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1987 Rugby World Cup
1987-05-22 - 1987-06-20
Host nations Flag of New Zealand New Zealand and
Flag of Australia Australia
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Champions Flag of New Zealand New Zealand
Runner-up Flag of France France
Matches played 32
Attendance 604,500
(18,891 per match)
Top scorer Flag of New Zealand Grant Fox (126)
Most tries Flag of New Zealand Craig Green (6)
Succeeded by 1991 Rugby World Cup

The first Rugby World Cup was hosted by New Zealand and Australia in 1987 and was won by New Zealand. The All Blacks are New Zealand's national team in Rugby union, the country's National sport. The France national rugby union team represents France in Rugby union. Grant James Fox (born 6 June 1962 in New Plymouth) is former Rugby union player from New Zealand The 1991 Rugby World Cup was jointly hosted by England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and France. The Rugby World Cup is the premier international Rugby union competition New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. The All Blacks are New Zealand's national team in Rugby union, the country's National sport. Seven of the 16 places were automatically filled by the International Rugby Football Board members – New Zealand, Australia, England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales and France – with South Africa unable to compete because of the international sports boycott due to apartheid. The International Rugby Board (IRB is the world governing and law-making body for the sport of Rugby union, and previously for Rugby football. The Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in Rugby union. The England national rugby union team represents England in Rugby union. The France national rugby union team represents France in Rugby union. The South Africa national Rugby union team (commonly referred to as the Springboks in English Springbokke in Afrikaans and Amabokoboko There was no qualification process to fill the remaining nine spots. Instead invitations were sent out to Argentina, Fiji, Italy, Canada, Romania, Tonga, Japan, Zimbabwe and the United States. The Argentina national rugby team, nicknamed Los Pumas, represents Argentina in international Rugby union matches The Fiji National rugby union team is one of the strongest national rugby union teams of the world and the third from Oceania, even still as a second tier nation This left Western Samoa controversially excluded, despite their better playing standard than some of the teams invited. The national Rugby union team of Samoa is called Manu Samoa (the name of a famous Samoan chief some 10 generations ago

On the whole the tournament witnessed fairly one-sided matches, the seven IRB members proving too strong for the other teams. Half of the 24 matches across the four pools saw one team score 40 or more points. It is therefore no surprise that five of the seven highest-scoring Rugby World Cup matches were witnessed during this tournament, a statistic that is echoed in the ‘most points by an individual’ and ‘most tries by a team’ statistics. New Zealand won the final against France at Eden Park in Auckland 29–9. Eden Park is the main sports ground in Auckland, New Zealand for both Rugby union during winter and Cricket in summer The New Zealand team was captained by David Kirk, substituting for the injured Andy Dalton, and included such rugby greats as Sean Fitzpatrick, John Kirwan, Grant Fox and Michael Jones. David Edward Kirk, MBE, (born 5 October 1961 in Wellington; grew up in Palmerston North) is a former New Zealand Andrew Grant Dalton (born 16 November 1951 in Dunedin, New Zealand) is an ex- All Blacks Rugby union player who captained Sean Brian Thomas Fitzpatrick (born 4 June 1963 in Auckland) is a former Rugby union footballer who represented New Zealand, and is widely regarded John James Patrick Kirwan ONZM MBE (born 16 December 1964 is a New Zealand born Rugby union footballer turned coach Grant James Fox (born 6 June 1962 in New Plymouth) is former Rugby union player from New Zealand Michael Niko Jones (born 8 April 1965 in Auckland, New Zealand is a former Rugby union player and coach

Contents

Stadiums

Australia

City Stadium Capacity
Brisbane Ballymore Stadium 24,000
Sydney Concord Oval 20,000

New Zealand

City Stadium Capacity
Auckland Eden Park 45,472
Wellington Athletic Park 39,000
Christchurch Lancaster Park 36,500
Dunedin Carisbrook 35,000
Rotorua Rotorua International Stadium 35,000
Napier McLean Park 30,000
Hamilton Waikato Stadium 26,350
Invercargill Rugby Park Stadium 17,000
Palmerston North Showgrounds Oval

Participating nations

Africa Americas Asia Europe Oceania

Format

David Kirk holding the Webb Ellis Trophy after the All Blacks won the final of the 1987 Rugby World Cup
David Kirk holding the Webb Ellis Trophy after the All Blacks won the final of the 1987 Rugby World Cup

