since 2000 ITALY FRANCE WALES Brian O Driscoll Lionel Nallet v Position No 8 Date of Birth 13/09/1983 Date of Birth 21/01/1979

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1 7 February 2009 SIX NATIONS TOTALS 1 since Matches Played (66%) Matches Won (%) 6 (13%) 15 (33%) Matches Lost (%) 38 (84%) 5 (x1) Most wins in a season 2 (x1) 1387 Total Points Scored Total Points Conceded (3.4) Total Tries Scored (A per match) 59 (1.3) 53 (1.2) Total Tries Conceded (A per match) 176 (3.9) 3rd (60pts) Oerall Six Nations Ranking (pts) 6th (13pts) 45 Matches Played (68%) Matches Won (%) 33 (73%) 14 (31%) Matches Lost (%) 12 (26%) 4 (x5) Most wins in a season 5 (x2) 1188 Total Points Scored Total Points Conceded (2.7) Total Tries Scored (A per match) 124 (2.8) 89 (2.0) Total Tries Conceded (A per match) 66 (1.5) 2nd (62pts) Oerall Six Nations Ranking (pts) 1st (66pts) 45 Matches Played (28%) Matches Won (%) 20 (44%) 31 (68%) Matches Lost (%) 23 (51%) 3 (x1) Most wins in a season 5 (x2) 738 Total Points Scored Total Points Conceded (1.3) Total Tries Scored (A per match) 98 (2.2) 121 (2.7) Total Tries Conceded (A per match) 105 (2.3) 5th (27pts) Oerall Six Nations Ranking (pts) 4th (42pts) CONTENTS PREVIEWS >> p2: England Italy, p3: Ireland France, p4: Scotland Wales STATS >> p5: RBS 6 Nations 2008 cumulatie stats, RBS 6 Nations 2008 round 5 results round-up p6: RBS 6 Nations 2008 team stats & points for/against CONTACTS >> p7: RBS 6 Nations media contacts RBS 6 NATIONS FIXTURES & RESULTS DATE TEAMS KO VENUE 7/02 England Italy 15:00 Twickenham 7/02 Ireland France 17:00 Croke Park 8/02 Scotland Wales 15:00 Murrayfield 14/02 France Scotland 16:00 Stade de France 14/02 Wales England 17:30 Millennium Stadium 15/02 Italy Ireland 15:30 Stadio Flaminio 27/02 France Wales 21:00 Stade de France 28/02 Scotland Italy 15:00 Murrayfield 28/02 Ireland England 17:30 Croke Park 14/03 Italy Wales 16:00 Stadio Flaminio 14/03 Scotland Ireland 17:00 Murrayfield 15/03 England France 15:00 Twickenham 21/03 Italy France 14:15 Stadio Flaminio 21/03 England Scotland 15:30 Twickenham 21/03 Wales Ireland 17:30 Millennium Stadium All times local 2008 RBS 6 NATIONS FINAL TABLE P W D L F A Pts Wales England France Ireland Scotland Italy Stee Borthwick Sergio Parisse Brian O Driscoll Lionel Nallet Mike Blair Ryan Jones Position Lock Date of Birth 12/10/ kg 198cm Club: Saracens, Played: 8, Tries: 1, Cons: 0, Pens: 0, DGs: 0, Pts: 5 Position No 8 Date of Birth 13/09/ kg 196cm Club: Stade Francais, Played: 14, Tries: 3, Cons: 0, Pens: 0, DGs: 0, Pts: 15 Position Centre Date of Birth 21/01/ kg 175cm Club: Leinster, Played: 7, Tries: 0, Cons: 0, Pens: 0, DGs: 0, Pts: 0 Position Lock Date of Birth 14/09/ kg 195cm Club: Castres, Played: 8, Tries: 0, Cons: 0, Pens: 0, DGs: 0, Pts: 0 Position Scrum Half Date of Birth 20/04/ kg 181cm Club: Edinburgh, Played: 9, Tries: 2, Cons: 0, Pens: 0, DGs: 0, Pts: 10 Position No 8 Date of Birth 13/03/ kg 196cm Club: Ospreys, Played: 7, Tries: 2, Cons: 0, Pens: 0, DGs: 0, Pts: 10 *Please note 08/09 League stats refers to domestic league competitions only The Royal Bank of Scotland Group Page 1

