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 9
16: Jesse Mogg (Brumbies)
16: Quade Cooper (Reds)
11: Aaron Smith (Highlanders)
10: Willie le Roux (Cheetahs)
9: Lima Sapoanga (Highlanders)
9: Marnitz Boshoff (Lions)
Season so far
88: Beauden Barrett (Hurricanes)
79: Jesse Mogg (Brumbies)
75: Willie le Roux (Cheetahs)
72: Will Genia (Reds)
68: Marnitz Boshoff (Lions)
METRES RUN
Round 9
183: Nick Cummins (Force)
154: Lwazi Mvovo (Sharks)
134: Kurtley Beale (Waratahs)
126: Nemani Nadolo (Crusaders)
103: Rob Horne (Waratahs)
Season so far
638: Willie le Roux (Cheetahs)
597: Jesse Mogg (Brumbies)
546: Julian Savea (Hurricanes)
518: Ben Smith (Highlanders)
496: Jürgen Visser (Bulls)
CLEAN BREAKS
Round 9
3: Lwazi Mvovo (Sharks)
3: Nemani Nadolo (Crusaders)
3: Nick Cummins (Force)
3: Rod Davies (Reds)
2: Adam Ashley-Cooper (Waratahs)
2: Ben Lucas (Reds)
Season so far
11: Julian Savea (Hurricanes)
10: Israel Folau (Waratahs)
9: Ryan Crotty (Crusaders)
8: Alapati Leiua (Hurricanes)
8: Jesse Mogg (Brumbies)
8: Lwazi Mvovo (Sharks)
CARRIES
Round 9
20: Bernard Foley (Waratahs)
20: Kurtley Beale (Waratahs)
19: Quade Cooper (Reds)
16: Jürgen Visser (Bulls)
15: Willie le Roux (Cheetahs)
Season so far
91: Ben Smith (Highlanders)
89: Jesse Mogg (Brumbies)
89: Willie le Roux (Cheetahs)
81: Charles Piutau (Blues)
79: Quade Cooper (Reds)
DEFENDERS BEATEN
Round 9
7: Lwazi Mvovo (Sharks)
5: Nemani Nadolo (Crusaders)
5: Sibusiso Sithole (Sharks)
5: Teboho Mohoje (Cheetahs)
4: Cornal Hendricks (Cheetahs)
4: Joseph Tomane (Brumbies)
Season so far
24: Alapati Leiua (Hurricanes)
24: Julian Savea (Hurricanes)
22: Charles Piutau (Blues)
21: Quade Cooper (Reds)
19: Malakai Fekitoa (Highlanders)
OFFLOADS
6: Joseph Tomane (Brumbies)
4: Jason Woodward (Rebels)
4: Will Skelton (Waratahs)
3: Jacques-Louis Potgieter (Bulls)
3: Jean Deysel (Sharks)
Season so far
16: Quade Cooper (Reds)
15: Tawera Kerr-Barlow (Chiefs)
14: Faf de Klerk (Lions)
14: Israel Folau (Waratahs)
14: Willie le Roux (Cheetahs)
TACKLES
Round 9
18: Sam Cane (Chiefs)
17: Matt Hodgson (Force)
16: Ben McCalman (Force)
16: Shane Christie (Highlanders)
15: Kyle Godwin (Force)
Season so far
104: Matt Hodgson (Force)
101: Shane Christie (Highlanders)
90: Lappies Labuschagne (Cheetahs)
90: Warren Whiteley (Lions)
89: Phillip van der Walt (Cheetahs)
TACKLES MISSED
Round 9
4: Alwyn Hollenbach (Lions)
4: Jono Ross (Bulls)
4: Matt Hodgson (Force)
3: Andrew Smith (Brumbies)
3: Anthony Fainga'a (Reds)
Season so far
17: Aaron Smith (Highlanders)
15: Nic White (Brumbies)
14: Johan Goosen (Cheetahs)
13: Ben Alexander (Brumbies)
13: Jake Schatz (Reds)
13: Tevita Kuridrani (Brumbies)
TURNOVERS WON
Round 9
5: Bismarck du Plessis (Sharks)
3: Matt Hodgson (Force)
2: Adam Coleman (Force)
2: Derick Minnie (Lions)
2: Elliot Dixon (Highlanders)
2: Jacques Potgieter (Waratahs)
2: Jonny McNicholl (Crusaders)
Season so far
13: Matt Hodgson (Force)
11: Adriaan Strauss (Cheetahs)
11: BIsmarck du Plessis (Sharks)
11: Jack Lam (Hurricanes)
10: Marcell Coetzee (Sharks)
HANDLING ERRORS
Round 9
5: Patrick Osborne (Highlanders)
4: Jacques-Louis Potgieter (Bulls)
3: Bundee Aki (Chiefs)
3: Cam Crawford (Waratahs)
3: Flip van der Merwe (Bulls)
Season so far
19: Quade Cooper (Reds)
15: Julian Savea (Hurricanes)
15: Nic White (Brumbies)
14: Jesse Mogg (Brumbies)
13: Ben Smith (Highlanders)
13: Malakai Fekitoa (Highlanders)
LINEOUTS STOLEN
Round 9
1: Dave Dennis (Waratahs)
1: Grant Hattingh (Bulls)
1: Jake Schatz (Reds)
1: Jacques Potgieter (Waratahs)
1: Kane Douglas (Waratahs)
Season so far
8: Ben Mowen (Brumbies)
5: Sam Whitelock (Crusaders)
5: Warren Whiteley (Lions)
4: James Horwill (Reds)
4: Rob Simmons (Reds)
4: Ryan Kankowski (Sharks)
Source: Vodacom Rugby Stats
