2019/20 GALLAGHER PREMIERSHIP TEAM OF THE SEASON
15 - Full Back - Charles Piutau Bristol Bears When he signed ahead of the 2018-19 season Piutau’s signature was big news, a real indicator of both Bristol’s ambitions and their cash flow. Since then he’s been joined by a raft of other big names but his importance to the Bears setup hasn’t diminished. This season has potentially been his best yet since joining from Irish province Ulster. Piutau topped the table of metres made (1477m), almost two hundred ahead of his nearest rival Taqele Naiyaravoro (1292m). Further to this the former All Black also has collated the most offloads, carries and is only one off the top spot for defenders beaten, Nathan Hughes his teammate the only player ahead of him. Thanks to his performances Bristol topped the team charts for all four of the aforementioned categories and crucially secured a top four finish that will see their season feature a minimum of a Premiership semi-final and a European final in the Challenge Cup. In terms of other players, Stu
