Stat Kings from Saturday's Premiership Action
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Exeter Chiefs, Bath, Saracens and Newcastle Falcons all claimed wins in Saturday's four Premiership Rugby matches with Exter claiming the biggest win on the day beating Sale Sharks 35-18.
Top Tacklers
1. Ross Harrison 20 tackles (100% success) - Sale Sharks
2. Will Welch 19 tackles (100% success - Newcastle Falcons
3. Elliot Stooke 19 tackles (95% success) - Bath Rugby
Most Carries
The two carrying totals come from the Harlequins v Bath game with a number of players making a total 14 carries including Chris Robshaw, Paul Lasike and Mako Vunipola but Chris Pennell made more metres than the other players mentioned.
1. Nathan Earle 16 carries (117 metres gained) - Harlequins
2. Jamie Roberts 15 carries (38 metres gained) - Bath Rugby
3. Chris Pennell 14 carries (93 metres gained) - Worcester Warriors
Metres Gained
1. Joe Cokanasiga 151 metres (12 carries) - Bath Rugby
2. Nathan Earle 117 metres (15 carries) - Harlequins
3. Chris Pennell 93 metres (14 carries) - Worcester Warriors
"Freddie Burns, take a bow!" 👏
— Rugby on BT Sport (@btsportrugby) September 15, 2018
Cokanasiga scores again... But this one is all about that brilliant Burns offload 🙌#GallagherPrem pic.twitter.com/QOEGuwaJQx
Defenders Beaten
1. Billy Vunipola 7 defenders - Saracens
2. Jack Nowell and Henry Slade both beat 6 defenders - Exeter Chiefs
- Chris Pennell and Bryce Heem also beat 6 defenders - Worcester Warriors
Clean Breaks
1. Alex Lewington (Saracens) & Joe Cokanasiga (Bath Rugby) both made 5 clean breaks
2. Bryn Evans and Marland Yarde made three each for Sale with Santiago Cordero also making three for Exeter Chiefs.
Alex Lewington has now scored 5 tries in his first 3⃣ appearances for @Saracens 🔥🔥
— Ultimate Rugby (@ultimaterugby) September 15, 2018
2⃣x @FalconsRugby
1⃣x @BristolBears
2⃣x @SaintsRugby
What an impact 👏 pic.twitter.com/qTctiJtXZx
Tries Scored
Zach Mercer, Joe Cokanasiga (both Bath Rugby), Alex Lewington and David Strettle (both Saracens) were the only players to score more than one try yesterday with all 4 players scoring a brace.
2⃣ tries, 2⃣ expert finishes in the corner.@David_Strettle was unaware they were his 50th and 51st tries in @premrugby but praised the forwards for allowing the backs to have quick ball. ⚫️🔴👉 https://t.co/iIHDY0Wusd pic.twitter.com/gfoSdAVaWT
— Saracens Rugby Club (@Saracens) September 16, 2018
