Records and statistics of the Rugby World Cup

Overall

Team

Titles

Most titles won
TeamTitlesTournaments
 New Zealand31987, 2011, 2015
 South Africa21995, 2007
 Australia21991, 1999
 England12003

Title Win Rate

Wins by percentage
TeamWin Rate
 New Zealand37.5%
 South Africa33.3%
 Australia25%
 England12.5%

Points

Most points by a team in a single match[1]
PointsTeamOpponentScoreDate
145  New Zealand Japan145–171995-06-04
142  Australia Namibia142–02003-10-24
111  England Uruguay111–132003-11-02
108  New Zealand Portugal108–132007-09-15
101  New Zealand Italy101–31999-10-14
 England Tonga101–101999-10-15

Margins

Biggest winning margins[2]
MarginTeamOpponentScoreDate
142  Australia Namibia142 – 02003-10-24
128  New Zealand Japan145 – 171995-06-04
98  New Zealand Italy101 – 31999-10-14
 England Uruguay111 – 132003-11-02
95  New Zealand Portugal108 – 132007-09-15

Tries

Most tries by a team in a single match[3]
TriesTeamOpponentScoreDate
22  Australia Namibia142 - 02003-10-24
21  New Zealand Japan145 - 171995-06-04
17  England Uruguay111 - 132003-11-02
16  New Zealand Portugal108 - 132007-09-15
14  New Zealand Italy101 - 31999-10-14

Individual

Points

Jonny Wilkinson holds the record for the most points scored (277), most penalties (58) & most drop goals (14) in Rugby World Cups.
Most overall points in final stages[4]
Points Name Team App. Tries Con. Pen. Drop. Tournaments
277 Jonny Wilkinson  England 191285814 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011
227 Gavin Hastings  Scotland 13939360 1987, 1991, 1995
195 Michael Lynagh  Australia 15436332 1987, 1991, 1995
191 Dan Carter  New Zealand 15358173 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015
170 Grant Fox  New Zealand 10037311 1987, 1991
Key: App = Appearances. Con = conversions. Pen = penalties. Drop = drop goals.
Most points in one tournament[5]
PointsNameTeamTournament
126 Grant Fox New Zealand 1987
113 Jonny Wilkinson England 2003
112 Thierry Lacroix France 1995
105 Percy Montgomery South Africa 2007
104 Gavin Hastings Scotland 1995
Most points in a match by a player[6]
PointsNameTeamOpponentDate
45 Simon Culhane New Zealand Japan1995-06-04
44 Gavin Hastings Scotland Ivory Coast1995-05-26
42 Mat Rogers Australia Namibia2003-10-25
36 Tony Brown New Zealand Italy1999-10-14
Paul Grayson England Tonga2003-10-15

Tries

Habana Bryan
Jonah Lomu
Bryan Habana & Jonah Lomu share the record for the most tries (15) in Rugby World Cups, and share the record for most tries in a single World Cup tournament (8) with Julian Savea (below).
Julian Savea scored a joint record eight tries in New Zealand's progress to the 2015 final, including two hat-tricks
Most overall tries in final stages[7]
RankTriesNameTeamTournaments
1 15Bryan Habana South Africa2007-2015
15Jonah Lomu New Zealand1995-1999
3 14Drew Mitchell Australia2007-2015
4 13Doug Howlett New Zealand2003-2007
5 11Rory Underwood England1987-1995
11Chris Latham Australia1999-2007
11Vincent Clerc France2007-2011
11Joe Rokocoko New Zealand2007-2011
11Adam Ashley-Cooper Australia2007-2015
Most tries in one tournament[8]
TriesNameTeamTournament
8 Bryan Habana South Africa 2007
Jonah Lomu New Zealand 1999
Julian Savea New Zealand 2015
7 Marc Ellis New Zealand 1995
Jonah Lomu New Zealand 1995
Most tries in a match by a player[9]
TriesNameTeamOpponentDate
6 Marc Ellis New Zealand Japan1995-06-04
5 Chris Latham Australia Namibia2003-10-25
Josh Lewsey England Uruguay2003-11-02
4 John Gallagher New Zealand Fiji1987-05-27
Craig Green New Zealand Fiji1987-05-27

