Louis Bielle-Biarrey is eyeing Brian O’Driscoll’s all-time Six Nations try-scoring record after another prolific campaign for France, writes LINDIZ VAN ZILLA.
The 22-year-old wing has scored 18 tries across three tournaments, leaving him eight behind the O’Driscoll’s 26.
Remarkably, Bielle-Biarrey has reached his tally in only 14 Six Nations matches, while O’Driscoll, a centre, scored his in 63 matches.
Bielle-Biarrey is tied fifth on the all-time Six Nations try-scoring list along with Englishmen Rory Underwood and Cyril Lowe, as well as Welsh legend Gareth Edwards.
Ahead of them are Shane Williams (22), George North (23), Ian Smith (24) and O’Driscoll.
Le premier essai d’une masterclass absolue pour Louis Bielle-Biarrey
The first try of a Louis Bielle-Biarrey masterclass
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A direct comparison to recent wingers in terms of strike rate in the Six Nations reveals the France flyer operating in a different universe:
- Bielle-Biarrey: 18 tries in 14 matches (strike rate of 1.28 tries per match)
- Shane Williams: 22 in 41 (0.53)
- George North: 23 in 53 (0.43)
- Rory Underwood: 18 in 50 (0.36)
Bielle-Biarrey’s latest scoring exploits saw him dot down four times in France’s dramatic 48-46 victory over England in the tournament finale in Paris to help secure back-to-back Six Nations titles.
Absolute speed from LBB
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France coach Fabien Galthié described his star man simply as a “lethal weapon”.
Bielle-Biarrey set a new single-tournament record this year with nine tries, beating his own mark of eight from the previous championship.
MORE: Galthie hails ‘lethal weapon’ Bielle-Biarrey
Overall the French star has scored 29 tries in just 27 Tests – currently the best strike rate among tier-one internationals with at least 20 caps.
- Louis Bielle-Biarrey (France): 1.07 (29 tries in 27 Tests)
- Will Jordan (New Zealand): 0.83 (45 tries in 54 Tests)
- Julian Savea (New Zealand): 0.85 (46 tries in 54 Tests)
- Doug Howlett (New Zealand): 0.79 (49 tries in 62 Tests)
- Christian Cullen (New Zealand): 0.79 (46 tries in 58 Tests)
- Danie Gerber (South Africa): 0.79 (19 tries in 24 Tests)
- Kurt-Lee Arendse (South Africa): 0.76 (23 tries in 30 Tests)
- Jeff Wilson (New Zealand): 0.73 (44 tries in 60 Tests)
- Makazole Mapimpi (South Africa): 0.70 (33 tries in 47 Tests)
- Damian Penaud (France): 0.68 (40 tries in 59 Tests)
- Darcy Graham (Scotland): 0.68 (37 tries in 54 Tests)
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