Statistics - Super 14, Week 5
We give statistics for the six matches played in Week 5 of the Super 14. There are also some weekly totals which tell you which team has scored the most tries, conceded the most penalties and free kicks and had the most trouble for unacceptable behaviour.
We have already given statistics on the last round of the Six Nations. Later we shall discuss some elements of law from each competition.
Sanctions
The yellow cards this week went to Stephen Hoiles, for using inappropriate language to a referee who seemed lenient on dissent, Tamati Ellison, Hendro Scholtz, Chris Latham, Derick Hougaard and Ross Geldenhuys.
Nobody was cited.
Sanctions so far
Red Cards
Zane Kirchner (Bulls) - dangerous tackle
Yellow cards
Jamie McIntosh (Highlanders) - swinging arm
Ma'a Nonu (Hurricanes) - illegal use of the knee on a player
Adriaan Strauss (Cheetahs) - dangerous tackle
Deon Stegmann (Bulls) - tackle infringement
Schalk Burger (Stormers) - fighting
Dylan Des Fountain (Stormers) - tackle infringement
Kurtis Haiu (Blues) - high tackle
Francis Fainifo (Brumbies) - dangerous tackle
Peter Hynes (Reds) - tackle infringement
Tom Donnelly (Highlanders) - tackle infringement
Wycliff Palu (Waratahs) - fighting
Johan Ackermann (Sharks) - punch
Danie Rossouw (Bulls) - tackle infringement
JP Nel (Bulls) - dangerous tackle
Hayden Triggs - high tackle
Ma'a Nonu (Hurricanes) - dangerous tackle
Bakkies Botha - head
Tyrone Smith - dangerous tackle
Sitiveni Sivivatu - dangerous tackle
Eddie Fredericks - dangerous tackle
Stephen Hoiles (Brumbies) - rude dissent
Tamati Ellison (Hurricanes)- dangerous tackle
Hendro Scholtz (Cheetahs) - tackling man without the ball
Chris Latham (Reds) - stamping
Ross Geldenhuys Lions) - shoulder
Derick Hougaard (Bulls) - tackle infringement
Cited and Suspended
Schalk Burger (Stormers) - unsportsmanlike conduct - two weeks
Daniel Bowden (Highlanders) - dangerous tackle - one week
Dewald Potgieter (Bulls) - dangerous tackle - one week
Digby Ioane (Reds) - dangerous tackle - three weeks
JP Nel (Bulls) - dangerous tackle - one week
Jaco Engels (Bulls) - punch - three weeks
Ma'a Nonu (Hurricanes) - dangerous tackle - one week
Possession
(i) Chiefs vs Stormers
Penalties conceded
Chiefs: 4 + 1 penalty try
Stormers: 9
Line-outs
Chiefs: 12 (3 lost, 2 skew, 1 quick)
Stormers: 5 (1 free kick)
Scrums
Chiefs: 7 (3 resets, 3 collapses. 2 free kicks, 1 penalty)
Stormers: 8 (4 resets, 4 collapses, 2 free kicks)
Free kicks conceded
Chiefs: 12 (7 tackles, 1 maul, 2 scrums, 1 mark)
Stormers: 7 (3 tackles, 2 scrums, 1 line-out, 1 mark)
Drop-outs
Chiefs: 1
Stormers: 1
Stoppages: 71
(ii) Brumbies vs Hurricanes
Penalties conceded
Brumbies: 4
