Taofifenua v Ribbans

Too close to call — 4–3 on categories

Ribbans wins on tackles — the pressure player of the two. Taofifenua’s case rests on tries. Whole career: Taofifenua 208 matches, Ribbans 91 matches.

• Ribbans averages 7.9 tackles a match to Taofifenua’s 4.0 — 2 times as many.
• Ribbans averages 13 metres a match to Taofifenua’s 7.0 (86% more).
• Taofifenua has 20 tries (one every 10 matches) to Ribbans’ 6 tries (one every 14.3 matches).
• Best single match: Taofifenua 2 tries, Ribbans 1.
• Winners’ edge: Ribbans’s teams won 60%, Taofifenua’s teams won 53% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Taofifenua has 208 matches across 21 seasons, Ribbans 91 in 7 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (metres, tackles, clean breaks…): those averages use only the games that logged them.

Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.