Rugby World Cup 2019 | The records broken in Japan so far
Rugby NewsThursday, 03 October 2019 at 14:49
With the 2019 Rugby World Cup in full swing, we look at some the stats and records that have been broken during the showpiece so far...
1- Pool D has no team without a win, only back in 1987 has this happened before. It's also the first time it has occurred since the pools were expanded to five teams.
2- Thanks to the generosity of fans and commercial partners, a record-breaking £2 million has been pledged to the ChildFund Pass It Back programme.
3- Uruguay picked up their third Rugby World Cup victory and their first since 2003, their tally of 30 points against Fiji was their most in a match at the tournament.
4- 0 - The All Blacks have never lost a pool stage game in Rugby World Cup history, winning all 28 such fixtures
5- Adam Ashley-Cooper (35y 186d) became the oldest player to score a Rugby World Cup try for the Wallabies.
6- Italy captain Sergio Parisse will play in an Italian-record 15th Rugby World Cup match against the Springboks, overtaking Alessandro Troncon and Martin Castrogiovanni.
7- Italy flanker Jake Polledri beat an incredible 14 defenders during the Pool B game in Fukuoka against Canada, more than any other forward in a single game since the tournament first began in 1987.
8- Schalk Brits became the second oldest player to score a try in a Rugby World Cup match, after Uruguay's Diego Ormaechea who was 40 when he crossed against Spain in 1999.
9- Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones became his countries record cap holder (131).
10- Ireland scored their quickest (90s) ever Rugby World Cup try against Russia (previous best Alan Quinlan v Namibia 2003) and the quickest try by any side at the 2019 tournament. Eager.
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