Bleyendaal Leading The Charge For PRO12 Golden Boot

As the fifth 'BIG WEEKEND’ of the Guinness PRO12 season approaches in Round 20, Munster’s own Tyler Bleyendaal leads the pack in the race for the Rhino Golden Boot. A concussion sustained in last weekend’s win over Glasgow Warriors could see Bleyendaal miss Saturday’s encounter with Ulster in Thomond Park at 3pm, while his two of his closest competitors - Sam Davies of Ospreys and Dan Jones of Scarlets - are in action at Judgement Day V at the Principality Stadium as they face their regional rivals Cardiff Blues and Newport-Gwent Dragons. Glasgow Warriors' Finn Russell is tied with Jones while just a fraction behind them is Leinster Rugby's Isa Nacewa. Russell will try to improve his success rate against Zebre Rugby on Friday night while Nacewa will lead his team into the Sportsground against Connacht Rugby in Galway where the home team will be eager to mark John Muldoon's 300th appearance with a win. The prize, which will be presented at the Guinness PRO12 Awards in May, recognises the most accurate kicker in the Guinness PRO12 Championship and previous winners include Munster-man JJ Hanrahan,  Gareth Anscombe (Cardiff Blues), Ian Madigan (Leinster Rugby) and Jonathan Sexton (Leinster Rugby). To qualify for the Rhino Golden Boot players must attempt a minimum of 30 place kicks at goal and the player with the highest kick percentage will be crowned as the winner after Round 22.

PLAYER	CLUB	Good	Att	Kick%
Tyler Bleyendaal	Munster	52	59	88.14%
Sam Davies	Ospreys	41	47	87.23%
Dan Jones	Scarlets	26	31	83.87%
Finn Russell	Glasgow Warriors	26	31	83.87%
Isa Nacewa	Leinster	31	37	83.78%
Ross Byrne	Leinster	27	34	79.41%
Paddy Jackson	Ulster	29	37	78.38%
Rhys Patchell	Scarlets	40	52	76.92%
Steve Shingler	Cardiff Blues	46	60	76.67%
Duncan Weir	Edinburgh Rugby	35	46	76.09%
Angus O'Brien	Newport Gwent Dragons	34	45	75.56%
Ruan Pienaar	Ulster	35	47	74.47%
Tommaso Allan	Benetton Rugby Treviso	23	32	71.88%
Carlo Canna	Zebre	28	42	66.67%
Jack Carty	Connacht	21	33	63.64%

Munster v Ulster, Guinness PRO12 round 20, Saturday April 15 at Thomond Park, ko 3pm. Tickets can be purchased online here, from the Munster Rugby Ticket Offices at Thomond Park and Irish Independent Park, or by calling 061 421103.