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Semis' stats

From Christchurch and Wellington

Here we give stats concerning getting possession, mainly at scrums and line-outs for the two Super 14 semi-finals – the Hurricanes against the Waratahs and the Crusaders against the Bulls.

Once again Soundsure have been a huge help with part of the tables.

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

Next we shall discuss laws related to incidents in the matches, including the controversial scrum.

(i) Hurricanes vs Waratahs

Penalties conceded

Hurricanes: 6
Waratahs: 8

Reasons for the Penalties
* = points to opponents

Hurricanes:

Tackle/ruck: 2 (So'oialo, Eaton)
Off-side: 3 (Masoe 2, Eaton)
Discipline: 1 (Fa'atau – obstruction)

Waratahs:

Tackle/ruck: 5 (Hewat*, Whitaker, Freier, Vickerman, Waugh)
Scrum: 1 (Baxter)
Off-side: 1 (Waugh)
Discipline: 1 (Whitaker – dissent)

Line-outs

Hurricanes: 17 (4 lost)
Waratahs: 15 (2 lost, 1 skew)

Scrums

Hurricanes: 6 (2 reset, 1 free kick)
Waratahs: 7 (3 reset, 1 wheel, 1 penalty)

Free kicks

Hurricanes: 0
Waratahs: 1 (scrum)

Drop-outs

Hurricanes: 2
Waratahs: 1

Stoppages: 68

Kicks

Hurricanes: 27
Waratahs: 30

Tackle/ruck/maul: 147

Advantage:

Played: 13
Effected: 3

Unplayables: 1

Turn-overs

For Hurricanes: 4
For Waratahs: 4

Injuries: 9

Replacements: 6

TMO decisions: 1 (No try)

Touch judge reports: 0

(ii) Crusaders vs Bulls

Penalties conceded

Crusaders: 10
Bulls: 6

Reasons for the Penalties
* = points to opponents

Crusaders:

Tackle/ruck: 6 (McCaw 2, Ellis, Carter*, Flynn & Crockett, Leo'o)
Off-side: 1 (Leo'o)
Discipline: 3 (Jack – dissent, Somerville & Jack – obstruction, Senio – trip)

Bulls:

Tackle/ruck: 3 (Gary Botha* 2, Cronjé)
Off-side: 1 (several backs)
Discipline: 2 (Rossouw – obstruction)

Line-outs

Crusaders: 16 (2 lost, 1 skew, 2 quick, 1 penalty)
Bulls: 20 (3 lost, 1 quick)

Scrums

Crusaders: 7
Bulls: 12 (3 reset, 1 wheel)

Free kicks

Crusaders: 4 (marks)
Bulls: 0

Drop-outs

Crusaders: 3
Bulls: 1

Stoppages: 82

Kicks

Crusaders: 47
Bulls: 39

Tackles/rucks/mauls: 191

Advantage

Played: 13
Effected: 4

Unplayables: 3

Turn-overs

For Crusaders: 11
For Bulls: 3

Injuries: 9

Replacements: 11

TMO decisions: 1 (Try)

Touch judge reports: 0

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