Stats: Super 15, Week 10
The Reds have the dubious distinction of being the first side to reach a century - of penalties conceded and yet they are such a form side. Jan Terblanche's ball in play stats may well be of interest as well as the mode of scoring for the Force and the Stormers - few tries and many penalty goals. And there are lots of other things, including a continued improvement in scrumming.
Results, Round 11
The Highlanders and the Chiefs won away from home.
Blues vs Rebels, 40-23
Highlanders vs Crusaders, 26-18
Reds vs Waratahs, 19-15
Force vs Bulls, 26-21
Sharks vs Hurricanes, 40-24
Chiefs vs Lions, 34-30
Sanctions
Cited and suspended
Nobody. It came as a surprise that James O'Connor was not cited for a tip tackle. Stephen Donald is also lucky - not even penalised for sa late, dangerous tackle/body check on Burton Francis.
Ciring contoinues to mystify.
Yellow cards
Ma'a Nonu (Hurricanes) - tackle infringement
James O'Connor (Force) - tip tackle
Possession
(i) Blues vs Rebels
Penalties conceded: 16
Blues: 9
Rebels: 7
Reasons for the penalties:
Blues:
Tackle: 8 (Kaino*, Afoa, Mathewson, Luke Braid, Ranger, Rokocoko, Woodcock*, Boric*)
Offside: 1 (Mathewson)
Rebels:
Tackle: 4 (Delve 2, Saffy*, Somerville)
Offside: 1 (Delve*)
Scrum: 1 (Blake)
Discipline: 1 (Kingi - high tackle)
The Blues side missed two penalty kicks at goal.
Free kicks conceded
Blues: 1 (line-out)
Rebels: 4 (1 mark, 3 scrums)
Line-outs
Blues: 7 (1 lost, 1 quick)
Rebels: 10 (1 lost, 1 free kick)
Scrums
Blues: 4
Rebels: 11 (3 resets, 7 collapses, 3 free kicks, 1 penalty)
Drop-outs
Blues: 0
Rebels: 2
Stoppages: 57
(ii) Crusaders vs Highlanders
Penalties conceded: 14
Crusaders: 10
Highlanders: 4
Reasons for the penalties:
Crusaders:
Tackle: 5 (Crockett*, Adam Whitelock, Fotuali'i, George Whitelock* 2)
Offside: 2 (Jack, George Whitelock)
Scrum: 1 (Ben Franks)
Discipline: 2 (Crockett - obstruction; George Whitelock* - dissent)
Highlanders:
Tackle: 3 (Donnelly, Hardy, Undetermined)
Scrum: 1 (McIntosh*)
The Crusaders missed two penalty kicks at goal, the Highlanders one.
Free kicks conceded
Crusaders: 0
Highlanders: 0
Line-outs
Crusaders: 12 (1 lost, 1 quick, 1 reset)
Highlanders: 11 (1 lost, 1 quick)
Scrums
Crusaders: 9 (4 collapses, 1 penalty)
Highlanders: 9 (4 resets, 7 collapses)
Drop-outs
Crusaders: 2
Highlanders: 3
Stoppages: 65
(iii) Reds vs Waratahs
Penalties conceded: 16
Reds: 10
Waratahs: 6
Reasons for the penalties:
Reds:
Tackle: 5 (Shepherdson, Robinson* 2, Holmes, Anthony Faingaa)
Offside: 2 (Horwill*, Daley*)
Scrum: 3 (Shepherdson* 2, Holmes)
Waratahs:
Tackle: 3 (Carter*, Waugh* 2)
Offside: 2 (Tamani, Cross*)
Discipline: 1 (Cross - high tackle)
The Reds missed one penalty kick at goal.
