Magners Catch-Up: League Statistics

All the facts and figures relating to the Magners League ahead of round five of the 2007/08 competition.

TOP POINTS SCORERS (After four full rounds):

60 – Shaun Connor (Ospreys) (3 conversions, 16 penalties and 2 drop goals)
59 – Rhys Priestland (Llanelli Scarlets) (13 conversions and 11 penalties)
52 – Nick Robinson (Cardiff Blues) (5 conversions, 13 penalties and 1 drop goal)
49 – Tim Donnelly (Connacht) (2 conversions, 12 penalties and 3 drop goals)
48 – Jonathan Sexton (Leinster) (2 tries, 4 conversions, 9 penalties and 1 drop goal)
44 – Paul Warwick (Munster) (2 tries, 5 conversions and 8 penalties)
41 – Colin Gregor (Glasgow Warriors) (4 conversions, 10 penalties and 1 drop goal)
32 – Aled Thomas (Newport Gwent Dragons) (4 conversions and 8 penalties)
30 – Ceri Sweeney (Newport Gwent Dragons) (2 tries, 4 conversions and 4 penalties)
25 – Tom James (Cardiff Blues) (5 tries)
23 – Niall O’Connor (Ulster) (1 conversion and 7 penalties)
22 – Ceiron Thomas (Llanelli Scarlets) (2 conversions and 6 penalties)
21 – Phil Godman (Edinburgh) (3 conversions and 5 penalties)

TOP TRY SCORERS:

5 – Tom James (Cardiff Blues)

3 – Lee Byrne (Ospreys), Jonathan Edwards (Llanelli Scarlets), Luke Fitzgerald (Leinster), Jamie Roberts (Cardiff Blues), Tal Selley (Cardiff Blues), Matthew Watkins (Llanelli Scarlets)

2 – Jamie Heaslip (Leinster), Regan King (Llanelli Scarlets), Mark Lewis (Cardiff Blues), Rhys Williams (Cardiff Blues), Jonathan Sexton (Leinster), Morgan Stoddart (Llanelli Scarlets), Ceri Sweeney (Newport Gwent Dragons), Andrew Turnbull (Edinburgh), Wayne Evans (Newport Gwent Dragons), Paul Warwick (Munster), Gareth Wyatt (Newport Gwent Dragons)

BEST KICKING RECORDS:

87.50% – Tim Donnelly (Connacht) 14 out of 16 attempts (Streak – last 6)
85.71% – Rhys Priestland (Llanelli Scarlets) 24 out of 28 attempts (Streak – last 3)
80% – Aled Thomas (Newport Gwent Dragons) 12 out of 15 attempts (Streak – missed last kick)
72.73% – Ceiron Thomas (Llanelli Scarlets) 8 out of 11 attempts (Streak – last 2)
70.37% – Shaun Connor (Ospreys) 19 out of 27 attempts (Streak – missed last 2)
66.67% – Colin Gregor (Glasgow Warriors) 14 out of 21 attempts (Streak – last 1)
66.67% – Phil Godman (Edinburgh) 8 out of 12 attempts (Streak – last 2)
66.67% – Ceri Sweeney (Newport Gwent Dragons) 8 out of 12 attempts (Streak – missed last 2)
61.54% – Niall O’Connor (Ulster) 8 out of 13 attempts (Streak – missed last kick)
60% – Nick Robinson (Cardiff Blues) 18 out of 30 attempts (Streak – last 1)
56.52% – Jonathan Sexton (Leinster) 13 out of 23 attempts (Streak – missed last 1)
56.52% – Paul Warwick (Munster) 13 out of 23 attempts (Streak – missed last 3)

LEAGUE RECORD CENTRE:

INDIVIDUAL GAME RECORDS (Best in 2007/08) –

Most Points – 22 – Shaun Connor (Ospreys v Glasgow, Sept 30)

Most Tries – 2 by seven players

Most Conversions – 5 – Rhys Priestland (Scarlets v Leinster, Oct 5)

Most Penalty Goals – 5 – Shaun Connor (Ospreys v Blues, Aug 31)

Most Drop Goals – 2 – Shaun Connor (Ospreys v Glasgow, Sept 30), Tim Donnelly (Connacht v Glasgow, Oct 5)

Fastest Try – 51 seconds – Rhys Thomas (Dragons v Scarlets, Sept 1)

Quickest Bonus Point Try – 45 minutes – Jamie Roberts (Blues v Glasgow, Sept 21)

TEAM RECORDS (Best in 2007/08) –

Most Points In A Home Game – 37-23, Ospreys v Glasgow (Liberty Stadium, Sept 30)

Most Points In An Away Game – 52-23, Scarlets v Leinster (RDS, Oct 5)

Highest Aggregate Of Points In A Game – 80 points, Leinster 23 Scarlets 52 (RDS, Oct 5)

Biggest Home Win – 24 points, Scarlets 32 Ulster 8 (Stradey Park, Oct 12)

Biggest Away Win – 29 points, Leinster 23 Scarlets 52 (RDS, Oct 5)

Best Attendance (Regular Season) – 10,143, Ospreys v Scarlets (Liberty Stadium, Sept 11)

PLAYING CARDS IN THE MAGNERS LEAGUE:

The newly developed Specsavers Fairplay League will reward the best disciplinary record, with the club/province with the fewest disciplinary points (1 point for each yellow card, and 3 points for each red card or upheld citing) at the end of each season given GBP£10,000 to spend on their youth development programme.

Munster are out on their own at the top of the Fairplay League currently, having received no yellow or red cards to date. Edinburgh (1 point), Glasgow (2), Connacht and the Scarlets (both 3) trail them, while Ulster are bottom courtesy of their three yellow cards and one red card so far.

LEAGUE CAREERS: TOP TENS:

MOST POINTS –

769 – David Humphreys
635 – Gavin Henson
613 – Dan Parks
590 – Felipe Contepomi
550 – Nick Robinson
484 – Gareth Bowen
394 – Ceri Sweeney
393 – Chris Paterson
388 – Ronan O’Gara
381 – Shaun Connor

MOST GAMES –

93 – Adam Black
92 – Andrew Hall
91 – Gareth Wyatt
90 – Matthew Watkins
89 – Jamie Ringer
86 – Peter Sidoli, Andy Newman
85 – Deiniol Jones, Bryn Cunningham
84 – Barry Williams

MOST TRIES –

29 – Matthew Watkins
28 – Denis Hickie
24 – Jason Forster, Tommy Bowe
23 – Simon Webster, Gareth Wyatt
21 – Barry Davies, Shane Williams
20 – Conor McPhillips