Youngest try scorer in a World Cup game

Oldest try scorer in a World Cup game

Conversions

Daniel Carter holds the record for the most conversions in Rugby World Cups.
Most conversions in final stages[12][13]
Con.NameTeamTournaments
58 Daniel Carter New Zealand2003-2015
39 Gavin Hastings Scotland1987-1995
37 Grant Fox New Zealand1987-1991
36 Michael Lynagh Australia1987-1995
28 Jonny Wilkinson England1999-2011
Most conversions in one tournament[14]
Con.NameTeamTournament
30 Grant Fox New Zealand 1987
23 Daniel Carter New Zealand 2015
22 Percy Montgomery South Africa 2007
20 Michael Lynagh Australia 1987
Simon Culhane New Zealand 1995
Most conversions in a match by a player[15]
Con.NameTeamOpponentDate
20 Simon Culhane New Zealand Japan1995-06-04
16 Mat Rogers Australia Namibia2003-10-25
14 Nick Evans New Zealand Portugal2007-09-15
12 Paul Grayson England Tonga1999-10-15
Leon MacDonald New Zealand Tonga2003-10-24

Penalty goals

Gavin Hastings  Scotland

First player to have kicked 8 penalties in a Rugby World Cup match
Most overall penalties in final stages[16] [17]
Pen.NameTeamTournaments
58 Jonny Wilkinson England1999-2011
36 Gavin Hastings Scotland1987-1995
35 Gonzalo Quesada Argentina1999-2003
33 Michael Lynagh Australia1987-1995
Andrew Mehrtens New Zealand1995-1999
Most penalties in one tournament[18]
Pen.NameTeamTournament
31 Gonzalo Quesada Argentina 1999
26 Thierry Lacroix France 1995
23 Jonny Wilkinson England 2003
Handré Pollard South Africa 2015
21 Grant Fox New Zealand 1987
Most penalties in a match by a player[19]
Pen.NameTeamOpponentDate
8 Gavin Hastings  Scotland Tonga1995-05-30
Thierry Lacroix France Ireland1995-06-10
Gonzalo Quesada Argentina Samoa1999-10-10
Matt Burke Australia South Africa1999-10-30
7 Gonzalo Quesada Argentina Japan1999-10-16

Drop goals

Most overall drop goals in final stages[20][21]
Drop.NameTeamTournaments
14 Jonny Wilkinson England1999-2011
6 Jannie de Beer South Africa1999
5 Rob Andrew England1987-1995
Gareth Rees Canada1987-1999
4 Juan Martín Hernández Argentina2003-2015
Most drop goals in one tournament[22]
Drop.NameTeamTournament
8 Jonny Wilkinson England 2003
6 Jannie de Beer South Africa 1999
5 Jonny Wilkinson England 2007
4 Juan Martín Hernández Argentina 2007
3 Andrew Mehrtens New Zealand 1995
Most drop goals in a match by a player[23]
DropNameTeamOpponentDate
5 Jannie de Beer South Africa England1999-10-24
3 Jonny Wilkinson England France2003-11-16
3 Juan Martín Hernández Argentina Ireland2007-09-30
2 Jonathan Davies Wales Ireland1987-05-25
Joel Stransky South Africa New Zealand1995-06-24
Theuns Kotzé Namibia Fiji2011-09-10

Appearance statistics

Most appearances in final stages[24][25]
App.NameTeamTournaments
22 Jason Leonard England1991-2003
Richie McCaw New Zealand2003-2015
20 George Gregan Australia1995-2007
Schalk Burger South Africa2003-2015
Keven Mealamu New Zealand2003-2015
Most winning appearances in final stages[26]
App.NameTeamTournaments
20 Richie McCaw New Zealand2003–2015
19 Keven Mealamu New Zealand2003–2015
16 Jason Leonard England1991-2003
George Gregan Australia1995-2007
Schalk Burger South Africa2003–2015
Most losing appearances in final stages[27]
App.NameTeamTournaments
12 Ovidiu Tonița Romania2003–2015
11 Romeo Gontineac Romania1995-2007
Hugo Horn Namibia1999-2011
Jamie Cudmore Canada2003-2015
Merab Kvirikashvili Georgia2003-2015
Jacques Burger Namibia2007–2015
Tinus du Plessis Namibia2007–2015
Eugene Jantjies Namibia2007–2015
Johnny Redelinghuys Namibia2007–2015

Oldest player to appear in a World Cup match

Oldest player to appear in a World Cup Final

Oldest player to win a World Cup Final

Youngest player to appear in a World Cup match

Youngest player to appear in a World Cup Final

Youngest player to win a World Cup Final

By tournament

Year Top points scorers Top try scorers Team records
1987

*126– Grant Fox  New Zealand
 82– Michael Lynagh  Australia
 62– Gavin Hastings  Scotland

