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5 - Of 34 players to make 100+ carries in Super Rugby Pacific this year, Western Force's Harry Potter boasted the best gainline success rate (74%), while only @Wallabies teammate Tom Wright (7.1) averaged more metres per carry than him (7.0). He's 1 of our 5 players to watch... Wizard.

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13 - In the 2025 Super Rugby Pacific regular season, Western Force's Carlo Tizzano broke the record for the most tries (13) scored by a forward in a single campaign. Dizzy. He's one of our 5 Wallabies to watch... theanalyst.com/articles/five-…

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4 - This is set to be the 4th All Blacks Test without Beauden, Scott & Jordie Barrett since Jordie became the last of the 3 brothers to debut (16 June 2017 v Samoa). Presence. #NZLvFRA 26 Oct 2024 v Japan (won 64-19) 5 Aug 2023 v Aus (won 23-20) 29 Oct 2022 v Japan (won 38-31)

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3 - With Finn Russell, Sione Tuipulotu and Huw Jones, British & Irish Lions will start a Test match with a 10/12/13 axis comprised of three players from the same nation for the first time since the opening Test of the 1993 tour of New Zealand, when England trio Rob Andrew, Jerry Guscott

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100 - British & Irish Lions captain Maro Itoje is set to win his 100th cap in Test rugby (currently 93 for England & 6 for Lions) - he will become the ninth different England Rugby men's player to reach that landmark. Centurion.

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73% - The Opta supercomputer gives the British & Irish Lions a 73% chance of winning the 1st Test in Brisbane, read our preview & find out if Andy Farrell may regret not picking the tour's standout player so far, Jac Morgan. Choices. theanalyst.com/articles/austr…

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2 - Nick Champion De Crespigny (Wallabies) is set to become only the second forward since the beginning of 2011 to start against the B&I Lions in their Test debut; the other individual was also a #Wallabies player (Ben Mowen - 22 June 2013). Furnace. #LionsTour2025

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13 - There are 13 hours to go until the first Test of the #LionsTour2025 in Australia, the same number of tries that Carlo Tizzano scored in Super Rugby Pacific 2025 which broke the record for the most by a forward in a season. Power. theanalyst.com/articles/five-…

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20y 320d - Since the beginning of 2011, only Jordie Barrett (20y 141d for New Zealand, 8 July 2017) has been younger & scored a try in a Test against the B&I Lions than Max Jorgensen (20y 320d) for Wallabies on Saturday. Capitalised. #Wallabies #LionsTour2025

20y 320d - Since the beginning of 2011, only Jordie Barrett (20y 141d for New Zealand, 8 July 2017) has been younger &amp; scored a try in a Test against the B&amp;I Lions than Max Jorgensen (20y 320d) for <a href="/wallabies/">Wallabies</a> on Saturday. Capitalised.

#Wallabies #LionsTour2025
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17 - Nicholas Champion de Crespigny (Wallabies) made 17/17 tackles vs B&I Lions on Saturday, the 2nd most of any player with a 100% success rate in a game vs Lions since Opta began collecting this data in 2009 (James Moore - 18/18 for Japan, 26 June 2021). Debut. #Wallabies

17 - Nicholas Champion de Crespigny (<a href="/wallabies/">Wallabies</a>) made 17/17 tackles vs B&amp;I Lions on Saturday, the 2nd most of any player with a 100% success rate in a game vs Lions since Opta began collecting this data in 2009 (James Moore - 18/18 for Japan, 26 June 2021). Debut.

#Wallabies
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11 - Georgian Rugby’s Mikheil Shioshvili beat 11 defenders against Scotland in the 2025 #WorldRugbyU20s 9th-place final, the first time a forward has beaten more than 10 in the competition since Opta have recorded this data – his seven tries this year were also the most by a

11 - <a href="/GeorgianRugby/">Georgian Rugby</a>’s Mikheil Shioshvili beat 11 defenders against Scotland in the 2025 #WorldRugbyU20s 9th-place final, the first time a forward has beaten more than 10 in the competition since Opta have recorded this data – his seven tries this year were also the most by a
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63 – Vusi Simphiwe Moyo was the top points scorer in the 2025 #WorldRugbyU20s, with his tally of 63 points being at least 13 more than any other player – the last SA Junior Rugby player to score more in the competition was Handre Pollard in 2014 (65). Prolific.

63 – Vusi Simphiwe Moyo was the top points scorer in the 2025 #WorldRugbyU20s, with his tally of 63 points being at least 13 more than any other player – the last <a href="/SAJuniorRugby/">SA Junior Rugby</a> player to score more in the competition was Handre Pollard in 2014 (65). Prolific.
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11 – #JuniorBok Haashim Pead scored six tries and assisted a further five in this year’s #WorldRugbyU20s, with his combined total of 11 involvements being the highest of any player in a single edition of the competition since Opta have recorded this data. Future.

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10 – Scottish Rugby’s Freddy Douglas won 10 turnovers in this year’s #WorldRugbyU20s, the most of any player in a single edition since Tommy Reffell won 10 for Wales in 2018. Pilferer.

10 – <a href="/Scotlandteam/">Scottish Rugby</a>’s Freddy Douglas won 10 turnovers in this year’s #WorldRugbyU20s, the most of any player in a single edition since Tommy Reffell won 10 for Wales in 2018. Pilferer.
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312 – SA Junior Rugby’s Haashim Pead (312) is just the second scrum-half to gain 300+ metres in a single edition of the #WorldRugbyU20s since Opta have collected this data, after Antoine Dupont, who gained 382 for France in 2016. Esteemed.

312 – <a href="/SAJuniorRugby/">SA Junior Rugby</a>’s Haashim Pead (312) is just the second scrum-half to gain 300+ metres in a single edition of the #WorldRugbyU20s since Opta have collected this data, after Antoine Dupont, who gained 382 for France in 2016. Esteemed.
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14 – Fin Smith made 14 tackles against First Nations & Pasifika XV yesterday, after making 15 against the AUNZ XV in his previous British & Irish Lions outing – the last fly-half to complete as many tackles in a single game for the Lions was Charlie Hodgson against Taranaki in 2005

14 – Fin Smith made 14 tackles against First Nations &amp; Pasifika XV yesterday, after making 15 against the AUNZ XV in his previous <a href="/lionsofficial/">British & Irish Lions</a> outing – the last fly-half to complete as many tackles in a single game for the Lions was Charlie Hodgson against Taranaki in 2005
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3 - Fraser McReight won three turnovers in last weekend’s opening Test, the second time he’s won as many as three in a game for the @Wallabies, after winning four against Andy Farrell’s Ireland side last November; no Tier 1 player has won as many jackal turnovers as McReight