Willie le Roux has dominated the metres run in this year’s Super Rugby, but after a tough weekend for the SA franchises Julian Savea is now a mere 2 metres behind Le Roux. Check out all the stats …
South African franchises experienced a tough weekend in the eighth round of the 2014 SupeRugby tournament, which was also reflected in the rankings on the Vodacom Rugby Stats App.
Statistics from the App, one of the most comprehensive rugby stats in the world, show South African players only dominated three of the categories last weekend.
Cheetahs flyhalf Johan Goosen was the leading points-scorer in Round 8, contributing 23 points to the Cheetahs draw via four conversions and five penalties.
Behind him is Hurricanes flyhalf Beauden Barrett and Jason Woodward of the Rebels on 20 points apiece, and are followed by the Highlanders’ Lima Sopoaga (18 points) and Sias Ebersohn of the Force with 15 points. His five penalty conversions are the second most for the weekend behind Barrett on six with Sopoaga, Mike Harris of the Res and Ebersohn all tied on four each.
Five players scored 2 tries, including Cheetahs scrumhalf Sarel Pretorius. Three are Chiefs players – Asaeli Tikoirotuma, Augustine Pulu and Tim Nanai-Williams, along with the Brumbies’ Pat McCabe.
South African teams continue to dominate the tackling area with Bulls captain Flip van der Merwe making 22 tackles in his side’s match against the Hurricanes to lead the category. The Reds’ Beau Robinson (18) came in second.
Lineouts won on own throw is headed up by Michael Rhodes of the Stormers, on nine. In second place is the Chiefs’ Brodie Retallick with seven, while Van der Merwe and Lions captain Warren Whiteley took six apiece with Hayden Triggs of the Blues taking five balls.
Round-8 Stats:
Points:
1. Johan Goosen (Cheetahs) – 23
2. Beauden Barrett (Hurricanes) – 20
3. Jason Woodward (Rebels) – 20
4. Lima Sopoaga (Highlanders) – 18
5. Sias Ebersohn (Force) – 15
Tries:
1. Asaeli Tikoirotuma (Chiefs) – 2
2. Augustine Pulu (Chiefs) – 2
3. Pat McCabe (Brumbies) – 2
4. Sarel Pretorius (Cheetahs) – 2
5. Tim Nanai-Williams – 2
Penalty goals:
1. Beauden Barrett (Hurricanes) – 6
2. Johan Goosen (Cheetahs) – 5
3. Lima Sopoaga (Highlanders) – 4
4. Mike Harris (Reds) – 4
5. Sias Ebersohn (Force) – 4
Conversions:
1. Aaron Cruden (Chiefs) – 5
2. Johan Goosen (Cheetahs) – 4
3. Jason Woodward (Rebels) – 3
4. Lima Sopoaga (Highlanders) – 3
5. Quade Cooper (Reds) – 2
Tackles:
1. Flip van der Merwe (Bulls) – 22
2. Beau Robinson (Reds) – 18
3. Jacques du Plessis (Bulls) – 16
4. JJ Engelbrecth (Bulls) – 16
5. Kyle Godwin (Force) – 15
Lineouts won on own throw:
1. Michael Rhodes (Stormers) – 9
2. Brodie Retallick (Chiefs) – 7
3. Flip van der Merwe (Bulls) – 6
4. Warren Whiteley (Lions) – 6
5. Hayden Triggs (Blues) – 5
Overall stats after Round 8:
Points:
1. Marnitz Boshoff (Lions) – 109
2. Beauden Barrett (Hurricanes) – 103
3. Lima Sopoaga (Highlanders) – 92
4. Johan Goosen (Cheetahs) – 85
5. Quade Cooper (Reds) – 84
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 548m
2. Julian Savea 546m
3. Jesse Mogg 521m
4. Ben Smith 471m
5. Charles Piutau 434m
Tackles:
1. Phillip van der Walt 89
2. Matt Hodgson 87
3. Shane Christie 85
4. Lappies Labuschagne 84
5. Jacques du Plessis 82
Turnovers won:
1. Adriaan Strauss 11
2. Jack Lam 11
3. Matt Hodgson 10
4. Marcell Coetzee 9
5. Michael Hooper 9
Loose ball collected:
1. Jurgen Visser 27
2. Jesse Mogg 23
3. Willie le Roux 22
4. Francois Hougaard 21
5. Will Genia 21
Head to vodacom.co.za/rugby to download the Vodacom Rugby Stats App