Hurricanes: 6
Line-outs
Brumbies: 14 (1 lost, 3 quick)
Hurricanes: 11 (2 lost, 1 quick)
Scrums
Brumbies: 10 (3 resets, 1 wheel, 1 free kick)
Hurricanes: 9 (3 reset, 2 collapses)
Free kicks conceded
Brumbies: 18 (14 tackles, 2 scrums, 1 mark, 1 +10)
Hurricanes: 12 (9 scrums, 3 +10)
Drop-outs
Brumbies: 4
Hurricanes: 1
Stoppages: 85
(iii) Crusaders vs Cheetahs
Penalties conceded
Crusaders: 3
Cheetahs: 3
Line-outs
Crusaders: 13 (1 lost, 3 quick)
Cheetahs: 22 (1 lost, 1 skew, 2 quick, 1 free kick)
Scrums
Crusaders: 7 (2 reset, 2 collapses, 1 lost, 1 wheel)
Cheetahs: 11 (3 reset, 3 collapses)
Free kicks conceded
Crusaders: 8 (7 tackles, 1 maul, 1 mark)
Cheetahs: 8 (6 tackles, 1 line-out, 1 mark)
Drop-outs
Crusaders: 0
Cheetahs: 1
Stoppages: 81
(iv) Blues vs Western Force
Penalties conceded
Blues: 4
Western Force: 4
Line-outs
Blues: 7 (2 lost, 1 skew, 1 free kick, 1 quick)
Western Force: 9
Scrums
Blues: 12 (1 reset, 3 collapses)
Western Force: 11 (3 reset, 8 collapses, 1 penalty, 1 free kick)
Free kicks conceded
Blues: 8 (6 tackles, 1 line-out, 1 scrum)
Western Force: 13 (10 tackles, 1 maul, 1 +10, 1 mark)
Drop-outs
Blues: 3
Western Force: 1
Stoppages: 76
(v) Reds vs Bulls
Penalties conceded
Reds: 7
Bulls: 11
Line-outs
Reds: 11 (2 lost)
Bulls: 16 (1 skew, 1 quick)
Scrums
Reds: 13 (5 resets, 4 collapses, 2 free kicks, 2 penalties)
Bulls: 7 (2 resets, 1 penalty)
Free kicks conceded
Reds: 4 (3 tackles, 1 mark)
Bulls: 10 (8 tackles, 2 scrums)
Drop-outs
Reds: 0
Bulls: 2
Stoppages: 88
(vi) Lions vs Sharks
Penalties conceded
Lions: 7
Sharks: 7
Line-outs
Lions: 12 (1 lost, 2 quick)
Sharks: 12 (2 lost, 2 quick, 1 free kick)
Scrums
Lions: 11 (3 resets, 4 collapses)
Sharks: 15 (4 resets, 4 collapses, 1 free kick)
Free kicks conceded
Lions: 8 (5 tackles, 1 mark, 1 scrum, 1 +10)
Sharks: 6 (3 tackles, 2 scrums, 1 +10)
Drop-outs
Lions: 3
Sharks: 1
Stoppages: 88
Some Match Totals
Stoppages per match
Crusaders vs Brumbies: 80
Reds vs Highlanders: 78
Sharks vs Western Force: 88
Blues vs Chiefs: 80
Waratahs vs Hurricanes: 76
Stormers vs Bulls: 75
Cheetahs vs Lions: 76
Hurricanes vs Reds: 67
Cheetahs vs Western Force: 89
Bulls vs Crusaders: 84
Chiefs vs Waratahs: 87
Brumbies vs Highlanders: 86
Sharks vs Stormers: 94
Lions vs Blues: 86
Hurricanes vs Chiefs: 72
Lions vs Western Force: 93
Stormers vs Crusaders: 86
Brumbies vs Reds: 89
Highlanders vs Waratahs: 86
Cheetahs vs Blues: 69
Bulls vs Sharks: 86
Highlanders vs Hurricanes: 104
Waratahs vs Brumbies: 97
Bulls vs Lions: 91
Chiefs vs Cheetahs: 94
Reds vs Stormers: 73
Sharks vs Blues: 77
Western Force vs Crusaders: 88
Chiefs vs Stormers: 71
Brumbies vs Hurricanes: 85
Crusaders vs Cheetahs: 81
Blues vs Western Force: 76
