Statistics - Super 14, Week 7

It seems just yesterday the Super 14 started and here we are half way through the round robin stage. We give statistics for the six matches and then match and team totals.

The totals for matches and teams are now mounting up.

Results

Waratahs vs Blues, 27-22
Highlanders vs Bulls, 36-12
Crusaders vs Stormers, 11-7
Chiefs vs Reds, 50-26
Sharks vs Brumbies, 35-14
Hurricanes vs Lions, 38-32

The Cheetahs and the Western Force had byes.

Sanctions

There were cards again this week - mercifully fewer than in Round 6 but then in some cases we may have gone to the other extreme - too few. Virtus est in media, as the Romans used to say when they went to Colosseum.

There were no citings though Dwayne Sweeney may have been lucky.

Yellow cards this weekend:

Wycliff Palu (Waratahs) - deliberate knock-on
Dwayne Sweeney (Chiefs) - man without ball and in the air
Bismarck du Plessis (Sharks) - dangerous tackle

Yellow cards so far:

Kurtis Haiu (Blues) - dangerous tackle
Wynand Olivier (Bulls) - late tackle
Deon Stegmann (Bulls) - tackle infringement
Pedrie Wannenburg (Bulls) - tackle infringement
Deon Stegmann (Bulls) - tackle infringement
Deon Stegmann (Bulls) - dangerous tackle
Heinrich Brüssow (Cheetahs) - fighting
Meyer Bosman (Cheetahs) - dangerous tackle
Wiaan du Preez (Cheetahs) - tackle infringement
Wayne van Heerden (Cheetahs) - playing man without ball
Mils Muliaina (Chiefs) - tackle infringement
Dwayne Sweeney (Chiefs) - man without ball and in the air
Leon MacDonald (Crusaders) - air tackle
Isaac Ross (Crusaders) - lazy runner
Richie McCaw (Crusaders) - tackle infringement
George Whitelock (Crusaders - tackle infringement
Adam Thomson (Highlanders - tackle infringement
David Hall (Highlanders) - offside
Rodney So'oialo (Hurricanes) - tackle infringement
Ma'a Nonu (Hurricanes) - tackle infringement
Scott Waldrom (Hurricanes) - tackle infringement
Jason Eaton (Hurricanes) - stamping
Kobus Grobbelaar (Lions) - tackle infringement
Doppies la Grange (Lions) - tackle infringement
Earl Rose (Lions) - air tackle
Jano Vermaak (Lions) - tackle infringement
Adam Byrnes (Reds) - dangerous play
Mark McLinden (Reds) - tackle infringement
Rory Kockott (Sharks) - playing the man without the ball
Tendai Mtawarira (Sharks) - tackle infringement
Deon Carstens (Sharks) - lazy running
Bismarck du Plessis (Sharks) - dangerous tackle
Schalk Brits (Stormers) - tackle infringement
Wycliff Palu (Waratahs) - tackle infringement
Wycliff Palu (Waratahs) - deliberate knock-on

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 - suspended for one week.

René Ranger (Blues) - for a dangerous tackle - high and late - suspended for one week

Will Genia (Reds) - for a dangerous tackle - suspended for three matches.

Deon Stegmann (Bulls) - dangerous tackle, suspended for four weeks - suspended for three matches.

Possession

(i) Blues vs Waratahs

Penalties conceded: 11

Blues: 7
Waratahs: 4

Reasons for the penalties:

Blues:
Tackles: 2 (Haiu*, Lowrey*)
Offside: 1 (Moa)
Discipline: 4 (Auva'a - obstruction; Kaino - fighting; Auva'a - obstruction; Boric - air tackle)

Waratahs:
Tackle: 1 (Waugh)
Offside: 1 (Turner)
Discipline: 2 (Palu - deliberate knock-on; Tuqiri - man without ball)

Each side missed a kick at goal.

