Top stats performers from the latest round of The Rugby Championship

The most recent round of The Rugby Championship did not disappoint with a top showing by the All Blacks who powered past Los Pumas 39-0 before a last minute kick off the boot of Quade Cooper sealed a two-point victory for the Wallabies over the Boks. 

We take a look at the stats columns which tell the stories of some great individual performances. Deserving special mention, perhaps, was the extraordinary defensive effort of Pumas scrumhalf Gonzalo Bertranou who managed to pull off 29 tackles. 

Tackles: 

Gonzalo Bertranou (Pumas) – 29 

Marcos Kremer (Pumas) – 22 

Matias Alemanno (Pumas) – 20 

Carries: 

Samu Kerevi (Aus) – 17 

Asafo Aumua (NZ) – 15 

Like Jacobson (NZ) – 14 

Metres gained: 

Rieko Ioane (NZ) – 131 

George Bridge (NZ) – 114 

Luke Jacobson (NZ) – 64 

Defenders beaten: 

Marika Koroibete, Samu Kerevi (Aus) – 6 

Akira Ioane (NZ) – 5 

Andrew Kellaway (Aus), Rieko Ioane(NZ) , David Havili (NZ) and Quinn Tupaea (NZ) – 4 

Clean breaks: 

George Bridge (NZ) – 4 

Michael Hooper (Aus), Rieko Ioane (NZ), Luke Jacobson (NZ) – 2 

Turnovers won: 

Julian Montoya (Pumas) – 3 

Brodie Retallick (NZ) – 2