Statistics - Super 14, Week 8
For Week 8, when only one South African team played at home, we give statistics of getting possession and we give some totals. There are no marks for guessing which team has the worst disciplinary record!
Sanctions
There were cards all right, the worst a red card for the Tongan Epi Taione who had recently joined the Sharks from Japan. He got a red card for a gross headbutt and has tp face a disciplinary hearing.
Lions’ prop Ross Geldenhuys has been cited..
There were yellow cards for Fetu’u Vainikolo for a later shoulder charge, Neemia Tialata for a late tackle and several for tackle infringements – Keven Mealamu, CJ van der Linde, Callum Bruce, Faifili Levave, Scott Fava and Deon Stegman.
Possession
(i) Highlanders vs Lions
Penalties conceded
Highlanders: 6
Lions: 10
Line-outs
Highlanders: 19 (3 lost, 1 quick)
Lions: 10 (1 skew)
Scrums
Highlanders: 9 (3 collapses, 2 free kicks, 1 penalty )
Lions: 10 (6 resets, 6 collapses, 1 free kick)
Free kicks conceded
Highlanders: 6 (5 tackles, 1 scrum)
Lions: 9 (5 tackles, 2 scrums, 1 maul, 1 mark)
Drop-outs
Highlanders: 0
Lions: 0
Stoppages: 85
(ii) Brumbies vs Chiefs
Penalties conceded
Brumbies: 1
Chiefs: 7
And the only penalty against the Brumbies should have been a free kick under the ELVs!
Line-outs
Brumbies: 13 (1 lost, 1 skew)
Chiefs: 19 (2 skew, 3 quick)
Scrums
Brumbies: 7 (1 reset, 1 collapse, 2 free kicks)
Chiefs: 4 (1 free kick)
Few scrums and just one reset.
Free kicks conceded
Brumbies: 5 (4 tackles, 1 mark)
Chiefs: 9 (5 tackles, 3 scrums, 1 +10)
Drop-outs
Brumbies: 2
Chiefs: 2
Stoppages: 70
(iii) Western Force vs Bulls
Penalties conceded
Western Force: 6
Bulls: 9
Line-outs
Western Force: 13 (1 lost)
Bulls: 11 (1 reset, 2 lost, 1 penalty)
Scrums
Western Force: 11 (7 resets, 9 collapses, 2 free kicks)
Bulls: 2 (1 reset, 1 collapse, 1 free kick)
Free kicks conceded
Western Force: 8 (5 tackles, 2 scrums)
Bulls: 10 (7 tackles, 1 scrum, 1 mark, 1 undetermined)
Drop-outs
Western Force: 3
Bulls: 2
Stoppages: 84
(iv) Hurricanes vs Sharks
Penalties conceded
Hurricanes: 6
Sharks: 10
Line-outs
Hurricanes: 16 (2 lost, 2 skew, 1 quick)
Sharks: 17 (1 lost, 1 skew, i quick, 1 free kick)
Scrums
Hurricanes: 9 (2 resets, 3 collapses, 1 lost, 1 penalty)
Sharks: 9 (1 reset, 1 wheel)
Free kicks conceded
Hurricanes: 3 (2 tackles, 1 scrum)
Sharks: 7 (5 tackles, 1 line-out, 1 scrum)
Drop-outs
Hurricanes: 6
Sharks: 3
Stoppages: 84
(v) Waratahs vs Blues
Penalties conceded
Waratahs: 5
Blues: 8
Line-outs
Waratahs: 10 (1 lost, 1 quick)
Blues: 12 (3 lost)
Scrums
Waratahs: 6 (2 reset, 1 collapse)
Blues: 10 (6 resets, 8 collapses, 2 free kicks)
Free kicks conceded
Waratahs: 10 (5 tackles, 3 scrums, 2 + 10)
Blues: 5 (4 tackles, 1 mark)
Drop-outs
Waratahs: 0
