Scrum-Half is a traditionally low-scoring position, but in Round 1, Jamison Gibson-Park 42 points joined Antoine Dupont 31 points in the higher echelons of the scoring in a Guinness Player of the Match performance , while the remaining scrum-half options were way behind on 20 points or less. Team Bres lead the way in the Official Irish Rugby Fans league with points thanks to the selection of some top points scorers in a number of positions and wins a pair of tickets to an Ireland Autumn Nations match.
In terms of running with the ball, it was James Lowe and Blair Kinghorn who were both streets ahead compared to the rest of the pack with Lowe carrying for metres and Kinghorn not far behind on metres.
The final area we learned a bit more about is on the SuperSubs. In previous years, it was forwards that typically scored the highest for the Supersub, and again in Round 1 this was the case. Julian Marchand was the highest scorer off the bench, with 27 points, courtesy of a try scoring performance.
This netted those who selected him as a Supersub a massive 81 points. Dan Sheehan was close behind, having scored yet another try to record 25 points off the bench. One back who did deliver as a Supersub however was Emilien Gailleton , who also scored a try in his minute cameo off the bench. Despite this, it seems the lowest-risk strategy remains to focus on hookers and back rowers, who will be on the field for a good period of time to build up a good score.
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