Tatafu v Tupou

Taniela Tupou takes it, 6–1 on categories

Tupou wins on tries — the try scorer of the two. Tatafu’s case rests on missed tackles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. Whole career: Tatafu 58 matches, Tupou 115 matches.

• Tupou has 29 tries (one every 3.7 matches) to Tatafu’s 6 tries (one every 9.1 matches).
• Tupou averages 1.3 points a match to Tatafu’s 0.5 — 2.5 times as many.
• Tupou averages 12.2 metres a match to Tatafu’s 8.8 (38% more).
• Best single match: Tupou 2 tries, Tatafu 1.
• Winners’ edge: Tatafu’s teams won 52%, Tupou’s teams won 43% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Tupou has 115 matches across 11 seasons, Tatafu 58 in 6 — 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.