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Mar 16, 2023, 10 tweets

๐„๐ˆ๐†๐‡๐“ players topped the try-scoring charts in the 2017 Championship, scoring three tries apiece.

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Source: @SixNationsRugby

Jonathan Joseph - @EnglandRugby

The elusive centre glided through the gaps for a hat-trick against Scotland in a Championship-winning year for England.

CJ Stander - @IrishRugby

The awesome flanker became the first Ireland player to score a Championship hat-trick since @BrianODriscoll 15 years earlier.

He also became the first forward to register a #GuinnessSixNations hat-trick.

Stuart Hogg - @Scotlandteam

In the year he made it back-to-back Player of the Championship titles, Hogg was simply on fire.

In the process, he became his countryโ€™s highest ever try-scorer in the #GuinnessSixNations

George North - @WelshRugbyUnion

Rarely has a winger so powerful been so quick, but North is a truly gifted athlete. He was on top form in 2017.

Keith Earls - @IrishRugby

The super-reliable wing was exactly where he needed to be to finish this trio of tries for Ireland.

Danny Care - @EnglandRugby

A typically sniping display from the scrum-half, who was helping his country to successive Championship titles after the 2016 Grand Slam.

Liam Williams - @WelshRugbyUnion

The self-proclaimed 'bomb defuser', Williams proved himself explosive in the Wales attack in 2017.

Craig Gilroy - @IrishRugby

The winger made a huge impact after coming on in the 48th minute, his hat-trick propelling Ireland to their biggest ever #GuinnessSixNations win.

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