Records and statistics of the Rugby World Cup

{{main|Rugby World Cup}}Rugby World Cup records have been accumulating since the first Rugby World Cup tournament was held in 1987.

Team records

= Titles =

class="wikitable" \|+Most titles won
Titles	Team	Tournaments
4 \| {{ru\|RSA}} \|\|align=center\| 1995, 2007, 2019, 2023
3 \| {{ru\|NZL}} \|\|align=center\| 1987, 2011, 2015
2 \| {{ru\|AUS}} \|\|align=center\| 1991, 1999
1 \| {{ru\|ENG}} \|\|align=center\| 2003

class="wikitable"

|+Most titles won

Titles

Team

Tournaments

| {{ru|RSA}} ||align=center| 1995, 2007, 2019, 2023

| {{ru|NZL}} ||align=center| 1987, 2011, 2015

| {{ru|AUS}} ||align=center| 1991, 1999

| {{ru|ENG}} ||align=center| 2003

= Title win rate =

class="wikitable" \|+ Win rate
Win rate	Team
{{rndcalc\|4/8*100\|0}}% \| {{ru\|RSA}}
{{rndcalc\|3/10*100\|0}}% \| {{ru\|NZL}}
{{rndcalc\|2/10*100\|0}}% \| {{ru\|AUS}}
{{rndcalc\|1/10*100\|0}}% \| {{ru\|ENG}}

class="wikitable"

|+ Win rate

Win rate

Team

{{rndcalc|4/8*100|0}}%

| {{ru|RSA}}

{{rndcalc|3/10*100|0}}%

| {{ru|NZL}}

{{rndcalc|2/10*100|0}}%

| {{ru|AUS}}

{{rndcalc|1/10*100|0}}%

| {{ru|ENG}}

= Most semi-finals =

{{tooltip\|App\|Appearances}}	Team	Tournaments
class="wikitable" \|+Most semi-finals
9 \|{{ru\|NZL}} \|\|align=center\| 1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023
rowspan="4"\| 6 \|{{ru\|AUS}} \|\|align=center\| 1987, 1991, 1999, 2003, 2011, 2015
{{ru\|ENG}}	align=center\| 1991, 1995, 2003, 2007, 2019, 2023
{{ru\|FRA}}	align=center\| 1987, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011
{{ru\|RSA}}	align=center\| 1995, 1999, 2007, 2015, 2019, 2023

= Most quarter-finals =

{{tooltip\|App\|Appearances}}	Team	Tournaments
class="wikitable" \|+Most quarter-finals
rowspan="2"\| 10 \| {{ru\|NZL}} \|\|align=center\| 1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023
{{ru\|FRA}}	align=center\| 1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023
rowspan="2"\| 9 \| {{ru\|AUS}} \|\|align=center\| 1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019
{{ru\|ENG}}	align=center\| 1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2019, 2023
rowspan="2"\| 8 \| {{ru\|IRE}} \|\|align=center\| 1987, 1991, 1995, 2003, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023
{{ru\|RSA}}	align=center\| 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023

= Most appearances =

class="wikitable" \|+Most appearances
{{tooltip\|App\|Appearances}}	Team(s)
10 \|{{ru\|ARG}}, {{ru\|AUS}}, {{ru\|ENG}}, {{ru\|FRA}}, {{ru\|IRE}}, {{ru\|ITA}}, {{ru\|JPN}}, {{ru\|NZL}}, {{ru\|SCO}}, {{ru\|WAL}}
9 \|{{ru\|CAN}}, {{ru\|FJI}}, {{ru\|ROM}}, {{ru\|SAM}}, {{ru\|TON}}
8 \|{{ru\|RSA}}, {{ru\|USA}}
7 \|{{ru\|NAM}}
6 \|{{ru\|GEO}}

class="wikitable"

|+Most appearances

Team(s)

|{{ru|ARG}}, {{ru|AUS}}, {{ru|ENG}}, {{ru|FRA}}, {{ru|IRE}}, {{ru|ITA}}, {{ru|JPN}}, {{ru|NZL}}, {{ru|SCO}}, {{ru|WAL}}

|{{ru|CAN}}, {{ru|FJI}}, {{ru|ROM}}, {{ru|SAM}}, {{ru|TON}}

|{{ru|RSA}}, {{ru|USA}}

|{{ru|NAM}}

|{{ru|GEO}}

10 teams appeared in every World Cup:
{{ru|SAM}}/Western Samoa also qualified for every World Cup but was not invited to the 1987 Rugby World Cup.
{{ru|RSA}} was banned from competing in 1987 and 1991 due to the sporting boycott of South Africa but appeared in every World Cup since the ban was lifted.

= Points =

Pool Points	Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	W%	TB	LB
class="wikitable sortable" \|+Most overall pool points by a team{{cite web\|url=http://stats.espnscrum.com/statsguru/rugby/stats/index.html?class=1;spanmax1=31+Dec+2019;spanmin1=01+Jan+1987;spanval1=span;template=results;trophy=17;type=team \|title=Team Records\|publisher=ESPN\|access-date=13 November 2019}}
238 \| {{Ru\|NZL}} \|\| 64 \|\| 54 \|\| 1 \|\| 9 \|\| 2,888 \|\| 842 \|\| +2,046 \|\| {{formatnum: {{Decimals\| {{#expr: 54 *100 /64}} \|2}} }} \|\| 20 \|\| 0
186 \| {{Ru\|RSA}} \|\| 50 \|\| 42 \|\| 0 \|\| 8 \|\| 1,720 \|\| 641 \|\| +1,079 \|\| {{formatnum: {{Decimals\| {{#expr: 42 *100 /50}} \|2}} }} \|\| 16 \|\| 2
156 \| {{Ru\|AUS}} \|\| 57 \|\| 44 \|\| 0 \|\| 13 \|\| 1,887 \|\| 845 \|\| +1,042 \|\| {{formatnum: {{Decimals\| {{#expr: 44 *100 /57}} \|2}} }} \|\| 15 \|\| 2
153 \| {{Ru\|ENG}} \|\| 58 \|\| 42 \|\| 1 \|\| 15 \|\| 1,790 \|\| 822 \|\| +968 \|\| {{formatnum: {{Decimals\| {{#expr: 42 *100 /58}} \|2}} }} \|\| 12 \|\| 1
147 \| {{Ru\|FRA}} \|\| 58 \|\| 40 \|\| 2 \|\| 16 \|\| 1,823 \|\| 1,027 \|\| +796 \|\| {{formatnum: {{Decimals\| {{#expr: 40 *100 /58}} \|2}} }} \|\| 13 \|\| 3

Last updated: 28 October 2023

Points	Team	Opponent	Score
class="wikitable" \|+Most points by a team in a single match{{cite web\|url=http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/team/most_points_match.html?id=17;type=trophy \|title=Most team points in a match \|publisher=Espnscrum.com \|date=26 September 2015 \|access-date=26 September 2015}}
145 \| {{ru\|NZL}} \|\| {{ru\|JPN}} \|\| 145–17 \|\| 4 June 1995
142 \| {{ru\|AUS}} \|\| {{ru\|NAM}} \|\| 142–0 \|\| 24 October 2003
111 \| {{ru\|ENG}} \|\| {{ru\|URU}} \|\| 111–13 \|\| 2 November 2003
108 \| {{ru\|NZL}} \|\| {{ru\|POR}} \|\| 108–13 \|\| 15 September 2007
rowspan="2"\| 101 \| {{ru\|NZL}} \|\| {{ru\|ITA}} \|\| 101–3 \|\| 14 October 1999
{{ru\|ENG}}	{{ru\|TON}}	101–10	15 October 1999

= Margins =

Margin	Team	Opponent	Score
class="wikitable" \|+Biggest winning margins{{cite web \|url=https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/statistics/team-records \|title=All Time RWC Team Records \|publisher=Rugbyworldcup.com \|date=26 September 2015 \|access-date=26 September 2015 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927164415/https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/statistics/team-records \|archive-date=27 September 2015 }}
142 \| {{ru\|AUS}} \|\| {{ru\|NAM}} \|\| 142–0 \|\| 24 October 2003
128 \| {{ru\|NZL}} \|\| {{ru\|JPN}} \|\| 145–17 \|\| 4 June 1995
rowspan="2"\| 98 \| {{ru\|NZL}} \|\| {{ru\|ITA}} \|\| 101–3 \|\| 14 October 1999
{{ru\|ENG}}	{{ru\|URU}}	111–13	2 November 2003
96 \| {{ru\|FRA}} \|\| {{ru\|NAM}} \|\| 96–0 \|\| 21 September 2023

= Tries =

Tries	Team	Opponent	Score
class="wikitable" \|+Most tries by a team in a single match{{cite web\|url=http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/team/most_tries_match.html?id=17;type=trophy \|title=Most team tries in a match \|publisher=Espnscrum.com \|date=26 September 2015 \|access-date=26 September 2015}}
22 \| {{ru\|AUS}} \|\| {{ru\|NAM}} \|\| 142–0 \|\| 24 October 2003
21 \| {{ru\|NZL}} \|\| {{ru\|JPN}} \|\| 145–17 \|\| 4 June 1995
17 \| {{ru\|ENG}} \|\| {{ru\|URU}} \|\| 111–13 \|\| 2 November 2003
16 \| {{ru\|NZL}} \|\| {{ru\|POR}} \|\| 108–13 \|\| 15 September 2007
rowspan="3"\| 14 \| {{ru\|NZL}} \|\| {{ru\|ITA}} \|\| 101–3 \|\| 14 October 1999
{{ru\|FRA}}	{{ru\|NAM}}	96–0	21 September 2023
{{ru\|NZL}}	{{ru\|ITA}}	96–17	29 September 2023

Player records

= Points =

File:St_Jonny_signing_autographs.jpg

Points	Name	Team	App.	Tries
class="wikitable" \|+Most overall points{{cite web\|url=https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/statistics/player-stats \|title=All Time RWC Player Statistics \|publisher=Rugbyworldcup.com \|date=26 September 2015 \|access-date=26 September 2015}}
277 \|align="left"\| Jonny Wilkinson \| {{ru\|ENG}} \| 19 \|\| 1 \|\| 28 \|\| 58 \|\| 14 \| 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011
227 \|align="left"\| Gavin Hastings \| {{ru\|SCO}} \| 13 \|\| 9 \|\| 39 \|\| 36 \|\| 0 \| 1987, 1991, 1995
rowspan=2\|195 \|align="left"\| Handré Pollard \| {{ru\|RSA}} \| 17 \|\| 0 \|\| 24 \|\| 46 \|\| 3 \| 2015, 2019, 2023
align="left"\| Michael Lynagh \| {{ru\|AUS}} \| 15	4	36	33	2 \| 1987, 1991, 1995
191 \|align="left"\| Dan Carter \| {{ru\|NZL}} \| 15 \|\| 3 \|\| 58 \|\| 17 \|\| 3 \| 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015

:Key: App = Appearances. Con = conversions. Pen = penalties. Drop = drop goals.

class="wikitable" \|+Most points in one tournament{{cite web\|url=http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/player/most_points_tournament.html?id=17;type=trophy \|title=Most individual points in a tournament/season \|publisher=Espnscrum.com \|date=26 September 2015 \|access-date=26 September 2015}}
Points	Name	Team	Tournament
126 \| Grant Fox \|\| {{ru\|NZL}} \| align=center\| 1987
113 \| Jonny Wilkinson \|\| {{ru\|ENG}} \| align=center\| 2003
112 \| Thierry Lacroix \|\| {{ru\|FRA}} \| align=center\| 1995
105 \| Percy Montgomery \|\| {{ru\|RSA}} \| align=center\| 2007
104 \| Gavin Hastings \|\| {{ru\|SCO}} \| align=center\| 1995

class="wikitable"

|+Most points in one tournament{{cite web|url=http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/player/most_points_tournament.html?id=17;type=trophy |title=Most individual points in a tournament/season |publisher=Espnscrum.com |date=26 September 2015 |access-date=26 September 2015}}

Points

Name

Team

Tournament

126

| Grant Fox || {{ru|NZL}}

| align=center| 1987

113

| Jonny Wilkinson || {{ru|ENG}}

| align=center| 2003

112

| Thierry Lacroix || {{ru|FRA}}

| align=center| 1995

105

| Percy Montgomery || {{ru|RSA}}

| align=center| 2007

104

| Gavin Hastings || {{ru|SCO}}

| align=center| 1995

Points	Name	Team	Opponent
class="wikitable" \|+Most points in a match by a player{{cite web \|url=https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/statistics/player-records \|title=All Time RWC Player Records \|publisher=Rugbyworldcup.com \|date=26 September 2015 \|access-date=26 September 2015 \|url-status=dead \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150927155834/https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/statistics/player-records \|archive-date=27 September 2015 }}
45 \| Simon Culhane \|\| {{ru\|NZL}} \|\| {{ru\|JPN}} \|\| 4 June 1995
44 \| Gavin Hastings \|\| {{ru\|SCO}} \|\| {{ru\|CIV}} \|\| 26 May 1995
42 \| Mat Rogers \|\| {{ru\|AUS}} \|\| {{ru\|NAM}} \|\| 25 October 2003
rowspan="2"\| 36 \| Tony Brown \|\| {{ru\|NZL}} \|\| {{ru\|ITA}} \|\| 14 October 1999
Paul Grayson	{{ru\|ENG}}	{{ru\|TGA}}	15 October 1999

