Season 2 · Round 5

Renegades crush Stingrays 34 to 6 and break clear

New Zealand dominated possession, completions and metres in Christchurch as Jye McCartney scored twice and steered the ladder leaders to a 28-point win.

New Zealand Renegades

34:6

South Coast Stingrays

22 SepFull timeApollo Projects Stadium, Christchurch, New ZealandRound 5

New Zealand Renegades moved two points clear at the top of the ladder with a 34 to 6 win over South Coast Stingrays at Apollo Projects Stadium. Tyler Keen opened the scoring in the 15th minute before Jye McCartney added two tries around halftime.

Francesco Cassano, Aka Tank and Jett Mercer completed the six-try performance. South Coast found its only breakthrough through Caleb Jayy in the 68th minute, with Ashton Crutcher converting.

The Renegades controlled 63 percent possession, completed 31 of 33 sets and gained 1,292 metres. South Coast completed 17 of 22, made seven errors and was forced to complete 197 tackles.

McCartney was the central figure. He scored twice, delivered 89 passes and made 18 tackles. Aka Tank added 176 metres, 231 kick metres and a try, while Tyler Keen produced 211 metres, four tackle breaks and the opening score.

For South Coast, the defeat leaves a demanding final fortnight. Caleb Jayy supplied the try and 171 metres, while Big Beefer led the visible defensive workload with 26 tackles.

The numbers

Key stats

63 percent possession

New Zealand controlled almost two thirds of the football and made South Coast defend for long stretches.

31 from 33

The Renegades completed 94 percent of their sets while making only three errors.

509-metre gap

New Zealand gained 1,292 metres to South Coast's 783, the widest territorial separation of Round 5.

28-point margin

The round's biggest win lifted the Renegades to four victories and a competition-best plus-98 points difference.

How it turned

Pivotal statistics

South Coast made 63 more tackles and missed 26 more, a workload that steadily widened the scoreboard gap.
The Renegades scored three times between the 35th and 46th minutes, turning control into a decisive halftime passage.
New Zealand made six tries from 22 line breaks while South Coast converted only one of its 16 breaks.
Fourteen more completed sets gave the Renegades sustained control without requiring an excessive error rate from their opponent.

Decisive players

Game breakers

Jye McCartney

Two tries, four conversions, a penalty goal, 89 passes and 18 tackles in a commanding player-of-the-match display.

Aka Tank

176 metres, 22 passes, 231 kick metres, two tackle breaks and a try.

Tyler Keen

211 metres, four tackle breaks, three line breaks and the match-opening try.

Rohky Rivaz

A team-high 221 metres and 18 tackles helped New Zealand dominate the middle.

Caleb Jayy

South Coast's try-scorer also ran for 171 metres and supplied 16 passes.

Big Beefer

Twenty-six tackles led the visible Stingrays defensive work during a demanding night without the ball.

Team comparison

Full team stats

Team statistic	Renegades	Stingrays
Tries	6	1
Field goals	0	0
Possession	63%	37%
Completions	31 / 33	17 / 22
Errors	3	7
Penalties conceded	1	2
Tackles	134	197
Missed tackles	28	54
Line breaks	22	16
Metres gained	1,292	783

Complete match data

Player stats

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Stat key: MR metres run, T tackles, MT missed tackles, TB tackle breaks, LB line breaks, K kicks, KMG kick metres gained, TA try assists, C conversions.

New Zealand Renegades

Player	Pos	Min	MR	Pass	T	MT	TB	LB	K	KMG	TA	Err	Pen	Tries	C	PG
Jett Mercer	FB	80	81	0	2	2	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Jye McCartney	5/8	80	108	89	18	3	1	1	0	0	1	0	0	2	4	1
Ryzhen Rivaz	5/8	80	139	29	12	5	0	0	4	134	2	0	1	0	0	0
Rohky Rivaz	LK	80	221	10	18	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tyler Keen	LK	80	211	2	11	4	4	3	1	7	1	0	0	1	0	0
Jimmy Da'Jet	LK	80	109	1	15	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Rholyn Rivaz	LK	80	202	5	11	2	1	2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0
Francesco Cassano	FB	80	43	16	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0
Joshua Simopoulos	FB	80	148	9	5	2	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Aka Tank	5/8	80	176	22	9	1	2	1	8	231	0	1	0	1	0	0
Joey Kelly	FB	80	153	12	3	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Danger McGee	5/8	80	191	11	19	2	2	3	4	105	1	1	0	0	0	0
Trent Punchbowl	FB	80	59	17	8	3	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

South Coast Stingrays

Player	Pos	Min	MR	Pass	T	MT	TB	LB	K	KMG	TA	Err	Pen	Tries	C
Big Beefer	LK	80	112	6	26	6	1	0	2	83	0	0	1	0	0
Darryn Schoneg	FB	80	0	7	4	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Sonny Davis	LK	80	137	7	29	6	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Corza Slater	LK	80	91	3	20	3	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
Jackson Keith	LK	80	62	0	13	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Nigel Thundershaft	5/8	80	95	14	14	3	0	0	4	117	0	0	0	0	0
Liam Ryan	FB	80	48	15	19	3	0	1	1	4	0	0	0	0	0
Wally Allen	LK	80	127	6	22	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Gabe Walsh	FB	80	110	1	4	1	0	3	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
Caleb Jayy	5/8	80	171	16	9	5	2	1	1	42	0	1	0	1	0
Tyrone Clay	FB	80	108	5	3	2	0	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Ashton Crutcher	5/8	80	36	66	29	9	1	2	3	144	1	1	1	0	1
Dennis Dufty	FB	80	71	11	5	3	0	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

Round 5 figures transcribed from the official VPRL postgame screens supplied to The Ruck Report.