We take a look at all the placekickers and how they have fared ahead of the Six Nations. A tournament famous for its clutch last-minute drop goals, conversions and penalties, the kickers are bound to play a massive role in deciding who will lift the title on Super Saturday.
Last year, George Ford finished the Six Nations as the top scorer for England , racking up 48 points. After missing crucial kicks at goal in the first Test match against the All Blacks, Smith has emphatically turned his fortunes around off the tee, crediting the upswing in learning how to control his breathing. In the autumn for England, he maintained a high standard succeeding with Ford certainly had his hiccups off the tee in with England but prior to that he has been a safe and reliable option for the Red Rose throughout his career.
He did, however, kick at a As for Fin Smith, he boasts an adequate That drops significantly to It was the second year in a row that he topped the point-scoring charts. He missed just three of his 28 attempts in the Six Nations and it must be noted that he also takes the long-range shots at goal for France. Ramos is regarded as one of the most accurate placekickers in the world and his stats back that up; he has kicked at an In the event that Ramos does have an off day, France are not short on options in their squad with Romain Ntamack, Nolann Le Garrec, Maxime Lucu and Matthieu Jalibert being rather consistent off the tee too while we would not put it past Antoine Dupont to slot the odd conversion or penalty with ease either.
Jalibert has been misfiring somewhat in the Top 14 having only succeeded with From a place-kicking point of view, Prendergast While Crowley has struggled from the tee this season for Munster, he did not miss one of his seven kicks for Ireland in November and boasted a Meanwhile, Ciaran Frawley adds an extra layer of placekicking depth having succeeded with seven of his nine attempts in the URC.
Finally, Conor Murray has been a handy emergency option for club and country in the past and is a long-range kicker too. However, he has not kicked often enough in games to provide fair data. Allan has kicked at a Garbisi is not the first-choice kicker for his club team Toulon with Baptiste Serin favoured while Dan Biggar is also on the payroll.
