Statistics - Super 15, Week 14

Guess which side has had the fewest sanctions in terms of citings and cards? Which has the most? Which is the most penalties conceded by a team in a Super match this season? Which team was that? It happened this week.

The line-out used to be the source of most penalties - 'the illegitimate child of rugby', Dr Craven called it. This week there were 79 penalties at tackles, just over 13 per match. There were no penalties at line-outs. Tackles have certainly taken over the illegitimate child mantle.

Results, Round 11

The Stormers and the Bulls won away.

Stormers vs Blues, 28-26
Crusaders vs Chiefs, 25-19
Waratahs vs Lions, 29-12
Force vs Brumbies, 13-13
Cheetahs vs Rebels, 41-21
Bulls vs Sharks, 32-23

Sanctions

Cited and suspended

Ryno Benjamin (Cheetahs) - for a headbutt. - suspended for two weeks.

Red card

Ryno Benjamin (Cheetahs) - headbutt

Yellow cards

Riaan Viljoen (Cheetahs) - early tackle
Stirling Mortlock (Rebels) - punch
François Louw (Stormers) - tackle infringement
Deon van Rensburg (Lions) - knee to head

Possession

(i) Blues vs Stormers

Penalties conceded: 19

Blues: 10
Stormers: 9

Reasons for the penalties:

Blues:
Tackle: 8 (Afoa, Boric, Stowers, Kaino*, Williams, Payne*. McAlister, Mathewson)
Offside: 1 (Luke Braid)
Scrums: 1 (McCartney*)

Stormers:
Tackle: 6 (De Jongh*, Van der Linde*, Elstadt 2, Louw*, Aplon)
Offside: 2 (Aplon, Januarie)
Scrum: 1 (Deon Fourie)

Each side missed two penalty kicks at goal.

Free kicks conceded

Blues: 1 (mark)
Stormers: 2 (1 mark, 1 scrum)

Line-outs

Blues: 8 (2 lost, 1 skew)
Stormers: 12 (4 lost)

Scrums

Blues: 6 (1 collapse, 1 free kick)
Stormers: 6 (1 reset, 1 collapse, 1 lost, 1 penalty)

Drop-outs

Blues: 1
Stormers: 3

Stoppages: 58

(ii) Crusaders vs Chiefs

Penalties conceded: 23

Crusaders: 13
Chiefs: 10

Reasons for the penalties:

Crusaders:
Tackle: 7 (George Whitelock** 3, Jack 2, Fruean 2)
Offside: 3 (McCaw, Several*, Fruean*)
Scrum: 1 (Owen Franks)
Discipline: 2 (Guildford - air tackle; Crockett - high tackle)

Chiefs:
Tackle: 4 (Graham*, Clarke, Sivivatu, Retallick)
Offside: 2 (Donald*, Several)
Scrum: 3 (Afeaki*, Taumalolo*, De Malmanche*)
Discipline: 1 (Messam - man without ball)

The Crusaders missed two penalty kicks at goal, the Chiefs one.

Free kicks conceded

Crusaders: 2 (1 mark, 1 line-out)
Chiefs: 1 (scrum)

Line-outs

Crusaders: 8 (1 free kick)
Chiefs: 14 (2 lost)

Scrums

Crusaders: 5 (1 reset, 2 collapses, 1 penalty)
Chiefs: 9 (2 resets, 4 collapses, 1 lost, 1 free kick, 1 penalty)

Drop-outs

Crusaders: 0
Chiefs: 2

Stoppages: 67

(iii) Waratahs vs Lions

Penalties conceded: 20

Waratahs: 10
Lions: 10

Reasons for the penalties:

Waratahs:
Tackle: 7 (Kepu, Beale 2, Mumm*, Turner, Barnes, Halangahu)
Offside: 1 (Polota-Nau)
Scrum: 2 (Robinson 2)

Lions:
Tackle: 7 (Van Heerden 3, Van der Merwe 2, La Grange, Adriaanse)
Offside: 1 (Deon van Rensburg)
Discipline: 2 (James - high tackle; Vermaak - armless tackle)

Neither side missed a penalty kick at goal.

