SARugbymag.co.za looks at the players who topped the stats in five key areas of the game this past weekend.

TRY-SCORERS

Round 1

3: Cory Allen (Wales)
2: Gareth Davies (Wales)
2: Mike Brown (England)

POINT-SCORERS

Round 1

24: Ayumu Goromaru (Japan)
19: Frederoc Michalak (France)
16: Dan Carter (New Zealand)
15: Cory Allen (Wales)
14: Johnny Sexton (Ireland)
14: Rhys Priestland (Wales)
12: Tusi Pisi  (Samoa)
11: Nicolas Sanchez (Argentina)
10: Gareth Davies (Wales)
10: Mike Brown (England)

METRES RUN

Round 1

191: Mike Brown (England)
148: Rob Kearney (Ireland)
141: DTH van der Merwe (Canada)
108: Hallam Amos (Wales)
106: Scott Spedding (France)
97: Jared Payne (Ireland)
92: Ben Smith (New Zealand)
89: Joaquin Tuculet (Argentina)
84: Keith Earls (Ireland)
83: Tim Nanai-Williams (Samoa)
81: Zane Kirchner (South Africa)

OFFLOADS

Round 1

11: Sonny Bill Williams (New Zealand)
8: Leone Nakarawa (Fiji)
8: Mamuka Gorgodze (Georgia)
8: Schalk Burger (South Africa)
6: Gareth Davies (Wales)
6: Hallam Amos (Wales)
6: Jonny May (England)
6: Kieran Read (New Zealand)
6: Mathieu Bastareaud (France)

TACKLES

Round 1

24: Mamuka Gorgodze (Georgia)
23: Giorgi Nemsadze (Georgia)
21: Victor Kolelishvili (Georgia)
19: Iain Henderson (Ireland)
17: Michael Leitch (Japan)
16: Chris Robshaw (England)
15: Merab Sharikadze (Georgia)
14: Akupusi Qera (Fiji)
14: Brett Beukeboom (Canada)
14: Jared Payne (Ireland)
14: Mariano Galarza (Argentina)
14: Santiago Vilaseca (Uruguay)

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