Statistics - Super 14, semifinals
The semifinals are over at Orlando Stadium and Newlands and the Stormers march to Soweto for the Final. We give some statistics for the semifinals.
The Waratahs complained that there were heavily penalised. The stats show an equal penalty count.
Results,
Bulls vs Crusaders,
Stormers vs Waratahs, 25-6
Sanctions
Cited and suspended
Nobody
Yellow cards
Nobody
Possession
(i) Bulls vs Crusaders
Penalties conceded: 22
Bulls: 9
Crusaders: 13
Reasons for the penalties:
Bulls:
Tackle:
Offside: 5 (Potgieter*, Stegmann 3, Wannenburg)
Offside: 2 (Botha, Undetermined)
Scrums: 2 (Kruger 2)
Crusaders:
Tackle: 8 (Thorn*, Ben Franks, Sam Whitelock 3, Bowden*, McCaw)
Offside: 1 (Sam Whitelock)
Scrum: 2 (Crockett* 2)
Discipline: 2 (Ben Franks - shoulder charge; Ellis + 10)
The Bulls side missed a penalty kick at goal, the Crusaders two.
Free kicks conceded
Bulls: 1 (line-out)
Crusaders: 0
Line-outs
Bulls: 8 (1 lost)
Crusaders: 6 (1 lost, 1 free kick)
Scrums
Bulls: 10 (3 reset, 1 collapses, 4 penalties)
Crusaders: 6 (4 resets, 3 collapses)
Drop-outs
Bulls: 2
Crusaders: 2
Stoppages: 66
(ii) Stormers vs Waratahs
Penalties conceded: 24
Stormers: 12
Waratahs: 12
Reasons for the penalties:
Stormers:
Tackle: 5 (Harris, François Louw 2, Aplon, Liebenberg)
Offside 1 (Jaque Fourie)
Scrum: 3 (Harris 3)
Discipline: 3 (Bekker* - tackle; Blaauw - obstruction; François Louw - deliberate knock-on)
Waratahs:
Tackle: 6 (Barnes*, Baxter, Burgess*, Waugh*, Mumm*, Beale)
Offside: 1 (Carter*)
Scrum: 2 (Baxter, Palmer)
Discipline: 3 (Beale - high tackle; Tilse - collapsing maul; Mowen, Mumm & Baxter - air tackle)
The Stormers missed a penalty kick at goal, the Waratahs two.
Free kicks conceded
Stormers: 1 (scrum)
Waratahs: 1 (scrum)
Line-outs
Stormers: 17 (3 lost, 1 quick)
Waratahs: 12 (2 lost, 1 skew)
Scrums
Stormers: 9 (2 reset, 1 collapse, 1 free kick, 4 penalties)
Waratahs: 5 (2 resets, 3 collapses, 1 free kick, 1 penalty)
Drop-outs
Stormers: 3
Waratahs: 1
Stoppages: 78