Frisch v Arata

Antoine Frisch takes it, 5–2 on categories

Frisch wins on tackles — the pressure player of the two. Arata’s case rests on defenders beaten, but it isn’t enough to swing it. Whole career: Frisch 45 matches, Arata 100 matches.

• Frisch averages 6.3 tackles a match to Arata’s 4.8 (30% more).
• Frisch has 9 tries (one every 4.2 matches) to Arata’s 20 tries (one every 4.8 matches).
• Arata averages 1.9 defenders beaten a match to Frisch’s 0.9 — 2.2 times as many.
• Best single match: Frisch 2 tries, Arata 1.
• Longevity: Arata has 100 matches across 9 seasons, Frisch 45 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.

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