Statistics - Super 14, Week 4
Week 4 of Super 14 and only six matches as the Buills and the Western Force had byes. We give some stats from the week and then some totals so that the activities of each side are obvious. There is the same side with most tries but a new side as the most penalised.
Results, Round 1
Brumbies vs Lions, 24-13
Cheetahs vs Hurricanes, 28-12
Crusaders vs Blues, 33-20
Reds vs Chiefs, 23-18
Stormers vs Highlanders, 33-0
Waratahs vs Sharks, 25-21
Sanctions
There were yellow cards and a surprising non-citing of Ma’a Nonu whose tip tackle on Juan Smith earned him a yellow card.
The Sharks were fed yellow cards and at oine stage were down to 13 men. Andy Goode has now played for them twice and got a yellow card each time.
Yellow cards
Jannie du Plessis (Sharks) – trip
Andy Goode: (Sharks) tackle infringement
Ma’a Nonu (Hurricanes) – dangerous, tip tackle
Jeremy Thrush (Hurricanes) – tackle infringement
JKevin Buys (Lions) – repeated infringement at a scrum
Kurley Beale (Waratahs) – intentional knock-on
Brando Va’aulu (Reds) – dangerous, tip tackle
Possession
(i) Chiefs vs Reds
Penalties conceded: 16
Chiefs: 9
Reds: 7
Reasons for the penalties:
Chiefs:
Tackle: 7 (Retallick, Bruce, Taumalolo & Elliot*, Taumalolo*, White, Bruce & Latimer*, Messam)
Offside: 1 (Undetermined)
Discipline: 1 (Graham – air tackle)
Reds:
Tackle: 5 (Daley, Humphries, Byrne, Chambers, Houston)
Scrum: 1 (Daley)
Discipline: 1 (Va’aulu – dangerous – tip- tackle)
Chiefs missed a penalty kick at goal.
Free kicks conceded
Chiefs: 1 (scrum)
Reds: 0
Line-outs
Chiefs: 13 (3 lost)
Reds: 9 (4 lost, 2 skew)
Scrums
Chiefs: 13 (7 resets, 5 collapses, 1 free kick, 1 penalty)
Reds: 5 ( 2 resets, 2 collapses)
Drop-outs
Chiefs: 3
Reds: 1
Stoppages: 70
(ii) Brumbies vs Lions
Penalties conceded: 25 (+ a penalty try)
Brumbies: 7
Lions:18 (+ a penalty try)
Reasons for the penalties:
Brumbies:
Tackle: 5 (Moore, George Smith, Chisholm, Edmuinds, Phibbs)
Offside: 1 (Chisholm*)
Discipline:1 (Moore* – collapsing maul)
Lions:
Tackle: 8 (Stoltz*, Earl 3, Van Rensburg, Grobbelaar, Minnie, Venter)
Offside: 2 (Joubert, Grobbelaar)
Scrum: 4 (Buys 4)
Discipoline: 4 + PT (Joubert – + 10; Van der Merwe – foul play; Buys – obstruction; Franklin – + 10; Joubert – penalty try
Neither side missed a penalty kick at goal.
Free kicks conceded
Brumbies: 1 (scrum)
Lions: 7 (3 scrums, 4 marks)
Line-outs
Brumbies: 13 (1 lost, 1 skew, 1 quick)
Lions: 21 (2 lost, 2 quick)
Scrums
Brumbies: 18 (4 reset, 7 collapses, 4 penalties, 2 free kicks, 1 penalty try)
Lions: 9 (3 resets, 2 collapses, 2 free kicks)
The Brumbies put the ball into 5 five-metre scrums.
Drop-outs
Brumbies: 2
Lions: 1
Stoppages: 114
(iii) Waratahs vs Sharks
Penalties conceded: 12
Waratahs: 6
Sharks: 6
The Sharks were penalised only once in the second half.
Reasons for the penalties:
Waratahs:
Tackle: 4 (Mitchell, Waugh*, Mumm 2)
Offside: 1 (Baxter)
Discipline: 1 (Beale – deliberate knock-on)
Sharks:
Tackle: 3 (Muller*, Jacobs*, Goode)
Offside: 1 (Alberts)
Discipline: 2 (Jannie du Plessis – trip; Jannie du Plessis – obstruction)
The Sharks missed a penalty kick at goal.
