Top Players in Super Rugby this year:
The Elite Super Rugby Players Stat Leaders:
Points Scored:
Beaudan Barratt
The Hurricanes' flyhalf is the leading point scorer for Super Rugby, and it isn’t a difficult connection to suggest that the rising form of the Taranaki based playmaker is a critical part of the Wellington based franchise’s explosive run of results. He is far from just a boot, scoring five tries, while many are calling for the 22-year-old to guide the All Blacks backline against England.
POINTS SCORED
Beauden Barrett 167 (11 appearances)
Lima Sopoaga 127 (9)
Marnitz Boshoff 126 (11)
Quade Cooper 118 (11)
Bernard Foley 117 (10)
Israel Folau
While the tries have, by Folau’s standards, dried up of late, a big part of this has come from abundantly obvious efforts by opposing teams to limit the impact of arguably Australia’s most lethal offensive player. Despite playing few games than his fellow custodians, expect his 10 Test tries scored last year to be challenged in 2014.
TRIES SCORED
Israel Folau 9 (7 appearances)
Nick Cummins 6 (10)
Robbie Coleman 6 (10)
George Moala 6 (10)
Nemani Nadolo 6 (7)
Quade Cooper
While many continue to pen epitaphs about the Reds season, and observe fluctuating form from many of their key players, the enigmatic Quade Cooper is still one of the premier players in the game when it comes to setting up his try scoring team-mates. Critics might argue that sometimes the passes are prone to becoming unforced errors, but when those darting flat balls hit their mark, usually points follow.
TRY ASSISTS
Quade Cooper 9 (11 appearances)
Nic White 7 (11)
Willie le Roux 6 (12)
Matt Toomua 6 (11)
Ma'a Nonu 5 (6)
Kurtley Beale 5 (10)
Israel Folau
The most remarkable aspect of Folau’s domination in this category is that he is faced with stiff competition from other numbers 15s. The likes of Ben Smith, Charles Piutau, Willie Le Roux and Jesse Mogg may have well over 100 carries (as opposed to Israel’s 87), but the Waratahs fullback averages a break in over 20% of his runs.
CLEAN BREAKS
Israel Folau 16 (7 appearances)
Nemani Nadolo 14 (7)
Julian Savea 14 (11)
Alapati Leiua 14 (10)
Pat McCabe 13 (11)
Alapati Leiua
Amidst of team of flashy players and All Blacks, Alapati Leiua has been a revelation this season, the 25-year-old Samoan international has served as a utility and his power running from the midfield has given the Hurricanes go forward in the same class as the likes of Ma’a Nonu. A confirmed departure to London Wasps, it isn’t difficult to suggest he will be among the team’s biggest loss come 2015.
DEFENDERS BEATEN
Alapati Leiua 39 (10 appearances)
Julian Savea 36 (11)
Charles Piutau 36 (11)
Malakai Fekitoa 34 (10)
Ben Smith 31 (10)
Will Genia
A curious metric some might feel that passing alone isn’t an indication of elite status, but the mammoth work rate of Genia has come from playing behind a pack unable to dominate and an obvious desire to shoulder as much workload as possible. Further revelations come to light when looking at the Wallabies halfback’s kicking game – with 90 he has booted the ball more than any of his fellow nines.
PASSES
Will Genia 699 (11 appearances)
Nick Phipps 660 (10)
Nic White 656 (11)
TJ Perenara 655 (11)
Francois Hougaard 476 (12)
Kurtley Beale
For all of the headline grabbing antics of Folau, the brilliant form of Kurtley Beale is to thank for many of the Waratahs attacking raids. His number of carries are offset by a relatively low average gain (4.18 metres, half that of outside backs) which represents a willingness to take the ball into heavy traffic. With a leading (outside of a halfback) 169 passes, Beale is also a creator.
CARRIES
Kurtley Beale 137 (10 appearances)
Willie le Roux 134 (12)
Ben Smith 130 (10)
Jesse Mogg 126 (11)
Israel Dagg 125 (10)
Quade Cooper
Again the Reds playmaker continues to be one of the benchmark players with his passing, even if at times it seems like Cooper, like his halves partner, is forcing his game in a frantic effort to turn the Queenslanders fortunes around. Among fellow number 10s he is the best close quarter offloader by statistics by some margin (at least double than any other flyhalf).
OFFLOADS
Quade Cooper 26 (11 appearances)
Israel Folau 25 (7)
Willie le Roux 19 (12)
Tawera Kerr-Barlow 17 (9)
Malakia Fekitoa 16 (10)
Matt Hodgson
It is no idle claim to suggest that the Force captain is arguably Super Rugby’s player of the season. While leading from the front as one of the competition’s best captains, Hodgson has made 162 tackles, 36 more than any other player with less than two matches.
TACKLES
Matt Hodgson 162 (10 appearances)
Jacques du Plessis 126 (12)
Top Positional Players:
Props:
Frans Malhbe
Jeffery Toomaga Allen
Hookers:
Adriaan Strauss
Locks:
Luke Jones
Sam Whitelock
Backrows
Warren Whitely
Boom Prinslo
Ben Mccalman
Scrumhalves:
Nic White
Flyhalves:
Beaudan Barratt
Centres:
Malakai Fekiatoa
Alapati Leiua
Outside Backs:
Charles Piatua
Julian Savea
Jason Woodward
http://www.sanzarrugby.com/superrugby/news/the-player-elite-super-rugbye28099s-stat-leaders/
ETA: Sorry about the bold black caps haha, pasted from sanzar site and some reason it's all in black
