2015 Rugby World Cup statistics

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This article documents the statistics of the 2015 Rugby World Cup which took place in England from 18 September to 31 October.

Team statistics[]

The following table shows the team's results in major statistical categories.[1]

Team statistics
Team Played Won Drawn Lost Points
for 		Points
against 		Points
difference 		Tries Conv­ersions Penalties Drop goals Yellow card.svg Red card.svg
 New Zealand 7 7 0 0 290 97 193 39 28 11 2 5 0
 Australia 7 6 0 1 222 118 104 28 17 16 0 4 0
 South Africa 7 5 0 2 241 108 133 26 15 25 2 3 0
 Argentina 7 4 0 3 250 143 107 27 23 21 2 5 0
 Ireland 5 4 0 1 154 78 76 18 14 12 0 2 0
 France 5 3 0 2 133 125 8 13 13 14 0 1 0
 Japan 4 3 0 1 98 100 −2 9 7 13 0 1 0
 Scotland 5 3 0 2 170 128 42 17 14 19 0 3 0
 Wales 5 3 0 2 130 85 45 12 11 15 1 1 0
 England 4 2 0 2 133 75 58 16 10 10 1 1 0
 Georgia 4 2 0 2 53 123 −70 5 5 6 0 3 0
 Italy 4 2 0 2 74 88 −14 7 6 9 0 0 0
 Fiji 4 1 0 3 84 101 −17 10 8 6 0 3 0
 Romania 4 1 0 3 60 129 −69 7 5 5 0 4 0
 Samoa 4 1 0 3 69 124 −55 7 2 10 0 3 0
 Tonga 4 1 0 3 70 130 −60 8 3 8 0 1 0
 Canada 4 0 0 4 58 131 −73 7 4 5 0 3 0
 Namibia 4 0 0 4 70 174 −104 8 6 6 0 6 0
 United States 4 0 0 4 50 156 −106 5 2 7 0 1 0
 Uruguay 4 0 0 4 30 226 −196 2 1 6 0 2 1

Source: ESPNscrum.com

Try scorers[]

8 tries
  • New Zealand Julian Savea
6 tries
5 tries
4 tries
3 tries
2 tries
1 try

Conversion scorers[]

23 conversions
  • New Zealand Dan Carter
13 conversions
12 conversions
10 conversions
  • Ireland Ian Madigan
9 conversions
8 conversions
  • England Owen Farrell
7 conversions
6 conversions
5 conversions
4 conversions
3 conversions
2 conversions
1 conversion

Penalty goal scorers[]

23 penalties
20 penalties
16 penalties
15 penalties
  • Wales Dan Biggar
13 penalties
  • Japan Ayumu Goromaru
  • New Zealand Dan Carter
9 penalties
  • Italy Tommaso Allan
8 penalties
  • England Owen Farrell
7 penalties
6 penalties
5 penalties
4 penalties
3 penalties
  • Fiji Nemani Nadolo
  • Fiji Ben Volavola
  • France Morgan Parra
  • Samoa Michael Stanley
2 penalties
  • England George Ford
  • South Africa Pat Lambie
1 penalty

Drop goal scorers[]

2 drop goals
1 drop goal
  • England Owen Farrell
  • Wales Dan Biggar

Point scorers[]

Kicking accuracy[]

Scoring[]

Overall[]

  • Total number of points scored: 2439
  • Average points per match: 50.81
  • Total number of tries scored: 271 (including 6 penalty tries)
  • Average tries per match: 5.65
  • Total number of braces: 26
  • Total number of hat-tricks: 8
  • Total number of conversions missed: 77
  • Total number of conversions scored: 194
  • Conversion success rate: 71.59%
  • Total number of penalty goals missed: 64
  • Total number of penalty goals scored: 227
  • Penalty goal success rate: 78.01%
  • Total number of drop goals scored: 8
  • Total number of penalty tries awarded: 6

