S15: Statistics, Week 8
If you get the feeling that this was not a great round, have a look at the tries and penalty goals scored compared with previous weeks. Apart from records of getting possession in matches, you can also see who has scored most tries and most penalties and be surprised at who has conceded most penalties. And if you suspected that the Newlands match was a drab one, have a look at Jan Taljaard’s ‘Ball in Play’ time. And if you felt that it was not a well-mannered match, have a look at the penalties for ill-discipline.
Results, Round 8
Highlanders vs Cheetahs, 24-21
Crusaders vs Bulls, 27-0
Brumbies vs Hurricanes, 17-16
Waratahs vs Force, 31-3 in Perth
Reds vs Stormers, 19-6 at Newlands
Sharks vs Lions, 27-3
Sanctions
Cited and suspended
Nobody
Yellow cards
Deon Fourie (Stormers) – tripping
Duane Vermeulen (Stormers) – punching
David Smith (Force) – tip tackle
Possession
(i) Highlanders vs Cheetahs
Penalties conceded: 16
Highlanders: 9
Cheetahs: 7
Reasons for the penalties:
Highlanders:
Tackle: 6 (Soakai, Cowan 2, Manu, Poki, Thomson
Offside: 1 (Thomson)
Scrums: 1 (Cowan)
Discipline: 1 (Donnelly – high tackle)
Cheetahs:
Tackle: 7 (Louw, Johnson 4, Oosthuizen 2)
It is remarkable that a side was penalised for only one facet of the game.
The Highlanders side missed a penalty kick at goal, the Cheetahs three.
Free kicks conceded
Highlanders: 0
Cheetahs: 2 (1 mark, 1 scrum)
Line-outs
Highlanders: 12 (1 lost, 1 quick)
Cheetahs: 16 (13 lost, 1 skew)
Scrums
Highlanders: 6 (1 reset, 1 collapse, 1 free kick, 1 lost)
Cheetahs: 8 (3 reset, 2 collapses, 1 penalty)
Drop-outs
Highlanders: 3
Cheetahs: 2
Stoppages: 69
(ii) Crusaders vs Bulls
Penalties conceded: 20
Crusaders: 11
Bulls: 9
Reasons for the penalties:
Crusaders:
Tackle: 7 (Berquist, Maitland 2, George Whitelock 2, Crockett, Adam Whitelock)
Offside: 1 (Ben Franks)
Scrum: 2 (Crockett, Ben Franks)
Discipline: 1 (Dagg – obstruction)
Bulls:
Tackle: 8 (Bakkies Botha, Stegmann** 3, Greyling, Potgieter*, Kirchner* 2)
Discipline: 1 (Matfield – air tackle)
Each side missed a penalty kick at goal.
Free kicks conceded
Crusaders: 1 (scrum)
Bulls: 2 (1 scrum, 1 line-out)
Line-outs
Crusaders: 11 (3 lost, 1 skew, 1 quick)
Bulls: 12 (1 lost, 1 free kick)
Scrums
Crusaders: 11 (1 reset, 4 collapses)
Bulls: 10 (1 reset, 4 collapses, 1 penalty, 2 free kicks)
Drop-outs
Crusaders: 1
Bulls: 1
Stoppages: 71
(iii) Brumbies vs Hurricanes
Penalties conceded: 23
Brumbies: 6
Hurricanes: 17
Reasons for the penalties:
Brumbies:
Tackle: 6 (Andrew Smith, Speight, Edmonds, Hooper*, Hand*, Salvi*)
It is remarkable that a team is penalised on only one facet of play.
Hurricanes:
Tackle: 8 (Tialata 2, Lilo 4, Leiua, Nonu)
Offside: 4 (Nonu* 2, Chris Eaton*, Broadhurst)
Scrum: 3 (Hore, Tialata, Schwalger)
Discipline: 2 (Chris Eaton* – high tackle; Conrad Smith – + 10)
The Brumbies missed a penalty kick at goal.
