UltimateStats - The Top 4 Leagues

Week 1 of Super Rugby is complete and it gives us a great opportunity to look at the UltimateStat leaders for each of the leagues after their opening round. Here are the Top Performing individuals for the Premiership, Pro14, Top 14 and Super Rugby after Round 1 of each tournament

Carries:

26: The huge carry count by Nathan Hughes as Wasps earned a tough 1 point win away at Worcester Warriors. Hughes went on to beat 7 defenders and win 1 turnover before Billy Searle sealed the win with a penalty

Super Rugby - 20 Akira Ioane - Blues vs Crusaders

Top 14 - 20 Genesis Mamea - Perpignan vs Stade Francais & Afaesetiti Amosa - Bordoux Begles vs Pau

Pro 14 - 17 Rhys Ruddock - Cardiff Blues vs Leinster

Meters Run:

141m by Cian Kelleher in Connacht's 1 point loss to Glasgow Warriors on opening day with the winger beating 2 defenders and scoring the opening try for the Irish side.

Top 14 - 124m Alivereti Raka - Clermont vs Agen  

Premiership - 108m Luke Morahan - Bristol vs Bath

Super Rugby - 106m Israel Folou - Waratahs vs Hurricanes

Defenders Beaten:

10 - Super Rugby and Top 14 top this list with Anton Lienert-Brown (Chiefs) and Apisai Naqalevu (Clermont) beating 10 defenders each. Lienert-Brown went on to make 9 from 9 tackles in the 3 point loss to Highlanders while Naqalevu made 7 clean breaks in Clermont's big win over Agen

Premiership - 8 Luke Morahan -  Bristol vs Bath

Pro 14 - 7 George North - Ospreys vs Edinburgh

Tackles:

25: Matt Todd may have been over shadowed by Akira Ioane on the day but his work rate on defence is second to none as he made 93% of his 27 tackle attempts. He won 2 vital turnovers too as he helped the Crusaders earn a tough two point win over the Blues at Eden Park

Pro 14 - 22 James King - Ospreys vs Edinburgh

Top 14 - 21 Romain Sazy - La Rochelle vs Grenoble 

Premiership - 19 Will Welch - Newcastle Falcons vs Saracens