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[2021 Six Nations] England vs Italy (13/02/21)
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<blockquote data-quote="Not Eddie Jones" data-source="post: 1019229" data-attributes="member: 81025"><p>Interesting little stat about how important points differential against Italy is for your ***le ambitions:</p><p></p><p>In 21 completed 6N championships to date, two teams have been tied at the end of the year with a record of 4-1 on six occasions, and the ***le thus decided by overall points difference. On five of those six occasions, the team that put up the best points difference in their game against Italy won the ***le. The one exception was 2014, but even then it was mighty close, Ireland winning the ***le having put +39 on Italy with England finishing second having put +41 on them. Battering Italy has thus been the key to almost a third of all 6N ***les. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite10" alt=":oops:" title="Oops! :oops:" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":oops:" /></p><p></p><p>Slight caveat: in 2015 three teams finished tied at 4-1, the only time this has happened. On this occasion, the team that put the most points differential on Italy came third (Wales at +41), the second-most came second (England at +30) and the third-most took the ***le (Ireland +23). Hey, it's not an exact science, but if you want to give yourself a decent chance of winning that ***le, you damn well better hammer the Italians!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Not Eddie Jones, post: 1019229, member: 81025"] Interesting little stat about how important points differential against Italy is for your ***le ambitions: In 21 completed 6N championships to date, two teams have been tied at the end of the year with a record of 4-1 on six occasions, and the ***le thus decided by overall points difference. On five of those six occasions, the team that put up the best points difference in their game against Italy won the ***le. The one exception was 2014, but even then it was mighty close, Ireland winning the ***le having put +39 on Italy with England finishing second having put +41 on them. Battering Italy has thus been the key to almost a third of all 6N ***les. :oops: Slight caveat: in 2015 three teams finished tied at 4-1, the only time this has happened. On this occasion, the team that put the most points differential on Italy came third (Wales at +41), the second-most came second (England at +30) and the third-most took the ***le (Ireland +23). Hey, it's not an exact science, but if you want to give yourself a decent chance of winning that ***le, you damn well better hammer the Italians! [/QUOTE]
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