194 – 3 a Record Score? Not Quite

BBC Sport reports that Midlands club Alcester thought they had earned a place in rugby union’s record books when they recorded a 194-3 win over Coventry Saracens the weekend of 24 January 2009.

But the scoreline – a record winning margin for an English league game – has been wiped from the records after a ruling from local officials. Coventry Saracens were handicapped by having only eight players, and formed scrums with just three men. However, rules insist scrums have a minimum of five players per side.

Despite the 191-point margin of victory, Alcester would have had some way to go to beat the world record for a game of rugby union. This stands at 350-0 and came in 1984 when tries were worth only four points rather than five, with French club Lavardac beating their third division opponents Vergt 350-0 with 66 tries.