WRWC 2010: Matchday four statistics

(IRB.COM) Thursday 2 September 2010
 
 WRWC 2010: Matchday four statistics
Who will lift the Women's Rugby World Cup trophy on Sunday? Photo: Martin Seras Lima

We bring you some interesting statistics following the fourth day of matches at Women's Rugby World Cup 2010.

  • Defending champions New Zealand will play England in the final of Women's Rugby World Cup 2010.

  • New Zealand beat France in the first semi final, their talented back three ripping the French defence to shreds at time with Carla Hohepa scoring two of the Black Ferns' seven tries in a 45-7 win.

  • England, by contrast, had to battle throughout to overcome a spirited and determined Australian outfit 15-0 in the other semi final to reach a third successive final.

  • The final kicks off at 17:15 on Sunday, following the third place play-off between France and Australia. Tickets can be purchased in advance from Ticketmaster or on the night at the Twickenham Stoop.

  • In the other play-off matches on Sunday, USA will face Canada for fifth, Scotland tackle Ireland for seventh, Wales meet South Africa for the second time in the tournament with ninth at stake, while Sweden tackle Kazakhstan in the 11th place play-off.

  • The IRB Women's Personality of the Year 2010 in association with Emirates Airline will be announced at the end of the final. The 2009 winner was Australia's Debby Hodgkinson.

  • The Black Ferns have now won 18 consecutive World Cup matches since their only defeat, a 7-0 loss to USA in the 1991 semi finals.

  • Surrey Sports Park was again a sell-out on day four of the tournament, while around 6.000 fans were at the Twickenham Stoop for the semi finals.

  • New Zealand centre Kelly Brazier remains the leading point scorer at Women's Rugby World Cup with 40, four more than Christy Ringgenberg of the USA and Canada's Anna Schnell with Carla Hohepa (New Zealand), Katy McLean (England) and Heather Moyse (Canada) on 30 points.

  • Kazakhstan and Sweden are the only sides averaging less than a try a match.

  • New Zealand's seven tries against France mean they are now out on their own as the leading try scorers in the tournament with 29, which equates to an average of 7.25 per match. England are the next best on 24 or six per match.

  • The average number of points per match at WRWC 2010 is now 41.29 - 22.79 in the first half and 18.50 coming after the break.

  • We are still awaiting the first drop goal of Women's Rugby World Cup 2010.

  • Inaugural World Cup winners USA became the first nation to break through the 1,000 point barrier with their 40-3 defeat of Ireland. New Zealand, despite playing a tournament less after missing 1994, could follow in their footsteps if they score 31 points against England in the final.

  • The average number of tries per match at WRWC 2010 is 6.38, with slightly more of these coming in the first half - 3.38 to three in the second half.

  • Carla Hohepa of New Zealand and Canada's Heather Moyse continue to go head to head for the honour of top try-scorer with both now on six, two more than Kelly Brazier and Huriana Manuel of New Zealand, Fiona Pocock of England, Canada's Mandy Marchak, Scotland centre Lucy Millard and Irish number 8 Joy Neville.

  • The average number of penalties per match remains exactly one.

  • New Zealand have overtaken England to become the leading point scorers at WRWC 2010 with 173, 12 more than the host nation. Canada (126) and USA (113) are the only others to have broken through the 100-point barrier.

  • Kazakhstan scored their first tries of the tournament - by Irina Amossova and Alfiya Mustafina - but are still the lowest point scorers in WRWC 2010 with 13 across their four matches.

  • Thirty-four tries were scored on day four - taking the total for the tournament to 153 - although only 20 of them were turned into seven pointers.

  • England fly half Katy McLean and Canada's Anna Schnell lead the way with 12 conversions, two more than Nicole Beck of Australia, New Zealand's Kelly Brazier and Christy Ringgenberg of the USA.

  • For the first time in the tournament there were no hat-tricks on a matchday, although a number of players scored braces in Carla Hohepa (New Zealand), Heather Moyse (Canada), Cheryl Phillips (Canada), Amy Daniels (USA) Victoria Folayan (USA) and Sioned Harries (Wales).

  • The five hat-tricks at WRWC 2010 have been scored by Kelly Brazier (New Zealand), Carla Hohepa (New Zealand), Heather Moyse (Canada), Fiona Pocock (England) and Charlotte Barras (England).

  • New Zealand have scored an average of 43.25 points per match at Women's Rugby World Cup 2010, with only England anywhere near at 40.25. Kazakhstan have the lowest average of 3.25 points per match.

  • A total of 228 points were scored on day three, taking the tally for the tournament to 991.

  • Eighty-six players have scored tries at WRWC 2010 so far.

  • Scotland and England both picked up their first yellow cards of the tournament on day four with Lucy Millard and Heather Fisher spending time in the sin-bin against Canada and Australia respectively.

  • Sweden have kicked the most penalties at WRWC 2010 with five, all bar one of them by their inspirational captain Ulrika Andersson-Hall.

  • A total of 24 penalties have been kicked at Women's Rugby World Cup 2010.

  • Only five of the 12 participating teams have a positive point differential going into the final day - Australia, Canada, England, New Zealand and USA.

  • A total of 50 yellow cards have been handed out in the 24 matches to date, with Kazakhstan and South Africa receiving the most with seven apiece.

  • Five players have received two cards in the tournament so far in Phaidra Knight (USA), Lorinda Brown (South Africa), Jenny Ohman (Sweden), Namhla Siyolo (South Africa) and Anna Yakovleva (Kazakshtan).

  • Kazakhstan scrum half Amina Baratova received the first red card of Women's Rugby World Cup 2010, in the second half of their 25-10 defeat by South Africa.