With his hat-trick on Tuesday night against the London Irish, the Exeter Chiefs third-center line became the player with the most tries in a Premiership season.
Sam Simmonds is now at 19, wiping Domincic Chapman and Christian Wade, two three-quarters, from the shelves.
An extraordinary statistic for a forward, shunned by Eddie Jones for the XV of England but retained by Warren Gatland for the tour of the British and Irish Lions among the South African world champions this summer.
With this new victory, Exeter, second in the standings, took an option for the semi-finals of the English Championship.
The 18th of the Season +1 Chapman # SamSimmonds # Exeter # Recordbreaker # LIRvEXEpic.twitter.com / WTdW8sT7lI
- Ottavio Arenella (@OttavioArenella) May 18, 2021
It's Premiership history as @samsimmonds_ goes over for his second
7-17 # LIRvEXEpic.twitter.com / dHm6maFaDK
- Exeter Chiefs (@ExeterChiefs) May 18, 2021
Ladies and gentlemen:
Sam Simmonds
19 days of Premiership -> 18 starts.
18 tries scored -> Absolute championship record.
6th game of the year to score at least two tries.
Summoned for the Lions tour.
A qualifier for his season?
pic.twitter.com/96ZcSxF2Ir
- Gauthier Baudin (ex ErosRugby) (@GauthierBaudin) May 18, 2021
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