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1 - New Zealand, Australia and South Africa have all lost at home on the same day for the first time in men's Test rugby history; in fact, it's just the third time overall that they've lost on the same day (also 09/11/2002 & 20/11/2021). Toppled.
26
276
2K
1269 -
@JoeMarler
played more minutes (1,269) than any other prop in
@premrugby
this season; he also averaged the 2nd most carries (9.4) per 80 minutes of any of the 34 props to play 500+ mins in the campaign. Indefatigable.
27
79
2K
39 -
@hamishwatson7
has made more tackles (39) than any other player on this
@lionsofficial
tour, he is also yet to miss a hit on tour; in fact he has not missed a tackle in his last 20 matches for either
@Scotlandteam
or the Lions, completing 261/261 hits in that time. Finisher.
37
134
2K
31 - Duhan van der Merwe beat 31 defenders in this year’s Six Nations, surpassing Brian O’Driscoll’s record for the most in a single edition of the Six Nations (30), which he set in 2000. Unstoppable.
21
121
1K
148 - Alun Wyn Jones is set to make his 148th Test appearance when he faces Scotland this weekend, moving level with Richie McCaw as the joint most capped men's player in Test history. Legend.
22
93
1K
13 - Hamish Watson won 13 turnovers for
@Scotlandteam
in 2020, more than any other player in Test rugby in the last 12 months, while he also made 117/117 tackles - no one else attempted 40+ without missing at least one. Rock.
23
71
1K
219 -
@hamishwatson7
made 70/70 tackles in this year's
#GuinnessSixNations
and has now made 219 successful tackles since his last miss in the Championship; in Test rugby overall he's made 353 tackles for
@Scotlandteam
and the
@lionsofficial
since last missing one. Unbelievable.
19
92
1K
163 -
@Scotlandteam
's Hamish Watson made 14/14 tackles against England and has now made 163 tackles in a row in the
#GuinnessSixNations
without missing, surpassing Lionel Nallet (154) for the longest run of tackles made without a miss in Six Nations history. Complete.
19
119
1K
96.9% - Justin Tipuric is 31 today; he has a 96.9% tackle success rate in Test rugby since his debut in 2011, the best rate of any Tier 1 back row in that time, only Jonny (97.4%) & Richie Gray (97.1%) boast better rates of any Tier 1 players in that period (100+ tackles). Glue.
16
126
1K
0 - No forward made more tackles (76), metres (173), breaks (4) or beat more defenders (14) than
@taulupe
on the 2017 Lions tour. Busy.
14
386
996
5 - Dan Sheehan was the only hooker to make any line breaks in the
#GuinnessSixNations
this year - he made five in total; Sheehan also beat as many defenders as every other hooker combined (11), despite playing just 183 minutes. Outlier .
13
43
998
43 -
@GlasgowWarriors
' Jonny Gray made 43 tackles against Leinster without missing any, no one else in the
@PRO14Official
,
@premrugby
,
@top14rugby
or
@SuperRugby
has ever made more than 34 in a match since Opta have recorded this data. Superhuman.
13
155
967
42% - Kwagga Smith turned over or disrupted 41% of the defensive rucks he hit in the 2023
#RWC
(13/31), the best rate of any player to hit 20+ defensive rucks – Smith won 10 turnovers in total (including three in the final), at least three more than any other player. Nuisance.
26
176
970
27 -
@Mako_Vunipola
&
@Mark_wils610
both made 27 tackles for
@EnglandRugby
against
@IrishRugby
, more than any other England player has ever made in a
@SixNationsRugby
match. Blockade.
16
102
933
10 - Despite playing just 22 minutes against Wales,
@hamishwatson7
beat 10 defenders, the most ever by a
@Scotlandteam
player in a
#GuinnessSixNations
match and the sixth most by any player overall in the tournament. Rampaging.
30
142
911
41.2 - Tomas Francis has averaged 41.2 ruck arrivals per 80 minutes in this year's Six Nations, the best rate of any player to feature for 200+ minutes; he was also one of just four players to have an effective impact at 100+ rucks (108, also Beirne, Itoje and Tipuric). Unsung.
20
59
866
28 – Pieter-Steph du Toit made 28 tackles v New Zealand in the
#RWC2023
final, the most by any player in a single match at this year’s tournament and the most by any player in a men’s final, overtaking the 18 made by Richie McCaw v France in 2011. Warrior.
