100-1: The numbers that mattered in Rugby in 2024

Thu, Dec 12, 2024, 2:38 AM
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by Lachlan Grey and Nathan Williamson

The 2024 Rugby season was all about the numbers after an eventful 12-month period.

There were droughts broken, new stars emerged and Olympic shocks in a year that will not be forgotten.

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As the year comes to a close, Rugby.com.au celebrates the year that was.

100:

Faith Nathan scored her 100th try on the SVNS World Series in December's Dubai event, where the Australians took out their fifth straight title.

99:

Offloads by Moana Pasifika during Super Rugby 2024 - the lowest of any team

98:

Cap numbers and 10 years separating Wallaroos all-time leader Ash Marsters (#117) and 2024 debutant Alapeta Ngauamo (#215)

97:

% ruck success of NSW Waratahs and ACT Brumbies, = 1st from 2024 Super Rugby Pacific

96:

Tackles by Madison Ashby in the SVNS World Series in 2023-24

95:

Points difference of NZ women's team in the group stages of the 2024 Paris Olympics, going on to take gold at back-to-back Olympics

94:

Points conceded by South Africa in their entire Rugby Championship campaign, averaging just 15.67 points against per game

93:

Points scored by the Wallabies in all three Sydney Tests, turning the fortunes around after a lean run of form in NSW with two wins from three

92:

Sevu Reece averaged 0.92 tries per game as he led Super Rugby Pacific alongside Hoskins Sotutu

91:

Points scored by NSW Waratahs flyhalf and Wallabies debutant Tane Edmed during Super Rugby Pacific

90:

Harry Wilson became the 90th captain of Australia against Argentina, securing a last-minute win.

89:

Points scored by the Australia U20s during their four World Championship games, finishing in sixth

88:

Points conceded by the NSW Waratahs across the regular season in Super Rugby W, taking out the title

87:

% lineout efficiency by the Brumbies en route to a semi final finish in Super Rugby Pacific 2024

86:

Metres run by Wallabies fullback Tom Wright in the win over England

85:

Defenders beat by Australia's Isaac Lucas for Ricoh Black Rams during the 23-24 Japan League One competition

84:

In their 84th Test, the Wallaroos took out the WXV 2 title, their first in their history after defeating Scotland

83:

Minute of the match when Will Harrison kicked the winning drop goal for the Waratahs against the Crusaders

82:

Tries scored by Nick Malouf, the Australian captain calling time on his World Series career

81:

81,329 packed into Twickenham as Max Jorgensen scored a late winner for the Wallabies over England

80:

Minute of the match Ben Donaldson slotted a penalty goal to put the Wallabies in front against Argentina to claim victory

79:

Tries scored in the Six Nations, taken out by Ireland

78:

78.10 is the Wallaroos' current point amount on the World Rankings, placing them fifth

77:

Michael Hooper's number as he makes his Sevens debut in Hong Kong

76:

Offloads in just seven Super Rugby Women's games by the 2024 Fijian Drua Women's side.

75:

Post-contact metres gained by Harry McLaughlin-Philips in a best on ground showing for Aus U20 against Wales

74:

Clean breaks by the Waratahs during their 2024 Super Rugby Pacific campaign

73:

Carries from captain Harry Wilson during the Wallabies' 2024 Rugby Championship

72:

Tries scored by the Blues in the regular season as they took out the Super Rugby Pacific title

71:

George Ford's 71st minute penalty was the difference as England took down Wales in the Six Nations

70:

Tackles made by Reds Super Rugby W Player of the Year Carola Kreis

69:

Tries scored by Maddi Levi in the 2023/24 SVNS World Series, breaking the record irrespective of gender

68:

Thousand in the house at Accor Stadium for the Sydney Bledisloe Test in 2024

67:

Points scored by both the Reds (67-0 v Rebels) and Waratahs (67-14) during Round 5 of the 2024 Super Rugby U19s

66:

Thousand - a record-breaking crowd in attendance at the Paris Olympics for Day 1 of the Rugby Sevens

65:

TJ Perenara has scored 65 tries, breaking the record for most in Super Rugby history in May

64

Points scored by the Wallaroos in their win over Fiji in July

63:

Wallabies caps so far for Marika Koroibete, who has made himself available for the 2025 Lions Tour

62:

Goals by Teagan Levi in the 2023-24 SVNS World Series, the second highest in the competition

61:

Total points scored by the Wallabies across two wins over Wales on home turf in 2024

60:

Points scored by the Women's Sevens team against Fiji in Singapore - the third largest win in history

59:

Defenders beaten by the Wallaroos during their Pacific Four campaign

58:

Tries scored by Dom Du Toit, who retires from Sevens after a decade-long career

57:

Tackles made by Carlo Tizzano in a row without a miss to start his Test career

56:

Points accrued by the Hurricanes in the regular season as they claimed the Super Rugby Pacific minor premiership

55:

Easts ended a 55-year drought by taking out the 2024 Shute Shield over Norths

54:

Defenders beaten by Tom Wright during the 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season

53:

Points conceded by the Wallaroos across three matches in their WXV 2 title triumph

52:

The Wallabies were 52-20 victors over Wales in Cardiff to make it back-to-back wins on the Spring Tour

51:

