Reece v Preez

Sevu Reece takes it, 5–2 on categories

Reece wins on tries — the try scorer of the two. du Preez’s case rests on points, but it isn’t enough to swing it. Whole career: Reece 94 matches, du Preez 141 matches.

• Reece averages 0.7 tries a match to du Preez’s 0.2 — 3 times as many.
• Reece averages 51.7 metres a match to du Preez’s 17.1 — 3 times as many.
• du Preez averages 5.6 points a match to Reece’s 3.6 (58% more).
• Best single match: Reece 3 tries, du Preez 2.
• Winners’ edge: Reece’s teams won 68%, du Preez’s teams won 52% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: du Preez has 141 matches across 11 seasons, Reece 94 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.