The World Cup was contested by 16 different nations, in total, playing 32 matches over the duration of the tournament. Brisbane ( is the state capital of Queensland. Brisbane is the third most populous city in Australia and the most populous city of Queensland Ballymore Stadium is the name of a Rugby union stadium situated in Herston, a suburb of Brisbane, Australia. Sydney (ˈsɪdniː is the most populous city in Australia, with a Metropolitan area population of approximately 4 Concord Oval (also Waratah Stadium) is a multi-use Stadium in Concord, Australia. The Auckland metropolitan area or Greater Auckland, in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country Eden Park is the main sports ground in Auckland, New Zealand for both Rugby union during winter and Cricket in summer Wellington (ˈwælɪŋtən is the Capital of New Zealand, the country's second largest urban area, the Christchurch (Ōtautahi The largest City in the South Island, it is also the second largest city and third largest urban area of New Zealand AMI Stadium, formerly Jade Stadium and Lancaster Park, is a sports stadium situated in Christchurch, New Zealand. Dunedin (dəˈneɪdɪn) Ōtepoti in Maori is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the region of Carisbrook is a major sporting venue in Dunedin, New Zealand. Rotorua is a city on the southern shore of Lake Rotorua in the Bay of Plenty region of the North Island of New Zealand, and Rotorua Rotorua International Stadium is a multi-use Stadium located on Devon Street West in Westbrook suburb of Rotorua, New Zealand. Napier ( Ahuriri in Māori) is a port city in Hawke's Bay, New Zealand. McLean Park is a chiefly a Cricket ground in Napier, New Zealand, though rugby is also played here Waikato Stadium is a major Rugby union and soccer venue in Hamilton, New Zealand, with a total capacity seated and standing of 25800 with Invercargill ( Waihōpai in Māori) is the southernmost and westernmost city in New Zealand, and one of the southernmost cities in the world Rugby Park Stadium is a Rugby union venue and home ground for Air New Zealand Cup team Southland. Palmerston North (Te Papa-i-oea is the main city of the Manawatu-Wanganui region of the North Island of New Zealand. The Zimbabwe national rugby union team are considered to be a third tier rugby union nation The Argentina national rugby team, nicknamed Los Pumas, represents Argentina in international Rugby union matches For the Canadian Rugby league team see Canada national rugby league team. For the American Rugby league team see United States national rugby league team. For the Japanese Rugby League team see Japan national rugby league team. The England national rugby union team represents England in Rugby union. The France national rugby union team represents France in Rugby union. The Ireland rugby union team represents the island of Ireland in Rugby union, which is a popular sport throughout both the Republic of Ireland and For the rugby sevens side see Italian national rugby union team (sevens The Italy national rugby union team represent the nation of The Romania national rugby union team, nicknamed The Oaks ( Stejarii) have long been one of the stronger European teams outside of the Six Nations The Scotland national rugby union team represent Scotland in international Rugby union. The Wales national rugby union team represent Wales in international The Australian national rugby union team is the representative side of Australia in Rugby union. The Fiji National rugby union team is one of the strongest national rugby union teams of the world and the third from Oceania, even still as a second tier nation The All Blacks are New Zealand's national team in Rugby union, the country's National sport. The Tonga national rugby union team is nicknamed Ikale Tahi (Sea Eagles. David Edward Kirk, MBE, (born 5 October 1961 in Wellington; grew up in Palmerston North) is a former New Zealand The All Blacks are New Zealand's national team in Rugby union, the country's National sport. There was no qualifying tournament to determine the participants, and instead the 16 nations were invited by the International Rugby Football Board to compete. The 16 nations were divided into four pools of four nations, with each nation playing their other pool opponents once, every nation playing three times during the group stages. Nations were awarded 2 points for a win, 1 for a draw and zero for a loss, the top two nations of every pool advanced to the quarter finals. The runners-up of each pool faced the winners of a different pool in the quarter finals. The winners moved on to the semi finals, with the winners then moving onto the final, and the losers of the semi finals contesting a third/fourth place play off.

