Stats: Super 14, Round 1

The 2010 Super 14 has kicked off with, as seems usual, more concentration on the application of existing laws. The Big Four are under the spotlight - tackle, scrum, obstruction and offside ahead of kicks.

It is having the effect of increasing ball in play time, reducing kicking and reducing the number of reset scrums.

As the Super 14 goes on we shall produce running totals.

As a matter of interest, look at what the Springbok front row, playing for the Sharks, conceded.

Results, Round 1

Crusaders were the only team to win at home.

Bulls vs Cheetahs, 51-34
Brumbies vs Western Force, 24-15
Chiefs vs Sharks, 19-18
Crusaders Highlanders, 32-17
Hurricanes vs Blues, 34-20
Stormers vs Lions, 26-13
Waratahs vs Reds, 30-28

Sanctions

Several players got off on the wrong foot with yellow cards and was cited, found guilty and suspended.

Cited and suspended

Dean Mumm (Waratahs) - charging dangerously in the back of an opponent.

Yellow cards

Isaia Toeava (Blues) - tackle infringement (repeated)
Dean Mumm (Waratahs) - dangerous charge
John Smit (Sharks) - tackle infringement (repeated)
Bismarck du Plessis (Sharks) - dangerous, late tackle

Possession

(i) Blues vs Hurricanes

Penalties conceded: 25

Blues: 13
Hurricanes: 12

Reasons for the penalties:

Blues:
Tackle: 8 (Woodcock* 2, Wulf, Lilo* 2, Toeava** 2, Ranger*)
Offside: 2 (Toeava**, Woodcock*)
Scrums: 1 (Woodcock)
Discipline: 2 (Mathewson - obstruction; Saili - air tackle)

Hurricanes:
Tackle: 8 (Tialata*, Vito* 2, Crosswell, Eaton, Nonu, Hore, Jacob Ellison)
Offside: 3 (Eaton*, Weepu, Paterson)
Discipline: 1 (Weepu - dissent)

Each side missed a penalty kick at goal.

Free kicks conceded

Blues: 1( mark)
Hurricanes: 2 (scrums)

Line-outs

Blues: 11 (1 lost, 1 skew, 1 quick)
Hurricanes: 7 (1 lost, 1 skew, 3 quick)

Scrums

Blues: 10 (3 resets, 1 free kick)
Hurricanes: 8 ( 2 collapses, 1 penalty, 1 free kick)

Drop-outs

Blues: 2
Hurricanes: 0

Stoppages: 69

(ii) Western Force vs Brumbies

Penalties conceded: 19

Western Force: 9
Brumbies: 10

Reasons for the penalties:

Western Force:
Tackle: 6 (Dunning, Hodgson, Brown, Sharpe*, Pocock, Harris)
Scrums: 2 (Dunning 2)
Discipline: 1 (Fairbrother - deliberate knock-on)

Brumbies:
Tackle: 7 (Ashley-Cooper, Chisholm, Alexander 2, Mortlock*, George Smith*, Fainifo)
Offside: 2 (George Smith*, Tyrone Smith)
Scrum: 1 (Shepherdson)

Each side missed two penalty kicks at goal.

Free kicks conceded

Western Force: 0
Brumbies: 3 (scrums)

Line-outs

Western Force: 12 (2 lost, 1 skew, 1 quick)
Brumbies: 16 (1 lost)

Scrums

Western Force: 6 (3 reset, 4 collapses, 1 penalty, 1 free kick)
Brumbies: 5 (3 resets, 4 collapses, 2 penalties, 1 Free kick, 1 lost)

Drop-outs

Western Force: 4
Brumbies: 2

Stoppages: 73

(iii) Cheetahs vs Bulls

Penalties conceded: 15

Cheetahs: 6
Bulls: 10

Reasons for the penalties:

Cheetahs:
Tackle: 3 (Johnson*, Brüssow 2)
Offside: 2 (Strauss*, Brüssow)
Scrums: 1 (Nel)
Discipline:

Bulls:
Tackle: 5 (Steenkamp*, Stegmann, Botha*, Olivier, Kuün)
Offside: 3 (Stegmann*, Wannenburg*, Van den Heever*)
Discipline: 1 (Kuün - early tackle)

The Bulls missed a penalty kick at goal.

