Statistics: Super 14, Week 3
Week 3 was a good weekend for the New Zealand sides, for all five of them won. It was a poor weekend for South African and Australians sides who managed just one win each. The stats will tell you what happened match by match and you can then see which side has scored the most (or the least), which team has been penalised most (or least), and other details.
Results, Round 3
Brumbies vs Stormers, 19-17
Bulls vs Waratahs, 48-38
Blues vs Reds, 27-18
Chiefs vs Western Force, 37-13
Crusaders vs Sharks, 35-6
Highlanders vs Cheetahs, 31-24
Hurricanes vs Lions, 33-18
Sanctions
Yellow cards
Andy Goode (Sharks) – high tackle
Ma’a Nonu (Hurricanes) – offside, a repeated team infringement
Alando Soakai (Highlanders) – dangerous tackle
Possession
(i) Crusaders vs Sharks
Penalties conceded: 15
Crusaders: 6
Sharks: 9
Reasons for the penalties:
Crusaders:
Tackle: 2 (Ellis*, Crockett)
Offside: 1 (Thomas Waldrom)
Scrum: 1 (Crockett)
Discipline: 2 (Thorn* – dangerous tackle; George Whitelock – obstruction)
Sharks:
Tackle: 3 (Bismarck du Plessis, Botes, Mtawarira)
Offside: 1 (Sykes*)
Scrums: 3 (Smit* 2, Carstens)
Discipline: 2 (Sykes* – charging shoulder first into tackle; Goode – high tackle)
Crusaders missed a penalty kick at goal.
Free kicks conceded
Crusaders: 1 (mark)
Sharks: 2 (scrums)
Line-outs
Crusaders: 16 (2 lost, 1 reset, 1 skew, 1 quick)
Sharks: 10 (1 lost)
Scrums
Crusaders: 6 (1 reset, 2 collapses, 1 penalty)
Sharks: 15 (2 reset, 6 collapses, 1 lost, 2 penalties, 2 free kicks)
Drop-outs
Crusaders: 0
Sharks: 1
Stoppages: 80
(ii) Stormers vs Brumbies
Penalties conceded: 26
Stormers: 12
Brumbies: 14
Reasons for the penalties:
Stormers:
Tackle: 7 (Bekker, François Louw, Vermeulen, Liebenberg, Harris*, Habana* 2)
Offside: 3 (François & Pieter Louw, Liebenberg*, Habana*)
Discipline: 1 (Kritzinger – obstruction; Habana – air tackle)
Brumbies:
Tackle: 6 (Moore 2, Chisholm, George Smith*, Lealiifano*, Mortlock)
Offside: 2 (Giteau*, Hoiles)
Scrums: 2 (Ma’afu, Alexander)
Discipline: 4 (Undetermined – collapsing maul; Moore – obstruction; Undetermined – collapsing maul; Moore – obstruction)
The Stormers missed a penalty kick at goal.
Free kicks conceded
Stormers: 1 (line-out)
Brumbies: 1 (scrum)
Line-outs
Stormers: 16 (2 lost, 1 free kick)
Brumbies: 12 (1 skew, 3 quick)
Scrums
Stormers: 8 (1 collapse, 1 penalty)
Brumbies: 11 (4 resets, 3 collapses, 1 free kick)
Drop-outs
Stormers: 0
Brumbies: 3
Stoppages: 81
(iii) Hurricanes vs Lions
Penalties conceded: 26
Hurricanes: 14
Lions: 12
Reasons for the penalties:
Hurricanes:
Tackle: 6 (Hore Paterson, Nonu, So’oialo, Crosswell, Lowe, Hore)
Offside: 3 (Schwalger*, Cruden, Nonu)
Scrums: 1 (Tialata)
Discipline: 4 (Tialata – obstruction; Nonu – man without the ball; Crosswell – air tackle; Hore – obstruction)
Lions:
Tackle: 7 (Geldenhuys, Clever 2, Mjekevu, Minnie 2, Heinke van der Merwe)
Offside: 4 (Earle*, Franco van der Merwe*, Clever, Mjekevu)
Discipline: 1 (Undetermined – + 10)
The Lions missed two penalty kicks at goal.
