1987 Rugby World Cup



Rugby World Cup commenced in 1987 with Australia and New Zealand as host nations.

The idea of the Rugby World Cup was suggested by the Australian Rugby Union and the New Zealand Football Union in separate submissions to the International Rugby Board. Though 16 nations from all over the globe participated in 1987 Rugby World Cup , but there were only three real contenders for the trophy. Since, in 1987 the first Rugby World Cup was hosted the 16 members were invited by the International Rugby football Board and there were no separate selection procedures. The extravaganza began on 22 nd May, 1987 and ended on 20 th June, 1987. There were four pools with each pool having four members. Each nation had to play thrice during the group stage and the top two teams moved subsequently to the quarter finals. Same applied for all the groups and the quarter final was followed by the semi-finals and the finals.

Participating Teams

Pool 1 Pool 2 Pool 3 Pool 4
Australia Canada Argentina France
England Ireland Fiji Romania
Japan Tonga Italy Scotland
United States Wales New Zealand Zimbabwe

Stadium Venues

Stadium Name Capacity City Name Country
Ballymore Stadium 24000 Brisbane Australia
Concord Oval 20000 Sydney Australia
Eden Park 45472 Auckland New Zealand
Athletic Park 39000 Wellington New Zealand
Lancaster Park 36500 Christchurch New Zealand
Carisbrook 35000 Dunedin New Zealand
Rotorua International Stadium 35000 Rotorua New Zealand
McLean Park 30000 Napier New Zealand
Rugby Park 30000 Hamilton New Zealand
Rugby Park Stadium 17000 Invercargill New Zealand
Showgrounds Oval 20000 Palmerston North New Zealand

1987 Rugby World Cup Results

Scheduled Date Team 1 Match Result Team 2 Stadium Venue

Pool 1

23 May 87 Australia 19 – 6 England Sydney
24 May 87 Japan 18 – 21 USA Brisbane
30 May 87 England 60 – 7 Japan Sydney
31 May 87 Australia 47 – 12 USA Brisbane
03 Jun 87 England 34 – 6 USA Sydney
03 Jun 87 Australia 42 – 23 Japan Sydney

Pool 2

24 May 87 Canada 37 – 4 Tonga Napier
25 May 87 Ireland 6 – 13 Wales Wellington
29 May 87 Tonga 16 – 29 Wales Palmerston North
30 May 87 Canada 19 – 46 Ireland Dunedin
03 Jun 87 Canada 9 – 40 Wales Invercargill
03 Jun 87 Ireland 32 – 9 Tonga Brisbane

Pool 3

22 May 87 New Zealand 70 – 6 Italy Auckland
24 May 87 Argentina 9 – 28 Fiji Hamilton
27 May 87 New Zealand 74 – 13 Fiji Christchurch
28 May 87 Argentina 25 – 16 Italy Christchurch
31 May 87 Fiji 15 – 18 Italy Dunedin
01 Jun 87 New Zealand 46 – 15 Argentina Wellington

Pool 4

23 May 87 Romania 21 – 20 Zimbabwe Auckland
23 May 87 France 20 – 20 Scotland Christchurch
28 May 87 France 55 – 12 Romania Wellington
30 May 87 Scotland 60 – 21 Zimbabwe Wellington
02 Jun 87 Romania 28 – 55 Scotland Dunedin
02 Jun 87 France 70 – 12 Zimbabwe Auckland

Quarter Finals

06 Jun 87 New Zealand 30 – 3 Scotland Christchurch
07 Jun 87 Australia 33 – 15 Ireland Sydney
07 Jun 87 Fiji 16 – 31 France Auckland
08 Jun 87 England 3 – 16 Wales Brisbane

Semi Finals

13 Jun 87 Australia 24 – 30 France Sydney
14 Jun 87 New Zealand 49 – 6 Wales Brisbane

3rd Place Play-Off

18 Jun 87 Australia 21 – 22 Wales Rotorua

Final

20 Jun 87 New Zealand 29 – 9 France Auckland

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