Mallez v Melikidze

Giorgi Melikidze takes it, 5–2 on categories

Melikidze wins on tries — the try scorer of the two. Mallez’s case rests on metres, but it isn’t enough to swing it. Top 14 career: Mallez 33 matches, Melikidze 103 matches.

• Melikidze has 12 tries (one every 7.1 matches) to Mallez’s no tries.
• Melikidze averages 0.7 points a match to Mallez’s 0.
• Melikidze averages 3.1 tackles a match to Mallez’s 2.7 (14% more).
• Best single match: Mallez 22 metres, Melikidze 16.
• Longevity: Melikidze has 103 matches across 7 seasons, Mallez 33 in 5 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• 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.