Taofifenua v Merkler

Too close to call — 4–3 on categories

Merkler wins on metres. Taofifenua’s case rests on tries. Top 14 career: Taofifenua 147 matches, Merkler 71 matches.

• Taofifenua has 17 tries (one every 8.3 matches) to Merkler’s 3 tries (one every 20 matches).
• Taofifenua has 85 points (one every 1.7 matches) to Merkler’s 15 points (one every 4.3 matches).
• Merkler averages 8.1 metres a match to Taofifenua’s 7.0 (16% more).
• Best single match: Taofifenua 2 tries, Merkler 1.
• Winners’ edge: Merkler’s team won 66%, Taofifenua’s teams won 48% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Taofifenua has 147 matches across 10 seasons, Merkler 71 in 5 — 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.