QUIZ: Can you name the top try scorers in Champions Cup history?
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As the Investec Champions Cup heads into the semi-final weekend, we challenge you to name the top try scorers in the competition’s history.
The tournament debuted in 1995 when rugby officially went professional, with many of the game’s greatest stars featuring in the competition.
As we do for all of our quizzes, we provide a host of clues for the answers, but if you don’t need the assistance then skip right to it.
Hints
While many of the top ten try scorers played for just one team in the Champions Cup, there are several exceptions including two players that featured for five clubs.
In fact, the record try scorer in Champions Cup history scored tries for five different teams in the tournament, including four Premiership clubs and a French Top 14 team. During his career, he even won the competition on two occasions.
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In second place is a star speedster who represented two French clubs during his Champions Cup career and won the tournament on three occasions. He was renowned for his rapid pace and small stature. He scored a memorable try for France against Ireland in 2007.
An Irishman features in third place, scoring tries for his home province and a French club during his career, where he mostly played full-back but also filled in on the wing.
A Top 14 club legend and Argentine speedster features in fourth spot, having played all of his career at one French club. He is now nearing the end of his playing career.
An all-time Ireland great matches the Argentine’s try tally after starring for his club for 15 years, winning the Champions Cup three times.
He is closely followed by a fellow countryman who has starred on the wing for both an Irish and a Welsh side.
A former British and Irish Lions winger, born in Zambia, matched the Ireland wing during his career and he also played for five clubs during his time. He started his career at Bridgend and despite bouncing around playing for several teams, he racked up the most appearances for Scarlets and Llanelli while he also played 48 times for Wales.
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An abrasive Irish winger/centre comes in after the Wales international. He was a one-club legend representing his province between 1998 and 2011, playing over 200 times for the side while also representing his country and the Lions.
He is followed by another one-club man who played at a different province but also made over 200 appearances for the side and racked up 70 appearances for Ireland. He made his debut for his club and country in 2005, retiring in 2018.
Another Irishman features but one that spent his playing days at an English Premiership team that he would go on to coach following his retirement. The full-back played over 300 times for his club and over 70 times for Ireland.
A Fijian rounds out the list after his sensational stints at a French Top 14 team renowned for their yellow kit. A prolific try scorer, he registered over 500 points for the French side over his two stints from 2007 to 2011 and 2012 to 2015.
We have given a ton of hints for starters, which should make this quiz A LOT easier for you.
So, without further ado, have a crack at naming all the clubs who have won the Champions Cup.
Note: Just the players’ surnames will do.
Can you name the top try scorers in Champions Cup history?
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