Davies v Zyl

Ivan van Zyl takes it, 6–1 on categories

van Zyl wins on tries — the try scorer of the two. Davies’s case rests on tackles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. Premiership Rugby career: Davies 38 matches, van Zyl 83 matches.

• van Zyl has 11 tries (one every 7.7 matches) to Davies’ 1 try (one every 33.3 matches).
• van Zyl has 55 points (one every 1.5 matches) to Davies’ 5 points (one every 7.7 matches).
• van Zyl averages 16.7 metres a match to Davies’ 8.1 — 2.1 times as many.
• Longevity: van Zyl has 83 matches across 5 seasons, Davies 38 in 3 — the averages matter more than the totals here.

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