With 103 metres from just 6 runs, Bryan Habana edged Hennie Daniller – who managed 102 metres from 9 runs – as the man who gained the most running metres.
Spotted on the Energade Facebook page were the following stats captured by Rugbystats.com.au based on last weekend’s second round of Super Rugby:
The player in each of the Super Rugby teams who gained the most running metres:
Bryan Habana (Stormers) – 103m from 6 runs
Hennie Daniller (Cheetahs) – 102m from 9 runs
Lwazi Mvovo (Sharks) – 100m from 9 runs
Jacques Engelbrecht (Kings) – 87m from 10 runs
Pierre Spies (Bulls) – 60m from 8 runs
Player who made the most tackles:
David Bulbring (Kings) – 23
Pieter Labuschagne(Cheetahs) – 14
Arno Botha (Bulls) – 14
Siya Kolisi (Stormers) – 11
Marcell Coetzee and Anton Bresler (Sharks) – 10
Player who coughed up the most turnovers:
Deon Fourie (Stormers) – 7
Adriaan Strauss (Cheetahs) – 5
Andries Strauss (Kings) – 3
Odwa Ndungane (Sharks) – 3
Bulls – No one turned over more than 2
NB – The hooker is allocated the turnover for a lineout that goes awry
Player who missed the most tackles:
Trevor Nyakane (Cheetahs) – 4
Beast Mtawarira (Sharks) – 4
Flip van der Merwe (Bulls) – 4
Elton Jantjies (Stormers) – 3
Kings – No one missed more than 2
Tank, that stat is player who conceded most turnovers, not made the most.
Hells Bells Rob – you are right. Thank you. And it seems they hand out the stuffed up lineouts to the hooker!
Bit like the rooster getting the credit for the sunrise!
Correct Tank. It’s a funny site, that, but with Verusco MIA, it’s the best one we have.