Super 14 Statistics - Week 6

The weather was good and there was a thriller in Johannesburg. We give some statistics from the six matches.

Totals will tell which teams have scored the most tries, conceded the most free kicks and penalties. They will also tell how teams are faring in disciplinary matters.

Sanctions

Falie Oelschig was in trouble again and received a yellow card for using foul language at the referee, the fate suffered by Stephen Hoiles the week before and one of three Cheetahs penalised for this. Other yellow cards - François Louw and Danwel Demas.

Possession

(i) Crusaders vs Waratahs

Penalties conceded

Crusaders: 2
Waratahs: 5

The Crusaders conceded no penalties in the first half, the Waratahs none in the second half.

Line-outs

Crusaders: 16 (1 lost, 1 free kick)
Waratahs: 6

Scrums

Crusaders: 12 (2 resets, 3 collapses)
Waratahs: 10 (4 resets, 4 collapses)

Free kicks conceded

Crusaders: 7 (6 tackles, 1 + 10)
Waratahs: 12 (11 tackles, 1 line-out)

Drop-outs

Crusaders: 0
Waratahs: 0

Stoppages: 76

(ii) Brumbies vs Cheetahs

Penalties conceded

Brumbies: 8
Cheetahs: 12

Line-outs

Brumbies: 20 (6 lost, 2 skew, 2 quick)
Cheetahs: 14 (2 lost)

Scrums

Brumbies: 5 (4 resets, 2 collapses, 1 free kick)
Cheetahs: 11 (4 resets, 3 collapses, 1 free kick)

Free kicks conceded

Brumbies: 8 (6 tackles, 2 scrums)
Cheetahs: 7 (5 tackles, 2 scrums, 1 +10)

Drop-outs

Brumbies: 4
Cheetahs: 1

Stoppages: 99

(iii) Highlanders vs Western Force

Penalties conceded

Highlanders: 6
Western Force: 5

Line-outs

Highlanders: 13 (2 lost, 1 skew, 1 quick)
Western Force: 9 (2 lost, 1 skew)

Scrums

Highlanders: 7 (2 reset, 3 collapses, 2 free kicks)
Western Force: 3 (1 reset, 2 collapses)

Free kicks conceded

Highlanders: 7 (6 tackles, 1 +10)
Western Force: 7 (5 tackles, 2 scrums)

Drop-outs

Highlanders: 1
Western Force: 1

Stoppages: 62

(iv) Blues vs Stormers

Penalties conceded

Blues: 4
Stormers: 8

Line-outs

Blues: 13 (2 lost, 1 skew)
Stormers: 5 (1 quick, 1 free kick)

Scrums

Blues: 12 (5 reset, 5 collapses, 2 free kicks)
Stormers: 11 (1 reset, 2 collapses)

Free kicks conceded

Blues: 12 (9 tackles, 1 mark, 1 line-out, 1 +10)
Stormers: 11 (7 tackles, 2 scrums, 2 +10)

Drop-outs

Blues: 0
Stormers: 1

Stoppages: 73

(v) Chiefs vs Bulls

Penalties conceded

Chiefs: 6
Bulls: 6

Line-outs

Chiefs: 12 (2 lost, 2 quick, 1 free kick)
Bulls: 12 (1 penalty)

Scrums

Chiefs: 16 (2 resets, 2 collapses, 1 penalty)
Bulls: 8 (1 e-reset, 4 collapses, 1 wheel)

Free kicks conceded

Chiefs: 7 (6 tackles, 1 + 10)
Bulls: 0 (6 tackles, 1 maul, 1 mark, 1 line-out)

Drop-outs

Chiefs: 2
Bulls: 2

Stoppages: 80

(vi) Lions vs Reds

Penalties conceded

Lions: 2
Reds: 6

The Lions were not penalised in the first half.

Line-outs

Lions: 15 (4 quick, 1 free kick)
Reds: 12 (1 lost, 3 quick)

Scrums

Lions: 11 (4 resets - all of one scrum, 1 penalty)
Reds: 12 (2 resets, 3 collapses, 1 penalty)

Free kicks conceded

Lions: 4 (3 tackles 1 line-out)
Reds: 9 (7 tackles, 1 +10, 1 mark)