Free kicks conceded

Blues: 7 (6 tackles, 1 line-out)
Waratahs: 7 (5 tackles, 2 scrums)

Line-outs

Blues: 16 (5 lost)
Waratahs: 13 (1 lost, 2 skew 1 free kick)

Scrums

Blues: 8 (4 resets, 4 collapses, 2 free kicks)
Waratahs: 7 (1 reset, 1 collapse)

Drop-outs

Blues: 2
Waratahs: 1

Stoppages: 77

(ii) Highlanders vs Bulls

Penalties conceded: 12

Highlanders: 5
Bulls: 7

Reasons for the penalties:

Highlanders:
Tackle: 3 (Macintosh, Donnelly 2)
Discipline: 2 (Shoemark - early tackle; Setephano - deliberate knock-on)

Bulls:
Tackle: 2 (Potgieter, Botha)
Offside: 1 (Botha)
Scrums: 1 (Gerber)
Discipline: 3 (Rossouw - air tackle; Burger - armless tackle; Van den Heever - obstruction)

The Highlanders missed a penalty kick at goal.

Free kicks conceded

Highlanders: 15 (8 tackles, 2 scrums, 2 line-outs, 2 + 10)
Bulls: 8 (5 tackles, 1 mark, 3 scrums, 1 maul)

Line-outs

Highlanders: 13 (3 lost, 2 skew, 2 free kicks)
Bulls: 11 (1 lost, 1 skew)

Scrums

Highlanders: 8 (3 resets, 3 collapses, 1 wheel, 2 free kicks)
Bulls: 11 (5 resets, 4 collapses, 2 free kicks, 1 wheel)

Drop-outs

Highlanders: 0
Bulls: 0

Stoppages: 86

(iii) Crusaders vs Stormers

Penalties conceded: 8

Crusaders: 3
Stormers: 5

Reasons for the penalties:

Crusaders:
Tackle: 1 (Thorn)
Scrums: 1 (Poff)
Discipline: 1 (Brett - man without ball)

The Crusaders were not penalised in the first half.

Stormers:
Tackle: 1 (Fondse*)
Offside: 2 (Fondse*, Watson)
Discipline: 2 (Bobo - air tackle; De Villiers - shoulder tackle)

Each side missed a [penalty kick at goal.

Free kicks conceded

Crusaders: 8 (7 tackles, 1 scrum)
Stormers: 13 (6 tackles, 5 scrums, 1 line-out, 1 +10)

Line-outs

Crusaders: 9 (1 lost, 1 skew, 1 free kick)
Stormers: 13 (2 lost, 1 quick)

Scrums

Crusaders: 9 (5 resets, 5 collapses, 3 free kicks)
Stormers: 13 (6 resets, 6 collapses, 3 free kicks)

Drop-outs

Crusaders: 2
Stormers: 1

Stoppages: 86

(iv) Reds vs Chiefs

Penalties conceded: 11

Reds: 6
Chiefs: 5

Reasons for the penalties:

Reds:
Tackle: 1 (Faingaa)
Offside: 3 (Braid*, Ioane*, Hardman*)
Discipline: 2 (Horwill - armless tackle; Ioane - obstruction)

Chiefs:
Tackle: 1 (Messam)
Offside: 1 (May)
Discipline: 3 (Sweeney - man without ball; Kahui - late shoulder charge; Kennedy - stamping)

Free kicks conceded

Reds: 9 (7 tackles, 1 mark, 1 +10)
Chiefs: 11 (8 tackles, 1 maul, 1 scrum, 1 +10)

Line-outs

Reds: 7 (1 reset)
Chiefs: 10 (2 lost, 1 quick)

Scrums

Reds: 7 (1 resets, 2 collapses, 2 free kicks)
Chiefs: 10 (3 resets, 2 collapses)

Drop-outs

Reds: 0
Chiefs: 1

Stoppages: 67

(v) Sharks vs Brumbies

Penalties conceded: 6

Sharks: 5
Brumbies: 1

The Sharks were not penalised in the first half, the Brumbies in the second.

Reasons for the penalties:

Sharks:
Scrums: 2 (Jannie du Plessis, Smit)
Discipline: 4 (Daniel - obstruction; Bismarck du Plessis - dangerous tackle; Steyn - foul play of some indeterminate sort)

Brumbies:
Scrums: 1 (Alexander)

Each side missed a penalty kick at goal.

