SARugbymag.co.za translates Jasper Wiese’s excellent start to life in the Premiership into numbers.
7 starts
496 minutes played (70,9 minutes/game)
“Coach Steve is really bringing a new environment, a winning environment, into the club and the boys are committed.”
Man of the match Jasper Wiese enjoyed his first Leicester Tigers vs. Bath clash and couldn’t ask for better from his teammates moving forward ?#GallagherPrem pic.twitter.com/A9plzMWTh2
— Rugby on BT Sport (@btsportrugby) January 3, 2021
Attack
15 points (three tries)
105 carries (15 carries/game)
451 metres (64m/game)
30 defenders beaten
5 clean breaks
2 offloads
6 passes
9 – Jasper Wiese beat 9 defenders in Round 5 of this season’s @premrugby, the most of any player; it was the most by a @LeicesterTigers forward since Opta have recorded this data (2008/09), surpassing the previous best set by @EllisGenge (8 v Northampton, April 2018). Fierce. pic.twitter.com/kooa4HrMWI
— OptaJonny (@OptaJonny) January 5, 2021
Jasper Wiese returns for @LeicesterTigers tomorrow as they take on Wasps ?
The No. 8 has been taking names all season ?#GallagherPrem preview ➡️ https://t.co/hQI6hQaavh pic.twitter.com/6pIcdA8f0s
— Premiership Rugby (@premrugby) February 19, 2021
Defence
65 tackles (9,2/game)
7 missed tackles
10 defensive penalties conceded
1 turnover won
90% tackle completion rate
Discipline
8 turnovers conceded
10 defensive penalties conceded
1 attacking penalty conceded
1 yellow card
1 red card
Another red card for a dangerous clear out, this time it’s #SaffasAbroad Jasper Wiese pic.twitter.com/UPNj2jr9Ec
— Jared Wright (@jaredwright17) February 20, 2021
Photo: Stephen White – CameraSport via Getty Images