Drop-outs

Lions: 2
Reds: 1

Stoppages: 80

Some Match Totals

Stoppages per match

Crusaders vs Brumbies: 80
Reds vs Highlanders: 78
Sharks vs Western Force: 88
Blues vs Chiefs: 80
Waratahs vs Hurricanes: 76
Stormers vs Bulls: 75
Cheetahs vs Lions: 76
Hurricanes vs Reds: 67
Cheetahs vs Western Force: 89
Bulls vs Crusaders: 84
Chiefs vs Waratahs: 87
Brumbies vs Highlanders: 86
Sharks vs Stormers: 94
Lions vs Blues: 86
Hurricanes vs Chiefs: 72
Lions vs Western Force: 93
Stormers vs Crusaders: 86
Brumbies vs Reds: 89
Highlanders vs Waratahs: 86
Cheetahs vs Blues: 69
Bulls vs Sharks: 86
Highlanders vs Hurricanes: 104
Waratahs vs Brumbies: 97
Bulls vs Lions: 91
Chiefs vs Cheetahs: 94
Reds vs Stormers: 73
Sharks vs Blues: 77
Western Force vs Crusaders: 88
Chiefs vs Stormers: 71
Brumbies vs Hurricanes: 85
Crusaders vs Cheetahs: 81
Blues vs Western Force: 76
Reds vs Bulls: 88
Lions vs Sharks: 88
Crusaders vs Waratahs: 76
Brumbies vs Cheetahs: 99
Highlanders vs Force: 62
Blues vs Stormers: 72
Chiefs vs Bulls: 80
Lions vs Reds: 80

Fewest stoppages: Highlanders vs Western Force: 62
Most stoppages: Highlanders vs Hurricanes: 104

Tries per match

Crusaders vs Brumbies: 4 + 0 = 4
Reds vs Highlanders: 3 + 1 = 4
Sharks vs Western Force: 2 + 1 = 3
Blues vs Chiefs: 4 + 1 = 5
Waratahs vs Hurricanes: 3 + 0 = 3
Stormers vs Bulls: 0 + 1 = 1
Cheetahs vs Lions: 3 + 2 = 5
Hurricanes vs Reds: 2 + 2 = 4
Cheetahs vs Western Force: 2 + 1 = 3
Bulls vs Crusaders: 1 + 7 = 8
Chiefs vs Waratahs: 3 + 3 = 6
Brumbies vs Highlanders: 3 + 2 = 5
Sharks vs Stormers: 0 + 1 = 1
Lions vs Blues: 1 + 7 = 8
Hurricanes vs Chiefs: 6 + 3 = 9
Lions vs Western Force: 1 + 2 = 3
Stormers vs Crusaders: 0 + 2 = 2
Brumbies vs Reds: 6 + 1 = 7
Highlanders vs Waratahs: 2 + 2 = 4
Cheetahs vs Blues: 4 + 7 = 11
Bulls vs Sharks: 0 + 4 = 4
Highlanders vs Hurricanes: 0 + 1 = 1
Waratahs vs Brumbies: 3 + 2 = 5
Bulls vs Lions: 2 + 3 = 5
Chiefs vs Cheetahs: 3 + 2 = 5
Reds vs Stormers: 2 + 4 = 6
Sharks vs Blues: 3 + 2 = 5
Western Force vs Crusaders: 4 + 5 = 9
Chiefs vs Stormers: 2 + 4 = 6
Brumbies vs Hurricanes: 2 + 4 = 6
Crusaders vs Cheetahs: 9 + 1 = 10
Blues vs Western Force: 2 + 3 = 5
Reds vs Bulls: 4 + 1 = 5
Lions vs Sharks: 1 + 1 = 2
Crusaders vs Waratahs: 4 + 1 = 5
Brumbies vs Cheetahs: 4 + 2 = 6
Highlanders vs Force: 3 + 3 = 6
Blues vs Stormers: 1 + 1 = 2
Chiefs vs Bulls: 6 + 3 = 9
Lions vs Reds: 2 + 3 = 5

Tries per team

Blues: 4 + 7 + 7 + 2 + 2 + 1 = 23
Brumbies: 0 + 3 + 6 + 2 + 2 + 4 = 17
Bulls: 1 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 3 = 8
Cheetahs: 3 + 2 + 4 + 2 + 1 + 2 = 14
Chiefs: 1 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 2 + 6 = 18
Crusaders: 4 + 7 + 2 + 5 + 9 + 4 = 31
Highlanders: 1 + 2 + 2 + 0 + 3 = 8
Hurricanes: 0 + 2 + 6 + 1 + 4 = 13
Lions: 2 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 2 = 10
Reds: 3 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 4 + 3 = 15
Sharks: 2 + 0 + 4 + 3 + 1 = 10
Stormers: 0 + 1 + 0 + 4 + 4 + 1 = 10
Waratahs: 3 + 3 + 2 + 3 + 1 = 12
Western Force: 1 + 1 + 2 + 4 + 3 + 3 = 14

