Ryan v Beirne

Tadhg Beirne takes it, 5–2 on categories

Beirne wins on tries — the try scorer of the two. Ryan’s case rests on metres, but it isn’t enough to swing it. Whole career: Ryan 73 matches, Beirne 73 matches.

• Beirne has 10 tries (one every 6.3 matches) to Ryan’s 3 tries (one every 16.7 matches).
• Beirne averages 0.8 points a match to Ryan’s 0.3 — 2.9 times as many.
• Ryan averages 12 metres a match to Beirne’s 9.8 (23% more).
• Winners’ edge: Ryan’s teams won 79%, Beirne’s teams won 63% of the matches they played.

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