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