Free kicks conceded
Reds: 2 (marks)
Waratahs: 0
Line-outs
Reds: 9 (1 lost)
Waratahs: 15 (3 lost)
Scrums
Reds: 8 (2 collapses, 1 wheel)
Waratahs: 11 (6 reset, 7 collapses, 2 penalties)
Drop-outs
Reds: 0
Waratahs: 2
Stoppages: 69
(iv) Force vs Bulls
Penalties conceded: 20
Force: 8
Bulls: 12
Reasons for the penalties:
Force:
Tackle: 4 (Dellit* 2, Sharpe*, Sheehan)
Offside: 1 ('All advancing')
Scrum: 1 (Dunning*)
Discipline: 2 (O'Connor -0 tip tackle; Sheehan - diving on player on the ground)
Bulls:
Tackle: 7 (Stegmann*, Du Preez*, Basson, Dippenaar* 2, Matfield, Olivier)
Offside: 3 (Du Preez* 2, Olivier*)
Scrum: 1 (Kruger)
Discipline: 1 (Greyling* - high tackle)
Free kicks conceded
Force: 0
Bulls: 2 (1 mark, 1 line-out)
Line-outs
Force: 10 (2 lost, 1 free kick)
Bulls: 10 (1 lost, 1 quick)
Scrums
Force: 11 (5 reset, 7 collapses, 1 penalty, 1 lost)
Bulls: 4 (1 collapses)
Drop-outs
Bulls: 0
Force: 0
Stoppages: 62
(v) Sharks vs Hurricanes
Penalties conceded: 17
Sharks: 8
Hurricanes: 9
Reasons for the penalties:
Sharks:
Tackle: 5 (Mvovo, Botes*, Terblanche*, Ludik, Daniel)
Offside: 3 (Pietersen*, Kankowski*, Daniel)
Hurricanes:
Tackle: 4 (Chris Eaton, Schwalger, Levave, Nonu*)
Offside: 1 (Nonu)
Scrum: 1 (Schwalger)
Discipline: 3 (Broadhurst* - stamping; Tialata* - man without ball; Leiua - high tackle)
The Sharks missed three penalty kicks at goal.
Free kicks conceded
Sharks: 2 (scrums)
Hurricanes: 0
Line-outs
Sharks: 11 (1 quick)
Hurricanes: 11 (1 quick)
Scrums
Sharks: 10 (1 free kick)
Hurricanes: 4 (1 reset, 2 collapses, 1 free kick, 1 penalty)
Drop-outs
Sharks: 0
Hurricanes: 2
Stoppages: 59
(vi) Lions vs Chiefs
Penalties conceded: 16
Lions: 4
Chiefs: 12
Reasons for the penalties:
Lions:
Tackle: 2 (Van Rensburg, Vermaak)
Offside: 1 (Marutlulle)
Scrum: 1 (Janse van Rensburg)
Chiefs:
Tackle: 8 (Afeaki 2, Lee, Messam, Toby Smith, Kahui, White, Elliot)
Offside: 1 (Several advancing*)
Scrum: 2 (Toby Smith* 2)
Discipline: 1 (Messam* - air tackle)
The lions missed a penalty kick at goal, the Chiefs two.
Free kicks conceded
Lions: 4 (1 mark, 2 scrums, 1 +10)
Chiefs: 2 (1 line-out, 1 scrum)
Line-outs
Lions: 15 (5 lost, 1 skew, 1 free kick)
Chiefs: 10 (2 lost, 1 skew, 1 quick)
Scrums
Lions: 5 (1 collapse, 1 penalty)
Chiefs: 6 (1 collapse, 3 free kicks)
Not one reset.
Drop-outs
Lions: 2
Chiefs: 2
Stoppages: 62
Ball in Play
The time the ball was in play in the Reds-Waratahs match is inordinately low while Blues-Rebels is also well below average. The second halves of both those matches are poor.
Blues vs Rebels (White):
15 minutes 5 seconds + 16 minutes 42 seconds = 31 minutes 47 seconds
Crusaders vs Highlanders (Brice Lawrence):
15 minutes 51 seconds + 18 minutes 11 seconds = 34 minutes 2 seconds
Reds vs Waratahs (Walsh/Smith):
15 minutes 25 seconds + 15 minutes 30 seconds = 30 minutes 55 seconds
Force vs Bulls (Mark Lawrence):
16 minutes 7 seconds + 18 minutes 46 seconds = 34 minutes 53 seconds
Sharks vs Hurricanes (Dickinson):
15 minutes 54 seconds + 19 minutes 38 seconds = 35 minutes 32 seconds
Lions vs Chiefs (Jonker):
19 minutes 57 seconds + 19 minutes 34 seconds = 39 minutes 31 seconds
Some Match Totals
Tries scored per match
Blues vs Rebels, 6 + 2 = 8
Crusaders vs Highlanders, 2 + 3 = 5
Reds vs Waratahs, 1 + 0 = 1
Force vs Bulls, 1 + 2 = 3
Sharks vs Hurricanes, 5 + 2 = 7
Lions vs Chiefs, 3 + 5 = 8
Penalties scored per match
Blues vs Rebels, 2 + 3 = 5
Crusaders vs Highlanders, 1 + 3 = 4
Reds vs Waratahs, 3 + 5 = 8
Force vs Bulls, 7 + 3 = 10
Sharks vs Hurricanes, 3 + 4 = 7
Lions vs Chiefs, 3 + 1 = 4
