SARugbymag.co.za looks at the players who topped the stats in key areas of the game this past weekend as well as the season so far.
TRY SCORERS
Round 9
2: Hugo Kloppers (Griquas)
2: Marnus Schoeman (Griquas)
2: Juan de Jongh (WP)
2: Shane Gates (EP Kings)
1: André Esternhuizen (Sharks)
1: Dean Greyling (Bulls)
1: Deon Stegmann (Bulls)
1: Francois Venter (Cheetahs)
1: Jacques du Plessis (Bulls)
1: Jonathan Francke (Griquas)
1: Joubert Engelbrecht (Cheetahs)
1: Kobus van Wyk (WP)
1: Maks van Dyk (Griquas)
1: Stokkies Hanekom (Lions)
1: Piet van Zyl (Bulls)
1: Lappies Labuschagne (Cheetahs)
1: PJ Vermeulen (Griquas)
1: Scarra Ntubeni (WP)
1: Willie du Plessis (Cheetahs)
1: Ruan Combrinck (Lions)
Season so far
7: Jaco Kriel (Lions)
6: Juan de Jongh (WP)
6: Marnus Schoeman (Griquas)
6: Sarel Pretorius (Cheetahs)
5: Kobus van Wyk (WP)
5: Shane Gates (EP Kings)
4: Francois Mostert (Lions)
4: Rayno Benjamin (Cheetahs)
4: Stokkies Hanekom (Lions)
4: Nizaam Carr (WP)
4: Ruan Combrinck (Lions)
4: Sampie Mastriet (Bulls)
POINT SCORERS
Round 9
21: Fred Zeilinga (Sharks)
15: Jacques-Louis Potgieter (Bulls)
14: Willie du Plessis (Cheetahs)
13: Marnitz Boshoff (Lions)
12: Demetri Catrakilis (WP)
10: Hugo Kloppers (Griquas)
10: Marnus Schoeman (Griquas)
10: Juan de Jongh (WP)
10: Shane Gates (EP Kings)
Season so far
100: Jacques-Louis Potgieter (Bulls)
93: Demetri Catrakilis (WP)
93: Ruan Combrinck (Lions)
84: Fred Zeilinga (Sharks)
80: Justin van Staden (Pumas)
53: Lionel Cronjé (Sharks)
53: Willie du Plessis (Cheetahs)
51: Gouws Prinsloo (Griquas)
39: Scott van Breda (EP Kings)
35: Jaco Kriel (Lions)
30: Juan de Jongh (WP)
30: Kurt Coleman (WP)
30: Marnus Schoeman (Griquas)
30: Sarel Pretorius (Cheetahs)
KICKS FROM HAND
Round 9
18: Jacques-Louis Potgieter (Bulls)
15: Demetri Catrakilis (WP)
11: Justin van Staden (Pumas)
11: Lionel Cronjé (Sharks)
10: Willie du Plessis (Cheetahs)
7: SP Marais (Sharks)
6: Jaco van der Walt (Lions)
5: Clayton Blommetjies (Cheetahs)
5: Reynier van Rooyen (Pumas)
5: Ulrich Beyers (Bulls)
Season so far
86: Jacques-Louis Potgieter (Bulls)
75: Francois Brummer (Griquas)
57: Demetri Catrakilis (WP)
55: Justin van Staden (Pumas)
47: Clayton Blommetjies (Cheetahs)
47: Fred Zeilinga (Sharks)
46: Gary van Aswegen (EP Kings)
44: Jaco van der Walt (Lions)
40: SP Marais (Sharks)
40: Lionel Cronjé (Sharks)
METRES RUN
Round 9
185: Sarel Pretorius (Cheetahs)
159: Lwazi Mvovo (Sharks)
147: Francois Venter (Cheetahs)
136: Jaco van der Walt (Lions)
126: Willie du Plessis (Cheetahs)
117: Lionel Cronjé (Sharks)
115: Lionel Mapoe (Lions)
112: Ruan Combrinck (Lions)
112: Willie Britz (Lions)
109: André Esterhuizen (Sharks)
106: Nizaam Carr (WP)
105: Nic Groom (WP)
105: Ross Cronjé (Lions)
104: Courtnall Skosan (Lions)
103: SP Marais (Sharks)
Season so far
895: Andries Coetzee (Lions)
788: Cheslin Kolbe (WP)
786: Stokkies Hanekom (Lions)
752: Ruan Combrinck (Lions)
723: Jaco van der Walt (Lions)
719: Juan de Jongh (WP)
711: Francois Venter (Cheetahs)
693: Lionel Mapoe (Lions)
686: Siviwe Soyizwapi (EP Kings)
685: Clayton Blommetjies (Cheetahs)
