GALLAGHER PREMIERSHIP UPDATE

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Round-up from the opening stages of the Gallagher Premiership season...

TRY SCORERS

Sam Simmonds Alex Dombrandt James Hanson Paolo Odogwu Exeter Harlequins Gloucester Wasps 6 3 3 3

POINTS SCORERS

Marcus Smith AJ MacGinty Paddy Jackson Sam Simmonds Billy Twelvetrees

TOP MARKSMEN

Joe Simmonds James Grayson Zack Henry Marcus Smith AJ MacGinty Harlequins Sale Sharks London Irish Exeter Gloucester 41 33 30 30 30

Exeter Northampton Leicester Harlequins Sale Sharks 92% 91% 90% 88% 79%

DISCIPLINE

Bath Bristol Exeter Gloucester Harlequins Leicester London Irish Newcastle Northampton Sale Wasps Worcester

YELLOW

3 5 2 3 2 2 3

RED

1 -

ROUND 4 FIXTURES Saturday, December 26 Bath Rugby v London Irish, Harlequins v Bristol Bears, Newcastle Falcons v Leicester Tigers, Exeter Chiefs v Gloucester Rugby, Northampton Saints v Worcester Warriors Sunday, December 27 Sale Sharks v Wasps

GALLAGHER PREMIERSHIP TABLE

1 EXETER CHIEFS 2 NEWCASTLE FALCONS 3 BRISTOL BEARS 4 SALE SHARKS 5 HARLEQUINS 6 BATH RUGBY 7 LONDON IRISH 8 LEICESTER TIGERS 9 GLOUCESTER RUGBY 10 WASPS 11 WORCESTER WARRIORS 12 NORTHAMPTON SAINTS

Pld

3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3

W

3 3 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 0

D

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

L

0 0 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3

T

16 8 8 7 10 7 3 5 10 9 5 8

F

108 61 68 66 86 48 45 60 79 64 41 69

A

19 42 53 51 86 76 41 72 96 87 73 99

Pts

15 12 10 10 10 6 5 5 5 5 4 2

For the fifth consecutive season, the Champions Try of the Round competition will bring fans and leading broadcasters together to decide the best score of each weekend of matches in the Heineken Champions Cup, giving supporters the chance to also win some top-class rugby prizes. Racing 92 dotted down for some outstanding tries in 2019/20, with Teddy Thomas twice lauded for different scores against Munster Rugby in the pool stage before Juan Imhoff’s sensational, matchwinning try in the Paris semi-final against Saracens plucked the Try of the Season award having earned praise from Channel 4’s Nolli Waterman, Virgin Media’s Alan Quinlan and the fans. Imhoff’s success followed Nick Abendanon (2016/17), Tadhg Beirne (2017/18) and Maxime Médard (2018/19) to the annual accolade after impressive growth of engagement with the public vote through HeinekenChampionsCup.com. On the Monday after each round of matches in European club rugby’s blue riband tournament, a shortlist of five tries is compiled by EPCR’s editorial team and opened to the public in the vote.

Enjoy some high-calibre rugby and HAVE YOUR SAY in the winner! CHAMPIONS TRY OF THE ROUND WINNERS 2019/20

Round 1: James Lang ASM Clermont Auvergne v Harlequins Round 2: Teddy Thomas Munster Rugby v Racing 92 Round 3: James Lowe Northampton Saints v Leinster Rugby Round 4: Lewis Ludlow Connacht Rugby v Gloucester Rugby Round 5: Teddy Thomas Racing 92 v Munster Rugby Round 6: Luke Northmore Harlequins v ASM Clermont Auvergne Quarter-Final: Alex Goode Leinster Rugby v Saracens Semi-Final / Champions Try of the Season:

Juan Imhoff

Racing 92 v Saracens