5 Gallagher Premiership records held by non-English players
Top 10s/ListsTuesday, 13 November 2018 at 16:55
Charlie Hodgson, the former Saracens and Sale fly-half holds the record for most points scored in the league with 2,623 to his name while Richard Wigglesworth is the most capped player with 268 outings in the top flight of English rugby. There are numerous records and it is quite obvious that Englishmen are very often the recipients in the EPL.
However, there are 5 player records that are held by non-English players. Some of these records seem surprising since foreign players don't generally spend a long time in England.
Here are 5 individual records held by non-English players in the Gallagher Premiership:
1. Oldest Ever Player - Brad Thorn
Having achieved so much in his extensive career, both as an All Black and playing rugby league for Australia, as well as at Leinster, it seemed unlikely that Thorn could do much more. However, at the age of 39 he signed for Leicester Tigers in 2014 and by the end of the season became the oldest ever Premiership player. He was aged 40 years, 109 days when he made his final appearance for the Tigers.
2. Most individual tries in a match - Ryan Constable
The Australian centre scored six tries for Sarries in one match as they smashed Bedford Blues 57-29 in 2000. Christian Wade has since levelled the record.
3. Most consecutive matches without defeat - Geordan Murphy
The current Tigers boss went 25 Premiership games unbeaten for the club between December 1999 and March 2001.
4. Most amount of drop-goals in a game - Ludovic Mercier
The French fly-half kicked three drop-goals in one game as Gloucester overcame Sale 44-21 in September 2001.
5. Most individual points in a season - Barry Everitt
The Irish fly-half holds the record for the most individual points scored in a Premiership Season, having scored 343 points for London Irish in the 2001/02 season.
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