Aviva Premiership Round 1: 5 things we learned
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Aviva Premiership Round 1: 5 things we learned
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Lucky number 11When was the last time we saw three hat-tricks in one weekend of the Premiership? I’m not sure the internet has those sort of stats without hours of research, but it must be some time ago.
The fact that the three guys were all left wingers is even more unlikely.
George North was the first to register three tries on Friday night as Saints walloped Gloucester, one pirouette and sidestep on his way to the line particularly impressive.
Dave Strettle followed suit for Saracens, a hat-trick born of endeavour as he chased everything, and Vereniki Goneva completed the triumvi…
Lucky number 11When was the last time we saw three hat-tricks in one weekend of the Premiership? I’m not sure the internet has those sort of stats without hours of research, but it must be some time ago.
The fact that the three guys were all left wingers is even more unlikely.
George North was the first to register three tries on Friday night as Saints walloped Gloucester, one pirouette and sidestep on his way to the line particularly impressive.
Dave Strettle followed suit for Saracens, a hat-trick born of endeavour as he chased everything, and Vereniki Goneva completed the triumvi…
