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

TRY-SCORERS

5: Julian Savea (New Zealand)
4: JP Pietersen (South Africa)
4: Gareth Davies (Wales)
3: DTH van der Merwe (Canada)
3: Juan Imhoff (Argentina)
3: Santiago Cordero (Argentina)
3: Keith Earls (Ireland)
3: Cory Allen (Wales)

POINT-SCORERS

51: Nicolas Sánchez (Argentina)
45: Ayumu Goromaru (Japan)
41: Bernard Foley (Australia)
38: Handré Pollard (South Africa)
36: Dan Biggar (Wales)
35: Owen Farrell (England)
34: Greig Laidlaw (Scotland)
33: Frédéric Michalak (France)

METRES RUN

338: Telusa Veainu (Tonga)
328: DTH van der Merwe (Canada)
323: Mike Brown (England)
259: Santiago Cordero (Argentina)
250: Joaquín Tuculet (Argentina)
239: Ben Smith (New Zealand)
236: Vunga Lilo (Tonga)
231: Tim Nanai-Williams (Samoa)

OFFLOADS

8: Leone Nakarawa (Fiji)
7: Sonny Bill Williams (New Zealand)
6: Aseali Tikoirotuma (Fiji)
6: Kahn Fotuali'i (Samoa)
6: Mamuka Gorgodze (Georgia)
5: Ben Volavola (Fiji)
5: DTH van der Merwe (Canada)
5: Fetu'u Vainikolo (Tonga)

TACKLES

40: Mamuka Gorgodze (Georgia)
37: Richie Gray (Scotland)
36: Jonny Gray (Scotland)
36: Francesco Minto (Italy)
36: Michael Leitch (Japan)
36: Victor Kolelishvili (Georgia)
35: Chris Robshaw (England)
35: TJ Ioane (Samoa)

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