Mchunu v Mathias

Ntuthuko Mchunu takes it, 6–1 on categories

Mchunu wins on metres. Mathias’s case rests on tackles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. United Rugby Championship career: Mchunu 64 matches, Mathias 45 matches.

• Mathias averages 5.8 tackles a match to Mchunu’s 3.5 (67% more).
• Mchunu averages 7.5 metres a match to Mathias’ 5.2 (44% more).
• Mchunu averages a missed tackle every 2.7 matches to Mathias’ 0.8.
• Best single match: Mchunu 2 tries, Mathias 1.
• Mchunu is in form: 6 tries in the last 5 matches, 1.2 a match (0.2 on average).
• Winners’ edge: Mchunu’s teams won 50%, Mathias’s team won 36% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Mchunu has 64 matches across 5 seasons, Mathias 45 in 5 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (tries, metres, tackles…): 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.