Ospreys v Edinburgh
Ospreys
– Morgan Morris made the most carries into contact (16), dominant carries (six) and post-contact metres (38) in Round 5. He also made more carry metres than any other forward (84).
– Ospreys made the most carries (179), dominant carries (24), and post-contact metres (143) in Round 5. However, they averaged the fewest metres per carry (1.57) and had third-lowest gainline success (27.4%).
– Ospreys have averaged 6.6 metres per possession (second-fewest) and have had the lowest gainline success rate (32.3%) so far this season. They have also had the slowest average ruck speed (4.57).
Edinburgh
– Edinburgh won the joint-most turnovers (eight) and stole five lineouts (1st) in Round 5. Grant Gilchrist stole more lineouts than any other player (three).
– Duhan Van Der Merwe made the most carry metres (139) and joint-most initial breaks (three) in Round 5. He also beat six defenders.
– Edinburgh made the most carry metres (567) and beat the most defenders (39) in Round 5. Teammate Darcy Graham beat more than any other player (ten).
Leinster v Emirates Lions
Leinster
– RG Snyman made 12 carries into contact in Round 5 – eight resulted in an offload (1st). No player has made more offloads in a single game so far this season.
– Ross Byrne assisted two tries – no player assisted more – and two clean breaks in Round 5.
– Leinster averaged the second-most metres per carry (3.4) in Round 5. They had the third-highest proportion of dominant carries (21.7%).
Emirates Lions
– Quan Horn made the most kicks in play (14) and kick metres (615) in Round 5.
– The Lions were one of two teams that didn’t lose a lineout (16/16) in Round 5. They have had the best lineout success rate so far this season (96.3%).
– The Lions made the fewest carries into contact (72) but made the most ineffective carries (ten) in Round 5.
Connacht v Dragons
Connacht
– Connacht made the joint-most initial breaks (nine), second-most carry metres (479) and beat the second-most defenders (35) in Round 5.
– Connacht made the most carries into contact (132) and third-most dominant carries (21) in Round 5. They averaged the most metres per possession (12.9)
– Connacht had the lowest tackle success rate (72.1%) in Round 5: they missed 18 tackles and conceded eight initial breaks.
Dragons
– The Dragons had the best tackle success rate (87.2%) in Round 5. They made the fewest ineffective tackles (16) and missed the second-fewest (nine).
– The Dragons averaged the most metres per kick (33.8) in Round 5 and made no kick errors from 27 kicks in play.
– The Dragons won the joint-most turnovers (eight) in Round 5. However, they also conceded 15 turnovers, 12 of which were unforced (16th).
Cardiff v Ulster
Cardiff
– Cardiff had the best gainline success rate (51.5%) and proportion of dominant carries (23.3%) in Round 5.
– Cardiff made more tackles (190) than any other team in Round 5, with Alun Lawrence making more than any other player (24). However, they also missed the most (39) and conceded the most tackle penalties (five).
– Among players with 100% lineout throw success, Dafydd Hughes threw into the most (11) in Round 5.
Ulster
– Ulster made the second-most 22m entries (17) in Round 5 – 35% of their visits resulted in a try (4th).
– Ulster made the most maul metres (40) in Round 5. They won two maul penalties (1st) and scored a maul try.
– Jacob Stockdale made the second-most carry metres (122) and joint-most initial breaks (three) in Round 5. So far this season, he has made the most carry metres (317) and dominant carries (15).
