Durand v Montgaillard

Teddy Durand takes it, 3–2 on categories

Durand wins on tackles — the pressure player of the two. Montgaillard’s case rests on missed tackles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. Top 14 career: Durand 52 matches, Montgaillard 41 matches.

• Durand averages 8.1 tackles a match to Montgaillard’s 5.7 (41% more).
• Durand averages 10.6 metres a match to Montgaillard’s 8.8 (20% more).
• Durand averages 1.3 defenders beaten a match to Montgaillard’s 0.3 — 3.8 times as many.
• Winners’ edge: Durand’s teams won 35%, Montgaillard’s team won 17% 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.

Built only from games in our stats database. A read of the numbers, not a tip.