Heguy v Machenaud

Maxime Machenaud takes it, 5–2 on categories

Machenaud wins on tries — the try scorer of the two. Heguy’s case rests on tackles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. Top 14 career: Heguy 72 matches, Machenaud 174 matches.

• Machenaud has 21 tries (one every 7.7 matches) to Heguy’s no tries.
• Heguy averages 7.9 tackles a match to Machenaud’s 3.6 — 2.2 times as many.
• Machenaud averages 3.0 points a match to Heguy’s 0.
• Best single match: Machenaud 87 metres, Heguy 52.
• Longevity: Machenaud has 174 matches across 10 seasons, Heguy 72 in 5 — 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.