2 80 (80-23 Italy, 2001) 57 (80-23 Italy, 2001) 43 (43-13 Ireland, 2007) 30 (43-13 Ireland, 2007) 54 J Leonard ( ) 479 J PWilkinson ( ) 35 J PWilkinson ( Italy, 2001) 4 R W Poulton ( France, 1914) 9 J PWilkinson ( Italy, 2001) 7 S D Hodgkinson ( Wales, 1991), C R Andrew ( Scotland, 1995), J P Wilkinson ( France, 1999) 2 on six occasions last by JP Wilkinson ( Wales & Ireland, 2003) 15 Delon Armitage Paul Sackey Mike Tindall Riki Flutey Mark Cueto Andy Goode Danny Care Nick Easter Steffon Armitage James Haskell Nick Kennedy Stee Borthwick (c) Phil Vickery Lee Mears Andrew Sheridan Championship Wins 25 Grand Slams 12 Triple Crown 23 TEAM 16 Dylan Hartley Julian White Tom Croft Joe Worsley Ben Foden Shane Geraghty Mathew Tait Saturday 7th February 15:00 Twickenham Referee: M Lawrence (South Africa) CHAMPIONSHIP HEAD TO HEAD - ALL TIME Played 9 England 9 Italy 0 Drawn 0 CHAMPIONSHIP HEAD TO HEAD - AT HOME Played 4 England 4 Italy 0 Drawn 0 LAST THREE MEETINGS CURRENT FORM DID YOU KNOW? * Steffon Armitage and Delon Armitage are the ninth set of brothers to play in the same Test for England. The last were Rory and Tony Underwood in 1995 * Brie fly-half Andy Goode is the fifth player to be picked for England while based in France. The preious four were Rob Andrew (Toulouse), Richard Pool-Jones (Stade Francais), Dan Luger (Perpignan) and Perry Freshwater (Perpignan). * Mark Cueto has not played for England since the 2007 World Cup final, when 'that try' was disallowed by teleision match official Stuart Dickinson. BIGGEST WIN England (2007) Italy (Neer Won) Italy...(6) 19 England...(20) 23 Sunday 10th February RBS 6 Nations (Stadio Flaminio) Referee: Alain Rolland (Ireland). SCORING: Italy Tries: Picone. Cons: Bortolussi. Pens: Bortolussi 4. England Tries: Sackey, Flood. Cons: Wilkinson 2. Pens: Wilkinson 3. TEAMS: Italy: Bortolussi, Robertson, Canale, M. Bergamasco, Galon, Masi, Traagli, Lo Cicero, Ghiraldini, Castrogioanni, Dellape, C. Del Faa, C. Del Faa, Sole, M. Bergamasco, Parisse. Zanni for Dellape (73), Marcato for Masi (73), Festuccia for Ghiraldini (63), Sgarbi for Canale (63), Nieto for Castrogioanni (60), Picone for Traagli (56), Perugini for Lo Cicero (52). England: Balshaw, Sackey, J. Noon, J. Noon, Flood, Vainikolo, Wilkinson, Gomarsall, Payne, Regan, Steens, Shaw, S. Borthwick, S. Borthwick, Haskell, Lipman, Easter. B. Kay for Shaw (77), Cipriani for Wilkinson (67), Narraway for Easter (65), Wigglesworth for Gomarsall (60), Mears for Regan (59). England...(14) 20 Italy...(0) 7 Saturday 10th February RBS 6 Nations (Twickenham) Referee: N Owens (Pontyberem). SCORING: England Tries: Robinson. Pens: Wilkinson 5. Italy Tries: Scanaacca. Cons: Scanaacca. Italy...(6) 16 England...