Hat-tricks for hookers are usually a rare feat, but just three weeks into British & Irish Lions year there have already been two from home nations No 2s.
After Ospreys Sam Parry kicked off the season with a treble against Zebre, this weekend it was the turn of England’s Luke Cowan-Dickie.
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The Exeter Chiefs youngster went over twice in the first half, and then completed his treble in the second against Harlequins in a 36-25 Aviva Premiership win at Sandy Park.
Cowan-Dickie, 23, has four England caps to his name, and showed his opportunism to score Exeter’s second try, pouncing on an overthrown lineout to crash over.
He followed that up with a more traditional hooker’s try soon five minutes before half-time, benefiting from a strong Chiefs rolling maul.
Leading 29-13 at the break, Cowan-Dickie extended the lead with another try from a rolling maul, as he takes on Thomas Waldrom’s role as try-poacher extraordinaire from close range.
46 And that is Luke Cowan-Dickie's hat-trick! 34-13 pic.twitter.com/rp3SNwGXXu
— Exeter Chiefs (@ExeterChiefs) September 17, 2016
