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.
TRY SCORERS
Round 6
2: Sarel Pretorius (FS Cheetahs)
1: André Esterhuizen (Sharks)
1: Armand van der Merwe (Golden Lions)
1: Bjorn Basson (Blue Bulls)
1: Darron Nell (EP Kings)
1: Deon Stegmann (Blue Bulls)
1: Francois Mostert (Golden Lions)
1: Jaco Kriel (Golden Lions)
1: Juan de Jongh (Western Province)
1: Justin Geduld (Western Province)
1: JW Jonker (Pumas)
1: Lionel Mapoe (Golden Lions)
1: Tera Mthembu (Sharks)
1: Michael Rhodes (Western Province)
1: PJ Vermeulen (Griquas)
1: Reynier van Rooyen (Pumas)
1: Schalk van der Merwe (Golden Lions)
1: S'bura Sithole (Sharks)
1: Tienie Burger (FS Cheetahs)
1: William Small-Smith (Blue Bulls)
Season so far
5: Jaco Kriel (Golden Lions)
4: Juan de Jongh (Western Province)
4: Kobus van Wyk (Western Province)
4: Marnus Schoeman (Griquas)
4: Rayno Benjamin (FS Cheetahs)
4: Sarel Pretorius (FS Cheetahs)
3: Ederies Arendse (Griquas)
3: Renaldo Bothma (Pumas)
3: Seabelo Senatla (Western Province)
POINT SCORERS
Round 6
26: Gouws Prinsloo (Griquas)
15: Lionel Cronjé (Sharks)
15: Willie du Plessis (FS Cheetahs)
14: Justin van Staden (Pumas)
14: Kurt Coleman (Western Province)
13: Jacques-Louis Potgieter (Blue Bulls)
10: Ruan Combrinck (Golden Lions)
10: Sarel Pretorius (FS Cheetahs)
Season so far
64: Justin van Staden (Pumas)
63: Fred Zeilinga (Sharks)
61: Ruan Combrinck (Golden Lions)
57: Demetri Catrakilis (Western Province)
54: Jacques-Louis Potgieter (Blue Bulls)
44: Gouws Prinsloo (Griquas)
42: Willie du Plessis (FS Cheetahs)
37: Scott van Breda (EP Kings)
KICKS FROM HAND
Round 6
20: Francois Brummer (Griquas)
15: Jacques-Louis Potgieter (Blue Bulls)
11: Piet van Zyl (Blue Bulls)
10: Willie du Plessis (FS Cheetahs)
10: Gary van Aswegen (EP Kings)
9: Conrad Hoffman (Sharks)
9: Coenraad van Wyk (Pumas)
Season so far
69: Francois Brummer (Griquas)
49: Jacques-Louis Potgieter (Blue Bulls)
47: Fred Zeilinga (Sharks)
41: Justin van Staden (Pumas)
36: Demetri Catrakilis (Western Province)
31: Willie du Plessis (FS Cheetahs)
30: Jaco van der Walt (Golden Lions)
28: Conrad Hoffman (Sharks)
27: SP Marais (Sharks)
26: Sarel Pretorius (FS Cheetahs)
26: Gary van Aswegen (EP Kings)
METRES RUN
Round 6
161: Andries Coetzee (Golden Lions)
153: Renaldo Botha (Pumas)
148 Jaco van der Walt (Golden Lions)
136: Francois Brummer (Griquas)
133: Gary vna Aswegen (EP Kings)
120: Juan de Jongh (Western Province)
120: Coenraad van Wyk (Pumas)
Season so far
720: Andries Coetzee (Golden Lions)
637: Cheslin Kolbe (Western Province)
606: Francois Brummer (Griquas)
559: Juan de Jongh (Western Province)
532: Stokkies Hanekom (Golden Lions)
523: Ruan Combrinck (Golden Lions)
500: Carel Greeff (Griquas)
CLEAN BREAKS
Round 6
2: JW Jonker (Pumas)
2: Renaldo Bothma (Pumas)
2: Justin Geduld (Western Province)
2: S'bura Sithole (Sharks)
2: Shane Gates (EP Kings)
