Statistics: Super 14 semis

We have just had all the excitement of the two semifinals, neither a cut-and-dried affair, both exciting, both, of course, demanding matches for a referee.

Results

Chiefs vs Hurricanes, 14-10
Bulls vs Crusaders, 36-23

Sanctions

Each match had a y6ellow card.

John Schwalger (Hurricanes) – tackle infringement
Thomas Waldrom (Crusaders) – tackjle infringement

While Schwalger was in the sin bin, the Chiefs scored 7 p[oints. While Waldrom ewas in the sin bin, the Bulls scored 13 points.

Possession

(i) Chiefs vs Hurricanes

Penalties conceded: 9

Chiefs: 4
Hurricanes: 5

Reasons for the penalties:

Chiefs:
Tackle: 3 (Taumalolo, Bruce, Messam)
Discipline: 1 (O’Neill* – high tackle)

The Chiefs were not penalsied in the first half.

Hurricanes:
Tackle: 1 (Schwalger)
Offside: 3 (Thrush, Tialata, Eaton)
Discipline: 1 (Tamati Ellison – man without ball)

The Chiefs missed two penalty kicks at goal, the Hurricanes one.

Free kicks conceded

Chiefs: 9 (5 tackles, 2 mauls, 1 scrums, 1 + 10)
Hurricanes: 9 (5 tackles, 2 scrums, 1 line-out, 1 mark)

Line-outs

Chiefs: 22 (3 lost, 1 skew, 2 quick, 1 free kick, 1 reset)
Hurricanes: 9 (1 skew, 1 quick)

Scrums

Chiefs: 10 (1 free kick, 1 wheel)
Hurricanes: 10 (4 resets, 7 collapses, 2 free kicks)

Not one Chiefs scrum collpased or was reset.

Drop-outs

Chiefs: 1
Hurricanes: 1

Stoppages: 85

Tries:

Chiefs: 2
Hurricanes: 1

(ii) Bulls vs Crusaders

Penalties conceded: 10

Bulls: 4
Crusaders: 6

Reasons for the penalties:

Bulls:
Tackle: 1 (Ndungane)
Offside: 2 (Botha, Kuun*)
Scrums: 1 (Steenkamp)

Crusaders:
Tackle: 2 (McCaw, Waldrom)
Offside: 1 (Ross)
Scrums: 1 (Franks)
Discipline: 1 (Thorn* – air tackle)

Neither side missed a penalty kick at goal.

Free kicks conceded

Bulls: 8 (4 tackles, 2 scrums, 2 marks)
Crusaders: 2 (2 tackles)

Line-outs

Bulls: 16 (3 lost, 2 quick)
Crusaders: 9 (2 lost, 1 reset)

Scrums

Bulls: 8 (4 resets, 4 collapses, 1 free kick)
Crusaders: 8 (5 reset, 2 collapses, 2 penalties, 1 free kick)

Drop-outs

Bulls: 0
Crusaders: 1

Stoppages: 73

Tries:

Bulls: 3
Crusaders: 2