Ashley-Cooper stars for Aussies

SARugbymag.co.za looks at the players who topped the stats in five key areas of the game in the quarter-finals and at the World Cup so far.

TRY-SCORERS

Semi-finals

3: Adam Ashley-Cooper (Australia)
1: Rob Simmons (Australia)
1: Beauden Barrett (New Zealand)
1: Jerome Kaino (New Zealand)

Tournament so far

8: Julian Savea (New Zealand)
5: Nehe Milner-Skudder (New Zealand)
5: Bryan Habana (South Africa)
5: Juan Imhoff (Argentina)
5: Gareth Davies (Wales)

POINT-SCORERS

Semi-finals

15: Handré Pollard (South Africa)
15: Nicolás Sánchez (Argentina)
15: Adam Ashley-Cooper (Australia)
10: Dan Carter (New Zealand)
9: Bernard Foley (Australia)

Tournament so far 

89: Nicolás Sánchez (Argentina)
79: Handré Pollard (South Africa)
79: Greig Laidlaw (Scotland)
75: Bernard Foley (Australia)
63: Dan Carter (New Zealand)
58: Ayumu Goromaru (Japan)
56: Dan Biggar (Wales)
44: Tommy Allan (Italy)
43: Owen Farrell (England)
40: Julian Savea (New Zealand)

METRES RUN

Semi-finals

106: Santiago Cordero (Argentina)
103: Joaquín Tuculet (Argentina)
94: Nehe Milner-Skudder (New Zealand)
81: Drew Mitchell (Australia)
60: Marcelo Bosch (Argentina)
57: Jeronimo de la Fuente (Argentina)
56: Facundo Isa (Argentina)
55: Israel Folau (Australia)
54: Adam Ashley-Cooper (Australia)
53: Ben Smith (New Zealand)
44: Ma'a Nonu (New Zealand)
42: Jerome Kaino (New Zealand)

Tournament so far 

454: Santiago Cordero (Argentina)
453: Ben Smith (New Zealand)
437: Nehe Milner-Skudder (New Zealand)
433: Joaquin Tuculet (Argentina)
395: Julian Savea (New Zealand)
389: DTH van der Merwe (Canada)
351: Telusa Veainu (Tonga)
340: Scott Spedding (France)
331: Mike Brown (England)
309: Juan Imhoff (Argentina)

OFFLOADS

Semi-finals

2: Tomás Lavanini (Argentina)
2: Nicolás Sánchez (Argentina)
2: Sonny Bill Williams (New Zealand)

Tournament so far

10: Sonny Bill Williams (New Zealand)
10: Leone Nakarawa (Fiji)
8: Asaeli Tikoirotuma (Fiji)
8: Schalk Burger (South Africa)
8: Mamuka Gorgodze (Georgia)
7: Facundo Isa (Argentina)
7: Kurtley Beale (Australia)
7: Finn Russell (Scotland)

TACKLES

Semi-finals

16: Eben Etzebeth (South Africa)
16: Scott Fardy (Australia)
15: Kane Douglas (Australia)
14: Lood de Jager (South Africa)
14: David Pocock (Australia)
13: Francois Louw (South Africa)
13: Schalk Burger (South Africa)
11: Tendai Mtawarira (South Africa)
11: Handré Pollard (South Africa)
11: Marcelo Bosch (Argentina)
11: Michael Hooper (Australia)

Tournament so far 

74: Lood de Jager (South Africa)
68: Schalk Burger (South Africa)
67: Jonny Gray (Scotland)
59: Francois Louw (South Africa)
58: Kane Douglas (Australia)
55: Scott Fardy (Australia)
55: Thierry Dusautoir (France)
55: Richie Gray (Scotland)
55: Dan Lydiate (Wales)
54: Sam Warburton (Wales)
53: Eben Etzebeth (South Africa)
53: Santiago Vilaseca (Uruguay)
51: Bernard le Roux (France)
51: Francesco Minto (Italy)
51: Michael Leitch (Japan)
51: Taulupe Faletau (Wales)
50: Torsten van Jaarsveld (Namibia)

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