Season so far
6: Jaco Kriel (Golden Lions)
6: Stokkies Hanekom (Golden Lions)
6: Ruan Combrinck (Golden Lions)
6: Seabelo Senatla (Western Province)
6: Odwa Ndungane (Sharks)
6: Sampie Mastriet (Blue Bulls)
6: Jürgen Visser (Blue Bulls)
6: Rayno Benjamin (FS Cheetahs)
6: Rosco Speckman (Pumas)
CARRIES
Round 6
28: Gary van Aswegen (EP Kings)
13: Jacques-Louis Potgieter (Blue Bulls)
13: Jaco Kriel (Golden Lions)
12: Nizaam Carr (Western Province)
12: Lizo Gqoboka (EP Kings)
12: Tim Whitehead (EP Kings)
11: Jacques-Louis Potgieter (Blue Bulls)
11: Renaldo Bothma (Pumas)
11: André Esterhuizen (Sharks)
11: Siviwe Soyizwapi (EP Kings)
Season so far
90: Odwa Ndungane (Sharks)
63: Carel Greeff (Griquas)
61: Jono Ross (Blue Bulls)
61: Marnus Schoeman (Griquas)
58: Nizaam Carr (Western Province)
58: Jacques du Plessis (Blue Bulls)
55: Edgar Marutlulle (EP Kings)
55: Renaldo Bothma (Pumas)
53: Jaco Kriel (Golden Lions)
52: Andries Coetzee (Golden Lions)
51: Burger Odendaal (Blue Bulls)
DEFENDERS BEATEN
Round 6
5: André Esterhuizen (Sharks)
2: Armand van der Merwe (Golden Lions)
2: Carel Greeff (Griquas)
2: Jerome Pretorius (Pumas)
2: Corné Fourie (Pumas)
2: Michael Rhodes (Western Province)
2: Shane Gates (EP Kings)
2: Siviwe Soyizwapi (EP Kings)
Season so far
9: Renaldo Bothma (Pumas)
8: Burger Odendaal (Blue Bulls)
7: Jonathan Francke (Griquas)
7: Ross Cronjé (Golden Lions)
6: Kyle Cooper (Sharks)
6: Francois Venter (FS Cheetahs)
6: Bongi Mbonambi (Blue Bulls)
6: Sarel Pretorius (FS Cheetahs)
6: Stephan Watermeyer (Pumas)
OFFLOADS
Round 6
6: Nizaam Carr (Western Province)
4: Kyle Cooper (Sharks)
3: Tobie Botes (EP Kings)
3: Armand van der Merwe (Golden Lions)
3: Tian Meyer (Griquas)
3: Willie Britz (Golden Lions)
Season so far
14: Tian Meyer (Griquas)
12: Nizaam Carr (Western Province)
10: Clayton Blommetjies (FS Cheetahs)
9: Armand van der Merwe (Golden Lions)
9: Tera Mthembu (Sharks)
9: Sarel Pretorius (FS Cheetahs)
8: Andries Coetzee (Golden Lions)
8: Renaldo Bothma (Pumas)
7: Jaco Kriel (Golden Lions)
7: Kyle Cooper (Sharks)
7: Stokkies Hanekom (Golden Lions)
7: Lionel Mapoe (Golden Lions)
7: S'bura Sithole (Sharks)
7: Rosco Speckman (Pumas)
TACKLES
Round 6
25: Nizaam Carr (Western Province)
22: Jaco Taute (Western Province)
21: Torsten van Jaarsveld (FS Cheetahs)
17: Michael Rhodes (Western Province)
16: Jono Ross (Blue Bulls)
16: Paul Schoeman (EP Kings)
16: Sikhumbuza Notshe (Western Province)
15: Jacques du Plessis (Blue Bulls)
15: Paul Willemse (Blue Bulls)
15: William Small-Smith (Blue Bulls)
15: Jaco Nepgen (Griquas)
Season so far
124: Nizaam Carr (Western Province)
108: Michael Rhodes (Western Province)
99: Jean Kleyn (Western Province)
90: Tienie Burger (FS Cheetahs)
87: Torsten van Jaarsveld (FS Cheetahs)
82: Paul Schoeman (EP Kings)
79: Shane Gates (EP Kings)
79: Siya Kolisi (Western Province)
