Statistics - Super 14, Week 2

Have you ever seen a Super 14 match like the one in Johannesburg? Mind you, have you ever seen any match like it? A team scored 65 and loses! It looks like a misprint. We give some statistics for the Week 2 matches.

We have also started adding totals. You can see already who is being penalised most and least, which matches had fewest stoppages, who have scored the most tries, and more.

Results, Round 2

Blues vs Highlanders, 19-12
Bulls vs Brumbies, 50-32
Cheetahs vs Sharks, 25-20
Chiefs vs Lions, 72-65
Hurricanes vs Western Force, 47-22
Reds vs Crusaders, 41-20
Stormers vs Waratahs, 27-6

Sanctions

Cited and suspended

Sione Lauaki (Chiefs) - dangerous tackle
Willem Stoltz (Lions) - leading elbow

Yellow cards

Josh Bekhuis (Highlanders) - tackle infringement (repeated) (0-0)
Rene Ranger (Blues) - tackle infringement (repeated) (0-0)
Adam Byrnes (Reds) - tackle infringement (repeated) (14-14)
Owen Franks (Crusaders) - tackle infringement (repeated) (8-0)
Sione Lauaki (Chiefs) - dangerous tackle
Aled de Malmanche (Chiefs) - deliberate infringement
Richard Kahui (Chiefs) - dangerous tackle. (The player sin-binned should ha vs e been Tim Nanai-Williams)

Possession

(i) Highlanders vs Blues

Penalties conceded: 16

Highlanders: 7
Blues: 9

Reasons for the penalties:

Highlanders:
Tackle: 4 (Newland, Hayward, Bekhuis, Rutledge)
Offside: 1 (McIntosh)
Discipline: 2 (Newland - collapsing maul; Newland - obstruction)

Blues:
Tackle: 6 (Kaino 2, Haiu, Haiu & Ma'afu, Afoa, Ranger)
Offside: 2 (Woodcock, Haiu)
Scrum: 1 (Woodcock)

Each side missed two penalty kicks at goal.

Free kicks conceded

Highlanders: 1 (scrum)
Blues: 2(1 scrum, 1 line-out)

Line-outs

Highlanders: 12 (1 lost, 1 free kick)
Blues: 10 (4 lost, 1 skew, 3 reset)

Scrums

Highlanders: 13 (2 resets, 1 penalty)
Blues: 12 (3 resets, 2 collapses, 1 lost, 2 free kicks)

Drop-outs

Highlanders: 3
Blues: 2

Stoppages: 77

(ii) Reds vs Crusaders

Penalties conceded: 22

Reds: 10
Crusaders: 12

Reasons for the penalties:

Reds:
Tackle: 8 (Braid*, Ioane, Higginbotham* 3, Holmes, Byrnes, Daley)
Offside: 2 (Byrnes, Braid)

Crusaders:
Tackle: 8 (Thomas Waldrom, Read* 2, Fruean, Owen Franks* 2, Sam Whitelock*, Adam Whitelock)
Offside: 2 (Thomas Waldrom, Ross*)
Scrum: 1 (Ben Franks)
Discipline: 1 (Slade - high tackle)

Each side missed two penalty kicks at goal.

Free kicks conceded

Reds: 1 (scrum)
Crusaders: 1 (scrum)

Line-outs

Reds: 7 (1 lost)
Crusaders: 9 (2 lost, 1 quick)

Scrums

Reds: 10 (4 reset, 2 collapses, 1 penalty, 2 free kicks, 1 wheel)
Crusaders: 5

Drop-outs

Reds: 1
Crusaders: 2

Stoppages: 62

(iii) Sharks vs Cheetahs

Penalties conceded: 25

Sharks: 10
Cheetahs: 15

Reasons for the penalties:

Sharks:
Tackle: 7 (Hargreaves, Pienaar*, Ndungane, Deysel*, Smit, Pietersen, Daniel*)
Offside: 1 (Sykes)
Scrums: 1 (Smit)
Discipline: 1 (Botes - air tackle)

Cheetahs:
Tackle: 8 (Breedt, Frans Viljoen 2, De Bruyn, Brüssow*, Smith, De Villiers, Pretorius)
Offside: 3 (Brüssow*, De Bruyn, Strauss)
Scrum: 2 (Strauss, Nel)
Discipline: 2 (Frans Viljoen - man without ball; De Villiers - +10)

The Sharks missed three penalty kicks at goal, the Cheetahs one.