10
157
857
10 - Finn Russell has provided 10 try assists in 9 Test matches for
@Scotlandteam
since the start of 2022, more than any other player from a Tier 1 nation in that time; he is also the first Scotland player to register a hat-trick of assists in a
@SixNationsRugby
game. Playmaker.
7
70
852
XV - Based on our unique scoring system here is
@OptaJonny
's 'Team of the Tournament' for
#RWC2019
, the scores are based on a per 80 mins rate with a minimum of 320 mins required to make the cut (240 mins for props);
@beaudenbarrett
had the highest score of any player. Selected.
25
115
845
96% -
@EnglandRugby
's
@George_Fordy
has the best tackle success rate of any international fly-half in 2019 (53/55). Underrated.
#RWC2019
29
83
824
2 -
@IrishRugby
have become the first nation to win a Grand Slam in both
@SixNationsRugby
and
@SixNationsU20
in the same year - the under-20s have also become the first ever side to win back-to-back Grand Slams in the competition. Undefeated.
2
75
813
4 - There have been just four instances of a Tier 1 prop beating 5+ defenders in a Test match in the last 10 years:
Tadhg Furlong - 5 v Argentina, Nov 2017
Tadhg Furlong- 6 v Australia, June 2018
Dave Kilcoyne - 5 v Italy, Feb 2019
Dave Kilcoyne - 5 v Wales, Aug 2019
Rampage.
11
100
810
8 -
@StuartWHOGG_
beat eight defenders in today's Calcutta Cup clash, as many as the entire England team combinded. Weaver.
3
91
795
1 - Calvin Nash is the first
@Munsterrugby
player to score a try on their
#GuinnessM6N
debut for
@IrishRugby
since Simon Zebo crossed the line against Wales exactly 11 years ago. Introduction.
4
26
777
14 - Wales have gone 14
@SixNationsRugby
games without being shown either a red or yellow card, every other side has been shown at least three in that period; in that time Wales' opponents have been shown 7 cards (inc. three reds), the most of any side. Behaviour.
26
92
707
7 -
@LouisReesZammit
beat seven defenders for the
@lionsofficial
tonight, more than any other player on the pitch and more than the entire South Africa ‘A’ team combined (5). Lightning.
11
44
684
26 -
@WelshRugbyUnion
's Taulupe Faletau made 26 tackles and 15 carries against New Zealand, no player made more in either category during the weekend's Autumn Nations Series fixtures. Tireless.
14
45
654
99% - Of players to make 100+ tackles in the
@PRO14Official
in the 2010s Jonny Gray recorded the best tackle success rate (99%), missing just 13 of 1006 attempted tackles, including 170 tackles without a single miss in 2019. Chief.
11
124
659
58 - Justin Tipuric has made more tackles than any other player on this
@lionsofficial
tour and has not missed a single one (58/58). Solid.
35
277
633
17 – Frans Steyn played in 17
@rugbyworldcup
matches without losing a single one, the most of any player to maintain a 100% record and is also one of just two
@Springboks
players to have lifted the Webb Ellis Cup on multiple occasions (also Os du Randt). Legend.
12
156
652
23 - Finn Russell scored 23 points v Brive at the weekend, a career match-high; in the T14 this season he has slotted 91% of his kicks at goal (39/43), 17 percentage points higher than his expected rate (74%) - the biggest overperformance of any player (10+ attempts). Form.
21
55
639
142 - David Pocock won 142 turnovers in Test rugby since making his debut in 2008, more than any other tier one player in that period:
142 - David Pocock 🇦🇺
114 - Richie McCaw 🇳🇿
99 - Michael Hooper 🇦🇺
91 - Kieran Read 🇳🇿
90 - Sam Warburton 🏴
Specialist.
12
73
635
31.5 - Japan's players had a combined 1606 touches of the ball at this year's
@rugbyworldcup
, more than any other side, and made just 51 handling errors in the process; their average of 31.5 touches per handling error is the best rate of any side at
#RWC2019
. Skilled.
