A momentous game with Richie McCaw becoming the first international player to captain his side in 100 test matches. The usual analysis of the All Blacks game, being the First 3 to the Breakdown, tackle stats, penalties conceded, turnovers, the lineouts, and scrums.
Some notes on these stats:
First Three to the Breakdown stats are looking for those players who are getting to the tackle/breakdown quickly and are also being useful by either cleaning out opposition players or setting up ruck ball. Anyone arriving and just leaning on the ruck isn’t included, so there are times when I will only tally one or two players. Likewise, if four players arrive simultaneously and perform a clean-out and setting up of a ruck, I will include all four in the stat.
Completed Tackles means that player actually brought the ball carrier to ground (ie. as the Laws of the Game actually described the tackler), not assists in the tackle situation which are tallied separately.
Missed tackles also includes slipped tackles where the ball runner gets away. Most importantly, I do NOT included slipped tackles in the Tackles Made stats, it gets noted as a missed tackle. Either you’ve made the tackle or you’ve missed it.
Numbers in brackets are the first half/second half breakdown for each TOTAL. An asterisk denotes a player that came on as a substitute. This week:
Team: |
Wyatt Crockett, Dane Coles, Owen Franks, Brodie Retallick, Sam Whitelock, Jerome Kaino, Richie McCaw (c), Kieran Read, Aaron Smith, Beauden Barrett, Julian Savea, Sonny Bill Williams, Conrad Smith, Charles Piuatau, Ben Smith |
Reserves: |
Keven Mealamu, Joe Moody, Charlie Faumuina, Patrick Tuipolotu, Liam Messam, TJ Perenara, Colin Slade, Ryan Crotty |
Points scored |
NZ |
Wales |
Tries |
5 |
3 |
Conversions |
1 |
1 |
Penalties |
1/2 |
3/3 |
TOTAL |
34 |
16 |
Goal Kicking |
Penalties |
Conversions |
Barrett |
1/2 |
1/2 |
Slade* |
0 |
2/3 |
Halfpenny |
3/3 |
1/1 |
Penalties/Free Kicks Conceded |
Penalties |
Free kicks |
NZ |
9 |
1 |
Wales |
8 |
0 |
TOTAL |
17 |
1 |
NZ Penalty Offences |
Tackled player |
Retallick, A Smith |
2 |
Tackler |
Whitelock, Barrett |
2 |
Ruck off feet |
McCaw, Read |
2 |
Ruck hands |
McCaw |
1 |
Ruck offside |
A Smith |
1 |
Scrum |
Crocket |
1 |
TOTAL |
|
9 |
Wales Penalty Offences |
Tackled player |
1 |
Tackler |
2 |
Ruck entry |
1 |
Offside |
1 |
Scrum |
3 |
TOTAL |
8 |
Turnovers Conceded by NZ |
Knock-ons |
Williams(2), Piutau, A smith, Crockett, Slade*, Kaino, Moody*, Faumuina*, Mealamu* |
9 |
Spilled |
Williams |
1 |
Pass to opposition |
Barrett |
1 |
Forward pass |
Kaino |
1 |
Tackle |
Retallick, A Smith, Williams |
3 |
Ruck |
|
2 |
Maul |
|
1 |
Lineout |
|
1 |
Kick out on full |
Barrett, C Smith, Slade* |
3 |
Accidental offside |
Whitelock |
1 |
TOTAL |
|
24 |
Turnovers Conceded by Wales |
Knock-ons |
9 |
Pass to opposition |
1 |
Forward pass |
1 |
Tackle |
3 |
Ruck |
2 |
Scrum |
3 |
TOTAL |
24 |
Breakdown turnovers won by NZ |
Tackle |
Read, Crockett, C Smith |
3 |
Ruck |
McCaw, Read, Retallick |
3 |
TOTAL |
|
6 |
First 3 to Breakdown |
Total |
Per half |
McCaw |
43 |
27+16 |
Whitelock |
30 |
19+11 |
Retallick |
23 |
18+5 |
Read |
20 |
11+9 |
Crockett |
17 |
0 |
O Franks |
17 |
13+4 |
Kaino |
15 |
8+7 |
Moody* |
13 |
0 |
Coles |
12 |
4+8 |
C Smith |
10 |
8+2 |
Williams |
10 |
8+2 |
Mealamu* |
9 |
0 |
B smith |
9 |
6+3 |
Faumuina* |
8 |
0 |
Tuipolotu* |
5 |
0 |
Messam* |
4 |
0 |
Barrett |
4 |
1+3 |
Piatau |
4 |
2+2 |
A Smith |
2 |
Savea |
2 |
1+1 |
Slade* |
1 |
0 |
Forward ball carries |
Carries |
MCaw |
10 |
Retallick |
10 |
Read |
7 |
Crockett |
3 |
O Franks |
3 |
Kaino |
3 |
Coles |
2 |
Whitelock |
2 |
Messam |
2 |
TOTAL |
42 |
Completed Tackles and Assists |
Tackles |
Assists |
Retallick |
12 (7+5) |
0 |
Read |
10 (4+6) |
0 |
McCaw |
8 (5+3) |
2 (2+0) |
Williams |
7 (6+1 |
4 (2+2) |
Whitelock |
7 (4+3) |
2 (0+2) |
Barrett |
6 (4+2) |
1 (1+0) |
Crockett |
6 |
0 |
A Smith |
5 (2+3) |
3 (1+2) |
Moody* |
4 |
2 |
Kaino |
4 (2+2) |
1 (0+1) |
Faumuina* |
3 |
1 |
Tuipolotu* |
3 |
0 |
O Franks |
3 (3+0) |
3 (2+1) |
C Smith |
3 (1+2) |
1 (0+1) |
Coles |
2 (2+0) |
1 (0+1) |
Mealamau* |
2 |
0 |
Piutau |
2 (1+1) |
1 (1+0) |
B Smith |
2 (0+2) |
0 |
Crotty* |
1 |
0 |
Savea |
1 (0+1) |
0 |
TOTAL |
91 |
22 |
Missed and Slipped Tackles |
O Franks |
2 |
Kaino |
2 |
Whitelock |
1 |
Read |
1 |
Barrett |
1 |
Williams |
1 |
C Smith |
1 |
Piutau |
1 |
Faumuina* |
1 |
TOTAL |
11 |
NZ Line-outs |
Won |
From |
First half |
4 |
5 |
Second half |
2 |
2 |
TOTAL |
6 |
7 |
NZ Line-out Jumpers |
Won |
From |
Read |
4 |
4 |
Retallick |
2 |
2 |
Whitelock |
0 |
1 |
Wales Line-outs |
Won |
From |
First half |
7 |
9 |
Second half |
4 |
8 |
TOTAL |
11 |
17 |
NZ Scrums |
Won |
From |
First half |
6 |
6 |
Second half |
2 |
2 |
TOTAL |
8 |
8 |
Wales Scrums |
Won |
From |
First half |
3 |
4 |
Second half |
4 |
4 |
TOTAL |
7 |
8 |









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