1987 Rugby World Cup

1st Rugby World Cup May 2022 RWC1987logo.svg 130px 22 May 20 June (30 days) New Zealand Australia 16 11 (in 11 host cities) New Zealand 1 France 1974 Wales 32 469664 NZL Grant Fox (126) NZL Craig Green NZL John Kirwan(6 tries each) 1991 The 1987 Rugby World Cup was the first Rugby World Cup. It was co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia – New Zealand hosted 21 matches (17 pool stage matches, two quarter-finals, the third-place play-off and the final) while Australia hosted 11 matches (seven pool matches, two quarter-finals and both semi-finals). The tournament was won by New Zealand, who were the strong favourites and won all their matches comfortably. New Zealand defeated France 29–9 in the final at Eden Park in Auckland. The New Zealand team was captained by David Kirk and included such rugby greats as Sean Fitzpatrick, John Kirwan, Grant Fox and Michael Jones. Wales finished third, and Australia 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 International Rugby Football Board (IRFB) members – New Zealand, Australia, England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales and France. South Africa was unable to compete because of the international sporting boycott due to apartheid. Invitations were given 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 declined the invitation on political grounds, allegedly due to the continued IRFB membership of South Africa.http://mg.co.za/article/2007-07-31-russians-target-2011-world-cup Russians target 2011 World Cup Alexander Fedorets The M&G Online 31 July 2007 There was no qualification process for the tournament. 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 NationsInvited NationsENG FRA 1974 IRE AUS NZL SCO WALZIM ARG CAN USA JPN 1947 ITA ROU 1965 FIJ TGA South Africa was excluded due to its pro-apartheid policies.September 2019 Soviet Union were to be invited but declined. September 2019 Venues 1 350 350 right -38 165.8 4 circle 8 11,background,outline west Locations of the 1987 Rugby World Cup host cities Brisbane -27.4648 153.0096 #FFCD00 Brisbane east Sydney -33.8471 151.0634 #FFCD00 Sydney east Auckland -36.848461 174.763336 #000000 Auckland east Christchurch -43.525650 172.639847 #000000 Christchurch east Dunedin -45.8741 170.5036 #000000 Dunedin east Hamilton -37.7833 175.2833 #000000 Hamilton west Invercargill -46.4131 168.3538 #000000 Invercargill west Napier -39.4914 176.9178 #000000 Napier east Palmerston North -40.35636 175.61113 #000000 Palmerston North west Rotorua -38.13874 176.24516 #000000 Rotorua east Wellington -41.2865 174.7762 #000000 Wellington east Of the 11 venues to host matches at the tournament, only two were in Australia. Country Location Stadium CapacityAs of 1987 AustraliaBrisbaneBallymore Stadium24,000SydneyConcord Oval20,000New ZealandAucklandEden Park48,000ChristchurchLancaster Park36,500DunedinCarisbrook35,000HamiltonRugby Park30,000InvercargillRugby Park Stadium30,000NapierMcLean Park30,000Palmerston NorthShowgrounds Oval20,000RotoruaRotorua International Stadium35,000WellingtonAthletic Park39,000 Squads 1987 Rugby World Cup squads Referees AUS Kerry Fitzgerald AUS Bob Fordham ENG Fred Howard ENG Roger Quittenton FRA 1974 René Hourquet FRA 1974 Guy Maurette IRE rugby union David Burnett IRE rugby union Stephen Hilditch NZL Dave Bishop NZL Keith Lawrence SCO Brian