1987 Rugby World Cup
Tournament details | |
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Host nations | New Zealand Australia |
Dates | 22 May – 20 June (30 days) |
No. of nations | 16 |
Final positions | |
Champions | New Zealand (1st title) |
Runner-up | France |
Third place | Wales |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 32 |
Attendance | 478,449 (14,952 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Grant Fox (126) |
Most tries | Craig Green John Kirwan (6 tries each) |
1991 → |
The 1987 Rugby World Cup was the first
fourth, after conceding crucial tries in the dying seconds of both their semi-final against France and the third-place play-off against Wales.Seven of the sixteen participating teams were the
The tournament witnessed a number of one-sided matches, with the seven IRFB 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. The tournament was seen as a major success and proved that the event was viable in the long term.
Participating nations
The tournament comprised the seven members of the IRFB, and nine teams invited by the IRFB; there was no qualification process for teams.
IRFB Member Nations | Invited Nations |
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- South Africa was excluded due to its pro-apartheid policies.[citation needed]
- Soviet Union were to be invited but declined.[citation needed]
Venues
Auckland | Wellington | Christchurch | Dunedin |
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Eden Park | Athletic Park
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Lancaster Park | Carisbrook |
Capacity: 48,000 | Capacity: 39,000 | Capacity: 36,500 | Capacity: 35,000 |
Rotorua | Napier | Hamilton | Brisbane |
Rotorua International Stadium | McLean Park | Rugby Park | Ballymore Stadium |
Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 24,000 |
Sydney | Invercargill | Palmerston North | |
Concord Oval | Rugby Park Stadium | Showgrounds Oval | |
Capacity: 20,000 | Capacity: 30,000 | Capacity: 20,000 | |
Squads
Referees
- Kerry Fitzgerald
- Bob Fordham
- Fred Howard
- Roger Quittenton
- René Hourquet
- Guy Maurette
- David Burnett
- Stephen Hilditch
- Dave Bishop
- Keith Lawrence
- Brian Anderson
- Jim Fleming
- Derek Bevan
- Clive Norling
Pools and format
Pool 1 | Pool 2 | Pool 3 | Pool 4 |
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United States
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- Pool 1 was played in Australia
- Pool 2 was played with five matches held in New Zealand and one in Australia
- Pool 3 was played in New Zealand
- Pool 4 was played in New Zealand
The inaugural World Cup was contested by 16 nations. There was no qualifying tournament to determine the participants; instead, the 16 nations were invited by the International Rugby Football Board to compete. The simple 16-team pool/knock-out format was used with the teams divided into four pools of four, with each team playing the others in their pool once, for a total of three matches per team in the pool stage. Nations were awarded two points for a win, one for a draw and none for a loss: teams finishing level on points were separated by tries scored, rather than total points difference (had it been otherwise, Argentina would have taken second place in Group C ahead of Fiji, although France would still have won Group D.) 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. A standard single-elimination tournament followed, with the losers of the semi-finals contesting an additional play-off match to determine third place.
A total of 32 matches (24 in the pool stage and eight in the knock-out stage) were played in the tournament over 29 days from 22 May to 20 June 1987.
Pool stage
Pool 1
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | Pts | Qualification |
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Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 41 | +67 | 18 | 6 | Knockout stage |
England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 32 | +68 | 15 | 4 | |
United States
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 99 | −60 | 5 | 2 | |
Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 123 | −75 | 7 | 0 |
23 May 1987 |
New Zealand ) |
30 May 1987 |
England | 60–7[6][7] | Japan |
Try: Harrison (3) Underwood (2) Salmon Richards Redman Rees Simms Con: Webb (7) Pen: Webb (2) | Try: Miyamoto Pen: Matsuo |
Concord Oval, Sydney Attendance: 4,893 Referee: René Hourquet (France) |
31 May 1987 |
Brian Anderson (Scotland ) |
3 June 1987 |
Australia ) |
3 June 1987 |
Jim Fleming (Scotland ) |
Pool 2
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | Pts | Qualification |
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Wales | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 31 | +51 | 13 | 6 | Knockout stage |
Ireland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 41 | +43 | 11 | 4 | |
Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 90 | −25 | 8 | 2 | |
Tonga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 98 | −69 | 3 | 0 |
25 May 1987 |
Australia ) |
29 May 1987 |
New Zealand ) |
3 June 1987 |
New Zealand ) |
3 June 1987 |
Ireland | 32–9[24][25] | Tonga |
Try: Mullin (3) MacNeill (2) Con: Ward (3) Pen: Ward (2) | Pen: Amone (3) |
Ballymore, Brisbane Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Guy Maurette (France) |
Pool 3
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | Pts | Qualification |
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New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 34 | +156 | 30 | 6 | Knockout stage |
