Machenaud v Zamora

Maxime Machenaud takes it, 4–3 on categories

Machenaud wins on tackles — the pressure player of the two. Zamora’s case rests on missed tackles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. Top 14 career: Machenaud 174 matches, Zamora 25 matches.

• Machenaud averages 3.6 tackles a match to Zamora’s 1.6 — 2.3 times as many.
• Machenaud averages 3.0 points a match to Zamora’s 0.5 — 6.7 times as many.
• Machenaud has 21 tries (one every 7.7 matches) to Zamora’s 2 tries (one every 11.1 matches).
• Winners’ edge: Machenaud’s teams won 55%, Zamora’s teams won 48% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Machenaud has 174 matches across 10 seasons, Zamora 25 in 4 — 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.