Masibaka v Ruru

Too close to call — 3–4 on categories

Masibaka wins on tries — the try scorer of the two. Ruru’s case rests on metres. Whole career: Masibaka 25 matches, Ruru 70 matches.

• Ruru averages 11.1 metres a match to Masibaka’s 8 (39% more).
• Masibaka has 4 tries (one every 6.3 matches) to Ruru’s 10 tries (one every 7.1 matches).
• Masibaka averages 0.8 points a match to Ruru’s 0.7 (13% more).
• Winners’ edge: Masibaka’s teams won 48%, Ruru’s teams won 37% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Ruru has 70 matches across 6 seasons, Masibaka 25 in 3 — 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.