7
129
632
7 - Ellis Genge beat seven defenders in
@BristolBears
' victory against Bath at the weekend, only the 7th time a prop has beaten 7+ defenders in a
@premrugby
match since Opta have recorded this data (2009) - five of those seven instances have been recorded by Genge. Homecoming.
2
37
623
12 - Antoine Dupont was directly involved in 12 tries in his first two SVNS events with
@FranceRugby
(6 tries, 6 assists), the most of any men's player across the Vancouver and LA legs; he also had the best tackle evasion % of the 26 players to face 25+ tackles (61%). Transition.
6
51
612
1 - Finn Russell during his spell in
@top14rugby
:
Try assist passes: 31 (=1st)
Break assist passes: 66 (1st)
Lionel Messi during his spell in
@Ligue1_ENG
:
Assists: 30 (1st)
Chances created in open play: 125 (1st)
Similarities.
#SixNationsFullContact
10
66
612
34 - No player made more tackles during
@EnglandRugby
's clash with Wales on Saturday than
@LewisLudlam
(15), who has now made 34 tackles without missing any in his Test career. Bolter.
1
51
597
28 -
@Saracens
'
@bradbarritt
made 28 tackles against Leinster, without missing a single hit, the most by a back in a European match since Opta have recorded this data (since 2009/10). Wall.
10
59
570
1984 -
@Scotlandteam
have won back-to-back matches against England for the first time since 1984; they went on to win the Five Nations that year. Pressure?
5
53
565
6 - Marcus Smith beat six defenders against Italy, the most by any player in the match and the most by an
@EnglandRugby
fly half in the
#GuinnessSixNations
since Jonny Wilkinson beat eight against Ireland in 2002. Footsteps.
8
28
551
50 - Hamish Watson won his 50th cap for
@Scotlandteam
against Argentina; he missed one tackle against the Pumas, his first in a Test for Scotland since his 25th cap (v England, 2019) - he had made 332 tackles without missing in the 24 matches between those two fixtures. Magnetic.
23
48
551
7 - Josh Adams has scored 7 tries at
#RWC2019
, the most by a
@WelshRugbyUnion
player in an edition of the tournament, surpassing
@ShaneWilliams11
's tally of 6 in 2007; only three players from any nation have scored more at a
@rugbyworldcup
(Lomu, Habana, Savea). Heaven.
#NZLvWAL
5
73
537
40 -
@SmithKwagga
has won both the most turnovers overall (40) & the most jackals (27) of any men's player in 2023 across all major club & international comps; he also tops the charts for both those categories on a per 80 mins basis (2.8 TW, 1.9 J). Specialist.
#AskOptaJonny
6
101
521
99 - Jonny Gray completed 18/18 tackles in
@ExeterChiefs
’ victory over Northampton, no other player made as many without missing in the Champions Cup quarter-finals; in the competition overall this season, Jonny Gray has made 99 tackles and missed just one. Problems.
16
47
515
2 - Ken Owens is the first hooker to score 2+ tries in a Six Nations game since Ireland’s Shane Byrne in February 2004 against Wales. Retraining.
4
39
503
103 -
@Federugby
's Michele Lamaro made 103 tackles in the
#GuinnessM6N
this year, the most by any player in an edition of the Championship, surpassing Jonny Gray’s tally of 100 in 2018. Colossus.
0
31
514
23 - Doddie Weir turns 50 today; the former
@Scotlandteam
second row stole 23 lineouts in his
@rugbyworldcup
career, more than any other player in the history of the tournament. Soaring.
3
36
509
30 - Since his Glasgow debut, Jonny Gray has missed just 3⃣0⃣ of 1433 attempted tackles for club and country in all competitions. Warrior.
15
167
481
41% -
@EnglandRugby
's Tom Curry has either won a turnover or penalty, or slowed down 15 of the 37 defensive rucks he's hit in the
#GuinnessSixNations
this year, his 41% ruck effectiveness rate in defence is the best of any player (min. 20 rucks hit). Nuisance.
13
35
490
29 - Justin Tipuric made 29 tackles for
@WelshRugbyUnion
against Ireland, only two players have made more in a
@SixNationsRugby
match - Luke Charteris and Guilhem Guirado, who both made 31 tackles against Ireland, in 2015 and 2018 respectively. Theme.
