Top ball carrying Number 8s in 2017-2018

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
646
3.78
0.17
16.60
824
2
Jack Conan Leinster Rugby
640
3.08
0.17
12.15
1369
3
Renato Giammarioli Zebre Parma
591
4.55
0.34
13.89
749
4
Cornell du Preez Edinburgh Rugby
494
2.71
0.10
14.47
1006
5
CJ Stander Munster Rugby
472
1.92
0.09
15.71
1253
6
Robin Copeland Munster Rugby
441
5.07
0.26
9.19
757
7
Nick Timoney Ulster Rugby
396
3.57
0.14
10.55
842
8
John Muldoon Connacht Rugby
329
1.83
0.07
9.03
1594
9
Nick Williams Cardiff Rugby
302
1.52
0.12
10.63
1498
10
Robert Barbieri Benetton Rugby
290
2.38
0.09
13.03
749
Meters Run
Distance per carry
Defenders beaten per carry
Carries in 80 minutes
minutes played
1
Robin Copeland Munster Rugby
441
5.07
0.26
9.19
757
2
Renato Giammarioli Zebre Parma
591
4.55
0.34
13.89
749
3
Viliame Mata Edinburgh Rugby
646
3.78
0.17
16.60
824
4
Nick Timoney Ulster Rugby
396
3.57
0.14
10.55
842
5
Jack Conan Leinster Rugby
640
3.08
0.17
12.15
1369
6
Cornell du Preez Edinburgh Rugby
494
2.71
0.10
14.47
1006
7
Robert Barbieri Benetton Rugby
290
2.38
0.09
13.03
749
8
CJ Stander Munster Rugby
472
1.92
0.09
15.71
1253
9
John Muldoon Connacht Rugby
329
1.83
0.07
9.03
1594
10
Nick Williams Cardiff Rugby
302
1.52
0.12
10.63
1498
Meters Run
Distance per carry
Defenders beaten per carry
Carries in 80 minutes
minutes played
1
Renato Giammarioli Zebre Parma
591
4.55
0.34
13.89
749
2
Robin Copeland Munster Rugby
441
5.07
0.26
9.19
757
3
Viliame Mata Edinburgh Rugby
646
3.78
0.17
16.60
824
4
Jack Conan Leinster Rugby
640
3.08
0.17
12.15
1369
5
Nick Timoney Ulster Rugby
396
3.57
0.14
10.55
842
6
Nick Williams Cardiff Rugby
302
1.52
0.12
10.63
1498
7
Cornell du Preez Edinburgh Rugby
494
2.71
0.10
14.47
1006
8
CJ Stander Munster Rugby
472
1.92
0.09
15.71
1253
9
Robert Barbieri Benetton Rugby
290
2.38
0.09
13.03
749
10
John Muldoon Connacht Rugby
329
1.83
0.07
9.03
1594