= Tries =

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| footer = 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), and Will Jordan

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File:Julian Savea September 2015 RWC.jpg scored a joint record eight tries in New Zealand's progress to the 2015 final, including two hat-tricks]]

Tries	Name	Team
class="wikitable" \|+Most overall tries{{cite web\|url=https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/stats/alltime/players/tries \|title=RWC ALL TIME MOST TRIES SCORED \|publisher=Rugbyworldcup.com \|date=30 September 2019 \|access-date=30 September 2019}}
rowspan="2"\| 15 \| Jonah Lomu \|\| {{ru\|NZL}} \|\|align=center\| 1995–1999
Bryan Habana	{{ru\|RSA}}	align=center\| 2007–2015
14 \| Drew Mitchell \|\| {{ru\|AUS}} \|\|align=center\| 2007–2015
13 \| Doug Howlett \|\| {{ru\|NZL}} \|\|align=center\| 2003–2007
12 \| Adam Ashley-Cooper \|\| {{ru\|AUS}} \|\|align=center\| 2007–2019

Tries	Name	Team	Tournament
class="wikitable" \|+Most tries in one tournament{{cite web\|url=http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/player/most_tries_tournament.html?id=17;type=trophy \|title=Most individual tries in a tournament/season \|publisher=Espnscrum.com \|date=26 September 2015 \|access-date=26 September 2015}}
rowspan="4" \| 8 \| Jonah Lomu \|\| {{ru\|NZL}} \| align="center" \| 1999
Bryan Habana	{{ru\|RSA}} \| align=center\| 2007
Julian Savea	{{ru\|NZL}} \| align=center\| 2015
Will Jordan \|{{ru\|NZL}} \| align=center\| 2023
rowspan="6”\| 7 \| Marc Ellis \|\| {{ru\|NZL}} \| align=center\| 1995
Jonah Lomu	{{ru\|NZL}} \| align=center\| 1995
Doug Howlett	{{ru\|NZL}} \| align=center\| 2003
Mils Muliaina	{{ru\|NZL}} \| align=center\| 2003
Drew Mitchell	{{ru\|AUS}} \| align=center\| 2007
Josh Adams	{{ru\|WAL}} \| align= center\| 2019

Tries	Name	Team	Opponent
class="wikitable" \|+Most tries in a match by a player{{cite web\|url=http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/player/most_tries_match.html?id=17;type=trophy \|title=Most individual tries in a match \|publisher=Espnscrum.com \|date=26 September 2015 \|access-date=26 September 2015}}
6 \| Marc Ellis \|\| {{ru\|NZL}} \|\| {{ru\|JPN}} \|\| 4 June 1995
rowspan="3"\| 5 \| Chris Latham \|\| {{ru\|AUS}} \|\| {{ru\|NAM}} \|\| 25 October 2003
Josh Lewsey	{{ru\|ENG}}	{{ru\|URU}}	2 November 2003
Henry Arundell	{{ru\|ENG}}	{{ru\|CHI}}	23 September 2023
rowspan="13"\| 4 \| John Gallagher \|\| {{ru\|NZL}} \|\| {{ru\|FJI}} \|\| 27 May 1987
Craig Green	{{ru\|NZL}}	{{ru\|FJI}}	27 May 1987
Ieuan Evans	{{ru\|WAL}}	{{ru\|CAN}}	3 June 1987
Brian Robinson	{{ru\|IRE}}	{{ru\|ZIM}}	6 October 1991
Gavin Hastings	{{ru\|SCO}}	{{ru\|CIV}}	26 May 1995
Chester Williams	{{ru\|RSA}}	{{ru\|SAM}}	10 June 1995
Jonah Lomu	{{ru\|NZL}}	{{ru\|ENG}}	18 June 1995
Keith Wood	{{ru\|IRE}}	{{ru\|USA}}	2 October 1999
Mils Muliaina	{{ru\|NZL}}	{{ru\|CAN}}	17 October 2003
Bryan Habana	{{ru\|RSA}}	{{ru\|SAM}}	9 September 2007
Vereniki Goneva	{{ru\|FIJ}}	{{ru\|NAM}}	10 September 2011
Zac Guildford	{{ru\|NZL}}	{{ru\|CAN}}	2 October 2011
Darcy Graham	{{ru\|SCO}}	{{ru\|ROM}}	30 September 2023

Youngest try scorer in a World Cup game

George North ({{ru|WAL}}), aged {{age in years and days|1992|4|13|2011|9|26}} (2 tries v {{ru|NAM}}, 26 September 2011){{cite web|url=http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/player/youngest_tryscorer.html?id=17;type=trophy |title=Youngest tryscorer |publisher=Espnscrum.com |date=26 September 2015 |access-date=26 September 2015}}

Oldest try scorer in a World Cup game

Diego Ormaechea ({{ru|URU}}), aged {{age in years and days|1959|9|19|1999|10|2}} (v {{ru|ESP}}, 2 October 1999){{cite web|url=http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/player/oldest_tryscorer.html?id=17;type=trophy |title=Oldest tryscorer |publisher=Espnscrum.com |date=26 September 2015 |access-date=26 September 2015}}

= Conversions =

File:Dan_Carter_1024x768.jpg

class="wikitable" \|+Most overall conversions{{cite web\|url=https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/stats/alltime/players/conversions \|title=RWC ALL TIME MOST CONVERSIONS \|publisher=Rugbyworldcup.com \|date=26 September 2015 \|access-date=26 September 2015}}{{cite web\|url=http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/player/most_conversions.html?id=17;type=trophy \|title=Most individual conversions\|publisher=Espnscrum.com \|date=2 October 2015 \|access-date=2 October 2015}}
Con.	Name	Team	Tournaments
58 \| Dan Carter \|\| {{ru\|NZL}} \|\|align=center\| 2003–2015
39 \| Gavin Hastings \|\| {{ru\|SCO}} \|\|align=center\| 1987–1995
38 \| Richie Mo'unga \|\| {{ru\|NZL}} \|\|align=center\| 2019–2023
37 \| Grant Fox \|\| {{ru\|NZL}} \|\|align=center\| 1987–1991
36 \| Michael Lynagh \|\| {{ru\|AUS}} \|\|align=center\| 1987–1995

class="wikitable"

|+Most overall conversions{{cite web|url=https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/stats/alltime/players/conversions |title=RWC ALL TIME MOST CONVERSIONS |publisher=Rugbyworldcup.com |date=26 September 2015 |access-date=26 September 2015}}{{cite web|url=http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/player/most_conversions.html?id=17;type=trophy |title=Most individual conversions|publisher=Espnscrum.com |date=2 October 2015 |access-date=2 October 2015}}

Con.

Name

Team

Tournaments

| Dan Carter || {{ru|NZL}} ||align=center| 2003–2015

| Gavin Hastings || {{ru|SCO}} ||align=center| 1987–1995

| Richie Mo'unga || {{ru|NZL}} ||align=center| 2019–2023

| Grant Fox || {{ru|NZL}} ||align=center| 1987–1991

| Michael Lynagh || {{ru|AUS}} ||align=center| 1987–1995

class="wikitable" \|+Most conversions in one tournament{{cite web\|url=http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/player/most_conversions_tournament.html?id=17;type=trophy \|title=Most individual conversions in a tournament/season \|publisher=Espnscrum.com \|date=26 September 2015 \|access-date=26 September 2015}}
Con.	Name	Team	Tournament
30 \| Grant Fox \|\| {{ru\|NZL}} \| align=center\| 1987
23 \| Dan Carter \|\| {{ru\|NZL}} \| align=center\| 2015
21 \| Thomas Ramos \|\| {{ru\|FRA}} \| align=center\| 2023
rowspan="5"\| 20 \| Michael Lynagh \|\| {{ru\|AUS}} \| align=center\| 1987
Simon Culhane	{{ru\|NZL}} \| align=center\| 1995
Leon MacDonald	{{ru\|NZL}} \| align=center\| 2003
Nick Evans	{{ru\|NZL}} \| align=center\| 2007
Richie Mo'unga	{{ru\|NZL}} \| align=center\| 2019

class="wikitable"

|+Most conversions in one tournament{{cite web|url=http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/player/most_conversions_tournament.html?id=17;type=trophy |title=Most individual conversions in a tournament/season |publisher=Espnscrum.com |date=26 September 2015 |access-date=26 September 2015}}

Con.

Name

Team

Tournament

| Grant Fox || {{ru|NZL}}

| align=center| 1987

| Dan Carter || {{ru|NZL}}

| align=center| 2015

| Thomas Ramos || {{ru|FRA}}

| align=center| 2023

rowspan="5"| 20

| Michael Lynagh || {{ru|AUS}}

| align=center| 1987

| align=center| 1995

| align=center| 2003

| align=center| 2007

| align=center| 2019

Con.	Name	Team	Opponent
class="wikitable" \|+Most conversions in a match by a player{{cite web\|url=http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/player/most_conversions_match.html?id=17;type=trophy \|title=Most individual conversions in a match \|publisher=Espnscrum.com \|date=26 September 2015 \|access-date=26 September 2015}}
20 \| Simon Culhane \|\| {{ru\|NZL}} \|\| {{ru\|JPN}} \|\| 4 June 1995
16 \| Mat Rogers \|\| {{ru\|AUS}} \|\| {{ru\|NAM}} \|\| 25 October 2003
14 \| Nick Evans \|\| {{ru\|NZL}} \|\| {{ru\|POR}} \|\| 15 September 2007
rowspan="3"\| 12 \| Paul Grayson \|\| {{ru\|ENG}} \|\| {{ru\|TON}} \|\| 15 October 1999
Leon MacDonald	{{ru\|NZL}}	{{ru\|TON}}	24 October 2003
Thomas Ramos	{{ru\|FRA}}	{{ru\|NAM}}	21 September 2023

= Penalty goals =

File:Gavin_Hastings.jpg

Pen.	Name	Team
class="wikitable" \|+Most overall penalties{{cite web\|url=https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/stats/alltime/players/penalties \|title=RWC ALL TIME MOST PENALTIES SCORED \|publisher=Rugbyworldcup.com \|date=26 September 2015 \|access-date=26 September 2015}}{{cite web\|url=http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/player/most_penalty_goals.html?id=17;type=trophy \|title=Most individual penalty goals \|publisher=Espnscrum.com \|date=26 September 2015 \|access-date=26 September 2015}}
58 \| Jonny Wilkinson \|\| {{ru\|ENG}} \|\|align=center\| 1999–2011
46 \| Handré Pollard \|\| {{ru\|RSA}} \|\|align=center\| 2015–2023
36 \| Gavin Hastings \|\| {{ru\|SCO}} \|\|align=center\| 1987–1995
35 \| Gonzalo Quesada \|\| {{ru\|ARG}} \|\|align=center\| 1999–2003
rowspan="2"\| 33 \| Michael Lynagh \|\| {{ru\|AUS}} \|\|align=center\| 1987–1995
Andrew Mehrtens	{{ru\|NZL}}	align=center\| 1995–1999

class="wikitable" \|+Most penalties in one tournament{{cite web\|url=http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/player/most_penalty_goals_tournament.html?id=17;type=trophy \|title=Most individual penalty goals in a tournament/season \|publisher=Espnscrum.com \|date=26 September 2015 \|access-date=26 September 2015}}
Pen.	Name	Team	Tournament
31 \| Gonzalo Quesada \|\| {{ru\|ARG}} \| align=center\| 1999
26 \| Thierry Lacroix \|\| {{ru\|FRA}} \| align=center\| 1995
rowspan="2" \|23 \| Jonny Wilkinson\|\| {{ru\|ENG}} \| align="center" \| 2003
Handré Pollard	{{ru\|RSA}} \| align="center" \| 2015
rowspan="2"\|21 \| Grant Fox \|\| {{ru\|NZL}} \| align=center\| 1987
Elton Flatley	{{ru\|AUS}} \| align=center\| 2003

class="wikitable"

|+Most penalties in one tournament{{cite web|url=http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/player/most_penalty_goals_tournament.html?id=17;type=trophy |title=Most individual penalty goals in a tournament/season |publisher=Espnscrum.com |date=26 September 2015 |access-date=26 September 2015}}

Pen.

