 31.8 km/h. Prendergast’s restarts have been good, with his average hangtime of 3.8 seconds per restart meaning he is joint-top of that chart with Matthieu Jalibert.
Speaking of kicking, Ireland have the joint-lowest success rate when it comes to exiting from their 22. It’s something Easterby’s side will surely be looking to improve in the next three games. Related Reads The suffocating four minutes that sum up Ireland's Six Nations so far Ireland's in-form locks have been central to strong Six Nations start Doris is fifth on the overall list for tackles with 36, while Porter has been impressively busy in defence. Beirne , Ryan , Henshaw , and Bealham are the other players to have hit the 20-tackle mark.
Of players to have attempted more than 10 tackles for Ireland, out-half Prendergast has the lowest success rate at 59%. Ireland will be frustrated that more of their missed tackles have led to linebreaks than any other side, while they have registered the second-lowest number of dominant tackles overall with seven, well behind Italy’s 20. The Italians have the lowest collective tackle focus with 63% at hip level or below.
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