Six Nations: A look back at the 2019 Top Performers
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With the 2020 tournament weeks away and a RWC between we have a look back at the top performers in the Wales Grand Slam win
Top Points Scorers:
England's Owen Farrell topped the charts with 59 points. He scored 1 try, 8 penalties and 15 conversions. Gareth Anscombe scored 43 points followed by Italy's Tommaso Allan on 34
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Top Try Scorers:
Jonny May scored 6 tries over the tournament, 2 more than any other player. Yoann Huget was 2nd with four followed by 6 players who scored 3 tries
Top Tacklers:
Making 86 of the 96 asked of him, Tom Curry topped the charts followed closely by Josh Navidi (83) and both Jamie George and Mark Wilson were third in this category with 78.
Josh Navidi missed just four of his 87 tackles giving him the best tackle completion in the Top 3
Turnovers Won:
France's Mathieu Bastareaud made the most turnovers in the competition with 7 followed by Peter O'Mahony and Antoine Dupont who both had 6
Defenders Beaten:
Jacob Stockdale beat 23 players in Ireland's 5 games and was five better than both Sam Johnson and Yoann Huget on 18
Carries:
Billy Vunipola topped the charts as expected with 71 carries followed by James Ryan on 63 and Braam Steyn on 60.