Name

Team

Tournament

| Gonzalo Quesada || {{ru|ARG}}

| align=center| 1999

| Thierry Lacroix || {{ru|FRA}}

| align=center| 1995

rowspan="2" |23

| Jonny Wilkinson|| {{ru|ENG}}

| align="center" | 2003

Handré Pollard

| align="center" | 2015

rowspan="2"|21

| Grant Fox || {{ru|NZL}}

| align=center| 1987

Elton Flatley

| align=center| 2003

Pen.	Name	Team	Opponent
class="wikitable" \|+Most penalties in a match by a player{{cite web\|url=http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/player/most_penalty_goals_match.html?id=17;type=trophy \|title=Most individual penalty goals in a match \|publisher=Espnscrum.com \|date=26 September 2015 \|access-date=26 September 2015}}
rowspan="4"\| 8 \| Gavin Hastings \|\| {{ru\|SCO}} \|\| {{ru\|TON}} \|\| 30 May 1995
Thierry Lacroix	{{ru\|FRA}}	{{ru\|IRE}}	10 June 1995
Gonzalo Quesada	{{ru\|ARG}}	{{ru\|SAM}}	10 October 1999
Matt Burke	{{ru\|AUS}}	{{ru\|RSA}}	30 October 1999
rowspan="7"\| 7 \| Gonzalo Quesada \|\| {{ru\|ARG}} \|\| {{ru\|JPN}} \|\| 16 October 1999
Jonny Wilkinson	{{ru\|ENG}}	{{ru\|FIJ}}	20 October 1999
David Humphreys	{{ru\|IRE}}	{{ru\|ARG}}	20 October 1999
Gonzalo Quesada	{{ru\|ARG}}	{{ru\|IRE}}	20 October 1999
Matt Burke	{{ru\|AUS}}	{{ru\|FRA}}	6 November 1999
Piri Weepu	{{ru\|NZL}}	{{ru\|ARG}}	9 October 2011
Dan Biggar	{{ru\|WAL}}	{{ru\|ENG}}	26 September 2015

= Drop goals =

Drop	Name	Team
class="wikitable" \|+Most overall drop goals{{cite web\|url=https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/stats/alltime/players/dropgoals \|title=RWC ALL TIME MOST DROP GOALS \|publisher=Rugbyworldcup.com \|date=26 September 2015 \|access-date=26 September 2015}}{{cite web\|url=http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/player/most_drop_goals.html?id=17;type=trophy \|title=Most individual drop goals \|publisher=Espnscrum.com \|date=26 September 2015 \|access-date=26 September 2015}}
14 \| Jonny Wilkinson \|\| {{ru\|ENG}} \|\|align=center\| 1999–2011
6 \| Jannie de Beer \|\| {{ru\|RSA}} \|\|align=center\| 1999
rowspan="2"\| 5 \| Rob Andrew \|\| {{ru\|ENG}} \|\|align=center\| 1987–1995
Gareth Rees	{{ru\|CAN}}	align=center\| 1987–1999
4 \| Juan Martín Hernández \|\| {{ru\|ARG}} \|\|align=center\| 2003–2015

class="wikitable" \|+Most drop goals in one tournament{{cite web\|url=http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/player/most_drop_goals_tournament.html?id=17;type=trophy \|title=Most individual drop goals in a tournament/season \|publisher=Espnscrum.com \|date=26 September 2015 \|access-date=26 September 2015}}
Drop	Name	Team	Tournament
8 \| Jonny Wilkinson \|\| {{ru\|ENG}} \| align=center\| 2003
6 \| Jannie de Beer \|\| {{ru\|RSA}} \| align=center\| 1999
5 \| Jonny Wilkinson \|\| {{ru\|ENG}} \| align=center\| 2007
4 \| Juan Martín Hernández \|\| {{ru\|ARG}} \| align=center\| 2007
rowspan="8"\|3 \| Jonathan Davies \|\| {{ru\|WAL}} \| align=center\| 1987
Rob Andrew	{{ru\|ENG}} \| align=center\| 1995
Andrew Mehrtens	{{ru\|NZL}} \| align=center\| 1995
Joel Stransky	{{ru\|RSA}} \| align=center\| 1995
Gregor Townsend	{{ru\|SCO}} \| align=center\| 1999
Theuns Kotzé	{{ru\|NAM}} \| align=center\| 2011
Dan Parks	{{ru\|SCO}} \| align=center\| 2011
George Ford	{{ru\|ENG}} \| align=center\| 2023

class="wikitable"

|+Most drop goals in one tournament{{cite web|url=http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/player/most_drop_goals_tournament.html?id=17;type=trophy |title=Most individual drop goals in a tournament/season |publisher=Espnscrum.com |date=26 September 2015 |access-date=26 September 2015}}

Drop

Name

Team

Tournament

| Jonny Wilkinson || {{ru|ENG}}

| align=center| 2003

| Jannie de Beer || {{ru|RSA}}

| align=center| 1999

| Jonny Wilkinson || {{ru|ENG}}

| align=center| 2007

| Juan Martín Hernández || {{ru|ARG}}

| align=center| 2007

rowspan="8"|3

| Jonathan Davies || {{ru|WAL}}

| align=center| 1987

| align=center| 1995

| align=center| 1995

| align=center| 1995

| align=center| 1999

| align=center| 2011

| align=center| 2011

| align=center| 2023

Drop	Name	Team	Opponent
class="wikitable" \|+Most drop goals in a match by a player{{cite web\|url=http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/player/most_drop_goals_match.html?id=17;type=trophy \|title=Most individual drop goals in a match \|publisher=Espnscrum.com \|date=26 September 2015 \|access-date=26 September 2015}}
5 \| Jannie de Beer \|\| {{ru\|RSA}} \|\| {{ru\|ENG}} \|\| 24 October 1999
rowspan="4"\|3 \| Juan Martín Hernández \|\| {{ru\|ARG}} \|\| {{ru\|IRE}} \|\| 30 September 2007
George Ford	{{ru\|ENG}}	{{ru\|ARG}}	9 September 2023
Theuns Kotzé	{{ru\|NAM}}	{{ru\|FIJ}}	10 September 2011
Jonny Wilkinson	{{ru\|ENG}}	{{ru\|FRA}}	16 November 2003

= Appearance statistics =

File:Sam Whitelock ONZM (cropped).jpg

App.	Name	Team
class="wikitable" \|+Most appearances, matches{{cite web\|url=https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/stats/alltime/players/matches \|title=RWC ALL TIME MOST MATCHES PLAYED \|publisher=Rugbyworldcup.com \|date=2 October 2019 \|access-date=2 October 2019}}{{cite web\|url=http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/player/most_matches.html?id=17;type=trophy \|title=Most matches \|publisher=Espnscrum.com \|date=2 October 2019 \|access-date=2 October 2019}}
26 \| Sam Whitelock \|\| {{ru\|NZL}} \|\| align=center\| 2011–2023
rowspan="3"\| 22 \| Agustin Creevy \|\| {{ru\|ARG}} \|\| align=center\| 2011–2023
Jason Leonard	{{ru\|ENG}}	align=center\| 1991–2003
Richie McCaw	{{ru\|NZL}}	align=center\| 2003–2015
rowspan="2"\| 21 \| Alun Wyn Jones \|\| {{ru\|WAL}} \|\| align=center\| 2007–2019
James Slipper	{{ru\|AUS}}	align=center\| 2011–2023

App.	Name	Team
class="wikitable" \|+Most appearances, tournaments
rowspan="3"\| 5 \| Brian Lima \|\| {{ru\|SAM}} \|\| align=center\| 1991–2007
Mauro Bergamasco	{{ru\|ITA}}	align=center\| 1999–2015
Sergio Parisse	{{ru\|ITA}}	align=center\| 2003–2019
rowspan="63"\| 4 \| Gareth Rees \|\| {{ru\|CAN}} \|\| align=center\| 1987–1999
Pedro Sporleder	{{ru\|ARG}}	align=center\| 1991–2003
Al Charron	{{ru\|CAN}}	align=center\| 1991–2003
Jason Leonard	{{ru\|ENG}}	align=center\| 1991–2003
Fabien Galthié	{{ru\|FRA}}	align=center\| 1991–2003
Carlo Checchinato	{{ru\|ITA}}	align=center\| 1991–2003
George Gregan	{{ru\|AUS}}	align=center\| 1995–2007
Mike James	{{ru\|CAN}}	align=center\| 1995–2007
Rod Snow	{{ru\|CAN}}	align=center\| 1995–2007
Mike Catt	{{ru\|ENG}}	align=center\| 1995–2007
Alessandro Troncon	{{ru\|ITA}}	align=center\| 1995–2007
Gareth Thomas	{{ru\|WAL}}	align=center\| 1995–2007
Romeo Gontineac	{{ru\|ROM}}	align=center\| 1995–2007
Felipe Contepomi	{{ru\|ARG}}	align=center\| 1999–2011
Mario Ledesma	{{ru\|ARG}}	align=center\| 1999–2011
Martín Scelzo	{{ru\|ARG}}	align=center\| 1999–2011
Jonny Wilkinson	{{ru\|ENG}}	align=center\| 1999–2011
Nicky Little	{{ru\|FIJ}}	align=center\| 1999–2011
Brian O'Driscoll	{{ru\|IRE}}	align=center\| 1999–2011
Chris Paterson	{{ru\|SCO}}	align=center\| 1999–2011
Stephen Jones	{{ru\|WAL}}	align=center\| 1999–2011
James Pritchard	{{ru\|CAN}}	align=center\| 2003–2015
Jamie Cudmore	{{ru\|CAN}}	align=center\| 2003–2015
Giorgi Chkhaidze	{{ru\|GEO}}	align=center\| 2003–2015
Merab Kvirikashvili	{{ru\|GEO}}	align=center\| 2003–2015
Paul O'Connell	{{ru\|IRE}}	align=center\| 2003–2015
Andrea Masi	{{ru\|ITA}}	align=center\| 2003–2015
Martin Castrogiovanni	{{ru\|ITA}}	align=center\| 2003–2015
Dan Carter	{{ru\|NZL}}	align=center\| 2003–2015
Keven Mealamu	{{ru\|NZL}}	align=center\| 2003–2015
Richie McCaw	{{ru\|NZL}}	align=center\| 2003–2015
Dănuț Dumbravă	{{ru\|ROM}}	align=center\| 2003–2015
Ovidiu Tonița	{{ru\|ROM}}	align=center\| 2003–2015
Paulică Ion	{{ru\|ROM}}	align=center\| 2003–2015
Schalk Burger	{{ru\|RSA}}	align=center\| 2003–2015
Victor Matfield	{{ru\|RSA}}	align=center\| 2003–2015
Gethin Jenkins	{{ru\|WAL}}	align=center\| 2003–2015
Juan Manuel Leguizamón	{{ru\|ARG}}	align=center\| 2007–2019
Adam Ashley-Cooper	{{ru\|AUS}}	align=center\| 2007–2019
D. T. H. van der Merwe	{{ru\|CAN}}	align=center\| 2007–2019
Davit Kacharava	{{ru\|GEO}}	align=center\| 2007–2019
Mamuka Gorgodze	{{ru\|GEO}}	align=center\| 2007–2019
Rory Best	{{ru\|IRE}}	align=center\| 2007–2019
Alessandro Zanni	{{ru\|ITA}}	align=center\| 2007–2019
Luke Thompson	{{ru\|JPN}}	align=center\| 2007–2019
Eugene Jantjies	{{ru\|NAM}}	align=center\| 2007–2019
Alun-Wyn Jones	{{ru\|WAL}}	align=center\| 2007–2019
Agustin Creevy	{{ru\|ARG}}	align=center\| 2011–2023
Nicolas Sanchez	{{ru\|ARG}}	align=center\| 2011–2023
James Slipper	{{ru\|AUS}}	align=center\| 2011–2023
Dan Cole	{{ru\|ENG}}	align=center\| 2011–2023
Courtney Lawes	{{ru\|ENG}}	align=center\| 2011–2023
Ben Youngs	{{ru\|ENG}}	align=center\| 2011–2023
Lasha Khmaladze	{{ru\|GEO}}	align=center\| 2011–2023
Alexander Todua	{{ru\|GEO}}	align=center\| 2011–2023
Keith Earls	{{ru\|IRE}}	align=center\| 2011–2023
Conor Murray	{{ru\|IRE}}	align=center\| 2011–2023
Johnny Sexton	{{ru\|IRE}}	align=center\| 2011–2023
Shota Horie	{{ru\|JPN}}	align=center\| 2011–2023
Michael Leitch	{{ru\|JPN}}	align=center\| 2011–2023
PJ van Lill	{{ru\|NAM}}	align=center\| 2011–2023
Sam Whitelock	{{ru\|NZL}}	align=center\| 2011–2023
George North	{{ru\|WAL}}	align=center\| 2011–2023

class="wikitable" \|+Most winning appearances{{cite web\|url=http://stats.espnscrum.com/statsguru/rugby/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=matches;result=1;template=results;trophy=17;type=player \|title=Player Records: Overall figures, Rugby World Cup, won match \|publisher=ESPN (UK) \|date=2 October 2019 \|access-date=2 October 2019}}
App.	Name	Team	Tournaments
23 \| Sam Whitelock \|\| {{ru\|NZL}} \|\| align=center\| 2011–2023
20 \| Richie McCaw \|\| {{ru\|NZL}} \|\| align=center\| 2003–2015
19 \| Keven Mealamu \|\| {{ru\|NZL}} \|\| align=center\| 2003–2015
18 \| Sonny Bill Williams \|\| {{ru\|NZL}} \|\| align=center\| 2011–2019
17 \| François Steyn \|\| {{ru\|RSA}} \|\| align=center\| 2007, 2011, 2019

class="wikitable"

|+Most winning appearances{{cite web|url=http://stats.espnscrum.com/statsguru/rugby/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=matches;result=1;template=results;trophy=17;type=player |title=Player Records: Overall figures, Rugby World Cup, won match |publisher=ESPN (UK) |date=2 October 2019 |access-date=2 October 2019}}

App.

