Week 3 was a good weekend for the New Zealand sides, for all five of them won. It was a poor weekend for South African and Australians sides who managed just one win each. The stats will tell you what happened match by match and you can then see which side has scored the most (or the least), which team has been penalised most (or least), and other details.

Results, Round 3

Brumbies vs Stormers, 19-17
Bulls vs Waratahs, 48-38
Blues vs Reds, 27-18
Chiefs vs Western Force, 37-13
Crusaders vs Sharks, 35-6
Highlanders vs Cheetahs, 31-24
Hurricanes vs Lions, 33-18

Sanctions

Yellow cards

Andy Goode (Sharks) - high tackle
Ma'a Nonu (Hurricanes) - offside, a repeated team infringement
Alando Soakai (Highlanders) - dangerous tackle

Possession

(i) Crusaders vs Sharks

Penalties conceded:  15

Crusaders:  6
Sharks:  9

Reasons for the penalties:

Crusaders:
Tackle: 2 (Ellis*, Crockett)
Offside: 1 (Thomas Waldrom)
Scrum: 1 (Crockett)
Discipline:  2 (Thorn* - dangerous tackle; George Whitelock - obstruction)
 
Sharks:
Tackle: 3 (Bismarck du Plessis, Botes, Mtawarira)
Offside: 1 (Sykes*)
Scrums: 3 (Smit* 2, Carstens)
Discipline: 2 (Sykes* - charging shoulder first into tackle; Goode - high tackle)

Crusaders missed a penalty kick at goal.

Free kicks conceded 

Crusaders:  1 (mark)
Sharks: 2 (scrums)

Line-outs

Crusaders: 16 (2 lost, 1 reset, 1 skew, 1 quick)
Sharks: 10 (1 lost)

Scrums 

Crusaders: 6 (1 reset, 2 collapses, 1 penalty)
Sharks: 15 (2 reset,  6 collapses, 1 lost, 2 penalties, 2 free kicks)

Drop-outs

Crusaders: 0
Sharks:  1

Stoppages:   80

(ii) Stormers vs Brumbies

Penalties conceded:  26

Stormers:  12
Brumbies: 14

Reasons for the penalties:

Stormers: 
Tackle: 7 (Bekker, François Louw, Vermeulen, Liebenberg, Harris*, Habana* 2)
Offside: 3 (François & Pieter Louw, Liebenberg*, Habana*)
Discipline: 1 (Kritzinger - obstruction; Habana - air tackle)

Brumbies:   
Tackle: 6 (Moore 2, Chisholm, George Smith*, Lealiifano*, Mortlock)
Offside: 2 (Giteau*, Hoiles)
Scrums: 2 (Ma'afu, Alexander)
Discipline: 4 (Undetermined - collapsing maul; Moore - obstruction; Undetermined - collapsing maul; Moore - obstruction)

The Stormers missed a penalty kick at goal.

Free kicks conceded 

Stormers: 1 (line-out)
Brumbies: 1 (scrum)

Line-outs

Stormers: 16 (2 lost, 1 free kick)
Brumbies: 12  (1 skew, 3 quick)

Scrums 

Stormers: 8 (1 collapse, 1 penalty)
Brumbies:  11 (4 resets,  3 collapses, 1 free kick)

Drop-outs

Stormers:  0
Brumbies:  3

Stoppages:  81

(iii) Hurricanes vs Lions

Penalties conceded:  26

Hurricanes:  14
Lions:  12

Reasons for the penalties:

Hurricanes: 
Tackle: 6 (Hore Paterson, Nonu, So'oialo, Crosswell, Lowe, Hore)
Offside: 3 (Schwalger*, Cruden, Nonu)
Scrums: 1 (Tialata)
Discipline: 4 (Tialata - obstruction; Nonu - man without the ball; Crosswell - air tackle; Hore - obstruction)

Lions: 
Tackle: 7 (Geldenhuys, Clever 2, Mjekevu, Minnie 2, Heinke van der Merwe)
Offside: 4 (Earle*, Franco van der Merwe*, Clever, Mjekevu)
Discipline: 1 (Undetermined - + 10)

The Lions missed two penalty kicks at goal.

