Key stats ahead of Bath Rugby's visit to Sale Sharks this weekend.
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Take a look at some of key stats ahead of Bath Rugby's visit to Sale Sharks this weekend.
Supplied by Premiership Rugby and Stuart Farmer
BATH RUGBY
- Bath Rugby have won their last two matches since their 18-24 reversal at Northampton in Round 4. This is Bath’s only away defeat in Premiership Rugby since March.
- Last weekend, Ollie Lawrence beat eight defenders - as many as any other player - made three clean breaks, and scored a try.
- Bath have averaged the most metres per possession (8.3) so far this season.
- Bath have won a league-high average of 7.2 turnovers per 80 minutes. Sam Underhill and Thomas du Toit have won the joint-most in the Bath squad: six apiece.
SALE SHARKS
- Aaron Reed was the only player to score two tries at the weekend. He is now the league’s top try scorer having scored five thus far and has also made more clean breaks than any other Premiership player (11).
- Sale Sharks’ only loss in the first six rounds of Gallagher Premiership Rugby was 0-43 at Exeter in Round 3.
- Joe Carpenter made more metres than any other player in Round 6, a total of 131.
- Ben Curry made a round-high five dominant tackles against Newcastle Falcons – as many as any player has made in a single match so far this season.
- Ernst van Rhyn has made the most successful tackles in the Premiership (95) and the most dominant tackles (14).