Stat Pack: Stormers v Lions

Stat Pack: Stormers v Lions

Stormers

  • Guiding his team from the fly-half berth, Manie Libbok scored the most points in Round 10 (15). He is now the league’s top points scorer with 90 but has scored just one try
  • Attacking from deep and involving himself in the front-line attack, fullback Clayton Blommetjies has made a squad-high 84 carries
  • The DHL Stormers have averaged the fewest carries per 80 minutes in the league so far this season (81.6) but have also averaged the second-most offloads in this interval (10.2)

Lions

  • Being targeted at the restart, No 8 Francke Horn has made a league-high total of 21 restart returns (= Phepsi Buthelezi)
  • Under pressure this season, Marius Lous has dropped the most unforced balls in the league (12) and has missed the most tackles (22)
  • Often throwing over the lineout, both PJ Botha and Jaco Visagie have thrown more lineouts which have travelled further than 15 metres than any other player (eight and seven)
  • Gianni Lombard has missed both of his attempted drop goals this season – no player has missed as many

Did You Know?

The Stormers’ incredible win rate at home continues. They have won 16 on the bounce in Cape Town.

These sides have faced off four times in the BKT URC, with the Stormers emerging victorious on three of these occasions.


The Emirates Lions have lost three of their last five matches.

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