Penalties conceded per match

Crusaders vs Brumbies: 10
Reds vs Highlanders: 14
Sharks vs Western Force: 9
Blues vs Chiefs: 15
Waratahs vs Hurricanes: 9
Stormers vs Bulls: 13
Cheetahs vs Lions: 12
Hurricanes vs Reds: 9
Cheetahs vs Western Force:
Bulls vs Crusaders: 16
Chiefs vs Waratahs: 9
Brumbies vs Highlanders: 13
Sharks vs Stormers: 16
Lions vs Blues: 11
Hurricanes vs Chiefs: 11
Lions vs Western Force: 7
Stormers vs Crusaders: 12
Brumbies vs Reds: 16
Highlanders vs Waratahs: 9
Cheetahs vs Blues: 10
Bulls vs Sharks: 13
Highlanders vs Hurricanes: 17
Waratahs vs Brumbies: 10
Bulls vs Lions: 14
Chiefs vs Cheetahs: 10
Reds vs Stormers: 6
Sharks vs Blues: 11
Western Force vs Crusaders: 7
Chiefs vs Stormers: 13
Brumbies vs Hurricanes: 10
Crusaders vs Cheetahs: 6
Blues vs Western Force: 8
Reds vs Bulls: 17
Lions vs Sharks: 14
Crusaders vs Waratahs: 7
Brumbies vs Cheetahs: 20
Highlanders vs Force: 6
Blues vs Stormers: 12
Chiefs vs Bulls: 12
Lions vs Reds: 2 + 6 = 8

Penalties per Team

Blues: 11+ 6 + 6 + 4 + 4 + 4 = 35
Brumbies: 7 + 6 + 9 + 6 + 4 + 8 = 40
Bulls: 9 + 8 + 6 + 4 + 10 + 6 = 43
Cheetahs: 5 + 7 + 4 + 7 + 3 + 12 = 38
Chiefs: 4 + 3 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 6 = 22
Crusaders: 3 + 8 + 6 + 5 + 3 + 2 = 27
Highlanders: 5 + 7 + 6 + 4 + 2 = 24
Hurricanes: 6 + 4 + 9 + 13 + 6 = 38
Lions: 7 + 5 + 3 + 10 + 7 + 2 = 34
Reds: 9 + 5 + 7 + 3 + 7 + 6 = 37
Sharks: 7 + 4 + 7 + 7 + 7 = 32
Stormers: 4 + 12 + 6 + 3 + 9 + 8 = 42
Waratahs: 3 + 6 + 3 + 4 + 5 = 21
Western Force: 2 + 5 + 4 + 2 + 4 + 4 = 21

Free kicks conceded per match

Crusaders vs Brumbies: 9 + 6 = 15
Reds vs Highlanders: 11 + 5 = 16
Sharks vs Western Force: 9 + 11 = 20
Blues vs Chiefs: 9 + 8 = 17
Waratahs vs Hurricanes: 11 + 10 = 21
Stormers vs Bulls: 13 + 13 = 26
Cheetahs vs Lions: 5 + 6 = 11
Hurricanes vs Reds: 3 + 6 = 15
Cheetahs vs Western Force: 6 + 9 = 15
Bulls vs Crusaders: 7 + 6 = 13
Chiefs vs Waratahs: 7 + 10 = 17
Brumbies vs Highlanders: 7 + 13 = 20
Sharks vs Stormers: 9 + 13 = 22
Lions vs Blues: 6 + 15 = 21
Hurricanes vs Chiefs: 10 + 7 = 17
Lions vs Western Force: 15 + 11 = 26
Stormers vs Crusaders: 10 + 15 = 25
Brumbies vs Reds: 10 + 10 = 20
Highlanders vs Waratahs: 12 + 6 = 18
Cheetahs vs Blues: 9 + 5 = 14
Bulls vs Sharks: 7 + 8 = 15
Highlanders vs Hurricanes: 8 + 9 = 17
Waratahs vs Brumbies: 10 + 7 = 17
Bulls vs Lions: 11 + 8 = 19
Chiefs vs Cheetahs: 11 + 9 = 20
Reds vs Stormers: 12 + 8 = 20
Sharks vs Blues: 10 + 3 = 13
Western Force vs Crusaders: 18 + 13 = 31
Chiefs vs Stormers: 12 + 7 = 19
Brumbies vs Hurricanes: 18 + 12 = 30
Crusaders vs Cheetahs: 8 + 9 = 17
Blues vs Western Force: 8 + 13 = 21
Reds vs Bulls: 7 + 10 = 17
Lions vs Sharks: 8 + 6 = 14
Crusaders vs Waratahs: 7 + 12 = 19
Brumbies vs Cheetahs: 8 + 7 = 15
Highlanders vs Force: 7 + 7 = 14
Blues vs Stormers: 12 + 11 = 23
Chiefs vs Bulls: 7 + 9 = 16
Lions vs Reds: 4 + 9 = 13

