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Top left: Angus Buchanan was the first international try-scorer . Top right: Ian Smith held the try-record for the longest period of time (58 years, 89 days). Bottom left: David Campese took Ian Smith's try-record of twenty-four and moved the record to sixty-four.
The winners of the first final were New Zealand, who beat France. South Africa never competed in the first two world cups due to Apartheid santions. South Africa are the latest winners, having won the 2023 Rugby World Cup in France. The Rugby World Cup final is the last match of the competition.
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.
This article lists charts each team's try scorers from the first Rugby World Cup to date. The list does not include penalty tries. The list does not include penalty tries. Statistics correct after New Zealand vs South Africa, 28 October 2023.
The system is similar to the one used in most rugby championships (0 points for a loss, 2 for a draw, 4 for a win, 1 for scoring four or more tries in a match, and 1 for losing by 7 points or fewer). The only difference is that a team that wins all their games (a Grand Slam) are automatically awarded 3 extra points - to ensure they cannot be ...
This is a list of the leading male scorers in rugby union test matches. Male players currently active at international level are listed in bold; those not playing at international level but still active at club level are listed in italics.
Largest points for 91 Barbados 1 July 2006: Largest points against 106 England 21 August 1999: Largest victory 91 United States 91–0 Barbados 1 July 2006: Largest Defeat 98 England 106–8 United States 21 August 1999: Most combined points 118 United States 14–104 New Zealand 23 October 2021: Lowest combined points 6 United States 3–3 Canada
Name of the player and number of times they had won the award at that point (if more than one) Games: The number of Premiership Rugby games played by the winner that season [a] Rate: The winner's try scoring to games ratio that season † Indicates multiple award winners in the same season § Denotes the club were Premiership Rugby champions in ...