1987 Rugby World Cup Pool 1

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Pool 1 of the 1987 Rugby World Cup began on 23 May and was completed on 3 June. The pool was composed of Australia, England, United States and Japan.

Standings

Team	Pld	W	D	L	PF	PA	PD	T	Pts	Qualification
Australia	3	3	0	0	108	41	+67	18	6	Knockout stage
England	3	2	0	1	100	32	+68	15	4
United States	3	1	0	2	39	99	−60	5	2
Japan	3	0	0	3	48	123	−75	7	0

Source:

Australia vs England

23 May 1987

Australia	19–6	England
Try: Campese Poidevin Con: Lynagh Pen: Lynagh (3)		Try: Harrison Con: Webb

Concord Oval, Sydney Attendance: 17,896 Referee: Keith Lawrence (New Zealand)

Australia

England

FB 15 Roger Gould  78' RW 14 Peter Grigg OC 13 Andrew Slack (c) IC 12 Brett Papworth LW 11 David Campese FH 10 Michael Lynagh SH 9 Nick Farr-Jones N8 8 Troy Coker OF 7 Steve Tuynman BF 6 Simon Poidevin RL 5 William Campbell LL 4 Steve Cutler TP 3 Andy McIntyre HK 2 Tom Lawton LP 1 Enrique Rodríguez Replacements: WG 16 Matt Burke FH 17 Steve James  78' SH 18 Brian Smith FL 19 David Codey PR 20 Cameron Lillicrap HK 21 Mark McBain Coach: Alan Jones

FB 15 Marcus Rose  3' RW 14 Mike Harrison (c) OC 13 Kevin Simms IC 12 Jamie Salmon LW 11 Rory Underwood FH 10 Peter Williams SH 9 Richard Harding N8 8 Dean Richards OF 7 Gary Rees BF 6 Peter Winterbottom RL 5 Nigel Redman LL 4 Wade Dooley TP 3 Gary Pearce HK 2 Brian Moore LP 1 Paul Rendall Replacements: FB 16 Jonathan Webb  3' FH 17 Rob Andrew SH 18 Richard Hill N8 19 David Egerton HK 20 Graham Dawe PR 21 Gareth Chilcott Coach: Martin Green

Japan vs United States

24 May 1987

Japan	18–21	United States
Try: Taumoefolau (2) Yoshinaga Pen: Yoshinaga Kutsuki		Try: Nelson Purcell Lambert Con: Nelson (3) Pen: Nelson

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

Japan

United States

FB 15 Shogo Mukai RW 14 Nofomuli Taumoefolau OC 13 Kojiro Yoshinaga IC 12 Eiji Kutsuki LW 11 Shinji Onuki FH 10 Seiji Hirao SH 9 Hisataka Ikuta N8 8 Michihito Chida OF 7 Sinali Latu BF 6 Katsufumi Miyamoto RL 5 Atsushi Oyagi LL 4 Toshiyuki Hayashi (c) TP 3 Koji Horaguchi HK 2 Tsuyoshi Fujita LP 1 Koji Yasumi Replacements: HK 16 Tsutomu Hirose PR 17 Toshitaka Kimura LK 18 Seiji Kurihara SH 19 Mitsutake Hagimoto FH 20 Katsuhiro Matsuo FB 21 Daijiro Murai Coach: Katsumi Miyaji

FB 15 Ray Nelson RW 14 Mike Purcell OC 13 Kevin Higgins IC 12 Roy Helu LW 11 Gary Hein FH 10 Joe Clarkson SH 9 Mike Saunders N8 8 Brian Vizard OF 7 Gary Lambert BF 6 Blane Warhurst RL 5 Ed Burlingham (c) LL 4 Kevin Swords TP 3 Fred Paoli HK 2 John Everett LP 1 Rick Bailey Replacements: FH 16 Mike Caulder FH 17 Dave Horton SH 18 Dave Dickson N8 19 Tony Ridnell PR 20 Neal Brendel HK 21 Pat Johnson Coach: George Hook/ Ron Mayes

England vs Japan

30 May 1987

England	60–7	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)

England

Japan

FB 15 Jonathan Webb RW 14 Mike Harrison (c)  77' OC 13 Kevin Simms  68' IC 12 Jamie Salmon LW 11 Rory Underwood FH 10 Peter Williams SH 9 Richard Harding N8 8 Dean Richards OF 7 Gary Rees BF 6 Peter Winterbottom RL 5 Steve Bainbridge LL 4 Nigel Redman TP 3 Gareth Chilcott HK 2 Brian Moore LP 1 Paul Rendall Replacements: CE 16 Fran Clough  68' FH 17 Rob Andrew  77' SH 18 Richard Hill FL 19 Mickey Skinner HK 20 Graham Dawe PR 21 Gary Pearce Coach: Martin Green

FB 15 Daijiro Murai RW 14 Nofomuli Taumoefolau OC 13 Katsuhiro Matsuo IC 12 Eiji Kutsuki LW 11 Shinji Onuki FH 10 Seiji Hirao SH 9 Mitsutake Hagimoto N8 8 Michihito Chida OF 7 Toshiyuki Hayashi (c) BF 6 Katsufumi Miyamoto RL 5 Seiji Kurihara LL 4 Atsushi Oyagi TP 3 Koji Horaguchi HK 2 Tsuyoshi Fujita LP 1 Toshitaka Kimura Replacements: HK 16 Tsutomu Hirose PR 17 Masaharu Aizawa FL 18 Yasuharu Kawase SH 19 Hisataka Ikuta CE 20 Kojiro Yoshinaga FB 21 Shogo Mukai Coach: Katsumi Miyaji

