Statistics - Super 15, Week 1
The new Super 15 started off with seven matches, for which we give some statistics. They enable people to see some details – like who was in trouble, who was most/least penalised, who won the line-outs, who messed up the scrums and who scored points.
As the Super 15 rattles along we shall add some totals.
Results
Round 1
Blues vs Crusaders, 24-22
Brumbies vs Chiefs, 28-20
Bulls vs Lions, 24-20
Highlanders vs Hurricanes, 14-9
Reds vs Force, 21-20
Sharks vs Cheetahs, 24-9
Waratahs vs Rebels, 43-0
Sanctions
There was a lot of sanctioning, both cards and penalties, in the opening round of Super 15.
Cited and suspended
Ma’a Nonu (Hurricanes) was cited after receiving two yellow cards, the second for foul play. In all he missed 30 minutes of the match. He was suspended for a week.
Yellow cards
Ma’a Nonu (Hurricanes) – repeated tackle infringement
Ma’a Nonu (Hurricanes), shoulder charge
Brayden Mitchell (Highlanders) – repeated tackle offence
Kevin O’Neill (Rebels) – fighting
Dean Mumm (Waratahs) – fighting
Ged Robinson (Rebels) – repeated tackle infringement
Dippenaar (Bulls) – repeated tackle infringement
Nathan White (Chiefs) – tackle infringement
Rod Davies (Reds) – fighting
Matt Hodgson (Force) – repeated tackle infringement
Penalties
(i) Hurricanes vs Highlanders
Penalties conceded: 26
Hurricanes: 13
Highlanders: 13
Reasons for the penalties:
Hurricanes:
Tackle: 9 (Eaton, Nonu** 3, Jane, Cruden, Lam, Levave*, Smith)
Offside: 1 (Nonu)
Scrums: 2 (Schwalger, Tialata)
Discipline: 1 (Nonu – dangerous tackle)
Highlanders:
Tackle: 7 (Soakai* 2, Bekhuis, Sopoaga, Rutledge, Lynn, Mitchell)
Offside: 2 (Bekhuis, Treeby)
Scrum: 1 (Te Moana)
Discipline: 3 (Soakai – attempted trip; Manu* – +10; Murray – + 10))
The Hurricanes side missed two penalty kicks at goal, the Highlanders three.
Free kicks conceded
Hurricanes: 2 (1 scrum, 1 mark)
Highlanders: 3 (1 line-out, 1 + 10, 1 scrum)
(ii) Rebels vs Waratahs
Penalties conceded: 22
Rebels: 13
Waratahs: 9
Reasons for the penalties:
Rebels:
Tackle: 6 (Lipman, Cordingley, Vuna, Robinson, Saffy, Cipriani)
Offside: 1 (Byrnes)
Scrums: 4 (Henderson, Somerville 3)
Discipline: 2 (O’Neill – fighting; Macdonald – punch)
Waratahs:
Tackle: 4 (Horne, Halangahu, Alcock, Timani)
Offside: 1 (Douglas)
Scrum: 3 (Kepu 3)
Discipline: 1 (Mumm – man without ball)
The Rebels missed a penalty kick at goal.
Free kicks conceded
Rebels: 3 (2 scrums, 1 +10)
Waratahs: 1 (line-out)
(iii) Brumbies vs Chiefs
Penalties conceded: 19
Brumbies: 12
Chiefs: 7
Reasons for the penalties:
Brumbies:
Tackle: 4 (Lee*, Hoiles 2, Moore)
Scrums: 5 (Palmer 2, Ma’afu 2, Alexander)
Discipline: 3 (Salvi – armless tackle; Colby Faingaa – deliberate knock-on; Hoiles – air tackle)
Chiefs:
Tackle: 4 (Messam*, White*, Sivivatu, Umaga)
Offside: 1 (Kerr-Barlow*)
Scrum: 1 (May)
Discipline: 1 (Sivivatu – high tackle)
Neither side missed a penalty kick at goal.
