Statistics: S14, Round 6
Week 6 already and some sort of statistical record in Wellington when the Hurricanes played the Bulls and a much happier statistical record in Hamilton when the Chiefs played the Blues.
The totals at the end will tell you which team has scored the most tries, which team has been most penalised, which team has been most sanctioned. That sort of thing. It will also tell you which match has had the fewest stoppages and which the most.
Results:
Bulls vs Hurricanes, 22-14
Highlanders vs Cheetahs, 32-8
Chiefs vs Blues, 63-34
Sharks vs Western Force, 22-10
Crusaders vs Waratahs, 17-13
Lions vs Brumbies, 25-17
Sanctions
This weekend there was the sorry spectacle of yellow cards galore when two of the top teams met – the Hurricanes and the Bulls in Wellington. One yellow card became red because Deon Stegmann had already had a yellow card. He was later cited and suspended.
One would have thought that this was an unruly game, but it was not. One would have hoped that all that activity would have extracted greater compliance from the players, quicker ball and more flow but it did not.
Yellow cards this weekend:
Pedrie Wannenburg (Bulls) – tackle infringement
Ma’a Nonu (Hurricanes) – dangerous tackle
Deon Stegmann (Bulls) – tackle infringement
Scott Waldrom (Hurricanes) – tackle infringement
Deon Stegmann (Bulls) – dangerous tackle
Jason Eaton (Hurricanes) – stamping
Kobus Grobbelaar (Lions) – tackle infringement
Deon Carstens (Sharks) – lazy running
Isaac Ross (Crusaders) – lazy runner
In addition Stegmann was cited for his dangerous tackle and suspended for three matches.
Yellow cards so far:
Kurtis Haiu (Blues) – dangerous tackle
Wynand Olivier (Bulls) – late tackle
Deon Stegmann (Bulls) – tackle infringement
Pedrie Wannenburg (Bulls) – tackle infringement
Deon Stegmann (Bulls) – tackle infringement
Deon Stegmann (Bulls) – dangerous tackle
Heinrich Brüssow (Cheetahs) – fighting
Meyer Bosman (Cheetahs) – dangerous tackle
Wiaan du Preez (Cheetahs) – tackle infringement
Wayne van Heerden (Cheetahs) – playing man without ball
Mils Muliaina (Chiefs) – tackle infringement
Leon MacDonald (Crusaders) – air tackle
Isaac Ross (Crusaders) – lazy runner
Richie McCaw (Crusaders) – tackle infringement
George Whitelock (Crusaders – tackle infringement
Adam Thomson (Highlanders – tackle infringement
David Hall (Highlanders) – offside
Rodney So’oialo (Hurricanes) – tackle infringement
Ma’a Nonu (Hurricanes) – tackle infringement
Scott Waldrom (Hurricanes) – tackle infringement
Jason Eaton (Hurricanes) – stamping
Kobus Grobbelaar (Lions) – tackle infringement
Doppies la Grange (Lions) – tackle infringement
Earl Rose (Lions) – air tackle
Jano Vermaak (Lions) – tackle infringement
Adam Byrnes (Reds) – dangerous play
Mark McLinden (Reds) – tackle infringement
Rory Kockott (Sharks) – playing the man without the ball
Tendai Mtawarira (Sharks) – tackle infringement
Deon Carstens (Sharks) – lazy running
Schalk Brits (Stormers) – tackle infringement
Wycliff Palu (Waratahs) – tackle infringement
Citing and suspension
Rodney So’oialo (Hurricanes) – the reason is unclear in a convoluted verdict but the original citing was for using his boot on the face of Phil Waugh who had a cut on his head – suspended for one week.
René Ranger (Blues) – for a dangerous tackle – high and late – suspended for one week
Will Genia (Reds) – for a dangerous tackle – suspended for three matches.
Deon Stegmann (Bulls) – dangerous tackle, suspended for four weeks – suspended for three matches.
Possession
(i) Hurricanes vs Bulls
Penalties conceded: 14
Hurricanes: 11
Bulls: 3
When Deon Stegmann was sent from the field for a dangerous tackle, there was no penalty because the Hurricanes had gained an advantage. That was the only penalty conceded by the Bulls in the second half.
Reasons for the penalties:
Hurricanes:
Tackles: 7 (Lowe*, So’oialo*, Weepu, Eaton, Nonu*, Tialata, Waldron*)
Discipline: 4 (Nonu – high tackle; Eaton – stamping; Lowe – obstruction; Schwalger – air tackle)
Bulls:
Tackle: 3 (Stegmann 2, Wannenburg)
The Hurricanes missed a penalty kick at goal, the Bulls three.
