13: The number of scrums awarded to Scotland in succession in their clash with Western Samoa. The heavy duty graft took a full nine minutes of the game before Scotland were eventually awarded a penalty try.

8: The number of tries which Jonah Lomu scored during the World Cup making him the tournament's leading try scorer.

39: The cumulative number of penalties that semi final referees Jim Fleming and Derek Bevan awarded during the respective matches, one for every three minutes of play.

9: The Australian referee who saw fit to add nine minutes of injury time at the end of the second half during Ireland's quarter-final defeat by Argentina.

0: The number of tries Ireland managed to score in two (Australia, Argentina) of their four matches.

64: The aggregate total score of the match between journalists from the Northern and Southern Hemispheres played at the Old Penarthians rugby club. The Southern Hemisphere biro pushers triumphed 45-19.

550,000: Jonah Lomu's reputed annual salary if he signs for English club Bristol.

25: The number of points scored by Australian Matt Burke in Saturday's final, a record for a World Cup Final.