Blues: 1
Stoppages: 75
(vi) Cheetahs vs Reds
Penalties conceded
Cheetahs: 2
Reds: 7
Line-outs
Cheetahs: 16 (1 lost)
Reds: 19 (7 lost, 1 reset, 1 free kick, 1 quick)
Scrums
Cheetahs: 10 (4 resets, 3 collapses)
Reds: 10 (3 resets, 2 collapses, 1 penalty)
Free kicks conceded
Cheetahs: 7 (5 tackles, 1 line-out, 1 mark)
Reds: 6 (4 tackles, 2 marks)
Drop-outs
Cheetahs: 3
Reds: 1
Stoppages: 89
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 Western Force: 62
Blues vs Stormers: 72
Chiefs vs Bulls: 80
Lions vs Reds: 80
Hurricanes vs Crusaders: 92
Waratahs vs Cheetahs: 88
Western Force vs Stormers: 78
Chiefs vs Highlanders: 64
Blues vs Bulls: 90
Sharks vs Reds: 100
Highlanders vs Lions: 85
Brumbies vs Chiefs: 70
Western Force vs Bulls: 84
Hurricanes vs Sharks: 84
Waratahs vs Blues: 75
Cheetahs vs Reds: 89
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
Hurricanes vs Crusaders: 1 + 2 = 3
Waratahs vs Cheetahs: 2 + 3 = 5
Western Force vs Stormers: 2 + 4 = 6
Chiefs vs Highlanders: 6 + 4 = 10
Blues vs Bulls: 2 + 3 = 5
Sharks vs Reds: 3 + 1 = 4
Highlanders vs Lions: 4 + 3 = 7
Brumbies vs Chiefs: 4 + 6 = 10
Western Force vs Bulls: 2 + 2 = 4
Hurricanes vs Sharks: 1 + 1 = 2
Waratahs vs Blues: 5 + 2 = 7
Cheetahs vs Reds: 4 + 2 = 6
Tries per team
Blues: 4 + 7 + 7 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 2 = 27
Brumbies: 0 + 3 + 6 + 2 + 2 + 4 + 4 = 21
Bulls: 1 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 2 = 13
Cheetahs: 3 + 2 + 4 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 4 = 18
Chiefs: 1 + 3 + 3 + 3 + 2 + 6 + 6 + 6 = 30
Crusaders: 4 + 7 + 2 + 5 + 9 + 4 + 2 = 33
Highlanders: 1 + 2 + 2 + 0 + 3 + 4 + 4 = 16
Hurricanes: 0 + 2 + 6 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 16
Lions: 2 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 = 13
Reds: 3 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 4 + 3 + 1 + 2 = 18
Sharks: 2 + 0 + 4 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 1 = 14
Stormers: 0 + 1 + 0 + 4 + 4 + 1 + 4 = 14
Waratahs: 3 + 3 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 5 = 19
Western Force: 1 + 1 + 2 + 4 + 3 + 3 + 2 + 2 = 18
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: 8
Hurricanes vs Crusaders: 21
Waratahs vs Cheetahs: 10
Western Force vs Stormers: 12
Chiefs vs Highlanders: 9
Blues vs Bulls: 13
Sharks vs Reds: 18
Highlanders vs Lions: 16
Brumbies vs Chiefs: 8
Western Force vs Bulls: 15
Hurricanes vs Sharks: 16
Waratahs vs Blues: 13
Cheetahs vs Reds: 9
Fewest penalties in a match: 6
Most penalties in a match: 21
Penalties per Team
Blues: 11+ 6 + 6 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 7 + 8 = 50
Brumbies: 7 + 6 + 9 + 6 + 4 + 8 + 1 = 41
Bulls: 9 + 8 + 6 + 4 + 10 + 6 + 6 + 9 = 57
Cheetahs: 5 + 7 + 4 + 7 + 3 + 12 + 7 + 7 = 52
