Watson v Tuilagi

Too close to call — 4–3 on categories

Watson wins on tackles — the pressure player of the two. Tuilagi’s case rests on tries. Whole career: Watson 131 matches, Tuilagi 59 matches.

• Watson averages 9.9 tackles a match to Tuilagi’s 4.9 — 2 times as many.
• Tuilagi has 7 tries (one every 7.7 matches) to Watson’s 14 tries (one every 9.1 matches).
• Tuilagi has 35 points (one every 1.6 matches) to Watson’s 65 points (one every 1.9 matches).
• Best single match: Tuilagi 2 tries, Watson 1.
• Winners’ edge: Watson’s teams won 48%, Tuilagi’s teams won 42% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Watson has 131 matches across 17 seasons, Tuilagi 59 in 6 — 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.