Free kicks conceded
Hurricanes: 4 (2 tackles, 1 mark, 1 +10)
Bulls: 7 (3 tackles, 1 maul, 1 + 10, 1 mark)
Line-outs
Hurricanes: 15 (4 lost, 2 quick)
Bulls: 12
Scrums
Hurricanes: 7 (2 resets, 1 collapse)
Bulls: 12 (3 resets, 3 collapses)
Drop-outs
Hurricanes: 3
Bulls: 0
Stoppages: 82
(ii) Highlanders vs Cheetahs
Penalties conceded: 13
Highlanders: 5
Cheetahs: 8
Reasons for the penalties:
Highlanders:
Tackles: 1 (Cowan)
Offside: 2 (Shoemark*, Soakai)
Scrums: 1 (Mackintosh)
Discipline: 1 (Cowan – man without ball)
Cheetahs:
Offside: 2 (Brüssow, Corné Uys)
Scrums: 3 (Roux, Adriaan Strauss, Calldo)
Discipline: 3 (De Villiers – high tackle; De Villiers – air tackle; Brüssow – high tackle;
Free kicks conceded
Highlanders: 10 (4 tackles, 3 scrums, 1 mark, 1 line-out, 1 +10)
Cheetahs: 10 (8 tackles, 1 mark, 1 line-out)
Line-outs
Highlanders: 17 (3 lost, 2 free kicks, 1 reset)
Cheetahs: 15 (3 lost)
Scrums
Highlanders: 11 (2 resets, 5 collapses, 1 free kick, 2 penalties)
Cheetahs: 8 (1 re set,3 collapses, 2 free kicks, 1 penalty)
Drop-outs
Highlanders: 1
Cheetahs: 2
Stoppages: 90
(iii) Chiefs vs Blues
Penalties conceded: 8
Chiefs: 6
Blues: 2
The Blues were not penalised in the second half.
Reasons for the penalties:
Chiefs:
Tackles: 3 (May 2, McGougan)
Offside: 1 (Messam*)
Scrums: 1 (May)
Discipline: 1 (Sivivatu – +10)
Blues:
Tackles: 1 (Ranger)
Discipline: 1 (Tuitavake – throwing ball away in touch)
Free kicks conceded
Chiefs: 3 (3 tackles)
Blues: 9 (7 tackles, 2 scrums)
Line-outs
Chiefs: 6 (1 lost)
Blues: 10 (3 lost)
Scrums
Chiefs: 5 (1 collapse, 1 lost, 1 free kick)
Blues: 12 (3 resets, 7 collapses, 1 penalty, 1 free kick)
Drop-outs
Chiefs: 0
Blues: 1
Stoppages: 54
This exceptionally small number of stoppages equals a record.
(iv) Western Force vs Sharks
Penalties conceded: 8
Western Force: 1
Sharks: 7
That Western Force conceded only one penalty in the match is remarkable.
Reasons for the penalties:
Western Force:
Discipline: 1 (Horua – high tackle)
Sharks:
Tackles: 2 (Smit, Pietersen)
Offside: 3 (Botes, Carstens, Pietersen)
Scrums: 1 (Carstens)
Discipline: 2 (Sykes – high tackle; Undetermined – air tackle)
Free kicks conceded
Western Force: 8 (7 tack les,1 mark)
Sharks: 10 (10 tackles)
Line-outs
Western Force: 17 (1 lost)
Sharks: 14 (1 lost)
Scrums
Western Force: 8 (3 resets, 3 collapses, 1 penalty)
Sharks: 8 (2 resets)
Drop-outs
Western Force: 0
Sharks: 1
Stoppages: 74
(v) Waratahs vs Crusaders
Penalties conceded: 11
Waratahs: 3
Crusaders: 8
Reasons for the penalties:
Waratahs:
Offside: 1 (Mumm*)
Discipline: 2 (Palu – high tackle; Waugh – man without ball)
Crusaders:
Tackles: 2 (Thorn, Murray)
Offside: 3 (Murray, Ross, Waldron)
Scrums: 1 (Crockett)
Discipline: 2 (Ross – obstruction; Thorn – late tackle)
Crusaders missed a penalty kick at goal.
