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 13
21: Jesse Mogg (Brumbies)
17: Frans Steyn (Sharks)
11: Matt Toomua (Brumbies)
11: Andy Ellis (Crusaders)
11: Israel Dagg (Crusaders)
Season so far
136: Beauden Barrett (Hurricanes)
112: Jesse Mogg (Brumbies)
103: Willie le Roux (Cheetahs)
90: Quade Cooper (Reds)
89: Sias Ebersohn (Force)
88: Will Genia (Reds)
87: Francois Hougaard (Bulls)
METRES RUN
Round 13
135: Johnny McNicholl (Crusaders)
98: Jesse Mogg (Brumbies)
94: Mike Harris (Reds)
86: Frans Steyn (Sharks)
85: Tim Nanai-Williams (Chiefs)
81: Damian de Allende (Stormers)
Season so far
939: Willie le Roux (Cheetahs)
825: Ben Smith (Highlanders)
774: Charles Piutau (Blues)
749: Jesse Mogg (Brumbies)
739: Lwazi Mvovo (Sharks)
702: Julian Savea (Hurricanes)
684: Jürgen Visser (Bulls)
CLEAN BREAKS
Round 13
5: Lolagi Visinia (Blues)
3: Ben Smith (Highlanders)
3: Johnny McNicholl (Crusaders)
3: Richard Buckman (Highlanders)
3: Tim Nanai-Williams (Chiefs)
2: Dom Shipperley (Reds)
2: Lionel Mapoe (Lions)
2: Luke Whitelock (Crusaders)
Season so far
14: Israel Folau (Waratahs)
13: Julian Savea (Hurricanes)
12: Alapati Leiua (Hurricanes)
11: Lwazi Mvovo (Sharks)
11: Ryan Crotty (Crusaders)
11: Lolagi Visinia (Blues)
11: Nemani Nadolo (Crusaders)
10: Willie le Roux (Cheetahs)
10: Adam Ashley-Cooper (Waratahs)
10: Tim Nanai-Williams (Chiefs)
CARRIES
Round 13
20: Jesse Mogg (Brumbies)
17: Boom Prinsloo (Cheetahs)
17: Frans Steyn (Sharks)
17: Jaco Kriel (Lions)
15: Heinrich Brüssow (Cheetahs)
15: Cobus Reinach (Sharks)
Season so far
130: Willie le Roux (Cheetahs)
127: Ben Smith (Highlanders)
125: Charles Piutau (Blues)
124: Kurtley Beale (Waratahs)
121: Jesse Mogg (Brumbies)
115: Israel Dagg (Crusaders)
115: Tim Nanai-Williams (Chiefs)
107: Jacques du Plessis (Bulls)
106: Julian Savea (Hurricanes)
DEFENDERS BEATEN
Round 13
7: Ben Smith (Highlanders)
5: Cobus Reinach (Sharks)
4: Lwazi Mvovo (Sharks)
4: Ma'a Nonu (Blues)
3: Adriaan Strauss (Cheetahs)
3: Beauden Barrett (Hurricanes)
3: Bismarck du Plessis (Sharks)
3: Boom Prinsloo (Cheetahs)
3: Courtnall Skosan (Lions)
3: Armand van der Merwe (Lions)
3: Damian de Allende (Stormers)
Season so far
37: Alapati Leiua (Hurricanes)
36: Charles Piutau (Blues)
34: Julian Savea (Hurricanes)
31: Malakai Fekitoa (Highlanders)
31: Ben Smith (Highlanders)
25: Quade Cooper (Reds)
25: Ryan Crotty (Crusaders)
24: Bernard Foley (Waratahs)
24: Lwazi Mvovo (Sharks)
24: Beauden Barrett (Hurricanes)
OFFLOADS
Round 13
4: James Broadhurst (Hurricanes)
3: Aaron Smith (Highlanders)
3: Adriaan Strauss (Cheetahs)
3: Frans Steyn (Sharks)
3: Heinrich Brüssow (Cheetahs)
3: Cadeyrn Neville (Rebels)
3: Marnitz Boshoff (Lions)
3: Quade Cooper (Reds)
Season so far
24: Israel Folau (Waratahs)
23: Quade Cooper (Reds)
19: Tawera Kerr-Barlow (Chiefs)
17: Willie le Roux (Cheetahs)
17: Faf de Klerk (Lions)
16: Nic White (Brumbies)
TACKLES
Round 13
18: Jarrad Butler (Brumbies)
18: Joe Wheeler (Highlanders)
16: Thomas Franklin (Highlanders)
15: Elliot Dixon (Highlanders)
15: Gareth Evans (Highlanders)
Season so far
156: Matt Hodgson (Force)
132: Jacques du Plessis (Bulls)
116: Michael Hooper (Waratahs)
116: Shane Christie (Highlanders)
115: Warren Whiteley (Lions)
112: Boom Prinsloo (Cheetahs)
112: Nasi Manu (Highlanders)
TACKLES MISSED
Round 13
4: Christian Leali'ifano (Brumbies)
4: Sam Wykes (Force)
3: Aaron Smith (Highlanders)
3: Beau Robinson (Reds)
3: Julian Redelinghuys (Lions)
3: Sam Carter (Brumbies)
3: Stephen Moore (Brumbies)
Season so far
23: Aaron Smith (Highlanders)
20: Rayno Benjamin (Cheetahs)
18: Jake Schatz (Reds)
18: Nic White (Brumbies)
18: Stefan Watermeyer (Lions)
18: Willie le Roux (Cheetahs)
17: Bernard Foley (Waratahs)
17: Frans Steyn (Sharks)
17: Sarel Pretorius (Cheetahs)
TURNOVERS WON
Round 13
3: John Hardie (Highlanders)
3: Tawera Kerr-Barlow (Chiefs)
3: Tom Donnelly (Blues)
2: Ben Mowen (Brumbies)
2: Jarrad Butler (Brumbies)
2: Lionel Mapoe (Lions)
2: Paul Willemse (Bulls)
Season so far
15: Matt Hodgson (Force)
13: Deon Fourie (Stormers)
13: Michael Hooper (Waratahs)
13: Jack Lam (Hurricanes)
12: Adriaan Strauss (Cheetahs)
12: Marcell Coetzee (Sharks)
12: Bismarck du Plessis (Sharks)
12: Tamati Ellison (Rebels)
HANDLING ERRORS
Round 13
4: Nic White (Brumbies)
3: Derick Minnie (Lions)
3: George Moala (Blues)
3: Julian Savea (Hurricanes)
3: Odwa Ndungane (Sharks)
Season so far
30: Julian Savea (Hurricanes)
25: Quade Cooper (Reds)
21: Nic White (Brumbies)
17: Malakai Fekitoa (Highlanders)
16: Sias Ebersohn (Force)
16: Jesse Mogg (Brumbies)
LINEOUTS STOLEN
Round 13
1: Victor Matfield (Bulls)
1: Duane Vermeulen (Stormers)
1: Jono Ross (Bulls)
1: Faf de Klerk (Lions)
1: Dominic Bird (Cheetahs)
1: Matt Hodgson (Force)
1: Ryan Kankowski (Sharks)
Season so far
8: Ben Mowen (Brumbies)
6: Stephan Lewies (Sharks)
6: Ryan Kankowski (Sharks)
5: Paul Willemse (Bulls)
5: Warren Whiteley (Lions)
5: Sam Whitelock (Crusaders)
5: Jeremy Thrush (Hurricanes)
5: Victor Matfield (Bulls)
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