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*[[South Africa]] was excluded due to its pro [[South Africa under apartheid|apartheid]] policies |
*[[South Africa]] was excluded due to its pro [[South Africa under apartheid|apartheid]] policies. |
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*[[Samoa|Western Samoa]] was not invited despite having a better record than some of the other invited nations |
*[[Samoa|Western Samoa]] was not invited despite having a better record than some of the other invited nations. |
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Revision as of 09:56, 23 October 2011
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host nations |  New Zealand Australia |
| Dates | 22 May – 20 June 1987 |
| No. of nations | 16 |
| Final positions | |
Champions  | New Zealand |
Runner-up  | France |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 32 |
The 1987 Rugby World Cup was the first Rugby World Cup and was at the time largely seen as something of a experiment within the Rugby union world as there had been no previous precedent in the long history of the game during the amateur era up until then and there was very little razzmatazz surrounding the tournament which was not widely regarded as a official event. New Zealand and Australia agreed to co-host the first ever tournament with New Zealand hosting seventeen pool stage matches, two quarter-finals and the final with Australia being the junior partner hosting seven pool matches, two quarter-finals, both semi-finals and the third place play-off. Satellite tv links were not well developed in the region at the time which ment European audiences were unable to see any of the games "live" on tv. The event was won for the very first time by co-hosts New Zealand who were seen at the time as the strong favouties. 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. 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. This left Western Samoa controversially excluded, despite their better playing standard than some of the teams invited. The USSR were to be invited but they refused the invitation on political grounds, allegedly due to the continued IRFB membership of South Africa.[1]
On the whole the tournament witnessed fairly one-sided matches, the seven traditional IRFB members proved too strong for the other teams. Half of the 24 matches across the four pools saw one team score 40 or more points. Despite this only the ‘most points by an individual’ statistic is recorded against this tournament.[2] New Zealand won the final against France at Eden Park in Auckland 29–9. 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. The tournament was seen as a major success and proved that the event was here to stay and also led to many countries joining the International Rugby Football Board which in turn led the IRFB to become the true authority for the running of international rugby union.
Participating nations
| IRFB Member Nations | Invited Nations |
|---|---|
- South Africa was excluded due to its pro apartheid policies.
- Western Samoa was not invited despite having a better record than some of the other invited nations.
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 | Rugby Park[3] | |
| Invercargill | Rugby Park Stadium | 17,000 |
| Palmerston North | Showgrounds Oval |
Squads
Pools & Format
| Pool 1 | Pool 2 | Pool 3 | Pool 4 |
|---|---|---|---|
- Pool 1 was played in Australia
- Pool 2 was played with five matches held in New Zealand with one match held in Australia
- Pool 3 was played in New Zealand
- Pool 4 was played in New Zealand
The inaugural World Cup was contested by 16 different nations. 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 simple 16 team pool/knock-out format was used with the sixteen nations 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.
Points System
The points system that was used in the pool stage was:
- 2 points for a win
- 1 point for a draw
- 0 points for playing
A total of 32 matches (24 Pool Stage & 8 Knock-out) were played throughout the tournament over 29 days from Friday 22 May 1987 to Saturday 20 June 1987.