Pool stage

Pool 1

Team P W D L PF PA Pts
Flag of Australia Australia 3 3 0 0 108 41 6
Flag of England England 3 2 0 1 100 32 4
Flag of the United States United States 3 1 0 2 39 99 2
Flag of Japan Japan 3 0 0 3 48 123 0
1987-05-23
Australia Flag of Australia 19 – 6 Flag of England England Concord Oval, Sydney
Referee: Keith Lawrence Flag of New Zealand
Tries: Campese
Poidevin
Con: Lynagh
Pen: Lynagh (3)
Try: Harrison
Con: Webb

1987-05-24
Japan Flag of Japan 18 – 21 Flag of the United States United States Ballymore, Brisbane
Referee: Guy Maurette Flag of France
Tries: Taumoefolau (2)
Yoshinaga
Pen: Yoshinaga
Kutsuki
Tries: Nelson
Purcell
Lambert
Con: Nelson (3)
Pen: Nelson

1987-05-30
England Flag of England 60 – 7 Flag of Japan Japan Concord Oval, Sydney
Referee: Rene Hourquet Flag of France
Tries: Harrison (3)
Underwood (2)
Salmon
Richards
Redman
Rees
Simms
Con: Webb (7)
Pen: Webb (2)
Try: Miyamoto
Pen: Matsuo

1987-05-31
Australia Flag of Australia 47 – 12 Flag of the United States United States Ballymore, Brisbane
Referee: Brian Anderson Flag of Scotland
Tries: Leeds (2)
Penalty try
Campese
Smith
Slack
Papworth
Codey
Con: Lynagh (6)
Pen: Lynagh
Try: Nelson
Con: Nelson
Pen: Nelson
Drop: Horton

1987-06-03
Australia Flag of Australia 42 – 23 Flag of Japan Japan Concord Oval, Sydney
Referee: Jim Fleming Flag of Scotland
Tries: Slack (2)
Burke (2)
Tuynman
Grigg
Hartill
Campese
Con: Lynagh (5)
Tries: Kutsuki (2)
Fujita
Con: Okidoi
Pen: Okidoi (2)
Drop: Okidoi

1987-06-03
England Flag of England 34 – 6 Flag of the United States United States Concord Oval, Sydney
Referee: Kerry Fitzgerald Flag of Australia
Tries: Winterbottom (2)
Harrison
Dooley
Con: Webb (3)
Pen: Webb (4)
Try: Purcell
Con: Nelson

Pool 2

Team P W D L PF PA Pts
Flag of Wales Wales 3 3 0 0 82 31 6
Flag of Ireland Ireland 3 2 0 1 84 41 4
Flag of Canada Canada 3 1 0 2 65 90 2
Flag of Tonga Tonga 3 0 0 3 29 98 0
1987-05-24
Canada Flag of Canada 37 – 4 Flag of Tonga Tonga McLean Park, Napier
Referee: Clive Norling Flag of Wales
Tries: Palmer (2)
Vaesen (2)
Stuart
Frame
Penalty try
Con: Wyatt (2)
Gareth Rees
Pen: Rees
Try: Valu

1987-05-25
Ireland Flag of Ireland 6 – 13 Flag of Wales Wales Athletic Park, Wellington
Referee: Kerry Fitzgerald Flag of Australia
Pen: Kiernan (2) Try: Ring
Pen: Thorburn
Drop: Davies (2)

1987-05-29
Tonga Flag of Tonga 16 – 29 Flag of Wales Wales Showgrounds Oval, Palmerston North
Referee: David Bishop Flag of New Zealand
Tries: Fielea
Fifita
Con: Liava'a
Pen: Liava'a
Amone
Tries: Webbe (3)
Hadley
Con: Thorburn (2)
Pen: Thorburn (2)
Drop: Davies

1987-05-30
Canada Flag of Canada 19 – 46 Flag of Ireland Ireland Carisbrook, Dunedin
Referee: Fred Howard Flag of England
Try: Cardinal
Pen: Rees (3)
Wyatt
Drop: Rees
Tries: Crossan (2)
Bradley
Spillane
Ringland
MacNeill
Con: Kiernan (5)
Pen: Kiernan (2)
Drop: Ward
Kiernan

1987-06-03
Ireland Flag of Ireland 32 – 9 Flag of Tonga Tonga Ballymore, Brisbane
Referee: Guy Maurette Flag of France
Tries: Mullin (3)
MacNeill (2)
Con: Ward (3)
Pen: Ward (2)
Pen: Amone (3)

1987-06-03
Canada Flag of Canada 9 – 40 Flag of Wales Wales Rugby Park, Invercargill
Referee: David Bishop Flag of New Zealand
Pen: Rees (3) Tries: Evans (4)
Devereux
Bowen
Hadley
Phillips
Con: Thorburn (4)

