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Top ball carrying Number 8s in 2019-2020

Featuring players who have carried the ball at least 50m
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Meters Run
Distance per carry
Defenders beaten per carry
Carries in 80 minutes
minutes played
1
Viliame Mata Edinburgh Rugby
443
2.88
0.15
14.81
832
2
Uzair Cassiem Scarlets
419
2.37
0.11
13.67
1036
3
Alex Dombrandt Harlequins
404
5.53
0.23
5.03
1160
4
Giovanni Licata Zebre Parma
381
4.14
0.14
14.87
495
5
Caelan Doris Leinster Rugby
368
3.44
0.26
13.25
646
6
Sam Simmonds Exeter Chiefs
346
3.06
0.22
6.02
1502
7
Nick Haining Edinburgh Rugby
316
4.45
0.32
11.83
480
8
Arno Botha Munster Rugby
285
3.70
0.23
11.54
534
9
Elrigh Louw Southern Kings
263
4.31
0.21
9.66
505
10
Renato Giammarioli Zebre Parma
234
3.66
0.20
11.56
443
Meters Run
Distance per carry
Defenders beaten per carry
Carries in 80 minutes
minutes played
1
Alex Dombrandt Harlequins
404
5.53
0.23
5.03
1160
2
Nick Haining Edinburgh Rugby
316
4.45
0.32
11.83
480
3
Elrigh Louw Southern Kings
263
4.31
0.21
9.66
505
4
Giovanni Licata Zebre Parma
381
4.14
0.14
14.87
495
5
Arno Botha Munster Rugby
285
3.70
0.23
11.54
534
6
Renato Giammarioli Zebre Parma
234
3.66
0.20
11.56
443
7
Caelan Doris Leinster Rugby
368
3.44
0.26
13.25
646
8
Sam Simmonds Exeter Chiefs
346
3.06
0.22
6.02
1502
9
Viliame Mata Edinburgh Rugby
443
2.88
0.15
14.81
832
10
Uzair Cassiem Scarlets
419
2.37
0.11
13.67
1036
Meters Run
Distance per carry
Defenders beaten per carry
Carries in 80 minutes
minutes played
1
Nick Haining Edinburgh Rugby
316
4.45
0.32
11.83
480
2
Caelan Doris Leinster Rugby
368
3.44
0.26
13.25
646
3
Arno Botha Munster Rugby
285
3.70
0.23
11.54
534
4
Alex Dombrandt Harlequins
404
5.53
0.23
5.03
1160
5
Sam Simmonds Exeter Chiefs
346
3.06
0.22
6.02
1502
6
Elrigh Louw Southern Kings
263
4.31
0.21
9.66
505
7
Renato Giammarioli Zebre Parma
234
3.66
0.20
11.56
443
8
Viliame Mata Edinburgh Rugby
443
2.88
0.15
14.81
832
9
Giovanni Licata Zebre Parma
381
4.14
0.14
14.87
495
10
Uzair Cassiem Scarlets
419
2.37
0.11
13.67
1036
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