Six Nations statistics: Spills and rips in the tackle


From halting attacking progress to creating transition ball, jarring or tearing ball loose is an amazing defensive weapon. As Opta by Stats Perform shows us, it's happening regularly

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Duhan van der Merwe loses the ball against Wales (Inpho)
Have you noticed how many Spills and rips in the tackle there have been in two rounds of Six Nations? Here's the surprising number