Pool 3

Team P W D L PF PA Pts
Flag of New Zealand New Zealand 3 3 0 0 190 34 6
Flag of Fiji Fiji 3 1 0 2 56 101 2
Flag of Argentina Argentina 3 1 0 2 49 90 2
Flag of Italy Italy 3 1 0 2 40 110 2
1987-05-22
New Zealand Flag of New Zealand 70 – 6 Flag of Italy Italy Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Bob Fordham Flag of Australia
Tries: Kirwan (2)
Kirk (2)
Green (2)
Penalty try
Jones
Taylor
McDowell
Stanley
Whetton
Con: Fox (8)
Pen: Fox (2)
Pen: Collodo
Drop: Collodo

1987-05-24
Argentina Flag of Argentina 9 – 28 Flag of Fiji Fiji Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Referee: Jim Fleming Flag of Scotland
Try: Penalty try
Con: Porta
Pen: Porta
Tries: Gale
Naivilawasa
Nalaga
Savai
Con: Koroduadua (2)
Rokowailoa
Pen: Koroduadua (2)

1987-05-27
New Zealand Flag of New Zealand 74 – 13 Flag of Fiji Fiji Lancaster Park, Christchurch
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Derek Bevan Flag of Wales
Tries: Gallagher (4)
Green (4)
Kirk
Kirwan
Penalty try
Whetton
Con: Fox (10)
Pen: Fox (2)
Try: Cama
Pen: Koroduadua (3)

1987-05-28
Argentina Flag of Argentina 25 – 16 Flag of Italy Italy Lancaster Park, Christchurch
Referee: Roger Quittenton Flag of England
Tries: Lanza
Gómez
Con: Porta
Pen:Porta (5)
Tries: Innocenti
Cuttitta
Con: Collodo
Pen: Collodo (2)

1987-05-31
Fiji Flag of Fiji 15 – 18 Flag of Italy Italy Carisbrook, Dunedin
Referee: Keith Lawrence Flag of New Zealand
Try: Naivilawasa
Con: Koroduadua
Pen: Koroduadua (2)
Drop: Quro
Tries: Cuttitta
Cucchiella
Mascioletti
Pen: Collodo
Drop: Collodo

1987-06-01
New Zealand Flag of New Zealand 46 – 15 Flag of Argentina Argentina Athletic Park, Wellington
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Roger Quittenton Flag of England
Tries: Kirk
Brooke
Stanley
Earl
Crowley
Whetton
Con: Fox (2)
Pen: Fox (6)
Try: Lanza
Con: Porta
Pen: Porta (3)

Pool 4

Team P W D L PF PA Pts
Flag of France France 3 2 1 0 145 44 5
Flag of Scotland Scotland 3 2 1 0 135 69 5
Flag of Romania Romania 3 1 0 2 61 130 2
Flag of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 3 0 0 3 53 151 0
1987-05-23
Romania Flag of Romania 21 – 20 Flag of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Eden Park, Auckland
Referee: Stephen Hilditch Flag of Ireland
Tries: Paraschiv
Toader
Hodorca
Pen: Alexandru (3)
Tries: Tsimba (2)
Neill
Con: Ferreira
Pen: Ferreira (2)

1987-05-23
France Flag of France 20 – 20 Flag of Scotland Scotland Lancaster Park, Christchurch
Referee: Fred Howard Flag of England
Tries: Sella
Berbizier
Blanco
Con: Blanco
Pen: Blanco (2)
Tries: White
Duncan
Pen: Hastings (4)

1987-05-28
France Flag of France 55 – 12 Flag of Romania Romania Athletic Park, Wellington
Referee: Bob Fordham Flag of Australia
Tries: Lagisquet (2)
Charvet (2)
Sella
Andrieu
Camberabero
Erbani
Laporte
Con: Laporte (8)
Pen: Laporte
Pen: Bezuscu (4)

1987-05-30
Scotland Flag of Scotland 60 – 21 Flag of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Athletic Park, Wellington
Referee: David Burnett Flag of Ireland
Tries: Tait (2)
Tukalo (2)
Duncan (2)
Paxton (2)
Oliver
Hastings
Jeffrey
Con: Hastings (8)
Try: Buitendag
Con: Grobler
Pen: Grobler (5)

1987-06-02
Romania Flag of Romania 28 – 55 Flag of Scotland Scotland Carisbrook, Dunedin
Referee: Stephen Hilditch Flag of Ireland
Tries: Murariu (2)
Toader
Con: Alexandru
Ion
Pen: Alexandru (3)
Ion
Tries: Jeffrey (3)
Tait (2)
Hastings (2)
Duncan
Tukalo
Con: Hastings (8)
Pen: Hastings

