Statistic of the Day

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With 31 tries from 30, Jordan is now back in the "above 100%" club, with a strike rate of 103.3%

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Next week's Rugby World Cup final will be:

The third all-Southern Hemisphere final
Previous all-Southern finals were in 1995, and 2015.
No all-Southern Hemisphere final has been without the All Blacks.

The second time this match-up has happened.
It's a rematch of the famous 1995 final, where the Springboks prevailed.
Other multi-time final match-ups have been:
New Zealand vs France (1987 and 2011) - two wins to New Zealand
Australia vs England (1991 and 2003) - one win each
South Africa vs England (2007 and 2019) - two wins to South Africa

Since its inception, France have made the final every twelve years (1987, 1999, 2011). This tournament breaks that sequence.
South Africa, since re-admission, have made the final every twelve years (1995, 2007. 2019). This will be the first time they appear in a final as defending champions.

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The only member of the New Zealand RWC2023 squad that has dropped a goal in a test match is B Barrett, twice in 2018 and once last year.