Free kicks conceded

Waratahs: 1 (mark)
Lions: 2 (scrums)

Line-outs

Waratahs: 10
Lions: 18 (1 lost)

Scrums

Waratahs: 8 (2 reset, 2 collapses, 1 free kick)
Lions: 6 (2 collapses, 1 free kick, 1 penalty, 1 lost)

Drop-outs

Waratahs: 1
Lions: 0

Stoppages: 68

(iv) Force vs Brumbies

Penalties conceded: 23

Force: 9
Brumbies: 14

Reasons for the penalties:

Force:
Tackle: 7 (Sharpe, David Smith, Pocock 2, Jenkins 2, Fairbanks*)
Offside: 1 (O'Connor*)
Scrum: 1 (Pocock)

Brumbies:
Tackle: 9 (Chisholm, Salvi 2, Valentine 2, Tyrone Smith, Elsom, Lealiifano*, Kimlin)
Offside: 2 (Chisholm 2)
Scrum: 3 (Owen 2, Alexander & Owen*)

Free kicks conceded

Force: 1 (scrum)
Brumbies: 2 (scrum, +10)

Line-outs

Force: 11 (1 lost)
Brumbies: 11 (2 quick)

Scrums

Force: 16 (3 reset, 6 collapses, 1 free kick, 1 penalty, 1 lost)
Brumbies: 7 (2 collapses, 1 free kick, 1 lost)

Drop-outs

Force: 1
Brumbies: 3

Stoppages: 77

(v) Cheetahs vs Rebels

Penalties conceded: 16

Cheetahs: 6
Rebels: 10

Reasons for the penalties:

Cheetahs:
Tackle: 4 (Pretorius 2, Johnson, Floors)
Offside: 1 (Strauss)
Discipline: 1 (Benjamin - headbutt)

Rebels:
Tackle: 4 (Jones, Vuna*, Blake, Davidson)
Scrum: 1 (Somerville)
Discipline: 5 (Weeks - obstruction; Mortlock - dissent; Tessman - obstruction; Gerrard - +10; Betham - obstruction)

Each side missed a penalty kick at goal.

Free kicks conceded

Cheetahs: 1 (scrum)
Rebels: 2 (1 mark, 1 scrum)

Line-outs

Cheetahs: 5 (1 lost)
Rebels: 14 (1 lost, 3 quick)

Scrums

Cheetahs: 5 (1 penalty)
Rebels: 13 (4 reset, 9 collapses, 2 free kicks)

Drop-outs

Cheetahs: 3
Rebels: 1

Stoppages: 64

(vi) Sharks vs Bulls

Penalties conceded: 30

Sharks: 11
Bulls: 19

Reasons for the penalties:

Sharks:
Tackle: 4 (Botes*, Mtawarira 2, Lwazi)
Offside: 4 (Mtawarira, Botes*, McLeod, Alberts*)
Scrum: 1 (Mtawarira*)
Discipline: 2 (Jacobs - obstruction; Undetermined - man without ball)

Bulls:
Tackle: 12 (Ralepelle, Olivier* 2, Pretorius*, Stegmann 2, Spies, Bakkies Botha, Matfield, Gary Botha, Potgieter, Kuün)
Offside: 2 (Matfield*, Olivier)
Scrum: 2 (Greyling 2)
Discipline: 3 (Basson - air tackle; Kuün - high tackle; Du Preez - air tackle)

Neither side missed a penalty kick at goal.

Free kicks conceded

Sharks: 1 (mark)
Bulls: 0

Line-outs

Sharks: 17 (2 lost, 3 quick)
Bulls: 11 (1 skew)

Scrums

Sharks: 6
Bulls: 12 (1 collapse, 2 penalties)

Drop-outs

Sharks: 1
Bulls: 0

Stoppages: 79

Some Match Totals

Tries scored per match

Blues vs Stormers, 2 + 3 = 5
Crusaders vs Chiefs, 1 + 1 = 2
Waratahs vs Lions, 5 + 2 = 7
Force vs Brumbies, 1 + 1 = 2
Cheetahs vs Rebels, 5 + 3 = 8
Sharks vs Bulls, 2 + 2 = 4