Name

Team

Tournaments

| Sam Whitelock || {{ru|NZL}} || align=center| 2011–2023

| Richie McCaw || {{ru|NZL}} || align=center| 2003–2015

| Keven Mealamu || {{ru|NZL}} || align=center| 2003–2015

| Sonny Bill Williams || {{ru|NZL}} || align=center| 2011–2019

| François Steyn || {{ru|RSA}} || align=center| 2007, 2011, 2019

App.	Name	Team
class="wikitable" \|+Most losing appearances{{cite web\|url=http://stats.espnscrum.com/statsguru/rugby/stats/index.html?class=1;filter=advanced;orderby=matches;result=2;template=results;trophy=17;type=player \|title=Player Records: Overall figures, Rugby World Cup, lost match \|publisher=ESPN (UK) \|date=2 October 2019 \|access-date=2 October 2019}}
14 \| Eugene Jantjies \|\| {{ru\|NAM}} \|\| align=center\| 2007–2019
rowspan="3"\| 12 \| PJ van Lill \|\| {{ru\|NAM}} \|\| align=center\| 2011–2023
Ovidiu Tonița	{{ru\|ROU}}	align=center\| 2003–2015
D.T.H. van der Merwe	{{ru\|CAN}}	align=center\| 2007–2019
rowspan="8"\| 11 \| Jacques Burger \|\| {{ru\|NAM}} \|\| align=center\| 2007–2015
Jamie Cudmore	{{ru\|CAN}}	align=center\| 2003–2015
Tinus du Plessis	{{ru\|NAM}}	align=center\| 2007–2015
Romeo Gontineac	{{ru\|ROU}}	align=center\| 1995–2007
Hugo Horn	{{ru\|NAM}}	align=center\| 1999–2011
Merab Kvirikashvili	{{ru\|GEO}}	align=center\| 2003–2015
Johnny Redelinghuys	{{ru\|NAM}}	align=center\| 2007–2015
Aranos Coetzee	{{ru\|NAM}}	align=center\| 2015–2023

Oldest player to appear in a World Cup match

Diego Ormaechea, {{ru|URU}}, aged {{age in years and days|1959|9|19|1999|10|15}} (v {{ru|RSA}}, 15 October 1999){{cite web|url=http://www.espnscrum.com/2011-rugby-world-cup/rugby/story/148929.html |title=Victors in the Five/Six Nations, Tri-Nations and the World Cup, the youngest and oldest players, referees and close encounters |first=John |last=Griffiths |work=Ask John |publisher=ESPN Scrum |date=12 September 2011 |access-date=13 September 2011}}For the specific match where Ormaeches established the current record, see the [http://www.espnscrum.com/statsguru/rugby/player/11594.html?class=1;orderby=date;orderbyad=reverse;template=results;type=player;view=match list of his Test matches] at ESPN Scrum.

Oldest player to appear in a World Cup final

Duane Vermeulen, {{ru|RSA}}, aged {{age in years and days|1986|7|3|2023|10|28}} (v {{ru|NZL}}, 28 October 2023)

Oldest player to win a World Cup final

Schalk Brits, {{ru|RSA}}, aged {{age in years and days|1981|5|16|2019|11|02}} (v {{ru|ENG}}, 2 November 2019)

Youngest player to appear in a World Cup match

Vasil Lobzhanidze, {{ru|GEO}}, aged {{age in years and days|1996|10|14|2015|9|19}} (v {{ru|TGA}}, 19 September 2015){{cite web|url=http://en.espn.co.uk/scrum/rugby/story/275225.html |title=Georgia spring first surprise by taking down Tonga |agency=PA Sport |publisher=ESPN (UK) |date=19 September 2015 |access-date=19 September 2015}}

Youngest player to appear in a World Cup final

Jonah Lomu, {{ru|NZL}}, aged {{age in years and days|1975|5|12|1995|6|24}} (v {{ru|RSA}}, 24 June 1995)

Youngest player to win a World Cup final

François Steyn, {{ru|RSA}}, aged {{age in years and days|1987|5|14|2007|10|20}} (v {{ru|ENG}}, 20 October 2007)

By tournament

rowspan=3\| 1987 \| style="border-bottom:2px solid black" rowspan=3 valign=top\| 126* – Grant Fox ({{ru\|NZL}}) {{0}}82 – Michael Lynagh ({{ru\|AUS}}) {{0}}62 – Gavin Hastings ({{ru\|SCO}}) \| style="border-bottom:2px solid black" rowspan=3 valign=top\| 6 – Craig Green ({{ru\|NZL}}) 6 – John Kirwan ({{ru\|NZL}}) \| Most points in a match \|\|align=center\| 74 \|\| {{ru\|NZL}} (74–13 v Fiji)
class="wikitable" !width=30\|Year !Top points scorers !Top try scorers !colspan=4\| Team records
Biggest winning margin	align=center\| 64	{{ru\|NZL}} (70–6 v Italy)
style="border-bottom:2px solid black" \| Most tries in a match	align=center\| 13	{{ru\|FRA}} (70–12 v Zimbabwe)
rowspan=3\| 1991 \| style="border-bottom:2px solid black" rowspan=3 valign=top\| 68 – Ralph Keyes ({{ru\|IRE}}) 66 – Michael Lynagh ({{ru\|AUS}}) 61 – Gavin Hastings ({{ru\|SCO}}) \| style="border-bottom:2px solid black" rowspan=3 valign=top\| 6 – David Campese ({{ru\|AUS}}) 6 – Jean-Baptiste Lafond ({{ru\|FRA}}) \| Most points in a match \|\|align=center\| 55 \|\| {{ru\|IRE}} (55–11 v Zimbabwe)
Biggest winning margin	align=center\| 44	{{ru\|IRE}} (55–11 v Zimbabwe) {{ru\|JPN}} (52–8 v Zimbabwe)
style="border-bottom:2px solid black" \| Most tries in a match	align=center\| 9	{{ru\|JPN}} (52–8 v Zimbabwe)
rowspan=3\| 1995 \| style="border-bottom:2px solid black" rowspan=3 valign=top\| 112 – Thierry Lacroix ({{ru\|FRA}}) 104 – Gavin Hastings ({{ru\|SCO}}) {{0}}84 – Andrew Mehrtens ({{ru\|NZL}}) \| style="border-bottom:2px solid black" rowspan=3 valign=top\| 7 – Jonah Lomu ({{ru\|NZL}}) 7 – Marc Ellis ({{ru\|NZL}}) \| Most points in a match \|\|align=center\| 145* \| style="border-bottom:2px solid black" rowspan=3\| {{ru\|NZL}} (145–17 v Japan)
Biggest winning margin	align=center\| 128
style="border-bottom:2px solid black" \| Most tries in a match	align=center\| 21
rowspan=3\| 1999 \| style="border-bottom:2px solid black" rowspan=3 valign=top\| 102 – Gonzalo Quesada ({{ru\|ARG}}) 101 – Matt Burke ({{ru\|AUS}}) {{0}}97 – Jannie de Beer ({{ru\|RSA}}) \| style="border-bottom:2px solid black" rowspan=3 valign=top\| 8* – Jonah Lomu ({{ru\|NZL}}) \| Most points in a match \|\|align=center\| 101 \|\| {{ru\|ENG}} (101–10 v Tonga) {{ru\|NZL}} (101–3 v Italy)
Biggest winning margin	align=center\| 98	style="border-bottom:2px solid black" rowspan=2\| {{ru\|NZL}} (101–3 v Italy)
style="border-bottom:2px solid black" \| Most tries in a match	align=center\| 14
rowspan=3\| 2003 \| style="border-bottom:2px solid black" rowspan=3 valign=top\| 113 – Jonny Wilkinson ({{ru\|ENG}}) 103 – Frédéric Michalak ({{ru\|FRA}}) 100 – Elton Flatley ({{ru\|AUS}}) \| style="border-bottom:2px solid black" rowspan=3 valign=top\| 7 – Doug Howlett ({{ru\|NZL}}) 7 – Mils Muliaina ({{ru\|NZL}}) \| Most points in a match \|\|align=center\| 142 \| style="border-bottom:2px solid black" rowspan=3\| {{ru\|AUS}} (142–0 v Namibia)
Biggest winning margin	align=center\| 142*
style="border-bottom:2px solid black" \| Most tries in a match	align=center\| 22*
rowspan=3\| 2007 \| style="border-bottom:2px solid black" rowspan=3 valign=top\| 105 – Percy Montgomery ({{ru\|RSA}}) {{0}}91 – Felipe Contepomi ({{ru\|ARG}}) {{0}}67 – Jonny Wilkinson ({{ru\|ENG}}) \| style="border-bottom:2px solid black" rowspan=3 valign=top\| 8* – Bryan Habana ({{ru\|RSA}}) \| Most points in a match \|\|align=center\| 108 \| style="border-bottom:2px solid black" rowspan=3\| {{ru\|NZL}} (108–13 v Portugal)
Biggest winning margin	align=center\| 95
style="border-bottom:2px solid black" \| Most tries in a match	align=center\| 16
rowspan=3\| 2011 \| style="border-bottom:2px solid black" rowspan=3 valign=top\| 62 – Morné Steyn ({{ru\|RSA}}) 52 – James O'Connor ({{ru\|AUS}}) 45 – Kurt Morath ({{ru\|TON}}) \| style="border-bottom:2px solid black" rowspan=3 valign=top\| 6 – Chris Ashton ({{ru\|ENG}}) 6 – Vincent Clerc ({{ru\|FRA}}) \| Most points in a match \|\|align=center\| 87 \|rowspan=2\| {{ru\|RSA}} (87–0 v Namibia)
Biggest winning margin	align=center\| 87
style="border-bottom:2px solid black" \| Most tries in a match	align=center\| 12	{{ru\|RSA}} (87–0 v Namibia) {{ru\|WAL}} (81–7 v Namibia) {{ru\|NZL}} (79–15 v Canada)
rowspan=3\| 2015 \| style="border-bottom:2px solid black" rowspan=3 valign=top\| 97 – Nicolás Sánchez ({{ru\|ARG}}) 93 – Handré Pollard ({{ru\|RSA}}) 82 – Bernard Foley ({{ru\|AUS}}) \| style="border-bottom:2px solid black" rowspan=3 valign=top\| 8* – Julian Savea ({{ru\|NZL}}) \| Most points in a match \|\|align=center\| 65 \|\| {{ru\|AUS}} (65–3 v Uruguay)
Biggest winning margin	align=center\| 64 \| style="border-bottom:2px solid black" rowspan=2\| {{ru\|RSA}} (64–0 v United States)
style="border-bottom:2px solid black" \| Most tries in a match	align=center\| 10
rowspan=3\| 2019 \| rowspan=3 valign=top\| 69 – Handré Pollard ({{ru\|RSA}}) 58 – Owen Farrell ({{ru\|ENG}}) 54 – Richie Mo'unga ({{ru\|NZL}}) \| rowspan=3 valign=top\| 7 – Josh Adams ({{ru\|WAL}}) \| Most points in a match \|\|align=center\| 71 \|\| {{ru\|NZL}} (71–9 v Namibia)
Biggest winning margin	align=center\| 63	{{ru\|NZL}} (63–0 v Canada)
Most tries in a match	align=center\| 11	{{ru\|NZL}} (71–9 v Namibia)
rowspan=3\| 2023 \| rowspan=3 valign=top\| 75 – Owen Farrell ({{ru\|ENG}}) 74 – Thomas Ramos ({{ru\|FRA}}) 67 – Emiliano Boffelli ({{ru\|ARG}}) \| rowspan=3 valign=top\| 8* – Will Jordan ({{ru\|NZL}}) \| Most points in a match \|\|align=center\| 96 \|\| {{ru\|FRA}} (96–0 v Namibia) {{ru\|NZL}} (96–17 v Italy)
Biggest winning margin	align=center\| 96	{{ru\|FRA}} (96–0 v Namibia)
Most tries in a match	align=center\| 14	{{ru\|FRA}} (96–0 v Namibia) {{ru\|NZL}} (96–17 v Italy)

