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