According to the official report on the 2015 Rugby World Cup, the Vodafone Flying Fijians were the most successful team in winning opponents scrums and New Zealand were worthy champions.
The report also highlighted that the gap between tier one and tier two nations is narrowing.
It says that this year’s world cup saw the most competitive performances from tier two teams with two rankings upsets and the lowest average winning margin between tier one and tier two teams.
It also noted that Southern hemisphere teams were more effective at scoring tries, accumulating 50 per cent more tries than penalty goals, while northern hemisphere teams scored 50 per cent more penalty goals than tries.
30 per cent more tries were scored by tier two teams against tier one teams in 2015 than in 2011.
The report also says that the All Blacks scored more tries than their opponents in all seven matches and scored 39 tries that originated from their own half.
