The Hurricanes were close to unseating the Bulls, the Sharks had their first win and the Blues-Brumbies encounter was wonderful. We give some stats from each match and then the running totals of tries, penalties and so on.

Results, Round 5

Blues vs Brumbies, 39-34
Bulls vs Hurricanes, 19-18
Crusaders vs Lions, 46-19
Sharks vs Highlanders, 30-16
Waratahs vs Western Force, 14-10
Stormers Cheetahs, 21-8

Sanctions

Yellow cards

There was just one yellow card this week and no citings.

Victor Vito (Hurricanes) - repeated team infringement

Possession

(i) Blues vs Brumbies

Penalties conceded: 21

Blues: 13
Brumbies: 8

Reasons for the penalties:

Blues:
Tackle: 8 (Lilo, Kaino 2, Haiu*, Ranger*, Brett, Mathewson, Mealamu)
Offside: 2 (Mealamu* 2)
Scrums: 2 (Woodcock 2)
Discipline: 1 (Toeava* - not 10)

Brumbies:
Tackle: 4 (Moore, George Smith*, Elsom, Alexander)
Offside: 1 (Hand)
Scrum: 2 (Alexander 2)
Discipline: 1 (McCabe - air tackle)

The Blues missed a penalty kick at goal.

Free kicks conceded

Blues: 0
Brumbies: 2 (scrums)

Line-outs

Blues: 11 (2 lost, 1 skew)
Brumbies: 7

Scrums

Blues: 9 (2 resets, 6 collapses, 2 free kicks, 2 penalties)
Brumbies: 11 ( 2 resets, 5 collapses, 2 penalties)

Drop-outs

Blues: 0
Brumbies: 0

Stoppages: 65

(ii) Bulls vs Hurricanes

Penalties conceded: 18

Bulls: 6
Hurricanes: 12

Reasons for the penalties:

Bulls:
Tackle: 4 (Botha, Stegmann, Potgieter*, Olivier)
Discipline: 2 (Kruger - obstruction; Rossouw* - high tackle)

Hurricanes:
Tackle: 4 (Vito, Hore, Nonu*, Lowe*)
Offside: 4 (Paterson 3, Vito)
Scrum: 2 (Schwalger* 2)
Discipline: 2 (Thrush - collapsing maul; Jacob Ellison - collapsing maul

The Hurricanes conceded five penalties at the maul.

The Bulls missed a penalty kick at goal.

Free kicks conceded

Bulls: 4 (3 marks, 1 scrum)
Hurricanes: 3 (1 mark, 1 scrum, 1 line-out)

Line-outs

Bulls: 17 (1 lost, 1 skew)
Hurricanes: 3 (1 skew, 1 free kick, 1 quick)

Scrums

Bulls: 15 (3 reset, 1 collapses, 2 penalties, 2 free kicks)
Hurricanes: 6 (2 resets, 1 collapse)

Drop-outs

Bulls: 0
Hurricanes: 1

Stoppages: 71

(iii) Crusaders vs Lions

Penalties conceded: 21

Crusaders: 10
Lions: 11

Reasons for the penalties:

Crusaders:
Tackle: 5 (McCaw* 2, Slade, Crotty*)
Offside: 2 (Ross*, Poff)
Scrums: 1 (Ben Franks)
Discipline: 2 (Sam Whitelock - air tackle; Ben Franks - high tackle)

Lions:
Tackle: 8 (Franco van der Merwe*, Burton*, Minnie*, Grobbelaar, Geldenhuys 2, Rose, Pekeur)
Scrum: 2 (Heinke van der Merwe* 2)
Offside: 1 (Vermaak)

The Lions missed a penalty kick at goal.

Free kicks conceded

Crusaders: 1 (line-out)
Lions: 1 (scrum)

Line-outs

Crusaders: 9 (2 lost, 2 quick)
Lions: 11 (5 lost, 1 free kick)

Scrums

Crusaders: 11 (1 reset, 5 collapses, 2 penalties)
Lions: 12 (2 resets, 4 collapses, 1 free kick, 1 penalty)

Drop-outs

Crusaders: 1
Lions: 0

Stoppages: 70

(iv) Western Force vs Waratahs

Penalties conceded: 21

Western Force: 14
Waratahs: 7

Reasons for the penalties:

Western Force:
Tackle: 10 (Bartholomeusz, Hodgson 3, O'Connor, Sharpe* 3, Henderson)
Offside: 1 (Sharpe*)
Scrum: 3 (Fairbrother* 3)
Discipline: 1 (Cross* - throwing the ball away in touch)