Penalties scored per match

Blues vs Stormers, 4 + 3 =7
Crusaders vs Chiefs, 5 + 4 = 9
Waratahs vs Lions, 0 + 0 = 0
Force vs Brumbies, 2 + 1 = 3
Cheetahs vs Rebels, 2 + 0 = 2
Sharks vs Bulls, 3 + 5 = 8

Tries for Week 14: 28
Tries for Week 13: 33
Tries for Week 12: 30
Tries for Week 11: 38
Tries for Week 10: 32
Tries for Week 9: 49
Tries for Week 8: 19
Tries for Week 7: 30
Tries for Week 6: 42
Tries for Week 5: 26
Tries for Week 4: 25
Tries for Week 3: 36
Tries for Week 2: 21
Tries for Week 1: 29

Penalties for Week 14: 29
Penalties for Week 13: 24
Penalties for Week 12: 35
Penalties for Week 11: 43
Penalties for Week 10: 38
Penalties for Week 9: 31
Penalties for Week 8: 19
Penalties for Week 7: 39
Penalties for Week 6: 38
Penalties for Week 5: 42
Penalties for Week 4: 44
Penalties for Week 3: 45
Penalties for Week 2: 36
Penalties for Week 1: 37

Stoppages per Match

Blues vs Crusaders: 61
Brumbies vs Chiefs: 71
Hurricanes vs Highlanders: 75
Lions vs Bulls: 64
Rebels vs Waratahs: 91
Reds vs Force: 70
Sharks vs Cheetahs: 76

Highlanders vs Chiefs: 56
Rebels vs Brumbies: 61
Waratahs vs Reds: 77
Bulls vs Cheetahs: 53
Stormers vs Lions: 76
Sharks vs Blues: 71

Bulls vs Highlanders: 65
Chiefs vs Rebels: 82
Crusaders vs Waratahs: 70
Stormers vs Cheetahs: 73
Lions vs Blues: 56
Force vs Sharks: 73
Brumbies' vs Reds: 68

Crusaders vs Brumbies: 72
Rebels vs Sharks: 76
Stormers vs Highlanders: 73
Hurricanes vs Chiefs: 47
Force vs Blues: 65
Cheetahs vs Lions: 63

Chiefs vs Sharks, 72
Reds vs Rebels, 81
Highlanders vs Crusaders, 67
Blues vs Hurricanes, 58
Waratahs vs Cheetahs, 72
Lions vs Force, 71
Bulls vs Stormers, 71

Stormers vs Force, 72
Rebels vs Hurricanes, 65
Brumbies vs Waratahs, 50
Reds vs Cheetahs, 73
Crusaders vs Sharks, 47
Chiefs + Blues, 77
Bulls vs Lions, 69

Highlanders vs Brumbies, 70
Waratahs vs Chiefs, 66
Blues vs Cheetahs, 69
Hurricanes vs Bulls, 66
Force vs Rebels, 55
Lions vs Reds, 68
Sharks vs Stormers, 57

Highlanders vs Cheetahs, 89
Crusaders vs Bulls, 71
Brumbies vs Hurricanes, 65
Force vs Waratahs, 65
Stormers vs Reds, 82
Sharks vs Lions, 72

Chiefs vs Crusaders, 60
Rebels vs Highlanders, 73
Blues vs Waratahs, 54
Reds vs Bulls, 56
Lions vs Stormers, 57
Cheetahs vs Hurricanes, 56
Brumbies vs Force, 70

Blues vs Rebels, 57
Crusaders vs Highlanders, 65
Reds vs Waratahs, 69
Force vs Bulls, 62
Sharks vs Hurricanes, 59
Lions vs Chiefs, 62

Highlanders vs Blues, 71
Cheetahs vs Brumbies, 62
Hurricanes vs Reds, 69
Waratahs vs Rebels, 70
Force vs Crusaders, 50
Bulls vs Chiefs, 56
Stormers vs Sharks, 72

Hurricanes vs Blues, 65
Rebels vs Reds, 72
Lions vs Cheetahs, 60
Chiefs vs Highlanders, 70
Waratahs vs Force, 64
Stormers vs Crusaders, 71
Sharks vs Brumbies, 54

Highlanders vs Hurricanes, 78
Reds vs Blues, 58
Chiefs vs Stormers, 66
Brumbies vs Lions, 56
Bulls vs Rebels, 80
Cheetahs vs Crusaders, 59

Blues vs Stormers, 58
Crusaders vs Chiefs, 67
Waratahs vs Lions, 68
Force vs Brumbies, 77
Cheetahs vs Rebels, 64
Sharks vs Bulls, 79

Ball in Play Time

Jan Taljaard has again provided these meticulous statistics.