Timing[]

  • First try of the tournament: Penalty try for England against Fiji
  • First brace of the tournament: Mike Brown for England against Fiji
  • First hat-trick of the tournament: Cory Allen for Wales against Uruguay
  • Last try of the tournament: Beauden Barrett for New Zealand against Australia
  • Last brace of the tournament: Drew Mitchell for Australia against Scotland
  • Last hat-trick of the tournament: Adam Ashley-Cooper for Australia against Argentina
  • Fastest try in a match from kickoff: 2nd minute (1:08), Rob Simmons for Australia against Argentina
  • Latest try in a match: 80+4th minute (83:55), Karne Hesketh for Japan against South Africa

Teams[]

  • Most points scored by a team in the pool stage: 179 by Argentina
  • Fewest points scored by a team in the pool stage: 30 by Uruguay
  • Most points conceded by a team in the pool stage: 226 by Uruguay
  • Fewest points conceded by a team in the pool stage: 35 by Australia and Ireland
  • Most points scored by a team in the knockout stage: 116 by New Zealand
  • Fewest points scored by a team in the knockout stage: 13 by France
  • Most points conceded by a team in the knockout stage: 84 by Australia
  • Fewest points conceded by a team in the knockout stage: 23 by Wales
  • Most points scored by a team: 290 by New Zealand
  • Best point difference: +176 by New Zealand
  • Worst point difference: −196 by Uruguay
  • Most points scored in a match by both teams: 83 points, Argentina 64–19 Namibia
  • Most points scored in a match by one team: 65 by Australia
  • Most points scored in a match by the losing team: 34 by Scotland
  • Biggest margin of victory: 64 by South Africa
  • Most tries scored by a team in the pool stage: 25 by New Zealand
  • Most tries scored by a team in the knockout stage: 14 by New Zealand
  • Fewest tries scored by a team: 2 by Uruguay
  • Most tries scored in a match: 12 tries, Argentina (9) vs Namibia (3)
  • Most tries scored in a match by one team: 11 by Australia
  • Most wins achieved by a team: 7 by New Zealand
  • Fewest wins achieved by a team: 0 by
  • Most losses achieved by a team: 4 by
  • Fewest losses achieved by a team: 0 by New Zealand
  • Most consecutive wins achieved by a team: 7 by New Zealand
  • Most consecutive losses achieved by a team: 4 by
  • Most pool points: 19 by New Zealand
  • Fewest pool points: 0 by United States and Uruguay
  • Most bonus points: 4 by South Africa
  • Fewest bonus points: 0 by Georgia, Japan, Romania, United States and Uruguay
  • Largest ranking difference win by a lower ranked team: 10 places – Japan (13th) vs South Africa (3rd)
  • Largest ranking difference win by a higher ranked team: 19 places – New Zealand (1st) vs Namibia (20th)

Individual[]

  • Most points scored by an individual: 97 - Nicolás Sánchez (Argentina)
  • Most tries scored by an individual: 8 – Julian Savea (New Zealand)
  • Most conversions scored by an individual: 23 – Dan Carter (New Zealand)
  • Most penalty goals scored by an individual: 23 – Handré Pollard (South Africa)
  • Most drop goals scored by an individual: 2 –
  • Most tackles made by an individual: 77 –
  • Most lineouts won by an individual: 57 – Dane Coles (New Zealand)
  • Most lineouts stolen by an individual: 6 –
    • Brodie Retallick (New Zealand)
    • Kieran Read (New Zealand)
  • Most clean breaks made by an individual: 15 – Nehe Milner-Skudder (New Zealand)
  • Most offloads made by an individual: 13 – Sonny Bill Williams (New Zealand)
  • Most metres made by an individual: 561 – Nehe Milner-Skudder (New Zealand)
  • Most carries made by an individual: 96 – Schalk Burger (South Africa)
  • Most carries over gain line made by an individual: 38 – Schalk Burger (South Africa)
  • Most turnovers won by an individual: 17 – David Pocock (Australia)
  • Most points scored by one player in a match: 28 – Bernard Foley for Australia vs England
  • Most tries scored by one player in a match: 3
  • Most conversions scored by one player in a match: 7
  • Most penalty goals scored by one player in a match: 7 – Dan Biggar for Wales vs England
  • Most drop goals scored by one player in a match: 1
  • Highest kicking accuracy by an individual: 100%
  • Highest kicking accuracy by an individual (minimum 10 attempts): 92% - Theuns Kotzé for Namibia
  • Lowest kicking accuracy by an individual: 0%
  • Lowest kicking accuracy by an individual (minimum 10 attempts): 45% - Quade Cooper for Australia
  • Oldest scorer: Nick Easter for England vs Uruguay (37 years, 56 days)
  • Youngest scorer: Titi Lamositele for United States vs Scotland (20 years, 228 days)

