Super Rugby stats (Semi-finals)

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

Semi-finals

10: Israel Dagg (Crusaders)
9: Andy Ellis (Crusaders)
9: Bernard Foley (Waratahs)
8: Pat Lambie (Sharks)
7: Kurtley Beale (Waratahs)
6: Cobus Reinach (Sharks)

Season so far

189: Beauden Barrett (Hurricanes)
162: Jesse Mogg (Brumbies)
134: Sias Ebersohn (Force)
127: Bernard Foley (Waratahs)
127: Frans Steyn (Sharks)
126: Nic White (Brumbies)
124: Willie le Roux (Cheetahs)
115: Aaron Smith (Highlanders)
115: Will Genia (Reds)

METRES RUN

Semi-finals

91: Alofa Alofa (Waratahs)
91: Nemani Nadolo (Crusaders)
73: Israel Dagg (Crusaders)
69: Kurtley Beale (Waratahs)
52: Pat Lambie (Sharks)
50: Cobus Reinach (Sharks)
49: Kieran Read (Crusaders)

Season so far

1,204: Ben Smith (Highlanders)
1,087: Willie le Roux (Cheetahs)
1,064: Jesse Mogg (Brumbies)
1,037: Israel Folau (Waratahs)
996: Julian Savea (Hurricanes)
990: Nemani Nadolo (Crusaders)
968: Jason Woodward (Rebels)
951: Kurtley Beale (Waratahs)
951: Israel Dagg (Crusaders)
934: Malakai Fekitoa (Highlanders)

CLEAN BREAKS

Semi-finals

2: Alofa Alofa (Waratahs)
2: Joe Tomane (Brumbies)
1: Ben Robinson (Waratahs)
1: Christian Leali'ifano (Brumbies)
1: Ettiene Oosthuizen (Sharks)
1: Dan Carter (Crusaders)
1: Colin Slade (Crusaders)
1: Jacques Potgieter (Waratahs)
1: Cobus Reinach (Sharks)

Season so far

24: Israel Folau (Waratahs)
23: Nemani Nadolo (Crusaders)
18: Adam Ashley-Cooper (Waratahs)
18: Malakai Fekitoa (Highlanders)
16: Ryan Crotty (Crusaders)
15: Alapati Leiua (Hurricanes)
15: Julian Savea (Hurricanes)
13: Bernard Foley (Waratahs)
13: Henry Speight (Brumbies)
13: Nick Cummins (Force)
13: Tom English (Rebels)

CARRIES

Semi-finals

15: Israel Dagg (Crusaders)
13: Wycliff Palu (Waratahs)
12: Kurtley Beale (Waratahs)
12: Nemani Nadolo (Crusaders)
11: Adam Ashley-Cooper (Waratahs)
11: Israel Folau (Waratahs)
11: Scott Fardy (Brumbies)
10: Michael Hooper (Waratahs)
10: Matt Todd (Crusaders)
10: Dominic Bird (Crusaders)

Season so far

202: Kurtley Beale (Waratahs)
187: Ben Smith (Highlanders)
175: Jesse Mogg (Brumbies)
169: Israel Dagg (Crusaders)
168: Tim Nanai-Williams (Chiefs)
167: Malakai Fekitoa (Highlanders)
163: Ben McCalman (Force)
162: Bernard Foley (Waratahs)
161: Adam Ashley-Cooper (Waratahs)

DEFENDERS BEATEN

Semi-finals

6: SP Marais (Sharks)
6: Nemani Nadolo (Crusaders)
4: Cobus Reinach (Sharks)
4: Kieran Read (Crusaders)
3: Colin Slade (Crusaders)
3: Willie Heinz (Crusaders)

Season so far

63: Malakai Fekitoa (Highlanders)
49: Julian Savea (Hurricanes)
47: Israel Folau (Waratahs)
47: Nemani Nadolo (Crusaders)
45: Adam Ashley-Cooper (Waratahs)
43: Ben Smith (Highlanders)
41: Charles Piutau (Blues)
41: Henry Speight (Brumbies)

OFFLOADS

Semi-finals

4: Israel Folau (Waratahs)
4: Israel Dagg (Crusaders)
3: Ryan Crotty (Crusaders)
3: SP Marais (Sharks)
2: Nick Phipps (Waratahs)
2: Wycliff Palu (Waratahs)
2: Mitch Chapman (Waratahs)
2: Dan Carter (Crusaders)
2: Colin Slade (Crusaders)
2: Joe Tomane (Brumbies)

Season so far

46: Israel Folau (Waratahs)
26: Israel Dagg (Crusaders)
26: Nic White (Brumbies)
26: Tawera Kerr-Barlow (Chiefs)
23: Malakai Fekitoa (Highlanders)
22: Julian Savea (Hurricanes)
22: Quade Cooper (Reds)