76: Jacques Botes (Sharks)
75: Stephan Coetzee (Western Province)
74: Corné Steenkamp (Pumas)
72: Jono Ross (Blue Bulls)
TACKLES MISSED
Round 6
5: Steph Roberts (Griquas)
4: Pat Cilliers (Western Province)
4: Carel Greeff (Griquas)
4: Hilton Lobberts (Griquas)
4: Grant Hattingh (Blue Bulls)
4: Juan de Jongh (Western Province)
4: Justin van Staden (Pumas)
4: Renaldo Bothma (Pumas)
4: PJ Vermeulen (Griquas)
Season so far
22: Nizaam Carr (Western Province)
21: Justin van Staden (Pumas)
15: Burger Odendaal (Blue Bulls)
15: Grant Hattingh (Blue Bulls)
14: Manuel Carizza (Western Province)
14: Steph Roberts (Griquas)
13: Jono Ross (Blue Bulls)
12: Sarel Pretorius (FS Cheetahs)
12: Carel Greeff (Griquas)
12: Jonathan Francke (Griquas)
11: Deon Stegmann (Blue Bulls)
11: Juan de Jongh (Western Province)
11: Kevin Stevens (FS Cheetahs)
11: Rayno Benjamin (FS Cheetahs)
11: Renaldo Bothma (Pumas)
TURNOVERS WON
Round 6
2: Jaco Kriel (Golden Lions)
1: Kwagga Smith (Golden Lions)
1: André Esterhuizen (Sharks)
1: Brok Harris (Western Province)
1: Dale Chadwick (Sharks)
1: Dean Greyling (Blue Bulls)
1: Doppies la Grange (Griquas)
1: Jaco Nepgen (Griquas)
1: Jaco Taute (Western Province)
1: Jacques du Plessis (Blue Bulls)
1: Jono Ross (Blue Bulls)
1: Lionel Mapoe (Golden Lions)
1: Marnus Schoeman (Griquas)
1: Nicolaas van Dyk (Griquas)
1: Paul Schoeman (EP Kings)
1: Lappies Labuschagne (FS Cheetahs)
1: Schalk van der Merwe (Golden Lions)
1: Scarra Ntubeni (Western Province)
1: Tienie Burger (FS Cheetahs)
1: Ulrich Beyers (Blue Bulls)
1: Willie Britz (Golden Lions)
Season so far
12: Dean Greyling (Blue Bulls)
6: Jaco Kriel (Golden Lions)
6: Marnus Schoeman (Griquas)
4: Nizaam Carr (Western Province)
4: Torsten van Jaarsveld (FS Cheetahs)
HANDLING ERRORS
Round 6
5: Siviwe Soyizwapi (EP Kings)
3: Conrad Hoffman (Sharks)
3: Francois Brummer (Griquas)
3: Hilton Lobberts (Griquas)
3: Juan de Jongh (Western Province)
3: Lubabalo Mtyanda (Pumas)
3: Ruan Botha (Western Province)
3: Tonderai Chavhanga (Sharks)
Season so far
17: Ross Cronjé (Golden Lions)
13: Tera Mthembu (Sharks)
12: Siviwe Soyizwapi (EP Kings)
12: Sarel Pretorius (FS Cheetahs)
11: Cameron Wright (Sharks)
11: Jaco Nepgen (Griquas)
11: Tonderai Chavhanga (Sharks)
10: Nizaam Carr (Western Province)
10: Lubabalo Mtyanda (Pumas)
10: Renaldo Bothma (Pumas)
LINEOUTS STOLEN
Round 6
2: Grant Hattingh (Blue Bulls)
1: Danie Schoeman (Griquas)
1: Lubabalo Mtyanda (Pumas)
1: Nicolaas Janse van Rensburg (Blue Bulls)
1: Renaldo Bothma (Pumas)
1: Ruan Botha (Western Province)
Season so far
4: Grant Hattingh (Blue Bulls)
3: Uzair Cassiem (Pumas)
2: Francois Mostert (Golden Lions)
2: Lubabalo Mtyanda (Pumas)
2: Marco Wentzel (Sharks)
2: Pat Cilliers (Western Province)
2: Ruan Botha (Western Province)
2: Ruan Lerm (Griquas)
Source: Vodacom Rugby Stats App
Photo: Louis Botha/Gallo Images
