Gouzou v Papali'i

Abraham Papali'i takes it, 4–3 on categories

Papali'i wins on tries — the try scorer of the two. Gouzou’s case rests on tackles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. Top 14 career: Gouzou 37 matches, Papali'i 74 matches.

• Papali'i has 9 tries (one every 7.7 matches) to Gouzou’s 2 tries (one every 14.3 matches).
• Papali'i has 45 points (one every 1.6 matches) to Gouzou’s 10 points (one every 2.9 matches).
• Papali'i averages 29.8 metres a match to Gouzou’s 18.3 (63% more).
• Longevity: Papali'i has 74 matches across 5 seasons, Gouzou 37 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.