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Published 19:47 12 Feb 2017 GMT
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As the final whistle sounded in Rome on Saturday afternoon, Scannell was listed as having made 9 tackles. Pretty good going and enough to place him second to CJ Stander [10].
However, the stats boffins at ESPNscrum have looked back on the match-footage and updated their numbers.
Stander is up to 11 and Jamie Heaslip has been credited two more, taking him up to 11. Scannell is also up two so his final number is 11.
100% at the lineout, 100% at the scrum and a penalty won against the head. Scannell made four of his tackles before the break but seven more came in the 30 second half minutes he was on the pitch. The job was well done by then but Scannell was not letting up.
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