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Rugby World Cup: Twelve team campaigns fall short

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James Arlidge scores his second try for Japan. Photo / Getty Images

James Arlidge scores his second try for Japan. Photo / Getty Images

With 12 teams from the original 20 at the Rugby World Cup gone, we look at some of the revealing numbers from the campaigns that fell short

CANADA

Finished fourth in Pool A with one win, one draw and two losses.

Scored 82 points including nine tries, and conceded 168 points.

Best game v Tonga, winning 25-20. Worst game v New Zealand losing 15-79.

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Ander Munro was their top points scorer with 22 points from one try, one conversion, three penalties and two dropped goals. His goal kicking average was 50 per cent.

FIJI

Had their worst ever RWC finishing 4th in Pool D, claiming their sole win over Namibia.

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Scored 59 points including seven tries, but conceded 167 points. Top try scorer was Vereniki Goneva with four.

Seremaia Baikeinuku was their top points scorer with 22, with five conversions and four penalties. His kicking success rate was one of the better ones at just under 82 per cent.

Fiji made 68 offloads in their four games which was the most of any team during pool play, and conceded the least penalties (32 in total) of any team.

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Finished fourth in Pool D with just the one win over Romania, but pushed both Scotland and England hard.

Scored 48 points including three tries, and conceded 90.

Their top points scorer was Merab Kvirikashvili with 28, with two conversions and eight penalties at a success rate of 53 per cent. He was the 10th-best points scorer in pool play.

ITALY

Finished third in Pool C with two wins and two losses.

Scored 92 points including 13 tries, and conceded 95 points plus one yellow card.

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Top points scorer was Mirco Bergamasco with 19, two conversions and five penalties with a success rate of 63 per cent.

JAPAN

Finished last in Pool A with three losses and the draw against Canada.

Scored 69 points including eight tries, and conceded 184 points plus one yellow card.

Top points scorer was James Arlidge on 34 with two tries, three conversions and six penalties. His kicking success rate was 64 per cent.

NAMIBIA

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Finished last in Pool D with no wins, and no competition points.

Scored 44 points including five tries, and conceded 266 points (the most in the tournament) plus two yellow cards. Heinz Koll was their top try scorer with two.

Top points scorer Theuns Kotze on 24 with one try, two conversions, two penalties and three drop goals. His kicking success rate was 40 per cent.

ROMANIA

Finished last in Pool B, with no wins and no tournament points.

Scored 44 points including three tries, and conceded 169 points plus one yellow card.

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Top points scorer was Marin Dumbrava on 15 with five penalties at a success rate of just 38 per cent.

Made the least linebreaks (4) and least passes (359) of any team. Conceded the most penalties (53) of any team.

RUSSIA

Finished last in Pool C with no wins. Best game was v USA, losing 6-13.

Scored 57 points including eight tries, and conceded 196 points plus one yellow card.

Top points scorer was Konstantin Rachkov on 19 with one try, four conversions, one penalty and one drop goal. His goal kicking success rate was 63 per cent.

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Russia made the most tackles of any team with 662, and had the least number of offloads in the tackle with just 14.

SAMOA

Finished third in Pool D with two wins and two losses.

Scored 91 points including 10 tries, and conceded 49 points plus one yellow card.

Top try scorer was Alesana Tuilagi with 3. Top points scorer was Tusi Pisi on 25 with two conversions, six penalties and a drop goal at a kicking success rate of 67 per cent.

SCOTLAND

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Finished third in Pool B with two wins and two losses. This is the first time Scotland have failed to make the playoffs in a World Cup.

Scored 73 points including just four tries, and conceded 59 points.

Top points scorer was Dan Parks on 24 with five penalties and three drop goals. His goal kicking success rate was 63 per cent.

TONGA

Finished third in pool A with two wins including the tournament upset against France.

Scored 80 points including seven tries, and conceded 98 points plus three yellow cards and one red card.

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Top points scorer was Kurt Morath (2nd overall) on 45 with six conversions and 11 penalties for a kicking success rate of 68 per cent.

USA

Finished fourth in Pool C with just one win over Russia.

Scored 38 points including four tries, and conceded 122 points plus two yellow cards.

Top points scorer was Chris Wyles on 18 points with one try, two conversions and three penalties. His kicking success rate was 63 per cent.

Were second only to Romania in conceding penalties, with a total of 51.

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