We take a look at the players to have scored the most Rugby Premiership tries.
Player | Number of tries in Gallagher Prem |
Chris Ashton | 101 |
Christian Wade | 93 |
Tom Varndell | 92 |
Mark Cueto | 90 |
Danny Care | 85 |
Jonny May | 78 |
Steve Hanley | 75 |
Mike Brown | 72 |
Matt Banahan | 71 |
Paul Sackey | 69 |
*Stats correct as of 10th September 2025.
Chris Ashton is the only player to have reached the century mark of tries in the Premiership, achieving this feat in April 2023 when scoring a hat-trick against Exeter Chiefs to take his career total to 101.
Ashton also crossed the whitewash 20 times for England, leaving him ninth on the all-time tryscorer list for his country, and his famous ‘swallow dive’ celebration, nicknamed the ‘Ash Splash’, will forever be remembered on both the domestic and international stage.
The only active player on the list is Christian Wade, who played for Wasps from 2011-2018 before then changing careers to go and play in the NFL. He returned to rugby union with Racing 92 from 2022-2024 before heading back to the Premiership last season with Gloucester.
He has just signed with Newcastle Red Bulls for the upcoming campaign, as he looks to finally break Ashton's record.
Third on the list is Tom Varndell, who scored 92 tries across spells with Leicester, Wasps, Bristol, while one-club man Mark Cueto registered 90 tries with Sale.
Former Harlequins scrum half Danny Care comes in at fourth in this list, having scored 85 tries across his glittering career.
Jonny May comes next with 78 tries and is two ahead of Mike Brown.
Former England international Brown scored 72 tries before retiring in 2025 and is two ahead of Matt Banahan in ninth.
Rounding off the list with 69 tries is Paul Sackey, who played for Bedford, London Irish, Wasps and Harlequins from 1999-2014. He was also a key player for England at the 2007 Rugby World Cup, where he scored four tries and played the entire final.
