Stats: Super 15, Week 2
There were thrilling finishes in Melbourne and Bloemfontein and at Newlands. Statistics tell us lots of mosts and leasts but do not capture those thrilling finishes
Results, Round 11
Highlanders vs Chiefs, 23-13
Rebels vs Brumbies, 25-24
Waratahs vs Reds, 30-6
Bulls vs Cheetahs, 25-23
Stormers vs Lions, 19-16
Sharks vs Blues, 26-12
Hurricanes vs Crusaders, cancelled and declared a draw.
Sanctions
Cited and suspended: Nobody
Yellow cards
Deon Fourie (Stormers) - tackle infringement
Tawera Kerr-Barlow (Chiefs) - tackle infringement
Wilhelm Steenkamp (Cheetahs) - tackle infringement
Possession
(i) Highlanders vs Chiefs
Penalties conceded: 23
Highlanders: 10
Chiefs: 13
Reasons for the penalties:
Highlanders:
Tackle: 7 (Rutledge 3, Ben Smith, Thomson, Tuineau, Undetermined)
Offside: 2 (Bekhuis & Hoeata*, Cowan)
Discipline: 1 (Thomson - obstruction )
Chiefs:
Tackle: 9 (Triggs, Latimer* 3, Sivivatu*, Waldrom, Delaney, Kerr-Barlow*, May)
Offside: 3 (Sivivatu, Delaney, Undetermined at line-out)
Discipline: 1 (Triggs - +10)
The Highlanders side missed two penalty kicks at goal, the Chiefs two.
Free kicks conceded
Highlanders: 0
Chiefs: 3 (scrums)
Line-outs
Highlanders: 13 (1 lost, 3 quick)
Chiefs: 8 (2 lost)
Scrums
Highlanders: 10 (2 free kicks)
Chiefs: 5 (1 free kick)
Not one scrum collapsed, not one scrum was reset and not one scrum was penalised. It is almost freakish!
Drop-outs
Highlanders: 1
Chiefs: 1
Stoppages: 56
(ii) Rebels vs Brumbies
Penalties conceded: 18
Rebels: 8
Brumbies: 10
Reasons for the penalties:
Rebels:
Tackle: 5 (Somerville*, Byrnes, Saffy*, Mortlock*, Byrnes)
Offside: 1 (Byrnes)
Scrum: 2 (Somerville, Henderson)
Brumbies:
Tackle: 7 (Palmer 2, Salvi*** 3, Vaea*, Speight)
Offside: 1 (Hand*)
Scrum: 1 (Palmer*)
Discipline: 1 (Ma'afu* - striking)
The Rebels missed a penalty kicks at goal.
Free kicks conceded
Rebels: 2 (scrums)
Brumbies: 1 (scrum)
Line-outs
Rebels: 14 (1 lost, 1 quick, 1 free kick)
Brumbies: 8 (1 quick)
Scrums
Rebels: 9 (2 reset, 5 collapses, 1 lost, 1 free kick, 1 penalty)
Brumbies: 4 (1 reset, 2 collapses, 1 free kick, 1 penalty)
Drop-outs
Rebels: 0
Brumbies: 2
Stoppages: 61
(iii) Waratahs vs Reds
Penalties conceded: 20
Waratahs: 10
Reds: 10
Reasons for the penalties:
Waratahs:
Tackle: 8 (Kepu, Dennis, Reds, Baxter, Chambers, Mowen, Turner, Timani)
Offside: 1 (Kepu)
Discipline: 1 (Mumm - air tackle)
Reds:
Tackle: 5 (Humphries*, Davies, Ioane, Faingaa, Higginbotham)
Offside: 2 (Simmonds* 2)
Scrum: 1 (Daley)
Discipline: 1 (Ioane - man without ball)
Undetermined: 1 - at a line-out.
The Waratahs missed two penalty kicks at goal.
