Gloucester’s new winger Christian Wade, who is one of the fastest rugby players in the world, has set his sights on breaking the Premiership try-scoring record as he makes his return to the league this season.
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Wade, who crossed the line for a brace against Bristol at Ashton Gate tonight, now has 85 Premiership tries to his name, placing him fifth on the all-time list. He is 18 tries short of overtaking Chris Ashton, who leads with 101.
The 33-year-old, formerly of Wasps, is back in English rugby after a six-year stint away, during which he pursued a career in the NFL before a return to the sport with French side Racing 92.
“It is in my sights and I obviously want to go for it,” Wade told the Rugby Union Weekly podcast.
“I am not thinking about it now. Once I get closer then it’s like ‘I’ve one or two more to go’.”
80m try against Bristol Bears
One fan wrote: “Christian Wade is back,”
Another said: “Christian Wade has two, so is now one behind Care on the all-time try-scoring list (84 to 85)…”
A third commented: “Christian Wade is ridiculous. You can see in him why LRZ was unlikely to be the first to crack American Football.”
The five fastest rugby players in the world right now as Christian Wade makes return
Here is the top five in full with the likes of Jonny May and Stuart Hogg missing out despite their rapid pace.