Machenaud v Botia

Levani Botia takes it, 5–2 on categories

Botia wins on tries — the try scorer of the two. Machenaud’s case rests on points, but it isn’t enough to swing it. Whole career: Machenaud 220 matches, Botia 123 matches.

• Botia has 29 tries (one every 4 matches) to Machenaud’s 26 tries (one every 7.7 matches).
• Botia averages 29.6 metres a match to Machenaud’s 12.1 — 2.4 times as many.
• Machenaud averages 3.2 points a match to Botia’s 1.2 — 2.5 times as many.
• Longevity: Machenaud has 220 matches across 17 seasons, Botia 123 in 8 — the averages matter more than the totals here.

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