Free kicks conceded
Waratahs: 6 (4 tackles, 2 scrums)
Crusaders: 7 (6 tackles, 1 scrum)
Line-outs
Waratahs: 14 (1 lost, 2 quick)
Crusaders: 11 (2 quick)
Scrums
Waratahs: 8 (6 resets, 8 collapses, 1 penalty)
Crusaders: 11 (4 resets, 7 collapses, 3 free kicks)
Drop-outs
Waratahs: 1
Crusaders: 0
Stoppages: 79
(vi) Lions vs Brumbies
Penalties conceded: 9
Lions: 5
Brumbies: 4
Reasons for the penalties:
Lions:
Tackles: 2 (Joubert, Grobbelaar)
Offside: 1 (Pretorius*)
Discipline: 2 (Joubert – deliberate knock-on; Fourie – high tackle)
Brumbies:
Tackles: 3 (Kimlin, Salvi*, Lealiifano)
Discipline: 1 (Salvi – man without ball)
Each side missed a penalty kick at goal.
Free kicks conceded
Lions: 8 (5 tackles, 1 scrum, 1 mark, 1 +10)
Brumbies: 5 (5 tackles)
Line-outs
Lions: 12 (2 quick)
Brumbies: 22 (2 lost, 1 quick)
Scrums
Lions: 9 (2 resets, 3 collapses, 1 lost)
Brumbies: 7 (1 collapse, 1 free kick)
Drop-outs
Lions: 1
Brumbies: 5
Stoppages: 80
Some Match Totals
Stoppages
Highlanders vs Stormers: 81
Western Force vs Blues: 85
Lions vs Cheetahs: 80
Reds vs Chiefs: 83
Hurricanes vs Waratahs: 74
Stormers vs Sharks: 74
Bulls vs Reds: 77
Hurricanes vs Highlanders: 70
Waratahs vs Chiefs, 94
Western Force vs Cheetahs: 101
Stormers vs Reds: 76
Brumbies vs Crusaders: 86
Bulls vs Blues: 72
Sharks vs Lions: 87
Crusaders vs Hurricanes: 76
Waratahs vs Highlanders: 90
Chiefs vs Sharks: 79
Brumbies vs Western Force: 85
Lions vs Bulls: 79
Stormers vs Blues: 78
Reds vs Cheetahs: 93
Chiefs vs Western Force: 87
Waratahs vs Reds: 97
Hurricanes vs Cheetahs: 92
Blues vs Sharks: 73
Highlanders vs Crusaders: 98:
Bulls vs Stormers: 90
Blues vs Cheetahs: 78
Brumbies vs Waratahs: 87
Crusaders vs Western Force: 64
Highlanders vs Chiefs: 79
Reds vs Sharks: 78
Stormers vs Lions: 55
Hurricanes vs Bulls: 81
Highlanders vs Cheetahs: 90
Chiefs vs Blues: 54
Western Force vs Sharks: 74
Waratahs vs Crusaders: 79
Lions vs Brumbies: 80
Fewest stoppages: 54
Most stoppages: 101
Tries per match
Four is the magic number. The team which scored four or more gets a bonus point.
Highlanders vs Stormers: 5 + 4 = 9
Western Force vs Blues: 3 + 4 = 7
Lions vs Cheetahs: 4 + 3 = 7
Reds vs Chiefs: 3 + 2 = 5
Hurricanes vs Waratahs: 3 + 4 = 7
Stormers vs Sharks: 2 + 2 = 4
Bulls vs Reds: 4 + 2 = 6
Hurricanes vs Highlanders: 3 + 2 = 5
Waratahs vs Chiefs: 1 + 1 = 2
Western Force vs Cheetahs: 1 + 1 = 2
Stormers vs Reds: 3 = 4 = 7
Brumbies vs Crusaders: 2 + 2 = 4
Bulls vs Blues: 7 + 4 = 11
Sharks vs Lions: 3 + 1 = 4
Crusaders vs Hurricanes: 4 + 3 = 7
Waratahs vs Highlanders: 4 + 1 = 5
Chiefs vs Sharks: 2 + 3 = 5
Brumbies vs Western Force: 1+ 4 = 5
Lions vs Bulls: 0 + 1 =1
Stormers vs Blues: 1 + 1 = 2
Reds vs Cheetahs: 3 + 0 = 3
Chiefs vs Western Force: 4 + 1 = 5
Waratahs vs Reds: 2 + 1 = 3
Hurricanes vs Cheetahs: 4 + 2 = 6
