Twitter has been monitoring all the players taking part in #RWC2015 and have shared some of the most-Tweeted moments, most-Tweeted matches and the stats on the most-Tweeted players and coaches.
Pool standings according to Twitter
The quarter-finals begin this Saturday with matches being contested between the world’s top sides. Besides @EnglandRugby’s early departure from the tournament there are no surprises. However, if the quarter-final places were based on Twitter data things may have been quite different.
Twitter has ranked the group stage pools based on Twitter data. Teams registered points when they beat their opponent in terms of Twitter conversation during each match. If it were up to Twitter data, the pool stages standings would be:
POOL A |
POOL B |
POOL C |
POOL D |
~England (@EnglandRugby) | 1. Scotland (@Scotlandteam) | 1. New Zealand (@AllBlacks) | 1. Ireland (@IrishRugby) |
~Wales (@WelshRugbyUnion) | 2. Japan (@JRFURugby) | 2. Argentina (@unionargentina) | 2. France (@FFRugby) |
~Australia (@Wallabies) | 3. South Africa (@Springboks) | 3.Tonga (@officialTongaRU) | 3. Italy (@Federugby) |
4. Fiji (@fijirugby) | 4. Samoa (@manusamoa) | 4. Namibia (@RugbyNamibia) | 4. Canada (@RugbyCanada) |
5. Uruguay (@RugbyUruguay) | 5. United States (@USARugby) | 5.Georgia (@GeorgianRugby) | 5. Romania (@RugbyRomania) |
Pool A was hotly contested with the @EnglandRugby, @WelshRugbyUnion and the @Wallabies ending on equal points and Pool B would have seen @Springboks go home with the surprise team of the tournament, @JRFURugby, taking second spot.
The most-Tweeted about moments
1. The moment Japan seal a shock 34-32 victory against South Africa
2. Full time whistle blows as England lose 25-28 to Wales in Pool A
3. Japan score their final try to take a 34-32 lead over South Africa
4. England become the first host nation to exit in group stages as they lose 13-33 to Australia
5. The full time whistle sees Ireland run out 50-7 victors over Canada
6. Scotland’s Tommy Seymour tackled by Japan’s Ayumu Goromaru just short of try line
7. Japan’s Akihito Yamada goes over the try line on 40+1 to make it Samoa 0-18 Japan
8. Owen Farrell converts on full-time to seal England’s 35-11 victory in the tournament opener
9. Dan Biggar gives Wales a 28-25 lead over England with a 75th minute penalty
10. England v Fiji kicks off to commence #RWC2015 at Twickenham
Most-Tweeted about matches
1. England 13-33 Australia
2. England 35-11 Fiji
3. England 25-28 Wales
4. France 9-24 Ireland
5. South Africa 32-34 Japan
6. New Zealand 26-16 Argentina
7. Scotland 45-10 Japan
8. Australia 15-6 Wales
9 Ireland 50-7 Canada
10. Samoa 5-26 Japan
Most-Tweeted about Players/Coaches
1. Bryan Habana (@BryanHabana) – #RSA
2. Ayumu Goromaru – #JAP
3. Stuart Lancaster – #ENG
4. Dan Biggar – #WAL
5. Sam Burgess (@SamBurgess8) – #ENG
6. Mike Brown (@mikebrown_15) – #ENG
7. Jean de Villiers – #RSA
8. Owen Farrell (@owen_faz) -#ENG
9. Richie McCaw – #NZL
10. Sonny Bill Williams (@SonnyBWilliams) – #NZL
Most Retweeted group-stage Tweets
Thanks Niall, good to have you #ShoulderToShoulder with the lads. https://t.co/Je75yGU1xx
— Irish Rugby (@IrishRugby) September 19, 2015
UNBELIEVABLE! #RWC2015 #RSAvJPN pic.twitter.com/pBJL1xCraK
— Rugby World Cup (@rugbyworldcup) September 19, 2015
試合のMVPカップより嬉しいものをサモアチームに頂た。サモアチームが選ぶMVPです。敗者となった彼らから貰った贈り物は試合のMVPカップより価値があり我々もこんなチームになりたいと思えた。#JapanWay pic.twitter.com/TtoZaY2pPG
— 五郎丸歩 (@Goro_15) October 3, 2015
We have all just witnessed THE greatest upset in Rugby World Cup history #RSAvJPN #RWC2015 #unbelievable pic.twitter.com/qqcutEuhM0
— Rugby World Cup (@rugbyworldcup) September 19, 2015
#RSAvJPN #RugbyWorldCup You couldn't write this...
— J.K. Rowling (@jk_rowling) September 19, 2015
😊
— Jamie Roberts (@Jamiehuwroberts) September 26, 2015
If West Ham hang on it will be the biggest sporting upset since Japan beat South Africa in the rugby World Cup.
— Gary Lineker (@GaryLineker) September 19, 2015
GAME DAY!
— England Rugby (@EnglandRugby) September 18, 2015
Retweet to show your support for England as we kick off #RWC2015 against Fiji tonight. #carrythemhome pic.twitter.com/9MVkWzZq8w
【日本代表】
— 日本ラグビーフットボール協会 (@JRFUMedia) September 19, 2015
「ラグビーワールドカップ2015」世界ランキング3位の南アフリカ代表を34-32で下した日本代表。次戦は23日に行われるスコットランド代表戦です。引き続き応援をお願いします。 #rugbyjp #JapanWay pic.twitter.com/09KEpmHX1Z