TACKLES

Semi-finals

13: Marcell Coetzee (Sharks)
12: Richie McCaw (Crusaders)
12: Tatafu Polota-Nau (Waratahs)
11: Ben Mowen (Brumbies)
11: Jean Deysel (Sharks)
10: Ben Alexander (Brumbies)
10: Jarrad Butler (Brumbies)
10: Rob Horne (Waratahs)
10: Sekope Kepu (Waratahs)

Season so far

217: Matt Hodgson (Force)
188: Shane Christie (Highlanders)
182: Jarrad Butler (Brumbies)
180: Nasi Manu (Highlanders)
173: Michael Hooper (Waratahs)
168: Warren Whiteley (Lions)
152: Sam Carter (Brumbies)
151: Joe Wheeler (Highlanders)
148: Jeremy Thrush (Hurricanes)
147: Liam Messam (Chiefs)
145: James Horwill (Reds)
143: Jack Lam (Hurricanes)
143: Luke Braid (Blues)
141: Jacques du Plessis (Bulls)

TACKLES MISSED

Semi-finals

4: Robbie Coleman (Brumbies)
4: Paul Jordaan (Sharks)
3: Andy Ellis (Crusaders)
3: Ben Alexander (Brumbies)
3: Bernard Foley (Waratahs)
2: JP Pietersen (Sharks)
2: Jannie du Plessis (Sharks)
2: Jean Deysel (Sharks)
2: Pat Lambie (Sharks)
2: Willem Alberts (Sharks)
2: Matt Todd (Crusaders)
2: Sam Whitelock (Crusaders)
2: Wyatt Crockett (Crusaders)
2: Josh Mann-Rea (Brumbies)

Season so far

33: Aaron Smith (Highlanders)
33: Nic White (Brumbies)
33: Rayno Benjamin (Cheetahs)
30: Frans Steyn (Sharks)
28: Jake Schatz (Reds)
27: Willie le Roux (Cheetahs)
25: Ben Alexander (Brumbies)
24: Luke Burgess (Rebels)
24: Sarel Pretorius (Cheetahs)
23: Stefan Watermeyer (Lions)
22: Beauden Barrett (Hurricanes)
22: Francois Hougaard (Bulls)
22: Sias Ebersohn (Force)
22: Ryan Crotty (Crusaders)

TURNOVERS WON

Semi-finals

3: Marcell Coetzee (Sharks)
3: Ryan Kankowski (Sharks)
3: Richie McCaw (Crusaders)
2: Ben Mowen (Brumbies)
2: Kieran Read (Crusaders)
2: Michael Hooper (Waratahs)
2: Tatafu Polota-Nau (Waratahs)
2: Matt Toomua (Brumbies)

Season so far

26: Matt Hodgson (Force)
22: Michael Hooper (Waratahs)
20: Richard Buckman (Highlanders)
19: Deon Fourie (Stormers)
18: Marcell Coetzee (Sharks)
17: Bismarck du Plessis (Sharks)
17: Jack Lam (Hurricanes)
16: Jaco Kriel (Lions)
16: Matt Todd (Crusaders)
15: Scott Fuglistaller (Rebels)

HANDLING ERRORS

Semi-finals

3: Lwazi Mvovo (Sharks)
2: Jean Deysel (Sharks)
2: SP Marais (Sharks)
2: Colin Slade (Crusaders)
2: Kurtley Beale (Waratahs)
2: Jesse Mogg (Brumbies)
2: Joe Tomane (Brumbies)
2: Nic White (Brumbies)
2: Tevita Kuridrani (Brumbies)

Season so far

36: Julian Savea (Hurricanes)
26: Nick Phipps (Waratahs)
25: Malakai Fekitoa (Highlanders)
24: Nic White (Brumbies)
24: Quade Cooper (Reds)
23: Kurtley Beale (Waratahs)
22: Jesse Mogg (Brumbies)
22: Patrick Osborne (Highlanders)
22: Francois Hougaard (Bulls)
20: Frans Steyn (Sharks)
20: Nick Cummins (Force)

LINEOUTS STOLEN

Semi-finals

2: Ben Mowen (Brumbies)
2: Sam Whitelock (Crusaders)
1: Leon Power (Brumbies)
1: Stephan Lewies (Sharks)
1: Stephen Hoiles (Waratahs)

Season so far

13: Ben Mowen (Brumbies)
11: Stephan Lewies (Sharks)
9: Sam Whitelock (Crusaders)
8: Victor Matfield (Bulls)
8: Warren Whiteley (Lions)
7: Paul Willemse (Bulls)
7: Ryan Kankowski (Sharks)
7: James Horwill (Reds)
6: Duane Vermeulen (Stormers)
6: Francois Uys (Cheetahs)
6: Grant Hattingh (Bulls)
6: Rob Simmons (Reds)

Source: Vodacom Rugby Stats App

Photo: Martin Hunter/Getty Images

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Mariette Adams