Free kicks conceded
Waratahs: 1 (scrum)
Sharks: 5 (2 marks, 3 scrums)
Line-outs
Waratahs: 13 (1 lost, 1 quick)
Sharks: 12 (2 quick)
Scrums
Waratahs: 7 (6 reset, 8 collapses, 2 free kicks)
Sharks: 10 (2 resets, 2 free kicks)
The Waratahs scruums were a mess.
Drop-outs
Waratahs: 2
Sharks: 2
Stoppages: 72
(iv) Crusaders vs Blues
Penalties conceded: 17
Crusaders: 10
Blues: 7
Reasons for the penalties:
Crusaders:
Tackle: 6 (Read & George Whitelock*, George Whitelock* 2, McCaw, Ross, Freuan)
Offside: 2 (Read, Poff)
Discip.line: 2 (Criockett – obstruction; Franks – shoulder charge
Blues:
Tackle: 6 (Mathewson*, Lilo 2, Brett*, Chamberlain*, Haiu)
Discipline: 1 (Kaino* – high tackle)
Neither side missed a penalty kick at gooal.
Free kicks conceded
Crusaders: 1 (lineout)
Blues: 4 (2 marks, 2 lineouts)
Line-outs
Crusaders:9 (1 lost, 1 skew)
Blues: 17 (1 lost, 1 skew, 3 free kicks
Scrums
Crusaders: 6 (2 resets, 4 collapses)
Blues: 5 (2 resets, 4 collapses)
Drop-outs
Crusaders: 1
Blues: 0
Stoppages: 64
(v) Stormers vs Highlanders
Penalties conceded: 22
Stormers: 10
Highlanders: 12
Reasons for the penalties:
Stormers:
Tackle: 5 (Blaauw, Habana, Bekker, Deon Fourie, Pieter Louw)
Scrums: 1 (Blaauw)
Discipline: 4 (Burger – high; Jaque Fourie – late tackle; Jaque Fourie – high tackle; Naqqelevuki – high tackle)
Highlanders:
Tackle: 6 (Soaki 2, Newland*, Thomson*, Bekhuis, Mackintosh)
Scrums: 2 (Mackintosh, Murray)
Discipline: 5 (Soaki* – +10; Soaki – man without ball; Rutledge – high tackle; Murray – foul play)
The Highlanders missed a penalty kick at goal.
Free kicks conceded
Stormers: 2 (scrums)
Highlanders: 1 (mark)
Line-outs
Stormers: 14 (2 lost)
Highlanders: 19 (8 lost, 1 quick)
Scrums
Stormers: 8 (1 collapse, 1 free kick, 1 penalty)
Highlanders: 8 (4 resets, 6 collapses, 1 free kick, 1 penalty
Drop-outs
Stormers: 2
Highlanders: 0
Stoppages: 80
(vi) Cheetahs vs Hurricanes
Penalties conceded: 20
Cheetahs: 9
Hurricanes: 11
Reasons for the penalties:
Cheetahs:
Tackle: 2 (Breedt, Oosthuizen)
Offside: 5 (Vermeulen, Viljoen, Brussow, Undetermined, ‘All the backs’)
Scrums: 1 (Oosthuizen)
Discipline: 1 (Ebersohn – high tackle)
Hurricanes:
Tackle: 6 (Taylor*, Lowe* 2, Hore, Thrush, Evans*)
Offside: 1 Nonu*)
Scrums: 3 (Schwakger**, Perenise*)
Discipline: 1 (Nonu – dangerous tackle – tip)
Free kicks conceded
Cheetahs: 2 (scrums)
Hurricanes: 2 (marks)
Line-outs
Cheetahs: 15 (1 lost, 1 skew)
Hurricanes: 19 (3 lost, 2 skew, 1 quick)
Scrums
Cheetahs: 8 (1 reset, 2 collapses, 3 penalities)
Hurricanes: 7 (1 reset, 1 collapse, 1 free kick, 2 penalties)
Drop-outs
Cheetahs: 3
Hurricanes: 0
Stoppages: 78
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