Waratahs:
Tackle: 5 (Carter, Polota-Nau, Turner, Horne, Mitchell)
Offside: 1 (Turner)
Discipline: 1 (Carter - obstruction)

Free kicks conceded

Western Force: 1 (line-out)
Waratahs: 2 (1 mark, 1 line-out)

Line-outs

Western Force: 12 (1 free kick, 1 quick)
Waratahs: 15 (1 lost, 1 reset, 1 skew, 1 free kick)

Scrums

Western Force: 8 (1 reset, 3 collapses, 1 penalty)
Waratahs: 3 (4 resets, 6 collapses, 2 penalties)

The Waratahs did not put the ball into a scrum in the first half.

Drop-outs

Western Force: 1
Waratahs: 1

Stoppages: 70

(v) Highlanders vs Sharks

Penalties conceded: 18

Highlanders: 8
Sharks: 10

Reasons for the penalties:

Highlanders:
Tackle: 5 (Hobbs, Bekhuis*, Rutledge, Thomson*, MacDonald)
Scrums: 1 (Newland)
Discipline: 2 (Mackintosh - high tackle; Mackintosh* =- collapsing maul)

Sharks:
Tackle: 5 (Kankowski, Jacobs, Bismarck du Plessis, Jannie du Plessis*, Sykes)
Offside: 4 (Daniel** 2, Deysel, Pienaar)
Discipline: 1 (Kankowski - high tackle)

Free kicks conceded

Highlanders: 1 (mark)
Sharks: 0

Line-outs

Highlanders: 7 (1 skew)
Sharks: 13 (4 lost, 1 quick)

Scrums

Highlanders: 11 (2 resets, 1 lost)
Sharks: 7 (5 resets, 3 collapses, 1 penalty)

Drop-outs

Highlanders: 2
Sharks: 4

Stoppages: 69

(vi) Stormers vs Cheetahs

Penalties conceded: 15

Stormers: 10
Cheetahs: 5

Reasons for the penalties:

Stormers:
Tackle: 5 (Jaque Fourie 2, Bekker, Naqelevuki, De Waal)
Offside: 2 (Burger, François Louw)
Scrums: 1 (Blaauw)
Discipline: 2 (Van Zyl - air tackle; Burger - hitting opponent)

Cheetahs:
Tackle: 1 (Nokwe)
Offside: 1 (Ebersohn*)
Scrums: 1 (Oosthuizen*)
Discipline: 2 (Vermeulen* - collapsing maul; Bosman* - air tackle)

Free kicks conceded

Stormers: 0
Cheetahs: 4 (3 marks, 1 scrum)

Line-outs

Stormers: 11 (1 lost)
Cheetahs: 13 (1 lost, 2 quick)

Scrums

Stormers: 11 (3 resets, 2 collapses, 1 free kick, 1 penalty)
Cheetahs: 10 (4 resets, 4 collapses, 1 penalty)

Drop-outs

Stormers: 0
Cheetahs: 1

Stoppages: 72

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

Brumbies vs Sharks: 78
Bulls vs Highlanders: 71
Crusaders vs Chiefs: 65
Reds vs Western Force: 84
Stormers vs Hurricanes: 67
Waratahs vs Lions: 71\

Blues vs Brumbies: 65
Bulls vs Hurricanes: 71
Crusaders vs Lions: 70
Highlanders vs Sharks: 69
Western Force vs Waratahs: 70
Stormers vs Cheetahs: 72

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

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

Brumbies vs Sharks: 2 + 1 = 3
Bulls vs Highlanders: 7 + 5 = 12
Chiefs vs Crusaders : 1 + 2 = 3
Reds vs Western Force: 7 + 1 = 8
Stormers vs Hurricanes: 5 + 2 = 7
Waratahs vs Lions: 11 + 2 = 13

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

Tries per team

Blues: 2 + 3 + 4 + 5 = 14
Brumbies: 3 + 3 + 1 + 2 + 3 = 12
Bulls: 6 + 5 + 6 + 7 + 1 = 25
Cheetahs: 3 + 1 + 2 + 1 = 7
Chiefs: 1 + 8 + 4 + 1 = 14
Crusaders: 4 + 2 + 4 + 2 + 5 = 17
Highlanders: 2 + 2 + 3 + 5 + 1 = 13
Hurricanes: 1 + 7 + 4 + 2 + 2 = 16
Lions: 1 + 8 + 2 + 2 + 1 = 14
Reds: 3 + 4 + 2 + 7 = 16
Sharks: 0 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 3 = 5
Stormers: 2 + 3 + 1 + 5 + 2 = 13
Waratahs: 2 + 0 + 4 + 11 + 1 = 18
Western Force: 0 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 6