13
33
484
2000 -
@Harlequins
' Tyrone Green gained exactly 2000 metres in
@premrugby
in 2021, over 300 metres more than any other player, while he also beat the joint most defenders this calendar year (92, level with Tom O'Flaherty). Joker.
11
36
480
22 -
@1_Dickie
has landed each of his 22 lineout throws in the 2021 Six Nations, no other hooker has attempted 10+ throws without missing the target; in fact no player has completed a 6N campaign having attempted 20+ throws without missing one (Ken Owens 19/19 in 2016). Flawless.
8
36
473
157 - In 157 appearances for
@Saracens
since his
@premrugby
debut in 2009/10,
@SchalkBrits
tops the charts for hookers for tries, carries, metres, breaks, defenders beaten, offloads, assists, tackles, throws and throw %. Swansong.
20
160
469
43 – No players beat more defenders in Tier 1 Test rugby in 2022 than
@Scotlandteam
wingers Darcy Graham (43) and Duhan van der Merwe (36), while Graham also made the most line breaks (13) and the third-most metres (713m) of any player this year. Lightning.
2
38
474
93% - Scotland’s tackle success rate of 93% is the best of any side in the 2021 Six Nations. Wall.
3
51
459
15 - Duhan van der Merwe beat 15 defenders against Italy, the joint most by any player in a
@SixNationsRugby
game alongside France’s Thomas Castaignede against Italy in 2000. Bouncing.
4
33
457
97% - Of the 169 players to make 500+ tackles in
@premrugby
in the last decade
@Tommy2Taylor
recorded the best tackle success rate, missing just 29 of his 900 attempted hits (97%). Buzzing.
#Opta2010s
14
48
455
98% -
@jonnygray14
has a tackle success rate of 98% (439/449) in the
@SixNationsRugby
, the best rate of any of the 243 players to make 100+ tackles in the Championship’s history; his brother Richie ranks 7th. Shades.
6
47
455
133 -
@hamishwatson7
has completed 133 tackles in a row in
@SixNationsRugby
(last 16 in 2019, 73/73 in 2020, 44/44 in 2021), his last miss came against England in 2019, only Lionel Nallet (154) has made more consecutive tackles without missing in Six Nations history. Bull.
18
41
456
308 - No player has made more breaks (8) or metres (308) in
@premrugby
than
@StuartWHOGG_
since his
@ExeterChiefs
debut; in fact
@CPiutau
(305) is the only other player to gain 200+ metres in that time. Settling.
8
42
452
149 - England's Maro Itoje hit 149 rucks in total during the November Tests, more than any other Tier 1 player, while teammate Mark Wilson was the first man to the ruck on 83 occasions, no other player reached the breakdown first as often. Tireless. 🌹
12
64
447
💯 -
@Scotlandteam
's
@jonnygray14
is the first player to make 💯 tackles in a
@SixNationsRugby
campaign, he completed exactly 100 of his 103 hits in the 2018 edition, breaking
@joe_launch
's record from 2017 (85) Trademark.
7
93
442
11 -
@jameshaskell
's
@EnglandRugby
career began on 17th March 2007 and ended exactly 11 years later on 17th March 2018; he played at least once for England in each of the 12 calendar years in between, the only player to do so in this time period. Stalwart.
5
29
439
83 -
@taulupe
Faletau made 83 tackles at the 2011
@rugbyworldcup
- without missing a single one - the most by any player in a single campaign; he surpassed the previous best tally of 80 which was set by fellow
@WelshRugbyUnion
player
@colincharvis
in 2003. Dragons.
6
47
446
5 - Duhan van der Merwe became the first Scotland player to end a Six Nations campaign as the outright top try scorer (excluding joint top-scorers). Lion?
10
18
432
97% - Malcolm Marx found a teammate from 36 of 37 lineout throws in 2023, his 97% success rate was the best of any player in men's Test rugby this year (min. 25 throws):
🇿🇦 Malcolm Marx 97%
🏴 Elliot Dee 94%
🇦🇷 Julian Montoya 93%
🇫🇷 Peato Mauvaka 93%
☘️ Dan Sheehan 93%
Darts.
14
57
435
4 -
@Harlequins
' Louis Lynagh scored 4
@premrugby
in June 2021, a tally only Max Malins could match. Crucial.
