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S14 - Week 1 - Stats

Super 14 is upon us with many errors on sweaty fields and a rash of yellow cards. We deal here with some statistics which we hope to update along the 14 weeks.

Soundsure have been a huge help with much of the statistics, as they always are.

“Stoppages” is the total of penalties, free kicks, line-outs, scrums and their infernal resets, and drop-outs.

Later we shall discuss laws related to incidents in the matches. There is an especially interesting one form the Sharks-Bulls match.

Sanctionary Cards

It was not a good week for discipline. There no cards in three Six Nations matches and 9 in the Super 14. In many cases it was, as it was in Casablanca, a case of rounding up the usual suspects!

Recipients:

Troy Flavell (Blues) – stamping
Clark Dermody (Highlanders) – punching
Jono Gibbes (Chiefs) – high tackle
Marty Holah (Chiefs) – repeated infringement
George Smith (Brumbies) – repeated infringement
Jaque Fourie (Lions) – spear tackle
James Horwill (Reds) – tackle illegality
Mitch Chapman (Reds) – tackle illegality)
Schalk Burger (Stormers) – late tackle

(I) Blues vs Crusaders

Penalties conceded

Blues: 7
Crusaders: 11

Line-outs

Blues: 11 (2 lost)
Crusaders: 12 (2 lost, 2 quick)

Scrums

Blues: 11 (5 reset, 1 lost)
Crusaders: 5 (3 reset)

Free kicks

Blues: 0
Crusaders: 0

Drop-outs

Blues: 1
Crusaders: 1

Stoppages: 67

Kicks

Blues: 23
Crusaders: 23

Tackle/ruck/maul: 146

Advantage:

Played: 15
Effected: 9

(ii) Force vs Highlanders

Penalties conceded

Force: 9
Highlanders: 12

Line-outs

Force: 27 (3 lost, 1 skew, 1 penalty)
Highlanders: 8

Scrums

Force: 13 (4 reset, 1 penalty)
Highlanders: 10 (7 reset, 1 free kick, 1 penalty)

Free kicks

Force: 0
Highlanders: 1 (scrum)

Drop-outs

Force: 2
Highlanders: 3

Stoppages: 95

Kicks

Force: 22
Highlanders: 28

Tackles/rucks/mauls: 137

Advantage

Played: 21
Effected: 4

(iii) Lions vs Waratahs

Penalties conceded

Lions: 5
Waratahs: 7

Line-outs

Lions: 15 (2 skew)
Waratahs: 17 (1 lost, 2 quick)

Scrums

We did not do too well on this one. here were 24 scrums in the match. 4 Lions’ scrums and 3 Waratahs scrums were reset. The Waratahs lost a scrum. Each side was penalised once in a scrum.

Free kicks

Lions: 1
Waratahs: 2 (1 mark, 1 scrum)

Drop-outs

Lions: 0
Waratahs: 3

Stoppages: 81

Kicks

Lions: 32
Waratahs: 34

Tackles/rucks/mauls: 116

Advantage

Played: 19
Effected: 11

(iv) Chiefs vs Brumbies

Penalties conceded

Chiefs: 7
Brumbies: 13

Line-outs

Chiefs: 26 (1 lost, 1 quick)
Brumbies: 12

Scrums

Chiefs: 8 (2 reset)
Brumbies: 5 (4 reset)

Free kicks

Chiefs: 1 (mark)
Brumbies: 1 (mark)

Drop-outs

Chiefs: 1
Brumbies: 1

Stoppages: 81

Kicks

Chiefs: 26
Brumbies: 34

Tackles/rucks/mauls: 157

Advantage

Played: 17
Effected: 9

(v) Reds vs Hurricanes

Penalties conceded

Reds: 16
Hurricanes: 10

Line-outs

Reds: 8 (1 lost, 1 skew)
Hurricanes: 14 (4 lost)

Scrums

The scrums in this match were a problem because for 38 minutes of the second half they were uncontested. Only 9 scrums were contested, another 9 uncontested. Two Reds’ scrums were reset and one resulted in a free kick.

Reds: 10
Hurricanes: 8

Free kicks

Reds: 1 (line-out)
Hurricanes: 1 (scrum)

Drop-outs

Reds: 2
Hurricanes: 3

Stoppages: 75

Kicks

Reds: 20
Hurricanes: 10

Tackles/rucks/mauls: 184

Advantage:

Played: 15
Effected: 3

(vi) Sharks vs Bulls

Penalties conceded

Sharks: 14
Bulls: 8

Line-outs

Sharks: 16 (1 lost, 1 skew, 1 quick)
Bulls: 21 (1 lost, 1 skew, 2 quick, 1 free kick)

Scrums

Sharks: 21 (1 reset, 1 penalty)
Bulls: 15 (1 reset)

The fewness of the resets in this match is remarkable.

Free kicks

Sharks: 2 (marks)
Bulls: 3 (2 marks, 1 line-out)

Drop-outs

Sharks: 4
Bulls: 2

Stoppages: 108

The number of stoppages is abnormally high.

Kicks

Waratahs: 36
Hurricanes: 35

Tackles/rucks/mauls: 116

Advantage

Played: 21
Effected: 5

(vii) Cheetahs vs Stormers

Penalties conceded

Cheetahs: 8
Stormers: 15

Line-outs

Cheetahs: 16 (1 lost, 1 penalty)
Stormers: 10 (1 lost)

Scrums

Cheetahs: 7 (4 reset)
Stormers: 6 (1 reset, 1 penalty, 1 wheel)

Free kicks

Cheetahs: 1 (mark)
Stormers: 2 (1 mark, 1 + 10)

Drop-outs

Cheetahs: 1
Stormers: 3

Stoppages: 74

Kicks

Cheetahs: 22
Stormers: 29

Tackles/rucks/mauls: 117

Advantage

Played: 25
Effected: 8

Some Match Totals

Stoppages

Blues vs Crusaders: 67
Force vs Highlanders: 95
Lions vs Waratahs: 81
Chiefs vs Brumbies: 81
Reds vs Hurricanes: 75
Sharks vs Bulls: 108
Cheetahs vs Stormers: 74

Fewest stoppages: Blues vs Crusaders
Most stoppages: Sharks vs Bulls

Tries

No team earned a bonus point for four tries or more in Week 1.

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

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