Tanguy v Merkler

Joel Merkler takes it, 6–1 on categories

Merkler wins on tries — the try scorer of the two. Tanguy’s case rests on missed tackles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. Top 14 career: Tanguy 85 matches, Merkler 71 matches.

• Merkler has 3 tries (one every 20 matches) to Tanguy’s no tries.
• Merkler has 15 points (one every 4.3 matches) to Tanguy’s no points.
• Merkler averages 8.1 metres a match to Tanguy’s 4.7 (74% more).
• Best single match: Tanguy 33 metres, Merkler 24.
• Winners’ edge: Merkler’s team won 66%, Tanguy’s teams won 36% 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.