Simelane v Roberts

Too close to call — 3–4 on categories

Roberts wins on tries — the try scorer of the two. Simelane’s case rests on metres. United Rugby Championship career: Simelane 51 matches, Roberts 43 matches.

• Roberts has 14 tries (one every 3 matches) to Simelane’s 9 tries (one every 5.3 matches).
• Roberts averages 1.6 points a match to Simelane’s 1.0 (70% more).
• Roberts averages 3.6 tackles a match to Simelane’s 3 (20% more).
• Best single match: Roberts 3 tries, Simelane 2.
• Roberts is in form: 8 tries in the last 5 matches, 1.6 a match (0.3 on average).
• Winners’ edge: Simelane’s teams won 61%, Roberts’s team won 23% of the matches they played.
• 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.