Stats | The best attack from round 1 of the Guinness Six Nations

February 06, 2024
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Ireland successfully began their bid for back-to-back Grand Slams, England ended their opening game curse and Scotland held on to deny Wales a stunning comeback victory.

Lets look at some of the attacking stats from Round 1 thanks to Stats Perform.

First lets see who made the most carries and how many of those were dominant.

Player	Team	Total of dominant carries	Minutes	Carries
Ben Earl	England	3,0	80	16
Cameron Winnett	Wales	3,8	80	15
Gregory Alldritt	France	7,0	80	15
Josh Adams	Wales	2,3	80	14
Tadhg Beirne	Ireland	2,2	80	12
Sebastian Negri	Italy	2,0	66	12
Monty Ioane	Italy	2,2	80	12
Aaron Wainwright	Wales	8,0	80	11
Tommaso Menoncello	Italy	3,7	80	11

Who arrived the most at attcking rucks and how affective were they?

Player	Team	Minutes	Attacking Rucks	Attacking Ruck Effectiveness
Dafydd Jenkins	Wales	80	35	0,94
Maro Itoje	England	80	32	0,88
Caelan Doris	Ireland	80	31	0,87
Scott Cummings	Scotland	80	28	0,86
Tommy Reffell	Wales	80	27	0,89
Niccolo Cannone	Italy	80	25	1,00
Tadhg Furlong	Ireland	63	24	0,92
Will Stuart	England	56	23	0,78
Jamie George	England	73	23	1,00
Ollie Chessum	England	72	23	1,00
Matt Fagerson	Scotland	80	22	1,00

Next on attack, who had the most try involvements.

Player	Team	Minutes	Try Involvements
Duhan van der Merwe	Scotland	80	2
Finn Russell	Scotland	80	2

Lets look at some team stats.

Team	Tries scored	Goal kicking %	Points per 22m entry	Carries	Total passes
Ireland	5	85.71	4.22	113	178
England	2	85.71	2	119	149
Scotland	3	100	4	121	136
Wales	4	75	2.6	140	189
Italy	3	80	3.5	98	142
France	2	75	2.8	93	115