Free kicks conceded

Sharks: 9 (6 tackles, 1 line-out, 1 scrum, 1 mark)
Brumbies: 9 (7 tackles, 1 scrum, 1 mark)

Line-outs

Sharks: 8 (1 quick, 1 free kick)
Brumbies: 9

Scrums

Sharks: 12 (5 resets, 3 collapses, 3 penalties)
Brumbies: 10 (6 resets, 6 collapses, 1 lost, 2 free kicks)

Drop-outs

Sharks: 2
Brumbies: 5

Stoppages: 80

(vi) Lions vs Hurricanes

Penalties conceded: 7

Lions: 3
Hurricanes: 4

Reasons for the penalties:

Lions:
Tackle: 2 (Pretorius*, Joubert)
Discipline: 1 (Ludik - deliberate knock-on)

Hurricanes:
Offside: 1 (Thrush)
Discipline: 3 (Ellison - man without ball; Thrush* - man without ball;

Free kicks conceded

Lions: 7 (6 tackles, 1 scrum)
Hurricanes: 5 (3 tackles, 2 scrums)

Line-outs

Lions: 12
Hurricanes: 15 (7 lost, 3 quick)

Scrums

Lions: 8 (1 reset, 2 collapses, 2 free kicks)
Hurricanes: 9 (4 resets, 5 collapses, 1 lost, 1 free kick)

Drop-outs

Lions: 1
Hurricanes: 0

Stoppages: 68

Some Match Totals

Stoppages

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

Blues vs Cheetahs: 78
Brumbies vs Waratahs: 87
Crusaders vs Western Force: 64
Highlanders vs Chiefs: 79
Reds vs Sharks: 78
Stormers vs Lions: 55

Hurricanes vs Bulls: 81
Highlanders vs Cheetahs: 90
Chiefs vs Blues: 54
Western Force vs Sharks: 74
Waratahs vs Crusaders: 79
Lions vs Brumbies: 80

Blues vs Waratahs: 77
Highlanders vs Bulls: 86
Crusaders vs Stormers: 86
Reds vs Chiefs: 67
Sharks vs Brumbies: 80
Lions vs Hurricanes: 68

Fewest stoppages: 54
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

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

Hurricanes vs Bulls: 2 + 1 = 3
Highlanders vs Cheetahs: 1 + 1 = 2
Chiefs vs Blues: 9 + 5 = 14
Western Force vs Sharks: 1 + 3 = 4
Waratahs vs Crusaders: 1 + 2 = 3
Lions vs Brumbies: 3 + 2 = 5

Blues vs Waratahs: 3 + 3 = 6
Highlanders vs Bulls: 5 + 2 = 7
Crusaders vs Stormers: 1 + 1 = 2
Reds vs Chiefs: 4 + 6 = 10
Sharks vs Brumbies: 5 + 2 = 7
Lions vs Hurricanes: 4 + 5 = 9

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

Blues vs Cheetahs: 6 + 4 = 10
Brumbies vs Waratahs: 10 + 4 = 14
Crusaders vs Western Force: 7 + 7 = 14
Highlanders vs Chiefs: 6 + 7 = 13
Reds vs Sharks: 7 + 3 = 10
Stormers vs Lions: 7 + 3 = 10

Hurricanes vs Bulls: 11 + 3 = 14
Highlanders vs Cheetahs: 5 + 8 = 13
Chiefs vs Blues: 6 + 2 = 8
Western Force vs Sharks: 1 + 7 = 8
Waratahs vs Crusaders: 3 + 8 = 11
Lions vs Brumbies: 5 + 4 = 9

Blues vs Waratahs: 7 + 4 = 11
Highlanders vs Bulls: 5 + 7 = 12
Crusaders vs Stormers: 3 + 5 = 8
Reds vs Chiefs: 6 + 5 = 11
Sharks vs Brumbies: 5 + 1 = 6
Lions vs Hurricanes: 3 + 4 = 7

Most penalties in a match: 15
Fewest penalties in a match: 6

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

Blues vs Cheetahs: 9 + 5 = 14
Brumbies vs Waratahs: 7 + 6 = 13
Crusaders vs Western Force: 7 + 3 = 10
Highlanders vs Chiefs: 5 + 6 = 11
Reds vs Sharks: 4 + 8 = 12
Stormers vs Lions: 8 + 6 = 14

Hurricanes vs Bulls: 4 + 7 = 11
Highlanders vs Cheetahs: 9 + 10 = 19
Chiefs vs Blues: 9 + 3 = 12
Western Force vs Sharks: 8 + 10 = 18
Waratahs vs Crusaders: 6 + 7 = 13
Lions vs Brumbies: 8 + 5 = 13