Free kicks conceded
Waratahs: 0
Reds: 2 (scrums)
Line-outs
Waratahs: 15 (1 quick)
Reds: 18 (1 lost)
Scrums
Waratahs: 9 (1 reset, 4 collapses, 1 penalty)
Reds: 5 (2 free kicks)
Drop-outs
Waratahs: 1
Reds: 3
Stoppages: 77
(iv) Cheetahs vs Bulls
Penalties conceded: 20
Cheetahs: 11
Bulls: 9
Reasons for the penalties:
Cheetahs:
Tackle: 3 (Ebersohn, Johnson, Steenkamp)
Offside: 4 (Pretorius 2, Barnes*, Riaan Viljoen)
Scrums: 2 (Oosthuizen 2)
Discipline: 2 (Frans Viljoen - throwing ball away; De Bruyn* +10)
Bulls:
Tackle: 8 (Spies 3, Bakkies Botha, Kruger, Stegmann 2, Potgieter)
Discipline: 1 (Matfield - man without)
Free kicks conceded
Cheetahs: 1 (scrum)
Bulls: 1 (scrum)
Line-outs
Cheetahs: 8 (1 quick)
Bulls: 11 (1 lost)
Scrums
Cheetahs: 5 (1 collapse, 1 penalty, 1 free kick)
Bulls: 4 (1 collapse, 1 free kick)
Drop-outs
Cheetahs: 2
Bulls: 1
Stoppages: 53
(v) Sharks vs Blues
Penalties conceded: 19
Sharks: 11
Blues: 8
Reasons for the penalties:
Sharks:
Tackle: 5 (Undetermined, McLeod, Bosman, Van Staden, Ndungane)
Offside: 3 (Daniel*, McLeod, Terblanche*)
Scrums: 1 (Mtawarira*)
Discipline: 2 (Kankowski* - man without ball; Alberts - high tackle
Blues:
Tackle: 5 (Toeava, Brett*, Lowrey*, Rokocoko, Luke Braid)
Offside: 1 (Daniel Braid*)
Scrums: 1 (Woodcock)
Discipline: 1 (Boric* - air tackle)
The Sharks missed a penalty kick at goal.
Free kicks conceded
Sharks: 2 (1 mark, 1 scrum)
Blues: 3 (1 scrum, 1 line-out, 1 mark)
Line-outs
Sharks: 6 (2 lost)
Blues: 19 (2 lost, 1 free kick)
Scrums
Sharks: 11 (1 reset, 1 collapse, 1 free kick)
Blues: 7 (1 reset, 1 collapse, 1 lost, 1 free kick)
Drop-outs
Sharks: 1
Blues: 1
Stoppages: 71
(vi) Stormers vs Lions
Penalties conceded: 24
Stormers: 9
Lions: 15
Reasons for the penalties:
Stormers:
Tackle: 5 (Deon Fourie* 2, François Louw, De Villiers, Steenkamp)
Scrum: 3 (Van der Linde 2, Harris)
Discipline: 1 (Jantjes - late tackle))
Lions:
Tackle: 11 (Minnie* 3, Franco van der Merwe, Killian, Bezuidenhout, Vermaak, Buys 2, Whiteley, Kamana)
Offside: 3 (Minnie* 2, Janse van Rensburg*)
Scrum: 1 (Janse van Rensburg)
The Lions missed a penalty kick at goal.
Free kicks conceded
Stormers: 3 (2 scrums, 1 line-out)
Lions: 2 (scrums)
Line-outs
Stormers: 14 (4 lost, 1 free kick)
Lions: 11 (3 lost)
Scrums
Stormers: 6 (2 reset, 5 collapses, 2 penalties, 1 free kick)
Lions: 9 (2 reset, 6 collapses, 3 free kicks, 2 penalties)
Drop-outs
Stormers: 2
Lions: 1
Stoppages: 76
Some Match Totals
Tries scored per match
Highlanders vs Chiefs: 2 + 1 = 3
Rebels vs Brumbies: 1 + 2 = 3
Waratahs vs Reds: 4 + 0 = 4
Bulls vs Cheetahs: 3 + 3 = 6
Stormers vs Lions: 1 + 2 = 3
Sharks vs Blues: 2 + 0 = 2
Penalties scored per match
Highlanders vs Chiefs: 3 + 2 = 5
Rebels vs Brumbies: 6 + 3 = 9
Waratahs vs Reds: 2 + 2 = 4
Bulls vs Cheetahs: 2 + 2 = 4
Stormers vs Lions: 4 + 2 = 6
Sharks vs Blues: 4 + 4 = 8
Tries for Week 2: 21
Tries for Week 1: 29
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
Ball in Play Time (1st half + 2nd half = total for match)
Jan Taljaard has been doing this with great skill since 200 and the average per match of this standard is 33 minutes 26
Highlanders vs Chiefs (Mark Lawrence):
17 minutes 39 seconds + 21 minutes 35 seconds = 39 minutes 14 seconds
Rebels vs Brumbies (Kaplan):
16 minutes 49 seconds + 16 minutes 35 seconds = 33 minutes 24 seconds
Cheetahs vs Bulls (Joubert):
18 minutes 02 seconds + 19 minutes 46 seconds = 37 minutes 48 seconds
Waratahs vs Reds (Bryce Lawrence):
18 minutes 13 seconds + 17 minutes 24 seconds = 35 minutes 37 seconds
Sharks vs Blues (Peyper):
15 minutes 22 seconds + 18 minutes 23 seconds = 33 minutes 45 seconds
Stormers vs Lions (Dickinson):
15 minutes 42 seconds + 22 minutes 19 seconds = 38 minutes 01 seconds