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What is the most successful rugby team of all time?

New Zealand are the most successful team with five Rugby World Cup titles, including four in a row from 1998-2010 when they won all 19 matches played. England (two) and USA (one) are the only other champions with the Red Roses losing in the final on five occasions.

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A total of 25 teams have taken part in a men’s Rugby World Cup with Russia the last team to make their debut in 2011. Eleven of these teams have played in every edition in Argentina, Australia, Canada, England, France, Ireland, Italy, Japan, New Zealand, Scotland and Wales. New Zealand and South Africa are the most successful with three Rugby World Cup titles each, with Australia (two) and England (one) the only other teams to lift the Webb Ellis Cup. The All Blacks are the only team to successfully defend the Webb Ellis Cup, winning back-to-back titles in 2011 and 2015. France are the only team to reach a final and not emerge victorious, while Japan became the 13th nation to reach a Rugby World Cup quarter-final, on home soil in 2019. Team Champions Runners-up Third Fourth Quarter-finals New Zealand 3 (1987, 2011, 2015) 1 (1995) 3 (1991, 2003, 2019) 1 (1999) 1 (2007) South Africa 3 (1995, 2007, 2019) 2 (1999, 2015) 2 (2003, 2011) Australia 2 (1991, 1999) 2 (2003, 2015) 1 (2011) 1 (1987) 3 (1995, 2007, 2019) England 1 (2003) 3 (1991, 2007, 2019) 1 (1995) 3 (1987, 1999, 2011) France 3 (1987, 1999, 2011) 1 (1995) 2 (2003, 2007) 3 (1991, 2015, 2019) Wales 1 (1987) 2 (2011, 2019) 3 (1999, 2003, 2015) Argentina 1 (2007) 1 (2015) 2 (1999, 2011) Scotland 1 (1991) 6 (1987, 1995, 1999, 2003, 2007, 2015) Ireland 7 (1987, 1991, 1995, 2003, 2011, 2015, 2019) Fiji 2 (1987, 2007) Samoa 2 (1991, 1995) Canada 1 (1991) Japan 1 (2019) England fly-half Jonny Wilkinson is the record point-scorer in men’s Rugby World Cup history with 277, while All Black Jonah Lomu and South Africa’s Bryan Habana share the record for tries with 15. Simon Culhane holds the record for most points by an individual in a match with 45 in New Zealand’s 145-17 defeat of Japan at RWC 1995 – the most points scored in a match. Fellow All Black Marc Ellis scored a record six tries in that victory.

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Lomu (1999), Habana (2007) and All Black Julian Savea (2015) share the record for tries in a single tournament with eight, while New Zealand’s Grant Fox holds the record for most points in a tournament with 126 scored in 1987. Springbok Jannie de Beer holds the record for most drop goals in a match with five against England at RWC 1999.

Women's tournament

In the women’s edition, a total of 20 teams have taken part in a Rugby World Cup with Fiji set to join the ranks at New Zealand 2021. Only four of these teams – Canada, England, France and USA – have played in every edition to date. New Zealand are the most successful team with five Rugby World Cup titles, including four in a row from 1998-2010 when they won all 19 matches played. England (two) and USA (one) are the only other champions with the Red Roses losing in the final on five occasions. France have reached the semi-finals on seven occasions but are yet to reach the title decider. Team Champions Runners-up Third Fourth New Zealand 5 (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2017) 1 (1991 joint) England 2 (1994, 2014) 5 (1991, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2017) 1 (1998) USA 1 (1991) 1 (1994) 1 (2017) France 6 (1991 joint, 1994, 2002, 2006, 2014, 2017) 1 (2010) Canada 1 (2014) 3 (1998, 2002, 2006) Australia 1 (2010) Wales 1 (1994) Ireland 1 (2014)

Men's top performers all-time

The all-time leading performers in men's Rugby World Cups. (* denotes still playing)

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TOP POINT SCORERS

Player Country Points Jonny Wilkinson England 277 Gavin Hastings Scotland 227 Michael Lynagh Australia 195 Dan Carter New Zealand 191 Grant Fox New Zealand 170 Andrew Mehrtens New Zealand 163 Handré Pollard* South Africa 162 Chris Paterson Scotland 140 Frédéric Michalak France 136 Gonzalo Quesada Argentina 135

MOST PENALTIES

Player Country Penalties Jonny Wilkinson England 58 Handré Pollard* South Africa 39 Gavin Hastings Scotland 36 Gonzalo Quesada Argentina 35 Michael Lynagh Australia 33 Andrew Mehrtens New Zealand 33 Grant Fox New Zealand 31 Thierry Lacroix France 30 Chris Paterson Scotland 27 Nicky Little Fiji 26

MOST CONVERSIONS

Player Country Conversions Dan Carter New Zealand 58 Gavin Hastings Scotland 39 Grant Fox New Zealand 37 Michael Lynagh Australia 36 Jonny Wilkinson England 28 Paul Grayson England 27 Stephen Jones Wales 27 Andrew Mehrtens New Zealand 25 Ronan O’Gara Ireland 24 Frédéric Michalak France 24

MOST DROP GOALS

Player Country Drop goals Jonny Wilkinson England 14 Jannie de Beer South Africa 6 Gareth Rees Canada 5 Rob Andrew England 5 Juan Martín Hernández Argentina 4 Dan Carter New Zealand 3 Dan Parks Scotland 3 Berrick Barnes Australia 3 Jonathan Davies Wales 3 Gregor Townsend Scotland 3 Andrew Mehrtens New Zealand 3 Joel Stransky South Africa 3 Theuns Kotze Namibia 3 Handré Pollard* South Africa 3

MOST APPEARANCES

MOST MATCHES AS CAPTAIN

Player Country Matches Richie McCaw New Zealand 13 Will Carling England 11 Martin Johnson England 11 Raphaël Ibanez France 11 John Smit South Africa 11 Sam Warburton Wales 11 Thierry Dusautoir France 10 Agustín Pichot Argentina 8 Brian O’Driscoll Ireland 8 Semo Sititi Samoa 8

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