# 1999 Rugby World Cup statistics

This article documents statistics from the 1999 Rugby World Cup, principally hosted in Wales from 1 October to 6 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 | 148 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 1 |
| France | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 66 | 22 | 17 | 20 | 2 |
| South Africa | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 118 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 8 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 144 | 29 | 22 | 22 | 0 |
| Argentina | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 32 | 1 |
| England | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 135 | 26 | 21 | 26 | 0 |
| Scotland | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 3 |
| Fiji | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 35 | 17 | 15 | 10 | 1 |
| Ireland | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 51 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 2 |
| Samoa | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 0 |
| Wales | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 0 |
| Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 1 |
| Romania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −76 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Tonga | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −124 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| Uruguay | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −55 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Italy | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | −161 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 0 |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | −104 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Namibia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | −144 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 0 |
| Spain | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | −104 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| United States | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | −83 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
Source: ESPNscrum.com

## Top point scorers

Top 10 point scorers :
| Player | Team | Position | Played | Tries | Conv­ersions | Penal­ties | Drop goals | Total points |
| Gonzalo Quesada | Argentina | Fly-half | 5 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 1 | 102 |
| Matt Burke | Australia | Full-back | 6 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 101 |
| Jannie de Beer | South Africa | Fly-half | 5 | 0 | 17 | 15 | 6 | 97 |
| Andrew Mehrtens | New Zealand | First five-eighth | 5 | 0 | 11 | 19 | 0 | 79 |
| Jonny Wilkinson | England | Fly-half | 4 | 1 | 8 | 16 | 0 | 69 |
| Christophe Lamaison | France | Fly-half | 6 | 1 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 65 |
| Silao Leaega | Samoa | Wing | 4 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 62 |
| Neil Jenkins | Wales | Fly-half | 4 | 0 | 12 | 11 | 0 | 57 |
| Paul Grayson | England | Fly-half | 4 | 0 | 12 | 10 | 0 | 54 |
| Kenny Logan | Scotland | Wing | 4 | 0 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 51 |

## Top try scorers

Top 10 try scorers :
| Player | Team | Position | Played | Tries | Conv | Penalties | Drop goals | Total points |
| Jonah Lomu | New Zealand | Wing | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
| Jeff Wilson | New Zealand | Wing | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 30 |
| Dan Luger | England | Wing | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Keith Wood | Ireland | Hooker | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Philippe Bernat-Salles | France | Wing | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Viliame Satala | Fiji | Centre | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Ben Tune | Australia | Wing | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Brian Lima | Samoa | Wing | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Cameron Murray | Scotland | Wing | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| Émile Ntamack | France | Wing | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 |

## Hat-tricks

Unless otherwise noted, players in this list scored a hat-trick of tries.
| No. | Player | For | Against | Stage | Result | Venue | Date |
| 1 | Keith Wood$^{T4}$ | Ireland | United States | Pool | 53–8 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 2 October 1999 |
| 2 | Toutai Kefu | Australia | Romania | Pool | 57–9 | Ravenhill, Belfast | 3 October 1999 |
| 3 | Ugo Mola | France | Namibia | Pool | 47–13 | Stade Chaban-Delmas, Bordeaux | 8 October 1999 |
| 4 | Jeff Wilson | New Zealand | Italy | Pool | 101–3 | Galpharm Stadium, Huddersfield | 14 October 1999 |
| 5 | Jannie De Beer$^{D5}$ | South Africa | England | Quarter-final | 44–21 | Stade de France, Saint-Denis | 24 October 1999 |
Key :
| $^{D5}$ | Scored five drop goals |
| $^{T4}$ | 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 |
| Stade de France | Saint-Denis | 80,000 | 1 | 75,000 | 75,000 | 93.75% | 2 | 2.00 | 65 | 65.00 |
| Twickenham | London | 75,000 | 6 | 414,955 | 69,159 | 92.21% | 41 | 6.83 | 422 | 70.33 |
| Millennium Stadium | Cardiff | 74,500 | 7 | 458,000 | 65,429 | 87.82% | 29 | 4.14 | 354 | 50.57 |
| Murrayfield | Edinburgh | 67,500 | 6 | 169,187 | 28,198 | 41.77% | 39 | 6.50 | 331 | 55.17 |
| Hampden Park | Glasgow | 52,500 | 1 | 3,500 | 3,500 | 6.67% | 5 | 5.00 | 42 | 42.00 |
| Lansdowne Road | Dublin | 49,250 | 5 | 155,250 | 31,050 | 63.05% | 30 | 6.00 | 270 | 54.00 |
| Stade Félix Bollaert | Lens | 41,800 | 1 | 22,000 | 22,000 | 52.63% | 1 | 1.00 | 52 | 52.00 |
| Parc Lescure | Bordeaux | 38,327 | 2 | 61,030 | 30,515 | 79.62% | 12 | 6.00 | 120 | 60.00 |
| Stadium de Toulouse | Toulouse | 37,000 | 2 | 64,000 | 32,000 | 86.49% | 14 | 7.00 | 130 | 65.00 |
| McAlpine Stadium | Huddersfield | 24,500 | 1 | 24,000 | 24,000 | 97.96% | 14 | 14.00 | 104 | 104.00 |
| Ashton Gate | Bristol | 21,500 | 1 | 22,000 | 22,000 | 102.33% | 5 | 5.00 | 54 | 54.00 |
| Stade de la Méditerranée | Béziers | 18,000 | 2 | 28,000 | 14,000 | 77.78% | 17 | 8.50 | 138 | 69.00 |
| Welford Road Stadium | Leicester | 16,500 | 1 | 10,244 | 10,244 | 62.08% | 4 | 4.00 | 53 | 53.00 |
| Racecourse Ground | Wrexham | 15,500 | 1 | 15,000 | 15,000 | 96.77% | 5 | 5.00 | 52 | 52.00 |
| Thomond Park | Limerick | 13,500 | 1 | 13,000 | 13,000 | 96.30% | 9 | 9.00 | 74 | 74.00 |
| Ravenhill | Belfast | 12,500 | 1 | 12,500 | 12,500 | 100.00% | 9 | 9.00 | 66 | 66.00 |
| Stradey Park | Llanelli | 10,800 | 1 | 11,000 | 11,000 | 101.85% | 2 | 2.00 | 48 | 48.00 |
| Netherdale | Galashiels | 6,000 | 1 | 3,761 | 3,761 | 62.68% | 4 | 4.00 | 42 | 42.00 |
| Total | Total | 2,104,504 | 41 | 1,562,427 | 38,108 | 76.48% | 242 | 5.93 | 2,417 | 58.95 |