Vunipola v Kalamafoni

Billy Vunipola takes it, 4–3 on categories

Vunipola wins on tries — the try scorer of the two. Kalamafoni’s case rests on tackles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. Whole career: Vunipola 221 matches, Kalamafoni 135 matches.

• Vunipola has 30 tries (one every 6.3 matches) to Kalamafoni’s 13 tries (one every 10 matches).
• Vunipola averages 0.7 points a match to Kalamafoni’s 0.5 (42% more).
• Kalamafoni averages 7.5 tackles a match to Vunipola’s 6.3 (20% more).
• Winners’ edge: Vunipola’s teams won 69%, Kalamafoni’s teams won 46% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Vunipola has 221 matches across 18 seasons, Kalamafoni 135 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.