Chiefs: 4 + 3 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 6 + 2 + 7 = 31
Crusaders: 3 + 8 + 6 + 5 + 3 + 2 + 13 = 40
Highlanders: 5 + 7 + 6 + 4 + 2 + 7 + 6 = 37
Hurricanes: 6 + 4 + 9 + 13 + 6 + 8 + 6 = 52
Lions: 7 + 5 + 3 + 10 + 7 + 2 + 10 = 44
Reds: 9 + 5 + 7 + 3 + 7 + 6 + 7 + 2 = 46
Sharks: 7 + 4 + 7 + 7 + 7 + 11 + 10 = 53
Stormers: 4 + 12 + 6 + 3 + 9 + 8 + 6 = 48
Waratahs: 3 + 6 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 3 + 5 = 29
Western Force: 2 + 5 + 4 + 2 + 4 + 4 + 6 + 6 = 33
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
Hurricanes vs Crusaders: 12 + 12 = 24
Waratahs vs Cheetahs: 10 + 7 = 17
Western Force vs Stormers: 10 + 9 = 19
Chiefs vs Highlanders: 8 + 5 = 13
Blues vs Bulls: 8 + 12 = 20
Sharks vs Reds: 8 + 13 = 21
Highlanders vs Lions: 6 + 9 = 15
Brumbies vs Chiefs: 5 + 9 = 14
Western Force vs Bulls: 8 + 10 = 18
Hurricanes vs Sharks: 3 + 8 = 11
Waratahs vs Blues: 10 + 5 = 15
Cheetahs vs Reds: 7 + 6 = 13
Free kicks conceded per team
Blues: 9 + 15 + 5 + 3 + 8 + 12 + 8 + 5 = 65
Brumbies: 6 + 7 + 10 + 7 + 18 + 8 + 5 = 61
Bulls: 13 + 7 + 7 + 11 + 10 + 9 + 12 + 12 = 81
Cheetahs: 6 + 6 + 9 + 9 + 9 + 7 + 7+ 7 = 60
Chiefs: 8 + 10 + 7 + 11 + 12 + 7 + 8 + 9 = 72
Crusaders: 9 + 6 + 15 + 13 + 8 + 7 + 12 = 70
Highlanders: 5 + 13 + 12 + 8 + 7 + 5 + 6 = 56
Hurricanes: 10 + 3 + 10 + 9 + 12 + 12 + 3 = 59
Lions: 5 + 6 + 15 + 8 + 8 + 4 + 9 = 55
Reds: 11 + 6 + 10 + 12 + 7 + 9 + 13+ 6 = 74
Sharks: 9 + 9 + 8 + 10+ 6 + 8 + 8 = 58
Stormers: 13 + 13 + 10 + 8 + 7 + 11 + 9 = 71
Waratahs: 11 + 7 + 6 + 10 + 12 + 10 + 10 = 66
Western Force: 11 + 9 + 11 + 18 + 13 + 7 + 10 + 8 = 87
Sanctionary Cards per team
Blues: Y, Y
Brumbies: Y, Y, Y
Bulls: Y, C, 2Y, 2C, R, C, Y, Y, Y
Cheetahs: Y, Y, Y, Y, Y
Chiefs: Y, 2Y
Crusaders:
Highlanders: Y, C, Y, Y
Hurricanes: Y, Y, C, Y, Y
Lions: Y
Reds: Y, Y, C, Y
Sharks: Y, R
Stormers: Y, Y, C, Y, Y
Waratahs: Y
Western Force: Y
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: 2
Brumbies: 3
Bulls: 19
Cheetahs: 5
Chiefs: 3
Crusaders: 0
Highlanders: 6
Hurricanes: 7
Lions: 1
Reds: 6
Sharks: 5
Stormers: 7
Waratahs: 1
Western Force: 1
Sanctions so far
Red Cards
Zane Kirchner (Bulls) – dangerous tackle
Epi Taione (Sharks) – headbutt
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
Schalk Burger (Stormers) – Tackle infringement
Jamie McIntosh (Highlanders) – off-side
Fetu’u Vainikolo (Highlanders) – late shoulder charge
Neemia Tialata Hurricanes)
Keven Mealamu (Blues) – tackle infringement
CJ van der Linde (Cheetahs) – tackle infringement
Callum Bruce, (Chiefs) – tackle infringement
Faifili Levave (Chiefs) – tackle infringement
Scott Fava (Force) – tackle infringement
Deon Stegman (Bulls) – 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
