Wainiqolo v Ezeala

Jiuta Wainiqolo takes it, 6–1 on categories

Wainiqolo wins on tries — the try scorer of the two. Ezeala’s case rests on missed tackles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. Top 14 career: Wainiqolo 88 matches, Ezeala 75 matches.

• Wainiqolo has 50 tries (one every 1.8 matches) to Ezeala’s 21 tries (one every 3.6 matches).
• Wainiqolo averages 2.8 points a match to Ezeala’s 1.4 — 2 times as many.
• Wainiqolo averages 42.3 metres a match to Ezeala’s 30.1 (40% more).
• Wainiqolo is in form: 8 tries in the last 7 matches, 1.1 a match (0.6 on average).
• Winners’ edge: Wainiqolo’s teams won 52%, Ezeala’s teams won 45% 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.