Free kicks conceded
Brumbies: 0
Hurricanes: 1 (scrum)
Line-outs
Brumbies: 15 (5 lost)
Hurricanes: 11 (1 lost, 1 skew)
Scrums
Brumbies: 8 (2 reset, 2 collapses, 1 free kick, 1 penalty)
Hurricanes: 3 (1 penalty)
Drop-outs
Brumbies: 0
Hurricanes: 2
Stoppages: 65
(iv) Waratahs vs Force
Penalties conceded: 18
Waratahs: 8
Force: 10
Reasons for the penalties:
Waratahs:
Tackle: 5 (Robinson, Palu 2, Dennis, Carter)
Offside: 2 (Mowen 2)
Scrum: 3 (Robinson 2, Kepu)
Force:
Tackle: 5 (Wykes, Sheehan, Whittaker, Jenkins, Cummins)
Scrum: 1 (Fairbrother*)
Discipline: 2 (David Smith – tip tackle; Metuiselsa – obstruction)
Free kicks conceded
Waratahs: 0
Force: 0
Line-outs
Waratahs: 13 (1 skew, 2 quick)
Force: 5 (1 lost)
Scrums
Waratahs: 7 (3 reset, 6 collapses, 1 wheel, 3 penalties)
Force: 11 (3 resets, 6 collapses, 1 penalty)
This was the worst scrumming of Round 8 of the Super 15.
Drop-outs
Waratahs: 2
Force: 2
Stoppages: 65
(v) Stormers vs Reds
Penalties conceded: 20
Stormers: 7
Reds: 13
Reasons for the penalties:
Stormers:
Tackle: 4 (Blaauw*, Grant*, Louw* 2)
Scrum: 1 (Blaauw)
Discipline: 2 (Vermeulen – punching; Deon Fourie* – tripping)
Reds:
Tackle: 4 (Robinson, Samo, Simmonds, Gill)
Offside: 2 (Horwill*, Saia Faingaa*)
Discipline: 7 (Horwill – collapsing maul; Horwill – air tackle; Samo – obstruction; Cooper – high tackle; Samo – dangerous shoulder; Harris – late tackle; Higginbotham – high tackle)
This is an inordinately high number of penalties for foul play infringements.
The Stormers missed a penalty kick at goal.
Free kicks conceded
Stormers: 1 (mark)
Reds: 1 (scrum)
Line-outs
Stormers: 15 (1 lost, 1 skew)
Reds: 18 (6 lost, 1 quick)
Scrums
Stormers: 5
Reds: 14 (5 reset, 7 collapses, 1 free kick)
Drop-outs
Stormers: 1
Reds: 2
Stoppages: 82
(vi) Sharks vs Lions
Penalties conceded: 22
Sharks: 11
Lions: 11
Reasons for the penalties:
Sharks:
Tackle: 6 (Ndungane, McLeod 2, Ludik, Potgieter, Sykes)
Offside: 1 (Daniel*)
Scrum: 1 (Van Staden)
Discipline: 3 (Smit, Kankowski, Daniel – obstruction; Alberts – high tackle; Mostert – high tackle)
Lions:
Tackle: 5 (Minnie, Earle, Pretorius*, Adriaanse, Kockott)
Offside: 2 (Minnie, Kockott)
Scrum: 3 (Cilliers, Janse van Rensburg 2)
Discipline: 1 Earle – air tackle()
The Sharks missed two penalty kicks at goal, the Lions one.
Free kicks conceded
Sharks: 0
Lions: 2 (marks)
Line-outs
Sharks: 11 (3 lost)
Lions: 12 (3 lost, 1 quick)
Scrums
Sharks: 8 (1 reset, 3 collapses, 2 penalties)
Lions: 9 (2 reset, 3 collapses, 1 penalty)
Drop-outs
Sharks: 2
Lions: 3
Stoppages: 72
Ball in Play time
Jan Taljaard has provided the calculations. The average for a match of this kind is roughly 33 minutes.
