Statistics - Super 14, Week 4

Week 4 of Super 14 and only six matches as the Buills and the Western Force had byes. We give some stats from the week and then some totals so that the activities of each side are obvious. There is the same side with most tries but a new side as the most penalised.

Results, Round 1

Brumbies vs Lions, 24-13
Cheetahs vs Hurricanes, 28-12
Crusaders vs Blues, 33-20
Reds vs Chiefs, 23-18
Stormers vs Highlanders, 33-0
Waratahs vs Sharks, 25-21

Sanctions

There were yellow cards and a surprising non-citing of Ma'a Nonu whose tip tackle on Juan Smith earned him a yellow card.

The Sharks were fed yellow cards and at oine stage were down to 13 men. Andy Goode has now played for them twice and got a yellow card each time.

Yellow cards

Jannie du Plessis (Sharks) - trip
Andy Goode: (Sharks) tackle infringement
Ma'a Nonu (Hurricanes) - dangerous, tip tackle
Jeremy Thrush (Hurricanes) - tackle infringement
JKevin Buys (Lions) - repeated infringement at a scrum
Kurley Beale (Waratahs) - intentional knock-on
Brando Va'aulu (Reds) - dangerous, tip tackle

Possession

(i) Chiefs vs Reds

Penalties conceded: 16

Chiefs: 9
Reds: 7

Reasons for the penalties:

Chiefs:
Tackle: 7 (Retallick, Bruce, Taumalolo & Elliot*, Taumalolo*, White, Bruce & Latimer*, Messam)
Offside: 1 (Undetermined)
Discipline: 1 (Graham - air tackle)

Reds:
Tackle: 5 (Daley, Humphries, Byrne, Chambers, Houston)
Scrum: 1 (Daley)
Discipline: 1 (Va'aulu - dangerous - tip- tackle)

Chiefs missed a penalty kick at goal.

Free kicks conceded

Chiefs: 1 (scrum)
Reds: 0

Line-outs

Chiefs: 13 (3 lost)
Reds: 9 (4 lost, 2 skew)

Scrums

Chiefs: 13 (7 resets, 5 collapses, 1 free kick, 1 penalty)
Reds: 5 ( 2 resets, 2 collapses)

Drop-outs

Chiefs: 3
Reds: 1

Stoppages: 70

(ii) Brumbies vs Lions

Penalties conceded: 25 (+ a penalty try)

Brumbies: 7
Lions:18 (+ a penalty try)

Reasons for the penalties:

Brumbies:
Tackle: 5 (Moore, George Smith, Chisholm, Edmuinds, Phibbs)
Offside: 1 (Chisholm*)
Discipline:1 (Moore* - collapsing maul)

Lions:
Tackle: 8 (Stoltz*, Earl 3, Van Rensburg, Grobbelaar, Minnie, Venter)
Offside: 2 (Joubert, Grobbelaar)
Scrum: 4 (Buys 4)
Discipoline: 4 + PT (Joubert - + 10; Van der Merwe - foul play; Buys - obstruction; Franklin - + 10; Joubert - penalty try

Neither side missed a penalty kick at goal.

Free kicks conceded

Brumbies: 1 (scrum)
Lions: 7 (3 scrums, 4 marks)

Line-outs

Brumbies: 13 (1 lost, 1 skew, 1 quick)
Lions: 21 (2 lost, 2 quick)

Scrums

Brumbies: 18 (4 reset, 7 collapses, 4 penalties, 2 free kicks, 1 penalty try)
Lions: 9 (3 resets, 2 collapses, 2 free kicks)

The Brumbies put the ball into 5 five-metre scrums.

Drop-outs

Brumbies: 2
Lions: 1

Stoppages: 114

(iii) Waratahs vs Sharks

Penalties conceded: 12

Waratahs: 6
Sharks: 6

The Sharks were penalised only once in the second half.

Reasons for the penalties:

Waratahs:
Tackle: 4 (Mitchell, Waugh*, Mumm 2)
Offside: 1 (Baxter)
Discipline: 1 (Beale - deliberate knock-on)

Sharks:
Tackle: 3 (Muller*, Jacobs*, Goode)
Offside: 1 (Alberts)
Discipline: 2 (Jannie du Plessis - trip; Jannie du Plessis - obstruction)

The Sharks missed a penalty kick at goal.

