Based on Opta’s unique scoring system here is their ‘Team of the Tournament’ for the 2019 Rugby World Cup.
The scores are based on a per 80 mins rate with a minimum of 320 mins required to make the cut (240 mins for props), with Beauden Barrett getting the highest score of any player.
Fullback | Beauden Barrett (New Zealand)
86 – @beaudenbarrett made 86 carries at #RWC2019, only Schalk Burger (96 in 2015) has made more in an edition of the tournament (Lawrence Dallaglio also 86 in 2003). Shift. pic.twitter.com/GFWtQIFCuy
— OptaJonny (@OptaJonny) November 3, 2019
Winger | Kotaro Matsushima (Japan)
Outside-centre | Manu Tuilagi (England)
Inside-centre | Anton Lienert-Brown (New Zealand)
Winger | Semi Radradra (Fiji)
Fijian flyer Semi Radradra is a power house https://t.co/ohgh05s1db
— Digiviral (@Digiviral1) October 23, 2019
Fly-half | Richie Mo’unga (New Zealand)
Scrum-half | Gareth Davies (Wales)