Free kicks conceded 

Hurricanes: 0
Lions: 4 (scrums)

Line-outs

Hurricanes: 11 (1 lost, 1 quick)
Lions: 14 (2 lost)

Scrums 

Hurricanes: 14 (2 reset, 5 collapses, 4 free kicks, 1 lost)
Lions: 7 (1 reset, 1 penalty)

Drop-outs

Hurricanes:  2
Lions:  0

Stoppages:  81

(iv) Western Force vs Chiefs

Penalties conceded:  15

Western Force: 7
Chiefs: 8

Reasons for the penalties:

Western Force: 
Tackle: 3 (Hodgson* 2, Inman)
offside: 1 (Hodgson)
Scrum: 2 (Fairbrother, Henderson)
Discipline: 1 (O'Connor - dangerous tackle)

Chiefs:  
Tackle: 5 (Delany* 2, Elliot*, Retallick* 2)
Offside: 1 (Elliot)
Scrum: 2 (White*, Taumalolo)

Free kicks conceded 

Western Force: 2 (1 scrum, 1 line-out)
Chiefs: 1 (scrum)

Line-outs

Western Force: 10  (3 lost, 2 skew)
Chiefs: 16 (1 lost, 1 skew, 1 quick, 1 free kick)

Scrums 

Western Force: 9 (3 resets, 4 collapses), 1 free kick, 1 penalty
Chiefs: 10 (6 resets, 9 collapses, 1 free kick, 1 penalty)

Drop-outs

Western Force: 1
Chiefs:  0

Stoppages:  73

(v) Reds vs Blues

Penalties conceded:  13

Reds:  5
Blues:  8

The Reds were not penalised in the second half.

Reasons for the penalties:

Reds: 
Tackle: 5 (Genia 2, Weeks*, Hynes, Braid)

Blues: 
Tackle: 6 (Lilo, Saili** 2, Mealamu, Woodcock, Paulo)
Offside: 1 (Mathewson)
Discipline: 1 (Undetermined - foul play)

Free kicks conceded 

Reds: 1 (mark)
Blues: 0

Line-outs

Reds: 19 (1 lost, 2 skew, 2 quick)
Blues: 12 (1 skew)

Scrums 

Reds: 9 (4 resets, 4 collapses)
Blues: 8  (1 collapse)

Drop-outs

Reds: 1
Blues: 1

Stoppages:  68

(vi) Cheetahs vs Highlanders

Penalties conceded:  22

Cheetahs:  8
Highlanders 15

Reasons for the penalties:

Cheetahs: 
Tackle: 4 (Nel, Brüssow*, Daniller, Daniller)
Offside: 3 (Oosthuizen*, Nokwe, )
Scrums: 1 (Oosthuizen)
Discipline :1 (De Bruyn - high tackle)

Highlanders: 
Tackle: 6 (Rutledge, McIntosh** 2, Bekhuis, Thomson, Shoemark)
Offside: 3 (Hardie*, Bekhuis, "whole backline")
Scrums: 1 (Newland)
Discipline: 5 (Thomson - + 10; Cowan - +10; Dagg - shoulder tackle; Smith - air tackle; Soakai - dangerous tackle)

The Cheetahs missed two kicks at goal, the Highlanders three.