Blues vs Sharks: 3 + 4 = 7
Highlanders vs Crusaders: 0 + 0 = 0
Bulls vs Stormers: 1 + 1 = 2
Blues vs Cheetahs: 6 + 2 = 8
Brumbies vs Waratahs: 2 + 1 = 3
Crusaders vs Western Force: 3 + 2 = 5
Highlanders vs Chiefs: 1 + 2 = 3
Reds vs Sharks: 3 + 1 = 4
Stormers vs Lions: 8 + 2 = 10
Hurricanes vs Bulls: 2 + 1 = 3
Highlanders vs Cheetahs: 1 + 1 = 2
Chiefs vs Blues: 9 + 5 = 14
Western Force vs Sharks: 1 + 3 = 4
Waratahs vs Crusaders: 1 + 2 = 3
Lions vs Brumbies: 3 + 2 = 5
Penalties conceded per match
Highlanders vs Stormers: 6 + 3 = 9
Western Force vs Blues: 6 + 3 = 9
Lions vs Cheetahs: 4 + 4 = 8
Reds vs Chiefs: 1 + 7 = 8
Hurricanes vs Waratahs: 1 + 6 = 7
Stormers vs Sharks: 7 + 8 = 15
Bulls vs Reds: 4 + 8 = 12
Hurricanes vs Highlanders: 2 + 4 = 6
Waratahs vs Chiefs: 3 + 7 = 10
Western Force vs Cheetahs: 5 + 10 = 15
Stormers vs Reds: 5 + 3 = 8
Brumbies vs Crusaders: 4 + 8 = 12
Bulls vs Blues: 2 + 4 = 6
Sharks vs Lions: 3 + 8 = 11
Crusaders vs Hurricanes: 6 + 5 = 11
Waratahs vs Highlanders: 5 + 4 = 9
Chiefs vs Sharks: 2 + 7 = 9
Brumbies vs Western Force: 2+ 9 = 11
Lions vs Bulls: 7 + 9 = 16
Stormers vs Blues: 4 + 4 = 8
Reds vs Cheetahs: 4 + 8 = 12
Chiefs vs Western Force: 7 + 8 = 15
Waratahs vs Reds: 4 + 3 = 7
Hurricanes vs Cheetahs: 6 + 7 = 13
Blues vs Sharks: 6 + 4 = 10
Highlanders vs Crusaders: 4 + 4 = 8
Bulls vs Stormers: 3 + 4 = 7
Blues vs Cheetahs: 6 + 4 = 10
Brumbies vs Waratahs: 10 + 4 = 14
Crusaders vs Western Force: 7 + 7 = 14
Highlanders vs Chiefs: 6 + 7 = 13
Reds vs Sharks: 7 + 3 = 10
Stormers vs Lions: 7 + 3 = 10
Hurricanes vs Bulls: 11 + 3 = 14
Highlanders vs Cheetahs: 5 + 8 = 13
Chiefs vs Blues: 6 + 2 = 8
Western Force vs Sharks: 1 + 7 = 8
Waratahs vs Crusaders: 3 + 8 = 11
Lions vs Brumbies: 5 + 4 = 9
Free kicks conceded per match
Highlanders vs Stormers: 16 + 11 = 27
Western Force vs Blues: 11 + 8 = 19
Lions vs Cheetahs: 10 + 8 = 18
Reds vs Chiefs: 12 + 6 = 18
Hurricanes vs Waratahs: 4 + 14 = 18
Stormers vs Sharks: 11 + 10 = 21
Bulls vs Reds: 10 + 1 = 11
Hurricanes vs Highlanders: 6 + 6 = 12
Waratahs vs Chiefs: 14 + 6 = 20
Western Force vs Cheetahs: 15 + 14 = 29
Stormers vs Reds: 7 + 8 = 15
Brumbies vs Crusaders: 6 + 11 = 17
Bulls vs Blues: 13 + 11 = 24
Sharks vs Lions: 11 + 7 = 18
Crusaders vs Hurricanes: 7 + 11= 18
Waratahs vs Highlanders: 10 + 10 = 20
Chiefs vs Sharks: 7 + 8 = 15
Brumbies vs Western Force: 11 + 9 = 20
Lions vs Bulls: 12 + 8 = 20
Stormers vs Blues: 6 + 9 = 15
Reds vs Cheetahs: 7 + 8 = 15
Chiefs vs Western Force: 10 + 5 = 15
Waratahs vs Reds: 10 + 9 = 19
Hurricanes vs Cheetahs: 6 + 7 = 13
Blues vs Sharks: 2 + 10 = 12
Highlanders vs Crusaders: 11 + 11 = 22
Bulls vs Stormers: 11 + 12 = 23
Blues vs Cheetahs: 9 + 5 = 14
Brumbies vs Waratahs: 7 + 6 = 13
Crusaders vs Western Force: 7 + 3 = 10
