Interesting stats (Round 18 last update)

Most Runs   1. Nasi Manu (Highlanders) 197 2. Hosea Gear (Highlanders) 163 3. Marcell Coetzee (Sharks) 158 4. Nathan Sharpe (Force) 156 5. Adam Thomson (Highlanders) 150 6. Adriaan Strauss (Cheetahs) 148 7. Sonny Bill Williams (Chiefs) 143 8. Liam Messam (Chiefs) 134 9. Stephen Moore (Brumbies) 132 10. Wycliff Palu (Waratahs) 129

 

Most Run Metres   1. Hosea Gear (Highlanders) 1595 2. Ben Smith (Highlanders) 1281 3. Sonny Bill Williams (Chiefs) 1268 4. Andre Taylor (Hurricanes) 1145 5. Zac Guildford (Crusaders) 1077 6. Tamati Ellison (Highlanders) 1008 7. Julian Savea (Hurricanes) 1005 8. Robert Fruean (Crusaders) 974 9. Nasi Manu (Highlanders) 952 10. Alfie Mafi (Force) 911

 

Most Kicks (Believe this is out of hand)   1. Morne Steyn (Bulls) 147 2. Joe Pietersen (Stormers) 125 3. Will Genia (Reds) 120 4. Berrick Barnes (Waratahs) 119 5. Beauden Barrett (Hurricanes) 113 6. Peter Grant (Stormers) 105 7. Nic White (Brumbies) 99 8. Andrew Ellis (Crusaders) 93 9. Aaron Cruden (Chiefs) 92 10. Francois Hougaard (Bulls) 78 10. Jesse Mogg (Brumbies) 78 10. Patrick Lambie (Sharks) 78

 

Most Kick Metres   1. Morne Steyn (Bulls) 6180 2. Joe Pietersen (Stormers) 4899 3. Berrick Barnes (Waratahs) 4238 4. Beauden Barrett (Hurricanes) 4131 5. Peter Grant (Stormers) 3873 6. Will Genia (Reds) 3833 7. Nic White (Brumbies) 3441 8. Aaron Cruden (Chiefs) 3281 9. Andrew Ellis (Crusaders) 3037 10. Elton Jantjies (Lions) 3032

 

Most Linebreaks   1. Andre Taylor (Hurricanes) 17 2. Sonny Bill Williams (Chiefs) 15 3. Robert Fruean (Crusaders) 13 3. Sona Taumalolo (Chiefs) 13 5. Hosea Gear (Highlanders) 12 5. Rene Ranger (Blues) 12 7. Bernard Foley (Waratahs) 11 7. Israel Dagg (Crusaders) 11 7. Julian Savea (Hurricanes) 11 10. Ben Smith (Highlanders) 10 10. Keegan Daniel (Sharks) 10 10. Luke Morahan (Reds) 10

 

Most Offloads   1. Sonny Bill Williams (Chiefs) 39 2. Aaron Cruden (Chiefs) 23 3. Ben Smith (Highlanders) 22 4. Andre Taylor (Hurricanes) 21 4. Keegan Daniel (Sharks) 21 6. Zac Guildford (Crusaders) 20 7. Cooper Vuna (Rebels) 19 7. Hosea Gear (Highlanders) 19 7. Tawera Kerr-Barlow (Chiefs) 19 7. Wycliff Palu (Waratahs) 19

 

Most Turnovers   1. Corey Flynn (Crusaders) 37 2. Zane Kirchner (Bulls) 36 3. Adam Thomson (Highlanders) 34 3. Tiaan Liebenberg (Stormers) 34 5. Bismarck du Plessis (Sharks) 33 6. Callie Visagie (Lions) 32 6. Stephen Moore (Brumbies) 32 8. Adriaan Strauss (Cheetahs) 31 8. Keegan Daniel (Sharks) 31 8. Tom McCartney (Blues) 31

 

 

 Those are interesting.

Most runs for South Africa is a forward

Most kick metres. 2 of the Stormers are in the top 5. Joe Pieterson at 2 and Grant at 5. 

st Kick Metres   1. Morne Steyn (Bulls) 6180 2. Joe Pietersen (Stormers) 4899 3. Berrick Barnes (Waratahs) 4238 4. Beauden Barrett (Hurricanes) 4131 5. Peter Grant (Stormers) 3873

Most run metres- not one South African in the top 10.

 

Most Line breaks- only one South African- and it is a forward 

Most offloads- Again it is a forward, the only South African

These stats emphasize that our backline play is poor and that we have the best fowards.

If I use the expanded table which goes to top 20 rather than top 10 and I break it down by conference...

*Obviously stats don't represent every player in this S15 season, but I believe it does give a fair indication of the overall picture.

Kicks from hand:

SA:   835

AUS:   609

NZ:   360

 

Metres Run:

NZ:   11,923

SA:   4,221

AUS:   3,570

 

Linebreaks:

NZ:   140

AUS:   47

SA:   27

For those who would like the full list:

 

http://www.rugbystats.com.au/rugby/

 

http://www.rugbystats.com.au/rugby/super15/player-stats.html

@sharkbok,

 

errrrrrrrr, some players are from the islands??? can u name one from that list who is not from NZ, other then the tongan prop taumalolo, the rest are born and bred kiwis.

@sharbok,

LMAO bro, all good, but we have had island born players and while they were born on the islands, they were raised in NZ, jerome kaino, mils muliaina, sitivini sivivatu, isaia toeava etc

i have read and discussed on many forums with other saffas and found there to be a strong perception of NZ using islanders to benefit our rugby, but the reality is, these guys come to NZ with their familie as kids for a better life, work and education and the love of rugby which all islanders have is enhanced even more in the NZ the rugby mecca of the world. no one forces these guys to play for NZ and its similar to francois pienaar and beast who were born in zimbabwae.

its a far cry from thomas wladrom, ricky flutey and shantaye hape who were born and bred kiwis that moved to the UK as adults to play professional rugby (league in hapes case) and all ended up playing for england cos of a loophole.