United Rugby Championship International Test Match Whole career Josh van der Flier takes it, 6–0 on categories van der Flier wins on tackles — the pressure player of the two. Whole career: van der Flier 103 matches, Kendellen 61 matches.
van der Flier averages 10.8 tackles a match to Kendellen’s 7.9 (36% more). van der Flier averages 0.7 defenders beaten a match to Kendellen’s 0.6 (11% more). Best single match: Kendellen 3 tries, van der Flier 1. Winners’ edge: van der Flier’s teams won 72%, Kendellen’s teams won 59% of the matches they played. Longevity: van der Flier has 103 matches across 18 seasons, Kendellen 61 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. Tale of the tape Per game. Totals and best single game underneath.
0.2 20 total · best 1 Triesper game 0.2 12 total · best 3
15.9 1,225 total · best 66 Metresper game 15.2 533 total · best 66
10.8 832 total · best 27 Tacklesper game 7.9 278 total · best 24
1.0 100 total · best 5 Pointsper game 1.0 60 total · best 15
0.2 18 total · best 1 Clean breaksper game 0.0 1 total · best 1
0.7 54 total · best 4 Defenders beatenper game
Last 10 games Tries, oldest to newest.
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