Free kicks conceded per team

Blues: 9 + 15 + 5 + 3 + 8 + 12= 52
Brumbies: 6 + 7 + 10 + 7 + 18 + 8 = 56
Bulls: 13 + 7 + 7 + 11 + 10 + 9 = 57
Cheetahs: 6 + 6 + 9 + 9 + 9 + 7 = 46
Chiefs: 8 + 10 + 7 + 11 + 12 + 7 = 55
Crusaders: 9 + 6 + 15 + 13 + 8 + 7 = 58
Highlanders: 5 + 13 + 12 + 8 + 7 = 45
Hurricanes: 10 + 3 + 10 + 9 + 12 = 44
Lions: 5 + 6 + 15 + 8 + 8 + 4 = 46
Reds: 11 + 6 + 10 + 12 + 7 + 9 = 55
Sharks: 9 + 9 + 8 + 10+ 6 = 42
Stormers: 13 + 13 + 10 + 8 + 7 + 11 = 62
Waratahs: 11 + 7 + 6 + 10 + 12 = 46
Western Force: 11 + 9 + 11 + 18 + 13 + 7 = 69

Sanctionary Cards per team

Blues: Y
Brumbies: Y, Y, Y
Bulls: Y, C, 2Y, 2C, R, C, Y, Y
Cheetahs: Y, Y, Y, Y
Chiefs: Y
Crusaders:
Highlanders: Y, C
Hurricanes: Y, Y, C, Y
Lions: Y
Reds: Y, Y, C, Y
Sharks: Y
Stormers: Y, Y, C, Y
Waratahs: Y
Western Force:

Y = Yellow card
R = Red card
C = citing with suspension

If you gave points for such serious offences (1 for a yellow card, 3 for a red card and for a citing with suspension), it would look like this:

Blues: 1
Brumbies: 3
Bulls: 18
Cheetahs: 4
Chiefs: 1
Crusaders: 0
Highlanders: 4
Hurricanes: 6
Lions: 1
Reds: 6
Sharks: 1
Stormers: 6
Waratahs: 1
Western Force: 0

Sanctions so far

Red Cards

Zane Kirchner (Bulls) - dangerous tackle

Yellow Cards

Jamie McIntosh (Highlanders) - swinging arm
Ma'a Nonu (Hurricanes) - illegal use of the knee on a player
Adriaan Strauss (Cheetahs) - dangerous tackle
Deon Stegmann (Bulls) - tackle infringement
Schalk Burger (Stormers) - fighting
Dylan Des Fountain (Stormers) - tackle infringement
Kurtis Haiu (Blues) - high tackle
Francis Fainifo (Brumbies) - dangerous tackle
Peter Hynes (Reds) - tackle infringement
Tom Donnelly (Highlanders) - tackle infringement
Wycliff Palu (Waratahs) - fighting
Johan Ackermann (Sharks) - punch
Danie Rossouw (Bulls) - tackle infringement
JP Nel (Bulls) - dangerous tackle
Hayden Triggs - high tackle
Ma'a Nonu (Hurricanes) - dangerous tackle
Bakkies Botha - head
Tyrone Smith - dangerous tackle
Sitiveni Sivivatu - dangerous tackle
Eddie Fredericks - dangerous tackle
Stephen Hoiles (Brumbies) - rude dissent
Tamati Ellison (Hurricanes)- dangerous tackle
Hendro Scholtz (Cheetahs) - tackling man without the ball
Chris Latham (Reds) - stamping
Ross Geldenhuys Lions) - shoulder
Derick Hougaard (Bulls) - tackle infringement
Falie Oelschig (Cheetahs) - rude dissent
Danwel Demas (Bulls) - deliberate knock-on
François Louw (Stormers) - tackle infringement

Cited and Suspended

Schalk Burger (Stormers) - unsportsmanlike conduct - two weeks
Daniel Bowden (Highlanders) - dangerous tackle - one week
Dewald Potgieter (Bulls) - dangerous tackle - one week
Digby Ioane (Reds) - dangerous tackle - three weeks
JP Nel (Bulls) - dangerous tackle - one week
Jaco Engels (Bulls) - punch - three weeks
Ma'a Nonu (Hurricanes) - dangerous tackle - one week