Fiji | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 101 | −45 | 6 | 2[a] | |
Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 110 | −70 | 5 | 2[a] | |
Argentina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 90 | −41 | 4 | 2[a] |
Notes:
22 May 1987 |
Australia ) |
24 May 1987 |
Argentina | 9–28 | Fiji |
Try: Penalty try Con: Porta Pen: Porta | Try: Gale Naivilawasa Nalaga Savai Con: Koroduadua (2) Rokowailoa Pen: Koroduadua (2) |
Rugby Park, Hamilton Attendance: 13,000 Referee: Jim Fleming (Scotland) |
27 May 1987 |
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28 May 1987 |
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31 May 1987 |
New Zealand ) |
1 June 1987 |
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Pool 4
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | Pts | Qualification |
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France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 145 | 44 | +101 | 25 | 5[a] | Knockout stage |
Scotland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 135 | 69 | +66 | 22 | 5[a] | |
Romania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 130 | −69 | 6 | 2 | |
Zimbabwe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 151 | −98 | 5 | 0 |
Notes:
23 May 1987 |
Romania | 21–20 | Zimbabwe |
Try: Paraschiv Toader Hodorcă Pen: Alexandru (3) | Try: Tsimba (2) Neill Con: Ferreira Pen: Ferreira (2) |
Eden Park, Auckland Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Stephen Hilditch (Ireland) |
23 May 1987 |
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28 May 1987 |
Australia ) |
30 May 1987 |
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2 June 1987 |
Try: Jeffrey (3) Tait (2) Hastings (2) Duncan Tukalo Con: Hastings (8) Pen: Hastings |
Carisbrook, Dunedin Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Stephen Hilditch (Ireland) |
Knockout stage
Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
6 June – Christchurch | ||||||||||
New Zealand | 30 | |||||||||
14 June – Brisbane | ||||||||||
Scotland | 3 | |||||||||
New Zealand | 49 | |||||||||
8 June – Brisbane | ||||||||||
Wales | 6 | |||||||||
Wales | 16 | |||||||||
20 June – Auckland | ||||||||||
England | 3 | |||||||||
New Zealand | 29 | |||||||||
7 June – Auckland | ||||||||||
France | 9 | |||||||||
France | 31 | |||||||||
13 June – Sydney | ||||||||||
Fiji | 16 | |||||||||
France | 30 | |||||||||
7 June – Sydney | ||||||||||
Australia | 24 | Third place | ||||||||
Australia | 33 | |||||||||
18 June – Rotorua | ||||||||||
Ireland | 15 | |||||||||
Wales | 22 | |||||||||
Australia | 21 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
6 June 1987 |
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7 June 1987 |
Brian Anderson (Scotland ) |
7 June 1987 |
Fiji | 16–31 | France |
Try: Qoro Damu Con: Koroduadua Pen: Koroduadua (2) | Try: Rodriguez (2) Lorieux Lagisquet Con: Laporte (3) Pen: Laporte (2) Drop: Laporte |
Eden Park, Auckland Attendance: 17,000 Referee: Clive Norling (Wales) |
Semi-finals
13 June 1987 |
Brian Anderson (Scotland ) |
14 June 1987 |
Australia ) |
Third-place play-off
Final
20 June 1987 |
Australia ) |
Statistics
The tournament's top point scorer was New Zealand's Grant Fox, who scored 126 points. Craig Green and John Kirwan scored the most tries, six in total.
Player | Team | Position | Played | Tries | Conversions | Penalties | Drop goals | Total points |
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Grant Fox | New Zealand | Fly-half
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6 | 0 | 30 | 21 | 1 | 126 |
Michael Lynagh | Australia | Fly-half
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6 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 82 |
Gavin Hastings | Scotland | Fullback
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4 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 62 |
Didier Camberabero | France | Fly-half
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5 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 53 |
Jonathan Webb | England | Fullback
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4 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 43 |
Guy Laporte | France | Fly-half
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3 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 42 |
Paul Thorburn | Wales | Fullback
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6 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 37 |
Mike Kiernan | Ireland | Centre
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3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 36 |
Severo Koroduadua | Fiji | Fullback
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4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 35 |
Hugo Porta | Argentina | Fly-half
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3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 33 |
Broadcasters
The event was broadcast in
References
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- ^ Australia vs England 1987 World Rugby
- ^ Japan vs United States 1987 ESPN Scrum
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- ^ England vs Japan 1987 World Rugby
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- ^ Australia vs United States RWC 1987 Archived 15 April 2018 at the Wayback Machine ESPN Scrum
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External links
- Overview at rugbyworldcup.com