Metz v Ribbans

David Ribbans takes it, 6–1 on categories

Ribbans wins on tries — the try scorer of the two. Metz’s case rests on missed tackles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. Top 14 career: Metz 101 matches, Ribbans 57 matches.

• Ribbans has 5 tries (one every 11.1 matches) to Metz’s no tries.
• Ribbans averages 14.2 metres a match to Metz’s 3.8 — 3.7 times as many.
• Ribbans has 25 points (one every 2.3 matches) to Metz’s no points.
• Best single match: Ribbans 41 metres, Metz 32.
• Winners’ edge: Ribbans’s team won 65%, Metz’s teams won 38% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Metz has 101 matches across 8 seasons, Ribbans 57 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.