Reds vs Bulls: 88
Lions vs Sharks: 88
Fewest stoppages: Hurricanes vs Reds: (67)
Most stoppages: Highlanders vs Hurricanes: (104)
Tries per match
Crusaders vs Brumbies: 4 + 0 = 4
Reds vs Highlanders: 3 + 1 = 4
Sharks vs Western Force: 2 + 1 = 3
Blues vs Chiefs: 4 + 1 = 5
Waratahs vs Hurricanes: 3 + 0 = 3
Stormers vs Bulls: 0 + 1 = 1
Cheetahs vs Lions: 3 + 2 = 5
Hurricanes vs Reds: 2 + 2 = 4
Cheetahs vs Western Force: 2 + 1 = 3
Bulls vs Crusaders: 1 + 7 = 8
Chiefs vs Waratahs: 3 + 3 = 6
Brumbies vs Highlanders: 3 + 2 = 5
Sharks vs Stormers: 0 + 1 = 1
Lions vs Blues: 1 + 7 = 8
Hurricanes vs Chiefs: 6 + 3 = 9
Lions vs Western Force: 1 + 2 = 3
Stormers vs Crusaders: 0 + 2 = 2
Brumbies vs Reds: 6 + 1 = 7
Highlanders vs Waratahs: 2 + 2 = 4
Cheetahs vs Blues: 4 + 7 = 11
Bulls vs Sharks: 0 + 4 = 4
Highlanders vs Hurricanes: 0 + 1 = 1
Waratahs vs Brumbies: 3 + 2 = 5
Bulls vs Lions: 2 + 3 = 5
Chiefs vs Cheetahs: 3 + 2 = 5
Reds vs Stormers: 2 + 4 = 6
Sharks vs Blues: 3 + 2 = 5
Western Force vs Crusaders: 4 + 5 = 9
Chiefs vs Stormers: 2 + 4 = 6
Brumbies vs Hurricanes: 2 + 4 = 6
Crusaders vs Cheetahs: 9 + 1 = 10
Blues vs Western Force: 2 + 3 = 5
Reds vs Bulls: 4 + 1 = 5
Lions vs Sharks: 1 + 1 = 2
Tries per team
Blues: 4 + 7 + 7 + 2 + 2 = 22
Brumbies: 0 + 3 + 6 + 2 + 2 = 13
Bulls: 1 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 1 = 5
Cheetahs: 3 + 2 + 4 + 2 + 1 = 12
Chiefs: 1 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 2 = 12
Crusaders: 4 + 7 + 2 + 5 + 9 = 27
Highlanders: 1 + 2 + 2 + 0 = 5
Hurricanes: 0 + 2 + 6 + 1 + 4 = 13
Lions: 2 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 = 8
Reds: 3 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 4 = 12
Sharks: 2 + 0 + 4 + 3 + 1 = 10
Stormers: 0 + 1 + 0 + 4 + 4 = 9
Waratahs: 3 + 3 + 2 + 3 = 11
Western Force: 1 + 1 + 2 + 4 + 3 = 11
Penalties conceded per match
Crusaders vs Brumbies: 10
Reds vs Highlanders: 14
Sharks vs Western Force: 9
Blues vs Chiefs: 15
Waratahs vs Hurricanes: 9
Stormers vs Bulls: 13
Cheetahs vs Lions: 12
Hurricanes vs Reds: 9
Cheetahs vs Western Force:
Bulls vs Crusaders: 16
Chiefs vs Waratahs: 9
Brumbies vs Highlanders: 13
Sharks vs Stormers: 16
Lions vs Blues: 11
Hurricanes vs Chiefs: 11
Lions vs Western Force: 7
Stormers vs Crusaders: 12
Brumbies vs Reds: 16
Highlanders vs Waratahs: 9
Cheetahs vs Blues: 10
Bulls vs Sharks: 13
Highlanders vs Hurricanes: 17
Waratahs vs Brumbies: 10
Bulls vs Lions: 14
Chiefs vs Cheetahs: 10
Reds vs Stormers: 6
Sharks vs Blues: 11
Western Force vs Crusaders: 7
Chiefs vs Stormers: 13
Brumbies vs Hurricanes: 10
Crusaders vs Cheetahs: 6
Blues vs Western Force: 8
Reds vs Bulls: 17
Lions vs Sharks: 14
Penalties per Team
Blues: 11+ 6 + 6 + 4 + 4 = 31