Free kicks conceded

Waratahs: 1 (scrum)
Sharks: 5 (2 marks, 3 scrums)

Line-outs

Waratahs: 13 (1 lost, 1 quick)
Sharks: 12 (2 quick)

Scrums

Waratahs: 7 (6 reset, 8 collapses, 2 free kicks)
Sharks: 10 (2 resets, 2 free kicks)

The Waratahs scruums were a mess.

Drop-outs

Waratahs: 2
Sharks: 2

Stoppages: 72

(iv) Crusaders vs Blues

Penalties conceded: 17

Crusaders: 10
Blues: 7

Reasons for the penalties:

Crusaders:
Tackle: 6 (Read & George Whitelock*, George Whitelock* 2, McCaw, Ross, Freuan)
Offside: 2 (Read, Poff)
Discip.line: 2 (Criockett - obstruction; Franks - shoulder charge

Blues:
Tackle: 6 (Mathewson*, Lilo 2, Brett*, Chamberlain*, Haiu)
Discipline: 1 (Kaino* - high tackle)

Neither side missed a penalty kick at gooal.

Free kicks conceded

Crusaders: 1 (lineout)
Blues: 4 (2 marks, 2 lineouts)

Line-outs

Crusaders:9 (1 lost, 1 skew)
Blues: 17 (1 lost, 1 skew, 3 free kicks

Scrums

Crusaders: 6 (2 resets, 4 collapses)
Blues: 5 (2 resets, 4 collapses)

Drop-outs

Crusaders: 1
Blues: 0

Stoppages: 64

(v) Stormers vs Highlanders

Penalties conceded: 22

Stormers: 10
Highlanders: 12

Reasons for the penalties:

Stormers:
Tackle: 5 (Blaauw, Habana, Bekker, Deon Fourie, Pieter Louw)
Scrums: 1 (Blaauw)
Discipline: 4 (Burger - high; Jaque Fourie - late tackle; Jaque Fourie - high tackle; Naqqelevuki - high tackle)

Highlanders:
Tackle: 6 (Soaki 2, Newland*, Thomson*, Bekhuis, Mackintosh)
Scrums: 2 (Mackintosh, Murray)
Discipline: 5 (Soaki* - +10; Soaki - man without ball; Rutledge - high tackle; Murray - foul play)

The Highlanders missed a penalty kick at goal.

Free kicks conceded

Stormers: 2 (scrums)
Highlanders: 1 (mark)

Line-outs

Stormers: 14 (2 lost)
Highlanders: 19 (8 lost, 1 quick)

Scrums

Stormers: 8 (1 collapse, 1 free kick, 1 penalty)
Highlanders: 8 (4 resets, 6 collapses, 1 free kick, 1 penalty

Drop-outs

Stormers: 2
Highlanders: 0

Stoppages: 80

(vi) Cheetahs vs Hurricanes

Penalties conceded: 20

Cheetahs: 9
Hurricanes: 11

Reasons for the penalties:

Cheetahs:
Tackle: 2 (Breedt, Oosthuizen)
Offside: 5 (Vermeulen, Viljoen, Brussow, Undetermined, 'All the backs')
Scrums: 1 (Oosthuizen)
Discipline: 1 (Ebersohn - high tackle)

Hurricanes:
Tackle: 6 (Taylor*, Lowe* 2, Hore, Thrush, Evans*)
Offside: 1 Nonu*)
Scrums: 3 (Schwakger**, Perenise*)
Discipline: 1 (Nonu - dangerous tackle - tip)

Free kicks conceded

Cheetahs: 2 (scrums)
Hurricanes: 2 (marks)

Line-outs

Cheetahs: 15 (1 lost, 1 skew)
Hurricanes: 19 (3 lost, 2 skew, 1 quick)

Scrums

Cheetahs: 8 (1 reset, 2 collapses, 3 penalities)
Hurricanes: 7 (1 reset, 1 collapse, 1 free kick, 2 penalties)