The average playing time for such matches is just over 33 minutes. The Sharks-Bulls match, which had 30 penalties, is well below average.

Blues v Stormers (Brown):
14 minutes 54 seconds + 16 minutes 51 seconds = 31 minutes 45 seconds

Crusaders v Chiefs (Dickinson):
19 minutes 12 seconds + 12 minutes 54 seconds = 32 minutes 06 seconds

Waratahs v Lions (Jonker):
16 minutes 26 seconds + 20 minutes 25 seconds = 36 minutes 51 seconds

Western Force v Brumbies (Smith):
15 minutes 49 seconds + 18 minutes 58 seconds = 34 minutes 47 seconds

Cheetahs v Rebels (Legoete):
17 minutes 24 seconds + 14 minutes 50 seconds = 32 minutes 14 seconds

Sharks v Bulls (Bryce Lawrence):
15 minutes 19 seconds + 15 minutes 45 seconds = 31 minutes 4 seconds

Sanctionary Cards per team

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

Y = yellow card; R = red card; C = cited and suspended.

If you gave 1 point for a yellow and four points for a red or citing with suspension, the list would look like this, the Force way out in front:

Blues: 2
Brumbies: 5
Bulls: 1
Cheetahs: 11
Chiefs: 4
Crusaders: 2
Force: 14
Highlanders: 5
Hurricanes: 13
Lions: 8
Rebels: 5
Reds: 5
Sharks: 5
Stormers: 7
Waratahs: 2

Tries scored per team

Blues: 3 + 0 + 5 + 1 + 5 + 1 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 2 = 37
Brumbies: 3 + 2 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 5 + 1 + 2 + 1 = 25
Bulls: 2 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 2 + 4 + 7 + 2 = 31
Chiefs: 3 + 1 + 4 + 3 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 5 + 3 + 2 + 3 + 1 = 29
Cheetahs: 0 + 3 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 2 + 5 + 4 + 5 + 3 + 5 = 33
Crusaders: 2 + 2 + 6 + 6 + 5 + 3 + 4 + 2 + 5 + 2 + 2 + 1 = 40
Force: 1 + 0 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 1 = 15
Highlanders: 1 + 2 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 6 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 26
Hurricanes: 0 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 6 + 2 + 4 + 1 + 0 = 20
Lions: 3 + 2 + 4 + 0 + 2 + 2+ 0 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 4 + 2 = 26
Rebels: 0 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 6 + 3 + 2 + 2 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 3 = 26
Reds: 2 + 0 + 1 + 7 + 6 + 3 + 1 + 6 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 4 = 38
Sharks: 2 + 2 + 5 + 4 + 0 + 4 + 0 + 5 + 0 + 4 + 2 = 28
Stormers: 1 + 0 + 0 + 1 + 6 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 = 22
Waratahs: 7 + 4 + 3 + 0 + 2 + 2 + 4 + 3 + 0 + 3 + 2 + 5 = 35

Penalties scored per team

Blues: 3 + 4 + 1 + 5 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 5 + 4 + 1 + 4 = 35
Brumbies: 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 5 + 1 + 4 + 4 + 1 + 3 + 2 + 1 = 29
Bulls: 4 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 3 + 5 + 0 + 3 + 3 + 4 + 0 + 5 = 34
Chiefs: 1 + 2 + 4 + 3 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 3 + 4 = 32
Crusaders: 4 + 4 + 4 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 2 + 2 + 5 = 36
Cheetahs: 3 + 2 + 5 + 5 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 5 + 6 + 4 + 2 = 43
Force: 5 + 4 + 5 + 5 + 3 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 7 + 6 + 5 + 2 = 47
Highlanders: 3 + 2 + 3 +2 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 0 + 2 = 24
Hurricanes: 3 + 5 + 4 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 4+ 4 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 33
Lions: 1 + 2 + 2 + 4 + 4 + 3 + 5 + 1 + 3 + 0 + 1 + 0 = 26
Rebels: 0 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 0 = 27
Reds: 3 + 2 + 7 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 0 + 2 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 32
Sharks: 4 + 4 + 2 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 2 + 3 = 32
Stormers: 4 + 7 + 6 + 6 + 3 + 3 + 2 + 4 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 3 = 45
Waratahs: 0 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 5 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 5 + 3 + 2 + 0 = 25

Penalties conceded per team

It is interesting that the Stormers conceded 15 penalties when they won and only five when they lost. A statistic like that makes infringing attractive!

