After 15 rounds, it’s time to take a look at who’s performing. Rugby Banter sifts through our extensive collection of rugby stats to find out.
Cheetah’s flanker Francois Uys, has seen the most minutes this year
Most minutes played:
Francois Uys (Cheetahs) 1106 minutes
Johann Sadie (Cheetahs) 1096
Willie le Roux (Cheetahs) 1081
Adriaan Strauss (Cheetahs) 1081
De Allende (Stormers) , Mowen (Brumbies) & Vermeulen (Stormers) locked together on 1040
Top points scorers:
Beauden Barrett (Hurricanes) 188
Bernard Foley (Waratahs) 149
Marnitz Boshoff (Lions) 148
Colin Slade (Crusaders) 148
Jason Woodward (Rebels) 134
Most trys:
Israel Folau, dominating the try tally & line breaks
Israel Folau (Waratahs) 10
Robbie Coleman (Brumbies) 7
Nemani Nadolo (Crusaders) 7
Cummins (Force), Fekitoa (Highlanders), Hodgson (Force), Moala (Blues) & J Savea (Hurricanes) all locked at 6
Most Conversions:
Beauden Barrett (Hurricanes) 29
Bernard Foley (Waratahs) 28
Quade Cooper (Reds) 22
Simon Hickey (Blues) 20
Lima Sopoaga (Highlanders) 20
Most Penalty Goals:
Beauden Barrett (Hurricanes) 35
Marnitz Boshoff (Lions) 34
Colin Slade (Crusaders) 32
Jason Woodward (Rebels) 31
Jacques Louis-Potgieter (Bulls) 31
Most Carries:
Kurtley Beale (Waratahs) 169
Ben Smith (Highlanders) 152
Bernard Foley (Waratahs) 145
Jesse Mogg (Brumbies) 145
Willie le Roux (Cheetahs) 143
Most Defenders Beaten:
Malakai Fekitoa, topping the defenders beaten stats
Malakai Fekitoa (Highlanders) 48
Alapati Leiua (Hurricanes) 42
Julian Savea (Hurricanes) 42
Ben Smith (Highlanders) 38
Charles Piutau (Blues) 36
Most Clean Breaks:
Israel Folau (Waratahs) 21
Julian Savea (Hurricanes) 19
Nemani Nadolo (Crusaders) 18
Alapati Leiua (Hurricanes) 17
Fekitoa (Highlanders) & McCabe (Brumbies) locked on 14
Most Offloads:
Israel Folau (Waratahs) 33
Quade Cooper (Reds) 26
Willie le Roux (Cheetahs) 20
Tawera Kerr-Barlow (Chiefs) 19
Beale (Waratahs), Fekitoa (Highlanders) & Perenara (Hurricanes) all on 18
Most Try Assists:
Quade Cooper, only player making things happen at the Reds this year
Quade Cooper (Reds) 10
Nic White (Brumbies) 9
Kurtley Beale (Waratahs) 7
Bernard Foley (Waratahs) 7
Aaron Smith (Highlanders) 7
Most Passes:
Nick Phipps (Rebels) 801
TJ Perenara (Hurricanes) 791
Nic White (Brumbies) 785
Will Genia (Reds) 774
Aaron Smith (Highlanders) 561
Most Kicks In Play:
Beauden Barrett (Hurricanes) 162
Jesse Mogg (Brumbies) 130
Sias Ebersohn (Force) 111
Willie le Roux (Cheetahs) 106
Goosen (Cheetahs) & A Smith (Highlanders) both on 96
Most Tackles:
Matt Hodgson (Force) 188
Warren Whiteley (Lions) 159
Shane Christie (Highlanders) 138
Nasi Manu (Highlanders) 134
Jacques du Plessis (Sharks) 133
Best tackle percentage (With players who have made 50+ tackles only):
On fire this season, Matt Hodgson
Rob Horne (Waratahs) 98.4% (62)
Warren Whiteley (Lions) 98.1% (159)
Sam Cane (Chiefs) 97.9% (94)
Heindrich Brussow (Cheetahs) 97.3% (73)
Boom Prinsloo (Cheetahs) 96.4% (63)
Most Turnovers Won:
Matt Hodgson (Force) 25
Jaco Kriel (Lions) 23
Jack Lam (Hurricanes) 19
Marcell Coetzee (Sharks) 15
Deon Fourie (Stormers) 14
Most Turnovers Conceded:
Julian Savea (Hurricanes) 34
Nic White (Brumbies) 30
Francois Steyn (Sharks) 29
Quade Cooper (Reds) 28
Jesse Mogg (Brumbies) 27
Most Penalties Conceded:
Scott Higginbotham (Rebels) 24
Deon Fourie (Stormers) 20
Scott Fardy (Brumbies) 19
Matt Hodgson (Force) 18
J du Plessis (Sharks), Mowen (Brumbies) & Tameifuna (Chiefs) all tied on 17
Line-Out Throws Won:
Best line-out thrower in Super Rugby
Adriaan Strauss (Cheetahs) 142
Stephen Moore (Brumbies) 135
Bismarck du Plessis (Sharks) 127
Callie Visagie (Bulls) 115
Nathan Charles (Force) 103
Most Line-Out Wins:
Victor Matfield (Bulls) 61
Stephan Lewies (Sharks) 59
Ben Mowen (Brumbies) 57
Michael Rhodes (Stormers) 49
Jake Schatz (Reds) 44
Most Line-Out Steals:
Ben Mowen (Brumbies) 7
Francois Uys (Cheetahs) 7
Warren Whiteley (Lions) 7
Sam Whitelock (Chiefs) 7
Matfield (Bulls), Rhodes (Stormers), Hattingh (Bulls) & Vermeulen (Stormers) all on 6
Most Minutes Played Without Conceding a Turnover:
Ben Daley (Reds) 332
Nepo Laulala (Crusaders) 279
Reg Goodes (Hurricanes) 269
Most Minutes Played Without Conceding a Penalty:
Jurgen Visser (Bulls) 942
Frank Halai (Bules) 818
Kobus van Wyk (Stormers) 641
