Matt Hodgson, Pat McCabe and Chris Feauai-Sautia make our round four Super Rugby team of the week

ROUND four saw three Australian teams notch important wins — but how many of their players made our Super Rugby team of the week?

Matt Hodgson had a super 100th game for the Force, even crossing for a try.

THE Super Rugby season continues apace with another big weekend of action that saw the Sharks jump back to the top of the table.

Three Australian sides had wins, with the Brumbies downing the Hurricanes, the Reds outlasting the Cheetahs and the Force thumping the Rebels.

So who were the standout players over the weekend?

We have crunched the numbers from the round’s six fixtures to come up with the best-performing players (statistically speaking) in each position.

See who made our stats-based Team of the Week, and then vote for the player of the round in our poll below. (We have chosen a five-player shortlist).

1. Loosehead Prop — Ben Franks (Hurricanes) was good in a beaten side and makes the team for the second consecutive week. Franks made the most tackles by any prop in the round with 13.

2. Hooker — Stephen Moore (Brumbies) just pips his opposite Dan Coles from the Hurricanes. Moore was everywhere for the Brumbies leading the team for runs (14 for 44m), making 2 offloads as well as 10 tackles.

3. Tighthead Prop — Frans Malherbe (Stormers) was strong defensively for the Stormers, making 10 tackles as well chipping in with a forced penalty.

4. Second Row — Flip van der Merwe (Bulls): was the pick of the locks, doing plenty of work in the Bulls win over the Blues making 1 linebreak assist, 7 runs (28m) as well as 1 tackle bust, and 14 tackles.

5. Second Row — Jeremy Thrush (Hurricanes) was another strong contributor for the Hurricanes in their loss against the Brumbies making 4 runs and 15 tackles

6. Blindside — Schalk Burger (Stormers) despite wearing the no. 7 jersey for the Stormers, Burger gets the Blindside flanker jersey for the team of the week. Burger was back to his abrasive best for the Stormers making 11 runs (50m), 1 linebreak assist, 1 tackle bust and 18 tackles against the Crusaders.

Matt Hodgson had a super 100th game for the Force, even crossing for a try.

7. Openside — Matt Hodgson (Force): had a blinder his 100th match for the Force and pips Marcel Coetzee (Sharks) for the open-side jersey. Hodgson led the Force by example scoring a try and making a round-high 23 tackles.

8. No. 8 — After narrowly missing out last week Ben McCalman (Force) gets the nod after another enormous game for the Force. McCalman has been the Force’s best player this season and made a round-high 16 runs (72m), 2 offloads, 3 tackle busts and 12 tackles.

9. Halfback — Faf de Klerk (Lions) edges out Alby Mathewson with another strong showing for the Lions. De Klerk scored his first Super Rugby try, made 2 linebreaks, 6 runs (59m), 1 offload, 6 tackle busts and 8 tackles against the Bulls.

10. Fly-half — Jacques-Louise Potgeiter (Bulls) put in another match-winning performance for the Bulls grabbing a try and scoring 20 points or more for the second consecutive week. Potgieter also made 1 linebreak, 6 tackle busts and 6 tackles and looks to be filling the void left by Morne Steyn.

11. Left Winger — Lwazi Mvovo (Sharks) makes the team of the week for the first time this season. Mvovo set up one try and made 3 linebreaks, 7 runs (83m), and 5 tackle busts against the Lions.

Pat McCabe had a storming game for the Brumbies against the Hurricanes.

12. Inside centre — Pat McCabe (Brumbies) bounced back from a neck injury to play one of his best games in a Brumbies jersey. McCabe sliced through the Hurricanes defence, making 3 linebreaks, 12 runs (134m), 2 offloads, 6 tackle busts and 6 tackles.

13. Outside Centre — Chris Feauai-Sautia (Reds) scored two tries on the weekend but could have nearly been three, with an early effort awarded as a penalty try. Feauai-Sautia also made 1 linebreak, 1 linebreak assist, 5 runs (40m), 1 offload, 5 tackle busts and 3 tackles.

14. Right winger — Rod Davies (Reds): played his first match for the Reds this season, and showed he has lost none of his pace. Davies scored a try, made 3 linebreaks, 10 runs (118m), 1 offload and 4 tackle busts against the Cheetahs.

Jesse Mogg starred for the Brumbies against the Hurricanes.

15. Fullback — Jesse Mogg (Brumbies): continued his try-scoring form against the Hurricanes, making it three five-pointers in three games for 2014. Mogg also chipped in with 2 linebreaks, 11 runs (95m), 2 offloads, 8 tackle busts, and 3 tackles.