Highlanders vs Cheetahs (Pearce):
17 minutes 34 seconds + 17 minutes 27 seconds = 35 minutes 1 seconds
Crusaders vs Bulls (White):
14 minutes 13 seconds + 19 minutes 8 seconds = 33 minutes 14 seconds
Brumbies vs Hurricanes (Joubert):
18 minutes 58 seconds + 20 minutes 6 seconds = 39 minutes 4 seconds
Western Force vs Waratahs Williamson():
15 minutes 35 seconds + 19 minutes 0 seconds = 34 minutes 35 seconds
Stormers vs Reds (Peyper):
14 minutes 36 seconds + 17 minutes 10 seconds = 31 minutes 46 seconds
Sharks vs Lions (Kaplan):
19 minutes 1 second + 19 minutes 2 seconds = 38 minutes 3 seconds
Some Match Totals
Tries scored per match
Highlanders vs Cheetahs, 3 + 2 = 5
Crusaders vs Bulls, 3 + 0 = 3
Brumbies vs Hurricanes, 1 + 1 = 2
Force vs Waratahs, 0 + 4 = 4
Stormers vs Reds, 0 + 1 = 1
Sharks vs Lions, 4 + 0 = 4
Penalties scored per match
Highlanders vs Cheetahs, 1 + 3 = 3
Crusaders vs Bulls, 4 + 0 = 0
Brumbies vs Hurricanes, 4 + 3 = 7
Force vs Waratahs, 1 + 1 = 2
Stormers vs Reds, 2 + 3 = 5
Sharks vs Lions, 1 + 1 = 2
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 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
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
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 = 19
Brumbies: 3 + 2 + 4+ 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 = 15
Bulls: 2 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 0 = 13
Chiefs: 3 + 1 + 4 + 3 + 0 + 2 + 1 = 14
Crusaders: 2 + 2 + 6 + 6 + 5 + 3 = 24
Cheetahs: 0 + 3 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 2 = 11
Force: 1 + 0 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 0 = 7
Highlanders: 1 + 2 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 3 + 3 = 14
Hurricanes: 0 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 = 7
Lions: 3 + 2 + 4 + 0 + 2 + 2+ 0 = 13
Rebels: 0 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 6 + 3 = 15
Reds: 2 + 0 + 1 + 7 + 6 + 3 + 1 = 20
Sharks: 2 + 2 + 5 + 4 + 0 + 4 + 0 = 17
Stormers: 1 + 0 + 0 + 1 + 6 + 1 + 0 = 9
Waratahs: 7 + 4 + 3 + 0 + 2 + 2 + 4 = 22
Penalties scored per team
Blues: 3 + 4 + 1 + 5 + 2 + 3 + 1 = 19
Brumbies: 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 5 + 1 + 4 = 18
Bulls: 4 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 3 + 5 + 0 = 19
Chiefs: 1 + 2 + 4 + 3 + 5 + 1 + 1 = 17
Crusaders: 4 + 4 + 4 + 2 + 3 + 4 = 21
Cheetahs: 3 + 2 + 5 + 5 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 = 24
Force: 5 + 4 + 5 + 5 + 3 + 2 + 1 = 25
Highlanders: 3 + 2 + 3 +2 + 2 + 3 + 1 = 16
Hurricanes: 3 + 5 + 4 + 1 + 3 + 3 = 19
Lions: 1 + 2 + 2 + 4 + 4 + 3 + 5 + 1 = 22
Rebels: 0 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 4 + 3 = 17
Reds: 3 + 2 + 7 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 3 = 21
Sharks: 4 + 4 + 2 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 2 + 1 = 20
Stormers: 4 + 7 + 6 + 6 + 3 + 3 + 2 = 31
Waratahs: 0 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 5 + 3 + 1 = 13
Penalties conceded per team
Blues: 11 + 8 + 12 + 12 + 10 + 7 + 8 = 68
Brumbies: 12 + 10 + 12 + 10 + 6 + 8 + 6 = 64
Bulls: 13 + 9 + 5 + 13 + 15 + 13 + 9 = 77
Chiefs: 7 + 13 + 13 + 7 + 9 + 15 + 10 = 74
Crusaders: 9 + 12 + 12+ 11 + 9 + 11 = 64
Cheetahs: 13 + 9 + 13 + 10 + 7 + 9 + 9 + 7 = 77
Force: 9 + 11 + 13 + 11 + 11 + 7 + 8 = 70
Highlanders: 13 + 10 + 9 + 10 +12 + 10 + 9 = 73
Hurricanes: 13 + 7 + 10 + 9 + 10 + 17 = 66
Lions: 9 + 15 + 4 + 13 + 8 + 10 + 7 + 11 = 77
Rebels: 13 + 8 + 12 + 14 + 8 + 12 = 67
Reds: 11 + 10 + 7 + 10 + 11 + 13 + 14 + 13 = 89
Sharks: 7 + 11 + 11 + 7 + 9 + 6 + 7 +11 = 69
Stormers: 9 + 11 + 18 + 7 + 14 + 7 + 7= 73
Waratahs: 9 + 10 + 9 + 6 + 15 + 11 + 10 = 70
