{"id":3184,"date":"2015-10-02T07:15:09","date_gmt":"2015-10-02T07:15:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/?p=3184"},"modified":"2015-10-06T12:41:01","modified_gmt":"2015-10-06T12:41:01","slug":"rugby-world-cup-2015-size-height-weight-speed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blackbeltwhitehat.com\/en\/2015\/10\/02\/rugby-world-cup-2015-size-height-weight-speed\/","title":{"rendered":"Rugby World Cup 2015 – Size, Height, Weight & Speed"},"content":{"rendered":"

So, if you’re anything like me, watching the Rugby World Cup<\/a> makes you feel like a little hobbit compared to some of the man-mountains that are on display.<\/p>\n

However, the Japanese, are the smallest team<\/a>, and their victory over the Springboks shows what technique, tactics and heart can do against larger and stronger opponents.<\/p>\n

Enough of that technique rubbish though, here are some giant stats:<\/p>\n

Weight<\/strong>
\nFrance’s\u00a0Uini Atonio has\u00a0the prestigious honour of being the heaviest player at the world cup, weighing in at 22 stone and 11lbs.<\/p>\n

\"Uini<\/a>
Uini Atonio – 22 stone and 11lbs of him<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Interestingly, the heaviest player of all time, is reported to be Fijian\u00a0Bill Cavubati<\/a>, who weighed nearly 26 stones in his playing days.<\/p>\n

\"Heaviest<\/a>
Bill on the right<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Speed
\n<\/strong>The fastest player at the Rugby World Cup (on paper), is Lwazi Mvovo, also of South Africa with a recorded 100m time of 10.32 seconds<\/a>. \u00a0Although most of us realise that this doesn’t necessarily translate to speed on the field, which is normally dependent on acceleration over the first 10m. \u00a0But still, if you can run 100m in 10.32 you’re definitely going to be one of the fastest people on a given rugby pitch!<\/p>\n

Fastest player of all time? That’s Carlin Isles<\/p>\n