Edwards v Mercer

Joseph Edwards takes it, 2–0 on categories

Edwards wins on tries — the try scorer of the two. Top 14 career: Edwards 25 matches, Mercer 72 matches.

• Edwards has 1 try (one every 5.9 matches) to Mercer’s 7 tries (one every 10 matches).
• Edwards averages 0.8 points a match to Mercer’s 0.5 (60% more).
• Winners’ edge: Mercer’s teams won 54%, Edwards’s team won 24% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Mercer has 72 matches across 4 seasons, Edwards 25 in 2 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (tries, points): 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.