Statistics, Super 14, Week 2
Have you ever seen a Super 14 match like the one in Johannesburg? Mind you, have you ever seen any match like it? A team scored 65 and loses! It looks like a misprint. We give some statistics for the Week 2 matches.
We have also started adding totals. You can see already who is being penalised most and least, which matches had fewest stoppages, who have scored the most tries, and more.
Results, Round 2
Blues vs Highlanders, 19-12
Bulls vs Brumbies, 50-32
Cheetahs vs Sharks, 25-20
Chiefs vs Lions, 72-65
Hurricanes vs Western Force, 47-22
Reds vs Crusaders, 41-20
Stormers vs Waratahs, 27-6
Sanctions
Cited and suspended
Sione Lauaki (Chiefs) – dangerous tackle
Willem Stoltz (Lions) – leading elbow
Yellow cards
Josh Bekhuis (Highlanders) – tackle infringement (repeated) (0-0)
Rene Ranger (Blues) – tackle infringement (repeated) (0-0)
Adam Byrnes (Reds) – tackle infringement (repeated) (14-14)
Owen Franks (Crusaders) – tackle infringement (repeated) (8-0)
Sione Lauaki (Chiefs) – dangerous tackle
Aled de Malmanche (Chiefs) – deliberate infringement
Richard Kahui (Chiefs) – dangerous tackle. (The player sin-binned should ha vs e been Tim Nanai-Williams)
Possession
(i) Highlanders vs Blues
Penalties conceded: 16
Highlanders: 7
Blues: 9
Reasons for the penalties:
Highlanders:
Tackle: 4 (Newland, Hayward, Bekhuis, Rutledge)
Offside: 1 (McIntosh)
Discipline: 2 (Newland – collapsing maul; Newland – obstruction)
Blues:
Tackle: 6 (Kaino 2, Haiu, Haiu & Ma’afu, Afoa, Ranger)
Offside: 2 (Woodcock, Haiu)
Scrum: 1 (Woodcock)
Each side missed two penalty kicks at goal.
Free kicks conceded
Highlanders: 1 (scrum)
Blues: 2(1 scrum, 1 line-out)
Line-outs
Highlanders: 12 (1 lost, 1 free kick)
Blues: 10 (4 lost, 1 skew, 3 reset)
Scrums
Highlanders: 13 (2 resets, 1 penalty)
Blues: 12 (3 resets, 2 collapses, 1 lost, 2 free kicks)
Drop-outs
Highlanders: 3
Blues: 2
Stoppages: 77
(ii) Reds vs Crusaders
Penalties conceded: 22
Reds: 10
Crusaders: 12
Reasons for the penalties:
Reds:
Tackle: 8 (Braid*, Ioane, Higginbotham* 3, Holmes, Byrnes, Daley)
Offside: 2 (Byrnes, Braid)
Crusaders:
Tackle: 8 (Thomas Waldrom, Read* 2, Fruean, Owen Franks* 2, Sam Whitelock*, Adam Whitelock)
Offside: 2 (Thomas Waldrom, Ross*)
Scrum: 1 (Ben Franks)
Discipline: 1 (Slade – high tackle)
Each side missed two penalty kicks at goal.
Free kicks conceded
Reds: 1 (scrum)
Crusaders: 1 (scrum)
Line-outs
Reds: 7 (1 lost)
Crusaders: 9 (2 lost, 1 quick)
Scrums
Reds: 10 (4 reset, 2 collapses, 1 penalty, 2 free kicks, 1 wheel)
Crusaders: 5
Drop-outs
Reds: 1
Crusaders: 2
Stoppages: 62
(iii) Sharks vs Cheetahs
Penalties conceded: 25
Sharks: 10
Cheetahs: 15
Reasons for the penalties:
Sharks:
Tackle: 7 (Hargreaves, Pienaar*, Ndungane, Deysel*, Smit, Pietersen, Daniel*)
Offside: 1 (Sykes)
Scrums: 1 (Smit)
Discipline: 1 (Botes – air tackle)
Cheetahs:
Tackle: 8 (Breedt, Frans Viljoen 2, De Bruyn, Brüssow*, Smith, De Villiers, Pretorius)
Offside: 3 (Brüssow*, De Bruyn, Strauss)
Scrum: 2 (Strauss, Nel)
Discipline: 2 (Frans Viljoen – man without ball; De Villiers – +10)
The Sharks missed three penalty kicks at goal, the Cheetahs one.