Australia vs United States

31 May 1987

Australia	47–12	United States
Try: Leeds (2) 43' Penalty try Campese Smith 24' Slack 40' Papworth Codey Con: Lynagh (6) 25', 41' Pen: Lynagh 2'		Try: Nelson 53' Con: Nelson 54' Pen: Nelson 32' Drop: Horton 75'

Ballymore, Brisbane Attendance: 10,855 Referee: Brian Anderson (Scotland)

Australia

United States

FB 15 Andrew Leeds RW 14 David Campese OC 13 Andrew Slack (c) IC 12 Brett Papworth LW 11 Matt Burke FH 10 Michael Lynagh SH 9 Brian Smith N8 8 Troy Coker OF 7 Steve Tuynman BF 6 Simon Poidevin RL 5 William Campbell LL 4 Steve Cutler TP 3 Andy McIntyre HK 2 Tom Lawton LP 1 Cameron Lillicrap Replacements: CE 16 Michael Cook FH 17 Steve James  78' SH 18 Nick Farr-Jones FL 19 Ross Reynolds PR 20 Mark Hartill HK 21 Mark McBain Coach: Alan Jones

FB 15 Ray Nelson  35' RW 14 Mike Purcell OC 13 Kevin Higgins IC 12 Roy Helu LW 11 Gary Hein FH 10 Dave Horton SH 9 Dave Dickson  78' N8 8 Brian Vizard OF 7 Steve Finkel BF 6 Tony Ridnell RL 5 Bill Shiflet  24' LL 4 Kevin Swords TP 3 Fred Paoli (c) HK 2 Pat Johnson LP 1 Rick Bailey Replacements: FH 16 Joe Clarkson CE 17 Denis Shanagher SH 18 Mike Saunders  35' N8 19 Gary Lambert  24' PR 20 Neal Brendel HK 21 John Everett Coach: George Hook/ Ron Mayes

England vs United States

3 June 1987

England	34–6	United States
Try: Winterbottom (2) Harrison Dooley Con: Webb (3) Pen: Webb (4)		Try: Purcell Con: Nelson

Concord Oval, Sydney Attendance: 8,785 Referee: Kerry Fitzgerald (Australia)

England

United States

FB 15 Jonathan Webb RW 14 Mike Harrison (c) OC 13 Fran Clough IC 12 Jamie Salmon LW 11 Mark Bailey FH 10 Rob Andrew SH 9 Richard Hill N8 8 Dean Richards OF 7 Gary Rees BF 6 Peter Winterbottom RL 5 Steve Bainbridge LL 4 Wade Dooley TP 3 Gary Pearce HK 2 Graham Dawe LP 1 Gareth Chilcott Replacements: FH 16 Huw Davies SH 17 Richard Harding WG 18 Rory Underwood N8 19 David Egerton HK 20 Brian Moore PR 21 Paul Rendall Coach: Martin Green

FB 15 Ray Nelson RW 14 Mike Purcell OC 13 Kevin Higgins IC 12 Tommy Vinick LW 11 Gary Hein FH 10 Joe Clarkson SH 9 Mike Saunders N8 8 Brian Vizard OF 7 Steve Finkel BF 6 Gary Lambert RL 5 Ed Burlingham (c) LL 4 Bob Causey TP 3 Neal Brendel HK 2 John Everett LP 1 Rick Bailey Replacements: SH 16 John Mickel CE 18 Denis Shanagher N8 19 Fred Paoli HK 20 Pat Johnson N8 21 Tony Ridnell Coach: George Hook/ Ron Mayes

Australia vs Japan

3 June 1987

Australia	42–23	Japan
Try: Slack (2) Burke (2) Tuynman Grigg Hartill Campese Con: Lynagh (5)		Try: Kutsuki (2) Fujita Con: Okidoi Pen: Okidoi (2) Drop: Okidoi

Concord Oval, Sydney Attendance: 8,785 Referee: Jim Fleming (Scotland)

Australia

Japan

FB 15 Roger Gould RW 14 Peter Grigg OC 13 Andrew Slack IC 12 Michael Cook  17' LW 11 David Campese FH 10 Michael Lynagh SH 9 Brian Smith N8 8 Troy Coker  69' OF 7 David Codey BF 6 Simon Poidevin (c) RL 5 Ross Reynolds LL 4 Steve Cutler TP 3 Mark Hartill HK 2 Mark McBain LP 1 Enrique Rodríguez Replacements: SH 16 Nick Farr-Jones FB 17 Andrew Leeds CE 18 Brett Papworth  17' HK 19 Tom Lawton PR 20 Cameron Lillicrap LK 21 William Alexander Campbell  69' Coach: Alan Jones

FB 15 Shogo Mukai RW 14 Nofomuli Taumoefolau OC 13 Kojiro Yoshinaga IC 12 Eiji Kutsuki LW 11 Minoru Okidoi FH 10 Seiji Hirao SH 9 Hisataka Ikuta N8 8 Sinali Latu OF 7 Yasuharu Kawase BF 6 Katsufumi Miyamoto RL 5 Toshiyuki Hayashi (c) LL 4 Yoshihiko Sakuraba TP 3 Koji Horaguchi HK 2 Tsuyoshi Fujita LP 1 Toshitaka Kimura Replacements: PR 16 Koji Yasumi HK 17 Tsutomu Hirose LK 18 Seiji Kurihara SH 19 Mitsutake Hagimoto FH 20 Katsuhiro Matsuo WG 21 Toshiro Yoshino Coach: Katsumi Miyaji

External links

• Official Rugby World Cup Site