Marchand v Durand

Teddy Durand takes it, 5–1 on categories

Durand wins on tackles — the pressure player of the two. Marchand’s case rests on missed tackles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. Top 14 career: Marchand 99 matches, Durand 52 matches.

• Durand averages 8.1 tackles a match to Marchand’s 3.0 — 2.7 times as many.
• Durand averages 10.6 metres a match to Marchand’s 8.9 (18% more).
• Durand has 11 tries (one every 4.8 matches) to Marchand’s 19 tries (one every 5.3 matches).
• Best single match: Marchand 2 tries, Durand 1.
• Marchand is in form: 7 tries in the last 5 matches, 1.4 a match (0.2 on average).
• Winners’ edge: Marchand’s teams won 74%, Durand’s teams won 35% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Marchand has 99 matches across 8 seasons, Durand 52 in 3 — 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.