Posted by Andy McGeady on March 11, 2014 · 10 Comments
Ireland had a staggering amount of possession against Italy, and in the right areas of the pitch (Irish Examiner)
Posted by Andy McGeady on February 11, 2014 · 7 Comments
A look back at some more of the weekend's Six Nations points of note, including the continuation of a strange statistical streak
Category Sport · Tags england, france, Ireland, italy, peter o'mahony, rugby, scotland, six nations, tackle attempts, tackles, wales
Posted by Andy McGeady on February 11, 2014 · 1 Comment
A look at the numbers from Ireland vs Wales, and ahead to Twickenham, for the Irish Examiner
Posted by Andy McGeady on February 5, 2014 · Leave a Comment
A dance through the stats from last weekend's Six Nations rugby for the Irish Examiner
Category Sport · Tags england, france, Ireland, italy, John Lacey, referees, rugby, rugbystats, scotland, six nations, wales
Posted by Andy McGeady on March 15, 2013 · Leave a Comment
France need to score 52 points against Scotland to avoid being the lowest-scoring French team ever in the Six Nations. I look at some good and bad points for each team going into the final weekend.
Posted by Andy McGeady on February 13, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Only six tries over the weekend with some dour matches. But the English gameplan was worth admiring. Less so the lazy commentary about the French.
Category Sport · Tags Australia, england, france, Ireland, italy, kicking, rugby, samoa, scotland, six nations, tackling, wales
Posted by Andy McGeady on February 4, 2013 · 3 Comments
The opening weekend of the 2013 Six Nations was brim-full of points, tries and excitement. A big shock, a near-comeback, and the Scots kicking the ball. A lot. I have a quick skip through the numbers:
Posted by Andy McGeady on January 31, 2013 · Leave a Comment
The French are really, really good at scrums and lineouts. And don't bother marking an England scrum half - he's not going to do much.
Category Sport · Tags england, france, Ireland, italy, lineout, rugby, scrum, set piece, six nations, stats, wales
Posted by Andy McGeady on January 29, 2013 · 2 Comments
As the Six Nations rolls around once again, a look at some of the standout performers from the Autumn Internationals. Can they keep it up?
Posted by Andy McGeady on December 11, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Munster fans - What's worse than having either Roman Poite or Pascal Gauzere officiate a game? Yep... you guessed it...
Category Sport · Tags clancy, england, france, gauzere, glen jackson, irb, Ireland, italy, owens, poite, referees, rolland, rugby, six nations, wales