Statistics: Super 15, Week 12
At the request of a reader we have added tries conceded this week. There are other interesting bits of statistic, e.g. the team that has scored the fewest tries has kicked the most penalties.
Results, Round 12
This week the Blues, the Reds, the Cheetahs and the Crusaders won away from home – more than half the matches.
Blues vs Hurricanes, 17-11
Reds vs Rebels, 33-18
Cheetahs vs Lions, 53-19
Chiefs vs Highlanders, 20-7
Waratahs vs Force, 20-15
Crusaders vs Stormers, 20-14
Sharks vs Brumbies, 34-16
Sanctions
Cited and suspended
Tyson Keats (Hurricanes) – tip tackle; suspended for four weeks
Keegan Daniel (Sharks) – late and dangerous tackle; suspended for two weeks
Yellow cards
Tyson Keats (Hurricanes) – tip tackle
Mike Harris (Reds) – tackle infringement
Tom Marshall (Crusaders) – tackle offence
Possession
(i) Hurricanes vs Blues
Penalties conceded: 12
Hurricanes: 8
Blues: 4
Reasons for the penalties:
Hurricanes:
Tackle: 3 (Levave*, Smiley, Jason Eaton)
Offside: 4 (Tialata* 2, Lam*, Coles)
Discipline: 1 (Keats – tip tackle)
Blues:
Tackle: 3 (Ranger*, Munro & Mealamu, Williams)
Offside: 1 (Brett)
Neither side missed a penalty kick at goal.
Free kicks conceded
Hurricanes: 1 (scrum)
Blues: 3 (1 line-out, 2 scrums)
Line-outs
Hurricanes: 16 (1 lost, 1 free kick)
Blues: 18 (5 lost)
Scrums
Hurricanes: 6 (2 reset, 4 collapses, 2 free kicks)
Blues: 7 (2 collapses, 1 free kick)
Drop-outs
Hurricanes: 1
Blues: 0
Stoppages: 65
(ii) Rebels vs Reds
Penalties conceded: 19
Rebels: 7
Reds: 12
Reasons for the penalties:
Rebels:
Tackle: 2 (Campbell, Vuna)
Offside: 1 (Mortlock*)
Scrum: 1 (Somerville)
Discipline: 3 (Horwill – high tackle; Ioane – late tackle*, Campbell – high tackle))
Reds:
Tackle: 5 (Simmonds*, Samo, Anthony Faingaa, Harris, Lucas)
Offside: 2 (Cooper, Saia Faingaa)
Discipline: 5 (Simmonds – man without ball; Anthony Faingaa – man without ball; Saia Faingaa – collapsing maul; Slipper – air tackle; Higginbotham – man without ball)
The Rebels missed two penalty kicks at goal.
Free kicks conceded
Rebels: 3 (1 mark, 1 scrum, 1 + 10)
Reds: 3 (marks)
Line-outs
Rebels: 14
Reds: 13 (1 quick)
Scrums
Rebels: 10 (1 reset, 4 collapses, 1 free kick)
Reds: 6 (1 reset, 6 collapses, 1 penalty)
Drop-outs
Rebels: 2
Reds: 1
Stoppages: 72
(iii) Lions vs Cheetahs
Penalties conceded: 17
Lions: 12
Cheetahs: 5
Reasons for the penalties:
Lions:
Tackle: 6 (Grobbelaar, Kockott** 2, Killian, Cilliers, Van Heerden)
Offside: 3 (Deon van Rensburg* 2, Mapoe)
Scrum: 2 (JC Janse van Rensburg* 2)
Discipline: 1 (Kockott* – + 10)
Cheetahs:
Tackle: 4 (Burger, Brüssow, Floors, Johnson)
Scrum: 1 (Oosthuizen)
The Lions missed a penalty kick at goal.
