Carbonel v Simmonds

Joe Simmonds takes it, 4–3 on categories

Simmonds wins on tries — the try scorer of the two. Carbonel’s case rests on defenders beaten, but it isn’t enough to swing it. Top 14 career: Carbonel 115 matches, Simmonds 61 matches.

• Simmonds has 6 tries (one every 9.1 matches) to Carbonel’s 10 tries (one every 11.1 matches).
• Simmonds averages 5.5 tackles a match to Carbonel’s 4.6 (21% more).
• Simmonds averages 11.3 points a match to Carbonel’s 9.3 (21% more).
• Winners’ edge: Simmonds’s team won 56%, Carbonel’s teams won 48% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Carbonel has 115 matches across 6 seasons, Simmonds 61 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.