Brumbies: 7 + 6 + 9 + 6 + 4 = 32
Bulls: 9 + 8 + 6 + 4 + 10 = 37
Cheetahs: 5 + 7 + 4 + 7 + 3 = 26
Chiefs: 4 + 3 + 2 + 3 + 4 = 16
Crusaders: 3 + 8 + 6 + 5 + 3 = 25
Highlanders: 5 + 7 + 6 + 4 = 22
Hurricanes: 6 + 4 + 9 + 13 + 6 = 38
Lions: 7 + 5 + 3 + 10 + 7 = 32
Reds: 9 + 5 + 7 + 3 + 7 = 31
Sharks: 7 + 4 + 7 + 7 + 7 = 32
Stormers: 4 + 12 + 6 + 3 + 9 = 34
Waratahs: 3 + 6 + 3 + 4 = 16
Western Force: 2 + 5 + 4 + 2 + 4 = 17
Free kicks conceded per match
Crusaders vs Brumbies: 9 + 6 = 15
Reds vs Highlanders: 11 + 5 = 16
Sharks vs Western Force: 9 + 11 = 20
Blues vs Chiefs: 9 + 8 = 17
Waratahs vs Hurricanes: 11 + 10 = 21
Stormers vs Bulls: 13 + 13 = 26
Cheetahs vs Lions: 5 + 6 = 11
Hurricanes vs Reds: 3 + 6 = 15
Cheetahs vs Western Force: 6 + 9 = 15
Bulls vs Crusaders: 7 + 6 = 13
Chiefs vs Waratahs: 7 + 10 = 17
Brumbies vs Highlanders: 7 + 13 = 20
Sharks vs Stormers: 9 + 13 = 22
Lions vs Blues: 6 + 15 = 21
Hurricanes vs Chiefs: 10 + 7 = 17
Lions vs Western Force: 15 + 11 = 26
Stormers vs Crusaders: 10 + 15 = 25
Brumbies vs Reds: 10 + 10 = 20
Highlanders vs Waratahs: 12 + 6 = 18
Cheetahs vs Blues: 9 + 5 = 14
Bulls vs Sharks: 7 + 8 = 15
Highlanders vs Hurricanes: 8 + 9 = 17
Waratahs vs Brumbies: 10 + 7 = 17
Bulls vs Lions: 11 + 8 = 19
Chiefs vs Cheetahs: 11 + 9 = 20
Reds vs Stormers: 12 + 8 = 20
Sharks vs Blues: 10 + 3 = 13
Western Force vs Crusaders: 18 + 13 = 31
Chiefs vs Stormers: 12 + 7 = 19
Brumbies vs Hurricanes: 18 + 12 = 30
Crusaders vs Cheetahs: 8 + 9 = 17
Blues vs Western Force: 8 + 13 = 21
Reds vs Bulls: 7 + 10 = 17
Lions vs Sharks: 8 + 6 = 14
Free kicks conceded per team
Blues: 9 + 15 + 5 + 3 + 8 = 40
Brumbies: 6 + 7 + 10 + 7 + 18 = 48
Bulls: 13 + 7 + 7 + 11 + 10 = 48
Cheetahs: 6 + 6 + 9 + 9 + 9 = 39
Chiefs: 8 + 10 + 7 + 11 + 12 = 48
Crusaders: 9 + 6 + 15 + 13 + 8 = 51
Highlanders: 5 + 13 + 12 + 8 = 38
Hurricanes: 10 + 3 + 10 + 9 + 12 = 44
Lions: 5 + 6 + 15 + 8 + 8 = 42
Reds: 11 + 6 + 10 + 12 + 7 = 46
Sharks: 9 + 9 + 8 + 10+ 6 = 42
Stormers: 13 + 13 + 10 + 8 + 7 = 51
Waratahs: 11 + 7 + 6 + 10 = 34
Western Force: 11 + 9 + 11 + 18 + 13 = 62
Sanctionary Cards per team
Blues: Y
Brumbies: Y, Y, Y
Bulls: Y, C, 2Y, 2C, R, C, Y
Cheetahs: Y, Y, Y
Chiefs: Y
Crusaders:
Highlanders: Y, C
Hurricanes: Y, Y, C, Y
Lions: Y
Reds: Y, Y, C, Y
Sharks: Y
Stormers: Y, Y, C
Waratahs: Y
Western Force:
Y = Yellow card
R = Red card
C = citing with suspension
If you gave points for such serious offences (1 for a yellow card, 3 for a red card and for a citing with suspension), it would look like this:
Blues: 1
Brumbies: 3
Bulls: 17
Cheetahs: 3
Chiefs: 1
Crusaders: 0
Highlanders: 4
Hurricanes: 6
Lions: 1
Reds: 6
Sharks: 1
Stormers: 5
Waratahs: 1
Western Force: 0