Hat-tricks[]

Unless otherwise noted, players in this list scored a hat-trick of tries.

Rank Player Team Opponent Stage Result Venue Date
1 Cory Allen  Wales  Uruguay Pool 54–9 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 20 September 2015
2 JP Pietersen  South Africa  Samoa Pool 46–6 Villa Park, Birmingham 26 September 2015
3 Julian Savea  New Zealand  Georgia Pool 43–10 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 2 October 2015
4 Bryan Habana  South Africa  United States Pool 64–0 Olympic Stadium, London 7 October 2015
5 Nick Easter  England  Uruguay Pool 60–3 City of Manchester Stadium 10 October 2015
6 Jack Nowell  England  Uruguay Pool 60–3 City of Manchester Stadium 10 October 2015
7 Julian Savea  New Zealand  France Quarter-final 62–13 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff 17 October 2015
8 Adam Ashley-Cooper  Australia  Argentina Semi-final 29–15 Twickenham, London 25 October 2015

Man of the match awards[]

Rank Player Team Opponent Awards
1 Nicolás Sánchez  Argentina Tonga (PM), Ireland (QF) 2
Mamuka Gorgodze  Georgia Tonga (PM), New Zealand (PM)
Ayumu Goromaru  Japan Samoa (PM), United States (PM)
Nehe Milner-Skudder  New Zealand Namibia (PM), Tonga (PM)
Damian de Allende  South Africa United States (PM), Argentina (BF)
Gareth Davies  Wales Australia (PM),Fiji (PM)
2 Horacio Agulla  Argentina Namibia (PM) 1
Santiago Cordero  Argentina Georgia (PM)
Adam Ashley-Cooper  Australia Argentina (SF)
Matt Giteau  Australia Scotland (QF)
Sean McMahon  Australia Uruguay (PM)
David Pocock  Australia Fiji (PM)
Jeff Hassler  Canada Romania (PM)
D. T. H. van der Merwe  Canada Italy (PM)
Mike Brown  England Fiji (PM)
Nick Easter  England Uruguay (PM)
Joe Launchbury  England Australia (PM)
Leone Nakarawa  Fiji Uruguay (PM)
Wesley Fofana  France Romania (PM)
Frédéric Michalak  France Canada (PM)
Louis Picamoles  France Italy (PM)
Keith Earls  Ireland Romania (PM)
Iain Henderson  Ireland Italy (PM)
Seán O'Brien  Ireland France (PM)
Jonathan Sexton  Ireland Canada (PM)
Edoardo Gori  Italy Romania (PM)
Fumiaki Tanaka  Japan South Africa (PM)
Tinus du Plessis  Namibia Georgia (PM)
Dan Carter  New Zealand Australia (F)
Brodie Retallick  New Zealand Argentina (PM)
Julian Savea  New Zealand France (QF)
Ben Smith  New Zealand South Africa (SF)
Tim Nanai-Williams  Samoa United States (PM)
John Hardie  Scotland Samoa (PM)
Greig Laidlaw  Scotland Japan (PM)
Finn Russell  Scotland United States (PM)
Schalk Burger  South Africa Wales (QF)
Lood de Jager  South Africa Scotland (PM)
Handré Pollard  South Africa Samoa (PM)
Jack Ram  Tonga Namibia (PM)
Cory Allen  Wales Uruguay (PM)
Dan Biggar  Wales England (PM)