(7) 31 Saturday 11th February RBS 6 Nations (Stadio Flaminio) Referee: K Deaker (New Zealand). SCORING: Italy Tries: M. Bergamasco. Cons: Pez. Pens: Pez. Drop: Pez 2. England Tries: Tindall, Hodgson, Simpson-Daniel, Cueto. Cons: Hodgson 4. Pens: Hodgson. TOTALS - England 74 (ae: 24.67pts) Italy 42 (ae: 14.00pts) *W *L W W *L *L W L L L Points scored 180 Points conceded 248 Tries scored 17 Tries conceded 23 *L L *L *L W *L *W L L L Points scored 138 Points conceded 246 Tries scored 10 Tries conceded 23 most recent matches on right - denotes home match, *denotes away ^denotes neutral enue 15 Andrea Masi Kaine Robertson Gonzalo Canale Gonzalo Garcia Mirco Bergamasco Andrea Marcato Mauro Bergamasco Sergio Parisse (c) Alessandro Zanni Josh Sole Marco Bortolami Santiago Dellape Martin Castrogioanni Fabio Ongaro Salatore Perugini Championship Wins - Grand Slams - Triple Crown - 37 (37-17 Scotland, 2007) 20 (37-17 Scotland, 2007) 80 (23-80 England, 2001) 57 (23-80 England, 2001) 34 ALo Cicero ( ) 161 D Dominguez ( ) 29 D Dominguez ( Scotland, 2000) 2 A Troncon ( France, 2000) 4 D Dominguez ( France, 2000) A Scanaacca ( Scotland, 2007) 6 D Dominguez ( Scotland, 2000) 3 D Dominguez ( Scotland, 2000) TEAM 16 Carlo Festuccia Carlos Nieto Tommaso Reato J-F Montauriol Gonzalo Toniolatti Luke Mclean Matteo Pratichetti The Royal Bank of Scotland Group Page 2

3 Championship Wins 10 Grand Slams 1 Triple Crown 9 60 (60-13 Italy, 2000) 47 (60-13 Italy, 2000) 50 (18-50 England, 2000) 40 (6-46 England, 1997) 56 C M H Gibson ( ) 443 R J R O Gara ( ) 30 R J R O Gara ( Italy, 2000) 3 on 7 occasions, last by B G O Driscoll ( Scotland, 2002) 6 R J R O Gara ( Italy, 2000) 6 S O Campbell ( Scotland, 1982), R J R O Gara ( Italy, 2000), D G Humphreys ( Wales, 2002) 2 on 4 occasions, last by R J R O Gara ( England, 2005) Saturday 7th February 17:00 Croke Park Referee: N Owens (Wales) CHAMPIONSHIP HEAD TO HEAD - ALL TIME Played 79 Ireland 26 France 48 Drawn 5 CHAMPIONSHIP HEAD TO HEAD - AT HOME Played 39 Ireland 16 France 19 Drawn 4 DID YOU KNOW? * Ireland hae not beaten France since the 2003 RBS 6 Nations, losing all seen matches since. * Ireland head coach Declan Kidney will be oerseeing his first RBS 6 Nations since replacing Eddie O'Sullian last summer. * France hae won their last two Six Nations matches in Dublin, beating the Irish at Lansdowne Road in 2005 and at Croke Park in BIGGEST WIN Ireland 24-0 (1913) France 44-5 (2002) Championship Wins 16 Grand Slams 8 Triple Crown - 56 (56-13 Italy, 2005) 51 (51-0 Wales, 1998) 49 (14-49 Wales, 1910) 37 (0-37 England, 1911) 50 PSella ( ) 180 D Yachili ( ) 24 S Viars ( Ireland, 1992), C Lamaison ( Scotland, 1997), J-B Elissalde ( Wales, 2004) 3 by 6 players, last V Clerc ( Ireland, 2008) 6 D Yachili ( Italy, 2003) 7 G Merceron ( Italy, 2002) 3 PAlbaladejo ( Ireland, 1960), J-P Lescarboura ( England, 1985) TEAM 15 Rob Kearney Tommy Bowe Brian O'Driscoll (c) Paddy Wallace Luke Fitzgerald Ronan O'Gara Tomas O'Leary Jamie Heaslip Daid Wallace Stephen Ferris Paul O'Connell Donncha O'Callaghan John Hayes Jerry Flannery Marcus Horan Rory Best Tom Court Malcolm O'Kelly Denis Leamy Peter Stringer Gordon D'Arcy Geordan Murphy LAST THREE MEETINGS France...(19) 26 Ireland...