Paulos v Japaridze

Lucas Paulos takes it, 5–2 on categories

Paulos wins on tries — the try scorer of the two. Japaridze’s case rests on missed tackles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. Top 14 career: Paulos 90 matches, Japaridze 58 matches.

• Paulos has 7 tries (one every 12.5 matches) to Japaridze’s 1 try (one every 33.3 matches).
• Paulos has 35 points (one every 2.4 matches) to Japaridze’s 5 points (one every 6.3 matches).
• Paulos averages 9.8 metres a match to Japaridze’s 6.0 (62% more).
• Longevity: Paulos has 90 matches across 6 seasons, Japaridze 58 in 6 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (tries, metres, tackles…): 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.