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 3
17: Fred Zeilinga (Sharks)
15: Clayton Blommetjies (Free State Cheetahs)
13: Ross Cronjé (Golden Lions)
9: Justin van Staden (Pumas)
8: Gary van Aswegen (EP Kings)
7: Rudy Paige (Blue Bulls)
7: SP Marais (Sharks)
7: Willie du Plessis (Free State Cheetahs)
Season so far
36: Fred Zeilinga (Sharks)
31: Francois Brummer (Griquas)
23: Demetri Catrakilis (Western Province)
21: Justin van Staden (Pumas)
20: Jacques-Louis Potgieter (Blue Bulls)
20: SP Marais (Sharks)
18: Ross Cronjé (Golden Lions)
16: Gary van Aswegen (EP Kings)
15: Clayton Blommetjies (Free State Cheetahs)
14: Cheslin Kolbe (Western Province)
14: Jaco van der Walt (Golden Lions)
14: Willie du Plessis (Free State Cheetahs)
13: Sarel Pretorius (Free State Cheetahs)
12: Andries Coetzee (Golden Lions)
METRES RUN
Round 3
212: Jesse Kriel (Blue Bulls)
176: Andries Coetzee (Golden Lions)
147: Stokkies Hanekom (Golden Lions)
141: Francois Brummer (Griquas)
136: Carel Greeff (Griquas)
131: Clayton Blommetjies (Free State Cheetahs)
126: Harold Vorster (Golden Lions)
115: Dean Grant (Griquas)
113: Scott van Breda (EP Kings)
110: Fred Zeilinga (Sharks)
Season so far
410: Andries Coetzee (Golden Lions)
341: Carel Greeff (Griquas)
304: Stokkies Hanekom (Golden Lions)
303: Cheslin Kolbe (Western Province)
302: Harold Vorster (Golden Lions)
294: Scott van Breda (EP Kings)
277: Ronnie Cooke (EP Kings)
269: Burgen Odendaal (Blue Bulls)
266: Ruan Combrinck (Golden Lions)
265: Francois Brummer (Griquas)
CLEAN BREAKS
Round 3
3: Jerome Pretorius (Pumas)
3: Tonderai Chavhanga (Sharks)
2: Jesse Kriel (Blue Bulls)
2: Ross Cronjé (Golden Lions)
2: Ruan Combrinck (Golden Lions)
2: Sampie Mastriet (Blue Bulls)
Season so far
6: Jürgen Visser (Blue Bulls)
5: Ruan Combrinck (Golden Lions)
4: Jaco Kriel (Golden Lions)
4: Stokkies Hanekom (Golden Lions)
4: Ross Cronjé (Golden Lions)
3: Akona Ndungane (Blue Bulls)
3: Cameron Wright (Sharks)
3: Jerome Pretorius (Pumas)
3: Lionel Mapoe (Golden Lions)
3: Odwa Ndungane (Sharks)
3: Rayno Benjamin (Free State Cheetahs)
3: Sampie Mastriet (Blue Bulls)
3: Sarel Pretorius (Free State Cheetahs)
3: Scott van Breda (EP Kings)
3: Seabelo Senatla (Western Province)
3: Tonderai Chavhanga (Sharks)
CARRIES
Round 3
16: Carel Greeff (Griquas)
14: Grant Hattingh (Blue Bulls)
14: Jacques Botes (Sharks)
14: Marnus Schoeman (Griquas)
14: Stokkies Hanekom (Golden Lions)
13: Jacques du Plessis (Blue Bulls)
13: Lionel Mapoe (Golden Lions)
12: Burger Odendaal (Blue Bulls)
12: Derick Minnie (Golden Lions)
12: Harold Vorster (Golden Lions)
12: Warwick Tecklenburg (Golden Lions)
11: Andries Coetzee (Golden Lions)
11: Francois Mostert (Golden Lions)
Season so far
74: Odwa Ndungane (Sharks)
46: Carel Greeff (Griquas)
37: Jono Ross (Blue Bulls)
32: Burger Odendaal (Blue Bulls)
32: Marnus Schoeman (Griquas)
28: Edgar Marutlulle (EP Kings)
28: Grant Hattingh (Blue Bulls)
27: Harold Vorster (Golden Lions)
27: Jacques du Plessis (Blue Bulls)
27: Paul Willemse (Blue Bulls)
26: Andries Coetzee (Golden Lions)
26: Stokkies Hanekom (Golden Lions)
26: Renaldo Bothma (Pumas)
DEFENDERS BEATEN
Round 3
3: Bongi Mbonambi (Blue Bulls)
3: Dean Grant (Griquas)
3: Kyle Cooper (Sharks)
2: Wayne Stevens (Griquas)
2: Stefan Willemse (EP Kings)
2: Scott van Breda (EP Kings)
2: Edgar Marutlulle (EP Kings)
2: Marnus Schoeman (Griquas)
2: JW Jonker (Pumas)
2: Jonathan Francke (Griquas)
2: Jesse Kriel (Blue Bulls)
2: Harold Vorster (Golden Lions)
Season so far
6: Bongi Mbonambi (Blue Bulls)
6: Burger Odendaal (Blue Bulls)
6: Renaldo Bothma (Pumas)
6: Ross Cronjé (Golden Lions)
4: Jaco Kriel (Golden Lions)
4: Marnus Schoeman (Griquas)
4: Seabelo Senatla (Western Province)
4: Wayne Stevens (Griquas)