Free kicks conceded
Hurricanes: 0
Lions: 4 (scrums)
Line-outs
Hurricanes: 11 (1 lost, 1 quick)
Lions: 14 (2 lost)
Scrums
Hurricanes: 14 (2 reset, 5 collapses, 4 free kicks, 1 lost)
Lions: 7 (1 reset, 1 penalty)
Drop-outs
Hurricanes: 2
Lions: 0
Stoppages: 81
(iv) Western Force vs Chiefs
Penalties conceded: 15
Western Force: 7
Chiefs: 8
Reasons for the penalties:
Western Force:
Tackle: 3 (Hodgson* 2, Inman)
offside: 1 (Hodgson)
Scrum: 2 (Fairbrother, Henderson)
Discipline: 1 (O’Connor – dangerous tackle)
Chiefs:
Tackle: 5 (Delany* 2, Elliot*, Retallick* 2)
Offside: 1 (Elliot)
Scrum: 2 (White*, Taumalolo)
Free kicks conceded
Western Force: 2 (1 scrum, 1 line-out)
Chiefs: 1 (scrum)
Line-outs
Western Force: 10 (3 lost, 2 skew)
Chiefs: 16 (1 lost, 1 skew, 1 quick, 1 free kick)
Scrums
Western Force: 9 (3 resets, 4 collapses), 1 free kick, 1 penalty
Chiefs: 10 (6 resets, 9 collapses, 1 free kick, 1 penalty)
Drop-outs
Western Force: 1
Chiefs: 0
Stoppages: 73
(v) Reds vs Blues
Penalties conceded: 13
Reds: 5
Blues: 8
The Reds were not penalised in the second half.
Reasons for the penalties:
Reds:
Tackle: 5 (Genia 2, Weeks*, Hynes, Braid)
Blues:
Tackle: 6 (Lilo, Saili** 2, Mealamu, Woodcock, Paulo)
Offside: 1 (Mathewson)
Discipline: 1 (Undetermined – foul play)
Free kicks conceded
Reds: 1 (mark)
Blues: 0
Line-outs
Reds: 19 (1 lost, 2 skew, 2 quick)
Blues: 12 (1 skew)
Scrums
Reds: 9 (4 resets, 4 collapses)
Blues: 8 (1 collapse)
Drop-outs
Reds: 1
Blues: 1
Stoppages: 68
(vi) Cheetahs vs Highlanders
Penalties conceded: 22
Cheetahs: 8
Highlanders 15
Reasons for the penalties:
Cheetahs:
Tackle: 4 (Nel, Brüssow*, Daniller, Daniller)
Offside: 3 (Oosthuizen*, Nokwe, )
Scrums: 1 (Oosthuizen)
Discipline :1 (De Bruyn – high tackle)
Highlanders:
Tackle: 6 (Rutledge, McIntosh** 2, Bekhuis, Thomson, Shoemark)
Offside: 3 (Hardie*, Bekhuis, “whole backline”)
Scrums: 1 (Newland)
Discipline: 5 (Thomson – + 10; Cowan – +10; Dagg – shoulder tackle; Smith – air tackle; Soakai – dangerous tackle)
The Cheetahs missed two kicks at goal, the Highlanders three.