Blues vs Waratahs: 7 + 7 = 14
Highlanders vs Bulls: 15 + 8 = 23
Crusaders vs Stormers: 8 + 13 = 21
Reds vs Chiefs: 9 + 11 = 20
Sharks vs Brumbies: 9 + 9 = 18
Lions vs Hurricanes: 7 + 5 = 12

Most free kicks in a match: 29
Fewest free kicks in a match: 11

Team Totals

Tries per team

Blues: 4 + 4 + 1 + 3 + 6 + 5 + 3 = 26
Brumbies: 4 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 15
Bulls: 4 + 7 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 = 16
Cheetahs: 3 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 2 +1 = 9
Chiefs: 2 + 1 + 2 + 4 + 2 + 9 + 6 = 26
Crusaders: 3 + 2 + 4 + 0 + 3 + 2 + 1 = 15
Highlanders: 5 + 2 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 5 + 5 = 19
Hurricanes: 3 + 3 + 3 + 4 + 2 + 5 = 20
Lions: 4 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 3 + 4 = 14
Reds: 2 + 4 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 4 = 17
Sharks: 2 + 3 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 5 = 19
Stormers: 2 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 8 + 1 = 16
Waratahs: 4 + 1 + 4 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 3 = 16
Western Force: 3 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 1 = 12

Penalties per team

Blues: 3 + 4 + 4 + 6 + 6 + 2 + 7 = 32
Brumbies: 3 + 4 + 2 + 10 + 4 + 1 = 24
Bulls: 4 + 2 + 9 + 3 + 3 + 7 = 28
Cheetahs: 4 + 10+ 8 + 7 + 4 + 8 = 41
Chiefs: 7 + 7 + 2 + 7 + 7 + 6 + 5 = 41
Crusaders: 1 + 8 + 6 + 4 + 7 + 8 + 3 = 37
Highlanders: 5 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 6 + 5 + 5 = 33
Hurricanes: 1 + 2 + 5 + 6 + 11 + 4 = 29
Lions: 4 + 8 + 7 + 3 + 5 + 3 = 30
Reds: 8 + 3 + 4 + 3 + 7 + 6 = 31
Sharks: 8 + 3 + 7 + 4 + 3 + 7 + 5 = 37
Stormers: 7 + 5 + 4 + 4 + 7 + 5 = 32
Waratahs: 6 + 3 + 5 + 4 + 4 + 3 + 4 = 29
Western Force: 6 + 5 + 9 + 8 + 7 + 1 = 37

Free kicks conceded per team

Blues: 8 + 11 + 9 + 2 + 9 + 9 = 48
Brumbies: 11 + 6 + 11 + 7 + 5 + 9 = 49
Bulls: 10 + 13 + 8 + 11 + 7 + 8 = 57
Cheetahs: 8 + 14 + 8 + 7 + 5 + 10 = 52
Chiefs: 6 + 6 + 7 + 10 + 6 + 3 + 11 = 49
Crusaders: 12 + 11 + 7 + 11 + 7 + 7 + 8 = 63
Highlanders: 16 + 6 + 10 + 11 + 5 + 9 + 15 = 72
Hurricanes: 4 + 6 + 11 + 6 + 4 + 5 = 36
Lions: 10 + 7 + 12 + 6 + 8 + 7 = 50
Reds: 1 + 8 + 7 + 9 + 4 + 9 = 38
Sharks: 10 + 11 + 8 + 10 + 8 + 10 + 9 = 66
Stormers: 12 + 7 + 6 + 12 + 8 + 13 = 58
Waratahs: 14 + 6 + 10 + 10 + 6 + 6 = 52
Western Force: 11 + 15 + 9 + 5 + 8 = 48

Sanctionary Cards per team

Blues C, Y
Brumbies
Bulls Y, Y, Y, Y, Y, C
Cheetahs 2Y, Y, Y
Chiefs Y, Y
Crusaders Y, Y, Y, Y
Highlanders Y, Y
Hurricanes C, Y, Y, Y ,Y
Lions Y, Y, Y, Y
Reds Y, Y, C
Sharks, Y, Y, Y, Y
Stormers Y
Waratahs Y, 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, 4 for a red card and for a citing with suspension), it would look like this:

Blues 5
Brumbies
Bulls 9
Cheetahs 4
Chiefs 2
Crusaders 4
Highlanders 2
Hurricanes 8
Lions 4
Reds 6
Sharks 4
Stormers 1
Waratahs 2
Western Force