Watson v Gallagher

Fergus Watson takes it, 2–0 on categories

Watson wins on tries — the try scorer of the two. United Rugby Championship career: Watson 4 matches, Gallagher 28 matches.

• Watson has 2 tries (one every 2 matches) to Gallagher’s 2 tries (one every 5.9 matches).
• Watson averages 2.5 points a match to Gallagher’s 0.8 — 3 times as many.
• Longevity: Gallagher has 28 matches across 4 seasons, Watson 4 in 2 — the averages matter more than the totals here.
• Small sample: Watson (4 matches) — treat the averages with care.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (tries, metres, tackles…): 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.