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Percy Montgomery: 'Oo, Erm, Right, How to get past Lomu?'

The Tri-Nations record number of tries South Africa managed in four matches during the 1997 series. As record breaking seasons go, it ended there with the Boks finishing 'third' despite laying seige on the whitewash at an everage of 3.75 per game. Percy Montgomery did most of the damage going over three times while Pieter Rossouw and Mark Andrews both bagged braces. Needless to say, eight of which came in the 61-22 hammering of Australia at Loftus Versfeld.

Jump around, jump up, jump up and get down...

Carisbrook hasn't been a happy hunting ground for visitors to New Zealand. Since 1908, when an Anglo-Welsh side entered Dunedin's 'House of Pain' for the first time, in 34 games, the All-Blacks have triumphed on 30 occasions with one draw and only three defeats - Two of which came against the British Lions.

South Africa have suffered 84 years of Dunedin damage with the last a 31-27 agonising defeat courtesy of Kevin Mealamu's last-ditch effort.

The most team points in a Tri-Nations series by a nation. New Zealand accomplished this is the 2006 competition. The All-Blacks won five out of six, losing their last game against South Africa by a slender point despite scoring 20 points. Needless to say they bagged the trophy...

32 v Australia

35 v South Africa

13 in Australia

34 v Australia

45 in South Africa

20 in South Africa

Why spend lots of money when you can have this?

The total number of female rugby players in Tahiti - impressively half the number of male players.

Understandably the numbers aren't that impressive but for a 178,133 population, it's a greater proportion England with 58,871 players out of a 50,762,900 population. The figures don't lie...

A season worth celebrating...

The record number of consecutive wins enjoyed by Clermont Auvergne during the 2007/8 Top 14 season.

Clermont have rewritten the record books this season scoring the most points and most tries en route to claiming top spot after the regular season. More importantly, Clermont are the perennial second-place finishers losing all eight finals they have been involved in.