Highlanders vs Chiefs: 5 + 6 = 11
Reds vs Sharks: 4 + 8 = 12
Stormers vs Lions: 8 + 6 = 14
Hurricanes vs Bulls: 4 + 7 = 11
Highlanders vs Cheetahs: 9 + 10 = 19
Chiefs vs Blues: 9 + 3 = 12
Western Force vs Sharks: 8 + 10 = 18
Waratahs vs Crusaders: 6 + 7 = 13
Lions vs Brumbies: 8 + 5 = 13
Team Totals
Tries per team
Blues: 4 + 4 + 1 + 3 + 6 + 5 = 23
Brumbies: 4 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 2 = 13
Bulls: 4 + 7 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 14
Cheetahs: 3 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 2 +1 = 9
Chiefs: 2 + 1 + 2 + 4 + 2 + 9 = 20
Crusaders: 3 + 2 + 4 + 0 + 3 + 2 = 14
Highlanders: 5 + 2 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 5 = 14
Hurricanes: 3 + 3 + 3 + 4 + 2 = 15
Lions: 4 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 3 = 10
Reds: 2 + 4 + 3 + 1 + 3 = 13
Sharks: 2 + 3 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 1 = 14
Stormers: 2 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 8 = 15
Waratahs: 4 + 1 + 4 + 2 + 1 + 1 = 13
Western Force: 3 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 1 = 12
Penalties per team
Blues: 3 + 4 + 4 + 6 + 6 + 2 = 25
Brumbies: 3 + 4 + 2 + 10 + 4 = 23
Bulls: 4 + 2 + 9 + 3 + 3 = 21
Cheetahs: 4 + 10+ 8 + 7 + 4 + 8 = 41
Chiefs: 7 + 7 + 2 + 7 + 7 + 6 = 36
Crusaders: 1 + 8 + 6 + 4 + 7 + 8 = 34
Highlanders: 5 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 6 + 5 = 28
Hurricanes: 1 + 2 + 5 + 6 + 11 = 25
Lions: 4 + 8 + 7 + 3 + 5 = 27
Reds: 8 + 3 + 4 + 3 + 7 = 25
Sharks: 8 + 3 + 7 + 4 + 3 + 7 = 32
Stormers: 7 + 5 + 4 + 4 + 7 = 27
Waratahs: 6 + 3 + 5 + 4 + 4 + 3 = 25
Western Force: 6 + 5 + 9 + 8 + 7 + 1 = 37
Free kicks conceded per team
Blues: 8 + 11 + 9 + 2 + 9 + 9 = 48
Brumbies: 11 + 6 + 11 + 7 + 5 = 40
Bulls: 10 + 13 + 8 + 11 + 7 = 49
Cheetahs: 8 + 14 + 8 + 7 + 5 + 10 = 52
Chiefs: 6 + 6 + 7 + 10 + 6 + 3 = 38
Crusaders: 12 + 11 + 7 + 11 + 7 + 7= 55
Highlanders: 16 + 6 + 10 + 11 + 5 + 9 = 57
Hurricanes: 4 + 6 + 11 + 6 + 4 = 31
Lions: 10 + 7 + 12 + 6 + 8 = 43
Reds: 1 + 8 + 7 + 9 + 4 = 29
Sharks: 10 + 11 + 8 + 10 + 8 + 10 = 57
Stormers: 12 + 7 + 6 + 12 + 8 = 45
Waratahs: 14 + 6 + 10 + 10 + 6 + 6 = 52
Western Force: 11 + 15 + 9 + 5 + 8 = 48
Sanctionary Cards per team
Blues C, Y
Brumbies
Bulls Y, Y, Y, Y, Y, C
Cheetahs 2Y, Y, Y
Chiefs Y
Crusaders Y, Y, Y, Y
Highlanders Y, Y
Hurricanes C, Y, Y, Y ,Y
Lions Y, Y, Y, Y
Reds Y, Y, C
Sharks, Y, Y, Y
Stormers Y
Waratahs Y
Western Force
Y = Yellow card
R = Red card
C = citing with suspension
If you gave points for such serious offences (1 for a yellow card, 4 for a red card and for a citing with suspension), it would look like this:
Blues 5
Brumbies
Bulls 9
Cheetahs 4
Chiefs 1
Crusaders 4
Highlanders 2
Hurricanes 8
Lions 4
Reds 6
Sharks 3
Stormers 1
Waratahs 1
Western Force
