2003-2019 head to head: Dawson v Youngs
How do the class of 2019 compare to the World Cup team of 2003? Opta Stats crunch the numbers.
They came within a game of matching the achievement of the revered Rugby World Cup winning England team, but how did the Rugby World Cup finalists of 2019 compare to their counterparts of 2003?
With help from Opta Stats we’ve compared some of the key performers from the two teams to see how they match head-to-head.
Third in our series is the battle of the scrum halves, Matt Dawson against Jamie Ben Youngs.
APPEARANCES
How do the pair compare in terms of appearances and minutes played during the respective World Cups?
ATTACK
But how did they compare in attack? The graphs below show their total figures, as well as an aggregated average to reflect the difference in minutes played.
IN TOTAL
DEFENCE
And in defence?