8
15
424
8 - There have been eight instances of a Tier 1 team making 235+ tackles in a Test since Opta have recorded this data:
253 🇫🇷 (v 🇮🇪 2018)
252 🇦🇺 (v 🇿🇦 2014)
250 🏴 (v 🇮🇪 2015)
245 🇮🇹 (v 🇮🇪 2014)
245 🏴 (v 🇮🇪 2021)
242 🏴 (v 🇮🇪 2017)
235 🇿🇦 (v 🇳🇿 2018)
235 🇳🇿 (v 🇮🇪 2021)
Theme.
7
37
428
463 - Duhan van der Merwe has gained 463 metres so far on the 2021
@lionsofficial
tour, almost 200 more than any other player (Josh Adams 266); he also tops the charts for defenders beaten (29), post-contact metres (206) and clean breaks (11). Warrior.
7
52
418
29 - Hamish Watson won a turnover every 2⃣9⃣ minutes on average for
@Scotlandteam
during the Autumn Internationals (6 turnovers in 172 minutes), the best rate of any Tier One player in November. Thief.
7
109
423
515 - Duhan van der Merwe gained 515 metres for the
@lionsofficial
in 2021, 205 more than 2nd placed Josh Adams (310); he also topped the charts for defenders beaten (36), clean breaks (12), post-contact metres (267) and came in second for tries (5). Trusted.
26
46
419
86 - Michele Lamaro made 86 tackles in the Six Nations this year, only Jonny Gray has made more in an edition of the tournament:
100 - Jonny Gray 2018
86 - Michele Lamaro 2022
86 - Tom Curry 2019
85 - Joe Launchbury 2017
84 - Jonny Gray 2015
84 - Justin Tipuric 2017.
Gladiator.
7
27
399
16 -
@SanjayWills
played 1,386 minutes in
@premrugby
for
@Saracens
and scored 16 tries, his rate of a try every 86 minutes is the best of any player to play 500+ minutes since his debut in September 2017. Lethal.
3
29
400
6 -
@Harlequins
' Will Evans won six jackal turnovers against Exeter, the most by any player in a
@premrugby
match since Opta have recorded this data. Specialist.
4
19
388
172 -
@Scotlandteam
have gone 172 minutes since conceding a point at
#RWC2019
, keeping their opponents scoreless in back-to-back Test matches for the first time since 1964 in the process. Nilled.
2
47
379
6 - Six first-half tries have been scored in
#FRAvRSA
, the most ever in the first half of a men's
@RugbyWorldCup
knockout match; it is also the first time South Africa have conceded more than two tries in the first half of any
#RWC
match. Unprecedented.
2
112
375
2.3 - Siya Kolisi made the most dominant tackles per 80 mins of any player in men's Test rugby in 2023; teammate Damian de Allende made the most of any back (400+ mins played):
🇿🇦 S Kolisi 2.3
🇫🇯 L Tagitagivalu 2.1
🇵🇹 N Martins 2.0
🇿🇦 D de Allende 2.0
🇮🇹 D Fischetti 2.0
Boom.
4
80
383
120 - Alfie Barbeary gained 120 metres v Gloucester, the most by any player in
@premrugby
Round 2; it was also the most by a forward in the league since September 2017 (Paul Grant 140 for Bath v Newcastle) and the most by a Wasps forward since Opta have recorded this data. Sting.
9
15
382
21 -
@Federugby
's Monty Ioane beat 21 defenders in the
#GuinnessSixNations
this year, more than anyone else, while he also made the most dominant tackles of any player (7). Physical.
5
25
379
25 - Gavin Coombes made 25 tackles against Northampton, the most by any player in a match in this season's
@ChampionsCup
and the most by a
@Munsterrugby
player in the competition since CJ Stander made 25 against Exeter in January 2019. Succeeding.
6
16
373
2007 -
@hookjameshook
is one of just two players in the professional era to record a full-house (try, conversion, penalty goal, drop-goal) in a match against England, doing so in the 2007
@SixNationsRugby
(also C Lamaison in 1997). Folklore.
3
33
368
146 -
@Scotlandteam
's Jonny and Richie Gray set the two longest runs without missing a tackle by any Tier 1 players in Test rugby in the last decade – Jonny made 146 tackles from Oct 2015 - Feb 2017, while Richie Gray made 128 from Feb 2016 - March 2018. Locked.
