Approaching halfway in the Championship, the Six Nations is already making its mark according to the Sunday Telegraph's Paul Ackford.
"The roller coaster of reputation - On the slide after two games are two British Lions, Euan Murray for three halves of abysmal scrummaging and Gordon D’Arcy for one mess of a tackle plus a host of dropped passes and other fumbles. Going the other way: Sean O’Brien and Richie Gray, both Lions of the future.
"Unlikely to last the distance - The glass door in the coaches’ box at Murrayfield which took a pasting from Andy Robinson as he watched his side go down 24-6 to Wales, Italian outside half Luciano Orquera patently out of his depth against England and Martin Johnson’s frown lines if England continue to win.
"The stats that matter - Twenty-seven tries have been scored so far in the Championship, 14 of them by wingers. Italy have made the most tackles (253), France have missed the most (28), Scotland have completed more passes (402) than any other side, England have created twice as many line breaks (17) as the other nations, Wales have kicked possession away the most (on 57 occasions) and Ireland top the table at forcing turnovers (8).
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