Following last weekend's EPCR Challenge Cup Round 3 matches, click below for a comprehensive review including results, updated pools, key data and top performers.
Top performers - Round 3
Points: 15 Ben Murphy (Connacht Rugby)
Carries: 24 Taine Plumtree (Scarlets)
Metres: 153 Anthony Bouthier (Montpellier Hérault Rugby)
Defenders beaten: 10 Rio Dyer (Dragons RFC)
Line-outs won: 11 Hugo Auradou (Section Paloise)
Tackles: 33 Luke Crosbie (Edinburgh Rugby)
Round 3 – Key Stats
Ben Murphy (Connacht Rugby) scored three tries and assisted another at the weekend.
Darcy Graham (Edinburgh Rugby) was the only player in the EPCR Challenge Cup to make five clean breaks at the weekend. He made a total of 138 metres, beat six defenders and assisted a try.
Rio Dyer (Dragons RFC) beat a round-high ten defenders, made 34 post-contact metres (=first), and scored a try.
Luke Crosbie made 33 tackles at the weekend - more than any other player in an EPCR Challenge Cup match in the last five seasons. Four of his tackles were dominant.
Aaron Wainwright (Dragons RFC) made more dominant collisions than any other player at the weekend (nine). He made the joint-most post-contact metres (34) and scored a try.
In total, 58 tries and 430 points were scored over all EPCR Challenge Cup Round 3 matches.
The quickest try came from Connacht Rugby’s Ben Murphy in their home game against Lyon Olympique Universitaire, one minute into the match.
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