(6) 21 Saturday 9th February RBS 6 Nations (Stade de France) Referee: Nigel Owens (WRFU). SCORING: France Tries: Heymans, Clerc 3. Cons: Elissalde 3. Ireland Tries: D. Wallace. Cons: O Gara. Pens: O Gara 3. TEAMS: France: Heymans, Rougerie, Marty, Traille, Clerc, D. Skrela, Elissalde, Mas, Szarzewski, Faure, Mela, Nallet, Ouedraogo, T. Dusautoir, Bonnaire. Trinh-Duc for D. Skrela (76), Parra for Elissalde (64), Brugnaut for Faure (47), Serat for Szarzewski (47). Ireland: Dempsey, Murphy, B. O Driscoll, Trimble, Kearney, O Gara, E. Reddan, E. Reddan, Horan, Jackman, Hayes, D. O Callaghan, O Kelly, Leamy, D. Wallace, J. Heaslip. Buckley for Hayes (77), R. Best for Jackman (59), M. O Driscoll for O Kelly (53). Ireland...(11) 17 France...(13) 20 Sunday 11th February RBS 6 Nations (Croke Park, Dublin) Referee: Stee Walsh (New Zealand). SCORING: Ireland Tries: R. O Gara. Pens: R. O Gara 4. France Tries: Ibanez, Clerc. Cons: D. Skrela, Beauxis. Pens: D. Skrela 2. France...(29) 43 Ireland...(3) 31 Saturday 11th February RBS 6 Nations (Stade de France) Referee: P Honiss (New Zealand). SCORING: France Tries: Magne, C. Heymans 2, Rougerie, Marty 2. Cons: Elissalde 5. Pens: Elissalde. Ireland Tries: R. O Gara, D Arcy, D. O Callaghan, Trimble. Cons: R. O Gara 4. Pens: R. O Gara. TOTALS - Ireland 69 (ae: 23.00pts) France 89 (ae: 29.67pts) *L W L *L W *L *L W L W Points scored 214 Points conceded 166 Tries scored 24 Tries conceded 17 CURRENT FORM *W W L W *L *L *L W W L Points scored 193 Points conceded 208 Tries scored 19 Tries conceded 17 most recent matches on right - denotes home match, *denotes away ^denotes neutral enue TEAM 15 Clement Poitrenaud Julien Malzieu Yannick Jauzion Florian Fritz Maxime Medard Lionel Beauxis Sebastien Tillous-Borde Imanol Harinordoquy Fulgence Ouedraogo Thierry Dusautoir Lionel Nallet (c) Sebastien Chabal Benoit Lecouls Dimitri Szarzewski Lionel Faure Benjamin Kayser Nicolas Mas Romain Millo-Chluski Louis Picamoles Morgan Parra Benoit Baby Credric Heymans The Royal Bank of Scotland Group Page 3

4 Championship Wins 14 Grand Slams 3 Triple Crown Hugo Southwell Simon Webster Ben Cairns Graeme Morrison Sean Lamont Phil Godman Mike Blair (c) Simon Taylor John Barclay Allister Hogg Jim Hamilton Jason White Geoff Cross Ross Ford Allan Jacobsen (38-10 Ireland, 1997) 28 (31-3 France, 1912, Ireland, 1997) 51 (16-51 France, 1998) 40 (3-43 England, 2001) 43 G P J Townsend ( ) 319 C Patterson ( ) 24 B J Laney ( Italy, 2002) 5 G C Lindsay ( Wales, 1887) 5 F H Turner ( France, 1912), J W Allan ( England, 1931), R J S Shepherd ( Ireland, 1997) 7 C Paterson ( Wales, 2007) 2 on seeral occasions TEAM 16 Dougie Hall Alasdair Dickinson Kelly Brown Scott Gray Chris Cusiter Chris Paterson Max Eans Sunday 8th February 15:00 Murrayfield Referee: ARolland (Ireland) CHAMPIONSHIP HEAD TO HEAD - ALL TIME Played 112 Scotland 48 Wales 61 Drawn 3 CHAMPIONSHIP HEAD TO HEAD - AT HOME Played 56 Scotland 32 Wales 21 Drawn 3 LAST THREE MEETINGS CURRENT FORM DID YOU KNOW? * Wales hae only beaten Scotland twice at Murrayfield in the last 20 years, winning there in 1997 and * A Scotland ictory on Sunday would see them become the first team to beat Wales in a Six Nations game since March, * Wales begin their quest for a second successie Grand Slam in Edinburgh, a feat they hae only achieed once before - in 1908 and BIGGEST POINTS WIN Scotland (1924) Wales (2005) Wales...