Ward v Marta

Rodrigo Marta takes it, 2–0 on categories

Marta wins on tries — the try scorer of the two. Top 14 career: Ward 87 matches, Marta 7 matches.

• Marta averages 0.9 tries a match to Ward’s 0.3 — 2.5 times as many.
• Marta averages 4.3 points a match to Ward’s 1.7 — 2.5 times as many.
• Winners’ edge: Marta’s team won 71%, Ward’s team won 56% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Ward has 87 matches across 5 seasons, Marta 7 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Small sample: Marta (7 matches) — treat the averages with care.
• 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.