Fourie v Hughes

Deon Fourie takes it, 6–1 on categories

Fourie wins on tries — the try scorer of the two. Hughes’s case rests on missed tackles, but it isn’t enough to swing it. United Rugby Championship career: Fourie 35 matches, Hughes 30 matches.

• Fourie has 5 tries (one every 7.1 matches) to Hughes’ no tries.
• Fourie averages 18 metres a match to Hughes’ 5.6 — 3.2 times as many.
• Fourie averages 8.3 tackles a match to Hughes’ 3.1 — 2.7 times as many.
• Best single match: Fourie 72 metres, Hughes 21.
• Winners’ edge: Fourie’s team won 74%, Hughes’s team won 20% of the matches they played.
• Not every stat was recorded for every match (tries, metres, tackles…): those averages use only the games that logged them.

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