Stats: Super 14, Round 1
The 2010 Super 14 has kicked off with, as seems usual, more concentration on the application of existing laws. The Big Four are under the spotlight – tackle, scrum, obstruction and offside ahead of kicks.
It is having the effect of increasing ball in play time, reducing kicking and reducing the number of reset scrums.
As the Super 14 goes on we shall produce running totals.
As a matter of interest, look at what the Springbok front row, playing for the Sharks, conceded.
Results, Round 1
Crusaders were the only team to win at home.
Bulls vs Cheetahs, 51-34
Brumbies vs Western Force, 24-15
Chiefs vs Sharks, 19-18
Crusaders Highlanders, 32-17
Hurricanes vs Blues, 34-20
Stormers vs Lions, 26-13
Waratahs vs Reds, 30-28
Sanctions
Several players got off on the wrong foot with yellow cards and was cited, found guilty and suspended.
Cited and suspended
Dean Mumm (Waratahs) – charging dangerously in the back of an opponent.
Yellow cards
Isaia Toeava (Blues) – tackle infringement (repeated)
Dean Mumm (Waratahs) – dangerous charge
John Smit (Sharks) – tackle infringement (repeated)
Bismarck du Plessis (Sharks) – dangerous, late tackle
Possession
(i) Blues vs Hurricanes
Penalties conceded: 25
Blues: 13
Hurricanes: 12
Reasons for the penalties:
Blues:
Tackle: 8 (Woodcock* 2, Wulf, Lilo* 2, Toeava** 2, Ranger*)
Offside: 2 (Toeava**, Woodcock*)
Scrums: 1 (Woodcock)
Discipline: 2 (Mathewson – obstruction; Saili – air tackle)
Hurricanes:
Tackle: 8 (Tialata*, Vito* 2, Crosswell, Eaton, Nonu, Hore, Jacob Ellison)
Offside: 3 (Eaton*, Weepu, Paterson)
Discipline: 1 (Weepu – dissent)
Each side missed a penalty kick at goal.
Free kicks conceded
Blues: 1( mark)
Hurricanes: 2 (scrums)
Line-outs
Blues: 11 (1 lost, 1 skew, 1 quick)
Hurricanes: 7 (1 lost, 1 skew, 3 quick)
Scrums
Blues: 10 (3 resets, 1 free kick)
Hurricanes: 8 ( 2 collapses, 1 penalty, 1 free kick)
Drop-outs
Blues: 2
Hurricanes: 0
Stoppages: 69
(ii) Western Force vs Brumbies
Penalties conceded: 19
Western Force: 9
Brumbies: 10
Reasons for the penalties:
Western Force:
Tackle: 6 (Dunning, Hodgson, Brown, Sharpe*, Pocock, Harris)
Scrums: 2 (Dunning 2)
Discipline: 1 (Fairbrother – deliberate knock-on)
Brumbies:
Tackle: 7 (Ashley-Cooper, Chisholm, Alexander 2, Mortlock*, George Smith*, Fainifo)
Offside: 2 (George Smith*, Tyrone Smith)
Scrum: 1 (Shepherdson)
Each side missed two penalty kicks at goal.
Free kicks conceded
Western Force: 0
Brumbies: 3 (scrums)
Line-outs
Western Force: 12 (2 lost, 1 skew, 1 quick)
Brumbies: 16 (1 lost)
Scrums
Western Force: 6 (3 reset, 4 collapses, 1 penalty, 1 free kick)
Brumbies: 5 (3 resets, 4 collapses, 2 penalties, 1 Free kick, 1 lost)
Drop-outs
Western Force: 4
Brumbies: 2
Stoppages: 73
(iii) Cheetahs vs Bulls
Penalties conceded: 15
Cheetahs: 6
Bulls: 10
Reasons for the penalties:
Cheetahs:
Tackle: 3 (Johnson*, Brüssow 2)
Offside: 2 (Strauss*, Brüssow)
Scrums: 1 (Nel)
Discipline:
Bulls:
Tackle: 5 (Steenkamp*, Stegmann, Botha*, Olivier, Kuün)
Offside: 3 (Stegmann*, Wannenburg*, Van den Heever*)
Discipline: 1 (Kuün – early tackle)
The Bulls missed a penalty kick at goal.
