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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 ; Most points scored by one player in a match: 28 – Bernard Foley for Australia vs England
The IRB 2015 Rugby World Cup was the eighth Rugby World Cup, the quadrennial rugby union world championship. The tournament was hosted by England [nb 1] from 18 September to 31 October. [2] Of the 20 countries competing in the World Cup in 2011, there was only one change: Uruguay replaced Russia. This was the first World Cup with no new teams ...
Most appearances at Rugby World Cup 21 – Alun Wyn Jones (2007, 2011, 2015, 2019) [4] Most Rugby World Cup tournaments 4 – Gareth Thomas, Stephen Jones, Gethin Jenkins, Alun Wyn Jones, George North Most points at Rugby World Cup 123 – Dan Biggar (2015, 2019, 2023) Most tries at Rugby World Cup 10 – Shane Williams (2003, 2007, 2011) [5]
This was the first time New Zealand won the World Cup on foreign soil. [21] The aggregate 51 points scored was the most in a Rugby World Cup final. Ben Smith became the first player to receive a yellow card in a Rugby World Cup final. New Zealand's Sonny Bill Williams, Jerome Kaino and Sam Whitelock played in a record 14th consecutive World Cup ...
The Rugby World Cup is a rugby union tournament held every four years and contested by the men's national teams of the member unions of World Rugby. The Wales national rugby union team has participated in all ten Rugby World Cup tournaments. Up to and including 2015, hosting of the tournament alternated between traditional rugby heartlands in ...
Warren Gatland prepares to name his 33-man Wales rugby squad for the Rugby World Cup in France. The announcement comes just days after his side suffered a thumping 52-16 warm-up defeat to South ...
Wales: 6–13 1987 Rugby World Cup Wales: 29 May 1987 Showgrounds Oval Tonga Wales: 16–29 Wales: 3 June 1987 Rugby Park Stadium Canada Wales: 9–40 Wales: 8 June 1987 Ballymore Stadium England Wales: 3–16 Wales: 14 June 1987 Ballymore Stadium New Zealand Wales: 49–6 New Zealand: 18 June 1987 Rotorua International Stadium Australia Wales
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.