Free kicks conceded
Sharks: 2 (scrums)
Cheetahs: 1 (scrum)
Line-outs
Sharks: 8 (1 skew)
Cheetahs: 9 (1 quick)
Scrums
Sharks: 6 (3 resets, 2 collapses, 2 penalties)
Cheetahs: 13 (4 resets, 4 collapses, 3 free kicks, 1 penalty)
Drop-outs
Sharks: 1
Cheetahs: 4
Stoppages: 76
(iv) Lions vs Chiefs
Penalties conceded: 32
Lions: 11
Chiefs: 21
Reasons for the penalties:
Lions:
Tackle: 7 (Franco vs an der Merwe 2, Grobbelaar, Joubert*, Buys, Mjekevu , Minnie)
Offside: 2 (Heinke vs an der Merwe, Clever*)
Scrum: 1 (Heinke vs an der Merwe)
Discipline: 1 (Stoltz – elbow to the face)
Chiefs:
Tackle: 11 (De Malmanche, Messam 3, Retallick 2, Bruce, Willison, Latimer, Taumalolo 2)
Offside: 4 (Taumalolo*, Clarke, Kahui, Leonard)
Discipline: 6 (De Malmanche – collapsing maul; Retallick – obstruction; Lauaki – dangerous tackle; Kahui – dangerous tackle; Messam – diving on try-scorer; Lauaki — man without ball) (Instead of Kahui, Nanai-Williams should have been sin-binned.)
The Lions missed a penalty kick at goal.
Free kicks conceded
Lions: 1 (scrum)
Chiefs: 1 (scrum)
Line-outs
Lions: 9 (2 quick)
Chiefs: 7 (1 skew, 1 quick)
Scrums
Lions: 8 (1 resets, 1 free kick)
Chiefs: 12 (2 resets, 2 collapses, 1 free kick, 1 penalty, 1 lost)
Drop-outs
Lions: 0
Chiefs: 1
Stoppages: 74
(v) Hurricanes vs Western Force
Penalties conceded: 19
Hurricanes: 12
Western Force: 7
Reasons for the penalties:
Hurricanes:
Tackle: 7 (Tialata* 2, Broadhurst, David Smith, Hore, Vito, Paterson)
Offside: 4 (Nonu, Tialata, Conrad Smith, Weepu)
Discipline: 1 (Nonu – not 10)
Western Force:
Tackle: 2 (Haylett-Petty, Sheehan)
Offside: 2 (Hockings, Hodgson)
Scrums: 1 (Fairbrother)
Discipline: 2 (Sare – man without the ball; Haylett-Petty – late tackle)
Western Force missed a penalty kick at goal.
Free kicks conceded
Hurricanes: 1 ( scrum)
Western Force: 4 (3 scrums, 1 +10)
Line-outs
Hurricanes: 12 (1 lost, 1 skew)
Western Force: 10 (1 lost, 1 quick)
Scrums
Hurricanes: 6 (3 resets, 3 collapses)
Western Force: 8 (4 resets, 3 collapses, 4 free kicks, 1 penalty)
Drop-outs
Hurricanes: 1
Western Force: 0
Stoppages: 68
(vi) Bulls vs Brumbies
Penalties conceded: 20
Bulls: 8
Brumbies: 12
Reasons for the penalties:
Bulls:
Tackle: 5 (Stegmann* 2, vs an der Merwe 2, Kuün*)
Offside: 1 (Botha*)
Discipline: 2 (Wannenburg – obstruction; Kirchner – high tackle)
Brumbies:
Tackle: 7 (Moore 2, Elsom, Lealiifano, Fainifo 2, George Smith)
Offside: 2 (Hoiles, vs Valentine)
Scrums: 2 (Alexander** 2)
Discipline: 1 (Ma’afu – obstruction)
The Bulls missed a kick at goal.
Free kicks conceded
Bulls: 1 (line-out)
Brumbies: 1 (line-out)
Line-outs
Bulls: 8 (2 lost)
Brumbies: 12 (1 lost, 2 free kicks)
Scrums
Bulls: 1 (collapse)
Brumbies: 7 (3 resets, 7 collapses)
Drop-outs
Bulls: 0
Brumbies: 2
Stoppages: 55
(vii) Stormers vs Waratahs
Penalties conceded: 24
Stormers: 12
Waratahs: 12
Reasons for the penalties:
Stormers:
Tackle: 10 (Bekker, Steenkamp*, vs Vermeulen*, Fourie 2, Steenkamp & François Louw, François Louw 3, Habana)
Scrums: 2 (Kritzinger)
Waratahs:
Tackle: 7 (Beale, Barnes 2, Palu, Waugh 2, Mowen)
Offside: 2 (Palu, Douglas)
Scrums: 2 (Baxter, Kefu)
Discipline: 1 (Baxter – collapsing maul)
The Stormers missed a penalty kick at goal.