Note: * denotes an all-time record

Miscellaneous

= Winning coaches and captains =

A foreign coach has never managed a World Cup-winning team.

class="wikitable"
Year ! Host(s) ! Champion ! Winning coach ! Winning captain
1987 \| {{flagcountry\|AUS}} {{flagcountry\|NZL}} \| {{ru\|NZL}} \| {{flagicon\|NZL}} Brian Lochore \| {{flagicon\|NZL}} David Kirk
1991 \| {{flagcountry\|ENG}} {{flagcountry\|FRA}} {{flagcountry\|IRL}} {{flagcountry\|SCO}} {{flagcountry\|WAL}} \| {{ru\|AUS}} \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Bob Dwyer \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Nick Farr-Jones
1995 \| {{flagcountry\|RSA}} \| {{ru\|RSA}} \| {{flagicon\|RSA}} Kitch Christie \| {{flagicon\|RSA}} Francois Pienaar
1999 \| {{flagcountry\|WAL}} {{flagcountry\|ENG}} {{flagcountry\|FRA}} {{flagcountry\|IRE}} {{flagcountry\|SCO}} \| {{ru\|AUS}} \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} Rod MacQueen \| {{flagicon\|AUS}} John Eales
2003 \| {{flagcountry\|AUS}} \| {{ru\|ENG}} \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} Clive Woodward \| {{flagicon\|ENG}} Martin Johnson
2007 \| {{flagcountry\|FRA}} {{flagcountry\|SCO}} {{flagcountry\|WAL}} \| {{ru\|RSA}} \| {{flagicon\|RSA}} Jake White \| {{flagicon\|RSA}} John Smit
2011 \| {{flagcountry\|NZL}} \| {{ru\|NZL}} \| {{flagicon\|NZL}} Graham Henry \| {{flagicon\|NZL}} Richie McCaw
2015 \| {{flagcountry\|ENG}} {{flagcountry\|WAL}} \| {{ru\|NZL}} \| {{flagicon\|NZL}} Steve Hansen \| {{flagicon\|NZL}} Richie McCaw
2019 \| {{flagcountry\|JPN}} \| {{ru\|RSA}} \| {{flagicon\|RSA}} Rassie Erasmus \| {{flagicon\|RSA}} Siya Kolisi
2023 \| {{flagcountry\|FRA}} \| {{ru\|RSA}} \| {{flagicon\|RSA}} Jacques Nienaber \| {{flagicon\|RSA}} Siya Kolisi

class="wikitable"

Year

! Host(s)

! Champion

! Winning coach

! Winning captain

1987

| {{flagcountry|AUS}}
{{flagcountry|NZL}}

| {{ru|NZL}}

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Brian Lochore

| {{flagicon|NZL}} David Kirk

1991

| {{flagcountry|ENG}}
{{flagcountry|FRA}}
{{flagcountry|IRL}}
{{flagcountry|SCO}}
{{flagcountry|WAL}}

| {{ru|AUS}}

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Bob Dwyer

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Nick Farr-Jones

1995

| {{flagcountry|RSA}}

| {{ru|RSA}}

| {{flagicon|RSA}} Kitch Christie

| {{flagicon|RSA}} Francois Pienaar

1999

| {{flagcountry|WAL}}
{{flagcountry|ENG}}
{{flagcountry|FRA}}
{{flagcountry|IRE}}
{{flagcountry|SCO}}

| {{ru|AUS}}

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Rod MacQueen

| {{flagicon|AUS}} John Eales

2003

| {{flagcountry|AUS}}

| {{ru|ENG}}

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Clive Woodward

| {{flagicon|ENG}} Martin Johnson

2007

| {{flagcountry|FRA}}
{{flagcountry|SCO}}
{{flagcountry|WAL}}

| {{ru|RSA}}

| {{flagicon|RSA}} Jake White

| {{flagicon|RSA}} John Smit

2011

| {{flagcountry|NZL}}

| {{ru|NZL}}

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Graham Henry

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Richie McCaw

2015

| {{flagcountry|ENG}}
{{flagcountry|WAL}}

| {{ru|NZL}}

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Steve Hansen

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Richie McCaw

2019

| {{flagcountry|JPN}}

| {{ru|RSA}}

| {{flagicon|RSA}} Rassie Erasmus

| {{flagicon|RSA}} Siya Kolisi

2023

| {{flagcountry|FRA}}

| {{ru|RSA}}

| {{flagicon|RSA}} Jacques Nienaber

| {{flagicon|RSA}} Siya Kolisi

= Discipline =

scope=col\|Team !scope=col\|Red Cards !scope=col\|Tournaments
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
align="left"\|{{ru\|Canada}} \|4	align="left"\|1995, 1995, 1999, 2019
align="left"\|{{ru\|Samoa}} \|4	align="left"\|1991, 2011, 2019, 2023
align="left"\|{{ru\|Tonga}} \|4	align="left"\|1995, 1999, 2007, 2023
align="left"\|{{ru\|Namibia}} \|3	align="left"\|2007, 2023, 2023
align="left"\|{{ru\|Argentina}} \|2	align="left"\|1991, 2019
align="left"\|{{ru\|New Zealand}} \|2	align="left"\|2023, 2023
align="left"\|{{ru\|South Africa}} \|2	align="left"\|1995, 1999
align="left"\|{{ru\|Uruguay}} \|2	align="left"\|2015, 2019
align="left"\|{{ru\|Wales}} \|2	align="left"\|1987, 2011

= Draws =

class=wikitable
Team ! Score ! Opponent ! Date
{{ru\|FRA}} \| 20–20 \| {{ru\|SCO}} \| 23 May 1987
{{ru\|CAN}} \| 12–12 \| {{ru\|JPN}} \| 12 September 2007
{{ru\|CAN}} \| 23–23 \| {{ru\|JPN}} \| 27 September 2011
{{ru\|NZL}} \| 0–0⁽¹⁾ \| {{ru\|ITA}} \| 12 October 2019
{{ru\|ENG}} \| 0–0⁽¹⁾ \| {{ru\|FRA}} \| 12 October 2019
{{ru\|NAM}} \| 0–0⁽¹⁾ \| {{ru\|CAN}} \| 13 October 2019
{{ru\|GEO}} \| 18–18 \| {{ru\|POR}} \| 23 September 2023

class=wikitable

Team

! Score

! Opponent

! Date

| 20–20

| {{ru|SCO}}

| 23 May 1987

| 12–12

| {{ru|JPN}}

| 12 September 2007

| 23–23

| {{ru|JPN}}

| 27 September 2011

| 0–0⁽¹⁾

| {{ru|ITA}}

| 12 October 2019

| 0–0⁽¹⁾

| {{ru|FRA}}

| 12 October 2019

| 0–0⁽¹⁾

| {{ru|CAN}}

| 13 October 2019

| 18–18

| {{ru|POR}}

| 23 September 2023

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}}

= Nil points =

class="wikitable"
Team ! Score ! Opponent ! Date
{{ru\|CIV}} \| 0–89 \| {{ru\|SCO}} \| 26 May 1995
{{ru\|CAN}} \| 0–20 \| {{ru\|RSA}} \| 3 June 1995
{{ru\|ESP}} \| 0–48 \| {{ru\|SCO}} \| 16 October 1999
{{ru\|NAM}} \| 0–142 \| {{ru\|AUS}} \| 25 October 2003
{{ru\|ENG}} \| 0–36 \| {{ru\|RSA}} \| 14 September 2007
{{ru\|ROM}} \| 0–42 \| {{ru\|SCO}} \| 18 September 2007
{{ru\|SCO}} \| 0–40 \| {{ru\|NZL}} \| 23 September 2007
{{ru\|NAM}} \| 0–30 \| {{ru\|GEO}} \| 26 September 2007
{{ru\|NAM}} \| 0–87 \| {{ru\|RSA}} \| 22 September 2011
{{ru\|FIJ}} \| 0–66 \| {{ru\|WAL}} \| 2 October 2011
{{ru\|USA}} \| 0–64 \| {{ru\|RSA}} \| 7 October 2015
{{ru\|SAM}} \| 0–34 \| {{ru\|SCO}} \| 30 September 2019
{{ru\|CAN}} \| 0–63 \| {{ru\|NZL}} \| 2 October 2019
{{ru\|RUS}} \| 0–35 \| {{ru\|IRE}} \| 3 October 2019
{{ru\|RUS}} \| 0–61 \| {{ru\|SCO}} \| 9 October 2019
{{ru\|NZL}} \| 0–0⁽¹⁾ \| {{ru\|ITA}} \| 12 October 2019
{{ru\|ENG}} \| 0–0⁽¹⁾ \| {{ru\|FRA}} \| 12 October 2019
{{ru\|NAM}} \| 0–0⁽¹⁾ \| {{ru\|CAN}} \| 13 October 2019
{{ru\|ROM}} \| 0–76 \| {{ru\|SAF}} \| 17 September 2023
{{ru\|NAM}} \| 0–96 \| {{ru\|FRA}} \| 21 September 2023
{{ru\|CHI}} \| 0–71 \| {{ru\|ENG}} \| 23 September 2023
{{ru\|ROM}} \| 0–84 \| {{ru\|SCO}} \| 30 September 2023
{{ru\|URU}} \| 0–73 \| {{ru\|NZL}} \| 5 October 2023

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Team

! Score

! Opponent

! Date

| 0–89

| {{ru|SCO}}

| 26 May 1995

| 0–20

| {{ru|RSA}}

| 3 June 1995

| 0–48

| {{ru|SCO}}

| 16 October 1999

| 0–142

| {{ru|AUS}}

| 25 October 2003

| 0–36

| {{ru|RSA}}

| 14 September 2007

| 0–42

| {{ru|SCO}}

| 18 September 2007

| 0–40

| {{ru|NZL}}

| 23 September 2007

| 0–30

| {{ru|GEO}}

| 26 September 2007

| 0–87

| {{ru|RSA}}

| 22 September 2011

| 0–66

| {{ru|WAL}}

| 2 October 2011

| 0–64

| {{ru|RSA}}

| 7 October 2015

| 0–34

| {{ru|SCO}}

| 30 September 2019

| 0–63

| {{ru|NZL}}

| 2 October 2019

| 0–35

| {{ru|IRE}}

| 3 October 2019

| 0–61

| {{ru|SCO}}

| 9 October 2019

| 0–0⁽¹⁾

| {{ru|ITA}}

| 12 October 2019

| 0–0⁽¹⁾

| {{ru|FRA}}

| 12 October 2019

| 0–0⁽¹⁾

| {{ru|CAN}}

| 13 October 2019

| 0–76

| {{ru|SAF}}

| 17 September 2023

| 0–96

| {{ru|FRA}}

| 21 September 2023

| 0–71

| {{ru|ENG}}

| 23 September 2023

| 0–84

| {{ru|SCO}}

| 30 September 2023

| 0–73

| {{ru|NZL}}

| 5 October 2023

{{plainlist|

{{anchor|Typhoon Hagibis}}¹ During the 2019 tournament, Typhoon Hagibis caused the matches New Zealand v Italy, England v France and Namibia v Canada to be cancelled and recorded as 0–0 draws.

}}

= Highest attendance =

89,267 – {{ru|Ireland}} v {{ru|Romania}}, 27 September 2015 at Wembley Stadium, London, England, 2015.{{cite web|url=http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/team/highest_attendance.html?id=17;type=trophy |title=Rugby World Cup - Highest attendance |publisher=ESPN |date=2 November 2019 |access-date=2 November 2019}}

= Lowest attendance =

2,000 – {{ru|Argentina}} v {{ru|Italy}}, 28 May 1987 at Lancaster Park, Christchurch, New Zealand, 1987.

= Hosting =

File:Eden_Park_cropped.jpg

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 has also hosted the final twice in 1991 and 2015, as has the Stade de France in 2007 and 2023.
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. If the definition of "city" includes its metropolitan area, Paris has also hosted matches in four tournaments. The city of Paris hosted matches in 1991, its adjacent suburb of Saint-Denis hosted matches in 1999 and 2023, and both cities hosted matches in 2007. Edinburgh and Toulouse hosted matches in three tournaments.

= Head-to-Head =

The highest number of Head-to-Head matches between two nations currently stands at eight meetings, encompassing four teams (Australia, France, New Zealand, and Wales) in two Rugby World Cup rivalries. The following table lists the Head-to-Head statistics of the Rugby World Cup, ranging from the inaugural tournament in 1987 to the latest tournament in 2023. It is organised first numerically, with the more Head-to-Head meetings appearing at the top of the table and the fewer meetings, such as one meeting between two nations appearing at the bottom of the table, and second, alphabetically by teams.

