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
11: Ruan Pienaar (South Africa)
10: Willie le Roux (South Africa)
10: Aaron Smith (New Zealand)
7: Beauden Barrett (New Zealand)
7: Bernard Foley (Australia)
7: Martin Landajo (Argentina)
7: Morné Steyn (South Africa)
6: Matt Toomua (Australia)
Season so far
32: Ruan Pienaar (South Africa)
31: Willie le Roux (South Africa)
27: Aaron Smith (New Zealand)
21: Nicolás Sánchez (Argentina)
16: Morné Steyn (South Africa)
14: Martin Landajo (Argentina)
12: Aaron Cruden (New Zealand)
12: Nic White (Australia)
11: Matt Toomua (Australia)
11: Juan Martín Hernández (Argentina)
METRES RUN
Round 3
104: Tevita Kuridrani (Australia)
96: Israel Dagg (New Zealand)
90: Israel Folau (Australia)
76: Julian Savea (New Zealand)
68: Bryan Habana (South Africa)
61: Duane Vermeulen (South Africa)
61: Beauden Barrett (New Zealand)
56: Jean de Villiers (South Africa)
52: Juan Manuel Leguizamón (Argentina)
50: Ruan Pienaar (South Africa)
Season so far
387: Israel Folau (Australia)
286: Joaquin Tuculet (Argentina)
279: Nicolás Sánchez (Argentina)
269: Willie le Roux (South Africa)
234: Julian Savea (New Zealand)
190: Matt Toomua (Australia)
182: Aaron Cruden (New Zealand)
182: Ben Smith (New Zealand)
170: Michael Hooper (Australia)
CLEAN BREAKS
Round 3
2: Tevita Kuridrani (Australia)
2: Israel Folau (Australia)
2: Julian Savea (New Zealand)
1: Aaron Smith (New Zealand)
1: Beauden Barrett (New Zealand)
1: Bryan Habana (South Africa)
1: Jan Serfontein (South Africa)
1: Rob Horne (Australia)
1: Scott Higginbotham (Australia)
Season so far
5: Israel Folau (Australia)
4: Julian Savea (New Zealand)
3: Ben Smith (New Zealand)
3: Manuel Montero (Argentina)
3: Nicolás Sánchez (Argentina)
2: Aaron Smith (New Zealand)
2: Ryan Crotty (New Zealand)
2: Bryan Habana (South Africa)
2: Damian de Allende (South Africa)
2: Cornal Hendricks (South Africa)
2: Tevita Kuridrani (Australia)
CARRIES
Round 3
12: Ruan Pienaar (South Africa)
11: Israel Folau (Australia)
11: Juan Martin Leguizamón (Argentina)
11: Tevita Kuridrani (Australia)
10: Agustin Creevy (Argentina)
9: Bernard Foley (Australia)
9: Juan Martín Fernández Lobbe (Argentina)
8: Duane Vermeulen (South Africa)
8: Jean de Villiers (South Africa)
8: Marcelo Bosch (Argentina)
8: Nicolás Sánchez (Argentina)
8: Dane Coles (New Zealand)
8: Kieran Read (New Zealand)
Season so far
33: Israel Folau (Australia)
30: Agustin Creevy (Argentina)
30: Juan Martín Leguizamón (Argentina)
29: James Slipper (Australia)
28: Duane Vermeulen (South Africa)
26: Morné Steyn (South Africa)
22: Michael Hooper (Australia)
21: Juan Fernández Lobbe (Argentina)
20: Nicolás Sánchez (Argentina)
20: Kieran Read (New Zealand)
20: Scott Fardy (Australia)
DEFENDERS BEATEN
Round 3
3: Julian Savea (New Zealand)
3: Israel Dagg (New Zealand)
2: Israel Folau (Australia)
2: Michael Hooper (Australia)
2: Tevita Kuridrani (Australia)
2: Tomas Cubelli (Argentina)
Season so far
8: Duane Vermeulen (South Africa)
7: Israel Folau (Australia)
6: Michael Hooper (Australia)
5: Joacquin Tuculet (Argentina)
3: Israel Dagg (New Zealand)
3: Ryan Crotty (New Zealand)
3: Julian Savea (New Zealand)
3: Marcelo Bosch (Argentina)
3: Juan Fernández Lobbe (Argentina)
OFFLOADS
Round 3
1: Beauden Barrett (New Zealand)
1: Ben Smith (New Zealand)
1: Dane Coles (New Zealand)
1: Julian Savea (New Zealand)
1: Tomas Lavanini (Argentina)
1: Marcelo Bosch (Argentina)
1: Juan Fernández Lobbe (Argentina)
