Cherry v Nicotera

Dave Cherry takes it, 6–1 on categories

Cherry wins on tries — the try scorer of the two. Nicotera’s case rests on tackles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. Whole career: Cherry 61 matches, Nicotera 84 matches.

• Cherry has 7 tries (one every 7.7 matches) to Nicotera’s 6 tries (one every 12.5 matches).
• Nicotera averages 9.7 tackles a match to Cherry’s 5.6 (73% more).
• Cherry has 35 points (one every 1.5 matches) to Nicotera’s 30 points (one every 2.6 matches).
• Best single match: Cherry 2 tries, Nicotera 1.
• 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.