Free kicks conceded
Cheetahs: 1 (mark)
Bulls: 3 (1 mark, 2 scrums)
Line-outs
Cheetahs: 11 (1 quick)
Bulls: 6 (1 lost, 1 quick)
Scrums
Cheetahs: 6 (1 reset, 1 collapse, 1 free kick, 1 penalty)
Bulls: 12 (3 resets, 1 collapse, 1 free kick, 1 penalty)
Drop-outs
Cheetahs: O
Bulls: 1
Stoppages: 60
(iv) Crusaders vs Highlanders
Penalties conceded: 13
Crusaders: 6
Highlanders: 7
Reasons for the penalties:
Crusaders:
Tackle: 5 (George Whitelock 2, Bateman, Sam Whitelock*, Fotuali’i)
Offside: 1 (Hardy*)
Highlanders:
Tackle: 3 (Bekhuis, Thomson, Hobbs)
Scrums: 2 (McIntosh* 2)
Discipline: 1 (McIntosh – collapsing maul)
Free kicks conceded
Crusaders: 1 (scrum)
Highlanders: 1 (line-out)
Line-outs
Crusaders: 11 (1 free kick)
Highlanders: 8
Scrums
Crusaders: 10 (2 resets, 3 collapses)
Highlanders: 13 (1 resets, 3 collapses, 1 free kick, 2 penalties, 1 lost)
Drop-outs
Crusaders: 2
Highlanders: 3
Stoppages: 65
(v) Reds vs Waratahs
Penalties conceded: 23
Reds: 14
Waratahs: 9
Reasons for the penalties:
Reds:
Tackle: 8 (Hynes*, Higginbotham 3, Davies*, Horwill*, Shaw* 2)
Scrums: 3 (Daly)
Discipline: 3 (Humphries – air tackle; Humphries – man without ball; Hynes – not back 10)
Waratahs:
Tackle: 3 (Palu, Barnes*, Mumm*)
Offside: 3 (Robinson, Mitchell, Mumm)
Discipline: 3 (Anesi – punch; Caldwell – shoulder charge; Mumm – shoulder charge)
Each side missed a penalty kick at goal.
Free kicks conceded
Reds: 1 (scrum)
Waratahs: 0
Line-outs
Reds: 11 (2 lost, 1 quick)
Waratahs: 12 (2 quick)
Scrums
Reds: 8 (3 resets, 2 collapses, 1 free kick, 2 lost)
Waratahs: 10 (1 reset, 5 collapses, 1 lost, 3 penalties)
Drop-outs
Reds: 4
Waratahs: 1
Stoppages: 74
(vi) Lions vs Stormers
Penalties conceded: 20
Lions: 9
Stormers: 12
Reasons for the penalties:
Lions:
Tackle: 4 (Mokuena*, Grobbelaar* 2, Geldenhuys*)
Offside: 3 (Joubert, Stoltz, Minnie)
Scrums: 1 (Geldenhuys*)
Discipline: 1 (Francis – high tackle)
Stormers:
Tackle: 8 (Grant*, Aplon, Bekker, François Louw 2, Fourie, Habana 2)
Offside: 1 (Burger)
Scrums: 2 (Blaauw, Harris)
Discipline: 1 (Burger – high tackle)
The Stormers missed two [penalty kicks at goal.
Free kicks conceded
Lions: 2 (1 line-out, 1 scrum)
Stormers: 3 (2 marks, 1 scrum)
Line-outs
Lions: 14 (1 lost, 1 skew, 1 quick)
Stormers: 9 (1 lost, 1 free kick)
Scrums
Lions: 12 (1 reset, 2 collapses, 2 penalties)
Stormers: 11 ( 1 reset, 1 collapse, 2 free kicks, 1 penalty)
Drop-outs
Lions: 4
Stormers: 0
Stoppages: 77
(vii) Sharks vs Chiefs
Penalties conceded: 23
Sharks: 14
Chiefs: 9
Reasons for the penalties:
Sharks:
Tackle: 10 (Mtawarira, Murray, Muller, Dumond*, Smit*, Bismarck du Plessis* 2, Daniel, Jannie du Plessis, Pietersen)
Offside: 2 (Kockott, Strauss*)
Discipline: 2 (Bismarck du Plessis – late tackle; Alberts – man without ball
Chiefs:
Tackle: 4 (Delany*, White, Donald*, Messam*)
Offside: 2 (Messam*, Latimer)
Scrums: 1 (Taumalolo)
Discipline: 2 (De Malmanche – collapsing maul; Latimer* – obstruction)
The Chiefs missed a penalty kick at goal.
Free kicks conceded
Sharks: 3 (marks)
Chiefs: 7 (4 scrums, 2 marks, 1 line-out)
Four Springboks played in the Sharks’ front row. The conceded six penalties, four free kicks and two yellow cards.
Line-outs
Sharks: 12 (2 lost)
Chiefs: 13 (2 lost, 1 quick, 1 free kick)
Scrums
Sharks: 9 (1 reset, 2 free kicks)
Chiefs: 11 (1 reset, 3 collapses, 1 free kick)
Tries:
Blues vs Hurricanes: 2 + 1 = 3
Western Force vs Brumbies: 0 + 3 = 3
Cheetahs vs Bulls: 3 + 6 = 9
Crusaders vs Highlanders: 4 + 2 = 6
Reds vs Waratahs: 3 + 2 = 5
Lions vs Stormers: 1 + 2 = 3
Sharks vs Chiefs: 0 + 1 = 1
