Massa v Marchand

Barnabe Massa takes it, 2–0 on categories

Massa wins on tries — the try scorer of the two. Top 14 career: Massa 45 matches, Marchand 101 matches.

• Massa has 11 tries (one every 3.4 matches) to Marchand’s 10 tries (one every 9.1 matches).
• Massa averages 1.5 points a match to Marchand’s 0.5 — 2.7 times as many.
• Best single match: Massa 3 tries, Marchand 2.
• Longevity: Marchand has 101 matches across 6 seasons, Massa 45 in 3 — 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.