Statistics: Lions vs South Africa, Test 3

Having won the two Tests South Africa was well and truly beaten in the third Test and in fact was flattered by the final score. We give some statistics from the match.

Result

B&I Lions vs South Africa, 28-9

Sanctions

Simon Shaw was yellow-cared for dropping his knee into Fourie du Preez’s back. He has been cited.

Possession

B&I Lions vs South Africa

Penalties conceded: 25

B&I Lions: 15
South Africa: 10

Reasons for the penalties:

B&I Lions:
Tackle: 11 (Heaslip 3, Phillips 2, Vickery*, Sheridan, O’Connell, Stephen Jones, Martyn Williams*, Croft, )
Offside: 2 (Flutey, Croft)
Discipline: 2 (Shaw – kneeing; Sheridan – +10)

South Africa:
Tackle: 5 (Matfield, Morné Steyn, Mtawarira, Kankowski, Olivier)
Scrum: 2 (Ralepelle*, Mtawarira)
Discipline: 3 (Kankowski – Man without ball; Brüssow* – man without ball; Du Plessis* – late tackle)

The Lions missed two penalty kicks at goal.

Free kicks conceded

B&I Lions: 1 (scrum)
South Africa: 3 (2 marks, 1 scrum)

Line-outs

B&I Lions: 10 (1 skew, 1 reset)
South Africa: 116 (1 lost, 1 skew)

Scrums

B&I Lions: 7 (5 reset, 7 collapses, 1 free kick, 2 penalties)
South Africa: 6 (2 resets, 3 collapses, 1 penalty, 1 free kick)

Drop-outs

B&I Lions: 1
South Africa: 2

Stoppages: 78

Tries: 3

B&I Lions: 3
South Africa: 0