Vunipola v Gazzotti

Billy Vunipola takes it, 5–2 on categories

Vunipola wins on tries — the try scorer of the two. Gazzotti’s case rests on tackles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. Whole career: Vunipola 221 matches, Gazzotti 55 matches.

• Vunipola has 30 tries (one every 6.3 matches) to Gazzotti’s 6 tries (one every 9.1 matches).
• Vunipola averages 29.2 metres a match to Gazzotti’s 17.5 (67% more).
• Gazzotti averages 8.7 tackles a match to Vunipola’s 6.3 (38% more).
• Best single match: Vunipola 2 tries, Gazzotti 1.
• Winners’ edge: Vunipola’s teams won 69%, Gazzotti’s teams won 60% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Vunipola has 221 matches across 18 seasons, Gazzotti 55 in 5 — 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.