23 - Warrington Wolves’s Paul Vaughan has averaged 23.1 runs per 80 minutes in this season’s Betfred Super League, the highest rate of the 163 players with 800+ minutes played this term; Vaughan also ranks second for run metres per 80 (232), behind teammate Matthew Dufty (238). Ferocious.

50 - London Broncos’s Sam Davis is the only player to have averaged 50+ tackles made per 80 minutes in this season’s Super League (50.3, min.800 minutes played) and is also the only player to have featured for 400+ minutes without making a single handling error (955). Reliable.

0.98 - Of the 163 players to have played 800+ minutes in this season’s Betfred Super League, Hull KR duo Niall Evalds (0.98) & Mikey Lewis (0.96) rank first and secondly for try assists per 80 minutes. Robins.

5 - Manu Samoa's Jonah Mau'u beat five defenders against Fiji, the joint-most of any forward in Round 1 of this year’s Pacific Nations Cup (level with Warner Dearns), despite playing just 44 minutes and making only six carries. Golden.

13 - No player made more carries in Round 1 of this year's #PNC than Rugby Canada’s Andrew Quattrin, despite playing just 57 minutes (13, level with Warner Dearns), while teammate Lucas Rumball made the most tackles (20) and jackal turnovers (2) of any player. Intensity.

30 - The seven players with the most ruck hits in Round 1 of the 2024 Pacific Nations Cup: 30 - Lucas Rumball 🇨🇦 26 - Kanji Shimokawa 🇯🇵 / Samuel Slade 🇼🇸 24 - Izzak Kelly 🇨🇦 23 - Ben Nee Nee 🇼🇸 / Aki Seiuli 🇼🇸 / Tiennan Costley 🇯🇵 Presence.

119 - The six players to gain over 70 metres in Round 1 of the 2024 Pacific Nations Cup: 119 - Yoshitaka Yazaki 🇯🇵 111 - Jone Naikabula 🇯🇵 92 - Warner Dearns 🇯🇵 / Vuate Karawalevu 🇫🇯 88 - Cooper Coats 🇨🇦 85 - Faulua Makisi 🇯🇵 Blossoming.

7 - No player has made more dominant tackles or won more turnovers in The Rugby Championship 2024 than Carlo Tizzano (7 dominant tackles, 3 turnovers won). Kickback. #Wallabies #TRC2024

108 - Los Pumas’ Tomas Albornoz gained 108 metres v 🇦🇺 despite playing just 18 minutes, the most of any player in the #TRC over the weekend and the most by a player with <20 minutes played in a Tier 1 men’s Test match since Will Jordan v 🇦🇷 in 2020 (121m in 15 minutes). Impact.

22 - Wallabies’ Carlo Tizzano completed 22 tackles without missing any v 🇦🇷; the last player to make more while maintaining a 100% success rate in a TheRugbyChampionship game was Richie McCaw, who made 26 v 🇦🇺 in 2010 - overall Tizzano has made 57/57 tackles in the 2024 #TRC. Trapped.

97% - Australia’s average attacking ruck speed is 3.1 seconds in #TRC2024, compared to 2.9s in the 2023 edition, however, they have retained possession from 97% of their rucks this year, the best rate of any team, compared to 93% last year, the lowest of any team. Balance.

6 - Of the 146 players to appear in 5+ legs in the 2023/24 #SVNS, Rodrigo Isgro ranked in the top 6 for tries (3.2, 6th), carries (22, 3rd), metres (209, 4th), line breaks (3.7, 3rd), defenders beaten (9.3, 5th), offloads (4.0, 5th) & dominant tackles (1.5, =6th) per leg. Switch.

37% - South Africa went 'low' with 37% of their tackle attempts against New Zealand (hips or lower), the highest rate of any team in Round 3 of #TRC2024 (excluding missed tackles with no contact). Chop.

1.71 - Of the 30 forwards to carry the ball into contact on 10+ occasions in #TRC2024, Eben Etzebeth has averaged the most metres in contact per carry (1.71m; 33m from 19 carries into contact), just ahead of teammates Pieter-Steph du Toit and Elrigh Louw (both 1.67). Muscle.

100% - Bongi Mbonambi is the only hooker with a 100% lineout success rate in #TRC2024, finding a teammate with 19/19 throws, while fellow Springboks Ruan Nortje (18) and Eben Etzebeth (16) rank first and second respectively for lineout takes this campaign. Drilled.

Multiple big-name players have swapped sides ahead of the upcoming European club rugby season. OptaJonny have combed through to data to select a transfer XV. How well would this team do? 👀 theanalyst.com/eu/2024/09/opt…

32.6 - RCT - RC Toulon's Gianmarco Lucchesi averaged 32.6 ruck hits per 80 minutes in the BKT United Rugby Championship (URC) last season, the most of any hooker to feature for 400+ minutes. Busy. Read more 👇 theanalyst.com/eu/2024/09/opt…

13 - UBB Rugby's Jonny Gray has made 559 tackles and missed just 13 in his Six Nations career - a 98% tackle success rate. Glue. 🆕 With the TOP 14 starting this weekend, we selected a Transfer XV for the 2024/25 European Club rugby season 👇

157 - UBB Rugby’s Louis Bielle-Biarrey gained 157 metres from his 12 carries against Stade Français, the most of any player in the opening round of this season’s TOP 14 Rugby and Bielle-Biarrey’s highest total in a #T14 match in what was his 44th appearance. Blazing.

183 – Ellie Kildunne gained 183 metres v 🇫🇷, over 100 more than anyone else and has now averaged 144 metres gained per 80 minutes for 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 in 2024 (6 games played) - she was the only player to average 100+ metres gained /80 in the #PWR last season (101m, min. 160 mins). Special.