LONDON Welsh may be bottom of the Aviva Premiership, but they did have two of the leading tacklers in round three of the competition.

Flanker Richard Thorpe was second only to Exeter’s Jack Yeandle with his 16 tackles, while lock James Down came joint fourth in the rankings with 14.

The Opta stats also show that Gloucester and England No 8 Ben Morgan, who is due to face Welsh tomorrow night, topped the pile for carries with 18.

Meanwhile, Exiles fans have until midnight tonight to win a chance to feature in a new Aviva Premiership TV advert.

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Aviva want supporters to email or tweet why London Welsh matters so much to them and how they show this.

To enter, send an email of no more than 50 words to nick.gibbs@aviva.co.uk entitled “What Matters and London Welsh”, or tweet using #WhatMattersRugby.

“Our fans are so important to us. I’m so pleased to see one of them is being given the chance to star in this campaign,” said Welsh captain Tom May. “I can’t wait to see which one is chosen.”

All entries must be received by midnight and entrants must hold a ticket for and be available to meet Aviva at Welsh’s game against Glou-cester tomorrow.

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