Wainiqolo v Bielle-Biarrey

Louis Bielle-Biarrey takes it, 4–3 on categories

Bielle-Biarrey wins on tries — the try scorer of the two. Wainiqolo’s case rests on tackles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. Whole career: Wainiqolo 98 matches, Bielle-Biarrey 97 matches.

• Bielle-Biarrey has 62 tries (one every 1.6 matches) to Wainiqolo’s 52 tries (one every 1.8 matches).
• Wainiqolo averages 2.6 defenders beaten a match to Bielle-Biarrey’s 1.9 (42% more).
• Bielle-Biarrey averages 3.2 points a match to Wainiqolo’s 2.8 (14% more).
• Best single match: Bielle-Biarrey 4 tries, Wainiqolo 3.
• Wainiqolo is in form: 8 tries in the last 7 matches, 1.1 a match (0.6 on average).
• Winners’ edge: Bielle-Biarrey’s teams won 63%, Wainiqolo’s teams won 52% of the matches they played.
• 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.