Statistics - Super 15, Week 6

There are here some statistics from Round 6 of Super 15. You can see the great match with the small number of stoppages, the number of tries scored, the number of penalties conceded, who has scored fewest tries, who has goaled most penalties, and so on.

Results, Round 11

The match at Twickenham between the Crusaders and the Sharks may just be the best Super Rugby match ever played.

The Rebels' comeback from 17-0 down after 17 minutes was almost miraculous.

Stormers vs Force, 51-16
Rebels vs Hurricanes, 42-25
Waratahs vs Brumbies, 29-22
Reds vs Cheetahs, 41-8
Crusaders vs Sharks, 44-28
Blues vs Chiefs, 16-13
Bulls vs Lions, 30-23

Sanctions

Cited and suspended

Nobody, but how Sonny Bill Williams got off scot free is hard to understand.

Yellow cards

Wilhelm Steenkamp (Cheetahs) - high tackle
Tom Carter (Waratahs) - throwing ball away at a penalty
François Louw (Stormers) - tackle infringement

Possession

(i) Rebels vs Hurricanes

Penalties conceded: 21

Rebels: 12
Hurricanes: 9

Reasons for the penalties:

Rebels:
Tackle: 8 (Robinson 2, Blake, Lipman, Kingi, Saffy, Taumoepeau, Mitchell)
Offside: 3 (Delve, Cipriani, Holmes)
Scrums: 1 (Weeks)

Hurricanes:
Tackle: 7 (Tialata, Nonu, Hore, Lam, Coles, Smith)
Discipline: 2 (Jason Eaton - armless, late tackle; Nonu - man without the ball)

The Rebels side missed two penalty kicks at goal.

Free kicks conceded

Rebels: 1 (scrum)
Hurricanes: 2 (scrums)

Line-outs

Rebels: 13 (1 lost)
Hurricanes: 12 (1 lost, 1 skew, 1 quick)

Scrums

Rebels: 8 (4 reset, 4 collapses, 2 free kicks, 1 penalty)
Hurricanes: 2 (1 free kick)

Drop-outs

Rebels: 0
Hurricanes: 2

Stoppages: 65

(ii) Reds vs Cheetahs

Penalties conceded: 20

Reds: 11
Cheetahs: 9

Reasons for the penalties:

Reds:
Tackle:
5 (Higginbotham*, Lucas, Robinson, Holmes, Anthony Faingaa)
Offside: 2 (Simmons, Saia Faingaa)
Scrum: 3 (Daley 2, Holmes)
Discipline: 1 (Holmes - +10)

Cheetahs:
Tackle: 3 (Van der Walt, Oosthuizen, Johnson)
Offside: 3 (Floors, Robert Ebersohn, Undetermined)
Discipline: 3 (Nel - high tackle; Steenkamp - high tackle; Nel - obstruction)

Each side missed a penalty kicks at goal.

Free kicks conceded

Reds: 1 (line-out)
Cheetahs: 0

Line-outs

Reds: 15 (1 reset, 2 quick)
Cheetahs: 15 (4 lost, 1 free kick)

Scrums

Reds: 7 (2 reset, 3 collapses, 1 wheel, 2 penalties)
Cheetahs: 7 (2 resets, 2 collapses, 1 penalty)

Drop-outs

Reds: 2
Cheetahs: 2

Stoppages: 73

(iii) Chiefs vs Blues

Penalties conceded: 22

Chiefs: 15
Blues: 7

Reasons for the penalties:

Chiefs:
Tackle: 9 (Umaga 2, Latimer* 3, Sivivatu, Nanai-Williams*, Clarke, Messam)
Offside: 2 (Clarke, Moa*)
Scrum: 3 (Taumalolo 3)
Discipline: 1 (Waldrom - high tackle)

Blues:
Tackle: 5 (Woodcock, Mealamu, Luke Braid*, Saili, Kaino)
Offside: 1 (Several within 10m)
Scrum: 1 (Woodcock)

The Blues missed four penalty kicks at goal.

Free kicks conceded

Chiefs: 1 (line-out)
Blues: 1 (mark)

Line-outs

Chiefs: 13 (1 lost, 3 skew)
Blues: 11 (3 lost, 1 free kick)

Scrums

Chiefs: 5 (2 resets, 1 collapse)
Blues: 14 (7 reset, 8 collapses, 1 wheel, 4 penalties)

Drop-outs

Chiefs: 1
Blues: 0

Stoppages: 77

(iv) Brumbies vs Waratahs

Penalties conceded: 21

Brumbies: 6
Waratahs: 15

Reasons for the penalties:

Brumbies:
Tackle: 4 (Ashley-Cooper*, Edmunds, Salvi* 2)
Scrum: 2 (Alexander** 2)

