Statistics - Super 14, Week 4
There were six matches in Week 4 of the 2009 Super 14 as the Brumbies and the Lions had byes. We give some statistics of being punished, getting possession and scoring tries, with some match and team totals.
Results
The match between the Highlanders and the Crusaders produced the fewest points ever in Super rugby.
Chiefs vs Western Force, 31-13
Waratahs vs Reds, 15-11
Hurricanes vs Cheetahs, 29-12
Sharks vs Blues, 35-29
Highlanders vs Crusaders, 6-0
Bulls vs Stormers, 3-3
Sanctions
There were again yellow cards - for Tendai Mtawarira (Sharks), George Whitelock (Crusaders and Schalk Brits (Stormers).Yellow cards so far:
Heinrich Brüssow (Cheetahs) - fighting
Meyer Bosman (Cheetahs) - dangerous tackle
Adam Byrnes (Reds) - dangerous play
Adam Thomson (Highlanders - tackle infringement
Wiaan du Preez (Cheetahs) - tackle infringement
Deon Stegmann (Bulls) - tackle infringement
Doppies la Grange (Lions) - tackle infringement
Rory Kockott (Sharks) - playing the man without the ball
Wynand Olivier (Bulls) - late tackle
Earl Rose (Lions) - air tackle
Tendai Mtawarira (Sharks) - tackle infringement
George Whitelock (Crusaders - tackle infringement
Schalk Brits (Stormers) - tackle infringement
Citing and suspension:
Rodney So'oialo (Hurricanes) - the reason is unclear in a convoluted verdict but the original citing was for using his boot on the face of Phil Waugh who had a cut on his head.
Rene Ranger (Blues) - for a dangerous tackle - high and late
Possession
(i) Chiefs vs Western Force
Penalties conceded: 15
Chiefs: 7
Western Force: 8
Reasons for the penalties:
Chiefs:
Tackle: 3 (Messam* 2, Kahui)
Offside: 2 (Bryce*,Messam)
Scrum: 1 (May)
Discipline: 1 (May - high tackle)
Western Force:
Tackle: 2 (Hodgson, Holmes)
Offside: 2 (Cross, Shepherd)
Scrum: 1 (Whalley)
Discipline: 3 (Horua - diving on player on the ground; Cross - air tackle; Giteau - early tackle)
Free kicks conceded
Chiefs: 10 (6 tackles, 2 scrums, 2 marks)
Western Force: 5 (4 tackles, 1 scrum)
Line-outs
Chiefs: 13 (2 lost, 2 skew)
Western Force: 11 (1 lost)
Scrums
Chiefs: 10 (1 reset, 1 collapse, 2 lost, 1 wheel, 1 penalty)
Western Force: 14 (4 resets, 6 collapses, 4 free kicks, 1 penalty)
Drop-outs
Chiefs: 1
Western Force: 3
Stoppages: 87
(ii) Waratahs vs Reds
Penalties conceded: 7
Waratahs: 4
Reds: 3
Reasons for the penalties:
Waratahs:
Tackle: 1 (Beale)
Offside: 2 (Mumm*, Burgess))
Discipline: 1 (Beale* - high tackle)
Reds:
Tackle: 1 (McMenamin)
Scrum: 2 (Holmes* 2)
Free kicks conceded
Waratahs: 10 (8 tackles, 2 scrums)
Reds: 9 (6 tackles, 2 scrums, 1 +10) )
Line-outs
Waratahs: 16 (1 lost)
Reds: 19 (7 lost)
Scrums
Waratahs: 9 (5 resets, 6 collapses, 1 penalty)
Reds: 9 (3 reset, 5 collapses, 1 penalty, 4 free kicks)
Drop-outs
Waratahs: 3
Reds: 1
Stoppages: 97
(iii) Hurricanes vs Cheetahs
Penalties conceded: 13
Hurricanes: 6
Cheetahs: 7
Reasons for the penalties:
Hurricanes:
Offside: 3 (Eaton, Naikatini, Tialata)
Scrum: 2 (Tialata 2)
Discipline: 1 (Mathewson - dangerous tackle)
Cheetahs:
Tackle: 2 (Van Heerden, Brüssow)
Offside: 4 (Pretorius, Roux 2, Van Zyl)