Free kicks conceded 

Cheetahs: 3 (marks)
Highlanders: 1 (scrum)

Line-outs

Cheetahs: 10 (1 lost)
Highlanders: 10 (3 lost, 1 skew, 1 quick)

Scrums 

Cheetahs:  (4 resets, 6 collapses)
Highlanders:  ( resets,  collapses, 1 free kick)

Drop-outs

Cheetahs: 1
Highlanders: 2

Stoppages: 69

(vii) Bulls vs Waratahs

Penalties conceded:  16

Bulls:  4
Waratahs:  12

Reasons for the penalties:

Bulls: 
Tackle: 4 (Rossouw*, Olivier*, Hougaard*, Flip van der Merwe)

Waratahs: 
Tackle: 6 (Mowen, Anesi, Baxter, Mitchell, Fitzpatrick, Waugh)
Offside: 4 (Palu, Waugh*, Dennis & Douglas*, Burgess)
Discipline: 2 (Undetermined - collapsing maul'; Beale - obstruction)

Free kicks conceded 

Bulls:  2 (marks)
Waratahs: 1 (scrum)

Line-outs

Bulls: 11
Waratahs: 6 (2 lost)

Scrums 

Bulls: 12 (4 resets, 6 collapses, 1 free kick)
Waratahs: 3

Drop-outs

Bulls: 3
Waratahs: 0

Stoppages:  58

Some Match Totals

Stoppages per match

Western Force vs Brumbies: 73
Sharks vs Chiefs: 88
Crusaders vs Highlanders: 65
Cheetahs vs Bulls: 60
Blues vs Hurricanes: 69
Lions vs Stormers: 77
Reds vs Waratahs: 74

Bulls vs Brumbies: 55
Highlanders vs Blues: 77
Lions vs Chiefs: 74
Sharks vs Cheetahs: 76
Hurricanes vs Western Force: 68
Reds vs Crusaders: 62
Stormers vs Waratahs: 91

Stormers vs Brumbies: 81
Bulls vs Waratahs: 58
Reds vs Blues: 68
Western Force vs Chiefs: 73
Crusaders vs Sharks: 80
Cheetahs vs Highlanders: 69
Hurricanes vs Lions: 81

Fewest stoppages: Bulls vs Brumbies - 55
Most stoppages: Stormers vs Waratahs - 91

Tries per match

Western Force vs Brumbies: 0 + 3 = 3
Sharks vs Chiefs: 0 + 1 = 1
Crusaders vs Highlanders: 4 + 2 = 6
Cheetahs vs Bulls: 3 + 6 = 9
Blues vs Hurricanes: 2 + 1 = 3
Lions vs Stormers :1 + 2 = 3
Reds vs Waratahs: 3 + 2 = 5

Bulls vs Brumbies: 5 + 3 = 8
Highlanders vs Blues: 2 + 3 = 5
Lions vs Chiefs: 8 + 8 = 16
Sharks vs Cheetahs: 1 + 1 = 2
Hurricanes vs Western Force: 7 + 3 = 10
Reds vs Crusaders: 4 + 2 = 6
Stormers vs Waratahs: 3 + 0 = 3

Stormers vs Brumbies: 1 + 1 = 2
Bulls vs Waratahs: 6 + 4 = 10
Reds vs Blues: 2 + 4 = 6
Western Force vs Chiefs: 1 + 4 = 5
Crusaders vs Sharks: 4 + 0 = 4
Cheetahs vs Highlanders: 2 + 3 = 5
Hurricanes vs Lions: 4 + 2 = 6

Tries per team

Blues: 2 + 3 + 4 = 9
Brumbies: 3 + 3 + 1 = 7
Bulls: 6 + 5 + 6 = 17
Cheetahs: 3 + 1 + 2 = 6
Chiefs: 1 + 8 + 4 = 13
Crusaders: 4 + 2 + 4  = 10
Highlanders: 2 + 2 + 3 = 7
Hurricanes: 1 + 7 + 4 = 12
Lions: 1 + 8 + 2 = 11
Reds: 3 + 4 + 2 = 9
Sharks: 0 + 1 + 0 = 1
Stormers: 2 + 3 + 1 = 6
Waratahs: 2 + 0 + 4 = 6
Western Force: 0 + 3 + 1 = 4

