Round 17: Aviva Premiership Stats

Top performers from the Aviva Premiership this weekend.

Most tackles:
Don Armand (Exeter Chiefs) 22
Brad Barritt (Saracens) 22
Mitch Lees (Exeter Chiefs) 17

Don Armand made the most tackles by an Exeter Chiefs player since November 2015, his side beat Tigers 34-15 in Round 17, completing a first league double over the Welford Road outfit since 2011-12.

Defenders beaten:

Sinoti Sinoti (Newcastle Falcons) 8

Juan Pablo Socino (Newcastle Falcons) 8

Two outstanding individual performances from Mark Mc Call’s men, Socino & Sinoti sparked a 2^nd half revival for Newcastle but their efforts were dashed as Saracens took the spoils.

Metres made:
Tom Varndell (Bristol Rugby) 121
Vereniki Goneva (Newcastle Falcons) 121
Christian Wade (Wasps) 99

Varndell extended his lead at the top of the Aviva Premiership try scoring charts with a well-read interception.

Carries:
Vereniki Goneva (Newcastle) 17
Juan Pablo Socino (Newcastle) 17
Kurtley Beale (Wasps) 17

Goneva pitched in with 121m and 17 carries. A tireless effort. The Falcons winger  deserved to be on the winning side on this occasion.

Breaks:
Tom Varndell (Bristol Rugby) 4
David Halaifonua (Gloucester Rugby) 3
Vereniki Goneva (Newcastle Falcons) 3
Alex Lozowski (Saracens) 3

Varndell continues to defy his years by making more breaks than any player in Round 16. Despite being on the losing side, Bristol always looked to get the ball wide to their dangerman, who was often faced with two defenders waiting to nullify his threat.

Offloads
Jason Woodward (Bristol Rugby) 4
Will Welch (Newcastle Falcons) 3
Telusa Veainu (Leicester Tigers) 3
Dave Ward (Harlequins) 3

Woodward highlighted his ability in attack with some sumptuous offloads to keep his team on the front foot.