SARugbymag.co.za looks at the players who topped the stats in five key areas of the game this past weekend.
TRY-SCORERS
Round 8
1: Andy Ellis (Crusaders)
1: Armand van der Merwe (Lions)
1: Beauden Barrett (Hurricanes)
1: Blake Enever (Brumbies)
1: Christian Leali'ifano (Brumbies)
1: Colin Slade (Crusaders)
1: David Kaetau Havili (Crusasders)
1: Huw Jones (Stormers)
1: Israel Dagg (Crusaders)
1: Jake Schatz (Reds)
1: James Horwill (Reds)
1: James Lowe (Chiefs)
1: Jerome Kaino (Blues)
1: Julian Savea (Hurricanes)
1: Kieron Fonotia (Crusaders)
1: Lopeti Timani (Rebels)
1: Matt Todd (Crusaders)
1: Nehe Milner-Skudder (Hurricanes)
1: Nic Stirzaker (Rebels)
1: Odwa Ndungane (Sharks)
1: Ryan Crotty (Crusaders)
1: Tom English (Rebels)
1: Tom Marshall (Chiefs)
1: Tom Taylor (Crusaders)
Season so far
5: Julian Savea (Hurricanes)
4: James Lowe (Chiefs)
4: Marcell Coetzee (Sharks)
4: TJ Perenara (Hurricanes)
4: Waisake Naholo (Highlanders)
3: Ben Alexander (Brumbies)
3: Boom Prinsloo (Cheetahs)
3: Francois Venter (Cheetahs)
3: Jerome Kaino (Blues)
3: Lopeti Timani (Rebels)
3: Nehe Milner-Skudder (Hurricanes)
3: Patrick Osborne (Highlanders)
3: Sam Cane (Chiefs)
POINT-SCORERS
Round 8
18: Jacques-Louis Potgieter (Bulls)
17: Elton Jantjies (Lions)
15: Beauden Barrett (Hurricanes)
15: Christian Leali'ifano (Brumbies)
15: Colin Slade (Crusaders)
13: Aaron Cruden (Chiefs)
Season so far
108: Handré Pollard (Bulls)
93: Pat Lambie (Sharks)
90: Aaron Cruden (Chiefs)
75: Christian Leali'ifano (Brumbies)
75: Mike Harris (Rebels)
72: Beauden Barrett (Hurricanes)
68: Bernard Foley (Waratahs)
68: Demetri Catrakilis (Stormers)
METRES RUN
Round 8
192: Sefenaia Naivalu (Rebels)
109: Nehe Milner-Skudder (Hurricanes)
104: Tom Marshall (Chiefs)
101: Lachlan Turner (Reds)
101: SP Marais (Sharks)
Season so far
677: Israel Folau (Waratahs)
660: SP Marais (Sharks)
597: James Lowe (Chiefs)
575: Jesse Kriel (Bulls)
510: Lolagi Visinia (Blues)
472: Julian Savea (Hurricanes)
468: Waisake Naholo (Highlanders)
OFFLOADS
Round 8
4: Henry Speight (Brumbies)
4: Jack Debreczeni (Rebels)
4: Samu Kerevi (Reds)
4: Schalk Burger (Stormers)
4: Sefenaia Naivalu (Rebels)
4: SP Marais (Sharks)
Season so far
16: Kurtley Beale (Waratahs)
15: Israel Folau (Waratahs)
15: Sam Cane (Chiefs)
15: Sonny Bill Williams (Chiefs)
14: SP Marais (Sharks)
12: Ben Smith (Highlanders)
12: Jack Debreczeni (Rebels)
TACKLES
Round 8
26: Callum Gibbins (Hurricanes)
24: Jeremy Thrush (Hurricanes)
20: Liam Gill (Reds)
18: Adam Thomson (Reds)
17: Ben Franks (Hurricanes)
17: Boom Prinsloo
Season so far
117: Warren Whiteley (Lions)
98: Warwick Tecklenburg (Lions)
86: Brad Shields (Hurricanes)
80: Sean McMahon (Rebels)
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