Out of the 61 hat-tricks scored, six people have achieved the feat twice, these being Ian Schubert, Billy Slater, Akuila Uate, Manu Vatuvei, Jarryd Hayne, Suliasi Vunivalu and Valentine Holmes. Ten people have scored an additional try on top of the hat-trick. Valentine Holmes is the only player to score both five and six tries in a single game. Four players have scored hat-tricks while being on the losing side, these being Bob Fulton, Ian Schubert, Damien Blanch and Chris Taripo. Billy Smith is the only player to score a hat-trick of field goals, doing so for Australia against France in the 1968 tournament.