(10) 30 Scotland...(6) 15 Saturday 9th February RBS 6 Nations (Millennium Stadium) Referee: Bryce Lawrence (New Zealand). SCORING: Wales Tries: S. Williams 2, Hook. Cons: S. Jones, Hook 2. Pens: S. Jones 2, Hook. Scotland Pens: Paterson 5. TEAMS: Wales: Byrne, J. Roberts, Shanklin, G. Henson, G. Henson, S. Williams, Hook, Phillips, D. Jones, Bennett, A. Jones, I. Gough, I. Gough, Eans, J. Thomas, M. Williams, R. Jones. D. Jones for I. Gough (73), Parker for Shanklin (71), Dele for R. Jones (62), S. Jones for Hook (58), D. Peel for Phillips (58), Rees for Bennett (58), Jenkins for D. Jones (54). Scotland: Southwell, Walker, N. De Luca, Henderson, Paterson, Parks, Blair, Jacobsen, R. Ford, Murray, N. Hines, J. Hamilton, White, Brown, J. Barclay. Danielli for Walker (74), Cusiter for Blair (73), Thomson for R. Ford (73), MacLeod for N. Hines (62), Hogg for White (32). Scotland...(9) 21 Wales...(6) 9 Saturday 10th February RBS 6 Nations (Murrayfield) Referee: Alan Lewis (Ireland). SCORING: Scotland Pens: Paterson 7. Wales Pens: S. Jones 3. Wales...(14) 28 Scotland...(6) 18 Sunday 12th February RBS 6 Nations (Millennium Stadium) Referee: S Walsh (New Zealand). SCORING: Wales Tries: G. Thomas 2, Sidoli. Cons: S. Jones 4. Scotland Tries: Paterson, Southwell. Cons: Paterson. Pens: Paterson 2. TOTALS - Scotland 54 (ae: 18.00pts) Wales 67 (ae: 22.33pts) L *L *L W *L *L *W L L W Points scored 167 Points conceded 204 Tries scored 12 Tries conceded 21 W W *W W *L *L L W L W Points scored 239 Points conceded 207 Tries scored 20 Tries conceded 16 most recent matches on right - denotes home match, *denotes away ^denotes neutral enue Championship Wins 24 Grand Slams 10 Triple Crown Lee Byrne Leigh Halfpenny Jamie Roberts Gain Henson Shane Williams Stephen Jones Mike Phillips Andy Powell Martyn Williams Ryan Jones (c) Alun-Wyn Jones Ian Gough Adam Jones Matthew Rees Gethin Jenkins (49-14 France, 1910) 35 (49-14 France, 1910) 60 (26-60 England, 1998) 51 (0-51 France, 1998) 45 G O Edwards ( ) 406 N R Jenkins ( ) Most points in a match 28 N R Jenkins ( France, 2001) Most tries in a match 4 W Llewellyn ( England, 1899), M C R Richards ( England, 1969) Most conersions in a match 8 J Bancroft ( France, 1910) Most penalties in a match 7 N R Jenkins ( Italy, 2000) Most drop goals in a match 3 N R Jenkins ( Scotland, 2001) TEAM 16 Huw Bennett John Yapp Luke Charteris Dafydd Jones Dwayne Peel James Hook Tom Shanklin The Royal Bank of Scotland Group Page 4

5 RBS 6 NATIONS ROUND 5 RESULTS REVIEW 15/03/2008 (Stadio Flaminio), Att:40,000 Referee: N Owens (Wales)...(10) 23...