Top performers in the EPCR Challenge Cup final
Points 21 Siya Masuku (Hollywoodbets Sharks)
Carries 23 Zach Mercer (Gloucester Rugby)
Metres 66 Aphelele Fassi (Hollywoodbets Sharks)
Defenders beaten 4 Phepsi Buthelezi (Hollywoodbets Sharks)
Tackles 18 Arthur Clark (Gloucester Rugby)
Line-outs won 5 Lewis Ludlow (Gloucester Rugby)
Key statistics
• Siya Masuku scored 21 of the Sharks’ 36 points in the final. He also made two try assists.
• Six of Grant Williams’ kicks were retained against Gloucester; no player has had so many kicks retained in a match this season.
• Zach Mercer made 10 more carries than any other player in the final (23). He made the most dominant carries (four) and post-contact metres (15).
• Phepsi Buthelezi beat more defenders than any other player (four) and also scored a try.
• James Venter made four dominant tackles in the final; no other player made more than one.
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