Try scoring by International Teams

Just some quick stats over the last 3 years showing the percentage of points scored by tries (and conversions):

Scotland 34%
Italy 55%
England 58%
France 58%
South Africa 62%
Wales 64%
Ireland 65%
New Zealand 72%
Australia 73%

and the percentage of tryless matches :

Scotland 53%
Italy 28%
Ireland 21%
France 20%
South Africa 17%
England 15%
Australia 12%
Wales 10%
New Zealand 0%

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As always stats can be read many different ways - but some things do stand out

Well when you look at SA, OZ and NZ who play half their games against each other it is clear to see SA is the most conservative, although by those margins not as much as I thought.

New Zealand 72% 0%
Australia 73% 12%
South Africa 62% 17%

There has been talk about Scotland being able to get into an arm wrestle and with 53% of matches being tryless it backs it up or shows that the defense of scotland is immense.

Brendan wrote:There has been talk about Scotland being able to get into an arm wrestle and with 53% of matches being tryless it backs it up or shows that the defense of scotland is immense.

apologies Brendan, I did not make it clear. Those are not tryless matches - but pecentage of matches in which that team was tryless.

Brendan that's the positive way at looking at Scotland's absolutely horrific try scoring record.

Scotland - wet weather specialists,very strong pack,can't score tries.backline still ineffectual.

So tryless means that the team with the percentage did not score, not both teams?

That is a horrific stat for Scotland, but i'm quietly pleased by Englands stat.

Amazed by NZ though, can any one remember the last match that they did not score a try in?

1995 rwc final?

yappysnap wrote:Amazed by NZ though, can any one remember the last match that they did not score a try in?

At a guess, I’d say it was the 12-6 win over Australia in 2002?

That's not a bad stat then is it? Three tryless matches in two decades ('95 v SA and '02 v Oz).

We also beat the Boks 15-11 in 96 at ChCh, first meeting since the WC final, again no tries scored that day. In fact, it took us until late into the away leg match to get a try against SA

biltongbek wrote:1995 rwc final?

Many ABs touched down that day Biltong. Touched down the previous night's meal.

I thought the All Blacks didn't score a try in the 2015 final against Wales! :

RubyGuby wrote:I thought the All Blacks didn't score a try in the 2011 final!

What do you reckon it was that Tony Woodcock was doing then??

aucklandlaurie wrote:

RubyGuby wrote:I thought the All Blacks didn't score a try in the 2011 final!

What do you reckon it was that Tony Woodcock was doing then??

That was a belly flop, he was trying to seal the ball off in the ruck, but didn't realise he was over the line.

aucklandlaurie wrote:

RubyGuby wrote:I thought the All Blacks didn't score a try in the 2011 final!

What do you reckon it was that Tony Woodcock was doing then??

That's a very good point Laurie, very good indeed - I think it was a meat pie

That Woodcock try was the cake and Beaver provided the icing and cherry on the cake.

biltongbek wrote:

aucklandlaurie wrote:

RubyGuby wrote:I thought the All Blacks didn't score a try in the 2011 final!

What do you reckon it was that Tony Woodcock was doing then??

That was a belly flop, he was trying to seal the ball off in the ruck, but didn't realise he was over the line.

He he it did have some semblance of a belly flop.

If only he knew Weepu was going to have a shocker with the boot, he would have run round closer to the posts and saved my blood pressure levels from skyrocketing.