1987-06-02
France Flag of France 70 – 12 Flag of Zimbabwe Zimbabwe Eden Park, Auckland
Referee: Derek Bevan Flag of Wales
Tries: Modin (3)
Camberabero (3)
Charvet (2)
Rodriguez (2)
Durboca
Esteve
Laporte
Con: Camberabero (9)
Try: Kaulbach
Con: Grobler
Pen: Grobler (2)

Knock-out stage

Quarter finals Semi finals Final
                   
6 June - Lancaster Park, Christchurch        
 Flag of New Zealand New Zealand  30
14 June - Ballymore, Brisbane
 Flag of Scotland Scotland  3  
 Flag of New Zealand New Zealand  49
8 June - Ballymore, Brisbane
   Flag of Wales Wales  6  
 Flag of Wales Wales  16
20 June - Eden Park, Auckland
 Flag of England England  3  
 Flag of New Zealand New Zealand  29
7 June - Eden Park, Auckland
   Flag of France France  9
 Flag of France France  31
13 June - Concord Oval, Sydney
 Flag of Fiji Fiji  16  
 Flag of France France  30 Third place
7 June - Concord Oval, Sydney
   Flag of Australia Australia  24  
 Flag of Australia Australia  33  Flag of Wales Wales  22
 Flag of Ireland Ireland  15    Flag of Australia Australia  21
18 June - Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua


Quarter-finals

1987-06-06
New Zealand Flag of New Zealand 30 – 3 Flag of Scotland Scotland Lancaster Park, Christchurch
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: David Burnett Flag of Ireland
Tries: Whetton
Gallagher
Con: Fox (2)
Pen: Fox (6)
Pen: Hastings

1987-06-07
Australia Flag of Australia 33 – 15 Flag of Ireland Ireland Concord Oval, Sydney
Referee: Brian Anderson Flag of Scotland
Tries: Burke (2)
McIntyre
Smith
Con: Lynagh (4)
Pen: Lynagh (3)
Tries: MacNeill
Kiernan
Con: Kiernan (2)
Pen: Kiernan

1987-06-07
Fiji Flag of Fiji 16 – 31 Flag of France France Eden Park, Auckland
Referee: Clive Norling Flag of Wales
Tries: Qoro
Damu
Con: Koroduadua
Pen: Koroduadua (2)
Tries: Rodriguez (2)
Lorieux
Lagisquet
Con: Laporte (3)
Pen: Laporte (2)
Drop: Laporte

1987-06-08
England Flag of England 3 – 16 Flag of Wales Wales Ballymore, Brisbane
Referee: Rene Hourquet Flag of France
Pen: Webb Tries: Roberts
Jones
Devereux
Con: Thorburn (2)

Semi-finals

1987-06-13
Australia Flag of Australia 24 – 30 Flag of France France Concord Oval, Sydney
Attendance: 17,768
Referee: Brian Anderson Flag of Scotland
Tries: Campese
Codey
Con: Lynagh (2)
Pen: Lynagh (3)
Drop: Lynagh
Tries: Lorieux
Sella
Lagisquet
Blanco
Con: Camberabero (4)
Pen: Camberabero (2)

1987-06-14
New Zealand Flag of New Zealand 49 – 6 Flag of Wales Wales Ballymore, Brisbane
Attendance: 22,576
Referee: Kerry Fitzgerald Flag of Australia
Tries: Kirwan (2)
Shelford (2)
Drake
Whetton
Stanley
Brooke-Cowden
Con: Fox (7)
Pen: Fox
Try: Devereux
Con: Thorburn

Third-place play-off

18 June 1987
Australia Flag of Australia 21 – 22 Flag of Wales Wales Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua
Referee: Fred Howard Flag of England
Tries: Burke
Grigg
Con: Lynagh (2)
Pen: Lynagh (2)
Drop: Lynagh
Tries: Roberts
Moriarty
Hadley
Con: Thorburn (2)
Pen: Thorburn (2)

Final

20 June 1987
New Zealand Flag of New Zealand 29 – 9 Flag of France France Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 46,000
Referee: Kerry Fitzgerald Flag of Australia
Tries: Jones
Kirk
Kirwan
Con: Fox
Pen: Fox (4)
Drop: Fox
Try: Berbizier
Con: Camberabero
Pen: Camberabero
 1987 Rugby World Cup Champions 
Flag of New Zealand
New Zealand
First title

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