| World Cup Records |
| Most tries by one player in a match |
| Name |
Tries |
Represented |
Opposition |
Year |
| Marc Ellis | 6 |
New Zealand |
Japan |
1995 |
| Jonah Lomu | 4 |
New Zealand |
England |
1995 |
| Gavin Hastings | 4 |
Scotland |
Ivory Coast |
1995 |
| Chester Williams | 4 |
South Africa |
Samoa |
1995 |
| Brian Robinson | 4 |
Ireland |
Zimbabwe |
1991 |
| Ieuan Evans | 4 |
Wales |
Canada |
1987 |
| Craig Green | 4 |
New Zealand |
Fiji |
1987 |
| John Gallagher | 4 |
New Zealand |
Fiji |
1987 |
| Keith Wood | 4 |
Ireland |
United States |
1999 |
| |
| Most points scored by a player in a match |
| Name |
Points |
Represented |
Opposition |
Year |
| Simon Culhane | 45 |
New Zealand |
Japan |
1995 |
| Gavin Hastings | 44 |
Scotland |
Ivory Coast |
1995 |
| Paul Grayson | 36 |
England |
Tonga |
1999 |
| Simon Culhane | 36 |
New Zealand |
Japan |
1999 |
| Jonny Wilkinson | 32 |
England |
Italy |
1999 |
| Gavin Hastings | 31 |
Scotland |
Tonga |
1995 |
| Didier Camberabero | 30 |
France |
Zimbabwe |
1987 |
| Marc Ellis | 30 |
New Zealand |
Japan |
1995 |
| |
| Most points scored by a team in a match |
| Name |
Points |
Represented |
Opposition |
Year |
| Simon Culhane | 45 |
New Zealand |
Japan |
1995 |
| |
| Greatest point disparity in a match |
| Points |
Winner |
Loser |
Year |
| 145-17 |
New Zealand |
Japan |
1995 |
| 101-3 |
New Zealand |
Italy |
1999 |
| 101-10 |
England |
Tonga |
1999 |
| 89-0 |
Scotland |
Ivory Coast |
1995 |
| 74-13 |
New Zealand |
Fiji |
1987 |
| 72-11 |
Canada |
Namibia |
1999 |
| 70-6 |
New Zealand |
Italy |
1987 |
| 70-12 |
France |
Zimbabwe |
1987 |
| |
| Most tries scored by a team in a match |
| Team |
Tries |
Opposition |
Year |
| New Zealand | 21 |
Japan |
1995 |
| New Zealand | 14 |
Italy |
1999 |
| Scotland | 13 |
Ivory Coast |
1995 |
| France | 13 |
Zimbabwe |
1987 |
| England | 13 |
Tonga |
1999 |
| New Zealand | 12 |
Italy |
1987 |
| New Zealand | 12 |
Fiji |
1987 |
| |
| Highest points scored in World Cups |
| Name |
Country |
Points |
| Gavin Hastings | Scotland |
227 |
| Michael Lynagh | Australia |
195 |
| Grant Fox | New Zealand |
170 |
| Thierry Lacroix | France |
124 |
| |
| Highest try scorers in World Cups |
| Name |
Country |
Points |
| Jonah Lomu | New Zealand |
12 |
| Rory Underwood | England |
11 |
| David Campese | Australia |
10 |
| |
| Leading try scorers at each World Cup |
| Year |
Name |
Country |
Points |
| 1987 |
Craig Green |
New Zealand |
6 |
| 1987 |
John Kirwan |
New Zealand |
6 |
| 1991 |
David Campese |
Australia |
6 |
| 1991 |
Jean-Baptiste Lafond |
France |
6 |
| 1995 |
Jonah Lomu |
New Zealand |
7 |
| 1995 |
Marc Ellis |
New Zealand |
7 |
| |
| Leading points scorers at each World Cup |
| Year |
Name |
Country |
Points |
| 1987 |
Grant Fox |
New Zealand |
126 |
| 1991 |
Ralph Keyes |
Ireland |
68 |
| 1995 |
Thierry Lacroix |
France |
112 |
| |
| Most penalties in a World Cup |
| Name |
Penalties |
Represented |
Opposition |
Year |
| Gavin Hastings |
8 |
Scotalnd |
Tonga |
1995 |
| Thierry Lacroix |
8 |
France |
Ireland |
1995 |
| |
| Most conversions in a World Cup match |
| Name |
Conversions |
Represented |
Opposition |
Year |
| Simon Culhane | 20 |
New Zealand |
Japan |
1995 |
