Stats from S14 Final

Out of the fog

Here we give stats concerning getting possession, mainly at scrums and line-outs for the Super 14 Final – the Crusaders against the Hurricanes.

Once again Soundsure have been a huge help with part of the tables.

"Stoppages" is the total of penalties, free kicks, line-outs, scrums and their infernal resets, and drop-outs.

Next we shall discuss laws related to incidents in the matches, including a revisitng of the semi-final that produced so much talk.

(I) Crusaders vs Hurricanes

Penalties conceded

Crusaders: 7
Hurricanes: 6

Reasons for the Penalties
* = points to opponents

Crusaders:

Tackle/ruck: 6 (McCaw 2, Filipo*, MacDonald* 2, Flynn)
Scrum: 1 (whip wheel)

Hurricanes:

Tackle/ruck: 1 (Schwalger*)
Off-side: 2 (Umaga, Schwalger*)
Discipline: 3 (Umaga* – obstruction, Collins – fighting, So'oialo* – tackle armless & late)

Line-outs

Crusaders: 21 (1 lost, 1 free kick, 2 quick)
Hurricanes: 8 (1 lost, 1 quick, 1 free kick, 1 skew)

Scrums

Crusaders: 14 (1 reset, 3 free kicks)
Hurricanes: 13 (8 reset, 1 penalty 2 free kicks)

Free kicks

Crusaders: 4 (1 line-out, 3 scrums)
Hurricanes: 5 (2 marks, 2 scrums, 1 line-out)

Drop-outs

Crusaders: 1
Hurricanes: 1

Stoppages: 89

Injuries: 11

Kicks

Crusaders: 38
Hurricanes: 36

Tackles/rucks: 125
Mauls: 15

Unplayables: 5

Turn-overs

For Crusaders: 3
For Hurricanes: 3

Advantage

Played: 16
Effected: 3

Replacements: 9

TMO decisions: 0

Touch judge reports: 0