Shepherd makes his move

[travelling_gerry]

Mon, 04 May 2009 16:13



Western Force wing Cameron Shepherd tops the individual try-scoring standings after Week 12 with seven tries while Morne Steyn still heads up the individual point-scorers table with 130 points.

Shepherd's try during the Force's 29-32 loss against the Bulls last weekend, took him past the Blues' Isaia Toeava (six tries) while Steyn's four penalties and one conversion in the same match, increased his lead at the top of the standings.

The Blues have been the most potent attacking outfit this season, having racked up 44 tries but they've also been the worst defensively, having leaked 41 tries.
The Cheetahs not only prop up the overall standings but they also languish at the bottom of the team try-scoring stats having scored only 20 tries so far this season.

Leading point-scorers:
130 - Morne Steyn (Bulls)
110 - Rory Kockott (Sharks)
104 - Stephen Donald (Chiefs)
96 - Matt Giteau (Force)
86 - Jimmy Gopperth (Blues)

Leading try-scorers:
7 - Cameron Shepherd (Force)
6 - Isaia Toeava (Blues), Joe Rokocoko (Blues), Anthony Tuitavake (Blues), Sitiveni Sivivatu (Chiefs), Tamati Ellison (Hurricanes), Ma'a Nonu (Hurricanes), Henno Mentz (Lions), JP Pietersen (Sharks)


Team tries:
44 - Blues
43 - Hurricanes
41 - Chiefs
35 - Force
30 - Reds, Brumbies, Bulls
29 - Lions
27 - Sharks
25 - Highlanders
22 - Crusaders, Stormers
21 - Waratahs
20 - Cheetahs


http://www.rugby365.com/tournaments/...ws/1656742.htm

[force addict]

this has been sheps' year. fantastic. he definitely is wallabies contender. #15 or winger as far as im concerned

[travelling_gerry]

+ 1 Red to Sharks

[lara93]

yiewwww

[oxleymoron]

They must be old card stats - doesn't include Kockott's brain explosion v highlanders

[travelling_gerry]

opps....didnt pick that one up...updated from Week 11 stats...

[jono]

this has been sheps' year. fantastic. he definitely is wallabies contender. #15 or winger as far as im concerned

apart from the matches he didnt play because he was injured you mean?

[force addict]

well duh. im not going to say wow sheps u played so well when u were on the sidelines.
i meant he played well in his games that he did play in.

[gotheforce]

force shld get like 4 points for getting a clean sheet.
4 points for effort.

[Ecky]

The team looks so much better with Shep in it. Shame he missed so many games early on.

[blueandblack]

yay Sheps.

[zimeric]

anyone know whats happened with Valo's citing over the weekend?

was it thrown out?
seems to me that he was simply running to get out the way and the guy was tackled into him.. hence no arms etc..

[jargan83]

it was thrown out
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[mudskipper]

it was thrown out
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And how did Rory Kockett only get one week for striking? go figure... is it because a scrumhalf is seen as a light weight and can't do much damage?

[gotheforce]

it was more of an open handed slap i guess.