Goosen takes flight up rankings as Edinburgh's stats are laid bare

Edinburgh head coach Sean Everitt has admitted to targeting the final five weeks of the season in their play-off push, and they got off to a good start with a fine win over Scarlets.

Wes Goosen was the player of the match on the night, beating nine defenders - more than any other URC player last weekend.

Post-match, Everitt heaped praise on another player - Jamie Ritchie - and rightfully so. The former Scotland captain is in fine form, highlighted by the fact no player has won more turnovers this season than the 27-year-old (15).

In attack, Ben Healy leads the URC stats when it comes to individual points scored (138) and no one has scored more penalties (27) than the Scotland international.

In fact, the fly-half has kicked more in play (128) or kicked more metres (3802) than any other URC player.

It will be no surprise to see Bill Mata carry more often than most, coming third in the URC charts (69), while Goosen and Duhan van der Merwe have both beaten 35 defenders - making them some of the most elusive runners in the league.

However, while Healy leads the way for Edinburgh in offloads (16), he has also lost possession 20 times - the fifth most this season.

Defensively, it's a better picture as a unit. Edinburgh's tackle percentage (89%) is fourth best in the league, rarely missing a hit, while they've only conceded 165 turnovers - fourth best again.