1987 Rugby World Cup Pool 2

Pool 2 of the 1987 Rugby World Cup began on 24 May and was completed on 3 June. The pool was composed of Wales, Ireland, Canada and Tonga.

Standings

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	T	Pts	Qualification
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

Canada vs Tonga

Canada

Tonga

FB 15 Mark Wyatt RW 14 Pat Palmer OC 13 Paul Vaesen IC 12 Spence McTavish LW 11 Tom Woods FH 10 Gareth Rees SH 9 Ian Stuart N8 8 Glen Ennis OF 7 Roy Radu BF 6 Rob Frame RL 5 Ron van den Brink LL 4 Hans de Goede (c) TP 3 Bill Handson HK 2 Mark Cardinal LP 1 Eddie Evans Replacements: FH 16 Ian Hyde-Lay CE 17 Steve Gray SH 18 Dave Tucker FL 19 Bruce Breen PR 20 Randy McKellar HK 21 Karl Svoboda Coach: Gary Johnston

FB 15 Tali Ete'aki RW 14 Soane Asi  22' OC 13 Samiu Mohi IC 12 Talanoa Kitekeiʻaho LW 11 Quddus Fielea FH 10 Alamoni Liavaʻa SH 9 Talai Fifita N8 8 Kini Fotu OF 7 Fakahau Valu (c) BF 6 Taipaleti Tuʻuta RL 5 Kasi Fine LL 4 Polutele Tuʻihalamaka  28' TP 3 Hakatoa Tupou HK 2 Amone Afu LP 1 Soakai Motuʻapuaka Replacements: FB 16 Manu Vunipola FH 17 Asa Amone FH 18 Lemeki Vaipulu  22' PR 19 Viliami Lutua PR 20 Takai Makisi N8 21 Sione Tahaafe  28' Coach: Prince Mailefihi

Ireland vs Wales

25 May 1987

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Ireland

Wales

FB 15 Hugo MacNeill RW 14 Trevor Ringland OC 13 Brendan Mullin IC 12 Michael Kiernan LW 11 Keith Crossan FH 10 Paul Dean SH 9 Michael Bradley N8 8 Brian Spillane OF 7 Derek McGrath BF 6 Phillip Matthews  35' RL 5 Donal Lenihan (c) LL 4 Willie Anderson TP 3 Des Fitzgerald HK 2 Terry Kingston LP 1 Phillip Orr Replacements: PR 16 Job Langbroek LK 17 Jim Glennon  35' SH 18 Tony Doyle FH 21 Tony Ward CE 20 David Irwin Coach: Syd Millar Jim Davidson

FB 15 Paul Thorburn RW 14 Ieuan Evans OC 13 John Devereux IC 12 Mark Ring LW 11 Adrian Hadley FH 10 Jonathan Davies SH 9 Robert Jones N8 8 Paul Moriarty OF 7 Richie Collins BF 6 Gareth Roberts RL 5 Richard Moriarty (c) LL 4 Bob Norster TP 3 Stuart Evans HK 2 Kevin Phillips LP 1 Jeff Whitefoot Replacements: WG 16 Glen Webbe FH 17 Malcolm Dacey SH 18 Ray Giles PR 19 Anthony Buchanan LK 20 Huw Richards Coach: Tony Gray

Tonga vs Wales

Tonga

Wales

FB 15 Tali Ete'aki RW 14 Manu Vunipola OC 13 Samiu Mohi IC 12 Talanoa Kitekeiʻaho LW 11 Quddus Fielea FH 10 Asa Amone  67' SH 9 Talai Fifita N8 8 Maliu Filise OF 7 Fakahau Valu (c) BF 6 Taipaleti Tuʻuta RL 5 Kasi Fine LL 4 Mofuike Tuʻungafasi TP 3 Hakatoa Tupou  44' HK 2 Amone Afu LP 1 Viliami Lutua Replacements: FB 16 Liueli Fusimalohi CE 17 Alamoni Liavaʻa  28' FH 18 Lemeki Vaipulu PR 19 Latu Vaʻeno  67' N8 20 Sione Tahaafe PR 21 Takai Makisi Coach: Prince Mailefihi

FB 15 Paul Thorburn RW 14 Glen Webbe OC 13 Kevin Hopkins IC 12 Mark Ring LW 11 Adrian Hadley FH 10 Malcolm Dacey  58' SH 9 Robert Jones N8 8 Phil Davies OF 7 Paul Moriarty BF 6 Gareth Roberts RL 5 Huw Richards LL 4 Richard Moriarty (c) TP 3 Stuart Evans  75' HK 2 Kevin Phillips LP 1 Anthony Buchanan Replacements: WG 16 Ieuan Evans FH 17 Jonathan Davies  58' SH 18 Ray Giles HK 19 Alan Phillips LK 20 Steve Blackmore  75' PR 21 Steve Sutton Coach: Tony Gray