Waratahs:
Tackle: 5 (Waugh* 2, Turner, Baxter, Mowen)
Offside: 4 (Douglas** 2, Mumm, Timani)
Scrum: 3 (Kepu 2, Baxter)
Discipline: 3 (Baxter - + 10; Kepu - throwing ball; Carter - throwing ball away)

Free kicks conceded

Brumbies: 1 (scrum)
Waratahs: 2 (scrums)

Line-outs

Brumbies: 7
Waratahs: 7 (1 lost, 2 quick)

Scrums

Brumbies: 10 (1 wheel, 1 free kick, 1 penalty)
Waratahs: 8 (1 reset, 2 collapses, 1 free kick, 2 penalties)

Drop-outs

Brumbies: 2
Waratahs: 1

Stoppages: 60

(v) Stormers vs Force

Penalties conceded: 25

Stormers: 14
Force: 11

Reasons for the penalties:

Stormers:
Tackle: 5 (Deon Fourie*, Vermeulen, François Louw 2, Jean de Villiers)
Offside: 3 (Vermeulen, Habana, François Louw)
Scrum: 3 (Blaauw* 2, Harris)
Discipline: 3 (Poolman* - high tackle; Van der Linde - line-out air; Grant - high tackle)

Force:
Tackle: 3 (Whittaker, Sefanaia, McCalman)
Offside: 3 (O'Connor, Sheehan*, Sharpe)
Scrum: 2 (Cowan 2)
Discipline: 3 (Cummins - high tackle; Whittaker - collapsing maul; Whittaker - punching)

Neither side missed a penalty kick at goal.

Free kicks conceded

Stormers: 0
Force: 2 (scrums)

Line-outs

Stormers: 8 (2 skew)
Force: 14 (2 lost, 2 skew)

Scrums

Stormers: 7 (1 reset, 2 free kicks, 2 penalties)
Force: 10 (4 reset, 5 collapses, 3 penalties)

Drop-outs

Stormers: 0
Force: 1

Stoppages: 72

(vi) Bulls vs Lions

Penalties conceded: 25

Bulls: 15
Lions: 10

Reasons for the penalties:

Bulls:
Tackle: 10 (Ralepelle, Olivier, Pretorius, Stegmann* 2, Spies 2, Van der Westhuizen, Gary Botha, Kuün)
Offside: 2 (Greyling*, Olivier)
Scrum: 1 (Greyling)
Discipline: 2 (Greyling - high tackle; Matfield - +10)

Lions:
Tackle: 7 (Minnie, Van Rensburg* 2, La Grange*, Whiteley, Mapoe, Kockott)
Scrum: 2 (Cilliers, Janse van Rensburg*)
Discipline: 1 (Bulbring - collapsing maul)

The Lions missed a penalty kick at goal.

Free kicks conceded

Bulls: 1 (line-out)
Lions: 1 (scrum)

Line-outs

Bulls: 10 (1 lost, 1 quick)
Lions: 12 (4 lost, 1 free kick)

Scrums

Bulls: 9 (1 reset, 4 collapses, 1 penalty, 1 free kick)
Lions: 8 (1 lost, 3 collapses, 2 penalties)

Drop-outs

Bulls: 1
Lions: 1

Stoppages: 69

(vii) Crusaders vs Sharks

Penalties conceded: 15

Crusaders: 9
Sharks: 6

Reasons for the penalties:

Crusaders:
Tackle: 7 (Sam Whitelock, Read*, Dagg*, Poff, Thorn, George Whitelock, Ben Franks)
Scrum: 1 (Ben Franks)
Discipline: 1 (Williams - shoulder charge)

Sharks:
Tackle: 5 (McLeod*, Kankowski* 2, Sykes*, Pietersen)
Discipline: 1 (Sykes - high tackle)

The Sharks missed a penalty kick at goal.

Free kicks conceded

Crusaders: 1 (mark)
Sharks: 0

Line-outs

Crusaders: 4 (2 lost, 1 quick)
Sharks: 6 (1 lost, 1 skew)

This is an unusually small numbeR of line-outs.

Scrums

Crusaders: 9 (1 reset, 1 collapse)
Sharks: 7 (1 reset, 2 collapses, 1 penalty)

Drop-outs

Crusaders: 1
Sharks: 1

Stoppages: 47

This is an extraordinarily low number of stoppages.

Ball in Play Time

In brackets is the name of the referee. Vinny Munro replaced Chris Pollock at half-time.

