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4 - The @wallabies have become just the 3rd Tier 1 team to receive 4+ cards and still win a men's Test in the last decade.
Australia def. South Africa, 42-38 in 2026
England def. Argentina, 31-24 in 2026
England def. Wales, 19-17 in 2023
Breathtaking.
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67% - Among teams to have played in 3+ @premrugby seasons, Saracens are the side with the best win rate in Round 1 fixtures:
67% - @Saracens
59% - @ExeterChiefs
56% - @BathRugby
56% - @BristolBears
55% - @gloucesterrugby
55% - @SaleSharksRugby
Ready.
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16 - @leinsterrugby have lost just one of their last 16 @URCOfficial matches with Andrew Porter starting at tighthead prop (W14 D1), with this set to be his first start in the #3 jersey since May 2021 versus Connacht in the Rainbow Cup.
Switch.
𝙃𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙬𝙚 𝙜𝙤 💥
This is your Leinster Rugby team for our @URCOfficial opening round clash with @LionsRugbyCo in Johannesburg 🙌
Full team news: bit.ly/4yjQsEc
#LIOvLEI
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9.05 - @BlueBullsRugby's Stravino Jacobs gained 570 metres from his 63 carries in last season's @URCOfficial.
His average of 9.05m per carry was the highest among the 293 players to make 50+ carries last term.
Striving.
Our first matchday 23 of the 2026/27 season.
Who are you most excited about?
@Vodacom #URC | @URCOfficial_RSA
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232 - Of the 232 players to feature for 400+ @premrugby minutes last season, Henry Pollock ranked first for carries per 80 minutes (17.4) and gained at least 20 metres more per 80 than any other forward (85).
Committed.
Scary thing is, he’s just getting started 🤫
Henry Pollock signs multi-year deal with Saints – read all about it.
northamptonsaints.co.uk/Poll…
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5 - The five players with the most ruck hits in the 2025/26 @URCOfficial:
512 - Dan Thomas (@Cardiff_Rugby)
450 - Josh McNally (@Cardiff_Rugby)
440 - Brian Deeny (@leinsterrugby)
379 - Paul de Villiers (@THESTORMERS)
354 - Johan Grobbelaar (@BlueBullsRugby)
Sedulous.
Y Tîm | The Line-up
Your first Cardiff team of the new @URCOfficial season.
🆕 Scott Sio and Le Roux Malan set for competitive debuts
🤝 New look midfield
🔙 Cam Winnett
🔗 cardiffrugby.wales/?p=58603
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3,073 - The New Zealand Warriors ran for 3,073 metres more than their opposition since Round 22, more than 3x as many as any other team in the NRL.
3,073m - @NZWarriors
991m - @dolphinsnrl
958m - @cronullasharks
728m - @PenrithPanthers
461m - @sydneyroosters
Obliterate.
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5 - @FranceRugby's Gabrielle Vernier won five turnovers against Australia, the joint-most by any player in a WXV match (also Evie Gallagher v Italy in 2024).
She also made five dominant tackles - no back has made more in a WXV fixture.
Impact.
5 - Gabrielle Vernier (@FranceRugby) a remporté 5 turnovers face à l’Australie, aucune joueuse n’a fait mieux lors d’un match de WXV (également Evie Gallagher v Italie en 2024).
Elle a aussi effectué 5 plaquages dominants, aucune arrière n’en a réussi plus lors d’un match de WXV.
Impact.
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6 - Across the Prem, T14, URC and SRP since the beginning of 2025/26, 6 players have scored a hattrick and ended on the losing side:
Will Evans v Bath
Kieran Marmion v Saracens
Tom Bowen v Munster
Luke James v Leicester
Rob Baloucoune v Lions
Manasa Mataele v Reds
Bittersweet.
2007 - Today against Manchester City, Brian Brobbey was the first player to score a hat-trick but end on the losing side in a Premier League match since Roque Santa Cruz for Blackburn Rovers against Wigan Athletic in December 2007.
Valiant.
