Yes, he got yellow carded, meaning Heyneke Meyer will have an excuse not to pick him for another year, but no one can deny Heinrich Brussow’s impact in the Cheetahs game against the Sharks on Saturday.
Statistics taken from the Vodacom Rugby Stats App show Brussow’s appetite for the breakdowns – He shares the top spot in the Turnovers Won category with Deon Fourie, having stolen four balls apiece. Derick Minnie, Jaco Taute and Faf de Klerk won 3 turnovers each in the one stat segment that SA players dominated. It’s what teams do with that turnover ball that counts though!
Brussow’s name also appears at near the top of the Tackles category where he made the second most tackles on the weekend. Jacques du Plessis, who made 19 in his side’s match against the Waratahs, tops that list. Interesting to note the lack of turnovers from the Bulls giant loose forwards though. The breakdown remains a big issue for them.
Cheetahs fullback Willie le Roux continues to notch up the running metres, having run almost 800m this season! He was just behind Bulls fullback Ulrich Beyers this week though. Le Roux was also among the top players in terms of carries for the weekend, just behind the Rebels’ Luke Jones.
Round-10 Stats:
Metres Run:
1. Ulrich Beyers (Bulls) – 161m
2. Willie le Roux (Cheetahs) – 151m
3. Charles Piutau (Blues) – 128m
4. Jason Woodward (Rebels) – 122m
5. Tom Marshall (Chiefs) – 113m
Clean Breaks:
1. Alapati Leiua (Hurricanes) – 3
2. Nemani Nadolo (Crusaders) – 3
3. Bryn Hall (Blues) – 2
4. Courtnall Skosan (Lions) – 2
5. Jaco Kriel (Lions) – 2
Carries:
1. Luke Jones (Rebels) – 17
2. Charles Piutau (Blues) – 16
3. Willie le Roux (Cheetahs) – 16
4. Scott Higginbotham (Rebels) – 16
5. Ben McCalman (Force) – 14
Tackles:
1. Jacques du Plessis (Bulls) – 19
2. Heinrich Brussow (Cheetahs) – 18
3. Matt Hodgson (Force) – 17
4. Shane Christie (Highlanders) – 16
5. Kyle Goodwin (Force) – 16
Turnovers won:
1. Heinrich Brussow (Cheetahs) – 4
2. Deon Fourie (Stormers) – 4
3. Derick Minnie (Lions) – 3
4. Faf de Klerk (Lions) – 3
5. Jaco Taute (Stormers) – 3
Lineouts won on own throw:
1. Stephan Lewies (Sharks) – 6
2. Adam Coleman (Force) – 5
3. Jeremy Thrush (Hurricanes) – 5
4. MB Lusaseni (Lions) – 5
5. Flip van der Merwe (Bulls) – 4
Lineouts stolen:
1. Lood de Jager (Cheetahs) – 2
2. Adam Coleman (Force) – 1
3. Duane Vermeulen (Stormers) – 1
4. Grant Hattingh (Bulls) – 1
5. Jacques Potgieter (Force) – 1
Overall stats after Round 10:
Points:
1. Marnitz Boshoff (Lions) – 124
2. Beauden Barrett (Hurricanes) – 117
3. Lima Sopoaga (Highlanders) – 109
4. Jacques-Louis Potgieter (Bulls) – 97
5. Quade Cooper (Reds) – 94
Penalty Goals:
1. Marnitz Boshoff – 28
2. Lima Sopoaga – 26
3. Beauden Barrett- 21
4. Jacques-Louis Potgieter – 21
5. Jason Woodward – 20
Drop goals:
1. Marnitz Boshoff – 6
2. Jacques-Louis Potgieter – 3
3. Angus Roberts – 1
4. Johan Goosen – 1
5. Louis Fouche – 1
6. Quade Cooper – 1
Metres run:
1. Willie le Roux – 789m
2. Jesse Mogg – 597m
3. Julian Savea – 584m
4. Charles Piutau – 562m
5. Jason Woodward – 519m
Carries:
1. Willie le Roux – 105
2. Charles Piutau – 97
3. Ben Smith – 91
4. Jesse Mogg – 89
5. Israel Dagg – 89
Turnovers won:
1. Matt Hodgson – 13
2. Adriaan Strauss – 12
3. Deon Fourie – 12
4. Bismarck du Plessis – 11
5. Jack Lam – 11
Lineouts won on own throw:
1. Victor Matfield – 42
2. Ben Mowen – 39
3. Jake Schatz – 36
4. Steven Luatua- 33
5. Flip van der Merwe – 30
Tackles:
1. Matt Hodgson – 121
2. Jacques du Plessis – 105
3. Shane Christie – 101
4. Lappies Labuschagne – 90
5. Kyle Godwin – 95
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