Marchand v Durand

Teddy Durand takes it, 6–1 on categories

Durand wins on tries — the try scorer of the two. Marchand’s case rests on missed tackles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. Top 14 career: Marchand 101 matches, Durand 52 matches.

• Durand has 11 tries (one every 4.8 matches) to Marchand’s 10 tries (one every 9.1 matches).
• Durand averages 10.6 metres a match to Marchand’s 3.6 — 2.9 times as many.
• Durand averages 1.1 points a match to Marchand’s 0.5 — 2 times as many.
• Best single match: Marchand 2 tries, Durand 1.
• Winners’ edge: Marchand’s team won 48%, Durand’s teams won 35% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Marchand has 101 matches across 6 seasons, Durand 52 in 3 — 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.