1: Eben Etzebeth (South Africa)
1: Israel Folau (Australia)
Season so far
6: Israel Folau (Australia)
5: Ben Smith (New Zealand)
4: Julian Savea (New Zealand)
4: Marcelo Bosch (Argentina)
4: Tomas Cubelli (Argentina)
4: Willie le Roux (South Africa)
TACKLES
Round 3
18: Jan Serfontein (South Africa)
18: Richie McCaw (New Zealand)
16: Victor Matfield (South Africa)
15: Sam Cane (New Zealand)
14: Jeremy Thrush (New Zealand)
13: Jean de Villiers (South Africa)
12: Duane Vermeulen (South Africa)
11: Wycliff Palu (Australia)
11: Brodie Retallick (New Zealand)
Season so far
49: Richie McCaw (New Zealand)
39: Francois Louw (South Africa)
36: Brodie Retallick (New Zealand)
35: Wycliff Palu (Australia)
34: Michael Hooper (Australia)
33: Kieran Read (New Zealand)
31: Sam Whitelock (New Zealand)
27: Duane Vermeulen (South Africa)
27: Marcell Coetzee (South Africa)
27: Rob Simmons (Australia)
25: Eben Etzebeth (South Africa)
25: Jean de Villiers (South Africa)
25: Juan Manuel Leguizamón (Argentina)
TACKLES MISSED
Round 3
5: Morné Steyn (South Africa)
4: Duane Vermeulen (South Africa)
3: Bismarck du Plessis (South Africa)
3: Victor Matfield (South Africa)
2: Ben Smith (New Zealand)
2: Richie McCaw (New Zealand)
2: Owen Franks (New Zealand)
2: Nicolás Sánchez (Argentina)
2: Tomas Lavanini (Argentina)
2: Mariano Galarza (Argentina)
2: Horacio Agulla (Argentina)
2: Michael Hooper (Australia)
Season so far
9: Owen Franks (New Zealand)
7: Lood de Jager (South Africa)
7: Michael Hooper (Australia)
7: Nicolás Sánchez (Argentina)
5: Bismarck du Plessis (South Africa)
5: Jannie du Plessis (South Africa)
5: Duane Vermeulen (South Africa)
5: Morné Steyn (South Africa)
5: Mariano Galarza (Argentina)
5: Richie McCaw (New Zealand)
5: Matt Toomua (Australia)
TURNOVERS WON
Round 3
2: Scott Fardy (Australia)
1: Matt Toomua (Australia)
1: Sam Carter (Australia)
1: Agustin Creevy (Argentina)
1: Pablo Matera (Argentina)
1: Marcelo Bosch (Argentina)
1: Ma'a Nonu (New Zealand)
1: Richie McCaw (New Zealand)
1: Jan Serfontein (South Africa)
1: Marcell Coetzee (South Africa)
1: Bismarck du Plessis (South Africa)
Season so far
3: Richie McCaw (New Zealand)
3: Scott Fardy (Australia)
2: Brodie Retallick (New Zealand)
2: Agustin Creevy (Argentina)
2: Francois Louw (South Africa)
2: Marcell Coetzee (South Africa)
2: Michael Hooper (Australia)
HANDLING ERRORS
Round 3
4: Beauden Barrett (New Zealand)
4: Julian Savea (New Zealand)
3: Ben Smith (New Zealand)
3: Juan Manuel Leguizamón (Argentina)
3: Ruan Pienaar (South Africa)
Season so far
11: Juan Manuel Leguizamón (Argentina)
9: Aaron Smith (New Zealand)
8: Ruan Pienaar (South Africa)
7: Julian Savea (New Zealand)
7: Matt Toomua (Australia)
5: Willie le Roux (South Africa)
5: Martin Landajo (Argentina)
5: Tomas Lavanini (Argentina)
5: Kurtley Beale (Australia)
5: Juan Martín Hernández (Argentina)
5: Israel Folau (Australia)
5: Francois Louw (South Africa)
5: Bismarck du Plessis (South Africa)
5: Ben Smith (New Zealand)
5: Beauden Barrett (New Zealand)
5: Agustin Creevy (Argentina)
5: Adam Ashley-Cooper (Australia)
LINEOUTS STOLEN
Round 3
2: Eben Etzebeth (South Africa)
1: Agustin Creevy (Argentina)
1: Mariano Galarza (Argentina)
Season so far
4: Eben Etzebeth (South Africa)
2: Mariano Galarza (Argentina)
1: Aaron Smith (New Zealand)
1: Agustin Creevy (Argentina)
1: Richie McCaw (New Zealand)
1: Sam Whitelock (New Zealand)
1: Scott Fardy (Australia)
Source: Vodacom Rugby Stats App
Photo: Will Russel/Getty Images