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Legend
R1 \|Round 1 (Pool stage)
R2 \|Round 2 (Quarter-Final Playoff / Last 16)⁽²⁾
QF \|Quarter-finals
SF \|Semi-finals
3rd \|3rd/4th place playoff (Bronze final)
F \|Final

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Legend

|Round 1 (Pool stage)

|Round 2 (Quarter-Final Playoff / Last 16)⁽²⁾

|Quarter-finals

|Semi-finals

3rd

|3rd/4th place playoff (Bronze final)

|Final

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width=100px \| Games !width=150px \| Team 1 !width=100px \| Head-2-Head Wins (Draws) !width=150px \| Team 2 !width=200px \| Year(s) !width=200px \| Rounds
rowspan=2\|8 \|align=left\|{{ru\|AUS}} \| 5–3 \|align=left\|{{ru\|WAL}} \|align=left\| {{nowrap\|1987, 1991, 1999, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023}} \|align=left\|3rd, R1, QF, R1, 3rd, R1, R1, R1
align=left\|{{ru\|FRA}} \| 3–5 \|align=left\|{{ru\|NZL}} \|align=left\| 1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2011, 2015, 2023 \|align=left\| F, SF, 3rd, QF, R1, F, QF, R1
rowspan=2\|7 \|align=left\|{{ru\|AUS}} \| 3–4 \|align=left\|{{ru\|ENG}} \|align=left\| 1987, 1991, 1995, 2003, 2007, 2015, 2019 \|align=left\| R1, F, QF, F, QF, R1, QF
align=left\|{{ru\|ITA}} \| 0–6 (& 1 Draw)⁽³⁾ \|align=left\|{{ru\|NZL}} \|align=left\|1987, 1991, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2019, 2023 \|align=left\|R1, R1, R1, R1, R1, R1, R1
rowspan=3\|6 \|align=left\|{{ru\|ENG}} \| 3–2 (& 1 Draw)⁽³⁾ \|align=left\|{{ru\|FRA}} \|align=left\|1991, 1995, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2019 \|align=left\|QF, 3rd, SF, SF, QF, R1
align=left\| {{ru\|ENG}} \| 1–5 \|align=left\|{{ru\|RSA}} \|align=left\|1999, 2003, 2007, 2007, 2019, 2023 \|align=left\|QF, R1, R1, F, F, SF
align=left\|{{ru\|NZL}} \| 3–3 \|align=left\|{{ru\|RSA}} \|align=left\|1995, 1999, 2003, 2015, 2019, 2023 \|align=left\|F, 3rd, QF, SF, R1, F
rowspan=5\|5 \|align=left\|{{ru\|ARG}} \| 0–5 \|align=left\|{{ru\|ENG}} \|align=left\|1995, 2011, 2019, 2023, 2023 \|align=left\|R1, R1, R1, R1, 3rd
align=left\|{{ru\|AUS}} \| 4–1 \|align=left\|{{ru\|IRE}} \|align=left\|1987, 1991, 1999, 2003, 2011 \|align=left\|QF, QF, R1, R1, R1
align=left\|{{ru\|FIJ}} \| 1–4 \|align=left\|{{ru\|WAL}} \|align=left\|2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023 \|align=left\|R1, R1, R1, R1, R1
align=left\|{{ru\|NZL}} \| 5–0 \|align=left\|{{ru\|SCO}} \|align=left\|1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2007 \|align=left\|QF, 3rd, QF, QF, R1
align=left\|{{ru\|SAM}}⁽¹⁾ \| 0–5 \|align=left\|{{ru\|RSA}} \|align=left\|1995, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015 \|align=left\|QF, R1, R1, R1, R1

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width=100px | Games

!width=150px | Team 1

!width=100px | Head-2-Head Wins (Draws)

!width=150px | Team 2

!width=200px | Year(s)

!width=200px | Rounds

rowspan=2|8

|align=left|{{ru|AUS}}

| 5–3

|align=left|{{ru|WAL}}

|align=left| {{nowrap|1987, 1991, 1999, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023}}

|align=left|3rd, R1, QF, R1, 3rd, R1, R1, R1

align=left|{{ru|FRA}}

| 3–5

|align=left|{{ru|NZL}}

|align=left| 1987, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2011, 2015, 2023

|align=left| F, SF, 3rd, QF, R1, F, QF, R1

rowspan=2|7

|align=left|{{ru|AUS}}

| 3–4

|align=left|{{ru|ENG}}

|align=left| 1987, 1991, 1995, 2003, 2007, 2015, 2019

|align=left| R1, F, QF, F, QF, R1, QF

align=left|{{ru|ITA}}

| 0–6
(& 1 Draw)⁽³⁾

|align=left|{{ru|NZL}}

|align=left|1987, 1991, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2019, 2023

|align=left|R1, R1, R1, R1, R1, R1, R1

rowspan=3|6

|align=left|{{ru|ENG}}

| 3–2
(& 1 Draw)⁽³⁾

|align=left|{{ru|FRA}}

|align=left|1991, 1995, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2019

|align=left|QF, 3rd, SF, SF, QF, R1

align=left| {{ru|ENG}}

| 1–5

|align=left|{{ru|RSA}}

|align=left|1999, 2003, 2007, 2007, 2019, 2023

|align=left|QF, R1, R1, F, F, SF

align=left|{{ru|NZL}}

| 3–3

|align=left|{{ru|RSA}}

|align=left|1995, 1999, 2003, 2015, 2019, 2023

|align=left|F, 3rd, QF, SF, R1, F

rowspan=5|5

|align=left|{{ru|ARG}}

| 0–5

|align=left|{{ru|ENG}}

|align=left|1995, 2011, 2019, 2023, 2023

|align=left|R1, R1, R1, R1, 3rd

align=left|{{ru|AUS}}

| 4–1

|align=left|{{ru|IRE}}

|align=left|1987, 1991, 1999, 2003, 2011

|align=left|QF, QF, R1, R1, R1

align=left|{{ru|FIJ}}

| 1–4

|align=left|{{ru|WAL}}

|align=left|2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023

|align=left|R1, R1, R1, R1, R1

align=left|{{ru|NZL}}

| 5–0

|align=left|{{ru|SCO}}

|align=left|1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2007

|align=left|QF, 3rd, QF, QF, R1

align=left|{{ru|SAM}}⁽¹⁾

| 0–5

|align=left|{{ru|RSA}}

|align=left|1995, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015

|align=left|QF, R1, R1, R1, R1

{{plainlist|

{{anchor|SAM}}¹ Samoa competed as Western Samoa from 1924 to 1997.
{{anchor|R2}}² Round 2 was introduced at the 1999 Rugby World Cup and consisted of the five group runners-up and the best third-placed team playoff for one of three places in the quarter-final. It was discontinued for the 2003 to 2023 Rugby World Cups. Round 2 will be re-introduced for the 2027 Rugby World Cup and will consist of the last 16 teams made up from the top two placed teams from six groups and the best four third-placed teams.{{cite news |last=Phillips |first=Mitch |date=24 October 2023 |title=World Cup expands to 24 teams amid radical new calendar |url=https://www.reuters.com/sports/world-rugby-announce-expanded-world-cup-new-nations-league-2023-10-24/ |work=Reuters |access-date=16 November 2023 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231031131110/https://www.reuters.com/sports/world-rugby-announce-expanded-world-cup-new-nations-league-2023-10-24/ |archive-date=31 October 2023 }}
{{anchor|Typhoon Hagibis}}³ Three Rugby World Cup 2019 matches; involving Namibia versus Canada, New Zealand versus Italy, and England versus France, were cancelled and recorded as a 0–0 draw due to Typhoon Hagibis.

}}

== Tier 1 Nations Head-to-Head ==

The table below shows the current dominance in the Head-to-Head meetings of Tier 1 nations at the Rugby World Cup from the first tournament in 1987 to the latest tournament in 2023 (as of 20 October). Currently, New Zealand has the best record amongst the other Tier 1 nations, achieving more wins and culminating in a superior Head-to-Head record over seven other Tier 1 nations, and equal with two others (Australia and South Africa). Italy are at the bottom of the table, and have an inferior Head-to-Head record with eight other Tier 1 nations, and parity with one other nation (Argentina). However, as of the 2023 tournament Japan are the bottom team. There are two Tier 1 Head-to-Head meetings that have never been played at a Rugby World Cup: England–Ireland, and Scotland–Wales.

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style="width:125px" rowspan=2\|Team Ranking !colspan=11\| Tier 1 Nations Head-to-Head Wins (Draws) !rowspan=13\| !colspan=4\| Total Head-to-Head meetings
style="width:140px"\|Argentina !style="width:140px"\|Australia !style="width:140px"\|England !style="width:140px"\|France !style="width:140px"\|Ireland !style="width:140px"\|Italy !style="width:140px"\|Japan !style="width:140px"\|{{nowrap\|New Zealand}} !style="width:140px"\|Scotland !style="width:140px"\|{{nowrap\|South Africa}} !style="width:140px"\|Wales !style=width:95px\|{{nowrap\|Superior}} !style=width:95px\|{{nowrap\|Equal}} !style=width:95px\|{{nowrap\|Inferior}} !style=width:95px\|{{nowrap\|Never played}}
style="text-align:Left;" \| {{nowrap\|{{ru\|NZL}}}} \| style="background: #BBF3BB;"\| 4–0 \| style="background: #FFFFBB;"\| 2–2 \| style="background: #BBF3BB;"\| 3–1 \| style="background: #BBF3BB;"\| 5–3 \| style="background: #BBF3BB;"\| 3–0 \| style="background: #BBF3BB;"\| {{nowrap\|6–0 (1)⁽¹⁾}} \| style="background: #BBF3BB;"\| 2–0 \| style="background: #ccccff" \| — \| style="background: #BBF3BB;"\| 5–0 \| style="background: #FFFFBB;"\| 3–3 \| style="background: #BBF3BB;"\| 4–0 \| 8 \| 2 \| 0 \| {{N/A}}
style="text-align:Left;" \| {{ru\|AUS}} \| style="background: #BBF3BB" \| 3–0 \| style="background: #ccccff" \| — \| style="background: #FFBBBB" \| 3–4 \| style="background: #FFFFBB" \| 1–1 \| style="background: #BBF3BB" \| 4–1 \| style="background: #BBF3BB" \| 1–0 \| style="background: #BBF3BB;"\| 2–0 \| style="background: #FFFFBB" \| 2–2 \| style="background: #BBF3BB" \| 2–0 \| style="background: #BBF3BB" \| 2–1 \| style="background: #BBF3BB" \| 5–3 \| 7 \| 2 \| 1 \| {{N/A}}
style="text-align:Left;" \| {{ru\|RSA}} \| style="background: #BBF3BB;"\| 2–0 \| style="background: #FFBBBB" \| 1–2 \| style="background: #BBF3BB;"\| 5–1 \| style="background: #BBF3BB;"\| 2–0 \| style="background: #FFBBBB" \| 0–1 \| style="background: #BBF3BB;"\| 1–0 \| style="background: #FFFFBB" \| 1–1 \| style="background: #FFFFBB" \| 3–3 \| style="background: #BBF3BB;"\| 3–0 \| style="background: #ccccff" \| — \| style="background: #BBF3BB;"\| 3–0 \| 6 \| 2 \| 2 \| {{N/A}}
style="text-align:Left;" \| {{ru\|ENG}} \| style="background: #BBF3BB;"\| 5–0 \| style="background: #BBF3BB;"\| 4–3 \| style="background: #ccccff" \| — \| style="background: #BBF3BB;"\| {{nowrap\|3–2 (1)⁽¹⁾}} \| {{N/A\|NP}} \| style="background: #BBF3BB;"\| 3–0 \| style="background: #BBF3BB;"\| 1–0 \| style="background: #FFBBBB" \| 1–3 \| style="background: #BBF3BB;"\| 2–0 \| style="background: #FFBBBB" \| 1–5 \| style="background: #FFBBBB" \| 1–2 \| 6 \| 0 \| 3 \| 1
style="text-align:Left;" \| {{ru\|WAL}} \| style="background: #BBF3BB;"\| 2–1 \| style="background: #FFBBBB" \| 3–5 \| style="background: #BBF3BB;"\| 2–1 \| style="background: #FFFFBB" \| 1–1 \| style="background: #BBF3BB;"\| 2–1 \| style="background: #BBF3BB;"\| 1–0 \| style="background: #BBF3BB;"\| 3–0 \| style="background: #FFBBBB" \| 0–4 \| {{N/A\|NP}} \| style="background: #FFBBBB" \| 0–3 \| style="background: #ccccff" \| — \| 5 \| 1 \| 3 \| 1
style="text-align:Left;" \| {{ru\|FRA}} \| style="background: #FFFFBB" \| 2–2 \| style="background: #FFFFBB" \| 1–1 \| style="background: #FFBBBB" \| {{nowrap\|2–3 (1)⁽¹⁾}} \| style="background: #ccccff" \| — \| style="background: #BBF3BB;"\| 3–1 \| style="background: #BBF3BB;"\| 2–0 \| style="background: #BBF3BB;"\| 2–0 \| style="background: #FFBBBB" \| 3–5 \| style="background: #BBF3BB;"\| {{nowrap\|2–0 (1)}} \| style="background: #FFBBBB" \| 0–2 \| style="background: #FFFFBB" \| 1–1 \| 4 \| 3 \| 3 \| {{N/A}}
style="text-align:Left;" \| {{ru\|IRE}} \| style="background: #FFBBBB" \| 1–3 \| style="background: #FFBBBB" \| 1–4 \| {{N/A\|NP}} \| style="background: #FFBBBB" \| 1–3 \| style="background: #ccccff" \| — \| style="background: #BBF3BB;"\| 2–0 \| style="background: #BBF3BB;"\| 2–1 \| style="background: #FFBBBB" \| 0–3 \| style="background: #BBF3BB;"\| 2–1 \| style="background: #BBF3BB;"\| 1–0 \| style="background: #FFBBBB" \| 1–2 \| 4 \| 0 \| 5 \| 1
style="text-align:Left;" \| {{ru\|ARG}} \| style="background: #ccccff" \| — \| style="background: #FFBBBB" \| 0–3 \| style="background: #FFBBBB" \| 0–5 \| style="background: #FFFFBB" \| 2–2 \| style="background: #BBF3BB;"\| 3–1 \| style="background: #FFFFBB" \| 1–1 \| style="background: #BBF3BB;"\| 2–0 \| style="background: #FFBBBB" \| 0–4 \| style="background: #BBF3BB;"\| 2–0 \| style="background: #FFBBBB" \| 0–2 \| style="background: #FFBBBB" \| 1–2 \| 3 \| 2 \| 5 \| 0
style="text-align:Left;" \| {{ru\|SCO}} \| style="background: #FFBBBB" \| 0–2 \| style="background: #FFBBBB" \| 0–2 \| style="background: #FFBBBB" \| 0–2 \| style="background: #FFBBBB" \| {{nowrap\|0–2 (1)}} \| style="background: #FFBBBB" \| 1–2 \| style="background: #BBF3BB;"\| 1–0 \| style="background: #BBF3BB;"\| 3–1 \| style="background: #FFBBBB" \| 0–5 \| style="background: #ccccff" \| — \| style="background: #FFBBBB" \| 0–3 \| {{N/A\|NP}} \| 2 \| 0 \| 7 \| 1
style="text-align:Left;" \| {{ru\|JPN}} \| style="background: #FFBBBB" \| 0–2 \| style="background: #FFBBBB" \| 0–2 \| style="background: #FFBBBB" \| 0–2 \| style="background: #FFBBBB" \| 0–2 \| style="background: #FFBBBB" \| 1–2 \| {{N/A\|NP}} \| style="background: #ccccff" \| — \| style="background: #FFBBBB" \| 0–2 \| style="background: #FFBBBB" \| 1–3 \| style="background: #FFFFBB" \| 1–1 \| style="background: #FFBBBB" \| 0–3 \| 0 \| 1 \| 8 \| 1
style="text-align:Left;" \| {{ru\|ITA}} \| style="background: #FFFFBB" \| 1–1 \| style="background: #FFBBBB" \| 0–1 \| style="background: #FFBBBB" \| 0–3 \| style="background: #FFBBBB" \| 0–2 \| style="background: #FFBBBB" \| 0–2 \| style="background: #ccccff" \| — \| {{N/A\|NP}} \| style="background: #FFBBBB" \| {{nowrap\|0–6 (1)⁽¹⁾}} \| style="background: #FFBBBB" \| 0–1 \| style="background: #FFBBBB" \| 0–1 \| style="background: #FFBBBB" \| 0–1 \| 0 \| 1 \| 8 \| 1

