Meliande v Ecochard

Martin Meliande takes it, 5–2 on categories

Meliande wins on points — the points machine of the two. Ecochard’s case rests on tries, but it isn’t enough to swing it. Top 14 career: Meliande 54 matches, Ecochard 86 matches.

• Ecochard has 9 tries (one every 10 matches) to Meliande’s 3 tries (one every 16.7 matches).
• Meliande averages 3.7 points a match to Ecochard’s 0.6 — 6.4 times as many.
• Meliande averages 14.2 metres a match to Ecochard’s 9.8 (44% more).
• Longevity: Ecochard has 86 matches across 6 seasons, Meliande 54 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.