Free kicks conceded
Lions: 1 (scrum
Cheetahs: 2 (1 scrum, 1 mark)
Line-outs
Lions: 13 (2 lost 1 quick)
Cheetahs: 6 (1 quick)
Scrums
Lions: 4 (2 reset, 2 collapses, 1 free kick)
Cheetahs: 10 (4 reset, 3 collapses, 1 free kick, 2 penalties)
Drop-outs
Lions: 0
Cheetahs: 1
Stoppages: 60
(iv) Chiefs vs Highlanders
Penalties conceded: 18
Chiefs: 8
Highlanders: 10
Reasons for the penalties:
Chiefs:
Tackle: 5 (Messam, Afeaki, Muliaina, Lee, Cane)
Scrum: 1 (Afeaki)
Discipline: 2 (Waldrom – early tackle; Afeaki – high tackle)
Highlanders:
Tackle: 7 (Piutau, Manu*, Mitchell, Sopoaga, Soakai, King 2)
Offside: 2 (Several* at a kick, Thomson)
Discipline: 1 (Bekhuis – obstruction)
Free kicks conceded
Chiefs: 2 (line-outs)
Highlanders: 0
Line-outs
Chiefs: 10 (1 quick)
Highlanders: 16 (1 lost, 2 quick, 2 free kicks)
Scrums
Chiefs: 8 (1 reset)
Highlanders: 9 (1 resets, 2 collapses, 1 penalty)
Drop-outs
Chiefs: 2
Highlanders: 3
Stoppages: 70
(v) Waratahs vs Force
Penalties conceded: 15
Waratahs: 9
Force: 6
Reasons for the penalties:
Waratahs:
Tackle: 6 (Mowen*, Timani, Mumm*, Robinson* 2, Cross*)
Scrum: 2 (Robinson, Baxter)
Discipline: 1 (Cross* – obstruction)
Force:
Tackle: 3 (O’Connor*, Cowan*, Cummins)
Offside: 1 (Pocock & Hodgson)
Scrum: 1 (Dunning)
Discipline: 1 (Whittaker – man without ball)
The Waratahs missed three penalty kicks at goal, the Force one.
Free kicks conceded
Waratahs: 0
Force: 2 (1 scrum, 1 line-out)
Line-outs
Waratahs: 12 (2 skew, 1 free kick, 1 quick)
Force: 10 (1 lost, 2 skew)
Scrums
Waratahs: 12 (3 resets, 6 collapses, 2 penalties, 1 free kick)
Force: 4 (1 penalty)
Drop-outs
Waratahs: 5
Force: 1
Stoppages: 64
(vi) Stormers vs Crusaders
Penalties conceded: 18
Stormers: 5
Crusaders: 13
Reasons for the penalties:
Stormers:
Tackle: 2 (Elstadt*, Burger)
Offside: 1 (De Villiers*)
Scrum: 1 (Harris)
Discipline: 1 (Louw – collapsing maul)
Crusaders:
Tackle: 5 (Williams, Read, George Whitelock & Owen Franks, Flynn, Marshall)
Offside: 4 (Read*, Marshall*, George Whitelock*, Williams)
Scrum: 1 (Crockett)
Discipline: 3 (George Whitelock – obstruction; Read – collapsing maul; Read – collapsing maul)
The Crusaders missed a penalty kick at goal.
Free kicks conceded
Stormers: 1 (mark)
Crusaders: 2 (marks)
Line-outs
Stormers: 15 (3 lost, 1 skew)
Crusaders: 15 (2 lost, 1 skew, 2 quick)
The Stormers had three five-metre line-outs in quick succession.
Scrums
Stormers: 6 (5 reset, 5 collapses, 2 penalties)
Crusaders: 5 (1 collapse)
Drop-outs
Stormers: 4
Crusaders: 0
Stoppages: 71
(vii) Sharks vs Brumbies
Penalties conceded: 15
Sharks: 7
Brumbies: 8
Reasons for the penalties:
Sharks:
Tackle: 2 (Sykes, Bismarck du Plessis)
Offside: 1 (McLeod*)
Discipline: 4 (Daniel* – high tackle; Jannie du Plessis – armless tackle; Bismarck du Plessis – slapping an opponent; Mtawarira – obstruction)
Brumbies:
Tackle: 3 (Moore 2, Colby Faingaa)
Offside: 3 (Giteau 2, Vaea)
Scrum: 1 (Owen)
Discipline: 1 (Chisholm – collapsing maul)
The Sharks missed a penalty kick at goal.
Free kicks conceded
Sharks: 0
Brumbies: 1 (scrum)
Line-outs
Sharks: 10 (3 lost, 1 quick)
Brumbies: 7 (1 lost, 1 quick)
Scrums
Sharks: 7 (1 reset, 1 collapse)
Brumbies: 811 (1 reset, 1 free kick, 1 lost)
Drop-outs
Sharks: 0
Brumbies: 1
Stoppages: 54
Ball in Play
Jan Taljaard again provides the clever information.
