**Connacht winger Mack Hansen has been crowned Player of the Week for Round 5 based on [URC StatMaster’s expected points (xP) metric](https://www.unitedrugby.com/latest/news/introducing-the-urcs-expected-points-xp-player-ratings).** Like “expected points added” (EPA) in the NFL and “expected goals” (xG) in football, this revolutionary new stat measures the impact each player has on his side’s chances of scoring. Using a collection of machine-learning algorithms, URC StatMaster has analysed the average effect each event on the field has on the scoreboard. Here, we take a closer look at Hansen’s contribution in Connacht’s 36-11 victory over Ulster on Saturday as well as running through the top players by xP in each of the other Round 5 fixtures.
