The greatest rugby journeymen to play for 5 Premiership clubs or more

by Steven Smith

Thursday, 30 August 2018 at 08:06

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Over the years, so-called rugby journeymen have received an almost cult status among fans.

We all know ’em, we all love ’em.

So let’s take a look at some of the greatest mercenaries to hop from club-to-club:

Andy Goode - 5 (Leicester Tigers, Saracens, Worcester Warriors, Wasps, Newcastle Falcons)

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Ryan Lamb - 5 (Gloucester, London Irish, Northampton Saints, Leicester Tigers, Worcester Warriors)

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Peter Stringer - 5 (Saracens, Newcastle Falcons, Bath, Sale Sharks, Worcester Warriors)

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Tom Arscott - 5 (Bristol, Worcester Warriors, London Welsh, Sale Sharks, Newcastle Falcons)

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Adam Balding - 6 (Leicester Tigers, Gloucester Rugby, Yorkshire Carnegie, Newcastle Falcons, Worcester Warriors, London Welsh)

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Andy Gomarsall - 7 (Wasps, Bath, Bedford Blues, Gloucester, Worcester, Harlequins, Yorkshire Carnegie)

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LATEST COMMENTS

JasonMarlow16-09-2026
Jordie Barrett over Damian de Allende is far from being correct. The hype around Dupont is also overreaching, he's probably 4th in the world and has been since the 2023 WC. He also avoids certain matchups which is strange. The rest of the list is pretty good apart from minor subjective biases.

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