Free kicks conceded

Cheetahs: 1 (mark)
Bulls: 3 (1 mark, 2 scrums)

Line-outs

Cheetahs: 11 (1 quick)
Bulls: 6 (1 lost, 1 quick)

Scrums

Cheetahs: 6 (1 reset, 1 collapse, 1 free kick, 1 penalty)
Bulls: 12 (3 resets, 1 collapse, 1 free kick, 1 penalty)

Drop-outs

Cheetahs: O
Bulls: 1

Stoppages: 60

(iv) Crusaders vs Highlanders

Penalties conceded: 13

Crusaders: 6
Highlanders: 7

Reasons for the penalties:

Crusaders:
Tackle: 5 (George Whitelock 2, Bateman, Sam Whitelock*, Fotuali'i)
Offside: 1 (Hardy*)

Highlanders:
Tackle: 3 (Bekhuis, Thomson, Hobbs)
Scrums: 2 (McIntosh* 2)
Discipline: 1 (McIntosh - collapsing maul)

Free kicks conceded

Crusaders: 1 (scrum)
Highlanders: 1 (line-out)

Line-outs

Crusaders: 11 (1 free kick)
Highlanders: 8

Scrums

Crusaders: 10 (2 resets, 3 collapses)
Highlanders: 13 (1 resets, 3 collapses, 1 free kick, 2 penalties, 1 lost)

Drop-outs

Crusaders: 2
Highlanders: 3

Stoppages: 65

(v) Reds vs Waratahs

Penalties conceded: 23

Reds: 14
Waratahs: 9

Reasons for the penalties:

Reds:
Tackle: 8 (Hynes*, Higginbotham 3, Davies*, Horwill*, Shaw* 2)
Scrums: 3 (Daly)
Discipline: 3 (Humphries - air tackle; Humphries - man without ball; Hynes - not back 10)

Waratahs:
Tackle: 3 (Palu, Barnes*, Mumm*)
Offside: 3 (Robinson, Mitchell, Mumm)
Discipline: 3 (Anesi - punch; Caldwell - shoulder charge; Mumm - shoulder charge)

Each side missed a penalty kick at goal.

Free kicks conceded

Reds: 1 (scrum)
Waratahs: 0

Line-outs

Reds: 11 (2 lost, 1 quick)
Waratahs: 12 (2 quick)

Scrums

Reds: 8 (3 resets, 2 collapses, 1 free kick, 2 lost)
Waratahs: 10 (1 reset, 5 collapses, 1 lost, 3 penalties)

Drop-outs

Reds: 4
Waratahs: 1

Stoppages: 74

(vi) Lions vs Stormers

Penalties conceded: 20

Lions: 9
Stormers: 12

Reasons for the penalties:

Lions:
Tackle: 4 (Mokuena*, Grobbelaar* 2, Geldenhuys*)
Offside: 3 (Joubert, Stoltz, Minnie)
Scrums: 1 (Geldenhuys*)
Discipline: 1 (Francis - high tackle)

Stormers:
Tackle: 8 (Grant*, Aplon, Bekker, François Louw 2, Fourie, Habana 2)
Offside: 1 (Burger)
Scrums: 2 (Blaauw, Harris)
Discipline: 1 (Burger - high tackle)

The Stormers missed two [penalty kicks at goal.

Free kicks conceded

Lions: 2 (1 line-out, 1 scrum)
Stormers: 3 (2 marks, 1 scrum)

Line-outs

Lions: 14 (1 lost, 1 skew, 1 quick)
Stormers: 9 (1 lost, 1 free kick)

Scrums

Lions: 12 (1 reset, 2 collapses, 2 penalties)
Stormers: 11 ( 1 reset, 1 collapse, 2 free kicks, 1 penalty)

Drop-outs

Lions: 4
Stormers: 0

Stoppages: 77

(vii) Sharks vs Chiefs

Penalties conceded: 23

Sharks: 14
Chiefs: 9

Reasons for the penalties:

Sharks:
Tackle: 10 (Mtawarira, Murray, Muller, Dumond*, Smit*, Bismarck du Plessis* 2, Daniel, Jannie du Plessis, Pietersen)
Offside: 2 (Kockott, Strauss*)
Discipline: 2 (Bismarck du Plessis - late tackle; Alberts - man without ball

Chiefs:
Tackle: 4 (Delany*, White, Donald*, Messam*)
Offside: 2 (Messam*, Latimer)
Scrums: 1 (Taumalolo)
Discipline: 2 (De Malmanche - collapsing maul; Latimer* - obstruction)

The Chiefs missed a penalty kick at goal.

Free kicks conceded

Sharks: 3 (marks)
Chiefs: 7 (4 scrums, 2 marks, 1 line-out)

Four Springboks played in the Sharks' front row. The conceded six penalties, four free kicks and two yellow cards.

Line-outs

Sharks: 12 (2 lost)
Chiefs: 13 (2 lost, 1 quick, 1 free kick)

Scrums

Sharks: 9 (1 reset, 2 free kicks)
Chiefs: 11 (1 reset, 3 collapses, 1 free kick)

Tries:

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