Bouraux v Meliande

Justin Bouraux takes it, 5–2 on categories

Bouraux wins on tries — the try scorer of the two. Meliande’s case rests on points, but it isn’t enough to swing it. Top 14 career: Bouraux 29 matches, Meliande 54 matches.

• Bouraux has 6 tries (one every 4.8 matches) to Meliande’s 3 tries (one every 16.7 matches).
• Bouraux averages 41.2 metres a match to Meliande’s 14.2 — 2.9 times as many.
• Meliande averages 3.7 points a match to Bouraux’s 2.4 (53% more).
• Bouraux is in form: 2 tries in the last 8 matches (usually every 4.8 matches).
• Winners’ edge: Meliande’s teams won 41%, Bouraux’s teams won 21% of the matches they played.
• Longevity: Meliande has 54 matches across 5 seasons, Bouraux 29 in 2 — 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.