676: Burger Odendaal (Bulls)
668: Sarel Pretorius (Cheetahs)
668: Francois Brummer (Griquas)
658: Carel Greeff (Griquas)
600: Gary van Aswegen (EP Kings)
CLEAN BREAKS
Round 9
3: Courtnall Skosan (Lions)
2: Nic Groom (WP)
2: Paul Jordaan (Sharks)
1: Akona Ndungane (Bulls)
1: Burger Odendaal (Bulls)
1: Clayton Blommetjies (Cheetahs)
1: Franco Mostert (Lions)
1: Francois Venter (Cheetahs)
1: Frank Herne (Pumas)
1: Fred Zeilinga (Sharks)
1: Jaco van der Walt (Lions)
1: Jacques du Plessis (Bulls)
1: Jacques van Rooyen (Lions)
1: Juan de Jongh (WP)
1: Kobus van Wyk (WP)
1: Tera Mthembu (Sharks)
1: Lwazi Mvovo (Sharks)
1: Stokkies Hanekom (Lions)
1: Lappies Labuschagne (Cheetahs)
1: Raymond Rhule (Cheetahs)
1: Rosco Speckman (Pumas)
1: SP Marais (Sharks)
1: Sarel Pretorius (Cheetahs)
1: JP du Plessis (Cheetahs)
1: Schalk van der Merwe (Lions)
1: S'bura Sithole (Sharks)
1: Tienie Burger (Cheetahs)
1: Ulrich Beyers (Bulls)
1: Willie Britz (Lions)
1: Willie du Plessis (Cheetahs)
Season so far
10: Jaco Kriel (Lions)
9: Stokkies Hanekom (Lions)
8: Raymond Rhule (Cheetahs)
8: Ruan Combrinck (Lions)
7: Courtnall Skosan (Lions)
7: Paul Jordaan (Sharks)
7: Rosco Speckman (Pumas)
7: S'bura Sithole (Sharks)
CARRIES
Round 9
25: Sarel Pretorius (Cheetahs)
22: Willie du Plessis (Cheetahs)
19: Lionel Cronjé (Sharks)
16: Jacques-Louis Potgieter (Bulls)
15: Francois Venter (Cheetahs)
14: Cameron Wright (Sharks)
13: Burger Odendaal (Bulls)
13: Jaco van der Walt (Lions)
13: Nizaam Carr (WP)
12: André Esterhuizen (Sharks)
11: Corné Fourie (Pumas)
11: Lionel Mapoe (Lions)
11: Lwazi Mvovo (Sharks)
Season so far
94: Carel Greeff (Griquas)
90: Odwa Ndungane (Sharks)
88: Sarel Pretorius (Cheetahs)
86: Jono Ross (Bulls)
82: Nizaam Carr (WP)
81: Jacques du Plessis (Buls)
80: Burger Odendaal (Bulls)
76: Francois Venter (Cheetahs)
69: Jaco Kriel (Lions)
69: Stokkies Hanekom (Lions)
DEFENDERS BEATEN
Round 9
8: Courtnall Skosan (Lions)
6: Sarel Pretorius (Cheetahs)
4: Lwazi Mvovo (Sharks)
4: Pat Howard (WP)
Season so far
14: Sarel Pretorius (Cheetahs)
13: Carel Greef (Griquas)
11: Courtnall Skosan (Lions)
11: Francois Venter (Cheetahs)
11: Renaldo Bothma (Pumas)
10: Jonathan Francke (Griquas)
10: Ross Cronjé (Lions)
9: Burger Odendaal (Bulls)
9: Lwazi Mvovo (Sharks)
8: Andries Coetzee (Lions)
8: JJ Engelbrecht (Bulls)
8: Nizaam Carr (WP)
OFFLOADS
Round 9
4: SP Marais (Sharks)
2: Clayton Blommetjies (Cheetahs)
2: Francois Venter (Cheetahs)
2: Jaco van der Walt (Lions)
2: Jacques van Rooyen (Lions)
2: Lionel Mapoe (Lions)
2: Manuel Carizza (WP)
2: Nic Groom (WP)
2: Stokkies Hanekom (Lions)
2: Rosco Speckman (Pumas)
2: Sarel Pretorius (Cheetahs)
2: S'bura Sithole (Sharks)
2: Vincent Koch (Pumas)
Season so far
18: Sarel Pretorius (Cheetahs)
16: Clayton Blommetjies (Cheetahs)
15: Nizaam Carr (WP)
14: Tian Meyer (Griquas)
12: Francois Venter (Cheetahs)
12: Lionel Mapoe (Lions)
12: SP Marais (Sharks)
11: Tera Mthembu (Sharks)
11: Paul Jordaan (Sharks)
10: Stokkies Hanekom (Lions)
10: Rosco Speckman (Pumas)
TACKLES
Round 9
21: Lappies Labuschagne (Cheetahs)
