Quiz: Can you name the all-time Premiership top try scorers?

Jared Wright 17 May 2024 10:47 AM

Saracens Chris Ashton (right) scores a try during the Aviva Premiership match at Wembley Stadium, London. - Image ID: G6XJCF — Here is your first clue!

How well do you know the Premiership? We test your knowledge of the league by challenging you to name the all-time top try scorers.

England’s top-flight competition has seen some lethal try scorers over the years, with the top 14 players featuring stars renowned for their attacking prowess.

As per usual, we provide a host of hints on who cracks the list, but if you fancy your chances of getting them all without some help, then skip right to the end.

Hints

On top of the pile is an England international winger who switched codes before ripping up the Premiership. Now retired, he has played for no less than six clubs and is the only player to notch up triple digits.

Just behind him is a Wasps and Leicester Tigers legend, who also played for the Bristol Bears, and held the record before the star mentioned above. However, he did not get the same recognition at international level, earning just four England caps.

A one-club Sale Sharks great features in third place, a winger who shone in the league and is still convinced he scored a try in a Rugby World Cup final.

A Harlequins legend, who recently extended his career for another season, also features on the list and is one of the few players who is not a winger.

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In fifth place is a player returning to the league in the 2024/25 season after chasing his NFL dream before returning to rugby in France. He spent most of his career at Wasps but returns to the Premiership with a West Country club.

A speedy England winger who recently announced his departure from Gloucester ranks sixth overall after a glittering career out wide with the Cherry and Whites and Bath.

Another one-club Sale Sharks winger cracks the top 10, and while he racked up 75?tries for the side, he earned just one cap for England. He was forced to retire in 2008 because of injury.

A centre/winger who played West Country rivals Gloucester and Bath cracks the top 10. The abrasive back is now a citing commissioner for the Premiership but was a fan favourite at both of the Premiership clubs he represented, playing over 200 times for Bath.

Just behind him is a fullback who played most of his career and scored most of his tries with Harlequins before stints with Newcastle Falcons and Leicester Tigers. While many of the players on the list did not play many Tests for England, this player notched up over 70 appearances for the Red Rose.

A rapid winger who played over 100 times for London Irish and Wasps also features on the lists, with the star going on to play in France for both Stade Francais and Toulon.

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A retired fullback/wing who played for Bath, Wasps and Gloucester features just outside the top ten and he played nine times for England. He finished his career in 2013, playing for London Welsh.

After playing 100 games for London Irish, this winger joined Saracens in 2018 and announced that he would be retiring at the end of the 2023/24 season.

Another Gloucester legend features on the list after crossing for 63 tries in over 200 appearances for the Cherry and Whites. The exciting winger retired in 2014 having played all his rugby with Gloucester during his career and was well known for his double-barrelled surname.

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Lastly, on the list is a former back-rower who won the 2003 Rugby World Cup with England. He started at Nottingham but is more renowned for his career at Leicester Tigers. During his illustrious 17-year first-class playing career, he scored 59 tries in the Premiership.

With all the clues out the way, tackle the quiz below!

Note: just the players’ surnames will suffice