Free kicks conceded
Brumbies: 4 (3 scrums, 1 +10)
Chiefs: 1 (scrum)
(iv) Blues vs Crusaders
Penalties conceded: 20
Blues: 11
Crusaders: 9
Reasons for the penalties:
Blues:
Tackle: 5 (Mathewson*, Ranger, Brett, Braid, Woodcock)
Offside: 4 (Ranger** 2, Woodcock, Williams*)
Scrum: 1 (Woodcock)
Discipline: 1 (Afoa – obstruction)
Crusaders:
Tackle: 8 (Flynn 3, Dagg*, Crockett 2, Ellis*, Maitland)
Discipline: 1 (George Whitelock* – obstruction)
The Blues missed three penalty kicks at goal, the Crusaders 2
Free kicks conceded
Blues: 0
Crusaders: 0
(v) Sharks vs Cheetahs
Penalties conceded: 20
Sharks: 7
Cheetahs: 13
Reasons for the penalties:
Sharks:
Tackle: 2 (Hargreaves*, Lambie)
Offside: 1 (Undetermined*)
Discipline: 4 (Bismarck du Plessis – foul play; Mtawarira – obstruction; Daniel* – man without ball; Van Staden – obstruction
Cheetahs:
Tackle: 6 (Oosthuizen* 2, Nel*, Van der Walt* 2, Benjamin*)
Offside: 1 (Several)
Scrums: 5 (Adriaan Strauss, Nel, Oosthuizen 3)
Discipline: 1 (Floors – collapsing maul)
The Sharks missed three penalty kicks at goal.
Free kicks conceded
Sharks: 3 (2 scrums, 1 line-out)
Cheetahs: 5 (2 marks, 3 scrums)
(vi) Lions vs Bulls
Penalties conceded: 22
Lions: 9
Bulls: 13
Reasons for the penalties:
Lions:
Tackle: 2 (Van Heerden, Kockott)
Offside: 2 (Cilliers, Strauss*)
Scrum: 3 (Janse van Rensburg*** 3)
Discipline: 2 (Bezuidenhout – late tackle; Grobbelaar – collapsing maul)
Bulls:
Tackle: 6 (Stegmann 2, Du Preez, Potgieter, Dippenaar, Van der Merwe*)
Offside: 4 (Bakkies Botha, Several, Stegmann, Dippenaar)
Scrum: 1 (Kruger)
Discipline: 2 (Bakkies Botha – high tackle; Bakkies Botha – obstruction)
Each side missed a penalty kick at goal.
Free kicks conceded
Lions: 1 (scrum)
Bulls: 1 (mark)
(vii) Reds vs Force
Penalties conceded: 20
Reds: 11
Force: 9
Reasons for the penalties:
Reds:
Tackle: 6 (Saia Faingaa*, Chambers, Hynes*, Humphries, Horwill*, Houston)
Offside: 3 (Hynes* 2, Daley)
Scrum: 1 (Daley)
Discipline: 1 (Davies – punching)
Force:
Tackle: 3 (Pocock 2, Hodgson)
Offside: 3 (O’Connor*, Sharpe, Cummins)
Scrum: 1 (Daley)
Discipline: 2 (Whittaker – high tackle; Wykes – air tackle)
Each side missed a penalty kick at goal.
Free kicks conceded
Reds: 0
Force: 2 (1 line-out, 1 scrum)
Getting Possession
(i) Hurricanes vs Highlanders
Line-outs
Hurricanes: 14 (1 lost, 2 quick)
Highlanders: 11 (3 lost, 1 skew, 1 free kick)
Scrums
Hurricanes: 10 (1 reset, 2 collapses, 1 free kick, 1 penalty)
Highlanders: 11 (3 reset, 3 collapses, 1 free kick, 2 penalties)
Drop-outs
Hurricanes: 3
Highlanders: 1
(ii) Rebels vs Waratahs
Line-outs
Rebels: 10 (3 lost, 1 free kick)
Waratahs: 20 (1 skew, 3 quick)
Scrums
Rebels: 14 (6 reset, 10 collapses, 1 free kick, 3 penalties)
Waratahs: 10 (3 resets, 7 collapses, 3 penalties)
These were quite the worst scrums of the opening week of Super 15.
