Ronan O'Gara holds the record for most points scored at the Rugby World Cup (RWC) for the Irish national rugby team with 93 points, followed by Johnny Sexton with 78 points.
Leading point scorers at the Rugby World Cup for the national rugby union team of Ireland as of 2019
Characteristic
Points scored
Ronan O'Gara
93
Jonathan Sexton
78
David Humphreys
70
Ralph Keyes
68
Eric Elwood
45
Brian O'Driscoll
41
Keith Earls
40
Ian Madigan
38
Michael Kiernan
36
Rob Kearney
30
Keith Wood
25
Tommy Bowe
20
Rory Best
20
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