Pool stage
Pool 1
| Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Australia
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 41 | 6 |
 England
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 32 | 4 |
 United States
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 99 | 2 |
 Japan
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 123 | 0 |
| 23 May 1987 |
| Australia | 19–6 | England |
| Tries: Campese Poidevin Con: Lynagh Pen: Lynagh (3) | Try: Harrison Con: Webb |
| Concord Oval, Sydney Attendance: 17,896 Referee: Keith Lawrence (New Zealand) |
| 24 May 1987 |
| Japan | 18–21 | United States |
| Tries: Taumoefolau (2) Yoshinaga Pen: Yoshinaga Kutsuki | Tries: Nelson Purcell Lambert Con: Nelson (3) Pen: Nelson |
| Ballymore, Brisbane Referee: Guy Maurette (France) |
| 30 May 1987 |
| England | 60–7 | Japan |
| Tries: 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 |
| Australia | 47–12 | United States |
| Tries: Leeds (2) Penalty try Campese Smith Slack Papworth Codey Con: Lynagh (6) Pen: Lynagh | Try: Nelson Con: Nelson Pen: Nelson Drop: Horton |
| Ballymore, Brisbane Attendance: 10,855 Referee: Brian Anderson (Scotland) |
| 3 June 1987 |
| Australia | 42–23 | Japan |
| Tries: Slack (2) Burke (2) Tuynman Grigg Hartill Campese Con: Lynagh (5) | Tries: Kutsuki (2) Fujita Con: Okidoi Pen: Okidoi (2) Drop: Okidoi |
| Concord Oval, Sydney Attendance: 8,785 Referee: Jim Fleming (Scotland) |
| 3 June 1987 |
| England | 34–6 | United States |
| Tries: Winterbottom (2) Harrison Dooley Con: Webb (3) Pen: Webb (4) | Try: Purcell Con: Nelson |
| Concord Oval, Sydney Attendance: 8,785 Referee: Kerry Fitzgerald (Australia) |
Pool 2
| Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Wales
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 31 | 6 |
 Ireland
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 41 | 4 |
 Canada
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 90 | 2 |
 Tonga
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 98 | 0 |
| 24 May 1987 |
| Canada | 37–4 | Tonga |
| Tries: Palmer (2) Vaesen (2) Stuart Frame Penalty try Con: Wyatt (2) Gareth Rees Pen: Rees | Try: Valu |
| McLean Park, Napier Referee: Clive Norling (Wales) |
| 25 May 1987 |
| Ireland | 6–13 | Wales |
| Pen: Kiernan (2) | Try: Ring Pen: Thorburn Drop: Davies (2) |
| Athletic Park, Wellington Referee: Kerry Fitzgerald (Australia) |
| 29 May 1987 |
| Tonga | 16–29 | Wales |
| Tries: Fielea Fifita Con: Liava'a Pen: Liava'a Amone | Tries: Webbe (3) Hadley Con: Thorburn (2) Pen: Thorburn (2) Drop: Davies |
| Showgrounds Oval, Palmerston North Referee: David Bishop (New Zealand) |
| 30 May 1987 |
| Canada | 19–46 | Ireland |
| Try: Cardinal Pen: Rees (3) Wyatt Drop: Rees | Tries: Crossan (2) Bradley Spillane Ringland MacNeill Con: Kiernan (5) Pen: Kiernan (2) Drop: Ward Kiernan |
| Carisbrook, Dunedin Referee: Fred Howard (England) |
| 3 June 1987 |
| Ireland | 32–9 | Tonga |
| Tries: Mullin (3) MacNeill (2) Con: Ward (3) Pen: Ward (2) | Pen: Amone (3) |
| Ballymore, Brisbane Referee: Guy Maurette (France) |
| 3 June 1987 |
| Canada | 9–40 | Wales |
| Pen: Rees (3) | Tries: Evans (4) Devereux Bowen Hadley Phillips Con: Thorburn (4) |
| Rugby Park, Invercargill Referee: David Bishop (New Zealand) |
Pool 3
| Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Zealand
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 34 | 6 |
