Tuilagi v Castro-Ferreira

Mathis Castro-Ferreira takes it, 5–2 on categories

Castro-Ferreira wins on tries — the try scorer of the two. Tuilagi’s case rests on defenders beaten, but it isn’t enough to swing it. Top 14 career: Tuilagi 53 matches, Castro-Ferreira 39 matches.

• Castro-Ferreira has 16 tries (one every 2.3 matches) to Tuilagi’s 5 tries (one every 10 matches).
• Castro-Ferreira averages 2.2 points a match to Tuilagi’s 0.5 — 4.4 times as many.
• Castro-Ferreira averages 25.5 metres a match to Tuilagi’s 16.8 (52% more).
• Best single match: Castro-Ferreira 2 tries, Tuilagi 1.
• Winners’ edge: Castro-Ferreira’s team won 64%, Tuilagi’s team won 42% 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.

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