Rugby World Cup: Will records be broken in Japan?

Fri, Sep 13, 2019, 9:20 AM
AFP
by AFP
Johnny Wilkinson holds a handful of Rugby World Cup records from his glittering career. Photo: Getty Images
Johnny Wilkinson holds a handful of Rugby World Cup records from his glittering career. Photo: Getty Images

The Rugby World Cup is just a week away, with Japan and Russia to open the tournament on Friday September 20.

It's a tournament that brings together the best of the best in rugby and there's more than just the trophy up for grabs.

Plenty of records have been set over the eight tournaments since 1987, ranging from team scores to individual marks.

Will any of these be broken in Japan?

 

RECORDS

Most titles won: New Zealand - three (1987, 2011, 2015)

Most points by a team in a match: 145 - New Zealand 145 - Japan 17 (1995)

Biggest winning margin: 142 - Australia 142 Namibia 0 (2003)

Most tries in a match: 22, Australia 142 Namibia 0 (2003)

Most individual points in a match: 45, Simon Culhane (New Zealand 145 Japan 17, 1995

Most overall points: 277, Jonny Wilkinson (England - 199, 2003, 2007, 2011)

Most points in one tournament: 126, Grant Fox (New Zealand 1987)

Most overall tries: 15, Jonah Lomu (New Zealand 1995, 1999), Bryan Habana (South Africa 2007, 2011, 2015)

Most tries in a match: 6, Marc Ellis (New Zealand v Japan 1995)

Most tries in one tournament: 8, Bryan Habana (South Africa 2007), Jonah Lomu (New Zealand 1999), Julian Savea (New Zealand 2015)

Most overall penalties: 58, Jonny Wilkinson (England)

Most penalites in a match: 8, Matt Burke (Australia v South Africa 1999), Gavin Hastings (Scotland v Tonga 1995), Thierry Lacroix (France v Ireland 1995), Gonzalo Quesada (Argentina v Samoa 1999)

Most penalties in one tournament: 31, Gonzalo Quesada (Argentina 1999)

Most overall conversions: 58, Dan Carter (New Zealand)

Most overall drop-goals: 14, Jonny Wilkinson (England 1999-2011)

Most drop-goals in one tournament: 8, Jonny Wilkinson (England 2003)

Most drop-goals in a match: 5, Jannie de Beer (South Africa v England 1999)

Most tackles: 225, Richie McCaw (New Zealand 2003-15)

Most appearances: 22, Jason Leonard (England 1991-2003), Richie McCaw (New Zealand 2003-15)

Oldest player to appear in a World Cup match: Diego Ormaechea, Uruguay - aged 40 years, 26 days (v South Africa 1999)

Oldest player to appear in a World Cup Final: Brad Thorn, New Zealand - aged 36 years, 262 days (v   France 2011)

Youngest player to appear in a World Cup match: Vasil Lobzhanidze, Georgia - aged 18 years, 340 days (v Tonga 2015)

Youngest player to appear in a World Cup Final: Jonah Lomu, New Zealand - aged 20 years, 43 days (v South Africa 1995)

Youngest player to win a World Cup Final: Francois Steyn, South Africa - aged 20 years, 159 days (v England 2007)

Highest attendance: 89,867 -   Ireland vs Romania, 2015 at Wembley Stadium, London

Most overall points scored: 2,302, New Zealand

Most overall tries scored: 311, New Zealand

Most overall penalties scored: 135, France

Most overall conversions scored: 226, New Zealand

Most overall tackles made: 4,020, Australia

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