England v Scotland: Battle of the Nines

Scotland take on England this Saturday in what promises to be an action-packed match as they compete for the Culcutta Cup.

We look at the two sides scrumhalf’s stats thus far in the Six Nations and determine who might be the X-factor for their team, after all the two 9’s are key components to their team’s performance.

Alex Mitchell – The 27-year-old has featured in both England’s game so far in the Six Nations and has played a total of 145 minutes.

He has made 30 kicks from hand, 99 passes, made 63 metres, beat 4 defenders, made 5 tackles but also missed 11 resulting in a 31% tackle success rate and conceded 1 turnover.

He has 0 try involvements but has made 14 carries of which 64% of them have been carried over the gainline and 45% of them were dominant carries. He also has a 26% tackle evasion rate.

Ben White - The 26-year-old who plays for RC Toulon has featured in both Scotland’s games against Ireland and Italy and played a total of 137 minutes.

White has made 22 kicks from hand, made 175 passes, beat 2 defenders, gained 16 metres, made 10 tackles missing only 2 but conceding 3 turnovers.

He has carried the ball 6 times and has an 83% gainline success rate with a 50% tackle evasion rate.

He has 1 try assist and scored 2 tries.

According to the statistics, Ben White comes out on top between the half-backs, contributing more to his team.

Catch the game on Saturday 22 February, 2025. Kickoff at 16:45 GMT.