Machenaud v Botia

Levani Botia takes it, 5–2 on categories

Botia wins on tries — the try scorer of the two. Machenaud’s case rests on points, but it isn’t enough to swing it. Top 14 career: Machenaud 174 matches, Botia 121 matches.

• Botia has 28 tries (one every 4.2 matches) to Machenaud’s 21 tries (one every 7.7 matches).
• Botia averages 28.4 metres a match to Machenaud’s 11.6 — 2.4 times as many.
• Machenaud averages 3.0 points a match to Botia’s 1.2 — 2.5 times as many.
• Longevity: Machenaud has 174 matches across 10 seasons, Botia 121 in 8 — the averages matter more than the totals here.

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