McCarthy v Wycherley

Joe McCarthy takes it, 6–1 on categories

McCarthy wins on metres. Wycherley’s case rests on missed tackles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. United Rugby Championship career: McCarthy 33 matches, Wycherley 58 matches.

• McCarthy averages 21.9 metres a match to Wycherley’s 7.3 — 3 times as many.
• McCarthy has 5 tries (one every 6.3 matches) to Wycherley’s 4 tries (one every 10 matches).
• McCarthy averages 0.8 points a match to Wycherley’s 0.5 (65% more).
• Best single match: McCarthy 3 tries, Wycherley 1.
• Winners’ edge: McCarthy’s team won 85%, Wycherley’s team won 52% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Wycherley has 58 matches across 5 seasons, McCarthy 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.