1999 Rugby World Cup statistics

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This article documents statistics from the 1999 Rugby World Cup, principally hosted in Wales from 1 October to 6 November.

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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 Australia (converted).svg  Australia 66001482419201
Flag of France.svg  France 6501662217202
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 65011182118188
Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 64021442922220
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 53021564321
Flag of England.svg  England 53021352621260
Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 5302652014123
Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji 4202351715101
IRFU flag.svg  Ireland 4202511211122
Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa 4202101311100
Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales 4202321412110
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 310232121291
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania 3102−765270
Flag of Tonga.svg  Tonga 3102−1244361
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 3102−554260
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 3003−1612270
Flag of Japan.svg  Japan 3003−1042180
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 3003−1444260
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 3003−1040060
Flag of the United States.svg  United States 3003−835361

Source: ESPNscrum.com

Top point scorers

Top 10 point scorers [2] [3]
PlayerTeamPositionPlayedTriesConv­ersionsPenal­tiesDrop goalsTotal points
Gonzalo Quesada Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Fly-half 503311102
Matt Burke Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Full-back 6217190101
Jannie de Beer Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Fly-half 501715697
Andrew Mehrtens Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand First five-eighth 501119079
Jonny Wilkinson Flag of England.svg  England Fly-half 41816069
Christophe Lamaison Flag of France.svg  France Fly-half 61912265
Silao Leaega Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa Wing 421110062
Neil Jenkins Flag of Wales (1959-present).svg  Wales Fly-half 401211057
Paul Grayson Flag of England.svg  England Fly-half 401210054
Kenny Logan Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Wing 40911051

Top try scorers

Top 10 try scorers [4] [5]
PlayerTeamPositionPlayedTriesConvPenaltiesDrop goalsTotal points
Jonah Lomu Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Wing 6800040
Jeff Wilson Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Wing 6600030
Dan Luger Flag of England.svg  England Wing 5400020
Keith Wood IRFU flag.svg  Ireland Hooker 4400020
Philippe Bernat-Salles Flag of France.svg  France Wing 5400020
Viliame Satala Flag of Fiji.svg  Fiji Centre 4400020
Ben Tune Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Wing 5300015
Brian Lima Flag of Samoa.svg  Samoa Wing 4300015
Cameron Murray Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland Wing 5300015
Émile Ntamack Flag of France.svg  France Wing 6300015

Hat-tricks

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

No.PlayerForAgainstStageResultVenueDate
1 Keith Wood T4IRFU flag.svg  Ireland Flag of the United States.svg  United States Pool 53–8 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 2 October 1999
2 Toutai Kefu Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia Flag of Romania.svg  Romania Pool 57–9 Ravenhill, Belfast 3 October 1999
3 Ugo Mola Flag of France.svg  France Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia Pool 47–13 Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux 8 October 1999
4 Jeff Wilson Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Pool 101–3 Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield 14 October 1999
5 Jannie De Beer D5Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Flag of England.svg  England Quarter-final 44–21 Stade de France, Saint-Denis 24 October 1999
Key
D5Scored five drop goals
T4Scored four 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
Stade de France Saint-Denis 80,000175,00075,00093.75%22.006565.00
Twickenham London 75,0006414,95569,15992.21%416.8342270.33
Millennium Stadium Cardiff 74,5007458,00065,42987.82%294.1435450.57
Murrayfield Edinburgh 67,5006169,18728,19841.77%396.5033155.17
Hampden Park Glasgow 52,50013,5003,5006.67%55.004242.00
Lansdowne Road Dublin 49,2505155,25031,05063.05%306.0027054.00
Stade Félix Bollaert Lens 41,800122,00022,00052.63%11.005252.00
Parc Lescure Bordeaux 38,327261,03030,51579.62%126.0012060.00
Stadium de Toulouse Toulouse 37,000264,00032,00086.49%147.0013065.00
McAlpine Stadium Huddersfield 24,500124,00024,00097.96%1414.00104104.00
Ashton Gate Stadium Bristol 21,500122,00022,000102.33%55.005454.00
Stade de la Méditerranée Béziers 18,000228,00014,00077.78%178.5013869.00
Welford Road Stadium Leicester 16,500110,24410,24462.08%44.005353.00
Racecourse Ground Wrexham 15,500115,00015,00096.77%55.005252.00
Thomond Park Limerick 13,500113,00013,00096.30%99.007474.00
Ravenhill Belfast 12,500112,50012,500100.00%99.006666.00
Stradey Park Llanelli 10,800111,00011,000101.85%22.004848.00
Netherdale Galashiels 6,00013,7613,76162.68%44.004242.00
Total2,104,504411,562,42738,10876.48%2425.932,41758.95

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References

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  2. "Stats Hub". World Rugby . Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  3. "Most individual points". ESPN Scrum . Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  4. "Stats_Hub". World Rugby . Retrieved 9 October 2019.
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