Discipline: 1 (Brüssow - man without ball)
Free kicks conceded
Hurricanes: 8 (6 tackles, 1 mark, 1 scrum)
Cheetahs: 5 (4 tackles, 1 mark)
Line-outs
Hurricanes: 19 (5 lost, 4 skew)
Cheetahs: 16 (1 lost, 1 skew, 2 quick)
Scrums
Hurricanes: 12 (1 collapse)
Cheetahs: 13 (4 resets, 2 collapses, 2 penalties, 1 free kick, 1 wheel)
Drop-outs
Hurricanes: 1
Cheetahs: 3
Stoppages: 92
(iv) Blues vs Sharks
Penalties conceded: 10
Blues: 6
Sharks: 4
Reasons for the penalties:
Blues:
Tackles: 2 (Kaino, Helleur)
Offside: 2 (Gopperth*, Kaino*)
Discipline: 2 (Haiu - air tackle; Williams - air tackle
Sharks:
Tackle: 2 (Bismarck du Plessis*, Mtawarira*)
Offside: 1 (Sykes*)
Discipline: 1 (Sykes* - high tackle)
Free kicks conceded
Blues: 2 (2 tackles)
Sharks: 10 (8 tackles, 1 line-out, 1 +10)
Line-outs
Blues: 11 (1 skew, 2 quick)
Sharks: 14 (1 free kick)
Scrums
Blues: 12 (2 resets, 3 collapses, 1 uncontested)
Sharks: 9 (1 reset, 2 collapses, 1 wheel)
Drop-outs
Blues: 2
Sharks: 0
Stoppages: 73
(v) Highlanders vs Crusaders
Penalties conceded: 8
Highlanders: 4
Crusaders: 4
Reasons for the penalties:
Highlanders:
Tackle: 2 (Perenise, Shoemark)
Offside: 2 (Bowden 2)
Crusaders:
Tackle: 3 (Filipo, Ellis, George Whitelock*)
Discipline: 1 (Thorn* - armless tackle)
Free kicks conceded
Highlanders: 11 (8 tackles, 1 mark, 2 scrums)
Crusaders: 11 (6 tackles, 1 mark, 1 scrum, 1 +10, 1 line-out, 1 maul)
Line-outs
Highlanders: 15 (1 lost, 1 free kick)
Crusaders: 15 (3 lost, 1 quick)
Scrums
Highlanders: 13 (5 resets, 4 collapses, 2 free kicks)
Crusaders: 13 (6 resets, 6 collapses, 1 lost)
Drop-outs
Highlanders: 1
Crusaders: 0
Stoppages: 98
(vi) Bulls vs Stormers
Penalties conceded: 7
Bulls: 3
Stormers: 4
The Stormers were not penalised in the second half.
Reasons for the penalties:
Bulls:
Discipline: 3 (Steenkamp - man without ball; Steenkamp - man without ball; Botha - high)
Stormers:
Tackle: 2 (De Waal*, Brits*)
Discipline: 2 (Bobo - air tackle; Blaauw - obstruction)
Free kicks conceded
Bulls: 11 (8 tackles, 2 marks, 1 +10)
Stormers: 12 (9 tackles, 2 marks, 1 +10)
Line-outs
Bulls: 17 (4 lost, 2 skew, 3 quick)
Stormers: 18 (1 lost, 1 quick)
Scrums
Bulls: 6 (2 resets, 1 collapse)
Stormers: 10 (3 resets, 2 collapses)
Drop-outs
Bulls: 1
Stormers: 3
Stoppages: 90
Some Match Totals
Stoppages per match
Highlanders vs Stormers: 81
Western Force vs Blues: 85
Lions vs Cheetahs: 80
Reds vs Chiefs: 83
Hurricanes vs Waratahs: 74
Stormers vs Sharks: 74
Bulls vs Reds: 77
Hurricanes vs Highlanders: 70
Waratahs vs Chiefs, 94
Western Force vs Cheetahs: 101
Stormers vs Reds: 76
Brumbies vs Crusaders: 86
Bulls vs Blues: 72
Sharks vs Lions: 87
Crusaders vs Hurricanes: 76
Waratahs vs Highlanders: 90
Chiefs vs Sharks: 79
Brumbies vs Western Force: 85
Lions vs Bulls: 79
Stormers vs Blues: 78
Reds vs Cheetahs: 93
Chiefs vs Western Force: 87
Waratahs vs Reds: 97
Hurricanes vs Cheetahs: 92
Blues vs Sharks: 73
Highlanders vs Crusaders: 98:
Bulls vs Stormers: 90
Fewest stoppages: 70
Most stoppages: 101
Tries per match
Four is the magic number. The team which scored four or more gets a bonus point.
