Statistics: November Test Totals
In three weeks we had 18 Tests played by 12 countries, and we garnered some statistics from those Tests.
We have already given the statistics for each match. Now we should like to look at the highs and lows, the best and the worst from those statistics – just for the fun of it.
So if you want to know which team was penalised most, which player was penalised most, which team had fewest tries against it, and so on, read on.
Highs and Lows
Stoppages per match
Most stoppages: Ireland vs New Zealand
Fewest stoppages: France vs Pacific Islanders
Tries
Canada’s leaky defences did much to enhance the try-scoring statistics for their opponents but the All Blacks, who did not play them, still scored the most tries, along with Ireland who did play Canada.
Most tries: Ireland, New Zealand – 9
Fewest tries: Argentina, Canada – 1
Most tries conceded: Canada – 19
Fewest tries conceded: New Zealand – 0
Kicks
Most kicking in a match: Ireland vs Canada – 90
Least kicking in a match: France vs Pacific Islands – 41
Team that kicked most: Ireland – 134
Team that kicked least: Pacific Islanders – 69
Penalties
Most penalties in a match: Wales vs Canada – 27, which included two penalty tries
Fewest penalties in a match: Ireland vs Canada – 15
Penalties per Team:
Penalised most often: South Africa – 38
Penalised most seldom: Ireland – 22
Most penalties at the tackle per team: South Africa – 27
Fewest penalties at the tackle by a team: Pacific Islanders – 14
Most penalties against a team at the scrum: Canada – 9 (including two penalty tries)
Fewest penalties against a team at the scrum: Ireland – 0
Most penalties against a team for ill discipline: Pacific Islanders – 10
Fewest penalties against a team for ill discipline: Wales – 2
Most penalties against a player at the tackle: Rodrigo Roncero (Argentina), Smith (Australia) – 7
Most penalties against a player for Ill discipline: Rodrigo Roncero (Argentina) – 4
Most penalties against a player: Rodrigo Roncero (Argentina) – 17
Sanctions
Most sanctioned team: Pacific Islanders
Clean sheets: Australia despite a penalty try against them, Canada despite two penalty tries against them, England, Wales.
Some Match Totals
Stoppages per match
France vs Argentina: 85
Scotland vs New Zealand: 81
Wales vs South Africa: 80
Ireland vs Canada: 74
Italy vs Australia: 72
England vs Pacific Islands: 77
Scotland vs South Africa: 78
Wales vs Canada: 87
Ireland vs New Zealand: 91
France vs Pacific Islands: 65
Italy vs Argentina: 87
England vs Australia: 74
England vs South Africa: 83
Wales vs New Zealand: 77
France vs Australia: 73
Ireland vs Argentina: 79
Scotland vs Canada: 71
Italy vs Pacific Islanders: 79
Tries per match
France vs Argentina: 0 + 0 = 0
Scotland vs New Zealand: 0 + 4 = 4
Wales vs South Africa: 0 + 2 = 2
Ireland vs Canada: 8 + 0 = 8
Italy vs Australia: 1 + 2 = 3
England vs Pacific Islands: 5 + 1 = 6
Scotland vs South Africa: 1 + 1 = 2
Wales vs Canada: 5 + 1 = 6
Ireland vs New Zealand: 0 + 3 = 3
France vs Pacific Islands: 5 + 1 = 6
Italy vs Argentina: 1 + 1 = 2
England vs Australia: 1 + 1 = 2
England vs South Africa: 0 + 5 = 5
Wales vs New Zealand: 0 + 2 = 2
France vs Australia: 1 + 2 = 3
Ireland vs Argentina: 1 + 0 = 1
Scotland vs Canada: 6 + 0 = 6
Italy vs Pacific Islanders: 2 + 3 = 5
Tries per team
Australia: 2 + 1 + 2 = 5