Free kicks conceded
Stormers: 4 (2 scrums, 2 line-outs)
Waratahs: 3 (scrums)
Line-outs
Stormers: 23 (2 lost, 1 quick, 1 free kick)
Waratahs: 15 (2 lost, 1 skew, 1 quick)
Scrums
Stormers: 6 (2 collapses, 1 free kick, 1 penalty)
Waratahs: 9 (5 resets, 2 collapses, 2 penalties)
Drop-outs
Stormers: 0
Waratahs: 2
Stoppages: 90
Some Match Totals
Stoppages per match
Western Force vs Brumbies: 73
Sharks vs Chiefs: 88
Crusaders vs Highlanders: 65
Cheetahs vs Bulls: 60
Blues vs Hurricanes: 69
Lions vs Stormers: 77
Reds vs Waratahs: 74
Bulls vs Brumbies: 55
Highlanders vs Blues: 77
Lions vs Chiefs: 74
Sharks vs Cheetahs: 76
Hurricanes vs Western Force: 68
Reds vs Crusaders: 62
Stormers vs Waratahs: 91
Fewest stoppages: Bulls vs Brumbies – 55
Most stoppages: Stormers vs Waratahs -91
Tries per match
Western Force vs Brumbies: 0 + 3 = 3
Sharks vs Chiefs: 0 + 1 = 1
Crusaders vs Highlanders: 4 + 2 = 6
Cheetahs vs Bulls: 3 + 6 = 9
Blues vs Hurricanes: 2 + 1 = 3
Lions vs Stormers :1 + 2 = 3
Reds vs Waratahs: 3 + 2 = 5
Bulls vs Brumbies: 5 + 3 = 8
Highlanders vs Blues: 2 + 3 = 5
Lions vs Chiefs: 8 + 8 = 16
Sharks vs Cheetahs: 1 + 1 = 2
Hurricanes vs Western Force: 7 + 3 = 10
Reds vs Crusaders: 4 + 2 = 6
Stormers vs Waratahs: 3 + 0 = 3
Tries per team
Blues: 2 + 3 = 5
Brumbies: 3 + 3 = 6
Bulls: 6 + 5 = 11
Cheetahs: 3 + 1 = 4
Chiefs: 1 + 8 = 9
Crusaders: 4 + 2 = 6
Highlanders: 2 + 2 = 4
Hurricanes: 1 + 7 = 8
Lions: 1 + 8 = 9
Reds: 3 + 4 = 7
Sharks: 0 + 1 = 1
Stormers: 2 + 3 = 5
Waratahs: 2 + 0 = 2
Western Force: 0 + 3 = 3
Penalties conceded: per match
Western Force vs Brumbies: 9 + 10 = 19
Sharks vs Chiefs: 14 + 9 = 23
Crusaders vs Highlanders: 7 + 6 = 13
Cheetahs vs Bulls: 6 + 9 = 15
Blues vs Hurricanes: 13 + 12 = 25
Lions vs Stormers: 9 + 11 = 20
Reds vs Waratahs: 14 + 9 = 23
Bulls vs Brumbies: 8 + 12 = 20
Highlanders vs Blues: 7 + 9 = 16
Lions vs Chiefs: 11 + 21 = 32
Sharks vs Cheetahs: 10 + 15 = 25
Hurricanes vs Western Force: 12 + 7 = 19
Reds vs Crusaders: 10 + 12 = 22
Stormers vs Waratahs: 12 + 12 = 24
Penalties per Team
Blues: 13 + 9 = 22
Brumbies: 10 + 12 = 22
Bulls: 9 + 8 = 17
Cheetahs: 6 + 15 = 21
Chiefs: 9 + 21 = 30
Crusaders: 7 + 12 = 19
Highlanders: 6 + 7 = 13
Hurricanes: 12 + 12 = 24
Lions: 9 + 11 = 20
Reds: 14 + 10 = 24
Sharks: 14 + 10
Stormers: 11 + 12 = 23
Waratahs: 9 + 12 – 21
Western Force: 9 + 7 = 16
Sanctions
Cited and suspended
Dean Mumm (Waratahs): shoulder charge
Sione Lauaki (Chiefs) – dangerous tackle
Willem Stoltz (Lions) – leading elbow
Yellow cards
Isaia Toeava (Blues) – tackle infringement (repeated)
Rene Ranger (Blues) – tackle infringement (repeated)
Sione Lauaki (Chiefs) – dangerous tackle
Aled de Malmanche (Chiefs) – deliberate infringement
Richard Kahui (Chiefs) – dangerous tackle.
Owen Franks (Crusaders) – tackle infringement (repeated)
Josh Bekhuis (Highlanders) – tackle infringement (repeated)
Adam Byrnes (Reds) – tackle infringement (repeated)
John Smit (Sharks) – tackle infringement (repeated)
Bismarck du Plessis (Sharks) – dangerous, late tackle
Dean Mumm (Waratahs) – dangerous charge
Sanctionary Cards per team
Blues: Y, Y
Brumbies: 0
Bulls: 0
Cheetahs: 0
Chiefs: Y,Y,Y, C
Crusaders: Y
Highlanders: Y
Hurricanes: 0
Lions: C
Reds: Y
Sharks: Y,Y
Stormers :0
Waratahs: C
Western Force: 0
Y = Yellow card
R = Red card
C = citing with suspension
If you gave points for such serious offences (1 for a yellow card, 3 for a red card and for a citing with suspension), it would look like this:
Brumbies: 0
Blues: 2
Bulls:
Chiefs: 6
Crusaders: 1
Cheetahs: 0
Hurricanes: 0
Highlanders: 1
Lions: 3
Reds: 1
Stormers: 0
Sharks: 2
Western Force: 0
Waratahs: 4
