Statistics - Super 14, Week 9
The Super 14 ploughed on through the Easter Weekend with a shock result in Bloemfontein on Easter Saturday. We again have statistics for the weekend with some totals down below which will tell you which team has scored most tries and which team has been naughtiest.
We spoke last weekend about the number of stoppages in Sydney. Have a look at this week’s total as well.
Results
Blues vs Lions, 36-12
Hurricanes vs Western Force, 28-27
Highlanders vs Reds, 24-19
Brumbies vs Stormers, 17-10
Bulls vs Waratahs, 20-6
Cheetahs vs Sharks, 31-6
Sanctions
Punishments were dished out, most notably for Bakkies Botha for his attack on Phil Waugh. Because Victor Matfield has gone home to be with his wife at the birth of their child, the Bulls will now be without two locks, which seemed not to fuss Botha whose own gratification superceded his team’s needs.
Otherwise Holy Week produced the fewer serious sanctions than other weeks.
Yellow cards
Neemia Tialata (Hurricanes) – man without ball.
Citing with Suspension
Bakkies Botha (Bulls) – foul play, suspended for three weeks
Possession
(i) Blues vs Lions
Penalties conceded: 9
Blues: 4
Lions: 5
Neither side missed a penalty kick at goal.
Reasons for the penalties:
Blues:
Tackle: 1 (Tuitavake & Blackie)
Offside: 2 (Blackie, Saili)
Discipline: 1 (Hart* – deliberate knock-on)
Lions:
Offside: 2 (Ludik, Sephaka)
Discipline: 3 (Van Zyl – air tackle; Mostert – late tackle; Joubert – air tackle)
Free kicks conceded
Blues: 7 (3 tackles, 2 scrums, 1 line-out, 1 mark)
Lions: 8 (7 tackles, 1 scrum)
Line-outs
Blues: 18 (1 lost, 1 free kick)
Lions: 10 (1 skew, 1 quick)
Scrums
Blues: 9 (5 resets, 7 collapses, 1 free kick)
Lions: 11 (4 resets, 6 collapses, 1 lost, 2 free kicks)
Drop-outs
Blues: 0
Lions: 1
Stoppages: 82
(ii) Western Force vs Hurricanes
Penalties conceded: 11
Western Force: 8
Hurricanes: 3
The Hurricanes missed a penalty kick at goal.
Reasons for the penalties:
Western Force:
Tackle: 2 (Holmes*, Pocock)
Offside: 3 (Browne*, Giteau, Hockings*)
Scrums: 2 (McIsaac, Castle)
Discipline: 1 (Hodgson – high tackle)
Hurricanes:
Offside: 1 (Levave)
Scrums: 1 (Lowe)
Discipline: 1 (Tialata* – man without ball)
Free kicks conceded
Western Force: 8 (6 tackles, 2 scrums)
Hurricanes: 4 (3 tackles, 1 scrum)
Line-outs
Western Force: 14 (1 lost, 1 quick)
Hurricanes: 11 (1 quick)
Scrums
Western Force: 10 (6 resets, 6 collapses, 1 wheel, 1 penalty, 1 free kick)
Hurricanes: 11 (3 reset, 4 collapses, 2 free kicks, 2 penalties)
Drop-outs
Western Force: 1
Hurricanes: 1
Stoppages: 79
(iii) Highlanders vs Reds
Penalties conceded: 10
Highlanders: 3
Reds: 7
Reasons for the penalties:
Highlanders:
Tackle: 1 (McIntosh)
Offside: 1 (Cowan)
Discipline: 1 (Setephano – foul play)
Reds:
Tackle: 1 (Va’aulu)
Offside: 3 (McMenamin & Weeks, Ioane 2)
Scrums: 1 (Weeks)
Discipline: 2 (Taylor – high tackle; Horwill – obstruction)
Free kicks conceded
Highlanders: 9 (6 tackles, 1 scrum, 2 +10)
Reds: 7 (4 tackles, 2 mauls, 1 +10))
Line-outs
Highlanders: 19 (4 lost)
Reds: 15 (2 lost, 1 skew, 2 quick)
Scrums
Highlanders: 11 (1 reset, 1 collapse, 1 free kick, 1 penalty)
Reds: 10
This is the neatest scrumming of the Super 14 so far – by some way.
Drop-outs
Highlanders: 0
Reds: 1
Stoppages: 83
(iv) Brumbies vs Stormers
Penalties conceded: 8
Brumbies: 2
Stormers: 6
The Stormers missed a penalty kick at goal.
Reasons for the penalties:
Brumbies:
Offside: 1 (Salvi*)
Discipline: 1 (Chapman – air tackle)
The Brumbies did not concede a penalty in the first half.
Stormers:
Tackle: 1 (Fondse)
Offside: 3 (Burger*, Vermeulen*, Blaauw)
Scrums: 1 (Undetermined*)
Discipline: 1 (Watson* – late tackle)
Free kicks conceded
Brumbies: 9 (7 tackles, 2 scrums)
Stormers: 10 (4 tackles, 4 scrums, 1 line-out, 1 mark)
Line-outs
Brumbies: 16 (8 lost)
Stormers: 12 (3 lost, 1 skew, 1 free kick, 1 quick)
Scrums
Brumbies: 15 (1 reset, 4 free kicks)
Stormers: 13 (6 resets, 8 collapses, 2 free kicks, 1 penalty)
The Stormers scrum is the most fragile in the Super 14.
