After another great weekend of Heartland Rugby we can now start crunching the numbers after 3 weeks and the numbers are staggering !
How much entertainment do we get ….. Plenty … after 18 matches we are seeing on average 8 tries being scored in every game with 73 points averaged out over the these matches, but more importantly we are seeing great running rugby with 48 Tries every weekend so far which works out to be 8 tries per game.
James Lash is leading the pack early on with 54 points in the first 3 matches consisting of 5 Tries , 9 Conversions , 2 penalties and so far the only Drop Goal of the season which got them the late victory in week 2 over Mid Canterbury 34-32 .
The Current Scoring Stats are as follows: (collated by RugbyHeartland.co.nz)
| Average Per Round (3 Rounds played) | Per.Game | ||||
| Tries | 144 | 48 | 8 | ||
| Conversions | 92 | 30.67 | 5.11 | ||
| Penalties | 24 | 8 | 1.33 | ||
| Drop Goals | 1 | 0.33 | 0.06 | ||
| Penalty Try (conversions) | 3 | 1.00 | 3 | ||
| Total Points per game (18 games) | 73.00 | ||||
| 2016 Mitre10 Heartland Champions OVERALL Scoring Stats ( after 3 Rounds) | ||||||
| Tries | Province | Conversions | Province | |||
| James Lash | 5 | Buller | Dane Whale | 12 | Wanganui | |
| Te Rangatira Waitokia | 4 | Wanganui | Josh Casey | 10 | North Otago | |
| Jarred Percival | 4 | Mid Canterbury | Zac Southen | 10 | South Canterbury | |
| Viliame Rogavatu | 3 | South Canterbury | James Lash | 9 | Buller | |
| Troy Tauwhare | 3 | West Coast | Jarred Percival | 8 | Mid Canterbury | |
| Penalty Tries | 3 | —- | Isaia Vuki | 6 | Poverty Bay | |
| Michael Nabuliwaqe | 3 | Wanganui | Steve Crosbie | 5 | Wanganui | |
| Malakai Volau | 3 | Wanganui | Todd Doolan | 5 | East Coast | |
| Josh Casey | 3 | North Otago | Tim Priest | 5 | Wairarapa Bush | |
| Gavin Thornbury | 3 | Wanganui | Zayn Tipping | 5 | King Country | |
| Warwick Lahmert | 2 | Horowhenua Kapiti | Jonnie Te Ruki-Chambers | 4 | Thames Valley | |
| Trent Reti | 2 | West Coast | Perry Hayman | 4 | Horowhenua Kapiti | |
| Timoci Nabakeke | 2 | Mid Canterbury | Trent Reti | 3 | West Coast | |
| Stephan Turner | 2 | King Country | Warwick Lahmert | 3 | Horowhenua Kapiti | |
| Simon Lilicama | 2 | North Otago | Hayden Wisnoski | 2 | Thames Valley | |
| Simon Dibben | 2 | Wanganui | Nik Cumming | 1 | West Coast | |
| Shay Tucker | 2 | North Otago | ||||
| Sean Wanden | 2 | King Country | Penalties | Province | ||
| Rupeni Vakacugu | 2 | Thames Valley | Isaia Vuki | 6 | Poverty Bay | |
| Ralulu Bovau | 2 | King Country | Tim Priest | 4 | Wairarapa Bush | |
| Ralph Darling | 2 | North Otago | Perry Hayman | 4 | Horowhenua Kapiti | |
| Raitube Vasurakuta | 2 | South Canterbury | Zayn Tipping | 3 | King Country | |
| Mike Lynch | 2 | Mid Canterbury | Todd Doolan | 2 | East Coast | |
| Max Morris | 2 | South Canterbury | James Lash | 2 | Buller | |
| Long Fisiioi | 2 | East Coast | Steve Crosbie | 1 | Wanganui | |
| Kieran Coll | 2 | South Canterbury | Jonnie Te Ruki-Chambers | 1 | Thames Valley | |
| Jonnie Te Ruki-Chambers | 2 | Thames Valley | Warwick Lahmert | 1 | Horowhenua Kapiti | |
| James Goodger | 2 | Wairarapa Bush | ||||
| Fa’afoi Ioapo | 2 | Horowhenua Kapiti | ||||
| Dan Hytongue | 2 | Buller | Drop Goals | Province | ||
| Cole Baldwin | 2 | Wanganui | James Lash | 1 | Buller | |
| Zayn Tipping | 1 | King Country | ||||
| Zac Guildford | 1 | Wairarapa Bush | OVERALL Points Standings | |||
| Tyson Maki | 1 | Horowhenua Kapiti | Player | Pts | Province | |
| Tremaine Gilbert | 1 | Wanganui | James Lash | 54 | Buller | |
| Todd Doolan | 1 | East Coast | Jarred Percival | 40 | Mid Canterbury | |
| Tiaone Ratu | 1 | South Canterbury | Josh Casey | 38 | North Otago | |
| Tani Misikosi | 1 | Poverty Bay | Isaia Vuki | 30 | Poverty Bay | |
