Merkler v Vanverberghe

Florent Vanverberghe takes it, 4–3 on categories

Vanverberghe wins on tries — the try scorer of the two. Merkler’s case rests on metres, but it isn’t enough to swing it. Top 14 career: Merkler 71 matches, Vanverberghe 106 matches.

• Vanverberghe has 10 tries (one every 11.1 matches) to Merkler’s 3 tries (one every 20 matches).
• Vanverberghe has 50 points (one every 2.1 matches) to Merkler’s 15 points (one every 4.3 matches).
• Vanverberghe averages 4.7 tackles a match to Merkler’s 4.3 (10% more).
• Winners’ edge: Merkler’s team won 66%, Vanverberghe’s team won 50% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Vanverberghe has 106 matches across 6 seasons, Merkler 71 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.