The latest weekend of United Rugby Championship action delivered some outstanding individual performances. Here, we take a look at the best players by position from the weekend’s matches according to a statistical evaluation of their performances.
Team: 15. Michael Lowry (Ulster) - 25 points, 14. Robert Baloucoune (Ulster) - 25 points, 13. Ruhan Nel (DHL Stormers) - 10 points, 12. Harold Vorster (Vodacom Bulls) - 8.5 points, 11. Seabelo Senatla (DHL Stormers) - 19 points, 10. Morne Steyn (Vodacom Bulls) - 11.5 points, 9. Grant Williams (Cell C Sharks) - 10 points, 8. Francke Horn (Emirates Lions) - 9.5 points, 7. Francke Horn (Emirates Lions) - 9.5 points, 6. Marcell Coetzee (Vodacom Bulls) - 14 points, 5. Ruben Schoeman (Emirates Lions) - 10 points, 4. Adre Smith (DHL Stormers) - 13.5 points, 3. Tietie Tuimauga (Connacht) - 7 points, 2. Declan Moore (Ulster) - 16 points, 1. Sti Sithole (Emirates Lions) - 6.5 points.
South African URC Best Performers of the season up to now:
Leading Point Scorers: (4) Boeta Chamberlain (65)
Successful Carries: (3) Evan Roos (50)
Metres Gained: (5) EW Viljoen (407)
Offloads: (1) Marcell Coetzee & Warrick Gelant (18)
Carries: (3) Evan Roos (91)
Lineouts Won: (2) Scarra Ntubeni (70)
South African URC Worst Performers of the season up to now:
Turnovers Lost: (1) Max Maxwane (14)
Yellow Cards: (Joint 1st) Salmaan Moerat (3)
Penalties Conceded (Joint 2nd) Robert Hunt (10)
