Ribbans v Merkler

David Ribbans takes it, 6–1 on categories

Ribbans wins on tries — the try scorer of the two. Merkler’s case rests on missed tackles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. Top 14 career: Ribbans 57 matches, Merkler 71 matches.

• Ribbans has 5 tries (one every 11.1 matches) to Merkler’s 3 tries (one every 20 matches).
• Ribbans has 25 points (one every 2.3 matches) to Merkler’s 15 points (one every 4.3 matches).
• Ribbans averages 14.2 metres a match to Merkler’s 8.1 (75% more).
• 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.