Drop-outs

Cheetahs: 3
Hurricanes: 0

Stoppages: 78

Some Match Totals

Stoppages per match

Western Force vs Brumbies: 73
Sharks vs Chiefs: 88
Crusaders vs Highlanders: 65
Cheetahs vs Bulls: 60
Blues vs Hurricanes: 69
Lions vs Stormers: 77
Reds vs Waratahs: 74

Bulls vs Brumbies: 55
Highlanders vs Blues: 77
Lions vs Chiefs: 74
Sharks vs Cheetahs: 76
Hurricanes vs Western Force: 68
Reds vs Crusaders: 62
Stormers vs Waratahs: 91

Stormers vs Brumbies: 81
Bulls vs Waratahs: 58
Reds vs Blues: 68
Western Force vs Chiefs: 73
Crusaders vs Sharks: 80
Cheetahs vs Highlanders: 69
Hurricanes vs Lions: 81

Brumbies vs Lions: 114
Cheetahs vs Hurricanes: 78
Crusaders vs Blues: 64
Chiefs vs Reds: 70
Stormers vs Highlanders: 80
Waratahs vs Shark: 72

Fewest stoppages: Bulls vs Brumbies - 55
Most stoppages: Brumbies vs Lions - 114

Tries per match

Western Force vs Brumbies: 0 + 3 = 3
Sharks vs Chiefs: 0 + 1 = 1
Crusaders vs Highlanders: 4 + 2 = 6
Cheetahs vs Bulls: 3 + 6 = 9
Blues vs Hurricanes: 2 + 1 = 3
Lions vs Stormers :1 + 2 = 3
Reds vs Waratahs: 3 + 2 = 5

Bulls vs Brumbies: 5 + 3 = 8
Highlanders vs Blues: 2 + 3 = 5
Lions vs Chiefs: 8 + 8 = 16
Sharks vs Cheetahs: 1 + 1 = 2
Hurricanes vs Western Force: 7 + 3 = 10
Reds vs Crusaders: 4 + 2 = 6
Stormers vs Waratahs: 3 + 0 = 3

Stormers vs Brumbies: 1 + 1 = 2
Bulls vs Waratahs: 6 + 4 = 10
Reds vs Blues: 2 + 4 = 6
Western Force vs Chiefs: 1 + 4 = 5
Crusaders vs Sharks: 4 + 0 = 4
Cheetahs vs Highlanders: 2 + 3 = 5
Hurricanes vs Lions: 4 + 2 = 6

Brumbies vs Lions: 3 + 1 = 4
Cheetahs vs Hurricanes: 1 + 2 = 3
Crusaders vs Blues: 3 + 1 = 4
Chiefs vs Reds: 3 + 2 = 5
Stormers vs Highlanders: 4 + 0 = 4
Waratahs vs Sharks: 3 + 2 = 5

Tries per team

Blues: 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 = 10
Brumbies: 3 + 3 + 1 + 3 = 10
Bulls: 6 + 5 + 6 = 17
Cheetahs: 3 + 1 + 2 + 1 = 7
Chiefs: 1 + 8 + 4 + 3 = 16
Crusaders: 4 + 2 + 4 + 3 = 13
Highlanders: 2 + 2 + 3 + 0 = 7
Hurricanes: 1 + 7 + 4 + 2 = 14
Lions: 1 + 8 + 2 + 1 = 12
Reds: 3 + 4 + 2+ 2 = 11
Sharks: 0 + 1 + 0 + 2 = 3
Stormers: 2 + 3 + 1 + 4 = 10
Waratahs: 2 + 0 + 4 + 3 = 9
Western Force: 0 + 3 + 1 = 4

Penalties conceded: per match

Western Force vs Brumbies: 9 + 10 = 19
Sharks vs Chiefs: 14 + 9 = 23
Crusaders vs Highlanders: 7 + 6 = 13
Cheetahs vs Bulls: 6 + 9 = 15
Blues vs Hurricanes: 13 + 12 = 25
Lions vs Stormers: 9 + 11 = 20
Reds vs Waratahs: 14 + 9 = 23