Rebels vs Hurricanes (Peyper):
15 minutes 0 seconds + 19 minutes 15 seconds = 34 minutes 15 seconds

Reds vs Cheetahs (Brown):
11 minutes 29 seconds + 16 minutes 39 seconds = 28 minutes 8 seconds

Chiefs vs Blues (Smith):
16 minutes 33 seconds + 15 minutes 10 seconds = 31 minutes 43 seconds

Brumbies vs Waratahs (Jonker):
18 minutes 51 seconds + 20 minutes 13 seconds = 39 minutes 4 seconds

Stormers vs Western Force (Legoete):
10 minutes 51 seconds + 18 minutes 59 seconds = 29 minutes 50 seconds

Bulls vs Lions ( Pollock/Munro):
16 minutes 13 seconds + 20 minutes 48 seconds = 37 minutes 1 second

Crusaders vs Sharks (Walsh):
15 minutes 21 seconds + 21 minutes 19 seconds = 36 minutes 40 seconds

Some Match Totals

Tries scored per match

Stormers vs Force, 6 + 1 = 7
Rebels vs Hurricanes, 6 + 2 = 8
Brumbies vs Waratahs, 1 + 2 = 3
Reds vs Cheetahs, 6 + 1 = 7
Crusaders vs Sharks, 5 + 4 = 9
Chiefs + Blues, 2 + 1 = 3
Bulls vs Lions, 3 + 2 = 5

Penalties scored per match

Stormers vs Force, 3 + 3 = 6
Rebels vs Hurricanes, 4 + 1 = 5
Brumbies vs Waratahs, 5 + 5 = 10
Reds vs Cheetahs, 1 + 1 = 2
Crusaders vs Sharks, 3 + 2 = 5
Chiefs + Blues, 1 + 3 = 4
Bulls vs Lions, 3 + 3 = 6

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 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

Sanctionary Cards per team

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

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

Tries per team

Blues: 3 + 0 + 5 + 1 + 5 + 1 = 15
Brumbies: 3 + 2 + 4+ 1 + 1 = 11
Bulls: 2 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 3 = 12
Chiefs: 3 + 1 + 4 + 3 + 0 + 2 = 13
Crusaders: 2 + 2 + 6 + 6 + 5 = 21
Cheetahs: 0 + 3 + 0 + 2 + 1 = 6
Force: 1 + 0 + 1 + 2 + 1 = 5
Highlanders: 1 + 2 + 4 + 0 + 1 = 8
Hurricanes: 0 + 2 + 1 + 2 = 5
Lions: 3 + 2 + 4 + 0 + 2 = 11
Rebels: 0 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 6 = 12
Reds: 2 + 0 + 1 + 7 + 6 = 16
Sharks: 2 + 2 + 5 + 4 + 0 + 4 = 17
Stormers: 1 + 0 + 0 + 1 + 6 = 8
Waratahs: 7 + 4 + 3 + 0 + 2 = 16

Penalties scored per team

Blues: 3 + 4 + 1 + 5 + 2 + 3 = 18
Brumbies': 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 5 = 13
Bulls: 4 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 3 = 14
Chiefs: 1 + 2 + 4 + 3 + 5 + 1 = 16
Crusaders: 4 + 4 + 4 + 2 + 3 = 17
Cheetahs: 3 + 2 + 5 + 5 + 3 + 1 = 19
Force: 5 + 4 + 5 + 5 + 3 = 22
Highlanders: 3 + 2 + 3 +2 + 2 = 12
Hurricanes: 3 + 5 + 4 + 1 = 13
Lions: 1 + 2 + 2 + 4 + 4 + 3 = 16
Rebels: 0 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 4 = 14
Reds: 3 + 2 + 7 + 2 + 1 = 15
Sharks: 4 + 4 + 2 + 2 + 3 + 2 = 17
Stormers: 4 + 7 + 6 + 6 + 3 = 26
Waratahs: 0 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 5 = 9

Penalties conceded per team

Blues: 11 + 8 + 12 + 12 + 10 + 7 = 60
Brumbies': 12 + 10 + 12 + 10 + 6 = 50
Bulls: 13 + 9 + 5 + 13 + 15 = 55
Chiefs: 7 + 13 + 13 + 7 + 9 + 15 = 64
Crusaders: 9 + 12 + 12+ 11 + 9 = 53
Cheetahs: 13 + 9 + 13 + 10 + 7 + 9 = 61
Force: 9 + 11 + 13 + 11 + 11 = 55
Highlanders: 13 + 10 + 9 + 10 +12 = 54
Hurricanes: 13 + 7 + 10 + 9 = 39
Lions: 9 + 15 + 4 + 13 + 8 + 10 = 59
Rebels: 13 + 8 + 12 + 14 + 8 + 12 = 67
Reds: 11 + 10 + 7 + 10 + 11 = 49
Sharks: 7 + 11 + 11 + 7 + 9 + 6 = 51
Stormers: 9 + 11 + 18 + 7 + 14 = 59
Waratahs: 9 + 10 + 9 + 6 + 15 = 49