Currie Cup Top stats performers: tackles, carries & more

The 2021 Currie Cup semi-finals are imminent and will involve the Bulls, Sharks, Griquas and Western Province next weekend. 

The Bulls snuck past the Cheetahs at Loftus Versveld (39-36) while the Sharks were beaten on their home turf by a determined Province outfit. 

The Pumas and Griquas played to a 13-all draw in Kimberley. 

We take a look at the top stats performers from the round: 

Tackles: 

Ruan Steenkamp (Griquas) - 16 

Kerron van Vuuren & James Venter (Sharks) - 15 

Phendulani Buthelezi – 14 

Carries: 

Willie Engelbrecht (Pumas) - 13 

Marcel Theunissen (WP) - 12 

Andre-Hugo Venter & Ruhan Nel (WP) - 11 

Metres gained: 

Edwill v/d Merwe (WP) - 137 

Duncan Saal (Cheetahs) - 98 

Sebastian de Klerk (Pumas) - 63 

Lineouts won: 

Gerbrandt Grobler (Sharks) - 11 

Ruan Nortjie (Bulls) & Shane Kirkwood (Pumas) - 10 

Johan du Toit (WP) - 7 

Defenders beaten: 

Ruhan Nel (WP) - 8 

Elrigh Louw (Cheetahs) - 7 

Malcolm Jaer (Cheetahs), Sebastian de Klerk (Pumas) & Yaw Penxe (Sharks) - 5 

Clean breaks: 

Yaw Penxe (Sharks) - 3 

Phendulani Buthelezi (Sharks), Dan du Plessis (WP), Duncan Saal (Cheetahs) & Edwill v/d Merwe (WP) - 2