The first Tests of November
Stats
As we shall do throughout this month wherever we can, we shall give some statistics on each match with some comparisons from match to match.
This week the three matches are Wales vs New Zealand, Argentina vs South Africa and France vs Australia.
We shall also discuss incidents from the matches, all three of which were so well refereed. If you want to learn about refereeing – being calm and communicating clearly – study those three matches.
(i) Wales vs New Zealand
Total number of penalties: 24
Wales: 10
New Zealand: 14
The reasons for the penalties were as follows:
Wales:
Tackle/ruck: 5 (Cockbain* 2, Stephen Jones*, Duncan Jones, Gareth Thomas)
Scrum: 1 (Horsman)
Off-side: 1 (Sowden Taylor)
Discipline: 3 (Cockbain – punch, Sidoli – man without ball, Charteris – man in the air)
New Zealand:
Tackle/Ruck: 4 (Masoe, Jack, So'oialo, Collins)
Scrum: 3 (Tialata , Hayman, Woodcock)
Off-side: 4 (Masoe 2, Collins, Cowan)
Discipline: 3 (Smith* – man without ball, Woodcock – dangerous play, Hayman – collapsed maul)
(ii) Argentina vs South Africa
Total number of penalties: 23
Argentina: 13
South Africa: 10
The reasons for the penalties were as follows:
Argentina:
Tackle/Ruck: 4 (Lobbe*, F Contepomi, Bouza, M Contepomi)
Scrum: 1 (Hasan)
Off-side: 1 (Roncero)
Discipline: 6 (Undetermined – high, Aramburu – air tackle, Lobbe – collapsed maul, Longo – collapsed maul, Scelzo – obstruction, Durand – pulling hair)
South Africa:
Tackle/Ruck: 5 (Matfield, Van der Linde, Du Randt, Cronjé, Claassen)
Off-side: 2 (Burger*, Fourie)
Discipline: 3 (Smit* – deliberate knock-on, De Villiers – pushing, Van den Berg – not back 10m)
(iii) France vs Australia
Total number of penalties: 25
France: 13
Australia: 12
The reasons for the penalties were as follows:
France:
Tackle/Ruck: 7 (Rougerie 2, Thion 2, Heymans*, Pelous*, Lièvremont )
Off-side: 3 (Nyanga, Fritz*, Jauzion)
Discipline: 3 (Pelous and Szarzewski – obstruction, Heymans – air tackle, Chabal – man without ball)
Australia:
Tackle/Ruck: 7 (Latham, Tuqiri 2, Elsom* 2, Waugh*, Waugh & Chisholm)
Scrum: 1 (Dunning*)
Off-side: 1 (Smith*)
Discipline: 3 (Baxter 2 – collapsed maul, obstruction, Cannon – collapsed maul)
(iv) Line-outs, scrums, free kicks, drop-outs, turn-overs
Wales vs New Zealand
Line-outs
Wales: 21 (6 lost, 2 skew, 1 quick)
New Zealand: 15 (1 lost, 2 quick)
Scrums
Wales: 19 (5 reset, 3 penalties)
New Zealand: 9 (5 reset, 1 penalty)
Free kicks
Wales: 0
New Zealand: 0
Drop-outs
Wales: 0
New Zealand: 1
Turn-overs
The turn-overs recorded here concern only winning or losing the ball at a tackle.
Wales: 1
New Zealand: 5
Argentina vs South Africa
Line-outs
Argentina: 17 (5 lost, 1 skew)
South Africa: 26 (5 lost, 3 free kick)
Scrums
Argentina: 9 (3 reset, 1 lost)
South Africa: 5 (1 reset, 1 penalty)
Free kicks
Argentina: 0
South Africa: 0
Drop-outs
Argentina: 2
South Africa: 0
Turn-overs
The turn-overs recorded here concern only winning or losing the ball at a tackle.
Argentina: 2
South Africa: 1
France vs Australia
Line-outs
France: 16 (5 lost, 1 skew, 1 free kick, 1 quick)
Australia: 27 (3 lost, 3 skew, 1 quick)
Scrums
France: 11 (4 resets, 1 free kick, 1 penalty)
Australia: 9 (2 resets, 1 free kick)
Free kicks
France: 4 (2 scrums, 1 line-out, 1 mark)
Australia: 2 (1 scrum, 1 not 10m)
Drop-outs
France: 1
Australia: 2
Turn-overs
The turn-overs recorded here concern only winning or losing the ball at a tackle.
France: 1
Australia: 1
(vi) Kicks
Wales vs New Zealand: 17 + 20 = 37
Argentina vs South Africa: 31 + 31 = 62
France vs Australia: 28 + 21 = 49
(vii) Tackles/rucks
Wales vs New Zealand: 144
Argentina vs South Africa: 126
France vs Australia: 132
(viii) Advantage
This is how many times the referee tried to allow advantage. In brackets is the number of times it was successful.
Wales vs New Zealand: 18 (7)
Argentina vs South Africa: 23 (8)
France vs Australia: 23 (10)
(ix) Stoppages
Wales vs New Zealand: 95
Argentina vs South Africa: 84
France vs Australia: 105
(x) Tries
Wales vs New Zealand: 0 + 5 = 5
Argentina vs South Africa: 3 + 3 = 6
France vs Australia: 2 + 1 = 3
(xi) Some totals per match
We shall add to these each week.
Penalties
Wales vs New Zealand: 10 + 14 = 24
Argentina vs South Africa: 13 + 10 = 23
France vs Australia: 13 + 12 = 25
Line-outs
Wales vs New Zealand: 21 + 15 = 36
Argentina vs South Africa: 17 + 27 = 44
France vs Australia: 16 + 27 = 43
Scrums
Wales vs New Zealand: 19 + 9 = 28
Argentina vs South Africa: 9 + 5 = 14
France vs Australia: 11 + 9 = 20
Kicks
Wales vs New Zealand: 17 + 20 = 37
Argentina vs South Africa: 31 + 31 = 62
France vs Australia: 28 + 21 = 49
Tackle/rucks
Wales vs New Zealand: 144
Argentina vs South Africa: 126
France vs Australia: 132
Tries
Wales vs New Zealand: 0 + 5 = 5
Argentina vs South Africa: 3 + 3 = 6
France vs Australia: 2 + 1 = 3