| Tamati Samuels | 1 | Poverty Bay | Dane Whale | 24 | Wanganui | |
| Siosiua Moala | 1 | Poverty Bay | Penalty Tries | 24 | —- | |
| Sione Ngatu | 1 | Poverty Bay | Te Rangatira Waitokia | 24 | Wanganui | |
| Shay Moseby | 1 | South Canterbury | Jonnie Te Ruki-Chambers | 22 | Thames Valley | |
| Setafano Sauqaqa | 1 | Buller | Perry Hayman | 22 | Horowhenua Kapiti | |
| Seta Koroitsmana | 1 | Mid Canterbury | Zayn Tipping | 22 | King Country | |
| Samu Kubunavanua | 1 | Wanganui | Todd Doolan | 20 | East Coast | |
| Sam Monaghan | 1 | Wairarapa Bush | Warwick Lahmert | 20 | Horowhenua Kapiti | |
| Sam Mason | 1 | King Country | Zac Southen | 20 | South Canterbury | |
| S Wiperi | 1 | Horowhenua Kapiti | Gavin Thornbury | 18 | Wanganui | |
| Ryan Shelford | 1 | Horowhenua Kapiti | Malakai Volau | 18 | Wanganui | |
| Roman Tutauha | 1 | Wanganui | Michael Nabuliwaqe | 18 | Wanganui | |
| Rod Ririnui | 1 | East Coast | Tim Priest | 18 | Wairarapa Bush | |
| Richard Puddy | 1 | Wairarapa Bush | Trent Reti | 18 | West Coast | |
| Regan Stanton | 1 | West Coast | Troy Tauwhare | 18 | West Coast | |
| Ratu Daurua | 1 | Poverty Bay | Viliame Rogavatu | 18 | South Canterbury | |
| Perry Hayman | 1 | Horowhenua Kapiti | Cole Baldwin | 12 | Wanganui | |
| Norman Solofa | 1 | Thames Valley | Dan Hytongue | 12 | Buller | |
| Nik Strahan | 1 | South Canterbury | Fa’afoi Ioapo | 12 | Horowhenua Kapiti | |
| Nik Cumming | 1 | West Coast | James Goodger | 12 | Wairarapa Bush | |
| Nick Annear | 1 | South Canterbury | Kieran Coll | 12 | South Canterbury | |
| Mosese Aho | 1 | South Canterbury | Long Fisiioi | 12 | East Coast | |
| Matthew Vocea | 1 | North Otago | Max Morris | 12 | South Canterbury | |
| Matt Posea | 1 | North Otago | Mike Lynch | 12 | Mid Canterbury | |
| Maleli Mudu | 1 | West Coast | Raitube Vasurakuta | 12 | South Canterbury | |
| Logan Winter | 1 | West Coast | Ralph Darling | 12 | North Otago | |
| Logan Bonnington | 1 | Mid Canterbury | Ralulu Bovau | 12 | King Country | |
| Les Hills | 1 | Poverty Bay | Rupeni Vakacugu | 12 | Thames Valley | |
| Lemi Masoe | 1 | North Otago | Sean Wanden | 12 | King Country | |
| Lance Easton | 1 | Thames Valley | Shay Tucker | 12 | North Otago | |
| Kris Palmer | 1 | East Coast | Simon Dibben | 12 | Wanganui | |
| Kieron Robinson | 1 | King Country | Simon Lilicama | 12 | North Otago | |
| Kent McFarlane | 1 | Thames Valley | Stephan Turner | 12 | King Country | |
| Ken Houkamau | 1 | Poverty Bay | Steve Crosbie | 12 | Wanganui | |
| Kameli Kuruyabaki | 1 | Wanganui | Timoci Nabakeke | 12 | Mid Canterbury | |
| Joshua Tuidriva | 1 | Buller | Hayden Wisnoski | 10 | Thames Valley | |
| Jon Dampney | 1 | Mid Canterbury | Nik Cumming | 8 | West Coast | |
| John Ika | 1 | Wairarapa Bush | 62 More players on 6pts | |||
| John Hale | 1 | Thames Valley |
|
|||
| John Dyer | 1 | South Canterbury | ||||
| Joe Pickett | 1 | North Otago | ||||
| Jayden Milner | 1 | East Coast | ||||
| James Grogan | 1 | Poverty Bay | ||||
| Isaia Vuki | 1 | Poverty Bay | ||||
| Ian Wilson | 1 | East Coast | ||||
| Hayden Wisnoski | 1 | Thames Valley | ||||
| George Tuala | 1 | East Coast | ||||
| Everard Reid | 1 | Poverty Bay | ||||
| Devonte Stuart | 1 | Poverty Bay | ||||
| David Egelstaff | 1 | Buller | ||||
| Craig Clare | 1 | Wanganui | ||||
| Conor McCormack | 1 | South Canterbury | ||||
| Cameron Hayton | 1 | Wairarapa Bush | ||||
| Bryn Hudson | 1 | Wanganui | ||||
| Brendon Rigden | 1 | Mid Canterbury | ||||
| BJ Sidney | 1 | East Coast | ||||
| Ben Bonner | 1 | Thames Valley | ||||
| Anthony Tailua | 1 | Buller | ||||
| Andrew Smith | 1 | Wairarapa Bush | ||||
| Andrew Lima | 1 | Horowhenua Kapiti | ||||
| Ace Malo | 1 | Wanganui | ||||
You must be logged in to post a comment.