Drop-outs
Rebels: 1
Waratahs: 1
(iii) Brumbies vs Chiefs
Line-outs
Brumbies: 7
Chiefs: 15 (4 lost)
Scrums
Brumbies: 12 (3 resets, 7 collapses, 1 free kick, 5 penalties)
Chiefs: 10 (2 collapses, 3 free kicks, 1 penalty)
Drop-outs
Brumbies: 0
Chiefs: 0
(iv) Blues vs Crusaders
Line-outs
Blues: 13 (4 lost, 1 quick)
Crusaders: 11 (2 lost, 2 skew, 1 reset)
Scrums
Blues: 5 (1 collapse, 1 penalty, 1 lost)
Crusaders: 5 (2 resets, 2 collapses)
Drop-outs
Blues: 2
Crusaders: 2
(v) Sharks vs Cheetahs
Line-outs
Sharks: 17 (4 lost, 1 free kick)
Cheetahs: 11 (1 quick)
Scrums
Sharks: 11 (1 resets, 2 collapses, 3 penalties, 3 free kick)
Cheetahs: 6 (2 penalties, 2 free kicks)
Drop-outs
Sharks: 1
Cheetahs: 1
(vi) Lions vs Bulls
Line-outs
Lions: 14 (3 lost, 2 quick, 1 skew)
Bulls: 6 (1 skew)
Scrums
Lions: 3 (1 collapse)
Bulls: 12 (1 reset, 4 collapses, 1 free kick, 4 penalties)
Drop-outs
Lions: 3
Bulls: 1
(vii) Reds vs Force
Line-outs
Reds: 13 (2 lost, 1 quick, 1 reset, 1 free kick, 1 penalty)
Force: 9 (1 lost)
Scrums
Reds: 11 (1 collapse, 1 lost, 2 penalties)
Force: 7 (5 reset, 4 collapses, 1 free kick, 1 penalty)
Drop-outs
Reds: 1
Force: 1
Tries scored per match
Blues vs Crusaders: 3 + 2 = 5
Brumbies vs Chiefs: 3 + 3 = 6
Hurricanes vs Highlanders: 0 + 1 = 1
Lions vs Bulls: 3 + 2 = 5
Rebels vs Waratahs: 0 + 7 = 7
Reds vs Force: 2 + 1 = 3
Sharks vs Cheetahs: 2 + 0 = 2
Penalties scored per match
Blues vs Crusaders: 3 + 4 = 7
Brumbies vs Chiefs: 3 + 1 = 4
Hurricanes vs Highlanders: 3 + 3 = 6
Lions vs Bulls: 1 + 4 = 5
Rebels vs Waratahs: 0 + 0 = 0
Reds vs Force: 3 + 5 = 8
Sharks vs Cheetahs: 4 + 3 = 7
Tries for Week 1: 29
Penalties for Week 1: 37
Stoppages per match
Blues vs Crusaders: 61
Brumbies vs Chiefs: 71
Hurricanes vs Highlanders: 75
Lions vs Bulls: 64
Rebels vs Waratahs: 91
Reds vs Force: 70
Sharks vs Cheetahs: 76
Ball in Play Time (1st half + 2nd half = total for match)
Jan Taljaard has been doing this with great skill since 200 and the average per match of this standard is 33 minutes 26
Hurricanes vs Highlanders: 14 minutes 30 seconds +17 minutes 50 seconds = 32 minutes 20 seconds
Rebels vs Waratahs: 14 minutes 45 seconds +16 minutes 20 seconds = 31 minutes 05 seconds
Blues vs Crusaders: 14 minutes 41 seconds +14 minutes 58 seconds = 29 minutes 39 seconds
Brumbies vs Chiefs: 16 minutes 31 seconds +16 minutes 13 seconds = 32 minutes 44 seconds
Sharks vs Cheetahs: 15 minutes 14 seconds +12 minutes 55 seconds = 28 minutes 09 seconds
Lions vs Bulls: 18 minutes 12 seconds +19 minutes 02 seconds = 37 minutes 14 seconds
Reds vs Force: 13 minutes 23 seconds +12 minutes 22 seconds = 25 minutes 45 seconds
