Marchand v Sa

Too close to call — 3–4 on categories

Sa wins on tackles — the pressure player of the two. Marchand’s case rests on metres. Top 14 career: Marchand 101 matches, Sa 34 matches.

• Sa averages 11 tackles a match to Marchand’s 5.8 (89% more).
• Sa has 4 tries (one every 7.7 matches) to Marchand’s 10 tries (one every 9.1 matches).
• Sa has 20 points (one every 1.5 matches) to Marchand’s 50 points (one every 1.9 matches).
• Best single match: Marchand 2 tries, Sa 1.
• Winners’ edge: Sa’s team won 59%, Marchand’s team won 48% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Marchand has 101 matches across 6 seasons, Sa 34 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.