Currie Cup Stats (Semi-finals)

Who topped the stats in key areas of the game this past weekend as well as for the season so far, according to the Vodacom Stats App.

TRY SCORERS

Semi-finals

2: Cheslin Kolbe (Western Province)
1: Nic Groom (Western Province)
1: Callie Visagie  (Blue Bulls)
1: Dean Greyling (Blue Bulls)
1: Armand van der Merwe (Golden Lions)
1: Jaco Kriel (Golden Lions)
1: Howard Mnisi (Golden Lions)
1: Ross Cronjé (Golden Lions)
1: Ruan Combrinck (Golden Lions)
1: Warren Whiteley (Golden Lions)
1: Tera Mtembu (Sharks)
1: Lwazi Mvovo (Sharks)
1: SP Marais (Sharks)

Season so far:

9: Jaco Kriel (Golden Lions)
7: Marnus Schoeman (Griquas)
7: Sarel Pretorius (FS Cheetahs)
6: Juan de Jongh (Western Province)
6: Ruan Combrinck (Golden Lions)
5: Cheslin Kolbe (Western Province)
5: Kobus van Wyk (Western Province)
5: Ederies Arendse (Griquas)

POINTS SCORERS

Semi-finals

20: Marnitz Boshoff (Golden Lions)
16: Demetri Catrakilis (Western Province)
11: Jacques-Louis Potgieter (Blue Bulls)
10: Cheslin Kolbe (Western Province)

Season so far

123: Jacques-Louis Potgieter (Blue Bulls)
109: Demetri Catrakilis (Western Province)
103: Ruan Combrinck (Golden Lions)
90: Justin van Staden (Pumas)
89: Fred Zeilinga (Sharks)
71: Lionel Cronjé (Sharks)
55: Willie du Plessis (FS Cheetahs)
51: Gouws Prinsloo (Griquas)
45: Jaco Kriel (Golden Lions)
45: Kurt Coleman (Western Province)

KICKS FROM HAND

Semi-finals

16: Demetri Catrakilis (Western Province)
11: Jacques-Louis Potgieter (Blue Bulls)
8: Ulrich Beyers (Blue Bulls)
7: Cheslin Kolbe (Western Province)
7: Marnitz Boshoff (Golden Lions)
4: Lionel Cronjé (Sharks)
4: Rudy Paige (Blue Bulls)

Season so far

103: Jacques-Louis Potgieter (Blue Bulls)
88: Demetri Catrakilis (Western Province)
79: Francois Brummer (Griquas)
70: Justin van Staden (Pumas)
60: Gary van Aswegen (EP Kings)
50: Clayton Blommetjies (FS Cheetahs)
50: Lionel Cronjé (Sharks)
48: Fred Zeilinga (Sharks)
48: Jaco van der Walt (Golden Lions)

METRES RUN

Semi-finals

174: Howard Mnisi (Golden Lions)
155: Michael Rhodes (Western Province)
138: SP Marais (Sharks)
131: Ross Cronjé (Golden Lions)
115: Handré Pollard (Blue Bulls)
111: Juan de Jongh (Western Province)
103: Demetri Catrakilis (Western Province)
98: Jaco Kriel (Golden Lions)
93: Cheslin Kolbe (Western Province)

Season so far

912: Juan de Jongh (Western Province)
906: Cheslin Kolbe (Western Province)
899: Siviwe Soyizwapi (EP Kings)
895: Andries Coetzee (Golden Lions)
872: Ruan Combinck (Golden Lions)
839: Clayton Blommetjies (FS Cheetahs)
826: Jaco van der Walt (Golden Lions)
777: Lionel Mapoe (Golden Lions)
776: Demetri Catrakilis (Western Province)
769: Stokkies Hanekom (Golden Lions)
761: S'bura Sithole (Sharks)

CLEAN BREAKS

Semi-finals

2: Jaco Kriel (Golden Lions)
2: Bjorn Basson (Blue Bulls)

Season so far

13: Jaco Kriel (Golden Lions)
13: Rosco Speckman (Pumas)
10: Raymond Rhule (FS Cheetahs)
10: Ruan Combrinck (Golden Lions)
9: S'bura Sithole (Sharks)
8: Lwazi Mvovo (Sharks)
8: Stokkies Hanekom (Golden Lions)
8: Scott van Breda (EP Kings)
7: Akona Ndungane (Blue Bulls)

