Japaridze v Tameifuna

Ben Tameifuna takes it, 5–2 on categories

Tameifuna wins on tries — the try scorer of the two. Japaridze’s case rests on tackles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. Whole career: Japaridze 61 matches, Tameifuna 182 matches.

• Tameifuna has 20 tries (one every 9.1 matches) to Japaridze’s 2 tries (one every 16.7 matches).
• Tameifuna has 100 points (one every 1.8 matches) to Japaridze’s 10 points (one every 3.2 matches).
• Tameifuna averages 9.0 metres a match to Japaridze’s 6.0 (49% more).
• Best single match: Tameifuna 2 tries, Japaridze 1.
• Winners’ edge: Tameifuna’s teams won 62%, Japaridze’s teams won 46% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Tameifuna has 182 matches across 14 seasons, Japaridze 61 in 8 — 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.