By Team
Most points in a match by a team
* 145 New Zealand v Japan 1995
* 142 Australia v Namibia 2003
* 111 England v Uruguay 2003
Biggest winning match margins
* 142 Australia 142-0 v Namibia 2003
* 128 New Zealand 145-17 v Japan 1995
* 98 England 111-13 v Uruguay 2003
Most tries in a match by a team
* 22 Australia v Namibia 2003
* 21 New Zealand v Japan 1995
* 17 England v Uruguay 2003
Follow up:
By Individual
Most overall points in final stages
* Gavin Hastings 227 Scotland 1987-95
* Michael Lynagh 195 Australia 1987-95
* Jonny Wilkinson 182 England 1999-03
Most points in one competition
* Grant Fox 126 New Zealand 1987
* Jonny Wilkinson 113 England 2003
* Thierry Lacroix 112 France 1995
Most points in a match by a player
* Simon Culhane 45 (New Zealand v Japan, 1995)
* Gavin Hastings 44 (Scotland v Ivory Coast, 1995)
* Mat Rogers 42 (Australia v Namibia, 2003)
Most overall tries in final stages
* Jonah Lomu 15 New Zealand 1995-99
* Rory Underwood 11 England 1987-95
* David Campese 10 Australia 1987-95
Most tries in one competition
* Jonah Lomu^ 8 New Zealand 1999
* Marc Ellis 7 New Zealand 1995
* Doug Howlett 7 New Zealand 2003
^Lomu also scored 7 in 1995
Most tries in a match by a player
* Marc Ellis 6 (New Zealand v Japan, 1995)
* Chris Latham 5 (Australia v Namibia, 2003)
* Josh Lewsey 5 (England v Uruguay, 2003)
Most appearances
* Sean Fitzpatrick (NZ) 17 1987-1995
Most conversions in a match
* Simon Culhane 20 (New Zealand v Japan, 1995)
Most penalties in a match
* Matt Burke 8 (Australia v South Africa, 1999)
* Gonzalo Quesada 8 (Argentina v Samoa, 1999)
* Gavin Hastings 8 (Scotland v Tonga, 1995)
Most penalties in one tournament
* Gonzalo Quesada (Argentina) 31 (1999).
Most drop goals in a match
* Jannie de Beer 5 (South Africa v England, 1999)
Longest drop goal
* Andy Miller 52m, (Japan v Fiji, 2003)
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