Canada vs Ireland

Canada

Ireland

FB 15 Mark Wyatt RW 14 Pat Palmer OC 13 John Lecky IC 12 Spence McTavish LW 11 Tom Woods FH 10 Gareth Rees SH 9 Ian Stuart N8 8 Glen Ennis OF 7 Roy Radu BF 6 Rob Frame RL 5 Hans de Goede (c) LL 4 Ro Hindson TP 3 Bill Handson HK 2 Mark Cardinal LP 1 Eddie Evans Replacements: PR 16 Randy McKellar HK 17 Karl Svoboda FL 18 Bruce Breen SH 19 Dave Tucker FH 20 Ian Hyde-Lay CE 21 Steve Gray Coach: Gary Johnston

FB 15 Hugo MacNeill RW 14 Trevor Ringland OC 13 Michael Kiernan IC 12 Brendan Mullin LW 11 Keith Crossan FH 10 Tony Ward SH 9 Michael Bradley N8 8 Brian Spillane OF 7 Paul Collins BF 6 Derek McGrath RL 5 Donal Lenihan (c) LL 4 Willie Anderson TP 3 Des Fitzgerald HK 2 John MacDonald  65' LP 1 Phillip Orr Replacements: FB 16 Philip Rainey HK 17 Terry Kingston  65' SH 18 Tony Doyle FH 19 Paul Dean CE 20 David Irwin Coach: Syd Millar Jim Davidson

Canada vs Wales

Canada

Wales

FB 15 Mark Wyatt RW 14 Pat Palmer OC 13 Tom Woods IC 12 John Lecky LW 11 Steve Gray FH 10 Gareth Rees SH 9 Ian Stuart  52' N8 8 Glen Ennis OF 7 Roy Radu BF 6 Bruce Breen RL 5 Hans de Goede (c) LL 4 Ro Hindson TP 3 Bill Handson HK 2 Mark Cardinal LP 1 Randy McKellar Replacements: FH 16 Ian Hyde-Lay SH 17 Dave Tucker  52' FL 18 Roy Radu PR 19 Eddie Evans HK 20 Mark Cardinal PR 21 Ross Breen Coach: Gary Johnston

FB 15 Paul Thorburn RW 14 Ieuan Evans OC 13 John Devereux IC 12 Bleddyn Bowen  72' LW 11 Adrian Hadley FH 10 Jonathan Davies (c) SH 9 Ray Giles N8 8 Gareth Roberts OF 7 Phil Davies BF 6 Paul Moriarty  77' RL 5 Steve Sutton LL 4 Bob Norster TP 3 Steve Blackmore HK 2 Alan Phillips LP 1 Jeff Whitefoot Replacements: CE 16 Kevin Hopkins  72' CE 17 Mark Ring SH 18 Robert Jones PR 19 Anthony Buchanan LK 20 Richard Moriarty  77' HK 21 Kevin Phillips Coach: Tony Gray

Ireland vs Tonga

3 June 1987

Ireland	32–9[11][12]	Tonga
Try: Mullin (3) MacNeill (2) Con: Ward (3) Pen: Ward (2)		Pen: Amone (3)

Ballymore, Brisbane Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Guy Maurette (France)

Ireland

Tonga

FB 15 Hugo MacNeill RW 14 Trevor Ringland OC 13 Brendan Mullin IC 12 David Irwin LW 11 Keith Crossan FH 10 Tony Ward SH 9 Michael Bradley N8 8 Derek McGrath OF 7 Neil Francis BF 6 Phillip Matthews RL 5 Donal Lenihan (c) LL 4 Willie Anderson TP 3 J. J. McCoy HK 2 Terry Kingston LP 1 Job Langbroek Replacements: FB 16 Philip Rainey CE 17 Michael Kiernan SH 18 Tony Doyle FL 19 Paul Collins CE 20 Des Fitzgerald HK 21 Steve Smith Coach: Syd Millar Jim Davidson

FB 15 Tali Ete'aki RW 14 Talanoa Kitekeiʻaho OC 13 Alamoni Liavaʻa IC 12 Samiu Mohi LW 11 Quddus Fielea FH 10 Asa Amone SH 9 Talai Fifita N8 8 Maliu Filise OF 7 Fakahau Valu (c) BF 6 Taipaleti Tuʻuta RL 5 Kasi Fine LL 4 Mofuike Tuʻungafasi TP 3 Hakatoa Tupou HK 2 Amone Afu LP 1 Viliami Lutua Replacements: WG 16 Manu Vunipola FH 17 Lemeki Vaipulu FH 18 Taliaʻuli Liavaʻa N8 19 Sione Tahaafe PR 20 Takai Makisi PR 21 Latu Vaʻeno Coach: Prince Mailefihi

References

External links

• 1987 Rugby World Cup results at World Rugby
• Full Results and Statistics at ESPN