Statistics - Super 14, Week 10
Things are getting tense now as the top sides jockey for the top places. There are match and individual totals at the end.
Results, Round 10
Blues vs Highlanders, 26-6
Brumbies vs Bulls, 32-31
Hurricanes vs Stormers, 34-11
Lions vs Reds, 31-20
Western Force vs Waratahs, 15-14
Chiefs vs Cheetahs, 28-10
Crusaders vs Sharks, 13-10
Sanctions
The big one this week was the red card for Jimmy Cowan who had previously been penalised for pretty gross stamping – not that he received a suspension.
Red Card
Jimmy Cowan (Highlanders) – dangerous tackle
Yellow cards
David Hall (Highlanders) – offside
Will Caldwell (Waratahs) – high tackle
Heinrich Brüssow (Cheetahs) – tackle infringement
Robert Kruger (Lions) – late tackle
Anton van Zyl (Lions) – tackle infringement
Guy Shepherdson (Brumbies) – kicking
Possession
(i) Blues vs Highlanders
Penalties conceded: 14
Blues: 6
Highlanders: 8
Reasons for the penalties:
Blues:
Tackle: 3 (Boric*, Haiu, Mealamu)
Offside: 2 (Woodcock, Haiu)
Discipline: i (Lowrey – obstruction)
Highlanders:
Tackle: 1 ()
Offside: 4 (Thomson, Hall, Cowan, Newland)
Discipline: 3 (Cowan – stamping; Shoemark – air tackle; Cowan – dangerous tackle)
Each side missed a penalty kick at goal.
Free kicks conceded
Blues: 11 (5 tackles, 5 scrums, 1 +10)
Highlanders: 6 (2 tackles, 1 scrum, 1 maul, 1 line-out, 1 mark)
Line-outs
Blues: 10 (1 lost, 1 quick)
Highlanders: 7 (1 lost, 1 skew, 1 free kick)
Scrums
Blues: 12 (3 resets, 3 collapses, 1 free kick)
Highlanders: 18 (7 resets, 5 collapses, 5 free kicks)
That is a lot of scrums.
Drop-outs
Blues: 1
Highlanders: 1
Stoppages: 91
(ii) Brumbies vs Bulls
Penalties conceded: 6
Brumbies: 2
Bulls: 4
Reasons for the penalties:
Brumbies:
Offside: 1 (Hoiles)
Discipline: 1 (Holmes* – air tackle)
Bulls:
Offside: 3 (Kuün*, Wannenburg, Rossouw*)
Discipline: 1 (Potgieter – late tackle)
Each side missed a penalty kick at goal.
Free kicks conceded
Brumbies: 5 (5 tackles)
Bulls: 8 ( 6 tackles, 1 scrum, 1 mark)
Line-outs
Brumbies: 14 (6 lost)
Bulls: 7
Scrums
Brumbies: 4 (3 resets, 3 collapses, 1 lost, 2 free kicks)
Bulls: 10 (3 resets, 3 collapses, 1 lost)
Drop-outs
Brumbies: 2
Bulls: 2
Stoppages: 63
(iii) Hurricanes vs Stormers
Penalties conceded: 13
Hurricanes: 7
Stormers: 6
Reasons for the penalties:
Hurricanes:
Tackle: 2 (Eaton*, Tialata*)
Offside: 4 (Jacob Ellison, Waldrom, D Smith, Lowe)
Scrums: 1 (Tialata)
Stormers:
Tackle: 1 (Blaauw*)
Offside: 3 (Moller*, Blaauw & Moller, Louw)
Scrums: 1 (Blaauw)
Discipline: 1 (Liebenberg – high tackle)
The Stormers missed a penalty kick at goal.
Free kicks conceded
Hurricanes: 15 (7 tackles, 4 scrums, 3 +10), 1 mark)
Stormers: 7 (4 tackles, 2 scrums, 1 mark)
Line-outs
Hurricanes: 16 (4 lost, 2 skew, 1 quick)
Stormers: 11 (3 lost)
Scrums
Hurricanes: 10 (2 resets, 4 collapses, 3 free kicks)
Stormers: 14 (2 resets, 3 collapses, 3 free kicks)
Drop-outs
Hurricanes: 1
Stormers: 0
Stoppages: 91
(iv) Reds vs Lions
Penalties conceded: 10
Reds: 4
Lions: 7
Reasons for the penalties:
Reds:
Scrums: 1 (Holmes)
Discipline: 3 (Cooper* – high tackle; Byrnes – diving on a player on the ground; Horwill – obstruction)
Lions:
Tackle: 1 (Wepener)
Offside: 3 (Alberts, Vermaak, Van Zyl)
Discipline: 3 (Alberts – high tackle; Van Rensburg – man without ball; Kruger – late tackle)
The Reds missed a penalty kick at goal.
