SARugbymag.co.za looks at the players who topped the stats in five key areas of the game this past weekend.
TRY-SCORERS
Round 12
2: Piet van Zyl (Bulls)
2: Melani Nanai (Blues)
Season so far
8: Waisake Naholo (Highlanders)
7: TJ Perenara (Hurricanes)
6: Julian Savea (Hurricanes)
5: Marcell Coetzee (Sharks)
5: Francois Hougaard (Bulls)
5: James Lowe (Chiefs)
POINT-SCORERS
Round 12
18: Elton Jantjies (Lions)
18: Colin Slade (Crusaders)
15: Handré Pollard (Bulls)
14: Beauden Barrett (Hurricanes)
13: Lima Sopoaga (Highlanders)
12: Ihaia West (Blues)
Season so far
143: Handré Pollard (Bulls)
110: Beauden Barrett (Hurricanes)
103: Elton Jantjies (Lions)
103: Christian Leali'ifano (Brumbies)
101: Demetri Catrakilis (Stormers)
METRES RUN
Round 12
184: Beauden Barrett (Hurricanes)
171: Cheslin Kolbe (Stormers)
127: Melani Nanai (Blues)
118: Akira Ioane (Blues)
114: Jaco Kriel (Lions)
111: Patrick Osborne (Highlanders)
110: Julian Savea (Hurricanes)
Season so far
962: Israel Folau (Waratahs)
961: Jesse Kriel (Bulls)
849: Waisake Naholo (Highlanders)
777: Cheslin Kolbe (Stormers)
745: James Lowe (Chiefs)
735: Julian Savea (Hurricanes)
701: SP Marais (Sharks)
701: Charles Piutau (Blues)
OFFLOADS
Round 12
6: Melani Nanai (Blues)
6: Sonny Bill Williams (Chiefs)
5: Bismarck du Plessis (Sharks)
5: Patrick Osborne (Highlanders)
5: Tim Nanai-Williams (Chiefs)
Season so far
27: Sonny Bill Williams (Chiefs)
26: Israel Folau (Waratahs)
23: Kurtley Beale (Waratahs)
20: Patrick Osborne (Highlanders)
20: Will Skelton (Waratahs)
TACKLES
Round 12
21: Sam Cane (Chiefs)
19: Liam Messam (Chiefs)
18: Tienie Burger (Cheetahs)
17: Frans Malherbe (Stormers)
17: Torsten van Jaarsveld (Cheetahs)
15: Jordy Reid (Rebels)
15: Hayden Triggs (Blues)
Season so far
159: Warren Whiteley (Lions)
122: Boom Prinsloo (Cheetahs)
121: Michael Hooper (Waratahs)
119: Warwick Tecklenburg (Lions)
119: Sam Cane (Chiefs)
118: Torsten van Jaarsveld (Cheetahs)
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