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 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
Sanctionary Cards per team
Blues: Y, Y
Brumbies: C
Bulls: Y
Cheetahs: Y, Y
Chiefs: Y, Y, Y
Crusaders: Y
Force: Y, R, Y, C, Y, Y, Y, Y
Highlanders: Y, Y, Y
Hurricanes: Y, Y, C, Y, Y
Lions: Y, C, Y
Rebels: Y, Y, Y, Y
Reds: Y, Y, Y, Y
Sharks:
Stormers: 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: 4
Bulls: 1
Cheetahs: 2
Chiefs: 3
Crusaders: 1
Force: 14
Highlanders: 3
Hurricanes: 8
Lions: 6
Rebels: 4
Reds: 4
Sharks: 0
Stormers: 5
Waratahs: 2
Tries per team
Blues: 3 + 0 + 5 + 1 + 5 + 1 + 4 + 5 + 6 = 30
Brumbies: 3 + 2 + 4+ 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 = 16
Bulls: 2 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 2 = 18
Chiefs: 3 + 1 + 4 + 3 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 5 = 20
Crusaders: 2 + 2 + 6 + 6 + 5 + 3 + 4 + 2 = 30
Cheetahs: 0 + 3 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 2 + 5 = 16
Force: 1 + 0 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 0 + 3 + 1 = 12
Highlanders: 1 + 2 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 6 + 3 = 23
Hurricanes: 0 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 6 + 2 = 15
Lions: 3 + 2 + 4 + 0 + 2 + 2+ 0 + 1 + 3 = 17
Rebels: 0 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 6 + 3 + 2 + 2 = 19
Reds: 2 + 0 + 1 + 7 + 6 + 3 + 1 + 6 + 1 = 27
Sharks: 2 + 2 + 5 + 4 + 0 + 4 + 0 + 5 = 22
Stormers: 1 + 0 + 0 + 1 + 6 + 1 + 0 + 3 = 12
Waratahs: 7 + 4 + 3 + 0 + 2 + 2 + 4 + 3 + 0 = 25
Penalties scored per team
Blues: 3 + 4 + 1 + 5 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 0 + 2 = 21
Brumbies: 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 5 + 1 + 4 + 4 = 22
Bulls: 4 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 3 + 5 + 0 + 3 + 3 = 25
Chiefs: 1 + 2 + 4 + 3 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 = 21
Crusaders: 4 + 4 + 4 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 2 + 1 = 24
Cheetahs: 3 + 2 + 5 + 5 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 2 = 26
Force: 5 + 4 + 5 + 5 + 3 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 7 = 34
Highlanders: 3 + 2 + 3 +2 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 = 21
Hurricanes: 3 + 5 + 4 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 4+ 4 = 27
Lions: 1 + 2 + 2 + 4 + 4 + 3 + 5 + 1 + 3 = 25
Rebels: 0 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 3 = 22
Reds: 3 + 2 + 7 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 0 + 2 = 23
Sharks: 4 + 4 + 2 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 3 = 23
Stormers: 4 + 7 + 6 + 6 + 3 + 3 + 2 + 4 = 35
Waratahs: 0 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 5 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 5 = 20
Penalties conceded per team
Blues: 11 + 8 + 12 + 12 + 10 + 7 + 8 + 7 + 8 + 9 = 92
Brumbies: 12 + 10 + 12 + 10 + 6 + 8 + 6 + 7 = 71
Bulls: 13 + 9 + 5 + 13 + 15 + 13 + 9 + 8 + 12 = 97
Chiefs: 7 + 13 + 13 + 7 + 9 + 15 + 10 + 8 + 12 = 94
Crusaders: 9 + 12 + 12+ 11 + 9 + 11 + 10 = 74
Cheetahs: 13 + 9 + 13 + 10 + 7 + 9 + 9 + 7 + 8 = 85
Force: 9 + 11 + 13 + 11 + 11 + 7 + 8 + 11 + 8 = 89
Highlanders: 13 + 10 + 9 + 10 +12 + 10 + 9 + 9 + 4 = 86
Hurricanes: 13 + 7 + 10 + 9 + 10 + 17 + 7 + 9 = 82
Lions: 9 + 15 + 4 + 13 + 8 + 10 + 7 + 11 + 7 + 4 = 88
Rebels: 13 + 8 + 12 + 14 + 8 + 12 + 9 + 7 = 83
Reds: 11 + 10 + 7 + 10 + 11 + 13 + 14 + 13 + 9 + 10 = 108
Sharks: 7 + 11 + 11 + 7 + 9 + 6 + 7 +11 + 8 = 77
Stormers: 9 + 11 + 18 + 7 + 14 + 7 + 7 + 7 = 80
Waratahs: 9 + 10 + 9 + 6 + 15 + 11 + 10 + 1 + 6 = 77