Highlanders vs Stormers: 5 + 4 = 9
Western Force vs Blues: 3 + 4 = 7
Lions vs Cheetahs: 4 + 3 = 7
Reds vs Chiefs: 3 + 2 = 5
Hurricanes vs Waratahs: 3 + 4 = 7
Stormers vs Sharks: 2 + 2 = 4
Bulls vs Reds: 4 + 2 = 6
Hurricanes vs Highlanders: 3 + 2 = 5
Waratahs vs Chiefs: 1 + 1 = 2
Western Force vs Cheetahs: 1 + 1 = 2
Stormers vs Reds: 3 = 4 = 7
Brumbies vs Crusaders: 2 + 2 = 4
Bulls vs Blues: 7 + 4 = 11
Sharks vs Lions: 3 + 1 = 4
Crusaders vs Hurricanes: 4 + 3 = 7
Waratahs vs Highlanders: 4 + 1 = 5
Chiefs vs Sharks: 2 + 3 = 5
Brumbies vs Western Force: 1+ 4 = 5
Lions vs Bulls: 0 + 1 =1
Stormers vs Blues: 1 + 1 = 2
Reds vs Cheetahs: 3 + 0 = 3
Chiefs vs Western Force: 4 + 1 = 5
Waratahs vs Reds: 2 + 1 = 3
Hurricanes vs Cheetahs: 4 + 2 = 6
Blues vs Sharks: 3 + 4 = 7
Highlanders vs Crusaders: 0 + 0 = 0
Bulls vs Stormers: 1 + 1 = 2
Penalties conceded per match
Highlanders vs Stormers: 6 + 3 = 9
Western Force vs Blues: 6 + 3 = 9
Lions vs Cheetahs: 4 + 4 = 8
Reds vs Chiefs: 1 + 7 = 8
Hurricanes vs Waratahs: 1 + 6 = 7
Stormers vs Sharks: 7 + 8 = 15
Bulls vs Reds: 4 + 8 = 12
Hurricanes vs Highlanders: 2 + 4 = 6
Waratahs vs Chiefs: 3 + 7 = 10
Western Force vs Cheetahs: 5 + 10 = 15
Stormers vs Reds: 5 + 3 = 8
Brumbies vs Crusaders: 4 + 8 = 12
Bulls vs Blues: 2 + 4 = 6
Sharks vs Lions: 3 + 8 = 11
Crusaders vs Hurricanes: 6 + 5 = 11
Waratahs vs Highlanders: 5 + 4 = 9
Chiefs vs Sharks: 2 + 7 = 9
Brumbies vs Western Force: 2+ 9 = 11
Lions vs Bulls: 7 + 9 = 16
Stormers vs Blues: 4 + 4 = 8
Reds vs Cheetahs: 4 + 8 = 12
Chiefs vs Western Force: 7 + 8 = 15
Waratahs vs Reds: 4 + 3 = 7
Hurricanes vs Cheetahs: 6 + 7 = 13
Blues vs Sharks: 6 + 4 = 10
Highlanders vs Crusaders: 4 + 4 = 8
Bulls vs Stormers: 3 + 4 = 7
Free kicks conceded per match
Highlanders vs Stormers: 16 + 11 = 27
Western Force vs Blues: 11 + 8 = 19
Lions vs Cheetahs: 10 + 8 = 18
Reds vs Chiefs: 12 + 6 = 18
Hurricanes vs Waratahs: 4 + 14 = 18
Stormers vs Sharks: 11 + 10 = 21
Bulls vs Reds: 10 + 1 = 11
Hurricanes vs Highlanders: 6 + 6 = 12
Waratahs vs Chiefs: 14 + 6 = 20
Western Force vs Cheetahs: 15 + 14 = 29
Stormers vs Reds: 7 + 8 = 15
Brumbies vs Crusaders: 6 + 11 = 17
Bulls vs Blues: 13 + 11 = 24