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style="width:125px" rowspan=2|Team Ranking

!colspan=11| Tier 1 Nations Head-to-Head Wins (Draws)

!rowspan=13|

!colspan=4| Total Head-to-Head meetings

style="width:140px"|Argentina

!style="width:140px"|Australia

!style="width:140px"|England

!style="width:140px"|France

!style="width:140px"|Ireland

!style="width:140px"|Italy

!style="width:140px"|Japan

!style="width:140px"|{{nowrap|New Zealand}}

!style="width:140px"|Scotland

!style="width:140px"|{{nowrap|South Africa}}

!style="width:140px"|Wales

!style=width:95px|{{nowrap|Superior}}

!style=width:95px|{{nowrap|Equal}}

!style=width:95px|{{nowrap|Inferior}}

!style=width:95px|{{nowrap|Never played}}

style="text-align:Left;" | {{nowrap|{{ru|NZL}}}}

| style="background: #BBF3BB;"| 4–0

| style="background: #FFFFBB;"| 2–2

| style="background: #BBF3BB;"| 3–1

| style="background: #BBF3BB;"| 5–3

| style="background: #BBF3BB;"| 3–0

| style="background: #BBF3BB;"| {{nowrap|6–0 (1)⁽¹⁾}}

| style="background: #BBF3BB;"| 2–0

| style="background: #ccccff" | —

| style="background: #BBF3BB;"| 5–0

| style="background: #FFFFBB;"| 3–3

| style="background: #BBF3BB;"| 4–0

| 8

| 2

| 0

| {{N/A}}

style="text-align:Left;" | {{ru|AUS}}

| style="background: #BBF3BB" | 3–0

| style="background: #ccccff" | —

| style="background: #FFBBBB" | 3–4

| style="background: #FFFFBB" | 1–1

| style="background: #BBF3BB" | 4–1

| style="background: #BBF3BB" | 1–0

| style="background: #BBF3BB;"| 2–0

| style="background: #FFFFBB" | 2–2

| style="background: #BBF3BB" | 2–0

| style="background: #BBF3BB" | 2–1

| style="background: #BBF3BB" | 5–3

| 7

| 2

| 1

| {{N/A}}

style="text-align:Left;" | {{ru|RSA}}

| style="background: #BBF3BB;"| 2–0

| style="background: #FFBBBB" | 1–2

| style="background: #BBF3BB;"| 5–1

| style="background: #BBF3BB;"| 2–0

| style="background: #FFBBBB" | 0–1

| style="background: #BBF3BB;"| 1–0

| style="background: #FFFFBB" | 1–1

| style="background: #FFFFBB" | 3–3

| style="background: #BBF3BB;"| 3–0

| style="background: #ccccff" | —

| style="background: #BBF3BB;"| 3–0

| 6

| 2

| {{N/A}}

style="text-align:Left;" | {{ru|ENG}}

| style="background: #BBF3BB;"| 5–0

| style="background: #BBF3BB;"| 4–3

| style="background: #ccccff" | —

| style="background: #BBF3BB;"| {{nowrap|3–2 (1)⁽¹⁾}}

| {{N/A|NP}}

| style="background: #BBF3BB;"| 3–0

| style="background: #BBF3BB;"| 1–0

| style="background: #FFBBBB" | 1–3

| style="background: #BBF3BB;"| 2–0

| style="background: #FFBBBB" | 1–5

| style="background: #FFBBBB" | 1–2

| 6

| 0

| 3

| 1

style="text-align:Left;" | {{ru|WAL}}

| style="background: #BBF3BB;"| 2–1

| style="background: #FFBBBB" | 3–5

| style="background: #BBF3BB;"| 2–1

| style="background: #FFFFBB" | 1–1

| style="background: #BBF3BB;"| 2–1

| style="background: #BBF3BB;"| 1–0

| style="background: #BBF3BB;"| 3–0

| style="background: #FFBBBB" | 0–4

| {{N/A|NP}}

| style="background: #FFBBBB" | 0–3

| style="background: #ccccff" | —

| 5

| 1

| 3

| 1

style="text-align:Left;" | {{ru|FRA}}

| style="background: #FFFFBB" | 2–2

| style="background: #FFFFBB" | 1–1

| style="background: #FFBBBB" | {{nowrap|2–3 (1)⁽¹⁾}}

| style="background: #ccccff" | —

| style="background: #BBF3BB;"| 3–1

| style="background: #BBF3BB;"| 2–0

| style="background: #FFBBBB" | 3–5

| style="background: #BBF3BB;"| {{nowrap|2–0 (1)}}

| style="background: #FFBBBB" | 0–2

| style="background: #FFFFBB" | 1–1

| 4

| 3

| {{N/A}}

style="text-align:Left;" | {{ru|IRE}}

| style="background: #FFBBBB" | 1–3

| style="background: #FFBBBB" | 1–4

| {{N/A|NP}}

| style="background: #FFBBBB" | 1–3

| style="background: #ccccff" | —

| style="background: #BBF3BB;"| 2–0

| style="background: #BBF3BB;"| 2–1

| style="background: #FFBBBB" | 0–3

| style="background: #BBF3BB;"| 2–1

| style="background: #BBF3BB;"| 1–0

| style="background: #FFBBBB" | 1–2

| 4

| 0

| 5

| 1

style="text-align:Left;" | {{ru|ARG}}

| style="background: #ccccff" | —

| style="background: #FFBBBB" | 0–3

| style="background: #FFBBBB" | 0–5

| style="background: #FFFFBB" | 2–2

| style="background: #BBF3BB;"| 3–1

| style="background: #FFFFBB" | 1–1

| style="background: #BBF3BB;"| 2–0

| style="background: #FFBBBB" | 0–4

| style="background: #BBF3BB;"| 2–0

| style="background: #FFBBBB" | 0–2

| style="background: #FFBBBB" | 1–2

| 3

| 2

| 5

| 0

style="text-align:Left;" | {{ru|SCO}}

| style="background: #FFBBBB" | 0–2

| style="background: #FFBBBB" | {{nowrap|0–2 (1)}}

| style="background: #FFBBBB" | 1–2

| style="background: #BBF3BB;"| 1–0

| style="background: #BBF3BB;"| 3–1

| style="background: #FFBBBB" | 0–5

| style="background: #ccccff" | —

| style="background: #FFBBBB" | 0–3

| {{N/A|NP}}

| 2

| 0

| 7

| 1

style="text-align:Left;" | {{ru|JPN}}

| style="background: #FFBBBB" | 0–2

| style="background: #FFBBBB" | 1–2

| {{N/A|NP}}

| style="background: #ccccff" | —

| style="background: #FFBBBB" | 0–2

| style="background: #FFBBBB" | 1–3

| style="background: #FFFFBB" | 1–1

| style="background: #FFBBBB" | 0–3

| 0

| 1

| 8

| 1

style="text-align:Left;" | {{ru|ITA}}

| style="background: #FFFFBB" | 1–1

| style="background: #FFBBBB" | 0–1

| style="background: #FFBBBB" | 0–3

| style="background: #FFBBBB" | 0–2

| style="background: #ccccff" | —

| {{N/A|NP}}

| style="background: #FFBBBB" | {{nowrap|0–6 (1)⁽¹⁾}}

| style="background: #FFBBBB" | 0–1

| 0

| 1

| 8

| 1

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{{anchor|Typhoon Hagibis}}¹ Two Tier 1 Rugby World Cup 2019 matches; involving New Zealand versus Italy, and England versus France, were cancelled and recorded as a 0–0 draw due to Typhoon Hagibis.

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= Trivia =

England became the first sole host nation to be eliminated in the pool stage of a Rugby World Cup in 2015. Wales, as joint hosts, were eliminated in the pool stage in 1991.
Four 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 stage, and went on to play them in the final, winning 15–6.
2011 New Zealand defeated France 37–17 in the pool stage, and went on to play them in the final, winning 8–7.
2023 England defeated Argentina 27–10 in the pool stage, and went on to beat them 26–23 in the bronze final.
There are two Tier 1 Head-to-Head meetings that have never been played at a Rugby World Cup: England versus Ireland, and Scotland versus Wales.
Four nations have reached a Rugby World Cup Final having previously lost a game in that tournament: England in 1991 and 2007, South Africa in 2019 and 2023, New Zealand in 2023 and France in 2011, the latter being the only team to reach the final having lost two games. The 2023 final is the only one with both teams having previously lost a game in the tournament.
New Zealand have been involved in four World Cup opening matches, the most by any other team. The All Blacks defeated Italy in 1987, England in 1991, and Tonga in 2011, but lost to France in 2023. Argentina have participated in three World Cup opening matches. 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.
France 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 2 country to have participated in every Rugby World Cup is Japan, with Canada only failing to qualify for the first time in 2023, making it to one quarter-final in 1991 and Japan reaching the quarter finals in 2019.
Japan is the only team to have won three matches in a tournament where they did not progress beyond the pool stage, losing out to South Africa and Scotland in their pool by points difference in 2015.
Among the Tier 1 nations, Italy is the only one not to have made it to at least the quarter-finals in any Rugby World Cup. Conversely, four Tier 2 countries have made it to the quarter-finals – Fiji in 1987, 2007 and 2023, Samoa (then called Western Samoa) in 1991 and 1995, Canada in 1991 and Japan in 2019.
Arguably, Argentina in 1999 could also be regarded as having been a Tier 2 nation at the time, since they were not yet in the southern-hemisphere Rugby Championship: although official "Tiers" were not recognised at the time, this match can be regarded as the start of their actual period of achievement which led to them later earning recognition at the top table. Similarly, Japan's achievements in 2019, added to their defeat of South Africa in 2015, were eventually recognised by formally admitting them to the definition of a Tier 1 nation in May 2023.
The 2015 final between Australia and New Zealand is the highest scoring Rugby World Cup final, with New Zealand winning that match 34–17.
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. South Africa became the second team to defend its title in 2023 and the first to win the Rugby World Cup on four occasions, as well as the first to win successive titles away from home.
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 Ireland and Scotland losing to Japan in 2019, France losing to Tonga in 2011, South Africa losing to Japan in 2015 and Australia losing to Fiji in 2023. Argentina's defeat of Ireland in 1999 was also regarded as an upset at the time.
South Africa became the first nation to win a World Cup after losing a match in the pool stage in 2019 and did so again in 2023.
New Zealand were the last Tier 1 team to experience defeat in the pool stages of a Rugby World Cup. They were defeated by France in 2023.{{cite web|url=https://apnews.com/article/cane-new-zealand-2c5de0788bb81d1f2e51545ef4c6b826 |title=New Zealand discipline poor again as Rugby World Cup pools streak ends |publisher=AP |date=8 September 2023 |access-date=8 September 2023}}

