Who's Super in the Super Comp?
by Tracey Nelson
20 Apr 2011
We’re halfway through the 2011 Super Rugby competition, so which NZ players are putting their hands up as we start to think about the All Black squad for the Tri-Nations and further ahead to the Rugby World Cup?
With Colin Slade out with his second broken jaw before he had a chance to even generate us some decent stats and Stephen Donald also on the injured list, the race is wide open as to who will be Dan Carter’s back up this year. Do we pick a goal kicker, a line breaker or a combination of the two? Which backs have made the most linebreaks? Who is off-loading the most in the tackle? Who are the leading locks? Which flanker is heading the count for breakdown steals? All is revealed here.
| Goal Kicking | % Success | Total attempts |
|---|---|---|
| Aaron Cruden | 80% | 10 |
| Dan Carter | 79% | 39 |
| Stephen Donald | 75% | 16 |
| Luke McAlister | 71% | 35 |
| Dan Kirkpatrick | 63% | 32 |
| Mike Delany | 62% | 26 |
| Stephen Brett | 56% | 16 |
| Robbie Robinson | 46% | 26 |
| 1st 5 linebreaks | |
|---|---|
| Stephen Brett | 5 |
| Dan Kirkpatrick | 3 |
| Dan Carter | 2 |
| Luke McAlister | 2 |
| Aaron Cruden | 2 |
| Mike Delany | 2 |
| Robbie Robinson | 2 |
| Stephen Donald | 1 |
| Top linebreakers (backs) | |
|---|---|
| Isaia Toeava | 10 |
| Kade Poki | 8 |
| Sean Maitland | 7 |
| Andre Taylor | 7 |
| Leilia Masaga | 6 |
| Jared Payne | 6 |
| Ben Smith | 6 |
| Joe Rokocoko | 6 |
| Stephen Brett | 5 |
| Robbie Fruean | 5 |
| Tim Nanai-Williams | 5 |
| Shaun Treeby | 5 |
| Andy Ellis | 4 |
| Hosea Gear | 4 |
| Zac Guildford | 4 |
| Julian Savea | 4 |
| Sitiveni Sivivatu | 4 |
| Ma’a Nonu, Rene Ranger, Sonny Bill Williams | 3 |
| Conrad Smith | 4 |
| Top tackle offloaders | ||
|---|---|---|
| Sonny Bill Williams | 29 | |
| Adam Thomson | 14 | |
| Dan Carter | 12 | |
| Rene Ranger | 11 | |
| Israel Dagg | 10 | |
| Stitveni Sivivatu | 10 | |
| Brendon Leonard | 9 | |
| Lineout jumpers – wins | ||
|---|---|---|
| Whitelock | 14/14 | |
| Donnelly | 9/9 | |
| Thorn | 12/14 | |
| Ross | 11/13 | |
| Bekuis | 10/12 | |
| Boric | 24/29 | |
| Thrush | 10/13 | |
| Jack | 5/7 | |
| Williams | 7/11 | |
| Eaton | 7/11 | |
| Lineout jumpers – steals | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ross | 6 | |
| Boric | 3 | |
| Thrush | 1 | |
| Jack | 1 | |
| Lineout throwers | Not straight | Overthrows |
|---|---|---|
| Keven Mealamau | 1 | 0 |
| Dane Coles | 2 | 1 |
| Jason Rutledge | 2 | 2 |
| Andrew Hore | 1 | 3 |
| Aled de Malmanche | 0 | 4 |
| Cory Flynn | 6 | 0 |
| Hika Elliot | 5 | 1 |
| Flankers breakdown wins | ||
|---|---|---|
| Matt Todd | 10 | |
| Adam Thomson | 8 | |
| George Whitelock | 4 | |
| Scott Waldrom | 3 | |
| Jerome Kaino | 2 | |
| Kieran Read | 2 | |
| Daniel Braid | 1 | |
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