Discipline[]

Yellow cards[]

2 yellow cards
1 yellow card

Red cards[]

1 red card

Penalty tries[]

2 penalty tries
  • Awarded against  Uruguay, vs  Fiji
1 penalty try
  • Awarded against  Fiji, vs  England
  • Awarded against  Samoa, vs  Japan
  • Awarded against  United States, vs  South Africa
  • Awarded against  Uruguay, vs  England

Citing/bans[]

For the 2015 Rugby World Cup, Citing Commissioner Warnings carry the same weight as a yellow card.[2]

Player Opposition Cite date Law breached Result Note Ref
Fiji Dominiko Waqaniburotu  England 21 September 10.4(J) – Dangerous tip tackle 1-week ban – [3]
Fiji Campese Ma'afu  England 21 September 10.4(J) – Dangerous tip tackle Citing Commissioner Warning – [4]
Argentina Mariano Galarza  New Zealand 23 September 10.4(M) – Making contact with or around the eye area 9-week ban Appeal failed [5][6]
Romania Valentin Ursache  France 25 September 10.4(E) – Dangerous tackle 1-week ban – [7]
England Tom Wood  Wales 28 September 10.4(A) – Striking an opponent Citing Commissioner Warning – [8]
Fiji Nemani Nadolo  Australia 28 September 10.4(J) – Dangerous tip tackle 1-week ban – [9]
Tonga Tevita Mailau  Namibia 2 October 10.4(E) – Dangerous tackle 2-week ban – [10]
Fiji Manasa Saulo  Wales 4 October 10.4(B) – Stamping 10-week ban – [11]
Samoa Alesana Tuilagi  Japan 6 October 10.4(A) – Striking an opponent 5-week ban
Reduced to 2 weeks 		Appeal approved [12]
Australia Michael Hooper  England 6 October 10.4(H) – Dangerous clean out at ruck 1-week ban – [13]
England Sam Burgess  Australia 6 October 10.4(E) – Dangerous tackle Citing Commissioner Warning – [14]
Samoa Ofisa Treviranus  Japan 6 October 10.4(E) – Dangerous tackle Citing Commissioner Warning – [14]
Samoa Faifili Levave  Japan 7 October 10.4(F) – Playing an opponent without the ball No further action – [15]
Fiji Campese Ma'afu  Uruguay 8 October Accumulation of yellow cards No further action – [16]
Uruguay Agustín Ormaechea  Fiji 8 October 10.4(E) – Dangerous tackle
10.4(F) – Playing an opponent without the ball
Red card 		No further action – [17]
Romania Mihai Macovei  Canada 8 October 10.4(E) – Dangerous tackle 2-week ban Appeal failed [18][19]
Namibia Renaldo Bothma  Georgia 9 October 10.4(E) – Dangerous tackle 2-week ban – [20]
Canada Nick Blevins  Romania 9 October 10.4(E) – Dangerous tackle 5-week ban – [21]
Australia David Pocock  Wales 12 October 10.4(A) – Striking an opponent Citing Commissioner Warning – [22]
Tonga Paul Ngauamo  New Zealand 12 October 10.4(J) – Dangerous tip tackle 3-week ban – [23]
Ireland Seán O'Brien  France 13 October 10.4(A) – Striking an opponent 1-week ban – [24]
Scotland Ross Ford  Samoa 13 October 10.4(E) – Dangerous tackle 3-week ban
Ban rescinded 		Appeal approved [25][26]
Scotland Jonny Gray  Samoa 13 October 10.4(E) – Dangerous tackle 3-week ban
Ban rescinded 		Appeal approved [25][26]
Argentina Marcelo Bosch  Namibia 13 October 10.4(E) – Dangerous tackle 1-week ban – [27]
Argentina Tomás Lavanini  South Africa 1 November 10.4(H) – Dangerous clean out at ruck 1-week ban
Post World Cup 		– [28]