 Fiji
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 101 | 2 |
 Italy
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 110 | 2 |
 Argentina
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 90 | 2 |
Fiji qualified for the highest number of tries (Fiji 6, Italy 5, Argentina 4)
| 22 May 1987 |
| New Zealand | 70–6 | Italy |
| Tries: Kirwan (2) Kirk (2) Green (2) Penalty try Jones Taylor McDowell Stanley Whetton Con: Fox (8) Pen: Fox (2) | Pen: Collodo Drop: Collodo |
| Eden Park, Auckland Referee: Bob Fordham (Australia) |
| 24 May 1987 |
| Argentina | 9–28 | Fiji |
| Try: Penalty try Con: Porta Pen: Porta | Tries: Gale Naivilawasa Nalaga Savai Con: Koroduadua (2) Rokowailoa Pen: Koroduadua (2) |
| Rugby Park, Hamilton Referee: Jim Fleming (Scotland) |
| 27 May 1987 |
| New Zealand | 74–13 | Fiji |
| Tries: Gallagher (4) Green (4) Kirk Kirwan Penalty try Whetton Con: Fox (10) Pen: Fox (2) | Try: Cama Pen: Koroduadua (3) |
| Lancaster Park, Christchurch Referee: Derek Bevan (Wales) |
| 28 May 1987 |
| Argentina | 25–16 | Italy |
| Tries: Lanza Gómez Con: Porta Pen:Porta (5) | Tries: Innocenti Cuttitta Con: Collodo Pen: Collodo (2) |
| Lancaster Park, Christchurch Referee: Roger Quittenton (England) |
| 31 May 1987 |
| Fiji | 15–18 | Italy |
| Try: Naivilawasa Con: Koroduadua Pen: Koroduadua (2) Drop: Quro | Tries: Cuttitta Cucchiella Mascioletti Pen: Collodo Drop: Collodo |
| Carisbrook, Dunedin Referee: Keith Lawrence (New Zealand) |
| 1 June 1987 |
| New Zealand | 46–15 | Argentina |
| Tries: Kirk Brooke Stanley Earl Crowley Whetton Con: Fox (2) Pen: Fox (6) | Try: Lanza Con: Porta Pen: Porta (3) |
| Athletic Park, Wellington Referee: Roger Quittenton (England) |
Pool 4
| Team | P | W | D | L | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 France
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 145 | 44 | 5 |
 Scotland
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 135 | 69 | 5 |
 Romania
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 130 | 2 |
 Zimbabwe
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 151 | 0 |
| 23 May 1987 |
| Romania | 21–20 | Zimbabwe |
| Tries: Paraschiv Toader Hodorca Pen: Alexandru (3) | Tries: Tsimba (2) Neill Con: Ferreira Pen: Ferreira (2) |
| Eden Park, Auckland Referee: Stephen Hilditch (Ireland) |
| 23 May 1987 |
| France | 20–20 | Scotland |
| Tries: Sella Berbizier Blanco Con: Blanco Pen: Blanco (2) | Tries: White Duncan Pen: Hastings (4) |
| Lancaster Park, Christchurch Referee: Fred Howard (England) |
| 28 May 1987 |
| France | 55–12 | Romania |
| Tries: Lagisquet (2) Charvet (2) Sella Andrieu Camberabero Erbani Laporte Con: Laporte (8) Pen: Laporte | Pen: Bezuscu (4) |
| Athletic Park, Wellington Referee: Bob Fordham (Australia) |
| 30 May 1987 |
| Scotland | 60–21 | Zimbabwe |
| Tries: Tait (2) Tukalo (2) Duncan (2) Paxton (2) Oliver Hastings Jeffrey Con: Hastings (8) | Try: Buitendag Con: Grobler Pen: Grobler (5) |
| Athletic Park, Wellington Referee: David Burnett (Ireland) |
| 2 June 1987 |
| Romania | 28–55 | Scotland |
| 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 |
| Carisbrook, Dunedin Referee: Stephen Hilditch (Ireland) |
| 2 June 1987 |
| France | 70–12 | Zimbabwe |
| Tries: Modin (3) Camberabero (3) Charvet (2) Rodriguez (2) Dubroca Esteve Laporte Con: Camberabero (9) | Try: Kaulbach Con: Grobler Pen: Grobler (2) |