Anderson SCO Jim Fleming WAL Derek Bevan WAL Clive Norling Pools and format Pool 1Pool 2Pool 3Pool 4AUS ENG JPN 1947 USACAN IRE TGA WALARG FIJ ITA NZLFRA 1974 ROU 1965 SCO ZIM 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 1987 Rugby World Cup Pool 1 Standings AusVsEng JpnVsUsa EngVsJpn AusVsUsa EngVsUsa AusVsJpn Pool 2 1987 Rugby World Cup Pool 2 Standings CanVsTga IreVsWal TgaVsWal CanVsIre CanVsWal IreVsTga Pool 3 1987 Rugby World Cup Pool 3 Standings NzlVsIta ArgVsFij NzlVsFij ArgVsIta FijVsIta NzlVsArg Pool 4 1987 Rugby World Cup Pool 4 Standings RomVsZim FraVsSco FraVsRom ScoVsZim RomVsSco FraVsZim Knockout stage 1987 Rugby World Cup knockout stage 6 June – Christchurch NZL 30 SCO 3 8 June – Brisbane WAL 16 ENG 3 7 June – Auckland FRA 1974 31 FIJ 16 7 June – Sydney AUS 33 IRE 15 14 June – Brisbane NZL 49 WAL 6 13 June – Sydney FRA 1974 30 AUS 24 20 June – Auckland NZL 29 FRA 1974 9 18 June – Rotorua WAL 22 AUS 21 Quarter-finals 6 June 1987 NZL 30–3 SCO WhettonGallagher Fox (2) Fox (6) Hastings Lancaster Park, Christchurch 30,000 David Burnett (Ireland) 7 June 1987 AUS 33–15 IRE Burke (2)McIntyreSmith Lynagh (4) Lynagh (3) MacNeillKiernan Kiernan (2) Kiernan Concord Oval, Sydney 14,356 Brian Anderson (Scotland) 7 June 1987 FIJ 16–31 FRA 1974 QoroDamu Koroduadua Koroduadua (2) Rodriguez (2)LorieuxLagisquet Laporte (3) Laporte (2) Laporte Eden Park, Auckland 17,000 Clive Norling (Wales) 8 June 1987 ENG 3–16 WAL Webb RobertsJonesDevereux Thorburn (2) Ballymore, Brisbane 15,000 René Hourquet (France) Semi-finals 13 June 1987 AUS 24–30 Report FRA 1974 CampeseCodey Lynagh (2) Lynagh (3) Lynagh LorieuxSellaLagisquetBlanco Camberabero (4) Camberabero (2) Concord Oval, Sydney 17,768 Brian Anderson (Scotland) 14 June 1987 NZL 49–6 Report WAL Kirwan (2)Shelford (2)DrakeWhettonStanleyBrooke-Cowden Fox (7) Fox Devereux Thorburn Ballymore, Brisbane 22,576 Kerry Fitzgerald (Australia) Third-place play-off 18 June 1987 AUS 21–22 Report WAL BurkeGrigg Lynagh (2) Lynagh (2) Lynagh RobertsMoriartyHadley Thorburn (2) Thorburn (2) Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua 29,000 Fred Howard (England) Final 1987 Rugby World Cup final 20 June 1987 NZL 29–9 Report FRA 1974 JonesKirkKirwan Fox Fox (4) Fox Berbizier Camberabero Camberabero Eden Park, Auckland 48,035 Kerry Fitzgerald (Australia) Statistics 1987 Rugby World Cup 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. +Top 10 point scorersPlayerTeamPositionPlayedTriesConversionsPenaltiesDrop goalsTotal pointsGrant FoxNZLFly-half6030211126Michael LynaghAUSFly-half602012282Gavin HastingsSCOFullback43166062Didier CamberaberoFRA 1974Fly-half54143053Jonathan WebbENGFullback40117043Guy LaporteFRA 1974Fly-half32113142Paul ThorburnWALFullback60115037Mike KiernanIRECentre3175136Severo KoroduaduaFJIFullback4049035Hugo PortaARGFly-half3039033 Broadcasters The event was broadcast in Australia by ABC and by TVNZ in New Zealand as host broadcasters supplying their pictures to broadcasters around the world and in the United Kingdom by the BBC and in Ireland by RTÉ.July 2018 References External links Overview at rugbyworldcup.com 1987 Category:1987 in Australian rugby union Category:1987 in New Zealand rugby union Category:International rugby union competitions hosted by Australia Category:International rugby union competitions hosted by New Zealand Rugby Rugby Rugby Rugby