Hurricanes v Blues (Kaplan):
20 minutes 27 seconds + 17 minutes 06 seconds = 37 minutes 33 seconds
Rebels v Reds (Bryce Lawrence):
14 minutes 17 seconds + 17 minutes 57 seconds = 32 minutes 14 seconds
Lions v Cheetahs (Joubert):
13 minutes 51 seconds + 21 minutes 26 seconds = 35 minutes 17 seconds
Chiefs v Highlanders (Williamson):
15 minutes seconds + 18 minutes 45 seconds = 34 minutes 17 seconds
Waratahs v Western Force (Dickinson):
15 minutes seconds + 20 minutes 44 seconds = 35 minutes 54 seconds
Stormers v Crusaders (Pollock):
17 minutes 22 seconds + 19 minutes 09 seconds = 36 minutes 31 seconds
Sharks v Brumbies (Mark Lawrence):
19 minutes 13 seconds + 18 minutes 39 seconds = 37 minutes 52 seconds
Some Match Totals
Tries scored per match
Hurricanes vs Blues, 1 + 1 = 2
Rebels vs Reds, 3 + 4 = 7
Lions vs Cheetahs, 3 + 5 = 8
Chiefs vs Highlanders, 2 + 1 = 3
Waratahs vs Force, 2 + 0 = 2
Stormers vs Crusaders, 1 + 2 = 3
Sharks vs Brumbies, 4 + 1 = 5
Penalties scored per match
Hurricanes vs Blues, 2 + 4 = 6
Rebels vs Reds, 1 + 3 = 4
Lions vs Cheetahs, 0 + 6 = 6
Chiefs vs Highlanders, 2 + 0 = 2
Waratahs vs Force, 2 + 5 = 7
Stormers vs Crusaders, 3 + 2 = 5
Sharks vs Brumbies, 2 + 3 = 5
Tries for Week 12: 30
Tries for Week 11: 38
Tries for Week 10: 32
Tries for Week 9: 49
Tries for Week 8: 19
Tries for Week 7: 30
Tries for Week 6: 42
Tries for Week 5: 26
Tries for Week 4: 25
Tries for Week 3: 36
Tries for Week 2: 21
Tries for Week 1: 29
penalties for Week 12: 35
Penalties for Week 11: 43
Penalties for Week 10: 38
Penalties for Week 9: 31
Penalties for Week 8: 19
Penalties for Week 7: 39
Penalties for Week 6: 38
Penalties for Week 5: 42
Penalties for Week 4: 44
Penalties for Week 3: 45
Penalties for Week 2: 36
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
Highlanders vs Chiefs: 56
Rebels vs Brumbies: 61
Waratahs vs Reds: 77
Bulls vs Cheetahs: 53
Stormers vs Lions: 76
Sharks vs Blues: 71
Bulls vs Highlanders: 65
Chiefs vs Rebels: 82
Crusaders vs Waratahs: 70
Stormers vs Cheetahs: 73
Lions vs Blues: 56
Force vs Sharks: 73
Brumbies’ vs Reds: 68
Crusaders vs Brumbies: 72
Rebels vs Sharks: 76
Stormers vs Highlanders: 73
Hurricanes vs Chiefs: 47
Force vs Blues: 65
Cheetahs vs Lions: 63
Chiefs vs Sharks, 72
Reds vs Rebels, 81
Highlanders vs Crusaders, 67
Blues vs Hurricanes, 58
Waratahs vs Cheetahs, 72
Lions vs Force, 71
Bulls vs Stormers, 71
Stormers vs Force, 72
Rebels vs Hurricanes, 65
Brumbies vs Waratahs, 50
Reds vs Cheetahs, 73
Crusaders vs Sharks, 47
Chiefs + Blues, 77
Bulls vs Lions, 69
Highlanders vs Brumbies, 70
Waratahs vs Chiefs, 66
Blues vs Cheetahs, 69
Hurricanes vs Bulls, 66
Force vs Rebels, 55
Lions vs Reds, 68
Sharks vs Stormers, 57
Highlanders vs Cheetahs, 89
Crusaders vs Bulls, 71
Brumbies vs Hurricanes, 65
Force vs Waratahs, 65
Stormers vs Reds, 82
Sharks vs Lions, 72
Chiefs vs Crusaders, 60
Rebels vs Highlanders, 73
Blues vs Waratahs, 54
Reds vs Bulls, 56
Lions vs Stormers, 57
Cheetahs vs Hurricanes, 56
Brumbies vs Force, 70
Blues vs Rebels, 57
Crusaders vs Highlanders, 65
Reds vs Waratahs, 69
Force vs Bulls, 62
Sharks vs Hurricanes, 59
Lions vs Chiefs, 62
Highlanders vs Blues, 71
Cheetahs vs Brumbies, 62
Hurricanes vs Reds, 69
Waratahs vs Rebels, 70
Force vs Crusaders, 50
Bulls vs Chiefs, 56
Stormers vs Sharks, 72
Hurricanes vs Blues, 65
Rebels vs Reds, 72
Lions vs Cheetahs, 60
Chiefs vs Highlanders, 70
