The Best Players In The Guinness PRO12 This Season Statistically Speaking

Who has impressed you the most this season?

Now that we’re at the business end of the season, with just a couple of rounds to go before with hit the play-offs and crown a champion, it’s time to look back at some of the star performers in this year’s Guinness PRO12.

Thanks to Opta’s performance statistics we can reveal who have been the most influential players up to now.

Some of the interesting ones that struck us include Tiernan O’Halloran’s incredible carries and metres made figures. The Connacht fullback has failed to impress Ireland boss Joe Schmidt and must be wondering what else he has to do with these stats. 232 carries and 1705 metres made. Astonishing.

Charles Piutau has also been particularly good, despite a Ulster having a disappointing season. 196 carries and 1219 metres made as well as topping the defenders beaten and offloads charts with 59 and 23 respectively.

Guinness PRO12 Stats

Tackles Made

208 – Sean Reidy (Ulster)

205 – Lewis Evans (Dragons)

204 – Ben Toolis (Edinburgh)

196 – James Davies (Scarlets)

192 – Billy Holland (Munster)

190 – Magnus Bradbury (Edinburgh)

189 – Nic Cudd (Dragons)

181 – Josh Navidi (Cardiff Blues)

Carries

232 – Tiernan O’Halloran (Connacht)

196 – Charles Piutau (Ulster)

190 – Bundee Aki (Connacht)

180 – Dan Evans (Ospreys)

177 – Olly Cracknell (Ospreys)

173 – Magnus Bradbury (Edinburgh)

172 – Dan Baker (Ospreys)

172 – Lewis Evans (Dragons)

Metres Made

1705 – Tiernan O’Halloran (Connacht)

1289 – Matthew Morgan (Cardiff Blues)

1246 – Dan Evans (Ospreys)

1219 – Charles Piutau (Ulster)

881 – Steff Evans (Scarlets)

813 – Niyi Adeolokun (Connacht)

778 – Damien Hoyland (Edinburgh)

747 – Ronan O’Mahony (Munster)

736 – Tom James (Cardiff Blues)

Breaks

22 – Tom James (Cardiff Blues)

21 – Ronan O’Mahony (Munster)

20 – Charles Piutau (Ulster)

20 – Darren Sweetnam (Munster)

19 – Matthew Morgan (Cardiff Blues)

19 – Dan Evans (Ospreys)

18 – Keelan Giles (Ospreys)

18 – Tommy Seymour (Glasgow)

Defenders Beaten

59 – Charles Piutau (Ulster)

45 – Matthew Morgan (Cardiff Blues)

45 – Willis Halaholo (Cardiff Blues)

45 – Nick Grigg (Glasgow)

45 – Steff Evans (Scarlets)

44 – Tiernan O’Halloran (Connacht)

44 – Bundee Aki (Connacht)

Turnovers Won

23 – James Davies (Scarlets)

23 – Dan Leavy (Leinster)

17 – Ollie Griffiths (Dragons)

14 – Tadhg Beirne (Scarlets)

13 – Josh Navidi (Cardiff Blues)

12 – Marco Barbini (Treviso)

12 – Sam Parry (Ospreys)

12 – Tommaso Castello (Zebre)

Offloads

23 – Charles Piutau (Ulster)

22 – Josh Matavesi (Ospreys)

22 – Bundee Aki (Connacht)

20 – Jake Heenan (Connacht)

18 – Jack Conan (Leinster)

[WalesOnline]