Argentina: 0 + 1 + 0 = 1
Canada: 0 + 1 + 0 = 1
England: 5 + 1 + 0 = 6
France: 0 + 5 + 1 = 6
Ireland: 8 + 0 + 1 = 9
Italy: 1 + 1 + 2 = 4
New Zealand: 4 + 3 + 2 = 9
Pacific Islands: 1 + 1 + 3 = 6
Scotland: 0 + 1 + 6 = 7
South Africa: 2 + 1 + 5 = 8
Wales: 0 + 5 + 0 = 5
Penalties conceded per match
France vs Argentina: 11 + 7 = 18
Scotland vs New Zealand: 8 + 11 = 19
Wales vs South Africa: 7 + 15 = 22
Ireland vs Canada: 6 + 9 = 15
Italy vs Australia: 8 + 10 = 18
England vs Pacific Islands: 14 + 9 = 23
Scotland vs South Africa: 10 + 11 = 21
Wales vs Canada: 10 + 17 = 27
Ireland vs New Zealand: 9 + 14 = 23
France vs Pacific Islands: 9 + 11 = 20
Italy vs Argentina: 12 + 11 = 23
England vs Australia: 10 + 8 = 18
England vs South Africa: 8 + 12 = 20
Wales vs New Zealand: 11 + 9 = 20
France vs Australia: 11 + 15 = 26
Ireland vs Argentina: 7 + 14 = 21
Scotland vs Canada: 11 + 7 = 18
Italy vs Pacific Islanders: 7 + 14 = 21
Penalties per Team:
Australia: 10 + 8 + 15 = 33
Argentina: 7 + 11 + 14 = 32
Canada: 9 + 17+ 7 = 33
England: 14 + 10 + 8 = 32
France: 11 + 9 + 11 = 31
Ireland: 6 + 9 + 7 = 22
Italy: 8 + 12 + 7 = 27
New Zealand: 11 + 14 + 9 = 34
Pacific Islands: 9 + 11 + 14 = 34
South Africa: 15 + 11 + 12 = 38
Scotland: 8 + 10 + 11 = 29
Wales: 7 + 10 + 11 = 28
Kicks per match:
France vs Argentina: 40 + 42 = 82
Scotland vs New Zealand: 15 + 27 = 42
Wales vs South Africa: 38 + 41 = 79
Ireland vs Canada: 48 + 42 = 90
Italy vs Australia: 32 + 33 = 65
England vs Pacific Islands: 33 + 23 = 56
Scotland vs South Africa: 36 + 28 = 64
Wales vs Canada: 26 + 39 = 65
Ireland vs New Zealand: 41 + 35 = 76
France vs Pacific Islands: 25 + 16 = 41
Italy vs Argentina: 37 + 43 = 80
England vs Australia: 22 + 32 = 54
England vs South Africa: 27 + 37 = 64
Wales vs New Zealand: 19 + 30 = 49
France vs Australia: 35 + 36 = 71
Ireland vs Argentina: 45 + 41 = 86
Scotland vs Canada: 26 + 32 = 58
Italy vs Pacific Islanders: 30 + 33 = 63
Kicks per Team:
Australia: 33 + 32 + 36 = 101
Argentina: 42 + 43 + 41 = 126
Canada: 42 + 39+ 32 = 113
England: 33 + 22 + 27 = 82
France: 40 + 25 + 35 = 100
Ireland: 48 + 41 + 45 = 134
Italy: 32 + 37 + 30 = 99
New Zealand: 27 + 35 + 30 = 92
Pacific Islands: 23 + 16 + 33 = 69
South Africa: 41 + 28 + 37 = 106
Scotland: 15 + 36 + 26 = 77
Wales: 38 + 26 + 19 = 83
Sanction recipients
Red Cards
Napolioni Nalaga (Pacific Islanders)
Cited & Suspended
Alan Quinlan (Ireland)
Yellow Cards
Jaque Fourie (South Africa) – infringement at tackle
Nick de Luca (Scotland) – infringement at tackle
Anthony Boric (New Zealand) – infringement at tackle
Semisi Naevo (Pacific Islands) – dangerous tackle
Tommy Bowe (Ireland) – deliberate infringement preventing a probable try
Tony Woodcock (New Zealand) – punching
Rodrigo Roncero (Argentina) – shoulder charge
Rafael Carballo (Argentina) – tackle infringement
Tendai Mtawarira (South Africa) – tackle infringement
Conrad Jantjes (South Africa) – obstruction
David Skrela (France) – dangerous tackle
Kane Robertson (Italy) – offside
Seremaia Baï (Pacific Islanders) – dangerous tackle
Rodrigo Roncero (Argentina) – dissent
Sanctionary Cards per team:
Australia:
Argentina: 2Y, Y
Canada:
England:
France: Y
Ireland: C
Italy: Y
New Zealand: Y, Y
Pacific Islands: Y, R, Y
South Africa: Y, 2Y
Scotland: Y
Wales:
Y = yellow card
R = red card
C = cited and suspended
