SARugbymag.co.za looks at the players who topped the stats in key areas of the game this past weekend as well as for the season so far.
KICKS FROM HAND
Round 14
14: Tom Taylor (Crusaders)
13: Cobus Reinach (Sharks)
12: Aaron Smith (Highlanders)
12: Sias Ebersohn (Force)
10: Johan Goosen (Cheetahs)
10: TJ Perenara (Hurricanes)
Season so far
146: Beauden Barrett (Hurricanes)
121: Jesse Mogg (Brumbies)
108: Willie le Roux (Cheetahs)
101: Sias Ebersohn (Force)
94: Will Genia (Reds)
92: Matt Toomua (Brumbies)
91: Quade Cooper (Reds)
METRES RUN
Round 14
107: Israel Folau (Waratahs)
107: Rob Horne (Waratahs)
92: Will Genia (Reds)
88: Mike Harris (Reds)
84: Jesse Mogg (Brumbies)
77: Boom Prinsloo (Cheetahs)
73: Julian Savea (Hurricanes)
71: Jason Woodward (Rebels)
Season so far
976: Willie le Roux (Cheetahs)
866: Ben Smith (Highlanders)
833: Jesse Mogg (Brumbies)
775: Julian Savea (Hurricanes)
774: Charles Piutau (Blues)
743: Lwazi Mvovo (Sharks)
751: Jason Woodward (Rebels)
717: Israel Folau (Waratahs)
714: Andre Taylor (Hurricanes)
CLEAN BREAKS
Round 14
3: Rob Horne (Waratahs)
2: Ben Tapuai (Reds)
2: Boom Prinsloo (Cheetahs)
2: Bryce Hegarty (Rebels)
2: Colby Fainga'a (Rebels)
2: Damian de Allende (Stormers)
2: Israel Folau (Waratahs)
2: Luke Burgess (Rebels)
Season so far
16: Israel Folau (Waratahs)
13: Julian Savea (Hurricanes)
12: Alapati Leiua (Hurricanes)
11: Lwazi Mvovo (Sharks)
11: Ryan Crotty (Crusaders)
11: Lolagi Visinia (Blues)
11: Nemani Nadolo (Crusaders)
10: Willie le Roux (Cheetahs)
10: Adam Ashley-Cooper (Waratahs)
10: Tim Nanai-Williams (Chiefs)
CARRIES
Round 14
18: Boom Prinsloo (Cheetahs)
17: Ben McCalman (Force)
17: Jeremy Thrush (Hurricanes)
17: Mike Harris (Reds)
17: Nasi Manu (Highlanders)
16: Israel Folau (Waratahs)
15: Bernard Foley (Waratahs)
Season so far
135: Kurtley Beale (Waratahs)
134: Ben Smith (Highlanders)
133: Willie le Roux (Cheetahs)
131: Jesse Mogg (Brumbies)
125: Charles Piutau (Blues)
120: Julian Savea (Hurricanes)
115: Israel Dagg (Crusaders)
115: Tim Nanai-Williams (Chiefs)
DEFENDERS BEATEN
Round 14
6: Rob Horne (Waratahs)
5: Adam Ashley-Cooper (Waratahs)
5: Beauden Barrett (Hurricanes)
5: Malakai Fekitoa (Highlanders)
5: Nasi Manu (Highlanders)
4: Duane Vermeulen (Stormers)
4: Colby Fainga'a (Rebels)
4: Israel Folau (Waratahs)
4: Nemani Nadolo (Crusaders)
4: Rudi Mathee (Lions)
4: Ben McCalman (Force)
Season so far
37: Alapati Leiua (Hurricanes)
37: Julian Savea (Hurricanes)
36: Charles Piutau (Blues)
36: Malakai Fekitoa (Highlanders)
34: Ben Smith (Highlanders)
29: Beauden Barrett (Hurricanes)
27: Ryan Crotty (Crusaders)
25: Adam Ashley-Cooper (Waratahs)
25: Bernard Foley (Waratahs)
25: Quade Cooper (Reds)
25: Andre Taylor (Hurricanes)
25: Damian de Allende (Stormers)
OFFLOADS
Round 14
4: Luke Burgess (Waratahs)
3: Bernard Foley (Waratahs)
3: Israel Folau (Waratahs)
3: Chris Tuatara-Morrison (Force)
3: Johan Goosen (Cheetahs)