Tries conceded per team

Blues: 1 + 2 + 2 + 3 + 3 = 11
Brumbies: 0 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 5 = 13
Bulls: 3 + 3 + 4 + 5 + 2 = 17
Cheetahs: 6 + 1 + 3 + 2 + 2 = 14
Chiefs: 0 + 8 + 4 + 2 + 2 = 16
Crusaders: 2 + 4 + 0 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 9
Highlanders: 4 + 3 + 2 + 4 + 7 + 3 = 23
Hurricanes: 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 5 + 1 = 16
Lions: 2 + 8 + 2 + 3 + 11 + 5 = 31
Reds: 2 + 2 + 4 + 3 + 1 = 12
Sharks: 1 + 1 + 4 + 2 + 2 + 1` = 11
Stormers: 1+ 0 + 1 + 0 + 2 + 1 = 6
Waratahs: 3 + 3 + 6 + 3 + 1 + 1 = 17
Western Force: 3 + 7 + 1 + 7 + 1 = 19

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 + 14 = 22
Hurricanes vs Lions: 14 + 12 = 26

Brumbies vs Lions: 7 + 18 (+PT) = 26
Cheetahs vs Hurricanes: 9 + 11 = 20
Crusaders vs Blues: 10 + 7 = 17
Chiefs vs Reds: 9 + 7 = 16
Stormers vs Highlanders: 10 + 12 = 22
Waratahs vs Sharks: 6 + 6 = 12

Brumbies vs Sharks: 9 + 13 = 22
Bulls vs Highlanders: 7 + 11 = 18
Chiefs vs Crusaders: 8 + 12 = 20
Reds vs Western Force: 13 + 10 = 23
Stormers vs Hurricanes: 6 + 6 = 12
Waratahs vs Lions: 14 + 10 = 24

Blues vs Brumbies: 13 + 8 = 21
Bulls vs Hurricanes': 6 + 12 = 18
Crusaders vs Lions: 8 + 11 =19
Highlanders vs Sharks: 8 + 10 = 18
Western Force vs Waratahs: 14 + 7 = 21
Stormers vs Cheetahs: 10 + 5 =15

Penalties per Team

Blues: 13 + 9 + 13 + 7 + 13 = 55
Brumbies: 10 + 12 + 14 + 7+ 9 + 8 = 60
Bulls: 9 + 8 + 4 + 7 + 6 = 34
Cheetahs: 6 + 15 + 8 + 9 + 5 = 43
Chiefs: 9 + 21 + 8 + 9 + 8 = 55
Crusaders: 7 + 12 + 9 + 10 + 12 + 8 = 58
Highlanders: 6 + 7 + 15 + 12 + 11 + 8 = 59
Hurricanes: 12 + 12 + 14 + 11 + 6 = 55
Lions: 9 + 11 + 12 + 19 + 10 + 11 = 72
Reds: 14 + 10 + 5 + 7 + 13 = 49
Sharks: 14 + 10 + 9 + 6 + 13 + 10 = 62
Stormers: 11 + 12 + 12 + 10 + 6 + 10 = 61
Waratahs: 9 + 12 + 12 +_ 6 + 14 + 7 = 60
Western Force: 9 + 7 + 7 + 10 + 14 = 47

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) - tackle infringement, a repeated team infringement
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
Peter Hynes (Reds) - tackle infringement
Anthony Faingaa (Reds) - high tackle
David Hill (Western Force) - offside, a repeated infringement
Victor Vito (Hurricanes) - repeated team infringement

Sanctionary Cards per team

Blues: Y, Y
Brumbies
Bulls
Cheetahs
Chiefs: Y,Y,Y, C
Crusaders: Y
Highlanders: Y, Y
Hurricanes: Y, Y
Lions: C
Reds: Y, Y, Y
Sharks: Y,Y, Y
Stormers:
Waratahs: C
Western Force: 1

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: 2
Highlanders: 2
Lions: 3
Reds: 3
Stormers: 0
Sharks: 3
Western Force: 1
Waratahs: 4