Bulls vs Brumbies: 8 + 12 = 20
Highlanders vs Blues: 7 + 9 = 16
Lions vs Chiefs: 11 + 21 = 32
Sharks vs Cheetahs: 10 + 15 = 25
Hurricanes vs Western Force: 12 + 7 = 19
Reds vs Crusaders: 10 + 12 = 22
Stormers vs Waratahs: 12 + 12 = 24

Stormers vs Brumbies: 12 + 14 = 26
Bulls vs Waratahs: 4 + 12 = 16
Reds vs Blues: 5 + 8 = 13
Western Force vs Chiefs: 7 + 8 = 15
Crusaders vs Sharks: 6 + 9 = 15
Cheetahs vs Highlanders: 8 + 15 = 23
Hurricanes vs Lions: 14 + 12 = 26

Brumbies vs Lions: 7 + 18 (+PT) = 26
Cheetahs vs Hurricanes: 9 + 11 = 20
Crusaders vs Blues: 10 + 7 = 17
Chiefs vs Reds: 9 + 7 = 16
Stormers vs Highlanders: 10 + 12 = 22
Waratahs vs Sharks: 6 + 6 = 12

Penalties per Team

Blues: 13 + 9 + 13 + 7 = 42
Brumbies: 10 + 12 + 14 + 7 = 43
Bulls: 9 + 8 + 4 = 21
Cheetahs: 6 + 15 + 8 + 9 = 38
Chiefs: 9 + 21 + 8 + 9 = 47
Crusaders: 7 + 12 + 9 + 10 = 38
Highlanders: 6 + 7 + 15 + 12 = 40
Hurricanes: 12 + 12 + 14 + 11 = 49
Lions: 9 + 11 + 12 + 19 = 51
Reds: 14 + 10 + 5 + 7 = 36
Sharks: 14 + 10 + 9 + 6 = 39
Stormers: 11 + 12 + 12 + 10 = 45
Waratahs: 9 + 12 + 12 +_ 6 = 39
Western Force: 9 + 7 + 7 = 23

Sanctions

Cited and suspended

Dean Mumm (Waratahs): shoulder charge
Sione Lauaki (Chiefs) - dangerous tackle
Willem Stoltz (Lions) - leading elbow

Yellow cards

Alando Soakai (Highlanders) - dangerous tackle
Aled de Malmanche (Chiefs) - deliberate infringement
Andy Goode (Sharks) - high tackle
Andy Goode: (Sharks) tackle infringement
Adam Byrnes (Reds) - tackle infringement (repeated)
Bismarck du Plessis (Sharks) - dangerous, late tackle
Brando Va'aulu (Reds) - dangerous, tip tackle
Dean Mumm (Waratahs) - dangerous charge
Isaia Toeava (Blues) - tackle infringement (repeated)
Jeremy Thrush (Hurricannes) - tackle infringemenbt
Josh Bekhuis (Highlanders) - tackle infringement (repeated)
John Smit (Sharks) - tackle infringement (repeated)
Jannie du Plessis (Sharks) - trip
Kurley Beale (Waratahs) - intentional knock-on
Kevin Buys (Lions) - repeated infringement at a scrum
Ma'a Nonu (Hurricanes) - dangerous, tip tackle
Ma'a Nonu (Hurricanes) - offside, a repeated team infringement
Owen Franks (Crusaders) - tackle infringement (repeated)
Rene Ranger (Blues) - tackle infringement (repeated)
Richard Kahui (Chiefs) - dangerous tackle.
Sione Lauaki (Chiefs) - dangerous tackle

Sanctionary Cards per team

Blues: Y, Y
Brumbies
Bulls
Cheetahs
Chiefs: Y,Y,Y, C
Crusaders: Y
Highlanders: Y, Y
Hurricanes: Y, Y, Y
Lions: C, Y
Reds: Y, Y
Sharks: Y,Y, Y, Y, Y
Stormers
Waratahs: C, 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:

Brumbies: 0
Blues: 2
Bulls: 0
Chiefs: 6
Crusaders: 1
Cheetahs: 0
Hurricanes: 3
Highlanders: 2
Lions: 4
Reds: 2
Stormers: 0
Sharks: 5
Western Force: 0
Waratahs: 5