Schoeman v Venter

Too close to call — 4–3 on categories

Schoeman wins on tackles — the pressure player of the two. Venter’s case rests on tries. United Rugby Championship career: Schoeman 52 matches, Venter 64 matches.

• Schoeman averages 9.5 tackles a match to Venter’s 3.6 — 2.6 times as many.
• Venter has 17 tries (one every 3.4 matches) to Schoeman’s 11 tries (one every 4.5 matches).
• Venter averages 1.4 points a match to Schoeman’s 1.1 (29% more).
• Best single match: Venter 3 tries, Schoeman 1.
• Winners’ edge: Schoeman’s team won 56%, Venter’s teams won 45% of the matches they played.
• 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.