We’ve crunched the numbers and baked some pie… charts
Ireland defeated France 18-11 at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday to set up a potential Six Nations decider against England in two weeks’ time.
Here are the crucial numbers, stats and records the men in green are setting.
Tackle Count
Wins in a row
Another victory, against England in a fortnight, would see Ireland equal their best ever winning streak.
Ball carries: 84
Ireland’s top ball-carrier was Simon Zebo [10] with Rob Kearney and Jamie Heaslip both taking the ball on nine times. France made 135 carries.
Turnovers forced
Line breaks: 0
Ireland failed to pierce the French defensive line once. The only made two offloads, compared by France’s two line breaks and 12 offloads.
Games since an Irish centre has scored a try
The last Irish centre to dot down in a Test match was Darren Cave on June 15, 2013, against Canada.
Metres made
Goal-kicking
Five successful penalties for Johnny Sexton and one for Ian Madigan, who was on as a blood sub for the Racing Métro out-half.
