Top ball carrying Number 8s in 2020-2021

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
Sam Simmonds Exeter Chiefs
1133
3.99
0.22
11.53
1971
2
Alex Dombrandt Harlequins
1056
4.49
0.19
10.56
1780
3
Jasper Wiese Leicester Tigers
920
3.97
0.23
13.79
1346
4
Zach Mercer Bath Rugby
855
3.02
0.21
15.25
1485
5
Ruan Ackermann Gloucester Rugby
612
2.54
0.11
14.46
1333
6
Nathan Hughes Bristol Bears
599
3.50
0.17
12.60
1086
7
Daniel Du Preez Sale Sharks
571
2.54
0.19
12.22
1473
8
Viliame Mata Edinburgh Rugby
552
3.83
0.07
13.09
880
9
Marino Mikaele-Tu'u Highlanders
457
4.01
0.20
9.66
944
10
Harry Wilson Queensland Reds
436
2.78
0.08
10.39
1209
Meters Run
Distance per carry
Defenders beaten per carry
Carries in 80 minutes
minutes played
1
Alex Dombrandt Harlequins
1056
4.49
0.19
10.56
1780
2
Marino Mikaele-Tu'u Highlanders
457
4.01
0.20
9.66
944
3
Sam Simmonds Exeter Chiefs
1133
3.99
0.22
11.53
1971
4
Jasper Wiese Leicester Tigers
920
3.97
0.23
13.79
1346
5
Viliame Mata Edinburgh Rugby
552
3.83
0.07
13.09
880
6
Nathan Hughes Bristol Bears
599
3.50
0.17
12.60
1086
7
Zach Mercer Bath Rugby
855
3.02
0.21
15.25
1485
8
Harry Wilson Queensland Reds
436
2.78
0.08
10.39
1209
9
Ruan Ackermann Gloucester Rugby
612
2.54
0.11
14.46
1333
10
Daniel Du Preez Sale Sharks
571
2.54
0.19
12.22
1473
Meters Run
Distance per carry
Defenders beaten per carry
Carries in 80 minutes
minutes played
1
Jasper Wiese Leicester Tigers
920
3.97
0.23
13.79
1346
2
Sam Simmonds Exeter Chiefs
1133
3.99
0.22
11.53
1971
3
Zach Mercer Bath Rugby
855
3.02
0.21
15.25
1485
4
Marino Mikaele-Tu'u Highlanders
457
4.01
0.20
9.66
944
5
Alex Dombrandt Harlequins
1056
4.49
0.19
10.56
1780
6
Daniel Du Preez Sale Sharks
571
2.54
0.19
12.22
1473
7
Nathan Hughes Bristol Bears
599
3.50
0.17
12.60
1086
8
Ruan Ackermann Gloucester Rugby
612
2.54
0.11
14.46
1333
9
Harry Wilson Queensland Reds
436
2.78
0.08
10.39
1209
10
Viliame Mata Edinburgh Rugby
552
3.83
0.07
13.09
880