Ward v Tuisova

Too close to call — 3–4 on categories

Ward wins on tackles — the pressure player of the two. Tuisova’s case rests on metres. Top 14 career: Ward 87 matches, Tuisova 124 matches.

• Tuisova averages 56.5 metres a match to Ward’s 24.4 — 2.3 times as many.
• Ward averages 5.8 tackles a match to Tuisova’s 4.0 (46% more).
• Tuisova averages 1.2 clean breaks a match to Ward’s 0.3 — 3.6 times as many.
• Best single match: Tuisova 3 tries, Ward 2.
• Longevity: Tuisova has 124 matches across 8 seasons, Ward 87 in 5 — 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.