Pretorius and Turinui lead Super 12 scoring

The Cats Andre Pretorius is the leading scorer in the Super 12 with 72 points after the latest round of matches.

Ben Blair of the Highlanders and the Waratahs Peter Hewat are tied for second with 67 points each.

Morgan Turinui's five tries for the Waratahs make him the leading try-scorer.

Pointscorers:
72: Andre Pretorius (Cats)
67: Ben Blair (Highlanders), Peter Hewat (Waratahs)
66: Jimmy Gopperth (Hurricanes)
59: Daniel Carter (Crusaders)
38: Matt Giteau (Brumbies)
37: Luke McAlister (Blues)
28: Mat Rogers (Waratahs)
25: Morgan Turinui (Waratahs), Butch James (Sharks)
24: David Hill (Chiefs)
23: Ruan Pienaar (Sharks)
21: Gaffie du Toit (Stormers)
20: Rico Gear (Crusaders), Lote Tuqiri (Waratahs), Jean de Villiers (Stormers)
18: Derrick Hougaard (Bulls)

Tryscorers:

Five: Morgan Turinui (Waratahs)

Four: Rico Gear (Crusaders), Lote Tuqiri (Waratahs), Peter Hewat (Waratahs), Jean de Villiers (Stormers)

Three: Ma'a Nonu (Hurricanes), Caleb Ralph (Crusaders), Ben Blair (Highlanders), Scott Fava (Brumbies), Radike Samo (Brumbies), Matt Giteau (Brumbies)

Two: Sosene Anesi (Chiefs), Lome Fa'atau (Hurricanes), Jimmy Gopperth (Hurricanes), Andrew Mehrtens (Crusaders), Casey Laulala (Crusaders), Justin Marshall (Crusaders), Daniel Carter (Crusaders), Aaron Mauger (Crusaders), Scott Hamilton (Crusaders), Craig Newby (Highlanders), Junior Palesasa (Reds), Greg Holmes (Reds), Mat Rogers (Waratahs), Shaun Berne (Waratahs), Adrian Jacobs (Sharks), Ruan Pienaar (Sharks), Breyton Paulse (Stormers), Jacques Cronje (Bulls), Bryan Habana (Bulls), Akona Ndungane (Bulls), Andre Pretorius (Cats), Conrad Jantjes (Cats), Jaque Fourie (Cats)

- NZPA