Clarkson v Ala'alatoa

Thomas Clarkson takes it, 6–1 on categories

Clarkson wins on tries — the try scorer of the two. Ala'alatoa’s case rests on tackles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. United Rugby Championship career: Clarkson 49 matches, Ala'alatoa 47 matches.

• Clarkson has 6 tries (one every 8.3 matches) to Ala'alatoa’s 3 tries (one every 11.1 matches).
• Ala'alatoa averages 6.6 tackles a match to Clarkson’s 4.5 (45% more).
• Clarkson averages 5.3 metres a match to Ala'alatoa’s 3.9 (36% more).
• Winners’ edge: Clarkson’s team won 71%, Ala'alatoa’s teams won 62% 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.