1995 Rugby World Cup statistics

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This article documents statistics from the 1995 Rugby World Cup, hosted in South Africa from 25 May to 24 June.

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Team statistics

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

Team statistics
TeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPoints
difference		TriesConv­ersionsPenaltiesDrop goals
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 660077138183
Flag of France.svg  France 650197179261
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 65012084134144
Flag of England.svg  England 640212118254
Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 420243121190
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 4202−25131160
Flag of Samoa.svg  Western Samoa 4202−2014880
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 42021042014170
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 3102−54261
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3102−257571
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 3102−466420
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 3102219782
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 3003−188470
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 3003−1433140
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3003−1978610
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 3003−831021

Source: ESPNscrum.com

Top point scorers

Top 10 point scorers [2] [3]
PlayerTeamPositionPlayedTriesConv­ersionsPenal­tiesDrop goalsTotal points
Thierry Lacroix Flag of France.svg  France Fly-half 647260112
Gavin Hastings Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Full-back 4514170104
Andrew Mehrtens Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand First five-eighth 511414384
Rob Andrew Flag of England.svg  England Fly-half 50520379
Joel Stransky Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Fly-half 51413361
Michael Lynagh Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Fly-half 3259047
Simon Culhane Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand First five-eighth 11200045
Neil Jenkins Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Fly-half 3078141
Diego Domínguez Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Fly-half 3157139
Marc Ellis Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Wing 5700035
Jonah Lomu Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Wing 5700035

Top try scorers

Top 10 try scorers [4] [5]
PlayerTeamPositionPlayedTriesConvPenaltiesDrop goalsTotal points
Jonah Lomu Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Wing 5700035
Marc Ellis Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Wing 5700035
Gavin Hastings Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Fullback 4514170104
Rory Underwood Flag of England.svg  England Wing 6500025
Adriaan Richter Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Number 8 3400020
Chester Williams Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Wing 3400020
Thierry Lacroix Flag of France.svg  France Fly-half 647260112
Émile Ntamack Flag of France.svg  France Wing 5300015
Eric Rush Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Wing 2300015
Gareth Thomas Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Centre 3300015

Hat-tricks

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

No.PlayerForAgainstStageResultVenueDate
1 Gavin Hastings T4Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Pool 89–0 Olympia Park, Rustenburg 26 May 1995
2 Gareth Thomas Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Pool 57–10 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein 27 May 1995
3 Marc Ellis T6Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Pool 145–17 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein 4 June 1995
4 Eric Rush Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Pool 145–17 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein 4 June 1995
5 Jeff Wilson Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of Japan.svg  Japan Pool 145–17 Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein 4 June 1995
6 Chester Williams T4Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa Quarter-final 42–14 Ellis Park, Johannesburg 10 June 1995
7 Jonah Lomu T4Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of England.svg  England Semi-final 45–29 Newlands, Cape Town 18 June 1995
Key
T4Scored four tries
T6Scored six tries

Stadiums

StadiumCityCapacityMatches playedOverall
attendance		Average
attendance
per match		Average
attendance
as % of capacity		Tries scoredAvg. tries
scored / match		Overall
points scored		Avg. points
scored / match
Ellis Park Johannesburg 60,0005237,03947,40879.01%244.8023547.00
Loftus Versfeld Pretoria 50,0005154,00030,80061.60%224.4024148.20
Newlands Cape Town 50,0004168,64042,16084.32%194.7519548.75
Kings Park Stadium Durban 50,0005184,86636,97373.95%163.2023747.40
Free State Stadium Bloemfontein 40,000355,00018,33345.83%4314.33307102.33
Boet Erasmus Stadium Port Elizabeth 38,950355,00018,33347.07%93.009531.67
Olympia Park Rustenburg 30,000345,00015,00050.00%289.3320167.00
Basil Kenyon Stadium East London 22,000323,3997,80035.45%206.6717458.00
Danie Craven Stadium Stellenbosch 16,000115,54215,54297.14%66.004545.00
Total1,408,85032938,48629,32866.61%1875.841,73054.06

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References

  1. ↑ "Team Records". ESPN. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Stats Hub". World Rugby . Retrieved 9 October 2019.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. ↑ "Most individual points". ESPN Scrum . Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  4. ↑ "Stats_Hub". World Rugby . Retrieved 9 October 2019.[ permanent dead link ]
  5. ↑ "Most individual tries". ESPN Scrum . Retrieved 9 October 2019.
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