Connect with us

Premiership

Exeter 26-3 London Irish: Sam Simmonds double sets new Exeter try record

Sam Simmonds notched his 11th try of the Premiership campaign in a convincing win for Chiefs at Sandy Park

Alex Cuthbert

By ROGER PANTING
SAM Simmonds scored two tries to take his season’s tally to 11 and in the process broke Thomas Waldrom’s club record of 41 tries in the Premiership.
Simmonds now has every chance of breaking the Premiership record of 17 tries in a season held by Richmond’s Dominic Chapman and Wasps’ Christian Wade.
Exeter’s assistant coach, Ali Hepher, said: “He is a phenomenal ball-carrier with incredible pace and stepping ability.
“The side put him in positions to score but he capitalises on them and I’m pleased he’s picked up the record because he’s an incredible talent.”
Simmonds wasn’t ...

Continue reading...

Access all our premium content from as little as 14p per day!

Already a subscriber to our website? Login

2 Comments
 

Tackle the News

- Sign Up for our weekly Rugby Newsletter
Your subscription could not be saved. Please try again.
Your subscription has been successful.

The Rugby Paper

The best betting sites

Globusbet

the best minimum deposit £5 casinos casinobonusesfinder

Full list of UK betting sites at BookiesBonuses.com kasyna akceptujące paypal

online casinoFill Your Boots

free bets

online bookmakerFull list of UK betting sites at BookiesBonuses.com

GGBetBanner Depicting Therealefl.co.uk an affiliate site for Licensed UKGC Football bookmakers.

More in Premiership