Ribbans v Vanverberghe

David Ribbans takes it, 4–2 on categories

Ribbans wins on metres. Vanverberghe’s case rests on points, but it isn’t enough to swing it. Top 14 career: Ribbans 57 matches, Vanverberghe 106 matches.

• Ribbans averages 14.2 metres a match to Vanverberghe’s 7.6 (86% more).
• Ribbans averages 7.5 tackles a match to Vanverberghe’s 4.7 (61% more).
• Ribbans has 12 defenders beaten (one every 1.6 matches) to Vanverberghe’s 17 defenders beaten (one every 3.6 matches).
• Winners’ edge: Ribbans’s team won 65%, Vanverberghe’s team won 50% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Vanverberghe has 106 matches across 6 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.