Free kicks conceded

Sharks: 2 (scrums)
Cheetahs: 1 (scrum)

Line-outs

Sharks: 8 (1 skew)
Cheetahs: 9 (1 quick)

Scrums

Sharks: 6 (3 resets, 2 collapses, 2 penalties)
Cheetahs: 13 (4 resets, 4 collapses, 3 free kicks, 1 penalty)

Drop-outs

Sharks: 1
Cheetahs: 4

Stoppages: 76

(iv) Lions vs Chiefs

Penalties conceded: 32

Lions: 11
Chiefs: 21

Reasons for the penalties:

Lions:
Tackle: 7 (Franco vs an der Merwe 2, Grobbelaar, Joubert*, Buys, Mjekevu , Minnie)
Offside: 2 (Heinke vs an der Merwe, Clever*)
Scrum: 1 (Heinke vs an der Merwe)
Discipline: 1 (Stoltz - elbow to the face)

Chiefs:
Tackle: 11 (De Malmanche, Messam 3, Retallick 2, Bruce, Willison, Latimer, Taumalolo 2)
Offside: 4 (Taumalolo*, Clarke, Kahui, Leonard)
Discipline: 6 (De Malmanche - collapsing maul; Retallick - obstruction; Lauaki - dangerous tackle; Kahui - dangerous tackle; Messam - diving on try-scorer; Lauaki -- man without ball) (Instead of Kahui, Nanai-Williams should have been sin-binned.)

The Lions missed a penalty kick at goal.

Free kicks conceded

Lions: 1 (scrum)
Chiefs: 1 (scrum)

Line-outs

Lions: 9 (2 quick)
Chiefs: 7 (1 skew, 1 quick)

Scrums

Lions: 8 (1 resets, 1 free kick)
Chiefs: 12 (2 resets, 2 collapses, 1 free kick, 1 penalty, 1 lost)

Drop-outs

Lions: 0
Chiefs: 1

Stoppages: 74

(v) Hurricanes vs Western Force

Penalties conceded: 19

Hurricanes: 12
Western Force: 7

Reasons for the penalties:

Hurricanes:
Tackle: 7 (Tialata* 2, Broadhurst, David Smith, Hore, Vito, Paterson)
Offside: 4 (Nonu, Tialata, Conrad Smith, Weepu)
Discipline: 1 (Nonu - not 10)

Western Force:
Tackle: 2 (Haylett-Petty, Sheehan)
Offside: 2 (Hockings, Hodgson)
Scrums: 1 (Fairbrother)
Discipline: 2 (Sare - man without the ball; Haylett-Petty - late tackle)

Western Force missed a penalty kick at goal.

Free kicks conceded

Hurricanes: 1 ( scrum)
Western Force: 4 (3 scrums, 1 +10)

Line-outs

Hurricanes: 12 (1 lost, 1 skew)
Western Force: 10 (1 lost, 1 quick)

Scrums

Hurricanes: 6 (3 resets, 3 collapses)
Western Force: 8 (4 resets, 3 collapses, 4 free kicks, 1 penalty)

Drop-outs

Hurricanes: 1
Western Force: 0

Stoppages: 68

(vi) Bulls vs Brumbies

Penalties conceded: 20

Bulls: 8
Brumbies: 12

Reasons for the penalties:

Bulls:
Tackle: 5 (Stegmann* 2, vs an der Merwe 2, Kuün*)
Offside: 1 (Botha*)
Discipline: 2 (Wannenburg - obstruction; Kirchner - high tackle)

Brumbies:
Tackle: 7 (Moore 2, Elsom, Lealiifano, Fainifo 2, George Smith)
Offside: 2 (Hoiles, vs Valentine)
Scrums: 2 (Alexander** 2)
Discipline: 1 (Ma'afu - obstruction)

The Bulls missed a kick at goal.

Free kicks conceded

Bulls: 1 (line-out)
Brumbies: 1 (line-out)

Line-outs

Bulls: 8 (2 lost)
Brumbies: 12 (1 lost, 2 free kicks)

Scrums

Bulls: 1 (collapse)
Brumbies: 7 (3 resets, 7 collapses)

Drop-outs

Bulls: 0
Brumbies: 2

Stoppages: 55

(vii) Stormers vs Waratahs

Penalties conceded: 24

Stormers: 12
Waratahs: 12

Reasons for the penalties:

Stormers:
Tackle: 10 (Bekker, Steenkamp*, vs Vermeulen*, Fourie 2, Steenkamp & François Louw, François Louw 3, Habana)
Scrums: 2 (Kritzinger)

Waratahs:
Tackle: 7 (Beale, Barnes 2, Palu, Waugh 2, Mowen)
Offside: 2 (Palu, Douglas)
Scrums: 2 (Baxter, Kefu)
Discipline: 1 (Caldwell - collapsing maul)

The Stormers missed a penalty kick at goal.

