The Dungannon racer claimed 43 victories and 11 podium finishes on his way to a winning points tally of 3,754.

The final points tally came up with Speed finishing eighteenth in points.

Overall though, it had been a positive debut season in the top class and his points tally rewarded him with the title of "Rookie of the Year".

Villa's final points tally was 50, an improvement of 8 over the previous season and finished 11th, 5 places higher than the previous season.

Their points tally of 77 points was also a record for the league.

New Zealand scored 32 tries for and only conceding 2 against, for a total points tally of 197 to 41 over the entire tour.

In addition, the final points tally of 58 was equalled only once more before the three-for-a-win points system was introduced in 1981-82.

Ferrari completed their domination of the 2002 season by completing their total points tally of 221 points on the previous 10-point scoring system.

The England team had thought that table placings in the event of a tied points tally were decided on tries scored.

Over the 2008-2009 sevens season he scored 23 tries, and his points tally of 115 was second only to Colin Gregor's 171.