Free kicks conceded
Cheetahs: 3 (marks)
Highlanders: 1 (scrum)
Line-outs
Cheetahs: 10 (1 lost)
Highlanders: 10 (3 lost, 1 skew, 1 quick)
Scrums
Cheetahs: (4 resets, 6 collapses)
Highlanders: ( resets, collapses, 1 free kick)
Drop-outs
Cheetahs: 1
Highlanders: 2
Stoppages: 69
(vii) Bulls vs Waratahs
Penalties conceded: 16
Bulls: 4
Waratahs: 12
Reasons for the penalties:
Bulls:
Tackle: 4 (Rossouw*, Olivier*, Hougaard*, Flip van der Merwe)
Waratahs:
Tackle: 6 (Mowen, Anesi, Baxter, Mitchell, Fitzpatrick, Waugh)
Offside: 4 (Palu, Waugh*, Dennis & Douglas*, Burgess)
Discipline: 2 (Undetermined – collapsing maul’; Beale – obstruction)
Free kicks conceded
Bulls: 2 (marks)
Waratahs: 1 (scrum)
Line-outs
Bulls: 11
Waratahs: 6 (2 lost)
Scrums
Bulls: 12 (4 resets, 6 collapses, 1 free kick)
Waratahs: 3
Drop-outs
Bulls: 3
Waratahs: 0
Stoppages: 58
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
Stormers vs Brumbies: 81
Bulls vs Waratahs: 58
Reds vs Blues: 68
Western Force vs Chiefs: 73
Crusaders vs Sharks: 80
Cheetahs vs Highlanders: 69
Hurricanes vs Lions: 81
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
Stormers vs Brumbies: 1 + 1 = 2
Bulls vs Waratahs: 6 + 4 = 10
Reds vs Blues: 2 + 4 = 6
Western Force vs Chiefs: 1 + 4 = 5
Crusaders vs Sharks: 4 + 0 = 4
Cheetahs vs Highlanders: 2 + 3 = 5
Hurricanes vs Lions: 4 + 2 = 6
Tries per team
Blues: 2 + 3 + 4 = 9
Brumbies: 3 + 3 + 1 = 7
Bulls: 6 + 5 + 6 = 17
Cheetahs: 3 + 1 + 2 = 6
Chiefs: 1 + 8 + 4 = 13
Crusaders: 4 + 2 + 4 = 10
Highlanders: 2 + 2 + 3 = 7
Hurricanes: 1 + 7 + 4 = 12
Lions: 1 + 8 + 2 = 11
Reds: 3 + 4 + 2 = 9
Sharks: 0 + 1 + 0 = 1
Stormers: 2 + 3 + 1 = 6
Waratahs: 2 + 0 + 4 = 6
Western Force: 0 + 3 + 1 = 4
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
Stormers vs Brumbies: 12 + 14 = 26
Bulls vs Waratahs: 4 + 12 = 16
Reds vs Blues: 5 + 8 = 13
Western Force vs Chiefs: 7 + 8 = 15
Crusaders vs Sharks: 6 + 9 = 15
Cheetahs vs Highlanders: 8 + 15 = 23
Hurricanes vs Lions: 14 + 12 = 26
Penalties per Team
Blues: 13 + 9 + 13 = 35
Brumbies: 10 + 12 + 14 = 36
Bulls: 9 + 8 + 4 = 21
Cheetahs: 6 + 15 + 8 = 29
Chiefs: 9 + 21 + 8 = 38
Crusaders: 7 + 12 + 9 = 28
Highlanders: 6 + 7 + 15 = 28
Hurricanes: 12 + 12 + 14 = 38
Lions: 9 + 11 + 12 = 32
Reds: 14 + 10 + 5 = 29
Sharks: 14 + 10 + 9 = 33
Stormers: 11 + 12 + 12 = 35
Waratahs: 9 + 12 + 12 = 33
Western Force: 9 + 7 + 7 = 23
Sanctions
Cited and suspended
Dean Mumm (Waratahs): shoulder charge
Sione Lauaki (Chiefs) – dangerous tackle
Willem Stoltz (Lions) – leading elbow
Yellow cards
Adam Byrnes (Reds) – tackle infringement (repeated)
Andy Goode (Sharks) – high tackle
Alando Soakai (Highlanders) – dangerous tackle
Aled de Malmanche (Chiefs) – deliberate infringement
Bismarck du Plessis (Sharks) – dangerous, late tackle
Dean Mumm (Waratahs) – dangerous charge
Isaia Toeava (Blues) – tackle infringement (repeated)
John Smit (Sharks) – tackle infringement (repeated)
Josh Bekhuis (Highlanders) – tackle infringement (repeated)
Ma’a Nonu (Hurricanes) – offside, a repeated team infringement
Owen Franks (Crusaders) – tackle infringement (repeated)
Rene Ranger (Blues) – tackle infringement (repeated)
Richard Kahui (Chiefs) – dangerous tackle.
Sione Lauaki (Chiefs) – dangerous tackle
Sanctionary Cards per team
Blues: Y, Y
Brumbies
Bulls
Cheetahs
Chiefs: Y,Y,Y, C
Crusaders: Y
Highlanders: Y, Y
Hurricanes: Y
Lions: C
Reds: Y
Sharks: Y,Y, Y
Stormers
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: 0
Chiefs: 6
Crusaders: 1
Cheetahs: 0
Hurricanes: 1
Highlanders: 2
Lions: 3
Reds: 1
Stormers: 0
Sharks: 3
Western Force: 0
Waratahs: 4