Free kicks conceded
Reds: 5 (3 tackles, 1 scrum, 1 maul)
Lions: 8 (6 tackles, 2 line-outs)
Line-outs
Reds: 21 (2 lost, 3 quick)
Lions: 11 (1 quick, 2 free kicks)
Scrums
Reds: 10 (2 resets, 1 collapse, 2 wheels)
Lions: 15 ( 3 resets, 5 collapses, 1 free kick)
Drop-outs
Reds: 1
Lions: 0
Stoppages: 86
(v) Cheetahs vs Chiefs
Penalties conceded: 12
Cheetahs: 5
Chiefs: 7
Reasons for the penalties:
Cheetahs:
Tackle: 2 Brüssow** 2)
Offside: 1 Smith*)
Discipline: 2 (Smith – armless tackle; Floors – obstruction)
Chiefs:
Tackle: 3 (Clarke, Messam, Lilo*)
Offside: 1 (Sweeney)
Discipline: 3 (Mikkelson – high tackle; McGougan – stamping; Kahui – dangerous tackle)
Neither side missed a penalty kick at goal.
Free kicks conceded
Cheetahs: 6 (4 tackles, 1 maul, 1 line-out)
Chiefs: 4 (4 tackles)
Line-outs
Cheetahs: 11 (2 lost)
Chiefs: 16 (1 lost, 4 quick, 1 free kick)
Scrums
Cheetahs: 12 (2 resets, 3 collapses)
Chiefs: 14 (3 resets, 4 collapses, 1 free kick)
Drop-outs
Cheetahs: 1
Chiefs: 0
Stoppages: 80
(vi) Sharks vs Crusaders
Penalties conceded: 8
Sharks: 5
Crusaders: 3
Reasons for the penalties:
Sharks:
Tackle: 1 (Botes)
Offside: 1 (Kockott*)
Scrums: 1 (Smit)
Discipline: 2 (Daniel – high tackle; Smit – deliberate knock-on
Crusaders:
Offside: 2 (Thorn, McCaw*)
Discipline: 1 Read – air tackle)
The Sharks missed a penalty kick at goal;, the Crusaders two.
Free kicks conceded
Sharks: 5 (4 tackles, 1 +10)
Crusaders: 3 ()
Line-outs
Sharks: 13 (13 tackles)
Crusaders: ()
13 is a lot of free kicks at the tackle.
Scrums
Sharks: 11 (2 resets, 3 collapses)
Crusaders: 10 (1 reset, 1 collapses)
This is a small number of resets.
Drop-outs
Sharks: 2
Crusaders: 3
Stoppages: 73
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
Blues vs Waratahs: 77
Highlanders vs Bulls: 86
Crusaders vs Stormers: 86
Reds vs Chiefs: 67
Sharks vs Brumbies: 80
Lions vs Hurricanes: 68
Crusaders vs Bulls: 74
Western Force vs Reds: 80
Chiefs vs Lions: 81
Waratahs vs Stormers: 95
Cheetahs vs Brumbies: 80
Sharks vs Hurricanes: 70
Blues vs Lions: 82
Western Force vs Hurricanes: 79
Highlanders vs Reds: 83
Brumbies vs Stormers: 92
Waratahs vs Bulls: 101
Cheetahs vs Sharks: 82
Blues vs Highlanders: 91
Brumbies vs Bulls: 63
Hurricanes vs Stormers: 91
Reds vs Lions: 86
Waratahs vs Western Force: 87
Cheetahs vs Chiefs: 80
Sharks vs Crusaders: 73
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
Blues vs Waratahs: 3 + 3 = 6
Highlanders vs Bulls: 5 + 2 = 7
Crusaders vs Stormers: 1 + 1 = 2
Reds vs Chiefs: 4 + 6 = 10
Sharks vs Brumbies: 5 + 2 = 7
Lions vs Hurricanes: 4 + 5 = 9
Crusaders vs Bulls: 1 + 2 = 3
Western Force vs Reds: 4 + 1 = 5
Chiefs vs Lions: 5 + 4 = 9
Waratahs vs Stormers: 2 + 0 = 2
Cheetahs vs Brumbies: 3+ 4 = 7
Sharks vs Hurricanes: 3 + 2 = 5
Blues vs Lions: 6 + 2 = 8
Western Force vs Hurricanes: 4 + 3 = 7
Highlanders vs Reds: 3 + 3 = 6
Brumbies vs Stormers: 1 + 1 = 2
Waratahs vs Bulls: 0 + 2 = 2
Cheetahs vs Sharks: 4 + 0 = 4
Blues vs Highlanders: 4 + 1 = 5
Brumbies vs Bulls: 4 + 4 = 8
Hurricanes vs Stormers: 4 + 1 = 5
Reds vs Lions: 3 + 4 = 7
Waratahs vs Western Force: 1 + 2 = 3
Cheetahs vs Chiefs: 1 + 3 = 4
Sharks vs Crusaders: 1 + 1 = 2
