6N team of the tournament and Lions team based on statistics

Interesting article in the Scotsman this morning where they have published the results from tournament statistician Accenture , and used them to pick the team of the tournament and therefore the Lions squad:

http://www.scotsman.com/sport/rugby/top-rugby-stories/six-nations-matt-scott-in-team-of-the-championship-1-2845731

HOW HOME PLAYERS SHAPED UP
2013 RBS Six Nations Championship top three performers in each position from Accenture match statistics

Full-backs: L Halfpenny, S Hogg, A Goode

Right wings: A Cuthbert, S Maitland, C Gilroy

Outside centres: J Davies, M Tuilagi, B O’Driscoll

Inside centres: M Scott, B Barritt, J Roberts

Left wings: M Brown, G North, T Visser

Stand-offs: D Biggar, O Farrell, P Jackson

Scrum-halves: M Phillips, B Youngs, C Murray

Loosehead props: C Healy, R Grant, G Jenkins

Hookers: T Youngs, R Best, R Hibbard

Tighthead props: A Jones, M Ross, D Cole

Front locks: J Launchbury, M McCarthy, R Gray

Rear locks: G Parling, J Hamilton, D Ryan

Blindside flankers: P O’Mahoney, S Warburton, T Wood

Openside flankers: C Robshaw, S O’Brien, K Brown

No 8s: T Faletau, J Beattie, J Heaslip

Of course we all know statistics can be very misleading, but it makes some interesting reading nonetheless. Big surprise seeing Matt Scott as the most successful 12 with the highest success rate of passes, dominant tackles and metres carried. O’Mahoney seems to have snuck in under the rader too. Big plus points to the English lock pairing!

By the way I don’t think we need yet another article discussing who should tour and who should not tour, but I think it is interesting to see what the official stats tell you about a players performance.

Surprised the stats don't have tipruic on the right wing?

No Tupiric (spelling?)

That is a surprise

As I said stats are misleading - I think it is from over the entiire championship, and he only played a few games

Well on the whole that is pretty much the best squad, except of course Tupiric.

How many games did Ritchie Gray play?

No AW Jones there either...Martin Johnsons tip for the captaincy...

He went off injured 20 minutes into the 2nd last game, so missed 3/4 of the Wales game and all of the France game. So pretty good stats considering most of the others played the whole championship!

This is why I like stats!

Matt Scott. Goes about his business quietly. Not flashy. Just solid.

A very under-rated player

tigertattie wrote:This is why I like stats!

Matt Scott. Goes about his business quietly. Not flashy. Just solid.

A very under-rated player

There will be plenty of Scots touring but please don't take that fanatical fool Euan "I can't play on Sundays" Murray.