Waratahs vs Force, 64
Stormers vs Crusaders, 71
Sharks vs Brumbies, 54
Sanctionary Cards per team
Blues: Y, Y
Brumbies: C, Y
Bulls: Y
Cheetahs: Y, Y
Chiefs: Y, Y, Y, Y
Crusaders: Y, Y, Y
Force: Y, R, Y, C, Y, Y, Y, Y
Highlanders: Y, Y, Y, Y, Y
Hurricanes: Y, Y, C, Y, Y, Y, C
Lions: Y, C, Y
Rebels: Y, Y, Y, Y
Reds: Y, Y, Y, Y, Y
Sharks: Y, C
Stormers: Y, Y, Y, Y, Y
Waratahs: Y, Y
Y = yellow card; R = red card; C = cited and suspended.
If you gave 1 point for a yellow and four points for a red or citing with suspension, the list would look like this, the Force way out in front:
Blues: 2
Brumbies: 5
Bulls: 1
Cheetahs: 2
Chiefs: 4
Crusaders: 2
Force: 14
Highlanders: 5
Hurricanes: 13
Lions: 6
Rebels: 4
Reds: 5
Sharks: 5
Stormers: 5
Waratahs: 2
Tries per team
Blues: 3 + 0 + 5 + 1 + 5 + 1 + 4 + 5 + 6 + 0 + 1 = 31
Brumbies: 3 + 2 + 4+ 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 5 + 1 = 22
Bulls: 2 + 3 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 2 + 4 = 22
Chiefs: 3 + 1 + 4 + 3 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 5 + 3 + 2 = 25
Cheetahs: 0 + 3 + 0 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 2 + 5 + 4 + 5 = 25
Crusaders: 2 + 2 + 6 + 6 + 5 + 3 + 4 + 2 + 5 + 2 = 37
Force: 1 + 0 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 0 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 0 = 14
Highlanders: 1 + 2 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 6 + 3 + 1 + 1 = 25
Hurricanes: 0 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 6 + 2 + 4 + 1 = 20
Lions: 3 + 2 + 4 + 0 + 2 + 2+ 0 + 1 + 3 + 3 = 20
Rebels: 0 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 6 + 3 + 2 + 2 + 0 + 3 = 22
Reds: 2 + 0 + 1 + 7 + 6 + 3 + 1 + 6 + 1 + 3 + 4 = 34
Sharks: 2 + 2 + 5 + 4 + 0 + 4 + 0 + 5 + 0 + 4 = 26
Stormers: 1 + 0 + 0 + 1 + 6 + 1 + 0 + 3 + 4 + 1 = 17
Waratahs: 7 + 4 + 3 + 0 + 2 + 2 + 4 + 3 + 0 + 3 + 2 = 30
Penalties scored per team
Blues: 3 + 4 + 1 + 5 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 5 + 4 = 30
Brumbies: 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 5 + 1 + 4 + 4 + 1 + 3 = 26
Bulls: 4 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 3 + 5 + 0 + 3 + 3 + 4 = 29
Chiefs: 1 + 2 + 4 + 3 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 2 = 25
Crusaders: 4 + 4 + 4 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 2 = 29
Cheetahs: 3 + 2 + 5 + 5 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 5 + 6 = 37
Force: 5 + 4 + 5 + 5 + 3 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 7 + 6 + 5 = 45
Highlanders: 3 + 2 + 3 +2 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 0 = 22
Hurricanes: 3 + 5 + 4 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 4+ 4 + 2 + 2 = 31
Lions: 1 + 2 + 2 + 4 + 4 + 3 + 5 + 1 + 3 + 0 = 25
Rebels: 0 + 6 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 4 + 3 + 2 + 3 + 3 + 1 = 26
Reds: 3 + 2 + 7 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 3 + 0 + 2 + 3 + 3 = 29
Sharks: 4 + 4 + 2 + 2 + 3 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 2 = 29
Stormers: 4 + 7 + 6 + 6 + 3 + 3 + 2 + 4 + 1 + 3 = 39
Waratahs: 0 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 5 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 5 + 3 + 2 = 25
Penalties conceded per team
It is interesting that the Stormers conceded 15 penalties when they won and only five when they lost. A statistic like that makes infringing attractive!
