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Gareth Fullerton

Ex-Ulster Rugby player Paddy Jackson wins Premiership Top Scorer award

Former Ulster and Ireland out-half Paddy Jackson has won the Top Points Scorer prize at the Premiership Rugby Awards.

Jackson starred with the boot for London Irish, scoring 205 points in 20 appearances this season to help the Exiles finish fifth in the table.

It is the club's highest finish in 14 years, and Jackson becomes only the fourth Exile to win the award.

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"I’m fortunate to be in a team who score a lot of tries and we get a lot of points, which has helped me win this award,” said Jackson, who played for Ulster between 2011 and 2018.

"This season has brought a lot of hard work from the coaches, players and a lot of belief we can compete at the highest level. Now the target is to go one better next year and finish in the top four.

"We absolutely have the belief we can go far and we weren’t too far off top four this year.

"One more result goes our way and we’re in there, so it gives us that added confidence going into next year."

Jackson and former Ulster teammate Stuart Olding had their contracts revoked by Ulster and the IRFU following an internal review after they were acquitted of rape charges last March.

Jackson went on to have a short spell with Perpignan in France before joining London Irish in May 2019.

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