#RWC15 Diary: Owens on the way up as Ireland drop to sixth

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Mon, 19 Oct, 2015 - 01:00

compiled Eileesh Buckley

STAT OF THE DAY

400, that is the number of meters made by New Zealand’s Ben Smith in the tournament to-date. It’s a nice round number that sees him at the top of the table for meters made.

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Rugby RWC15 Place: New Zealand Place: Ireland Place: London Place: Pennyhill Place: South Africa Place: Surrey Sports Park Place: Scotland Place: UK Person: Owens Person: Ben Smith Person: DTH van der Merwe Person: Telusa Veainu Person: Julian Savea Person: Santiago Cordero Person: Nehe Milner-Skudder Person: Rob Kearney Person: Keith Earls Person: Steve Brown Person: John Lacey Person: Craig Joubert Person: Jaco Pyper Person: George Clancy Person: Nigel Owens Person: JP Doyle Event: #RWC15 Event: Rugby World Cup Event: World Cup final Organisation: Ireland Organisation: Tonga Organisation: All Black Organisation: England Rugby 2015 Organisation: RFU Organisation: Springboks Organisation: St. Mary’s University Organisation: New Zeland Organisation: London Irish RFC Organisation: London Irish Organisation: Wales Organisation: Australia Organisation: All Blacks Organisation: Argentina Organisation: New Zealand Organisation: South Africa Organisation: Wales’Organisation: Rugby Banter

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