| Eden Park, Auckland Referee: Derek Bevan (Wales) |
Knock-out stage
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 6 June – Lancaster Park, Christchurch | ||||||||||
| New Zealand | 30 | |||||||||
| 14 June – Ballymore, Brisbane | ||||||||||
| Scotland | 3 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 49 | |||||||||
| 8 June – Ballymore, Brisbane | ||||||||||
| Wales | 6 | |||||||||
| Wales | 16 | |||||||||
| 20 June – Eden Park, Auckland | ||||||||||
| England | 3 | |||||||||
| New Zealand | 29 | |||||||||
| 7 June – Eden Park, Auckland | ||||||||||
| France | 9 | |||||||||
| France | 31 | |||||||||
| 13 June – Concord Oval, Sydney | ||||||||||
| Fiji | 16 | |||||||||
| France | 30 | |||||||||
| 7 June – Concord Oval, Sydney | ||||||||||
| Australia | 24 | Third place | ||||||||
| Australia | 33 | |||||||||
| 18 June – Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua | ||||||||||
| Ireland | 15 | |||||||||
| Wales | 22 | |||||||||
| Australia | 21 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| 6 June 1987 |
| New Zealand | 30–3 | Scotland |
| Tries: Whetton Gallagher Con: Fox (2) Pen: Fox (6) | Pen: Hastings |
| Lancaster Park, Christchurch Referee: David Burnett (Ireland) |
| 7 June 1987 |
| Australia | 33–15 | Ireland |
| Tries: Burke (2) McIntyre Smith Con: Lynagh (4) Pen: Lynagh (3) | Tries: MacNeill Kiernan Con: Kiernan (2) Pen: Kiernan |
| Concord Oval, Sydney Referee: Brian Anderson (Scotland) |
| 7 June 1987 |
| Fiji | 16–31 | France |
| Tries: Qoro Damu Con: Koroduadua Pen: Koroduadua (2) | Tries: Rodriguez (2) Lorieux Lagisquet Con: Laporte (3) Pen: Laporte (2) Drop: Laporte |
| Eden Park, Auckland Referee: Clive Norling (Wales) |
| 8 June 1987 |
| England | 3–16 | Wales |
| Pen: Webb | Tries: Roberts Jones Devereux Con: Thorburn (2) |
| Ballymore, Brisbane Referee: René Hourquet (France) |
Semi-finals
| 13 June 1987 |
| Australia | 24–30 | France |
| Tries: Campese Codey Con: Lynagh (2) Pen: Lynagh (3) Drop: Lynagh | Report | Tries: Lorieux Sella Lagisquet Blanco Con: Camberabero (4) Pen: Camberabero (2) |
| Concord Oval, Sydney Attendance: 17,768 Referee: Brian Anderson (Scotland) |
| 14 June 1987 |
| New Zealand | 49–6 | Wales |
| Tries: Kirwan (2) Shelford (2) Drake Whetton Stanley Brooke-Cowden Con: Fox (7) Pen: Fox | Try: Devereux Con: Thorburn |
| Ballymore, Brisbane Attendance: 22,576 Referee: Kerry Fitzgerald (Australia) |
Third-place play-off
| 18 June 1987 |
| Australia | 21–22 | Wales |
| Tries: Burke Grigg Con: Lynagh (2) Pen: Lynagh (2) Drop: Lynagh | Report | Tries: Roberts Moriarty Hadley Con: Thorburn (2) Pen: Thorburn (2) |
| Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua Referee: Fred Howard (England) |
Final
| 20 June 1987 |
| New Zealand | 29-9 | France |
| Tries: Jones Kirk Kirwan Con: Fox Pen: Fox (4) Drop: Fox | Report | Try: Berbizier Con: Camberabero Pen: Camberabero |
| Eden Park, Auckland Referee: Kerry Fitzgerald (Australia) |
| 1987 Rugby World Cup Champions |
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 New Zealand First title |
Notes and references
- ^ [1]
- ^ "Rugby World Cup Player Statistics". scrum.com. Retrieved 8 October 2011.
- ^ Waikato Stadium now stands on the ground's former site.
External links
- All Blacks official match and player statistics
- 1987 Rugby World Cup on Worldcupweb.com
- Origins of the 1987 World Cup