Stats: Super 15, Week 9
There are some interesting stats this week - a match with no resets, a team penalised just once, a match with most tries so far this season, the week with the most tries. The stats also show that scrum resets have nearly faded away, which is a massive mercy.
You can also see who has scored most tries and most penalty goals and who has been penalised most and least.
Results, Round 9
The Blues and the Reds were the only teams to win at home.
Crusaders vs Chiefs, 27-16
Highlanders vs Rebels, 40-18
Blues vs Waratahs, 31-7
Reds vs Bulls, 39-30
Stormers vs Lions, 33-19
Hurricanes vs Cheetahs, 50-47
Force vs Brumbies, 27-19
Sanctions
Cited and suspended
Michael Rhodes (Lions) is the only player cited. He was not suspended.
Why Corey Flynn (Crusaders) and Liam Messam (Chiefs) were not cited is one more citing mystery.
Yellow cards
Doppies la Grange (Lions) - tip tackle
Nearly a clean sheet.
Possession
(i) Chiefs vs Crusaders
Penalties conceded: 15
Chiefs: 7
Crusaders: 8
Reasons for the penalties:
Chiefs:
Tackle: 3 (Elliot, White. Waldrom)
Offside: 2 (Messam, Waldrom)
Scrums: 2 (Toby Smith** 2)
Crusaders:
Tackle: 3 (Todd*, Thorn, McCaw)
Offside: 3 (Flynn, Fruean*, Owen Franks)
Scrums: 1 (Ben Franks*)
Discipline: 1 (Berquist - man without ball)
The Chiefs side missed two penalty kicks at goal, the Crusaders one.
Free kicks conceded
Chiefs: 1 (mark)
Crusaders: 0
Line-outs
Chiefs: 17 (2 lost, 2 skew, 3 quick)
Crusaders: 9 (2 lost, 1 quick)
Scrums
Chiefs: 5 (3 collapses, 1 penalty)
Crusaders: 9 (3 collapses, 1 penalty
Drop-outs
Chiefs: 1
Crusaders: 3
Stoppages: 60
(ii) Rebels vs Highlanders
Penalties conceded: 18
Rebels: 9
Highlanders: 9
Reasons for the penalties:
Rebels:
Tackle: 7 (Pyle, Robinson, Saffy*, Lipman* 2, Blake, Cipriani)
Scrum: 2 (Somerville 2)
Highlanders:
Tackle: 6 (Hoeata, King*, Crosswell, Donnelly, Thomson, Mitchell)
Offside: Thomson*)
Scrum: 2 (King 2)
The Rebels missed a penalty kicks at goal, the Highlanders three.
Free kicks conceded
Rebels: 1 (mark)
Highlanders: 2 (1 line-out, 1 mark)
Line-outs
Rebels: 9 (1 lost, 1 quick, 1 free kick)
Highlanders: 11 (1 skew, 1 quick)
Scrums
Rebels: 11 (3 reset, 6 collapses, 4 penalties)
Highlanders: 9 (3 resets, 5 collapses)
Drop-outs
Rebels: 3
Highlanders: 2
Stoppages: 73
(iii) Blues vs Waratahs
Penalties conceded: 9
Blues: 8
Waratahs: 1
One! There were just two penalties in the first half and the Waratahs were penalised only on 60 minutes.
Reasons for the penalties:
Blues:
Tackle: 7 (Luke Braid 2, Ranger, Kaino, Brett 2, Boric)
Offside: 1 (Mathewson)
Waratahs:
Tackle: 1 (Timani)
The Blues missed a penalty kick at goal, as did the Waratahs.
Free kicks conceded
Blues: 1 (line-out)
Waratahs: 2 (1 mark, 1 scrum)
Line-outs
Blues: 13 (4 lost, 1 skew, 1 free kick)
Waratahs: 11 (2 lost, 2 skew)
Scrums
Blues: 4 (1 collapse, 1 wheel)
Waratahs: 12 (1 reset, 3 collapses, 1 free kick)
Drop-outs
Blues: 1
Waratahs: 0
Stoppages: 54
(iv) Reds vs Bulls
Penalties conceded: 17
Reds: 9
Bulls: 8
Reasons for the penalties:
Reds:
Tackle: 7 (Ioane 2, Genia*, Davies* 2, Anthony Faingaa, Slipper)
Offside: 2 (Simmonds*, Higginbotham)
Bulls:
Tackle: 2 (Potgieter, Dippenaar)
Offside: 1 (Kuün)
Scrum: 3 (KrugeR & Ralepelle, Kruger, Greyling)
Discipline: 2 (Bakkies Botha - man without ball; Matfield - man without ball)
Free kicks conceded
Reds: 0
Bulls: 2 (marks)
Line-outs
Reds: 12 (1 lost)
Bulls: 11 (1 lost)
Scrums
Reds: 6 (2 resets, 1 collapse)
Bulls: 5 (1 reset, 4 collapses, 3 penalties)
Drop-outs
Reds: 0
Bulls: 0
Stoppages: 56
(v) Lions vs Stormers
Penalties conceded: 14
Lions: 7
Stormers: 7
Reasons for the penalties:
Lions:
Tackle: 1 (Van Heerden)
Offside: 3 (Van Rensburg*, Francis & La Grange*, 'Whole backline'*)
Scrum: 1 (Janse van Rensburg*)
Discipline: 2 (Obstruction - Van Schalkwyk; La Grange - tip tackle)
Stormers:
Offside: 2 (Poolman, Bekker)
Scrum: 2 (Van der Linde, Harris*)
Discipline: 3 (Burger - high tackle; Blaauw* - high tackle; Deon Fourie - slapping ball away at quick throw)
The Stormers missed a penalty kick at goal.
