Christian Wade makes a bold Premiership try record prediction [Video]

Christian Wade has boldly suggested he can become the Premiership’s all-time record try scorer in his first season at Gloucester. The 33-year-old is poised for his first top-flight campaign since quitting Wasps in the early stages of the 2018/19 season for a shot at making American football’s NFL.

Having spent three years at the Buffalo Bills, Wade returned to rugby with Racing 92 in 2022 and after two seasons in Paris he has now come back to England where he claims he has unfinished business.

Winning the Premiership title with Gloucester is considered a very long shot, but catching the try record mark currently held by the retired Chris Ashton could be within his grasp. Ashton called it quits with 101 tries, with Wade in fifth place on 82 behind Tom Varndell (92), Mark Cueto (90) and Danny Care (85).

Wade’s Gloucester boss George Skivington has backed his new signing to tear it up on his return to England and surpass Ashton’s …