(17) 20 SCORING: Tries: Canale 60, Penalty Try. Cons: Marcato (13, 60). Pens: Marcato (37, 71), Drop: Marcato 80 TEAM: Marcato, Robertson, Canale, Bergamasco, Galon, Masi, Picone, Lo Cicero, Ghiraldini, Castrogioanni, del Faa, Bortolami, Sole, Zanni, Parisse. Ongaro for Ghiraldini (68), Patrizio for Picone (63), Traagli for Masi (61), Nieto for Castrogioanni (57), Perugini for Lo Cicero (57). STATS: Mins in Possession: 1st Half: 14:55, 2nd Half: 19:14. Passes Completed: 105. Tackle Completion 92%. Total Errors Made 13. Pens Conceded 3. SCORING: Tries: Hogg 21, Blair 40. Cons: Paterson (21, 40). Pens: Paterson 73, Parks 26 TEAM: Southwell, Danielli, Webster, Morrison, Parks, Paterson, Blair, Jacobsen, Thomson, Murray, Hines, MacLeod, Strokosch, Hogg, Taylor. Brown for Hogg (71), Smith for Murray (58), White for MacLeod (53), R. Lawson for Thomson (53), Henderson for Danielli (6). STATS: Mins in Possession: 1st Half 20:32, 2nd Half 13:15. Passes Completed: 144. Tackle Completion 90%. Total Errors Made 16. Pens Conceded 8. RBS 6 NATIONS MAN OF THE MATCH Andrea Marcato 15/03/2008 (Twickenham), Att:82,000 Referee: S Dickinson (Australia)...(13) 33...(10) 10 SCORING: Tries: Sackey 19, Noon 69, Tait 57. Cons: Cipriani (20, 58, 70). Pens: Cipriani (12, 30, 45, 74) TEAM: Balshaw, Sackey, Noon, Flood, Vainikolo, Cipriani, Wigglesworth, Sheridan, Mears, Vickery, Shaw, Borthwick, Croft, Lipman, Easter. Chuter for Mears (76), Hodgson for Wigglesworth (75), Haskell for Lipman (64), Kay for Shaw (61), Steens for Vickery (60), Wilkinson for Flood (53), Tait for Sackey (48). STATS: Mins in Possession: 1st Half: 10:46, 2nd Half: 13:22. Passes Completed: 113. Tackle Completion 92%. Total Errors Made 15. Pens Conceded 11. SCORING: Tries: Kearney 4. Cons: O Gara 4. Pens: O Gara 7 TEAM: Murphy, Bowe, Trimble, Horgan, Kearney, O Gara, Reddan, Horan, Best, Hayes, O Callaghan, O Connell, Leamy, D. Wallace, Heaslip. P. Wallace for Horgan (77), Jackman for Best (71), Stringer for Reddan (71), O Driscoll for D. Wallace (67), Buckley for Horan (67), Fitzgerald for Murphy (35), Easterby for Leamy (12). STATS: Mins in Possession: 1st Half 11:54, 2nd Half 11:46. Passes Completed: 137. Tackle Completion 89%. Total Errors Made 11. Pens Conceded 12. RBS 6 NATIONS MAN OF THE MATCH Jamie Noon 15/03/2008 (Millennium Stadium), Att:75,000 Referee: M Jonker (South Africa)...(9) 29...(6) 12 SCORING: Tries: M. Williams 77, S. Williams 60. Cons: S. Jones (60, 77). Pens: S. Jones (64, 73), Hook (8, 18, 22) TEAM: Byrne, M. Jones, Shanklin, Henson, S. Williams, Hook, Phillips, Jenkins, Bennett, A. Jones, Gough, A. Jones, Thomas, M. Williams, R. Jones. Eans for Gough (71), D. Jones for A. Jones (71), Rees for Bennett (56), S. Jones for Hook (56). STATS: Mins in Possession: 1st Half: 08:44, 2nd Half: 13:46. Passes Completed: 81. Tackle Completion 95%. Total Errors Made 14. Pens Conceded 8. SCORING: Pens: Elissalde (20, 40, 49), Yachili 71 TEAM: Floch, Clerc, Jauzion, Traille, Malzieu, Skrela, Elissalde, Barcella, Szarzewski, Mas, Nallet, Thion, Dusautoir, Ouedraogo, Bonnaire. Mela for Thion (75), Yachili for Elissalde (67), Heymans for Floch (67), Trinh-Duc for Skrela (63), Poux for Mas (62), Vermeulen for Ouedraogo (62), Serat for Szarzewski (44). STATS: Mins in Possession: 1st Half 19:03, 2nd Half 14:27. Passes Completed: 151. Tackle Completion 94%. Total Errors Made 15. Pens Conceded 7. RBS 6 NATIONS MAN OF THE MATCH Martyn Williams MOST TEAM POINTS IN SEASON 229 by