Tupou v Kuntelia

Taniela Tupou takes it, 5–2 on categories

Tupou wins on tries — the try scorer of the two. Kuntelia’s case rests on missed tackles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. Whole career: Tupou 115 matches, Kuntelia 73 matches.

• Tupou has 29 tries (one every 3.7 matches) to Kuntelia’s 2 tries (one every 20 matches).
• Tupou averages 1.3 points a match to Kuntelia’s 0.2 — 5.5 times as many.
• Tupou averages 12.2 metres a match to Kuntelia’s 6.4 (90% more).
• Best single match: Tupou 2 tries, Kuntelia 1.
• Longevity: Tupou has 115 matches across 11 seasons, Kuntelia 73 in 6 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (tries, metres, tackles…): 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.