6– Craig Green  New Zealand
6– John Kirwan  New Zealand

 Most points in a match74 New Zealand (74-13 v Fiji)
Biggest winning margin64 New Zealand (70-6 v Italy)
Most tries in a match13 France (70-12 v Zimbabwe)
1991

68– Ralph Keyes  Ireland
66– Michael Lynagh  Australia
61– Gavin Hastings  Scotland

6– David Campese  Australia
6– Jean-Baptiste Lafond  France

 Most points in a match55 Ireland (55-11 v Zimbabwe)
Biggest winning margin44 Ireland (55-11 v Zimbabwe)
 Japan (52-8 v Zimbabwe)
Most tries in a match9 Japan (52-8 v Zimbabwe)
1995

112– Thierry Lacroix  France
104– Gavin Hastings  Scotland
 84– Andrew Mehrtens  New Zealand

7– Jonah Lomu  New Zealand
7– Marc Ellis  New Zealand

 Most points in a match*145 145 –  New Zealand
v
17 – Japan
Biggest winning margin128
Most tries in a match21
1999

102– Gonzalo Quesada  Argentina
101– Matt Burke  Australia
 97– Jannie de Beer  South Africa

 *8– Jonah Lomu  New Zealand Most points in a match101 New Zealand (101-3 v Italy)
 England (101-10 v Tonga)
Biggest winning margin98 New Zealand (101-3 v Italy)
Most tries in a match14 New Zealand (101-3 v Italy)
2003

113– Jonny Wilkinson  England
103– Frédéric Michalak  France
100– Elton Flatley  Australia

7– Doug Howlett  New Zealand
7– Mils Muliaina  New Zealand

 Most points in a match142 142 –  Australia
v
0 – Namibia
Biggest winning margin*142
Most tries in a match*22
2007

105– Percy Montgomery  South Africa
91– Felipe Contepomi  Argentina
67– Jonny Wilkinson  England

 *8– Bryan Habana  South Africa Most points in a match108 108 –  New Zealand
v
13 – Portugal
Biggest winning margin95
Most tries in a match16
2011

62– Morné Steyn  South Africa
52– James O'Connor  Australia
45– Kurt Morath  Tonga

6– Chris Ashton  England
6– Vincent Clerc  France

 Most points in a match87 87 –  South Africa
v
0 – Namibia
Biggest winning margin87
Most tries in a match12 New Zealand (79-15 v Canada)
 South Africa (87-0 v Namibia)
 Wales (81-7 v Namibia)
2015

97– Nicolás Sánchez  Argentina
93– Handré Pollard  South Africa
82– Bernard Foley  Australia

 *8– Julian Savea  New Zealand Most points in a match65 Australia (65-3 v Uruguay)
Biggest winning margin64 South Africa (64-0 v United States)
Most tries in a match9 Argentina (64-19 v Namibia)

Note: * denotes a record across all tournaments

Miscellaneous

Winning coaches & captains

A foreign coach has never managed a World Cup winning team. In the case of England, which is part of the United Kingdom and also one of the four Home Nations within the context of rugby, their Cup-winning coach was also an Englishman.

Year Host(s) Champion Winning coach Winning captain
1987  Australia &
 New Zealand		  New Zealand New Zealand Brian Lochore New Zealand David Kirk
1991  England,
 France,
 Ireland,
 Scotland &
 Wales		  Australia Australia Bob Dwyer Australia Nick Farr-Jones
1995  South Africa  South Africa South Africa Kitch Christie South Africa Francois Pienaar
1999  Wales,
 England,
 France,
 Ireland,
 Scotland		  Australia Australia Rod MacQueen Australia John Eales
2003  Australia  England England Clive Woodward England Martin Johnson
2007  France,
 Scotland &
 Wales		  South Africa South Africa Jake White South Africa John Smit
2011  New Zealand  New Zealand New Zealand Graham Henry New Zealand Richie McCaw
2015  England &
 Wales		  New Zealand New Zealand Steve Hansen New Zealand Richie McCaw

Draws

Team Score Opponent Date
 France 20 - 20  Scotland 1987-05-23
 Canada 12 - 12  Japan 2007-09-12
 Canada 23 - 23  Japan 2011-09-27

Note: Under the current points system of rugby union, and assuming that all individual scores had been the same, France would have beaten Scotland 23-22 in the 1987 match.