References

External links

[https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/statistics/team-stats All Time RWC Team Statistics] on Rugbyworldcup.com
[https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/statistics/player-stats All Time RWC Player Statistics] on Rugbyworldcup.com
[http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/index.html?id=17;type=trophy IRB Rugby World Cup Records] on Espnscrum.com

{{tooltip\|App\|Appearances}}	Team	Tournaments
class="wikitable" \|+Most semi-finals
9 \|{{ru\|NZL}} \|\|align=center\| 1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023
rowspan="4"\| 6 \|{{ru\|AUS}} \|\|align=center\| 1987, 1991, 1999, 2003, 2011, 2015
{{ru\|ENG}}	align=center\| 1991, 1995, 2003, 2007, 2019, 2023
{{ru\|FRA}}	align=center\| 1987, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011
{{ru\|RSA}}	align=center\| 1995, 1999, 2007, 2015, 2019, 2023

{{tooltip\|App\|Appearances}}	Team	Tournaments
class="wikitable" \|+Most quarter-finals
rowspan="2"\| 10 \| {{ru\|NZL}} \|\|align=center\| 1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023
{{ru\|FRA}}	align=center\| 1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023
rowspan="2"\| 9 \| {{ru\|AUS}} \|\|align=center\| 1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019
{{ru\|ENG}}	align=center\| 1987, 1991, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2019, 2023
rowspan="2"\| 8 \| {{ru\|IRE}} \|\|align=center\| 1987, 1991, 1995, 2003, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023
{{ru\|RSA}}	align=center\| 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2011, 2015, 2019, 2023

Pen.	Name	Team
class="wikitable" \|+Most overall penalties{{cite web\|url=https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/stats/alltime/players/penalties \|title=RWC ALL TIME MOST PENALTIES SCORED \|publisher=Rugbyworldcup.com \|date=26 September 2015 \|access-date=26 September 2015}}{{cite web\|url=http://stats.espnscrum.com/scrum/rugby/records/player/most_penalty_goals.html?id=17;type=trophy \|title=Most individual penalty goals \|publisher=Espnscrum.com \|date=26 September 2015 \|access-date=26 September 2015}}
58 \| Jonny Wilkinson \|\| {{ru\|ENG}} \|\|align=center\| 1999–2011
46 \| Handré Pollard \|\| {{ru\|RSA}} \|\|align=center\| 2015–2023
36 \| Gavin Hastings \|\| {{ru\|SCO}} \|\|align=center\| 1987–1995
35 \| Gonzalo Quesada \|\| {{ru\|ARG}} \|\|align=center\| 1999–2003
rowspan="2"\| 33 \| Michael Lynagh \|\| {{ru\|AUS}} \|\|align=center\| 1987–1995
Andrew Mehrtens	{{ru\|NZL}}	align=center\| 1995–1999

rowspan=3\| 1987 \| style="border-bottom:2px solid black" rowspan=3 valign=top\| 126* – Grant Fox ({{ru\|NZL}}) {{0}}82 – Michael Lynagh ({{ru\|AUS}}) {{0}}62 – Gavin Hastings ({{ru\|SCO}}) \| style="border-bottom:2px solid black" rowspan=3 valign=top\| 6 – Craig Green ({{ru\|NZL}}) 6 – John Kirwan ({{ru\|NZL}}) \| Most points in a match \|\|align=center\| 74 \|\| {{ru\|NZL}} (74–13 v Fiji)
class="wikitable" !width=30\|Year !Top points scorers !Top try scorers !colspan=4\| Team records
Biggest winning margin	align=center\| 64	{{ru\|NZL}} (70–6 v Italy)
style="border-bottom:2px solid black" \| Most tries in a match	align=center\| 13	{{ru\|FRA}} (70–12 v Zimbabwe)
rowspan=3\| 1991 \| style="border-bottom:2px solid black" rowspan=3 valign=top\| 68 – Ralph Keyes ({{ru\|IRE}}) 66 – Michael Lynagh ({{ru\|AUS}}) 61 – Gavin Hastings ({{ru\|SCO}}) \| style="border-bottom:2px solid black" rowspan=3 valign=top\| 6 – David Campese ({{ru\|AUS}}) 6 – Jean-Baptiste Lafond ({{ru\|FRA}}) \| Most points in a match \|\|align=center\| 55 \|\| {{ru\|IRE}} (55–11 v Zimbabwe)
Biggest winning margin	align=center\| 44	{{ru\|IRE}} (55–11 v Zimbabwe) {{ru\|JPN}} (52–8 v Zimbabwe)
style="border-bottom:2px solid black" \| Most tries in a match	align=center\| 9	{{ru\|JPN}} (52–8 v Zimbabwe)
rowspan=3\| 1995 \| style="border-bottom:2px solid black" rowspan=3 valign=top\| 112 – Thierry Lacroix ({{ru\|FRA}}) 104 – Gavin Hastings ({{ru\|SCO}}) {{0}}84 – Andrew Mehrtens ({{ru\|NZL}}) \| style="border-bottom:2px solid black" rowspan=3 valign=top\| 7 – Jonah Lomu ({{ru\|NZL}}) 7 – Marc Ellis ({{ru\|NZL}}) \| Most points in a match \|\|align=center\| 145* \| style="border-bottom:2px solid black" rowspan=3\| {{ru\|NZL}} (145–17 v Japan)
Biggest winning margin	align=center\| 128
style="border-bottom:2px solid black" \| Most tries in a match	align=center\| 21
rowspan=3\| 1999 \| style="border-bottom:2px solid black" rowspan=3 valign=top\| 102 – Gonzalo Quesada ({{ru\|ARG}}) 101 – Matt Burke ({{ru\|AUS}}) {{0}}97 – Jannie de Beer ({{ru\|RSA}}) \| style="border-bottom:2px solid black" rowspan=3 valign=top\| 8* – Jonah Lomu ({{ru\|NZL}}) \| Most points in a match \|\|align=center\| 101 \|\| {{ru\|ENG}} (101–10 v Tonga) {{ru\|NZL}} (101–3 v Italy)
Biggest winning margin	align=center\| 98	style="border-bottom:2px solid black" rowspan=2\| {{ru\|NZL}} (101–3 v Italy)
style="border-bottom:2px solid black" \| Most tries in a match	align=center\| 14
rowspan=3\| 2003 \| style="border-bottom:2px solid black" rowspan=3 valign=top\| 113 – Jonny Wilkinson ({{ru\|ENG}}) 103 – Frédéric Michalak ({{ru\|FRA}}) 100 – Elton Flatley ({{ru\|AUS}}) \| style="border-bottom:2px solid black" rowspan=3 valign=top\| 7 – Doug Howlett ({{ru\|NZL}}) 7 – Mils Muliaina ({{ru\|NZL}}) \| Most points in a match \|\|align=center\| 142 \| style="border-bottom:2px solid black" rowspan=3\| {{ru\|AUS}} (142–0 v Namibia)
Biggest winning margin	align=center\| 142*
style="border-bottom:2px solid black" \| Most tries in a match	align=center\| 22*
rowspan=3\| 2007 \| style="border-bottom:2px solid black" rowspan=3 valign=top\| 105 – Percy Montgomery ({{ru\|RSA}}) {{0}}91 – Felipe Contepomi ({{ru\|ARG}}) {{0}}67 – Jonny Wilkinson ({{ru\|ENG}}) \| style="border-bottom:2px solid black" rowspan=3 valign=top\| 8* – Bryan Habana ({{ru\|RSA}}) \| Most points in a match \|\|align=center\| 108 \| style="border-bottom:2px solid black" rowspan=3\| {{ru\|NZL}} (108–13 v Portugal)
Biggest winning margin	align=center\| 95
style="border-bottom:2px solid black" \| Most tries in a match	align=center\| 16
rowspan=3\| 2011 \| style="border-bottom:2px solid black" rowspan=3 valign=top\| 62 – Morné Steyn ({{ru\|RSA}}) 52 – James O'Connor ({{ru\|AUS}}) 45 – Kurt Morath ({{ru\|TON}}) \| style="border-bottom:2px solid black" rowspan=3 valign=top\| 6 – Chris Ashton ({{ru\|ENG}}) 6 – Vincent Clerc ({{ru\|FRA}}) \| Most points in a match \|\|align=center\| 87 \|rowspan=2\| {{ru\|RSA}} (87–0 v Namibia)
Biggest winning margin	align=center\| 87
style="border-bottom:2px solid black" \| Most tries in a match	align=center\| 12	{{ru\|RSA}} (87–0 v Namibia) {{ru\|WAL}} (81–7 v Namibia) {{ru\|NZL}} (79–15 v Canada)
rowspan=3\| 2015 \| style="border-bottom:2px solid black" rowspan=3 valign=top\| 97 – Nicolás Sánchez ({{ru\|ARG}}) 93 – Handré Pollard ({{ru\|RSA}}) 82 – Bernard Foley ({{ru\|AUS}}) \| style="border-bottom:2px solid black" rowspan=3 valign=top\| 8* – Julian Savea ({{ru\|NZL}}) \| Most points in a match \|\|align=center\| 65 \|\| {{ru\|AUS}} (65–3 v Uruguay)
Biggest winning margin	align=center\| 64 \| style="border-bottom:2px solid black" rowspan=2\| {{ru\|RSA}} (64–0 v United States)
style="border-bottom:2px solid black" \| Most tries in a match	align=center\| 10
rowspan=3\| 2019 \| rowspan=3 valign=top\| 69 – Handré Pollard ({{ru\|RSA}}) 58 – Owen Farrell ({{ru\|ENG}}) 54 – Richie Mo'unga ({{ru\|NZL}}) \| rowspan=3 valign=top\| 7 – Josh Adams ({{ru\|WAL}}) \| Most points in a match \|\|align=center\| 71 \|\| {{ru\|NZL}} (71–9 v Namibia)
Biggest winning margin	align=center\| 63	{{ru\|NZL}} (63–0 v Canada)
Most tries in a match	align=center\| 11	{{ru\|NZL}} (71–9 v Namibia)
rowspan=3\| 2023 \| rowspan=3 valign=top\| 75 – Owen Farrell ({{ru\|ENG}}) 74 – Thomas Ramos ({{ru\|FRA}}) 67 – Emiliano Boffelli ({{ru\|ARG}}) \| rowspan=3 valign=top\| 8* – Will Jordan ({{ru\|NZL}}) \| Most points in a match \|\|align=center\| 96 \|\| {{ru\|FRA}} (96–0 v Namibia) {{ru\|NZL}} (96–17 v Italy)
Biggest winning margin	align=center\| 96	{{ru\|FRA}} (96–0 v Namibia)
Most tries in a match	align=center\| 14	{{ru\|FRA}} (96–0 v Namibia) {{ru\|NZL}} (96–17 v Italy)

scope=col\|Team !scope=col\|Red Cards !scope=col\|Tournaments
class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
align="left"\|{{ru\|Canada}} \|4	align="left"\|1995, 1995, 1999, 2019
align="left"\|{{ru\|Samoa}} \|4	align="left"\|1991, 2011, 2019, 2023
align="left"\|{{ru\|Tonga}} \|4	align="left"\|1995, 1999, 2007, 2023
align="left"\|{{ru\|Namibia}} \|3	align="left"\|2007, 2023, 2023
align="left"\|{{ru\|Argentina}} \|2	align="left"\|1991, 2019
align="left"\|{{ru\|New Zealand}} \|2	align="left"\|2023, 2023
align="left"\|{{ru\|South Africa}} \|2	align="left"\|1995, 1999
align="left"\|{{ru\|Uruguay}} \|2	align="left"\|2015, 2019
align="left"\|{{ru\|Wales}} \|2	align="left"\|1987, 2011

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References

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