# 1991 Rugby World Cup statistics

This article documents statistics from the 1991 Rugby World Cup, jointly hosted by England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and France from 3 October to 2 November.

## Team statistics

The following table shows the team's results in major statistical categories.
Team statistics :
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference | Tries | Conv­ersions | Penalties | Drop goals |
| Australia | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 17 | 11 | 12 | 0 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 69 | 19 | 11 | 15 | 0 |
| England | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 58 | 11 | 9 | 17 | 2 |
| Scotland | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 98 | 20 | 14 | 16 | 2 |
| France | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 13 | 5 | 10 | 0 |
| Canada | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −4 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| Ireland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 50 | 13 | 7 | 16 | 2 |
| Western Samoa | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 |
| Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −19 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 0 |
| Japan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −10 | 13 | 8 | 2 | 1 |
| Romania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −33 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Wales | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −29 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
| Argentina | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | −45 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
| Fiji | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | −36 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | −89 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 0 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | −127 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
Source: ESPNscrum.com

## Top point scorers

Top 10 point scorers :
| Player | Team | Position | Played | Tries | Conv­ersions | Penal­ties | Drop goals | Total points |
| Ralph Keyes | Ireland | Fly-half | 4 | 0 | 7 | 16 | 2 | 68 |
| Michael Lynagh | Australia | Fly-half | 6 | 2 | 11 | 12 | 0 | 66 |
| Gavin Hastings | Scotland | Fullback | 5 | 1 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 61 |
| Jonathan Webb | England | Fullback | 5 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 0 | 56 |
| Grant Fox | New Zealand | First five-eighth | 4 | 0 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 44 |
| Didier Camberabero | France | Fly-half | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 32 |
| Diego Dominguez | Italy | Fly-half | 3 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 29 |
| Takahiro Hosokawa | Japan | Fullback | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 29 |
| Mathew Vaea | Western Samoa | Scrum-half | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 25 |
| David Campese | Australia | Wing | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |

## Top try scorers

Top 10 try scorers :
| Player | Team | Position | Played | Tries | Conv | Penalties | Drop goals | Total points |
| David Campese | Australia | Wing | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Jean-Baptiste Lafond | France | Wing | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Brian Robinson | Ireland | Flanker | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Iwan Tukalo | Scotland | Wing | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Rory Underwood | England | Wing | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Tim Horan | Australia | Centre | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| John Timu | New Zealand | Fullback | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Martín Terán | Argentina | Wing | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Terry Wright | New Zealand | Wing | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |
| Tony Stanger | Scotland | Wing | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 |

## Hat-tricks

Unless otherwise noted, players in this list scored a hat-trick of tries.
| No. | Player | For | Against | Stage | Result | Venue | Date |
| 1 | Brian Robinson$^{T4}$ | Ireland | Zimbabwe | Pool | 55–11 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 6 October 1991 |
| 2 | Terry Wright | New Zealand | United States | Pool | 46–6 | Kingsholm, Gloucester | 8 October 1991 |
| 3 | Jean-Baptiste Lafond | France | Fiji | Pool | 33–9 | Stade Lesdiguières, Grenoble | 8 October 1991 |
| 4 | Iwan Tukalo | Scotland | Zimbabwe | Pool | 51–12 | Murrayfield, Edinburgh | 9 October 1991 |
Key :
| $^{T4}$ | Scored four tries |

## Stadiums

| Stadium | City | Capacity | Matches played | Overall attendance | Average attendance per match | Average attendance as % of capacity | Tries scored | Avg. tries scored / match | Overall points scored | Avg. points scored / match |
| Twickenham Stadium | London | 75,000 | 4 | 188,208 | 47,052 | 62.74% | 13 | 3.25 | 136 | 34.00 |
| Murrayfield Stadium | Edinburgh | 67,800 | 5 | 237,000 | 47,400 | 69.91% | 23 | 4.60 | 207 | 41.40 |
| Cardiff Arms Park | Cardiff | 53,000 | 4 | 181,000 | 45,250 | 85.38% | 13 | 3.25 | 112 | 28.00 |
| Lansdowne Road | Dublin | 49,250 | 4 | 178,500 | 44,625 | 90.61% | 23 | 5.75 | 173 | 43.25 |
| Parc des Princes | Paris | 48,712 | 1 | 48,500 | 48,500 | 99.56% | 3 | 3.00 | 29 | 29.00 |
| Stade Ernest-Wallon | Toulouse | 19,000 | 1 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 52.63% | 4 | 4.00 | 30 | 30.00 |
| Stade Lesdiguières | Grenoble | 18,548 | 1 | 18,548 | 18,548 | 100.00% | 7 | 7.00 | 42 | 42.00 |
| Stadium Lille-Metropole | Villeneuve d'Ascq | 18,185 | 1 | 30,360 | 30,360 | 166.95% | 7 | 7.00 | 42 | 42.00 |
| Stade de la Méditerranée | Béziers | 18,000 | 1 | 22,000 | 22,000 | 122.22% | 4 | 4.00 | 33 | 33.00 |
| Welford Road | Leicester | 16,815 | 1 | 15,711 | 15,711 | 93.43% | 6 | 6.00 | 52 | 52.00 |
| Parc Municipal des Sports | Brive | 16,000 | 1 | 8,500 | 8,500 | 53.13% | 3 | 3.00 | 32 | 32.00 |
| Stade Armandie | Agen | 14,000 | 1 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 107.14% | 3 | 3.00 | 32 | 32.00 |
| Pontypool Park | Pontypool | 14,000 | 1 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 107.14% | 0 | 0.00 | 12 | 12.00 |
| Stade Jean Dauger | Bayonne | 13,500 | 1 | 5,000 | 5,000 | 37.04% | 1 | 1.00 | 16 | 16.00 |
| Kingsholm | Gloucester | 12,500 | 1 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 96.00% | 8 | 8.00 | 52 | 52.00 |
| Ravenhill | Belfast | 12,500 | 1 | 9,500 | 9,500 | 76.00% | 11 | 11.00 | 60 | 60.00 |
| Stradey Park | Llanelli | 10,800 | 1 | 11,000 | 11,000 | 101.85% | 7 | 7.00 | 51 | 51.00 |
| Sardis Road | Pontypridd | 6,000 | 1 | 8,500 | 8,500 | 141.67% | 7 | 7.00 | 47 | 47.00 |
| Cross Green | Otley | 5,000 | 1 | 7,500 | 7,500 | 150.00% | 5 | 5.00 | 39 | 39.00 |
| Total | Total | 1,291,560 | 32 | 1,021,827 | 31,932 | 79.12% | 148 | 4.63 | 1,197 | 37.41 |