Sharks vs Lions: 11 + 7 = 18
Crusaders vs Hurricanes: 7 + 11= 18
Waratahs vs Highlanders: 10 + 10 = 20
Chiefs vs Sharks: 7 + 8 = 15
Brumbies vs Western Force: 11 + 9 = 20
Lions vs Bulls: 12 + 8 = 20
Stormers vs Blues: 6 + 9 = 15
Reds vs Cheetahs: 7 + 8 = 15
Chiefs vs Western Force: 10 + 5 = 15
Waratahs vs Reds: 10 + 9 = 19
Hurricanes vs Cheetahs: 6 + 7 = 13
Blues vs Sharks: 2 + 10 = 12
Highlanders vs Crusaders: 11 + 11 = 22
Bulls vs Stormers: 11 + 12 = 23
Team Totals
Tries per team
Blues: 4 + 4 + 1 + 3 = 12
Brumbies: 4 + 2 + 1 = 9
Bulls: 4 + 7 + 1 + 1 = 13
Cheetahs: 3 + 1 + 0 + 2 = 6
Chiefs: 2 + 1 + 2 + 4 = 9
Crusaders: 3 + 2 + 4 + 0 = 9
Highlanders: 5 + 2 + 1 + 0 = 8
Hurricanes: 3 + 3 + 3 + 4 = 13
Lions: 4 + 1 + 0 = 3
Reds: 2 + 4 + 3 + 1 = 10
Sharks: 2 + 3 + 3 + 4 = 12
Stormers: 2 + 3 + 1 + 1 = 7
Waratahs: 4 + 1 + 4 + 2 = 11
Western Force: 3 + 1 + 4 + 1 = 9
Penalties per team
Blues: 3 + 4 + 4 + 6 = 17
Brumbies: 3 + 4 + 2 = 9
Bulls: 4 + 2 + 9 + 3 = 18
Cheetahs: 4 + 10+ 8 + 7 = 292
Chiefs: 7 + 7 + 2 + 7 = 23
Crusaders: 1 + 8 + 6 + 4 = 19
Highlanders: 5 + 4 + 4 + 4 = 17
Hurricanes: 1 + 2 + 5 + 6 = 14
Lions: 4 + 8 + 7 = 19
Reds: 8 + 3 + 4 + 3 = 18
Sharks: 8 + 3 + 7 + 4 = 22
Stormers: 7 + 5 + 4 + 4 = 20
Waratahs: 6 + 3 + 5 + 4 = 18
Western Force: 6 + 5 + 9 + 8 = 29
Free kicks conceded per team
Blues: 8 + 11 + 9 + 2 = 30
Brumbies: 11 + 6 + 11= 28
Bulls: 10 + 13 + 8 + 11 = 42
Cheetahs: 8 + 14 + 8 + 7 = 37
Chiefs: 6 + 6 + 7 + 10 = 29
Crusaders: 12 + 11 + 7 + 11 = 41
Highlanders: 16 + 6 + 10 + 11 = 43
Hurricanes: 4 + 6 + 11 + 6 = 27
Lions: 10 + 7 + 12 = 29
Reds: 1 + 8 + 7 + 9 = 25
Sharks: 10 + 11 + 8 + 10 = 39
Stormers: 12 + 7 + 6 + 12 = 37
Waratahs: 14 + 6 + 10 + 10 = 40
Western Force: 11 + 15 + 9 + 5 = 40
Sanctionary Cards per team
Blues C
Brumbies
Bulls Y, Y
Cheetahs 2Y, Y
Chiefs
Crusaders Y
Highlanders Y
Hurricanes C
Lions Y, Y
Reds Y
Sharks, Y, Y
Stormers Y
Waratahs
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, 4 for a red card and for a citing with suspension), it would look like this:
Blues 4
Brumbies
Bulls 2
Cheetahs 3
Chiefs
Crusaders 1
Highlanders 1
Hurricanes 4
Lions 2
Reds 1
Sharks 1
Stormers 1
Waratahs
Western Force