CARRIES

Semi-finals

19: Howard Mnisi (Golden Lions)
17: Jacques-Louis Potgieter (Blue Bulls)
17: Ross Cronjé (Golden Lions)
16: Handré Pollard (Blue Bulls)
15: Michael Rhodes (Western Province)
12: Marnitz Boshoff (Golden Lions)
10: Lionel Mapoe (Golden Lions)
9: Warren Whiteley (Golden Lions)
9: Dean Greyling (Blue Bulls)
9: Paul Willemse (Blue Bulls)
9: Jacques du Plessis (Blue Bulls)
9: Demetri Catrakilis (Western Province)

Season so far

107: Jacques du Plessis (Blue Bulls)
104: Carel Greeff (Griquas)
101: Jono Ross (Blue Bulls)
96: Nizaam Carr (Western Province)
90: Odwa Ndungane (Sharks)
86: Burger Odendaal (Blue Bulls)
84: Jaco Kriel (Golden Lions)
79: Grant Hattingh (Blue Bulls)
77: Lionel Mapoe (Golden Lions)
76: Sarel Pretorius (FS Cheetahs)
76: Siviwe Soyizwapi (EP Kings)
75: Jacques Botes (Sharks)

DEFENDERS BEATEN

Semi-finals

5: Jaco Kriel (Golden Lions)
4: André Esterhuizen (Sharks)
4: Handré Pollard (Blue Bulls)
3: Howard Mnisi (Golden Lions)
3: Tonderai Chavhanga (Sharks)
2: SP Marais (Sharks)
2: Derick Minnie (Golden Lions)
2: Ross Cronjé (Golden Lions)
2: Ruan Combrinck (Golden Lions)
2: Kobus van Wyk (Western Province)

Season so far

16: Jaco Kriel (Golden Lions)
15: André Esterhuizen (Sharks)
14: Carel Greeff (Griquas)
11: Francois Venter (FS Cheetahs)
11: Jonathan Francke (Griquas)
11: Renaldo Bothma (Pumas)
11: Ross Cronjé (Golden Lions)
11: Stefan Watermeyer (Pumas)
10: Burger Odendaal (Blue Bulls)
10: Jacques du Plessi (Blue Bulls)
10: SP Marais (Sharks)
10: Shane Gates (EP Kings)

OFFLOADS

Semi-finals

4: Howard Mnisi (Golden Lions)
3: Derick Minnie (Golden Lions)
3: Warren Whiteley (Golden Lions)
2: Armand van der Merwe (Golden Lions)
2: Robbie Coetzee (Golden Lions)
2: Willie Britz (Golden Lions)

Season so far

19: Clayton Blommetjies (FS Cheetahs)
19: Sarel Pretorius (FS Cheetahs)
18: Tian Meyer (Griquas)
16: Nizaam Carr (Western Province)
15: Rosco Speckman (Pumas)
14: Tera Mtembu (Sharks)
13: Lionel Mapoe (Golden Lions)
13: SP Marais (Sharks)
12: Francois Venter (FS Cheetahs)
12: Paul Schoeman (EP Kings)

TACKLES

Semi-finals

20: Michael Rhodes (Western Province)
17: Paul Willemse (Blue Bulls)
14: Jacques du Plessis (Blue Bulls)
14: Rynhardt Elstadt (Western Province)
13: Deon Stegmann (Blue Bulls)
12: Juan de Jongh (Western Province)
12: Scarra Ntubeni (Western Province)
11: Conrad Hoffman (Sharks)
11: Michael van der Spuy (Western Province)
11: Warren Whiteley (Golden Lions)

Season so far

181: Nizaam Carr (Western Province)
167: Michael Rhodes (Western Province)
149: Tienie Burger (FS Cheetahs)
133: Torsten van Jaarsveld (FS Cheetahs)
127: Shane Gates (EP Kings)
125: Corné Steenkamp (Pumas)
125: Paul Willemse (Blue Bulls)
124: Jean Kleyn (Western Province)
124: Paul Schoeman (EP Kings)
117: Jono Ross (Blue Bulls)
115: Jacques Botes (Sharks)