England in fie matches 2001 MOST TEAM TRIES IN SEASON 29 by England in fie matches 2001 HIGHEST TEAM SCORE 80 by England Italy 2001 BIGGEST TEAM WIN 57 by England Italy 2001 MOST TEAM TRIES IN MATCH 12 by Scotland Wales 1887 MOST APPEARANCES 56 for Ireland - C M H Gibson MOST POINTS IN MATCHES 479 for England - J PWilkinson MOST POINTS IN SEASON 89 for England - J P Wilkinson 2001 MOST POINTS IN MATCH RBS 6 NATIONS 2008 STATISTICS MOST TRIES Player Team Tries S Williams...(Wales) 6 V Clerc...(France) 5 LByrne...(Wales) 3 M Castrogioanni...(Italy) 3 PSackey...(England) 3 TBowe...(Ireland) 2 TFlood...(England) 2 R Kearney...(Ireland) 2 D Wallace...(Ireland) 2 M Blair...(Scotland) 1 G Canale...(Italy) 1 G Dempsey...(Ireland) 1 AFloch...(France) 1 C Heymans...(France) 1 AHogg...(Scotland) 1 J Hook...(Wales) 1 M Horan...(Ireland) 1 YJauzion...(France) 1 J Malzieu...(France) 1 LNallet...(France) 1 J Noon...(England) 1 M Phillips...(Wales) 1 S Picone...(Italy) 1 ARougerie...(France) 1 TShanklin...(Wales) 1 M Tait...(England) 1 S Webster...(Scotland) 1 R Wigglesworth...(England) 1 M Williams...(Wales) 1 MOST GOALS Success Player C P Pts rate R O Gara (Ireland) % J Wilkinson (England) % S Jones (Wales) % C Paterson (Scotland) % J Hook (Wales) % AMarcato (Italy) % D Bortolussi (Italy) % J Elissalde (France) % D Cipriani (England) % D Yachili (France) % D Parks (Scotland) % D Traille (France) % M Parra (France) % D Skrela (France) % 35 for England Italy - J PWilkinson 2001 S MOST POINTS Player T C P D Pts J Wilkinson (England) R O Gara (Ireland) J Hook (Wales) S Jones (Wales) C Paterson (Scotland) S Williams (Wales) V Clerc (France) AMarcato (Italy) D Bortolussi (Italy) J Elissalde (France) D Cipriani (England) D Yachili (France) LByrne (Wales) PSackey (England) M Castrogioanni (Italy) D Parks (Scotland) D Wallace (Ireland) R Kearney (Ireland) TFlood (England) TBowe (Ireland) D Traille (France) AHogg (Scotland) AFloch (France) ARougerie (France) C Heymans (France) G Dempsey (Ireland) G Canale (Italy) J Noon (England) J Malzieu (France) LNallet (France) M Horan (Ireland) M Williams (Wales) M Tait (England) M Blair (Scotland) M Phillips (Wales) R Wigglesworth (England) S Parisse (Italy) S Picone (Italy) S Webster (Scotland) TShanklin (Wales) YJauzion (France) M Parra (France) D Skrela (France) MOST TRIES IN MATCHES 24 for Scotland - I S Smith MOST TRIES IN SEASON 8 for England - C N Lowe for Scotland - S Smith 1925 MOST TRIES IN MATCH 5 for Scotland Wales - G C Lindsay 1887 MOST CONS IN MATCHES 78 for England - J PWilkinson MOST CONS IN SEASON 24 for England - J P Wilkinson 2001 MOST CONS IN MATCH 9 for England Italy - J PWilkinson 2001 MOST PENS IN MATCHES 93 for Wales - N R Jenkins MOST PENS IN SEASON 18 for England - S D Hodgkinson for England - J P Wilkinson for France - G Merceron 2002 The Royal Bank of Scotland Group Page 5

