POWER SERGIO He’s a one-man team

Since he made his Six Nations debut, Parisse’s influence has been immense, despite playing for perennial losers Italy, as the numbers below show: RANKED1st 653 carries HeH blowsbl away the competition by making in excesse cess ofo 2002 more than the next best. RANKED1st 2,815 metres ByB f far andd away the best — more than 400 metres betterb than the next man. RANKED1st 422 tackles TopT off th the t tree yet again, with Wales’ Alan Wyn-JonesWyn Jon closing him down on 415. RANKED1st 34 turnovers TheTh creme ded la creme. One better than Thierry Dusautoir and Paul O’Connell.