Blues: 11 + 8 + 12 + 12 + 10 + 7 + 8 + 7 + 8 + 9 + 8 +4 = 104
Brumbies: 12 + 10 + 12 + 10 + 6 + 8 + 6 + 7 +10 + 8 = 89
Bulls: 13 + 9 + 5 + 13 + 15 + 13 + 9 + 8 + 12 + 12 = 109
Chiefs: 7 + 13 + 13 + 7 + 9 + 15 + 10 + 8 + 12 + 10 + 8 = 112
Crusaders: 9 + 12 + 12+ 11 + 9 + 11 + 10 + 10 + 13 = 97
Cheetahs: 13 + 9 + 13 + 10 + 7 + 9 + 9 + 7 + 8 + 10 + 5 = 100
Force: 9 + 11 + 13 + 11 + 11 + 7 + 8 + 11 + 8 + 7 + 6 = 102
Highlanders: 13 + 10 + 9 + 10 +12 + 10 + 9 + 9 + 4 + 13 + 10 = 109
Hurricanes: 13 + 7 + 10 + 9 + 10 + 17 + 7 + 9 + 9 + 8 = 99
Lions: 9 + 15 + 4 + 13 + 8 + 10 + 7 + 11 + 7 + 4 + 12 = 100
Rebels: 13 + 8 + 12 + 14 + 8 + 12 + 9 + 7 + 9 + 7 = 99
Reds: 11 + 10 + 7 + 10 + 11 + 13 + 14 + 13 + 9 + 10 + 7 + 11 = 126
Sharks: 7 + 11 + 11 + 7 + 9 + 6 + 7 +11 + 8 + 12 + 7 = 96
Stormers: 9 + 11 + 18 + 7 + 14 + 7 + 7 + 7 + 15 + 5 = 100
Waratahs: 9 + 10 + 9 + 6 + 15 + 11 + 10 + 1 + 6 + 7 + 9 = 93
Tries conceded per team
Blues: 2 + 2 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 3 + 2 + 0 + 1 = 21
Brumbies: 3 + 1 + 1 + 6 + 2 + 3 + 1 + 3 + 4 + 4 = 27
Bulls: 3 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 6 + 1 + 3 = 27
Cheetahs: 2 + 3 + 0 + 2 + 0 + 6 + 4 + 3 + 6 + 5 + 3 = 34
Chiefs: 3 + 2 + 1 + 2 + 0 + 1 + 2 + 4 + 3 + 4 + 1 = 23
Crusaders: 3 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 3 + 2 + 1 = 19
Force: 2 + 5 + 1 + 0 + 6 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 5 + 2 = 31
Highlanders: 0 + 1 + 3 + 0 + 6 + 3 + 2 + 2 + 2 + 0 + 2 = 21
Hurricanes: 1 + 3 + 5 + 6 + 1 + 1 + 5 + 5 + 3 = 30
Lions: 2 + 2 + 5 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 3 + 4 + 3 + 5 + 5 = 35
Rebels: 7 + 2 + 4 + 4 + 7 + 2 + 3 + 6 + 6 + 3 + 4 = 48
Reds: 1 + 4 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 2 + 1 + 3 + 0 + 4 + 3 = 23
Sharks: 0 + 0 + 0 + 4 + 0 + 5 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 4 + 1 = 17
Stormers: 1 + 0 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 0 + 1 + 0 + 2 = 6
Waratahs: 0 + 0 + 2 + 2 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 5 + 1 + 0 + 0 = 12
