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 1
12: Francois Brummer (Griquas)
12: Jacques-Louis Potgieter (Blue Bulls)
10: Fred Zeilinga (Sharks)
9: Justin van Staden (Pumas)
7: Andries Coetzee (Golden Lions)
7: Gary van Aswegen (EP Kings)
7: Demetri Catrakilis (Western Province)
7: Nic Groom (Western Province)
6: SP Marais (Sharks)
6: Jaco van der Walt (Golden Lions)
6: Willie du Plessis (Free State Cheetahs)
METRES RUN
Round 1
160: AJ Coertzen (Free State Cheetahs)
135: Renaldo Bothma (Pumas)
127: Siviwe Soyizwapi (EP Kings)
117: Ruan Combrinck (Golden Lions)
109: Carel Greeff (Griquas)
92: Jürgen Visser (Blue Bulls)
87: Stokkies Hanekom (Golden Lions)
81: Francois Venter (Free State Cheetahs)
79: Andries Coetzee (Golden Lions)
76: Tian Meyer (Griquas)
75: Harold Vorster (Golden Lions)
75: Lionel Mapoe (Golden Lions)
75: Hendrik Venter (Free State Cheetahs)
CLEAN BREAKS
Round 1
3: Jürgen Visser (Blue Bulls)
2: Jaco Kriel (Golden Lions)
2: Rayno Benjamin (Free State Cheetahs)
2: S'bura Sithole (Sharks)
1: AJ Coertzen (Free State Cheetahs)
1: Bees Roux (Free State Cheetahs)
1: Raymond Rhule (Free State Cheetahs)
1: Cameron Wright (Sharks)
1: Paul Jordaan (Sharks)
1: Carel Greeff (Griquas)
1: Tian Meyer (Griquas)
1: Cheslin Kolbe (Western Province)
1: Juan de Jongh (Western Province)
1: Michael van der Spuy (Western Province)
1: Pat Howard (Western Province)
1: Derick Minnie (Golden Lions)
1: Lionel Mapoe (Golden Lions)
1: MB Lusaseni (Golden Lions)
1: Stokkies Hanekom (Golden Lions)
1: Ruan Combrinck (Golden Lions)
1: JW Bell (Pumas)
1: JW Jonker (Pumas)
1: Ruwellyn Isbell (Pumas)
1: Sampie Mastriet (Blue Bulls)
1: Siviwe Soyizwapi (EP Kings)
1: Thembelani Bholi (EP Kings)
1: Tim Whitehead (EP Kings)
CARRIES
Round 1
21: Carel Greeff (Griquas)
17: Tian Meyer (Griquas)
14: Renaldo Bothma (Pumas)
13: AJ Coertzen (Free State Cheetahs)
13: Siviwe Soyizwapi (EP Kings)
11: Luke Watson (EK Kings)
11: Thembelani Bholi (EP KIngs)
11: Marnus Schoeman (Griquas)
11: Harold Vorster (Golden Lions)
10: Francois Venter (Free State Cheetahs)
10: Jono Ross (Blue Bulls)
10: Steven Cummins (EP Kings)
DEFENDERS BEATEN
Round 1
3: Renaldo Bothma (Pumas)
3: Ross Cronjé (Golden Lions)
2: Lionel Mapoe (Golden Lions)
2: JP du Plessis (Free State Cheetahs)
2: Rocco Jansen (Griquas)
2: Tian Meyer (Griquas)
OFFLOADS
Round 1
5: Tian Meyer (Griquas)
2: Danie Dames (Griquas)
2: Kevin Luiters (EP Kings)
2: Ruan Combrinck (Golden Lions)
TACKLES
Round 1
18: Corné Steenkamp (Pumas)
16: Nizaam Carr (Western Province)
15: Michael van der Spuy (Western Province)
15: Jaco Bruwer (Pumas)
14: Jaco Kriel (Golden Lions)
14: Warren Whiteley (Golden Lions)
14: Torsten van Jaarsveld (Free State Cheetahs)
13: Francois Uys (Free State Cheetahs)
13: Harold Vorster (Golden Lions)
13: Paul Willemse (Blue Bulls)
13: Vincent Kock (Pumas)
TACKLES MISSED
Round 1
7: Nizaam Carr (Western Province)
4: Hilton Lobberts (Griquas)
4: Rayno Benjamin (Free State Cheetahs)
4: Stefan Watermeyer (Pumas)
3: Akona Ndungane (Blue Bulls)
3: Grant Hattingh (Blue Bulls)
3: Matt Stevens (Sharks)
3: Stokkies Hanekom (Golden Lions)
3: Sikhumbuzo Notshe (Western Province)
3: Raymond Rhule (Free State Cheetahs)
3: Sarel Pretorius (Free State Cheetahs)
TURNOVERS WON
Round 1
3: Carel Greeff (Griquas)
2: Jacques Botes (Sharks)
2: Odwa Ndungane (Sharks)
HANDLING ERRORS
Round 1
7: Shane Gates (EP Kings)
5: Burger Odendaal (Blue Bulls)
4: Odwa Ndungane (Sharks)
3: Cheslin Kolbe (Western Province)
3: Gary van Aswegen (EP Kings)
3: Luke Watson (EP Kings)
3: Tian Meyer (Griquas)
3: Jürgen Visser (Blue Bulls)
LINEOUTS STOLEN
Round 1
2: Callie Visagie (Blue Bulls)
2: Marius Coetzer (Pumas)
1: Corné Fourie (Pumas)
1: Grant Hattingh (Blue Bulls)
1: Jacques Engelbrecht (Blue Bulls)
1: Jono Ross (Blue Bulls)
1: Francois Mostert (Golden Lions)
1: Willie Britz (Golden Lions)
1: Francois Uys (Free State Cheetahs)
1: Joubert Engelbrecht (Free State Cheetahs)
1: Lourens Adriaanse (Shars)
1: Manuel Carizza (Western Province)
1: Nizaam Carr (Western Province)
1: Siya Kolisi (Western Province)
1: Tim Whitehead (EP Kings)
1: Tobie Botes (EP Kings)
Source: Vodacom Rugby Stats App
Photo: Louis Botha/Gallo Images