Free kicks conceded

Stormers: 4 (2 scrums, 2 line-outs)
Waratahs: 3 (scrums)

Line-outs

Stormers: 23 (2 lost, 1 quick, 1 free kick)
Waratahs: 15 (2 lost, 1 skew, 1 quick)

Scrums

Stormers: 6 (2 collapses, 1 free kick, 1 penalty)
Waratahs: 9 (5 resets, 2 collapses, 2 penalties)

Drop-outs

Stormers: 0
Waratahs: 2

Stoppages: 90

Some Match Totals

Stoppages per match

Western Force vs Brumbies: 73
Sharks vs Chiefs: 88
Crusaders vs Highlanders: 65
Cheetahs vs Bulls: 60
Blues vs Hurricanes: 69
Lions vs Stormers: 77
Reds vs Waratahs: 74

Bulls vs Brumbies: 55
Highlanders vs Blues: 77
Lions vs Chiefs: 74
Sharks vs Cheetahs: 76
Hurricanes vs Western Force: 68
Reds vs Crusaders: 62
Stormers vs Waratahs: 91

Fewest stoppages: Bulls vs Brumbies - 55
Most stoppages: Stormers vs Waratahs -91

Tries per match

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

Bulls vs Brumbies: 5 + 3 = 8
Highlanders vs Blues: 2 + 3 = 5
Lions vs Chiefs: 8 + 8 = 16
Sharks vs Cheetahs: 1 + 1 = 2
Hurricanes vs Western Force: 7 + 3 = 10
Reds vs Crusaders: 4 + 2 = 6
Stormers vs Waratahs: 3 + 0 = 3

Tries per team

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

Penalties conceded: per match

Western Force vs Brumbies: 9 + 10 = 19
Sharks vs Chiefs: 14 + 9 = 23
Crusaders vs Highlanders: 7 + 6 = 13
Cheetahs vs Bulls: 6 + 9 = 15
Blues vs Hurricanes: 13 + 12 = 25
Lions vs Stormers: 9 + 11 = 20
Reds vs Waratahs: 14 + 9 = 23

Bulls vs Brumbies: 8 + 12 = 20
Highlanders vs Blues: 7 + 9 = 16
Lions vs Chiefs: 11 + 21 = 32
Sharks vs Cheetahs: 10 + 15 = 25
Hurricanes vs Western Force: 12 + 7 = 19
Reds vs Crusaders: 10 + 12 = 22
Stormers vs Waratahs: 12 + 12 = 24

Penalties per Team

Blues: 13 + 9 = 22
Brumbies: 10 + 12 = 22
Bulls: 9 + 8 = 17
Cheetahs: 6 + 15 = 21
Chiefs: 9 + 21 = 30
Crusaders: 7 + 12 = 19
Highlanders: 6 + 7 = 13
Hurricanes: 12 + 12 = 24
Lions: 9 + 11 = 20
Reds: 14 + 10 = 24
Sharks: 14 + 10
Stormers: 11 + 12 = 23
Waratahs: 9 + 12 - 21
Western Force: 9 + 7 = 16

Sanctions

Cited and suspended

Dean Mumm (Waratahs): shoulder charge
Sione Lauaki (Chiefs) - dangerous tackle
Willem Stoltz (Lions) - leading elbow

Yellow cards

Isaia Toeava (Blues) - tackle infringement (repeated)
Rene Ranger (Blues) - tackle infringement (repeated)
Sione Lauaki (Chiefs) - dangerous tackle
Aled de Malmanche (Chiefs) - deliberate infringement
Richard Kahui (Chiefs) - dangerous tackle.
Owen Franks (Crusaders) - tackle infringement (repeated)
Josh Bekhuis (Highlanders) - tackle infringement (repeated)
Adam Byrnes (Reds) - tackle infringement (repeated)
John Smit (Sharks) - tackle infringement (repeated)
Bismarck du Plessis (Sharks) - dangerous, late tackle
Dean Mumm (Waratahs) - dangerous charge

Sanctionary Cards per team

Blues: Y, Y
Brumbies: 0
Bulls: 0
Cheetahs: 0
Chiefs: Y,Y,Y, C
Crusaders: Y
Highlanders: Y
Hurricanes: 0
Lions: C
Reds: Y
Sharks: Y,Y
Stormers :0
Waratahs: C
Western Force: 0

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:

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