INTERNATIONAL WOMEN

Ireland Women. 2021 Six Nations Review - Part 1

By John McMurtry May 10, 2021

2021 SIX NATIONS

The 2021 Six Nations was rearranged and reduced due to the Covid epidemic, with each team playing three games.  Ireland won two of their three games. They beat Wales in the Pool games before losing to France which put them into the Third Place Playoff, which they won, against Italy.

RESULTS

Ireland's two wins gives them a 67% win ratio for the 2021 season to date. They also move the win ratio for Head Coach Adam Griggs up from 35% to 40% for his tenure. 

WALES IRELAND IRELAND

0 15 25

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45 56 5

IRELAND FRANCE ITALY

PLAYERS USED

Ireland used 27 players over the three games.  Five players, Eve Higgins, Emily Lane, Stacey Flood, Amee Leigh Murphy Crowe and Grace Moore, made their International XVs debut, all coming from the International 7s Programme.

PLAYERS USED

Ireland drew heavily on clubs from Dublin (70%) with a further 15% coming from English Premiership clubs. The final 15% came from UL Bohemian and Malone.  The breakdown of minutes played by Province and club is shown in the next two slides. 

PROVINCE Connacht IQ Rugby Leinster Munster Ulster Total

No. 3 5 11 5 3 27

CLUB Blackrock Railway Belvedere UL Bohs Wasps Sale Malone Harlequins Total

No. 8 7 4 3 2 1 1 1 27

REPRESENTATION BY PROVINCE

3596 TOTAL MINUTES

REPRESENTATION BY CLUB

3596 TOTAL MINUTES

POINTS SCORED

Ireland scored 85 points and conceded 61 over the three games. The points came from 13 tries, 7 conversions (54% conversion rate) and 2 penalties.   The breakdown of points scored by province and club is shown in the next slides. 

POINTS SCORED BY PROVINCE

85 POINTS SCORED

POINTS SCORED BY CLUB

85 POINTS SCORED

METERS CARRIED

Ireland carried the ball for a total of 675 meters from 93 carries giving an average of 7.3 meters per carry. The breakdown of carries by province and club is shown in the next slides. 

METERS MADE BY PROVINCE

675 METRES CARRIED

METERS MADE BY CLUB

675 METRES CARRIED

TACKLES MADE

Ireland completed a total of 284 successful tackles with a furter 52 tackle's missed. This gives a tackle success rate of 85%. The breakdown of successful tackles by province and club is shown in the next slides. 

TACKLES MADE BY CLUB

284 TACKLES MADE

TACKLES MADE BY PROVINCE

284 TACKLES MADE

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