5
54
366
9 -
@AlunWynJones
has made nine Test appearances for the
@lionsofficial
, more than any other player in the professional era. Captain. 🦁
2
22
367
85 -
@Jason15Robinson
celebrates his birthday today; he beat 85 defenders in his
@SixNationsRugby
career, more than any other
@EnglandRugby
player, while he also beat the most defenders (48) and gained the most metres (999) of any England player at the
@rugbyworldcup
. Whizz.
7
32
366
22 -
@samsimmonds_
has scored 22 tries in the league and Europe in 2020, 10 more than any other player from a Premiership, PRO14 or TOP 14 club this calendar year. Gap.
12
46
368
21 -
@Scotlandteam
's Matt Fagerson hit 21 attacking rucks against England and made an effective impact at each of them, no other player hit as many attacking rucks with a 100% effectiveness rate. Cleanout.
0
19
363
92 -
@ChrisRobshaw
has captained
@Harlequins
a record 92 times in
@premrugby
, whilst
@mikebrown_15
(222) is the only other player to make 200+ Premiership appearances for the club (203). Stalwart.
3
24
361
32 - Gloucester's
@LewisLudlow94
made 32 tackles against Exeter, only two other players have made 32+ tackles in a
@premrugby
match since Opta have recorded this data (2008/09) - Jacques Burger (34 v Exeter, Nov 2013) and Teimana Harrison (33 v Newcastle, Dec 2018). Shedload.
7
27
368
1 -
@LouisReesZammit
scored the most tries (6), made the most breaks (14) and recorded the highest average gain (10.6m, minimum 25 carries) of any Premiership, PRO14 or TOP 14 player in all competitions in December. Lightning. ⚡️
6
30
362
91% - Of the 32 hookers to take 75+ lineout throws in
@SixNationsRugby
history, only
@jerryflannery
(92%) has a better success rate than
@J_George2
(91%). Finisher.
13
16
358
3091 -
@Scotlandteam
captain
@StuartWHOGG_
gained 88 metres with ball in hand against England, taking him past
@sergioparisse
(3,088) as the player to gain the most in
@SixNationsRugby
history (3,091). Pole.
1
37
360
3 - Despite playing just 114 minutes in the
#GuinnessSixNations
,
@Federugby
's Ange Capuozzo has been directly involved in 3 of the 5 tries scored by the Azzurri in the Championship in 2022, scoring twice against Scotland, before assisting the decisive try against Wales. Flying.
4
24
343
19 - After his hat-trick last night, Sam Simmonds has now scored 19 tries in the league this season, a new record for a player in a single
@premrugby
campaign; overall, he has now scored 50 in just 66 league games for
@ExeterChiefs
, averaging a try every 85 minutes. Unstoppable.
2
28
345
24 – There have been just three instances of a player making 23+ carries in a single
@URCOfficial
game so far this season, two of which have been recorded by Gavin Coombes in his last two games for
@MunsterRugby
, including 24 against Ulster on New Year’s Day. Talismanic.
7
17
348
48 -
@leinsterrugby
's Josh van der Flier hit 48 rucks v Toulouse (32 in attack, 16 in defence), only van der Flier himself has hit more in a
@ChampionsCup
game this season (50 v Racing 92); he also made the most tackles of any player in the European semi-finals (21). Energetic.
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0 - The
@Springboks
didn't concede a single line break against England in their semi-final clash, the first team to manage that in a match at
#RWC2023
. Halted.
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@OptaAnalyst
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1.6 - Wales' average gain of 1.6 metres per carry against the
@Springboks
yesterday was the lowest any side has ever recorded in a Rugby World Cup fixture (182 metres from 114 carries). Denied.
#RWC2019
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2 - New
@OfficialPDC
World Champion
@Gezzyprice
made 2
@PRO14Official
appearances for
@GlasgowWarriors
in 2013, landing 8/10 lineout throws, making 9/9 tackles and winning both games. Arrows.
🎯🏉💥
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24 - Sam Underhill made 24 tackles without missing any against Argentina, the most overall by any
@EnglandRugby
player in a men’s
@rugbyworldcup
match, a record he previously held jointly with Mako Vunipola (both made 20 v Australia in 2019). Relentless.
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