Jonah Lomu and Bryan Habana both have 8 tries in A Rugby World Cup. According to me Jonah Lomu is the best rugby player of all time. I believe that 8 tries was his own.
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As there are a number of games making up the RWC here is a breakdown of each levelTriesMost overall tries in final stagesoJonah Lomu 15, 1995-99Most tries in one competitionoJonah Lomu 8 1999oBryan Habana 8, 2007Most tries in a match by a playeroMarc Ellis (rugby) New Zealand national rugby union team 6 (v Japan national rugby union team, 1995)
In 2011 across all groups there were 241 tries scored.
Manu Vatuvei scored 89 tries in Warriors.
262 tries were scored in the 2011 Rugby World Cup.
David Campese with 64
Greg Inglis has scored 78
which player scored the most tries in the 2013 vodacom super rugby to date
Jonah Lomu - 15 tries over the '95 and '99 tournaments
He is a former New Zealand rugby player. He scored 6 tries in a game against Japan in the 1995 Rugby World Cup which is the world record for the most tries by an individual in an international rugby match.
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