Top try scorers Murley and Carreras face off in Gallagher Premiership Rugby battle

Rugby might be the ultimate team sport but that does not stop the best marksmen from targeting individual accolades. For wingers, the only currency is tries and on Saturday at the Twickenham Stoop, Gallagher Premiership Rugby's top two will go head-to-head when Cadan Murley and Mateo Carreras face off.

Ad As it stands, it is Quins' Murley who leads the way, having racked up 13 tries in 15 games, one clear of his Geordie-Puma rival, who has the better strike rate, having played two games fewer. Champions CupWillis signs fresh Toulouse deal to cast doubt on England careerYESTERDAY AT 16:17 While the pair are clearly among the best finishers in the game, the way they go about it is very different.

Carreras is all about speed and footwork, exemplified by his sensational solo score against Northampton Saints back in October when he ran from his own 22 untouched thanks to some exceptional side-stepping. Murley, meanwhile, uses his power game to make the difference, seemingly capable of finishing off opportunities even when the cover defence is in position.

That was never more obvious than in Quins' last league action, the winger twice overpowering Max Malins — last season's top try-scorer — despite no space with which to work. A few years back, Murley cited Jonah Lomu as one of his rugby heroes, and despite the contrasting builds of the Harlequins man and the former All Black great, their direct approaches are more similar than you might expect.

Last season, Murley finished just one try behind Malins with 15 tries, and now has three more games to top that tally and potentially finish as the league's top try-scorer for the first time. However, Carreras is open about his ambition of denying him and claiming that title for