Drop-outs
Brumbies: 2
Stormers: 0
Stoppages: 92
(v) Waratahs vs Bulls
Penalties conceded: 11
Waratahs: 3
Bulls: 8
Each side missed a penalty kick at goal.
Reasons for the penalties:
Waratahs:
Offside: 1 (Norton-Knight)
Discipline: 2 (Mowen – air tackle; Robinson* – air tackle)
Bulls:
Tackle: 1 (Undetermined)
Offside: 3 (Habana*, Spies, Wannenburg)
Scrums: 1 (Kruger)
Discipline: 3 (Botha – elbow in face; Undetermined – man without ball; Habana* – deliberate knock-on)
Free kicks conceded
Waratahs: 7 (4 tackles), 1 scrum, 2 marks
Bulls: 18 (9 tackles, 1 maul, 2 marks, 4 scrums, 1 line-out, 1 +10)
Line-outs
Waratahs: 20 (6 lost, 1 skew, 1 free kick)
Bulls: 10 (2 skew)
Scrums
Waratahs: 14 (2 resets, 6 collapses, 5 free kicks, 1 penalty)
Bulls: 8 (4 resets, 5 collapses)
Drop-outs
Waratahs: 4
Bulls: 2
Stoppages: 101
(vi) Cheetahs vs Sharks
Penalties conceded: 7
Cheetahs: 4
Sharks: 3
The Sharks missed a penalty kick at goal.
Reasons for the penalties:
Cheetahs:
Offside: 1 (Brüssow)
Discipline: 3 (Smith* – dangerous tackle; Brüssow – dangerous tackle; Smith* – late tackle)
Sharks:
Discipline: 3 (Van den Berg – man without ball; Kockott* – man without ball; Steyn – obstruction)
Free kicks conceded
Cheetahs: 10 (4 tackles, 3 marks, 1 maul, 2 +10)
Sharks: 13 (10 tackles, 1 mark, 2 +10)
Line-outs
Cheetahs: 19 (2 lost, 1 quick)
Sharks: 17 (4 lost, 2 quick)
Scrums
Cheetahs: 5 (1 reset, 2 collapses)
Sharks: 4 (5 resets, 3 collapses)
Drop-outs
Cheetahs: 1
Sharks: 0
Stoppages: 82
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
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
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
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
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 = 32
Brumbies: 4 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 4 + 1 = 20
Bulls: 4 + 7 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 2 + 2 = 20
Cheetahs: 3 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 2 +1 + 3 + 4 = 16
Chiefs: 2 + 1 + 2 + 4 + 2 + 9 + 6 + 5 = 31
Crusaders: 3 + 2 + 4 + 0 + 3 + 2 + 1 + 1 = 16
Highlanders: 5 + 2 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 5 + 5 + 3 = 22
Hurricanes: 3 + 3 + 3 + 4 + 2 + 5 + 2 + 3 = 25
Lions: 4 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 4 + 2 = 20
Reds: 2 + 4 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 3 = 21
Sharks: 2 + 3 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 5 + 3 + 0 = 22
Stormers: 2 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 8 + 1 + 0 + 1 = 17
Waratahs: 4 + 1 + 4 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 2 + 0 = 18
Western Force: 3 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 4 + 4 = 20
Penalties per team
Blues: 3 + 4 + 4 + 6 + 6 + 2 + 7 + 4 = 36
Brumbies: 3 + 4 + 2 + 10 + 4 + 1 + 8 + 2 = 34
Bulls: 4 + 2 + 9 + 3 + 3 + 7 + 3 + 8 = 39
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 = 36
Hurricanes: 1 + 2 + 5 + 6 + 11 + 4 + 7 + 3 = 39
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 = 45
Waratahs: 6 + 3 + 5 + 4 + 4 + 3 + 4 + 4 + 3 = 36
Western Force: 6 + 5 + 9 + 8 + 7 + 1 + 5 + 8 = 50
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 = 72
Chiefs: 6 + 6 + 7 + 10 + 6 + 3 + 11 + 10 = 59
Crusaders: 12 + 11 + 7 + 11 + 7 + 7 + 8 + 8 = 71
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 = 66
Reds: 1 + 8 + 7 + 9 + 4 + 9 + 3 + 7 = 48
Sharks: 10 + 11 + 8 + 10 + 8 + 10 + 9 + 5 + 13 = 84
Stormers: 12 + 7 + 6 + 12 + 8 + 13 + 5 + 10 = 73
Waratahs: 14 + 6 + 10 + 10 + 6 + 6 + 12+ 7 = 71
Western Force: 11 + 15 + 9 + 5 + 8 + 7 + 8 = 63
Sanctionary Cards per team
Recipients
Kurtis Haiu (Blues) – dangerous tackle
George Smith (Brumbies) – late tackle
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
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
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
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
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
Bulls Y, Y, Y, Y, Y, C, C
Cheetahs 2Y, Y, Y
Chiefs Y, Y
Crusaders Y, Y, Y, Y
Highlanders Y, Y
Hurricanes C, Y, Y, Y ,Y, Y
Lions Y, Y, Y, Y, Y
Reds Y, Y, C, Y
Sharks, Y, Y, Y, Y
Stormers Y
Waratahs 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 1
Bulls 13
Cheetahs 4
Chiefs 2
Crusaders 4
Highlanders 2
Hurricanes 9
Lions 5
Reds 7
Sharks 4
Stormers 1
Waratahs 2
Western Force