Stadiums[]

Stadium City Capacity Matches played Overall
attendance 		Average
attendance
per match 		Average
attendance
as % of capacity 		Tries scored Avg. tries
scored / match 		Overall
points scored 		Avg. points
scored / match
Twickenham Stadium London 81,605[29] 10 796,171 79,617 97.56% 35 3.50 452 45.20
Wembley Stadium London 90,000[30] 2 178,286 89,143 99.05% 10 5.00 96 48.00
Millennium Stadium Cardiff (Wales) 74,154[31] 8 564,524 70,566 95.16% 49 6.13 421 52.63
London Stadium London 56,000[32] 5 266,216 53,243 95.08% 30 6.00 247 49.40
City of Manchester Stadium Manchester 55,097[33][34] 1 50,778 50,778 92.16% 10 10.00 63 63.00
St James' Park Newcastle 52,409[35] 3 153,867 51,289 97.86% 18 6.00 175 58.33
Villa Park Birmingham 42,785[36] 2 79,131 39,565 92.47% 17 8.50 120 60.00
Elland Road Leeds 37,914[37] 2 66,641 33,320 87.88% 10 5.00 96 48.00
Leicester City Stadium Leicester 32,312[38] 3 86,475 28,825 89.21% 23 7.67 176 58.67
Kingsholm Stadium Gloucester 16,500[39] 4 57,327 14,332 86.86% 21 5.25 191 47.75
Sandy Park Exeter 12,300[40] 3 32,709 10,903 88.64% 18 6.00 143 47.67
Stadium MK Milton Keynes 30,717[41] 3 87,212 29,071 94.64% 19 6.33 152 50.67
Brighton Community Stadium Brighton 30,750[42] 2 58,468 29,234 95.07% 11 5.50 107 53.50
Total 2,600,741 48 2,477,805 51,621 95.27% 271 5.65 2,439 50.81

Attendances[]

  1. 89,267 – Ireland vs Romania, Wembley Stadium
  2. 89,019 – New Zealand vs Argentina, Wembley Stadium
  3. 81,129 – England vs Wales, Twickenham Stadium
  4. 81,010 – England vs Australia, Twickenham Stadium
  5. 80,863 – Australia vs Wales, Twickenham Stadium
  6. 80,125 – New Zealand vs Australia, Twickenham Stadium
  7. 80,090 – New Zealand vs South Africa, Twickenham Stadium
  8. 80,025 – Argentina vs Australia, Twickenham Stadium
  9. 80,015 – England vs Fiji, Twickenham Stadium
  10. 79,572 – South Africa vs Wales, Twickenham Stadium
  11. 77,110 – Australia vs Scotland, Twickenham Stadium
  12. 76,232 – France vs Italy, Twickenham Stadium
  13. 72,163 – Ireland vs Argentina, Millennium Stadium
  14. 72,163 – France vs Ireland, Millennium Stadium
  15. 71,887 – Wales vs Uruguay, Millennium Stadium
  16. 71,887 – New Zealand vs France, Millennium Stadium
  17. 71,576 – Wales vs Fiji, Millennium Stadium
  18. 69,187 – New Zealand vs Georgia, Millennium Stadium
  19. 68,523 – Ireland vs Canada, Millennium Stadium
  20. 67,253 – Australia vs Fiji, Millennium Stadium
  • Lowest attendance: 10,103 – Tonga vs Namibia, Sandy Park

See also[]

External links[]

References[]

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