A lot of chatter yesterday about Ireland making zero line breaks.

A lesson, perhaps, in the importance of two things.

A) Be careful with live stats
B) Be careful with where you get your stats

24 hours on, the numbers change...

A turkey shoot so far in Rodney Parade.

Munster just need to play two phases and then go wide, they cut thru every time

Kilgallen looking more and more like a very astute signing. Carrying all over the park. ‘Busy’ winger of the sort Irish coaching staff value

Plenty of interesting data points in this. My favourite is probably this. South Africa didn't score heaps of points in the 23 World Cup, but won the battle of efficiency with attack/defence inside the 22.

Leinster are second best in Europe this season at limiting tries per oppo 22 visit

Really enjoyed today’s pod

Headed down to Bristol to see Pat Lam. It’s a while now since he left Connacht, so you’d forget the impact he had on Irish rugby

We chat his friendship with Anthony Foley, why he signed Bundee Aki, 2016 and nerdy rugby philosophies

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Given the debuts and a first start for Sam Prendergast, Jacob Stockdale’s reintroduction will go under the radar

A deserved reward for his form

Metres gained: 348 (3rd best URC wing)
Dominant carry %: 51.9 (8th)
Gainline carry %: 79.1 (4th)

Per expected points added (EPA), rugby’s equivalent of individual xG, Juan Cruz Mallia was the best full back in the rugby championship.

Ireland finding out what he can do tonight