Penalties conceded: per match

Western Force vs Brumbies: 9 + 10 = 19
Sharks vs Chiefs: 14 + 9 = 23
Crusaders vs Highlanders: 7 + 6 = 13
Cheetahs vs Bulls: 6 + 9 = 15
Blues vs Hurricanes: 13 + 12 = 25
Lions vs Stormers: 9 + 11 = 20
Reds vs Waratahs: 14 + 9 = 23

Bulls vs Brumbies: 8 + 12 = 20
Highlanders vs Blues: 7 + 9 = 16
Lions vs Chiefs: 11 + 21 = 32
Sharks vs Cheetahs: 10 + 15 = 25
Hurricanes vs Western Force: 12 + 7 = 19
Reds vs Crusaders: 10 + 12 = 22
Stormers vs Waratahs: 12 + 12 = 24

Stormers vs Brumbies: 12 + 14 = 26
Bulls vs Waratahs: 4 + 12 = 16
Reds vs Blues: 5 + 8 = 13
Western Force vs Chiefs: 7 + 8 = 15
Crusaders vs Sharks: 6 + 9 = 15
Cheetahs vs Highlanders: 8 + 15 = 23
Hurricanes vs Lions: 14 + 12 = 26

Penalties per Team

Blues: 13 + 9 + 13 = 35
Brumbies: 10 + 12 + 14 = 36
Bulls: 9 + 8 + 4 = 21
Cheetahs: 6 + 15 + 8 = 29
Chiefs: 9 + 21 + 8 = 38
Crusaders: 7 + 12 + 9 = 28
Highlanders: 6 + 7 + 15 = 28
Hurricanes: 12 + 12 + 14 = 38
Lions: 9 + 11 + 12 = 32
Reds: 14 + 10 + 5 = 29
Sharks: 14 + 10 + 9 = 33
Stormers: 11 + 12 + 12 = 35
Waratahs: 9 + 12 + 12 = 33
Western Force: 9 + 7 + 7 = 23

Sanctions

Cited and suspended

Dean Mumm (Waratahs): shoulder charge
Sione Lauaki (Chiefs) - dangerous tackle
Willem Stoltz (Lions) - leading elbow

Yellow cards

Adam Byrnes (Reds) - tackle infringement (repeated)
Andy Goode (Sharks) - high tackle
Alando Soakai (Highlanders) - dangerous tackle
Aled de Malmanche (Chiefs) - deliberate infringement
Bismarck du Plessis (Sharks) - dangerous, late tackle
Dean Mumm (Waratahs) - dangerous charge
Isaia Toeava (Blues) - tackle infringement (repeated)
John Smit (Sharks) - tackle infringement (repeated)
Josh Bekhuis (Highlanders) - tackle infringement (repeated)
Ma'a Nonu (Hurricanes) - offside, a repeated team infringement
Owen Franks (Crusaders) - tackle infringement (repeated)
Rene Ranger (Blues) - tackle infringement (repeated)
Richard Kahui (Chiefs) - dangerous tackle.
Sione Lauaki (Chiefs) - dangerous tackle

Sanctionary Cards per team

Blues: Y, Y
Brumbies
Bulls
Cheetahs
Chiefs: Y,Y,Y, C
Crusaders: Y
Highlanders: Y, Y
Hurricanes: Y
Lions: C
Reds: Y
Sharks: Y,Y, Y
Stormers
Waratahs: C
Western Force: 0

Y = Yellow card
R = Red card
C = citing with suspension

If you gave points for such serious offences (1 for a yellow card, 3 for a red card and for a citing with suspension), it would look like this:

Brumbies: 0
Blues: 2
Bulls: 0
Chiefs: 6
Crusaders: 1
Cheetahs: 0
Hurricanes: 1
Highlanders: 2
Lions: 3
Reds: 1
Stormers: 0
Sharks: 3
Western Force: 0
Waratahs: 4