Free kicks conceded
Lions: 3 (2 scrums, 1 mark)
Stormers: 1 (scrum)
Line-outs
Lions: 14 (1 lost, 3 quick)
Stormers: 7
Scrums
Lions: 9 (1 collapse, 1 penalty, 1 free kick)
Stormers: 7 (3 collapses, 1 penalty, 2 free kicks)
Not one scrum was reset.
Drop-outs
Lions: 0
Stormers: 2
Stoppages: 57
(vi) Cheetahs vs Hurricanes
Penalties conceded: 15
Cheetahs: 8
Hurricanes: 7
Reasons for the penalties:
Cheetahs:
Tackle: 5 (Robert Ebersohn* 2, Barnes, Floors*, Muller)
Scrum: 1 (Oosthuizen)
Discipline: 2 (Oosthuizen - obstruction; Robert Ebersohn - man without ball)
Hurricanes:
Tackle: 5 (Vito*, Taylor 2, Tialata, Jason Eaton)
Scrum: 1 (Schwalger)
Discipline: 1 (Vito* - + 10)
The Cheetahs missed a penalty kick at goal.
Free kicks conceded
Cheetahs: 0
Hurricanes: 4 (2 scrums, 1 line-out, 1 +10)
Line-outs
Cheetahs: 8 (4 lost, 1 skew)
Hurricanes: 11 (1 lost, 1 free kick)
Scrums
Cheetahs: 8 (1 reset, 2 collapses)
Hurricanes: 7 (2 free kicks)
Drop-outs
Cheetahs: 0
Hurricanes: 2
Stoppages: 66
(vii) Brumbies vs Force
Penalties conceded: 18
Brumbies: 7
Force: 11
Reasons for the penalties:
Brumbies:
Tackle: 3 (Undetermined, Hand*, Ma'afu)
Offside: 1 (Alexander)
Scrum: 1 (Alexander)
Discipline: 2 (Fainifo - high tackle; Alexander - obstruction)
Force:
Tackle: 7 (Brown* 2, Sheehan, O'Connor, Longbottom, Cowan*, Undetermined)
Scrum: 1 (Fairbrother)
Discipline: 3 (Sharpe* - man without ball; Whittaker - high tackle; David Smith - man without ball)
The Force missed two penalty kicks at goal.
Free kicks conceded
Brumbies: 0
Force: 2 (1 scrum, 1 mark)
Line-outs
Brumbies: 17 (4 lost, 1 skew)
Force: 12 (1 skew, 2 quick)
Scrums
Brumbies: 7 (1 reset, 4 collapses, 1 free kick)
Force: 10 (3 reset, 4 collapses, 2 penalties)
Drop-outs
Brumbies: 0
Force: 0
Stoppages: 70
Some Match Totals
Tries scored per match
Chiefs vs Crusaders, 1 + 4 = 5
Rebels vs Highlanders, 2 + 6 = 8
Blues vs Waratahs, 5 + 3 = 8
Reds vs Bulls, 6 + 3 = 9
Lions vs Stormers, 1 + 3 = 4
Cheetahs vs Hurricanes, 5 + 6 = 11
Brumbies vs Force, 1 + 3 = 4
Penalties scored per match
Chiefs vs Crusaders, 3 + 2 = 5
Rebels vs Highlanders, 2 +_ 2 = 4
Blues vs Waratahs, 0 + 0 = 0
Reds vs Bulls, 0 + 3 = 3
Lions vs Stormers, 3 + 4 = 7
Cheetahs vs Hurricanes, 2 + 4 = 6
Brumbies vs Force, 4 + 2 = 6
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 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
Ball in Play Time
Jan Taljaard has again worked this out. The average for matches of this standard the ball is in play for an average of just over 33 minutes.
