vendredi 24 février 2017

Women's Six Nations Preview -- Round 3

All the key stats and team news ahead of the third round of the Women's Six Nations.

Scotland vs. Wales

Friday, February 24 -- 18.20 (GMT)

Broadwood Stadium

Scotland:

Wales:

Key Stats:

  • Scotland Women have not avoided defeat in the Six Nations since their 6-all draw with Italy in Colleferro in 2010.

  • Scotland Women have lost all six previous matches they have played at this level at Cumbernauld.

  • Wales Women's only victory in their last four Six Nations matches was 20-8 over Italy in Jesi in round 1 this year. They have not won successive away games in the Six Nation's since 2013.

  • The two nations have met on 29 previous occasions in test matches with Wales having the edge by sixteen wins to thirteen but the Welsh have won the last thirteen in succession since Scotland's 22-5 victory at Murrayfield in 2005.

England vs. Italy

Saturday, February 25 -- 13.00 (GMT)

The Stoop

England:

Italy:

Key Stats:

  • England Women's only loss in their last seven Six Nations matches was 12-17 to France in Vannes in round 5 last year.

  • England Women have lost just once at home since the end of the 2015 Championship: 20-25 to New Zealand at Twickenham Stoop in November.

  • Italy Women have slipped to a pair of home defeats in the opening two rounds of the Six Nations, but won their most recent away game 16-12 over Wales in Aberavon last March - they have never won two away games in succession.

  • The two nations have met on 16 previous occasions with England winning them all, with two of those matches being played at Twickenham Stoop, in 1993 and 2015.

Ireland vs. France

Sunday, February 26 -- 12.45 (GMT)

Donnybrook

Ireland:

France:

Key Stats:

  • Ireland Women have begun their Six Nations campaign with a pair of maximum point victories and have only once before started with three successive wins in the Championship, when they took the grand slam in 2013.

  • Ireland's only defeat in their last 13 home games in the Six Nations was to France at Ashbourne in round 2, 2015.

  • Ireland Women have played 6 previous tests at Donnybrook with their only defeat being 7-14 to Wales in 2006.

  • France have lost just one of their last four Six Nations matches: 13-26 to England at Twickenham in round 1 and have not lost back-to-back away games in the championship since 2009.

  • In 24 previous encounters between the two nations France have lost just twice, both at Ashbourne, in 2009 and 2013.

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Women's Six Nations Preview -- Round 3

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