6 RBS 6 NATIONS 2008 TEAM TOTALS Tries 8 Conersions 7/8 Penalty Goals 16/21 Drop Goals 2/4 Scrums Won 20 Scrums Lost 1 Lineouts Won 59 Lineouts Lost 9 Pens Conceded 49 Dries from Rucks 121 Passes from Rucks 214 Mauls Won 21 Ball Won in Open Play 356 Ball Won in Opp s Set Piece Ball Won 124 Kicks to Touch 42 Errors from Kicks 13 Offloads in Tackle 30 Tackles Made 445 Tackles Missed 38 Total Errors Made 69 Turnoers Won 21 Free Kicks Conceded 6 Passes Completed 509 Possession Kicked 141 Tries 11 Conersions 9/11 Penalty Goals 10/15 Drop Goals 0/0 Scrums Won 36 Scrums Lost 3 Lineouts Won 53 Lineouts Lost 8 Pens Conceded 44 Dries from Rucks 140 Passes from Rucks 238 Mauls Won 18 Ball Won in Open Play 396 Ball Won in Opp s Set Piece Ball Won 125 Kicks to Touch 36 Errors from Kicks 18 Offloads in Tackle 50 Tackles Made 442 Tackles Missed 28 Total Errors Made 82 Turnoers Won 14 Free Kicks Conceded 4 Passes Completed 656 Possession Kicked 121 Tries 8 Pen Try 1 Conersions 6/9 Penalty Goals 12/14 Drop Goals 0/0 Scrums Won 28 Scrums Lost 0 Lineouts Won 60 Lineouts Lost 15 Pens Conceded 41 Dries from Rucks 125 Passes from Rucks 248 Mauls Won 26 Ball Won in Open Play 399 Ball Won in Opp s Set Piece Ball Won 131 Kicks to Touch 41 Errors from Kicks 11 Offloads in Tackle 39 Tackles Made 472 Tackles Missed 44 Total Errors Made 68 Turnoers Won 19 Free Kicks Conceded 10 Passes Completed 577 Possession Kicked 142 Tries 5 Pen Try 1 Conersions 4/6 Penalty Goals 11/15 Drop Goals 1/4 Scrums Won 37 Scrums Lost 1 Lineouts Won 62 Lineouts Lost 7 Pens Conceded 34 Dries from Rucks 117 Passes from Rucks 196 Mauls Won 22 Ball Won in Open Play 335 Ball Won in Opp s Set Piece Ball Won 145 Kicks to Touch 43 Errors from Kicks 25 Offloads in Tackle 16 Tackles Made 483 Tackles Missed 52 Total Errors Made 72 Turnoers Won 17 Free Kicks Conceded 5 Passes Completed 521 Possession Kicked 140 Tries 3 Conersions 3/3 Penalty Goals 15/16 Drop Goals 1/2 Scrums Won 31 Scrums Lost 0 Lineouts Won 65 Lineouts Lost 13 Pens Conceded 38 Dries from Rucks 143 Passes from Rucks 225 Mauls Won 22 Ball Won in Open Play 390 Ball Won in Opp s Set Piece Ball Won 138 Kicks to Touch 38 Errors from Kicks 16 Offloads in Tackle 52 Tackles Made 472 Tackles Missed 44 Total Errors Made 78 Turnoers Won 12 Free Kicks Conceded 14 Passes Completed 590 Possession Kicked 128 Tries 13 Conersions 13/13 Penalty Goals 19/23 Drop Goals 0/1 Scrums Won 38 Scrums Lost 0 Lineouts Won 63 Lineouts Lost 13 Pens Conceded 43 Dries from Rucks 205 Passes from Rucks 242 Mauls Won 6 Ball Won in Open Play 453 Ball Won in Opp s Set Piece Ball Won 138 Kicks to Touch 25 Errors from Kicks 20 Offloads in Tackle 46 Tackles Made 446 Tackles Missed 25 Total Errors Made 68 Turnoers Won 18 Free Kicks Conceded 5 Passes Completed 586 Possession Kicked 143 WHEN THE POINTS ARE SCORED BY TEAM England France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales Mins Tries Pens DG Tries Pens DG Tries Pens DG Tries Pens DG Tries Pens DG Tries Pens DG WHEN THE POINTS ARE CONCEDED BY TEAM England France Ireland Italy Scotland Wales Mins Tries Pens DG Tries Pens DG Tries Pens DG Tries Pens DG Tries Pens DG Tries Pens DG Bold denotes 10 minute period with the most occurences in each category The Royal Bank of Scotland Group Page 6

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