Nil points

Team Score Opponent Date
 Ivory Coast 0 - 89  Scotland 1995-05-26
 Canada 0 - 20  South Africa 1995-06-03
 Spain 0 - 48  Scotland 1999-10-16
 Namibia 0 - 142  Australia 2003-10-25
 England 0 - 36  South Africa 2007-09-14
 Romania 0 - 42  Scotland 2007-09-18
 Scotland 0 - 40  New Zealand 2007-09-23
 Namibia 0 - 30  Georgia 2007-09-26
 Namibia 0 - 87  South Africa 2011-09-22
 Fiji 0 - 66  Wales 2011-10-02
 United States 0 - 64  South Africa 2015-10-07

Highest attendance

Hosting

Eden Park was the first stadium to host the World Cup Final twice
  • Eden Park in Auckland Park was the first stadium to host the Rugby World Cup Final twice, with the 1987 and 2011 finals having been held there. Twickenham Stadium also hosted the final twice in 1991 and 2015.
  • The record for the city that has been a part of most Rugby World Cups is currently four and is held by Cardiff that hosted matches in 1991, 1999, 2007 and 2015. Edinburgh and Toulouse hosted matches in three tournaments. If the definition of "city" includes its metropolitan area, Paris has also hosted matches in three tournaments. The city of Paris hosted matches in 1991, its adjacent suburb of Saint-Denis hosted matches in 1999, and both cities hosted matches in 2007.

Trivia

  • England became the first sole host nation to be eliminated in the pool stages of a Rugby World Cup in 2015. Wales, as joint hosts, were eliminated in the pool stages in 1991.
  • Three match-ups have occurred twice in the same World Cup:
    • 2007 Argentina defeated France in the opening match 17-12, and went on to beat them 34-10 in the Bronze final.
    • 2007 South Africa defeated England 36-0 in the pool stages, and went on to play them in the final, winning 15-6.
    • 2011 New Zealand defeated France 37-17 in the pool stages, and went on to play them in the final, winning 8-7.
  • Jonny Wilkinson, with 15 points in 2003 and 6 in 2007, is the only player to have scored points in two Rugby World Cup Finals.
  • Two nations have reached a Rugby World Cup Final having previously lost a game in that tournament: England in 1991 and 2007, and France in 2011, being the only team to reach the final having lost two games.
  • The teams involved in the most World Cup opening matches are Argentina and New Zealand. The Pumas participated in the first three World Cup openers of the professional era — losing to Wales and Australia in 1999 and 2003 respectively, and defeating France in 2007. The All Blacks defeated Italy in 1987, England in 1991, and Tonga in 2011.
  • No player scored a conversion in a Rugby World Cup Final between Matt Burke of Australia in 1999 and François Trinh-Duc of France in 2011. Both Jonny Wilkinson and Elton Flatley failed with their sole conversion attempts in 2003, and no tries were scored in 2007's final.
  • France, Australia and New Zealand are the only nations to have made it to at least the quarter-finals of every Rugby World Cup. Furthermore, South Africa have also done so since they started participating in 1995.
  • France is the only non English-speaking country to have made it to a Rugby World Cup final - in 1987, 1999 and 2011. It is also the only country to reach a final without ever winning it.
  • The only Tier Two countries to have participated in every Rugby World Cup are Canada, Japan and Romania, with only the first of those making it to one quarter-final in 1991.
  • Japan are the only team to have ever won three matches and not progressed beyond the Group Stage, having lost to South Africa and Scotland in their pool by points difference in 2015.
  • Of the Tier One nations, Italy is the only one not to have made it to at least the quarter-finals in any Rugby World Cup. Conversely, three Tier Two countries have made it to the quarter-finals - Fiji in 1987 and 2007, Canada in 1991 and Samoa (then called Western Samoa) in 1991 and 1995.
  • The 2015 final between Australia and New Zealand is the highest scoring Rugby World Cup final ever.
  • After the 2015 final, New Zealand became the first team to win the Rugby World Cup three times, and the first team to have successfully defended its title.
  • Wales have had the most upsets in the Rugby World Cup, having lost to Samoa both in 1991 and 1999, then losing to Fiji in 2007. Other major upsets include France losing to Tonga in 2011 and South Africa losing to Japan in 2015.

See also

References

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