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75 - @Scotlandteam's Evie Gallagher made 19 carries, 20 tackles and hit 36 rucks against New Zealand.
Her combined total of 75 was the most of any player in a WXV match.
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71 - Evie Gallagher made 19 carries, 16 tackles and hit 36 rucks against Canada, her combined total of 71 was the joint most in a WXV match:
🇦🇺 Emily Chancellor v 🏴, 2023
🇦🇺 Emily Chancellor v 🇫🇷, 2023
🇺🇸 Rachel Johnson v ☘️, 2024
🏴 Evie Gallagher v 🇨🇦, 2026 🆕
Relentless.
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23 - Freda Tafuna made 23 carries against Ireland, the most by any player in WXV at the weekend.
In fact, only former @USARugby teammate Rachel Johnson has made more in a WXV game (27 v France in 2024).
Standout.
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36 - @TaranakiRugby's 36-point victory (55-19) vs Southland today is their biggest winning margin in a @HiluxNPC home match since a 41-point triumph (41-0) vs Waikato in September 2015.
Unleashed.
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71 - Evie Gallagher made 19 carries, 16 tackles and hit 36 rucks against Canada, her combined total of 71 was the joint most in a WXV match:
🇦🇺 Emily Chancellor v 🏴, 2023
🇦🇺 Emily Chancellor v 🇫🇷, 2023
🇺🇸 Rachel Johnson v ☘️, 2024
🏴 Evie Gallagher v 🇨🇦, 2026 🆕
Relentless.
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📈 - Kurt-Lee Arendse in the 4th Test of #RGR26:
169m - most by any player on record v 🇳🇿
4 line breaks - only George North (6 in 2016) has made more v 🇳🇿
9 defenders beaten - only Cheslin Kolbe (11 in 2019) and Duhan van Der Merwe (11 in 2022) have beaten more v 🇳🇿
Electric.
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207 - Juita Wainiqolo's 207 metres gained v Racing 92 is the most by any player for @LeLOURugby in the TOP 14 era.
His tally of six line breaks is the most by any player in a T14 match since October 2024 (Ange Capuozzo, 6 v RC Toulon).
Unstoppable.
1 - Jiuta Wainiqolo en @top14rugby ce weekend:
🥇- 207 Mètres gagnés
🥇– 9 Plaquages cassés
🥇– 6 Franchissements
🥇– 3 Assists
=🥇– 2 Essais
=🥇– 4 Passes après contact
Tout-terrain.
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1 - Jiuta Wainiqolo en @top14rugby ce weekend:
🥇- 207 Mètres gagnés
🥇– 9 Plaquages cassés
🥇– 6 Franchissements
🥇– 3 Assists
=🥇– 2 Essais
=🥇– 4 Passes après contact
Tout-terrain.
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2.4 - Bryony Field gained 137 metres-in-contact from her 58 carries into contact in @ThePWR last season.
Her average of 2.4 metres-in-contact per carry was the best of any hooker (min. 20 carries).
Incoming.
A new Red Rose on the cards 🌹
Bryony Field is set to come off the bench for her England debut this Saturday against Australia!
ALT Bryony Field sat on a red chair with a red background. The text around her reads: "Debut incoming... Bryony Field"
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333 - @DragonsOfficiel's Charlie Staines gained 333 metres against York, the most by any player in a @SuperLeague or @NRL match this year.
🥇 333 - Charlie Staines v York, SL Rd 26
🥈 331 - Jack Broadbent v Wigan, SL Rd 12
🥉 315 - Keano Kini v Wests Tigers, NRL Rd 15
Fiery.
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5.1 - No forward scored more tries (2) or beat more defenders (7) than Tom Willis in Round 1 of this season's TOP 14.
He's averaged 5.1 defenders beaten per 80 minutes in the T14, including his previous stint in 2022/23, the most of any forward since that season.
Return.
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28 - @wallabies' 28-28 draw vs Argentina today is their second highest score in a drawn Test match, behind only a 29-29 result against Wales in November 2006.
Contest.
#Wallabies
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