3: Colby Fainga'a (Rebels)
3: Mitch Inman (Rebels)
3: Tom English (Rebels)
Season so far
27: Israel Folau (Waratahs)
23: Quade Cooper (Reds)
19: Tawera Kerr-Barlow (Chiefs)
18: Faf de Klerk (Lions)
18: Nic White (Brumbies)
17: Willie le Roux (Cheetahs)
16: Julian Savea (Hurricanes)
15: Jake Schatz (Reds)
15: TJ Perenara (Hurricanes)
TACKLES
Round 14
19: Michael Rhodes (Stormers)
17: Beau Robinson (Reds)
16: James Horwill (Reds)
16: Jo Wheeler (Highlanders)
14: Coenie Oosthuizen (Cheetahs)
14: Deon Fourie (Stormers)
14: Matt Modgson (Force)
13: Motu Matu'u (Hurricanes)
13: Nizaam Carr (Stormers)
13: Tevita Kuridrani (Brumbies)
Season so far
170: Matt Hodgson (Force)
132: Jacques du Plessis (Bulls)
126: Shane Christie (Highlanders)
126: Warren Whiteley (Lions)
124: Michael Hooper (Waratahs)
122: Nasi Manu (Highlanders)
120: Boom Prinsloo (Cheetahs)
TACKLES MISSED
Round 14
5: Stefan Watermeyer (Lions)
4: Jono Owen (Reds)
4: Sias Ebersohn (Force)
4: Tim Bateman (Hurricanes)
3: Christian Leali'ifano (Brumbies)
3: Duane Vermeulen (Stormers)
3: Faf de Klerk (Lions)
3: James Broadhurst (Hurricanes)
3: Frans Steyn (Sharks)
Season so far
23: Aaron Smith (Highlanders)
23: Stefan Watermeyer (Lions)
22: Rayno Benjamin (Cheetahs)
21: Nic White (Brumbies)
20: Frans Steyn (Sharks)
20: Willie le Roux (Cheetahs)
19: Luke Burgess (Rebels)
19: Sias Ebersohn (Force)
18: Ben Alexander (Brumbies)
18: Jake Schatz (Reds)
TURNOVERS WON
Round 14
4: Jaco Kriel (Lions)
3: John Hardie (Highlanders)
3: Matt Hodgson (Force)
3: Shane Christie (Highlanders)
2: Frans Steyn (Sharks)
2: Duane Vermeulen (Stormers)
2: Jack Lam (Hurricanes)
2: Luke Burgess (Rebels)
Season so far
18: Matt Hodgson (Force)
15: Jack Lam (Hurricanes)
14: Deon Fourie (Stormers)
14: Michael Hooper (Waratahs)
12: Adriaan Strauss (Cheetahs)
12: Bismarck du Plessis (Sharks)
12: Marcell Coetzee (Sharks)
12: Tamati Ellison (Rebels)
12: Will Skelton (Waratahs)
HANDLING ERRORS
Round 14
4: Faf de Klerk (Lions)
4: Frans Steyn (Sharks)
3: Ben Lucas (Reds)
3: Cobus Reinach (Sharks)
3: Nemani Nadolo (Crusaders)
Season so far
30: Julian Savea (Hurricanes)
25: Quade Cooper (Reds)
22: Nic White (Brumbies)
19: Frans Steyn (Sharks)
18: Jesse Mogg (Brumbies)
18: Malakai Fekitoa (Highlanders)
17: Nick Phipps (Waratahs)
17: Will Genia (Reds)
16: Sias Ebersohn (Force)
16: Kurtley Beale (Waratahs)
LINEOUTS STOLEN
Round 14
1: Ben Mowen (Brumbies)
1: Curtis Browning (Reds)
1: Dominic Bird (Crusaders)
1: Elliot Dixon (Highlanders)
1: Ruan Botha (Stormers)
1: Scott Fardy (Brumbies)
1: Stephen Hoiles (Waratahs)
1: Victor Vito (Hurricanes)
Season so far
9: Ben Mowen (Brumbies)
6: Stephan Lewies (Sharks)
6: Ryan Kankowski (Sharks)
5: Paul Willemse (Bulls)
5: Duane Vermeulen (Stormers)
5: Warren Whiteley (Lions)
5: Sam Whitelock (Crusaders)
5: Jeremy Thrush (Hurricanes)
5: Victor Matfield (Bulls)
Source: Vodacom Stats App
Photo: Louis Botha/Gallo Images