Blues: 11 + 8 + 12 + 12 + 10 + 7 + 8 + 7 + 8 + 9 + 8 + 4 + 7 + 10 = 121
Brumbies: 12 + 10 + 12 + 10 + 6 + 8 + 6 + 7 +10 + 8 + 9 + 14 = 112
Bulls: 13 + 9 + 5 + 13 + 15 + 13 + 9 + 8 + 12 + 12 + 10 + 19 = 138
Chiefs: 7 + 13 + 13 + 7 + 9 + 15 + 10 + 8 + 12 + 10 + 8 + 11 + 10 = 133
Crusaders: 9 + 12 + 12+ 11 + 9 + 11 + 10 + 10 + 13 + 8 + 13 = 118
Cheetahs: 13 + 9 + 13 + 10 + 7 + 9 + 9 + 7 + 8 + 10 + 5 + 12 + 6 = 118
Force: 9 + 11 + 13 + 11 + 11 + 7 + 8 + 11 + 8 + 7 + 6 + 9 = 111
Highlanders: 13 + 10 + 9 + 10 +12 + 10 + 9 + 9 + 4 + 13 + 10 + 11 = 120
Hurricanes: 13 + 7 + 10 + 9 + 10 + 17 + 7 + 9 + 9 + 8 + 9 = 108
Lions: 9 + 15 + 4 + 13 + 8 + 10 + 7 + 11 + 7 + 4 + 12 + 11 + 10 = 121
Rebels: 13 + 8 + 12 + 14 + 8 + 12 + 9 + 7 + 9 + 7 + 9 + 10 = 118
Reds: 11 + 10 + 7 + 10 + 11 + 13 + 14 + 13 + 9 + 10 + 7 + 11 + 8 = 134
Sharks: 7 + 11 + 11 + 7 + 9 + 6 + 7 +11 + 8 + 12 + 7 + 11 = 107
Stormers: 9 + 11 + 18 + 7 + 14 + 7 + 7 + 7 + 15 + 5 + 9 + 9 = 118
Waratahs: 9 + 10 + 9 + 6 + 15 + 11 + 10 + 1 + 6 + 7 + 9 + 10 = 103

Tries conceded per team

Blues: 2 + 2 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 3 + 2 + 0 + 1 + 4 + 3 = 28
Brumbies: 3 + 1 + 1 + 6 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 1 = 32
Bulls: 3 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 6 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 2 = 30
Cheetahs: 2 + 3 + 0 + 2 + 0 + 6 + 4 + 3 + 6 + 5 + 3 + 2 + 3 = 39
Chiefs: 3 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 1 + 2 + 4 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 1 = 26
Crusaders: 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 3 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 1 = 23
Force: 2 + 5 + 1 + 0 + 6 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 5 + 2 + 1 = 32
Highlanders: 0 + 1 + 3 + 0 + 6 + 3 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 0 + 2+ 0 = 21
Hurricanes: 1 + 3 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 1 + 5 + 5 + 3 + 1 = 31
Lions: 2 + 2 + 5 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 3 + 4 + 3 + 5 + 5 + 2 + 5 = 42
Rebels: 7 + 2 + 4 + 4 + 7 + 2 + 3 + 6 + 6 + 3 + 4 + 7 + 5 = 60
Reds: 1 + 4 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 0 + 4 + 3 + 4 = 27
Sharks: 0 + 0 + 0 + 4 + 0 + 5 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 4 + 1 + 2 = 19
Stormers: 1 + 0 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 0 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 3 + 2 = 11
Waratahs: 0 + 0 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 5 + 1 + 0 + 0 + 2 = 14