OFFLOADS
Round 3
3: Francois Kleinhans (Sharks)
3: S'bura Sithole (Sharks)
2: Uzair Cassiem (Pumas)
2: Tian Meyer (Griquas)
2: Thembelani Bholi (EP Kings)
2: Stefan Willemse (EP Kings)
2: Sarel Pretorius (Free State Cheetahs)
2: SP Marais (Sharks)
2: Renaldo Bothma (Pumas)
2: Paul Jordaan (Sharks)
2: Stokkies Hanekom (Golden Lions)
2: Luke Watson (EP Kings)
2: Jono Ross (Blue Bulls)
2: Jacques du Plessis (Blue Bulls)
2: David Bulbring (EP Kings)
2: Cheslin Kolbe (Western Province)
Season so far
10: Tian Meyer (Griquas)
6: Tera Mthembu (Sharks)
5: Andries Coetzee (Golden Lions)
5: Paul Jordaan (Sharks)
4: Burger Odendaal (Blue Bulls)
4: Francois Kleinhans (Sharks)
4: Luke Watson (EP Kings)
4: Rocco Jansen (Griquas)
4: Ruan Combrinck (Golden Lions)
4: Sarel Pretorius (Free State Cheetahs)
4: S'bura Sithole (Sharks)
4: Stefan Willemse (EP Kings)
TACKLES
Round 3
28: Jean Kleyn (Western Province)
26: Paul Schoeman (EP Kings)
23: Siya Kolisi (Western Province)
20: David Bulbring (EP Kings)
20: Shane Gates (EP Kings)
19: Manuel Carizza (Western Province)
19: Michael Rhodes (Western Province)
18: Nizaam Carr (Western Province)
18: Corné Steenkamp (Pumas)
18: Stefan Willemse (EP Kings)
17: Alistair Vermaak (Western Province)
16: Renaldo Bothma (Pumas)
16: Ronnie Cooke (EP Kings)
Season so far
70: Nizaam Carr (Western Province)
60: Siya Kolisi (Western Province)
59: Jean Kleyn (Western Province)
57: Michael Rhodes (Western Province)
56: Corné Steenkamp (Pumas)
45: Tienie Burger (Free State Cheetahs)
44: Jacques Botes (Sharks)
42: Shane Gates (EP Kings)
41: Stephan Coetzee (Western Province)
40: Alistair Vermaak (Western Province)
40: Renaldo Bothma (Pumas)
40: Torsten van Jaarsveld (Free State Cheetahs)
40: Vincent Koch (Pumas)
TACKLES MISSED
Round 3
8: Justin van Staden (Pumas)
5: Stefan Watermeyer (Pumas)
4: Burger Odendaal (Blue Bulls)
4: Jonathan Francke (Griquas)
4: Nizaam Carr (Western Province)
4: Renaldo Bothma (Pumas)
4: Seabelo Senatla (Western Province)
4: Shane Gates (EP Kings)
4: Siviwe Soyizwapi (EP Kings)
4: Stefan Willemse (EP Kings)
Season so far
14: Justin van Staden (Pumas)
14: Nizaam Carr (Western Province)
11: Burgen Odendaal (Blue Bulls)
9: Manuel Carizza (Western Province)
9: Siviwe Soyizwapi (EP Kings)
8: Kevin Stevens (Free State Cheetahs)
8: Nic Groom (Western Province)
8: Seabelo Senatla (Western Province)
8: Stefan Watermeyer (Pumas)
7: Cameron Wright (Sharks)
7: Grant Hattingh (Blue Bulls)
7: Jono Ross (Blue Bulls)
7: Michael van der Spuy (Western Province)
TURNOVERS WON
Round 3
2: Francois Kleinhans (Sharks)
Season so far
10: Dean Greyling (Blue Bulls)
3: Francois Kleinhans (Sharks)
3: JW Bell (Pumas)
3: Nizaam Carr (Western Province)
3: Reynier van Rooyen (Pumas)
3: Seabelo Senatla (Western Province)
HANDLING ERRORS
Round 3
4: Tera Mthembu (Sharks)
4: Michael van der Spuy (Western Province)
4: Ruan Combrinck (Golden Lions)
3: Clayton Blommethies (Free State Cheetahs)
3: David Bulbring (EP Kings)
3: Jean Kleyn (Western Province)
3: Lubabalo Mtyanda (Pumas)
3: Marnus Schoeman (Griquas)
3: PJ Vermeulen (Griquas)
3: Paul Schoeman (EP Kings)
Season so far
10: Ross Cronjé (Golden Lions)
9: Cameron Wright (Sharks)
9: Sarel Pretorius (Free State Cheetahs)
7: Michael van der Spuy (Western Province)
7: Reynier van Rooyen (Pumas)
7: Ruan Combrinck (Golden Lions)
6: Fred Zeilinga (Sharks)
6: Nizaam Carr (Western Province)
6: Wayne Stevens (Griquas)
LINEOUTS STOLEN
Round 3
2: Ruan Lerm (Griquas)
1: David Bulbring (EP Kings)
1: Marco Wentzel (Sharks)
1: Uzair Cassiem (Pumas)
Season so far
2: Francois Mostert (Golden Lions)
2: Marco Wentzel (Sharks)
2: Pat Cilliers (Western Province)
2: Ruan Lerm (Griquas)
Source: Vodacom Rugby Stats App
Photo: Steve Haag/Gallo Images