16: Deon Stegmann (Bulls)
16: Tienie Burger (Cheetahs)
14: Jaco Taute (WP)
14: Paul Willemse (Bulls)
13: Martin Muller (Lions)
13: Willie Britz (Lions)
12: Jacques Botes (Sharks)
12: Jacques du Plessis (Bulls)
12: Michael Rhodes (WP)
Season so far
161: Nizaam Carr (WP)
138: Tienie Burger (Cheetahs)
134: Michael Rhodes (WP)
125: Torsten van Jaarsveld (Cheetahs)
106: Shane Gates (EP Kings)
105: Jean Kleyn (WP)
105: Paul Schoeman (EP Kings)
99: Corné Steenkamp (Sharks)
98: Jaco Kriel (Lions)
98: Jono Ross (Bulls)
97: Jaco Taute (WP)
97: Paul Willemse (Bulls)
TACKLES MISSED
Round 9
5: Devin Oosthuizen (EP Kings)
4: Kyle Cooper (Sharks)
4: Lionel Mapoe (Lions)
4: Paul Willemse (Bulls)
4: Scarra Ntubeni (WP)
4: Willie du Plessis (Cheetahs)
Season so far
25: Nizaam Carr (WP)
22: Justin van Staden (Pumas)
21: Sarel Pretorius (Cheetahs)
20: Burger Odendaal (Bulls)
19: Franco Mostert (Lions)
19: Grant Hattingh (Bulls)
19: Jonathan Francke (Griquas)
19: Jono Ross (Bulls)
18: Raymond Rhule (Cheetahs)
17: Shane Gates (EP Kings)
TURNOVERS WON
Round 9
3: Deon Stegmann (Bulls)
1: Kwagga Smith (Lions)
1: Dale Chadwick (Sharks)
1: Jaco Kriel (Lions)
1: JJ Engelbrecht (Bulls)
1: Jonathan Francke (Griquas)
1: Joubert Engelbrecht (Cheetahs)
1: Juan de Jongh (WP)
1: Kyle Cooper (Sharks)
1: Lionel Mapoe (Lions)
1: Tera Mthembu (Sharks)
1: Lubabalo Mtyanda (Pumas)
1: Lwazi Mvovo (Sharks)
1: Manuel Carizza (WP)
1: Marius Coetzer (Pumas)
1: SP Marais (Sharks)
1: S'bura Sithole (Sharks)
1: Torsten van Jaarsveld (Cheetahs)
1: Wiaan Liebenberg (Bulls)
Season so far
13: Dean Greyling (Bulls)
9: Jaco Kriel (Lions)
6: Deon Stegmann (Bulls)
6: Marnus Schoeman (Griquas)
5: Kwagga Smith (Lions)
5: Lubabalo Mtyanda (Pumas)
5: Torsten van Jaarsveld (Cheetahs)
4: Dale Chadwick (Sharks)
4: Kyle Cooper (Sharks)
4: Nizaam Carr (WP)
HANDLING ERRORS
Round 9
5: Rudy Paige (Bulls)
5: Tian Meyer (Griquas)
4: Akona Ndungane (Bulls)
4: Fred Zeilinga (Sharks)
4: Jono Ross (Bulls)
4: Lionel Cronjé (Sharks)
4: Tim Agaba (EP Kings)
4: Willie Britz (Lions)
Season so far
21: Sarel Pretorius (Cheetahs)
20: Cameron Wright (Sharks)
19: Ross Cronjé (Sharks)
19: Tian Meyer (Griquas)
18: Siviwe Soyizwapi (EP Kings)
16: Tera Mthembu (Sharks)
14: Clayton Blommetjies (Cheetahs)
14: Hugo Kloppers (Griquas)
LINEOUTS WON
Round 9
8: Marius Coetzer (Pumas)
7: Ruan Lerm (Griquas)
6: Grant Hattingh (Bulls)
4: Hugo Kloppers (Griquas)
4: Jaco Nepgen (Griquas)
4: Marco Wentzel (Sharks)
3: Franco Mostert (Lions)
3: Lubabalo Mtyanda (Pumas)
3: Tim Agaba (EP Kings)
3: Werner Lourens (Cheetahs)
LINEOUTS STOLEN
Round 9
1: Manuel Carizza (WP)
1: Marco Wentzel (Sharks)
1: Martin Ferreira (EP Kings)
1: Martin Muller (Lions)
1: Stephan Lewies (Sharks)
1: Tian Meyer (Griquas)
Season so far
6: JC Astle (Sharks)
4: Grant Hattingh (Bulls)
4: Marco Wentzel (Sharks)
4: Stephan Lewies (Sharks)
4: Uzair Cassiem (Pumas)
3: Martin Muller (Lions)
2: Francois Mostert (Lions)
2: Lubabalo Mtyanda (Pumas)
2: Pat Cilliers (WP)
2: Ruan Botha (WP)
2: Ruan Lerm (Griquas)
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