SARugbymag.co.za looks at the players who topped the stats in five key areas of the game this past weekend.
TRY-SCORERS
Round 2
1: Jesse Kriel (South Africa)
1: Willie le Roux (South Africa)
1: Ben Smith (New Zealand)
1: Dane Coles (New Zealand)
1: Richie McCaw (New Zealand)
1: Adam Ashley-Cooper (Australia)
1: Dean Mumm (Australia)
1: Joe Tomane (Australia)
1: Tevita Kuridrani (Australia)
Season so far
2: Agustín Creevy (Argentina)
2: Adam Ashley-Cooper (Australia)
2: Tevita Kuridrani (Australia)
2: Richie McCaw (New Zealand)
2: Jesse Kriel (South Africa)
POINT-SCORERS
Round 2
14: Bernard Foley (Australia)
12: Lima Sopoaga (New Zealand)
10: Handré Pollard (South Africa)
9: Nicolás Sánchez (Argentina)
Season so far
20: Handré Pollard (South Africa)
17: Nicolás Sánchez (Argentina)
14: Bernard Foley (Australia)
14: Dan Carter (New Zealand)
12: Lima Sopoaga (New Zealand)
METRES RUN
Round 2
106: Santiago Cordero (Argentina)
102: Charles Piutau (New Zealand)
93: Israel Folau (Australia)
78: Willie le Roux (South Africa)
76: Jesse Kriel (South Africa)
69: Ben Smith (New Zealand)
65: Gonzalo Camacho (Argentina)
Season so far
201: Israel Folau (Australia)
184: Willie le Roux (South Africa)
178: Charles Piutau (New Zealand)
157: Jesse Kriel (South Africa)
139: Santiago Cordero (Argentina)
OFFLOADS
Round 2
3: Joe Tomane (Australia)
3: Malakai Fekitoa (New Zealand)
2: Aaron Smith (New Zealand)
2: Charles Piutau (New Zealand)
2: Bismarck du Plessis (South Africa)
2: Schalk Burger (South Africa)
2: David Pocock (Australia)
2: Scott Fardy (Australia)
2: Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe (Argentina)
2: Nicolás Sánchez (Argentina)
2: Tomás Cubelli (Argentina)
Season so far
4: Israel Folau (Australia)
4: Charles Piutau (New Zealand)
4: Kieran Read (New Zealand)
4: Sonny Bill Williams (New Zealand)
4: Waisake Naholo (New Zealand)
TACKLES
Round 2
18: David Pocock (Australia)
16: Kieran Read (New Zealand)
16: Richie McCaw (New Zealand)
14: Dane Coles (New Zealand)
14: Heinrich Brüssow (South Africa)
13: Schalk Burger (South Africa)
13: Rob Simmons (Australia)
12: Liam Messam (New Zealand)
10: Brodie Retallick (New Zealand)
10: Damian de Allende (South Africa)
10: Eben Etzebeth (South Africa)
Season so far
33: Schalk Burger (South Africa)
29: Richie McCaw (New Zealand)
27: Kieran Read (New Zealand)
26: Lood de Jager (South Africa)
25: Damian de Allende (South Africa)
25: Eben Etzebeth (South Africa)
23: Francois Louw (South Africa)
23: Rob Simmons (Australia)
22: David Pocock (Australia)
21: Brodie Retallick (New Zealand)
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