Sa v Marchand

Julien Marchand takes it, 6–1 on categories

Marchand wins on metres. Sa’s case rests on tackles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. Top 14 career: Sa 34 matches, Marchand 99 matches.

• Marchand averages 8.9 metres a match to Sa’s 3 — 3 times as many.
• Sa averages 11 tackles a match to Marchand’s 3.0 — 3.7 times as many.
• Marchand has 19 tries (one every 5.3 matches) to Sa’s 4 tries (one every 7.7 matches).
• Best single match: Marchand 2 tries, Sa 1.
• Marchand is in form: 7 tries in the last 5 matches, 1.4 a match (0.2 on average).
• Winners’ edge: Marchand’s teams won 74%, Sa’s team won 59% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Marchand has 99 matches across 8 seasons, Sa 34 in 4 — 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.