Tournaments played by Sevens icon Sharni Smale, retiring from the shortened format after a decorated career

50:

Charlotte Caslick became the first women's Sevens player to reach 50 tournament appearances in Vancouver

49:

Minute where Jeremy Williams scored his maiden Try v England, a beauty in the corner

48:

Metres run by Tim Ryan during his spectacular try that won Try of the Year at the 2023 RA Awards

47:

Tackle breaks for Andrew Kellaway in his 2024 Super Rugby Pacific season with the Melbourne Rebels

46:

Tackles made by Michaela Leonard during the Wallaroos' Pacific Four campaign

45:

Points scored by the world famous Barbarians as they defeated Fiji 45-32

44:

Carries by Super Rugby Women's Player of the Year Siokapesi Palu

43:

Points scored in Victoria's Dewar Shield final as Power House clinched a 31-12 win over Footscray

42:

The Wallabies ended their nine year drought at Twickenham with a 42-37 win over England

41:

Conversions by Brumbies and Wallabies flyhalf Noah Lolesio in Super Rugby Pacific

40:

Points v Georgia as the Wallabies took out their first game against the European side outside of a World Cup

39:

39-year-old Agustin Creevy proved the unlikeliest try-scoring hero as Argentina celebrates a famous 38-30 win over the All Blacks in August.

38:

Points scored by the Australia U18 side as they defeated New Zealand for the first time since 2019

37:

Tackle busts by Maya Stewart in Test Rugby in 2024, a clear Wallaroos Player of the Year

36:

The Sharks took out the European Challenge Cup 36-22 over Gloucester

35:

Line breaks by Faith Nathan in SVNS 23-24

34:

Tests for Ash Marsters, overtaking Liz Patu to become all-time Wallaroos cap leader

33:

The age of Michael Hooper, who retires following an outstanding Rugby career that included 125 Wallabies caps and a Sevens debut

32:

Conversions kicked by Arabella McKenzie during the Waratahs' successful 2024 Super Rugby Women's campaign

31:

The NSW Waratahs remain unbeaten in Super Rugby U16s after narrowly defeating the Reds 31-29 in the Final

30:

The Wallaroos celebrated their 30th year anniversary in 2024

29:

29-27 - the scoreline of a gripping 2024 Hospital Cup final that saw Brothers triumph over Wests once more, this time via a late James O'Connor penalty goal

28:

Tries conceded by the Wallabies during their six Rugby Championship games for 2024

27:

Votes received by former Wallaby Brett Robinson as he was named World Rugby Chair, the first time an Australian has taken the honour

26:

Minute for Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii to announce himself in Test Rugby, throwing a lovely offload for Tom Wright's try

25:

The Reds ended a 25-year drought in Christchurch after defeating the Crusaders 33-28

24:

Australia's win over South Africa marked their first of the inaugural TRC U20, defeating them 24-19

23:

The Wallabies' Bledisloe drought after the All Blacks retained the Cup in Sydney

22:

22,000 in the house at AAMI Park in Melbourne to catch Australia's 36-28 win over Wales

21:

Years since the Blues' last men's Super Rugby title, defeating the Chiefs in the Final

20:

Emilee Cherry (née Barton) becomes the 20th Australian inducted into the World Rugby Hall of Fame

19:

Debutants used by Joe Schmidt in 2024 for the Wallabies

18:

Siokapesi Palu became the 18th captain of the Wallaroos against Wales

17:

The age of Caitlyn Halse when she became the youngest Test debutant in Wallaroos history

16:

Nations who qualified for the expanded 2025 Rugby World Cup, with Australia drawn alongside England, USA and Samoa

15:

Tries scored by Maya Stewart, breaking the Wallaroos' record for most ever by an individual player

14:

Tries scored by Maddison Levi in the Olympics - a new record

13:

Games coached by Joe Schmidt in his first year as Wallabies coach

12:

Of the country's best amateur teams in action for the 2024 Australian Rugby Shield, won by Queensland Country (men) and ACT (women)

11:

Number of Test debutants for the Wallaroos in 2024

10:

Jersey number of new Australia Women's Sevens captain Isabella Nasser, taking over from Charlotte Caslick in Dubai

9:

Defenders beaten by Angus Bell during the Wallabies' 42-37 win over England at Twickenham

8:

The Melbourne Rebels finished eighth in their final Super Rugby season, going down to the Hurricanes in their maiden finals appearance before they disbanded.

7:

Wallaby debutants named against Wales in Sydney (Josh Flook, Jeremy Williams, Angus Blyth, Isaac Kailea, Charlie Cale, Tom Lynagh, Dylan Pietsch)

6:

Toulouse claimed a record breaking sixth European Club title after defeating Leinster 31-22 in extra-time

5:

The number of Super Rugby Women's titles the NSW Waratahs have won after going undefeated in 2024

4:

Tries scored by winger Desiree Miller, equaling a record, in the Wallaroos' win over Fiji

3:

Rob Valetini becomes the third player to win back-to-back John Eales medals

2:

Super Rugby hat-tricks to rookie sensation Tim Ryan - aka the Junkyard Dog - against the Blues and Western Force

1:

Matt Faessler became the first ever Wallabies hooker to score a Test hat-trick (vs Wales)

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