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
Blues vs Waratahs: 7 + 4 = 11
Highlanders vs Bulls: 5 + 7 = 12
Crusaders vs Stormers: 3 + 5 = 8
Reds vs Chiefs: 6 + 5 = 11
Sharks vs Brumbies: 5 + 1 = 6
Lions vs Hurricanes: 3 + 4 = 7
Crusaders vs Bulls: 1 + 3 = 4
Western Force vs Reds: 5 + 7 = 12
Chiefs vs Lions: 4 + 9 = 13
Waratahs vs Stormers: 4 + 7 = 11
Cheetahs vs Brumbies: 4 + 8 = 12
Sharks vs Hurricanes: 3 + 7 = 10
Blues vs Lions: 4 + 5 = 9
Western Force vs Hurricanes: 8 + 3 = 11
Highlanders vs Reds: 3 + 7 = 10
Brumbies vs Stormers: 2 + 6 = 8
Waratahs vs Bulls: 3 + 8 = 11
Cheetahs vs Sharks: 4 + 3 = 7
Blues vs Highlanders: 6 + 8 = 14
Brumbies vs Bulls: 1 + 5 = 6
Hurricanes vs Stormers: 7 + 6 = 13
Reds vs Lions: 4 + 6 = 10
Waratahs vs Western Force: 6 + 4 = 10
Cheetahs vs Chiefs: 5 + 7 = 12
Sharks vs Crusaders: 5 + 3 = 8
Most penalties in a match: 15
Fewest penalties in a match: 4
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
Blues vs Waratahs: 7 + 7 = 14
Highlanders vs Bulls: 15 + 8 = 23
Crusaders vs Stormers: 8 + 13 = 21
Reds vs Chiefs: 9 + 11 = 20
Sharks vs Brumbies: 9 + 9 = 18
Lions vs Hurricanes: 7 + 5 = 12
Crusaders vs Bulls: 8 + 9 = 17
Western Force vs Reds: 3 + 7 = 10
Chiefs vs Lions: 10 + 8 = 18
Waratahs vs Stormers: 12 + 5 = 17
Cheetahs vs Brumbies: 10 + 5 = 15
Sharks vs Hurricanes: 5 + 6 = 11
Blues vs Lions: 7 + 8 = 15
Western Force vs Hurricanes: 8 + 4 = 12
Highlanders vs Reds: 9 + 7 = 16
Brumbies vs Stormers: 9 + 10 = 19
Waratahs vs Bulls: 7 + 18 = 25
Cheetahs vs Sharks: 10 + 13 = 23
Blues vs Highlanders: 11 + 6 = 17
Brumbies vs Bulls: 5 + 8 = 13
Hurricanes vs Stormers: 15 + 7 = 22
Reds vs Lions: 5 + 8 = 13
Waratahs vs Western Force: 12 + 10 = 22
Cheetahs vs Chiefs: 6 + 4 = 10
Sharks vs Crusaders: 5 + 13 = 18
Most free kicks in a match: 29
Fewest free kicks in a match: 10
Team Totals
Tries per team
Blues: 4 + 4 + 1 + 3 + 6 + 5 + 3 + 6 + 4 = 36
Brumbies: 4 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 4 + 1 + 4 = 24
Bulls: 4 + 7 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 4 = 24
Cheetahs: 3 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 2 +1 + 3 + 4 + 1 = 17
Chiefs: 2 + 1 + 2 + 4 + 2 + 9 + 6 + 5 + 3 = 34
Crusaders: 3 + 2 + 4 + 0 + 3 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 17
Highlanders: 5 + 2 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 5 + 5 + 3 + 1 = 23
Hurricanes: 3 + 3 + 3 + 4 + 2 + 5 + 2 + 3 + 4 = 29
Lions: 4 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 4 + 2 + 4 = 24
Reds: 2 + 4 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 3 + 3 = 24
Sharks: 2 + 3 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 5 + 3 + 0 + 1 = 23
Stormers: 2 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 8 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 1 = 18
Waratahs: 4 + 1 + 4 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 2 + 0 + 1 = 19
Western Force: 3 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 4 + 4 + 2 = 22
Penalties per team
Blues: 3 + 4 + 4 + 6 + 6 + 2 + 7 + 4 + 6 = 42
Brumbies: 3 + 4 + 2 + 10 + 4 + 1 + 8 + 2 + 1 = 35
Bulls: 4 + 2 + 9 + 3 + 3 + 7 + 3 + 8 + 5 = 44
Cheetahs: 4 + 10+ 8 + 7 + 4 + 8 + 4 + 4 = 49
