Official Six Nations data, Insights by Sage, gives a fascinating insight into the performance of teams and individual players after the opening round of the championship.
Even the highly rated units, like the Springbok laden Sharks scrum, tend to come off second ... if not the most valuable position on the rugby field, at the Stormers is that there was a period ...
To those familiar with rugby, there are few more compelling battles on a pitch than two packs colliding come scrum time, but countless scrums and stoppages can alienate those new to the game.