United Rugby Championship Stats Round 3

After an exciting weekend of the BKT United Rugby Championship, URC StatMaster has identified the top players from R3 along with the overall top team and player performances from the league so far.

Top Players From R3

Carries: 22 Emmanuel Tshituka (Emirates Lions)

Defenders Beaten: 12 Calvin Nash (Munster)

Lineouts Won: 9 Ruan Nortje (Vodacom Bulls)

Metres: 163 Calvin Nash (Munster)

Passes: 74 Caolin Blade (Connacht)

Tackles: 27 Alessandro Izekor (Benetton)

Overall Top Players After R3

Carries: 53 Cathal Forde (Connacht)

Defenders Beaten: 16 Cathal Forde (Connacht)

Kicks in Play: 32 Tinus de Beer (Cardiff Rugby)

Lineout Steals: 3 Dylan Tierney-Martin (Connacht) / Niall Murray (Connacht) / Ruan Vermaak (Vodacom Bulls)

Lineouts Won: 22 Eli Snyman (Benetton)

Metres: 276 Tommy O'Brien (Leinster)

Passes: 197 Caolin Blade (Connacht)

Tackles: 47 David McCann (Ulster)

Tries: 4 David Kriel (Vodacom Bulls) / Scott Gregory (Zebre Parma) / Simone Gesi (Zebre Parma)

Turnover Won: 6 Shamus Hurley-Langton (Connacht)

Overall Top Team Season Totals

Carries: 423 Connacht

Defenders Beaten: 82 Glasgow Warriors

Kicks in Play: 98 Cardiff Rugby

Metres: 1481 Vodacom Bulls

Points: 136 Vodacom Bulls

Tackles: 513 Benetton 

Tries: 20 Vodacom Bulls

Turnover Won: 29 Benetton 

Visits To 22: 32 Vodacom Bulls