TACKLES MISSED

Semi-finals

6: Conrad Hoffman (Sharks)
6: Demetri Catrakilis (Western Province)
4: Handré Pollard (Blue Bulls)
4: Khaya Majola (Sharks)
4: Kyle Cooper (Sharks)
4: Michael van der Spuy (Western Province)
4: Rynhardt Elstadt (Western Province)
3: Howard Mnisi (Golden Lions)
3: Jacques Botes (Sharks)
3: Matt Stevens (Sharks)

Season so far

29: Demetri Catrakilis (Western Province)
27: Nizaam Carr (Western Province)
27: Jonathan Francke (Griquas)
25: Justin van Staden (Pumas)
24: Sarel Pretorius (FS Cheetahs)
22: Jono Ross (Blue Bulls)
21: Grant Hattingh (Blue Bulls)
21: Raymond Rhule (FS Cheetahs)
21: Stefan Watermeyer (Pumas)
20: Manuel Carizza (Western Province)
20: Jacques Botes (Sharks)

TURNOVERS WON

Semi-finals

2: Juan de Jongh (Western Province)
2: Michael van der Spuy (Western Province)
1: Alistair Vermaak (Western Province)
1: Neil Rautenbach (Western Province)
1: Scarra Ntubeni (Western Province)
1: Dale Chadwick (Sharks)
1: Derick Minnie (Golden Lions)
1: Jaco Kriel (Golden Lions)
1: Jacques Botes (Sharks)

Season so far

13: Dean Greyling (Blue Bulls)
10: Jaco Kriel (Golden Lions)
7: Deon Stegmann (Blue Bulls)
6: Marnus Schoeman (Griquas)
5: Kwagga Smith (Golden Lions)
5: Dale Chadwick (Sharks)
5: Lubabalo Mtyanda (Pumas)
5 Torsten van Jaarsveld (FS Cheetahs)

HANDLING ERRORS

Semi-finals

5: Warren Whiteley (Golden Lions)
3: Francois Mostert (Golden Lions)
3: Lionel Cronjé (Sharks)
3: SP Marais (Sharks)

Season so far

24: Ross Cronjé (Golden Lions)
23: Cameron Wright (Sharks)
21: Siviwe Soyizwapi (EP Kings)
20: Tian Meyer (Griquas)
17: Tera Mtembu (Sharks)
17: Reynier van Rooyen (Pumas)
16: Clayton Blommetjies (FS Cheetahs)
15: Conrad Hoffman (Sharks)
15: Francois Mostert (Golden Lions)
15: Grant Hattingh (Blue Bulls)
15: Hugo Kloppers (Griquas)
15: Jonathan Francke (Griquas)

LINEOUTS WON

Semi-finals

6: Paul Willemse (Blue Bulls)
4: Manuel Carizza (Western Province)
3: Cheslin Kolbe (Western Province)
3: Ettienne Oosthuizen (Sharks)
3: Michael Rhodes (Western Province)
3: Warren Whiteley (Golden Lions)
2: Francois Mostert (Golden Lions)
2: Jacques du Plessis (Blue Bulls)
2: Marco Wentzel (Sharks)

Season so far

56: Grant Hattingh (Blue Bulls)
45: Marius Coetzer (Pumas)
40: Marco Wentzel (Sharks)
39: Jaco Nepgen (Griquas)
33: Francois Uys (FS Cheetahs)
32: Neil Claassen (FS Cheetahs)
28: Ruan Lerm (Griquas)
27: Francois Mostert (Golden Lions)
27: Paul Willemse (Blue Bulls)
26: Hugo Kloppers (Griquas)
25: Manuel Carizza (Western Province)

LINEOUTS STOLEN

Semi-finals

1: Marco Wentzel (Sharks)
1: Paul Willemse (Blue Bulls)

Season so far

7: Stephan Lewies (Sharks)
6: JC Astle (Sharks)
6: Marco Wentzel (Sharks)
5: Uzair Cassiem (Pumas)
4: Grant Hattingh (Blue Bulls)
4: Paul Willemse (Blue Bulls)
3: Lubabalo Mtyanda (Pumas)
3: Manuel Carizza (Western Province)
3: Martin Muller (Golden Lions)
3: Ruaan Lerm (Griquas)

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