Ollivon v Saginadze

Charles Ollivon takes it, 5–2 on categories

Ollivon wins on tries — the try scorer of the two. Saginadze’s case rests on defenders beaten, but it isn’t enough to swing it. Whole career: Ollivon 117 matches, Saginadze 73 matches.

• Ollivon has 22 tries (one every 4.5 matches) to Saginadze’s 8 tries (one every 5.9 matches).
• Ollivon averages 22.4 metres a match to Saginadze’s 16.5 (36% more).
• Ollivon averages 1.1 points a match to Saginadze’s 0.8 (33% more).
• Best single match: Ollivon 2 tries, Saginadze 1.
• Winners’ edge: Ollivon’s teams won 61%, Saginadze’s teams won 44% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Ollivon has 117 matches across 15 seasons, Saginadze 73 in 8 — 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.