Chiefs vs Crusaders (Joubert):
19 minutes 23 seconds + 18 minutes 39 seconds = 38 minutes 2 seconds
Rebels vs Highlanders (Williamson):
13 minutes 52 seconds + 18 minutes 22 seconds = 32 minutes 14 seconds
Blues vs Waratahs (Mark Lawrence):
19 minutes 26 seconds + 16 minutes 53 seconds = 36 minutes 19 seconds
Reds vs Bulls (Bryce Lawrence):
17 minutes 36 seconds + 17 minutes 14 seconds = 34 minutes 50 seconds
Lions vs Stormers (Jonker):
14 minutes 32 seconds + 23 minutes 42 seconds = 38 minutes 14 seconds
Cheetahs vs Hurricanes (Dickinson):
15 minutes 13 seconds + 13 minutes 04 seconds = 28 minutes 17 seconds
Brumbies vs Western Force (Brown):
18 minutes 20 seconds + 15 minutes 29 seconds = 33 minutes 49 seconds
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
Highlanders: Y, Y, Y
Hurricanes: Y, Y, C, 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.
Tries per team
Blues: 3 + 0 + 5 + 1 + 5 + 1 + 4 + 5 = 24
Brumbies: 3 + 2 + 4+ 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 = 16
Bulls: 2 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 0 + 3 = 16
Chiefs: 3 + 1 + 4 + 3 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 1 = 15
Crusaders: 2 + 2 + 6 + 6 + 5 + 3 + 4 = 28
Cheetahs: 0 + 3 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 2 + 5 = 16
Force: 1 + 0 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 0 + 3 = 11
Highlanders: 1 + 2 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 6 = 20
Hurricanes: 0 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 6 = 13
Lions: 3 + 2 + 4 + 0 + 2 + 2+ 0 + 1 = 14
Rebels: 0 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 6 + 3 + 2 = 17
Reds: 2 + 0 + 1 + 7 + 6 + 3 + 1 + 6 = 26
Sharks: 2 + 2 + 5 + 4 + 0 + 4 + 0 = 17
Stormers: 1 + 0 + 0 + 1 + 6 + 1 + 0 + 3 = 12
Waratahs: 7 + 4 + 3 + 0 + 2 + 2 + 4 + 3 = 25
Penalties scored per team
Blues: 3 + 4 + 1 + 5 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 0 = 19
Brumbies: 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 5 + 1 + 4 + 4 = 22
Bulls: 4 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 3 + 5 + 0 + 3 = 22
Chiefs: 1 + 2 + 4 + 3 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 3 = 20
Crusaders: 4 + 4 + 4 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 2 = 23
Cheetahs: 3 + 2 + 5 + 5 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 2 = 26
Force: 5 + 4 + 5 + 5 + 3 + 2 + 1 + 2 = 27
Highlanders: 3 + 2 + 3 +2 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 = 18
Hurricanes: 3 + 5 + 4 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 4 = 23
Lions: 1 + 2 + 2 + 4 + 4 + 3 + 5 + 1 + 3 = 25
Rebels: 0 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 4 + 3 + 2 = 19
Reds: 3 + 2 + 7 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 0 = 21
Sharks: 4 + 4 + 2 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 2 + 1 = 20
Stormers: 4 + 7 + 6 + 6 + 3 + 3 + 2 + 4 = 35
Waratahs: 0 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 5 + 3 + 1 + 2 = 15
Penalties conceded per team
Blues: 11 + 8 + 12 + 12 + 10 + 7 + 8 + 7 + 8 = 83
Brumbies: 12 + 10 + 12 + 10 + 6 + 8 + 6 + 7 = 71
Bulls: 13 + 9 + 5 + 13 + 15 + 13 + 9 + 8 = 85
Chiefs: 7 + 13 + 13 + 7 + 9 + 15 + 10 + 8 = 82
Crusaders: 9 + 12 + 12+ 11 + 9 + 11 = 64
Cheetahs: 13 + 9 + 13 + 10 + 7 + 9 + 9 + 7 + 8 = 85
Force: 9 + 11 + 13 + 11 + 11 + 7 + 8 + 11 = 81
Highlanders: 13 + 10 + 9 + 10 +12 + 10 + 9 + 9 = 82
Hurricanes: 13 + 7 + 10 + 9 + 10 + 17 + 7 = 73
Lions: 9 + 15 + 4 + 13 + 8 + 10 + 7 + 11 + 7 = 84
Rebels: 13 + 8 + 12 + 14 + 8 + 12 + 9 = 76
Reds: 11 + 10 + 7 + 10 + 11 + 13 + 14 + 13 + 9 = 98
Sharks: 7 + 11 + 11 + 7 + 9 + 6 + 7 +11 = 69
Stormers: 9 + 11 + 18 + 7 + 14 + 7 + 7 + 7 = 80
Waratahs: 9 + 10 + 9 + 6 + 15 + 11 + 10 + 1 = 71