Brumbies vs Lions: 114
Cheetahs vs Hurricanes: 78
Crusaders vs Blues: 64
Chiefs vs Reds: 70
Stormers vs Highlanders: 80
Waratahs vs Shark: 72
Fewest stoppages: Bulls vs Brumbies – 55
Most stoppages: Brumbies vs Lions – 114
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
Brumbies vs Lions: 3 + 1 = 4
Cheetahs vs Hurricanes: 1 + 2 = 3
Crusaders vs Blues: 3 + 1 = 4
Chiefs vs Reds: 3 + 2 = 5
Stormers vs Highlanders: 4 + 0 = 4
Waratahs vs Sharks: 3 + 2 = 5
Tries per team
Blues: 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 = 10
Brumbies: 3 + 3 + 1 + 3 = 10
Bulls: 6 + 5 + 6 = 17
Cheetahs: 3 + 1 + 2 + 1 = 7
Chiefs: 1 + 8 + 4 + 3 = 16
Crusaders: 4 + 2 + 4 + 3 = 13
Highlanders: 2 + 2 + 3 + 0 = 7
Hurricanes: 1 + 7 + 4 + 2 = 14
Lions: 1 + 8 + 2 + 1 = 12
Reds: 3 + 4 + 2+ 2 = 11
Sharks: 0 + 1 + 0 + 2 = 3
Stormers: 2 + 3 + 1 + 4 = 10
Waratahs: 2 + 0 + 4 + 3 = 9
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
Brumbies vs Lions: 7 + 18 (+PT) = 26
Cheetahs vs Hurricanes: 9 + 11 = 20
Crusaders vs Blues: 10 + 7 = 17
Chiefs vs Reds: 9 + 7 = 16
Stormers vs Highlanders: 10 + 12 = 22
Waratahs vs Sharks: 6 + 6 = 12
Penalties per Team
Blues: 13 + 9 + 13 + 7 = 42
Brumbies: 10 + 12 + 14 + 7 = 43
Bulls: 9 + 8 + 4 = 21
Cheetahs: 6 + 15 + 8 + 9 = 38
Chiefs: 9 + 21 + 8 + 9 = 47
Crusaders: 7 + 12 + 9 + 10 = 38
Highlanders: 6 + 7 + 15 + 12 = 40
Hurricanes: 12 + 12 + 14 + 11 = 49
Lions: 9 + 11 + 12 + 19 = 51
Reds: 14 + 10 + 5 + 7 = 36
Sharks: 14 + 10 + 9 + 6 = 39
Stormers: 11 + 12 + 12 + 10 = 45
Waratahs: 9 + 12 + 12 +_ 6 = 39
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
Alando Soakai (Highlanders) – dangerous tackle
Aled de Malmanche (Chiefs) – deliberate infringement
Andy Goode (Sharks) – high tackle
Andy Goode: (Sharks) tackle infringement
Adam Byrnes (Reds) – tackle infringement (repeated)
Bismarck du Plessis (Sharks) – dangerous, late tackle
Brando Va’aulu (Reds) – dangerous, tip tackle
Dean Mumm (Waratahs) – dangerous charge
Isaia Toeava (Blues) – tackle infringement (repeated)
Jeremy Thrush (Hurricannes) – tackle infringemenbt
Josh Bekhuis (Highlanders) – tackle infringement (repeated)
John Smit (Sharks) – tackle infringement (repeated)
Jannie du Plessis (Sharks) – trip
Kurley Beale (Waratahs) – intentional knock-on
Kevin Buys (Lions) – repeated infringement at a scrum
Ma’a Nonu (Hurricanes) – dangerous, tip tackle
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, Y, Y
Lions: C, Y
Reds: Y, Y
Sharks: Y,Y, Y, Y, Y
Stormers
Waratahs: C, 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, 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: 3
Highlanders: 2
Lions: 4
Reds: 2
Stormers: 0
Sharks: 5
Western Force: 0
Waratahs: 5
