Super Rugby stats (Round 6)

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 6

16: Jesse Mogg (Brumbies)
14: Peter Grant (Stormers)
13: Jacques-Louis Potgieter (Bulls)
13: Jürgen Visser (Bulls)
11: Jayden Hayward (Force)

Season so far

53: Beauden Barrett (Hurricanes)
53: Marnitz Boshoff (Lions)
53: Willie le Roux (Cheetahs)
46: Johan Goosen (Cheetahs)
44: Will Genia (Reds)

METRES RUN

Round 6

102: Jürgen Visser (Bulls)
99: Ben Smith (Highlanders)
98: Gio Aplon (Stormers)
96: Israel Folau (Hurricanes)
95: Jesse Mogg (Brumbies)

Season so far

492: Willie le Roux (Cheetahs)
405: Israel Folau (Waratahs)
367: Julian Savea (Hurricanes)
340: Jesse Mogg (Brumbies)
339: Aidan Toua (Reds)

CLEAN BREAKS

Round 6

3: Rayno Benjamin (Cheetahs)
2: Bernard Foley (Waratahs)
2: Cornell Hendricks (Cheetahs)
2: Gio Aplon (Stormers)
2: Israel Folau (Waratahs)
2: Patrick Osborne (Highlanders)
2: Quade Cooper (Reds)
2: Tevita Li (Blues)
2: TJ Perenara (Hurricanes)

Season so far

10: Israel Folau (Waratahs)
7: Julian Savea (Hurricanes)
6: Peter Betham (Waratahs)
5: Cornall Hendricks (Cheetahs)
5: Jesse Mogg (Brumbies)
5: Johan Sadie (Cheetahs)

CARRIES

Round 6

16: James Broadhurst (Hurricanes)
15: Willie le Roux (Cheetahs)
14: Beauden Barrett (Cheetahs)
14: Israel Folau (Waratahs)
14: Tom Marshall (Chiefs)

Season so far

68: Willie le Roux (Cheetahs)
58: Luke Braid (Blues)
57: Jesse Mogg (Brumbies)
54: Charles Piutau (Blues)
52: Ben Smith (Highlanders)

DEFENDERS BEATEN

Round 6

6: Duane Vermeulen (Stormers)
6: Gio Aplon (Stormers)
5: Beauden Barrett (Hurricanes)
5: Israel Folau (Waratahs)
4: George Moala (Blues)
4: Julian Savea (Hurricanes)
4: Quade Cooper (Reds)
4: Stefan Watermeyer (Lions)
4: Tom Marshall (Chiefs)

Season so far

16: Charles Piutau (Blues)
16: Gio Aplon (Stormers)
15: Malakai Fekitoa (Highlanders)
14: Aidan Toua (Reds)
13: Duane Vermeulen (Stormers)
13: George Moala (Blues)
13: Israel Folau (Waratahs)
13: Cobus Reinach (Sharks)}
13: Luke Braid (Blues)

OFFLOADS

Round 6

6: Israel Folau (Waratahs)
5: Philip van der Walt (Cheetahs)
5: Tawera Kerr-Barlow (Chiefs)
3: Charl McLeod (Sharks)
3: Faf de Klerk (Lions)
3: Jacques Potgieter (Waratahs)
3: Patrick Osborne (Highlanders)
3: TJ Perenara (Hurricanes)

Season so far

14: Israel Folau (Waratahs)
10: Luke Braid (Blues)
10: Philip van der Walt
10: SP Marais (Sharks)
10: Tawera Kerr-Barlow (Chiefs)
10: Willie le Roux (Cheetahs)

TACKLES

Round 6

27: Shane Christie (Highlanders)
16: Joseph Wheeler (Highlanders)
15: Deon Fourie (Stormers)
15: Nasi Manu (Highlanders)
15: Sam Cane (Chiefs)

Season so far

89: Phillip van der Walt (Cheetahs)
83: Matt Hodgson (Force)
76: Lappies Labuschagne (Cheetahs)
72: Warren Whiteley (Lions)
64: Boom Prinsloo (Cheetahs)

TACKLES MISSED

Round 6

5: Phil Burleigh (Highlanders)
4: Ged Robinson (Highlanders)
4: Max Lahiff (Rebels)
4: Nic White (Brumbies)
4: Sam Carter (Brumbies)

Season so far

12: Aaron Smith (Highlanders)
12: Francois Venter (Cheetahs)
11: Ben Alexander (Brumbies)
11: Willie le Roux (Cheetahs)
10: Jackson Willison (Blues)
10: Johan Goosen (Cheetahs)
10: Nic White (Brumbies)
10: Junior Rasolea (Force)
10: Stefan Watermeyer (Lions)

TURNOVERS WON

Round 6

3: Deon Stegmann (Bulls)
3: Malakai Fekitoa (Highlanders)
3: Matt Hodgson (Force)
3: Scott Fardy (Brumbies)
2: Adriaan Strauss (Cheetahs)
2: Bismarck du Plessis (Sharks)
2: Boom Prinsloo (Cheetahs)
2: Faifili Levave (Hurricanes)
2: Frans Steyn (Sharks)
2: Jean Cook (Cheetahs)
2: Liam Squire (Chiefs)
2: Lodewyk de Jager (Cheetahs)
2: Mitch Inman (Rebels)
2: Scott Fuglistaller (Rebels)
2: Junior Rasolea (Force)
2: Steven Luatua (Blues)
2: TJ Ioane (Highlanders)
2: Willem Alberts (Sharks)

Season so far

11: Adriaan Strauss (Cheetahs)
9: Matt Hodgson (Force)
7: Boom Prinsloo (Cheetahs)
7: Deon Fourie (Stormers)
7: Marcell Coetzee (Sharks)
7: Michael Hooper (Waratahs)
7: Scott Fardy (Brumbies)
7: Steven Luatua (Blues)

HANDLING ERRORS

Round 6

5: Jesse Mogg (Brtumbies)
5: Ryan Kankowski (Sharks)
5: Sias Ebersohn (Force)
4: Rayno Benjamin (Cheetahs)
4: Tim Nanai-Williams (Chiefs)

Season so far

13: Julian Savea (Hurricanes)
12: Nick Cummins (Force)
11: Nic White (Brumbies)
10: Jesse Mogg (Brumbies)
10: Quade Cooper (Reds)
10: Sias Ebersohn (Force)

LINEOUTS STOLEN

Round 6

2: Ben Mowen (Brumbies)
2: Lappies Labuschagne (Cheetahs)
1: Brodie Retallick (Chiefs)
1: Ed Quirk (Reds)
1: Franco Mostert (Lions)

Season so far

7: Ben Mowen (Brumbies)
4: Warren Whiteley (Lions)
3: Hugh Pyle (Rebels)
3: Jeremy Thrush (Hurricanes)
3: Ryan Kankowski (Sharks)
3: Sam Whitelock (Crusaders)
3: Victor Matfield (Bulls)

Source: Vodacom Rugby Stats

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