Taofifenua v Moerat

Romain Taofifenua takes it, 6–1 on categories

Taofifenua wins on tries — the try scorer of the two. Moerat’s case rests on tackles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. Whole career: Taofifenua 208 matches, Moerat 59 matches.

• Taofifenua has 20 tries (one every 10 matches) to Moerat’s 2 tries (one every 25 matches).
• Moerat averages 9.0 tackles a match to Taofifenua’s 4.0 — 2.3 times as many.
• Taofifenua has 100 points (one every 2 matches) to Moerat’s 10 points (one every 4.5 matches).
• Best single match: Taofifenua 2 tries, Moerat 1.
• Winners’ edge: Moerat’s teams won 64%, Taofifenua’s teams won 53% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Taofifenua has 208 matches across 21 seasons, Moerat 59 in 10 — 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.