Bulls' Chris Smith Earns Urc's Golden Boot Award

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bulls chris smith earns urcs golden boot award

Bulls flyhalf Chris Smith added his name to the United Rugby Championship (URC) roll of honour after collecting the 2023/24 Gilbert Golden Boot.

Smith's award recognises the season's most accurate place-kicker, with all kickers who have attempted a minimum of 30 ranked by their success percentage.

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The 29-year-old Smith, who brought up his 50th URC appearance for the Bulls this season, finished with a 90% accuracy rate, having slotted 27 of his 30 kicks.

Ulster's John Cooney wasn't far behind him with 49 kicks and an accuracy of 88%, with Leinster Ross Byrne coming in third with an accuracy of 87% from his 31 successful kicks.