Who are the fastest players in the Gallagher Premiership? Our stats boffin expert looks at the five quickest players in the top flight in 2022/23...
There are different ways to gauge a player’s speed. Quickness of thought is one because, as the cliché goes, the first yard lies in a rugby player’s head.
The ability to beat any opponent in a footrace is another, a priceless attribute in the modern game. Then there are the sprint kings, who can burst from zero to sixty, covering a short distance in a flash.
The ten rapid Premier League stars celebrated below specialise in the latter, posting lightning speeds. All could give Usain Bolt a run for his money.
Fastest Players In The Gallagher Premiership? (2022/23)
#10. Anthony Watson (Leicester Tigers) - 19.95mph
#9. Ollie Thorley (Gloucester Rugby) - 21.15mph
#8. Gabriel Ibitoye (Bristol Bears) - 21.87mph
#7. Joe Cokanasiga (Bath Rugby) - 22.36mph
#6. Paolo Odogwu (Wasps) - 22.41mph
#5. Charles Piutau (Bristol Bears) - 22.43mph
#4. Stuart Hogg (Exeter Chiefs) - 22.55mph
#3. Jonny May (Gloucester Rugby) - 22.74mph
#2. Louis Rees-Zammit (Gloucester Rugby) - 22.89mph
#1. Adam Radwan (Newcastle Falcons) - 23.5mph
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