Match 12 - Lions vs Reds

15

Aphelele Fassi

Sharks

Scored two tries and provided the assist for another, as well as making four clean breaks, beating seven defenders and making 7/8 tackles.

14

Tyrone Green

Lions

Only one player beat more than Green's eight defenders; the Blues' flyer also scored a brace of tries, made two clean breaks and completed all three tackle attempts.

13

Joe Marchant

Blues

Made 7/7 tackles, scored a try, beat five defenders and made one offload from his seven carries.

12

Ngani Laumape

Hurricanes

Only Emiliano Boffelli (7) made more clean breaks than Laumape (4) this round; the Hurricanes' flyer also beat eight defenders, made two offloads, and provided one try assist.

11

Mark Telea

Blues

Gained 139m - more than any other player - from 10 carries, beat eight defenders, made two clean breaks, one offload and scored a hat-trick of tries.

10

Domingo Miotti

Jaguares

Kicked five goals from six place kick attempts, created one try assist, made 14 kicks in play and completed 8/10 tackles - the most of any flyhalf.

9

Tate McDermott

Reds

Beat more defenders (5) and made more carries (9) than any other scrumhalf, as well as crossing for a try and making one try assist.

1

Jean-Pierre Smith

Reds

Made three carries, 10/12 tackles, and won one turnover in 68 minutes of game time.

2

Codie Taylor

Crusaders

Made more tackles (14) than any other hooker - and didn't miss a single attempt - as well as making six successful lineout throws and beating two defenders.

3

Allan Alaalatoa

Brumbies

Made 16 tackles from as many attempts - the most of any player with a 100% success rate this round - as well as providing a try assist and making six carries.

4

Guido Petti

Jaguares

One of only four players to make 10+ carries and tackles (10 carries, 10 tackles), beat two defenders, and stole a round-high three lineouts - the last time any player other than himself stole more was in March 2013 (4 - Sam Whitelock).

5

Scott Barrett

Crusaders

Gained 25m from 10 carries, made 14/17 tackles, won two turnovers and won one lineout.

6

James Venter

Sharks

Gained 43m from just two carries, which also included a clean break and a try scored, as well as making 15/16 tackles and winning two turnovers.

7

Marcos Kremer

Jaguares

Made 18 tackles - the second most of any player - from 20 attempts, as well as making the joint-most carries (16) of any player; Kremer also won one turnover, and crossed for a try.

8

Marino Mikaele Tu'u

Highlanders

Gained 102m - more than any other forward - from his nine carries, beating seven defenders and making three clean breaks; he also won six lineouts.​​​​​​​