Chiefs: 7 + 7 + 2 + 7 + 7 + 6 + 5 + 4 = 45
Crusaders: 1 + 8 + 6 + 4 + 7 + 8 + 3 + 1 = 38
Highlanders: 5 + 4 + 4 + 4 + 6 + 5 + 5 + 3 + 8 = 44
Hurricanes: 1 + 2 + 5 + 6 + 11 + 4 + 7 + 3 + 7 = 46
Lions: 4 + 8 + 7 + 3 + 5 + 3 + 9 + 5 = 44
Reds: 8 + 3 + 4 + 3 + 7 + 6 + 7 + 7 = 45
Sharks: 8 + 3 + 7 + 4 + 3 + 7 + 5 + 3 + 3 = 43
Stormers: 7 + 5 + 4 + 4 + 7 + 5 + 7 + 6 + 6 = 51
Waratahs: 6 + 3 + 5 + 4 + 4 + 3 + 4 + 4 + 3 + 6 = 42
Western Force: 6 + 5 + 9 + 8 + 7 + 1 + 5 + 8 + 4 = 54
Free kicks conceded per team
Blues: 8 + 11 + 9 + 2 + 9 + 9 + 7 = 55
Brumbies: 11 + 6 + 11 + 7 + 5 + 9 + 5 + 9 = 63
Bulls: 10 + 13 + 8 + 11 + 7 + 8 + 9 + 18 = 84
Cheetahs: 8 + 14 + 8 + 7 + 5 + 10 + 10 + 10 + 6 = 78
Chiefs: 6 + 6 + 7 + 10 + 6 + 3 + 11 + 10 + 4 = 63
Crusaders: 12 + 11 + 7 + 11 + 7 + 7 + 8 + 8 + 13 = 84
Highlanders: 16 + 6 + 10 + 11 + 5 + 9 + 15 + 9 = 81
Hurricanes: 4 + 6 + 11 + 6 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 4 = 46
Lions: 10 + 7 + 12 + 6 + 8 + 7 + 8 + 8 + 8 = 74
Reds: 1 + 8 + 7 + 9 + 4 + 9 + 3 + 7 + 5 = 53
Sharks: 10 + 11 + 8 + 10 + 8 + 10 + 9 + 5 + 13 + 5 = 89
Stormers: 12 + 7 + 6 + 12 + 8 + 13 + 5 + 10 = 73
Waratahs: 14 + 6 + 10 + 10 + 6 + 6 + 12+ 7 + 12 = 83
Western Force: 11 + 15 + 9 + 5 + 8 + 7 + 8 + 10 = 73
Sanctionary Cards per team
Recipients
Red Card:
Jimmy Cowan (Highlanders) – dangerous tackle
Yellow cards
Kurtis Haiu (Blues) – dangerous tackle
George Smith (Brumbies) – late tackle
Guy Shepherdson (Brumbies) – kicking
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
Heinrich Brüssow (Cheetahs) – tackle infringement
Mils Muliaina (Chiefs) – tackle infringement
Dwayne Sweeney (Chiefs) – man without ball and in the air
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
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
Neemia Tialata (Hurricanes) – playing the man without the ball
Kobus Grobbelaar (Lions) – tackle infringement
Doppies la Grange (Lions) – tackle infringement
Earl Rose (Lions) – air tackle
Jano Vermaak (Lions) – tackle infringement
Ernst Joubert (Lions) – tackle infringement
Robert Kruger (Lions) – late tackle
Anton van Zyl (Lions) – tackle infringement
Adam Byrnes (Reds) – dangerous play
Mark McLinden (Reds) – tackle infringement
Scott Higginbotham (Reds) – fighting
Rory Kockott (Sharks) – playing the man without the ball
Tendai Mtawarira (Sharks) – tackle infringement
Deon Carstens (Sharks) – lazy running
Bismarck du Plessis (Sharks) – dangerous tackle
Schalk Brits (Stormers) – tackle infringement
Wycliff Palu (Waratahs) – tackle infringement
Wycliff Palu (Waratahs) – deliberate knock-on
Will Caldwell (Waratahs) – high tackle
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.
Bakkies Botha (Bulls) – elbowing an opponent in the face
Team Summary
Blues C, Y
Brumbies Y, Y
Bulls Y, Y, Y, Y, Y, C, C
Cheetahs 2Y, Y, Y, Y
Chiefs Y, Y
Crusaders Y, Y, Y, Y
Highlanders Y, Y, Y, R
Hurricanes C, Y, Y, Y ,Y, Y
Lions Y, Y, Y, Y, Y, 2Y
Reds Y, Y, C, Y
Sharks, Y, Y, Y, Y
Stormers Y
Waratahs Y, Y, 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 2
Bulls 13
Cheetahs 5
Chiefs 2
Crusaders 4
Highlanders 7
Hurricanes 9
Lions 7
Reds 7
Sharks 4
Stormers 1
Waratahs 1
Western Force
