1987 Rugby World Cup statistics

none This article documents statistics from the 1987 Rugby World Cup, hosted by New Zealand and Australia from 22 May to 20 June. Team statistics The following table shows the team's results in major statistical categories.http://stats.espnscrum.com/1987-rugby-world-cup/rugby/records/team/results_summary.html?id=1054;type=tournament Team Records ESPN 9 October 2019 +Team statisticsTeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPointsdifferenceTriesConversionsPenaltiesDrop goalsNZL66002464330211WAL650122201153AUS6402782620122FRA6411102342681ENG420255151170IRE420225131072SCO421139221660ARG alt3102−414390CAN3102−258381FJI4103−608591ITA3102−705142ROM3102−6962110USA3102−605521JPN3003−757151TON3003−693150ZIM3003−985390 Source: ESPNscrum.com Top point scorers +Top 10 point scorershttps://www.rugbyworldcup.com/stats/players?metric=points&event=1 Stats Hub World Rugby 9 October 2019July 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes http://stats.espnscrum.com/1987-rugby-world-cup/rugby/records/player/most_points.html?id=1054;type=tournament Most individual points ESPN Scrum 9 October 2019PlayerTeamPositionPlayedTriesConversionsPenaltiesDrop goalsTotal pointsGrant FoxNZLFirst five-eighth6030211126Michael LynaghAUSFly-half602012282Gavin HastingsSCOFullback43166062Didier CamberaberoFRAFly-half54143053Jonathan WebbENGFullback40117043Guy LaporteFRAFly-half32113142Paul ThorburnWALFullback60115037Mike KiernanIRECentre3175136Severo KoroduaduaFJIFullback4049035Hugo PortaARG altFly-half3039033 Top try scorers +Top 10 try scorershttps://www.rugbyworldcup.com/stats/players?metric=tries&event=1 Stats_Hub World Rugby 9 October 2019July 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes http://stats.espnscrum.com/1987-rugby-world-cup/rugby/records/player/most_tries.html?id=1054;type=tournament Most individual tries ESPN Scrum 9 October 2019PlayerTeamPositionPlayedTriesConv ConversionsPenaltiesDrop goalsTotal pointsCraig GreenNZLWing5600024John KirwanNZLWing6600024Alan WhettonNZLFlanker6500020David KirkNZLHalf-back6500020John GallagherNZLFullback 5500020Matthew BurkeAUSWing5500020Mike HarrisonENGWing4500020Alan TaitSCOCentre4400016David CampeseAUSWing6400016Denis CharvetFRAWing6400016 Hat-tricks Unless otherwise noted, players in this list scored a hat-trick of tries. No. Player For Against Stage Result Venue Date 1 Craig Green rugby unionT4 NZ FIJ Pool 74–13 Lancaster Park, Christchurch dmy 1987 5 27 2 John Gallagher John Gallagher (rugby)T4 NZ FIJ Pool 74–13 Lancaster Park, Christchurch dmy 1987 5 27 3 Glen Webbe WAL TON Pool 29–16 FMG Stadium, Palmerston North dmy 1987 5 29 4 Mike Harrison Mike Harrison (rugby union) ENG JPN Pool 60–7 Concord Oval, Sydney dmy 1987 5 30 5 John Jeffrey SCO ROM Pool 55–28 Carisbrook, Dunedin dmy 1987 6 2 6 Didier Camberabero FRA ZIM Pool 70–12 Eden Park, Auckland dmy 1987 6 2 7 Rodolphe Modin FRA ZIM Pool 70–12 Eden Park, Auckland dmy 1987 6 2 8 Ieuan EvansT4 WAL CAN Pool 40–9 Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill dmy 1987 6 3 9 Brendan Mullin IRE TON Pool 32–9 Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane dmy 1987 6 3 KeyT4Scored four tries Stadiums See also 1991 Rugby World Cup statistics Records and statistics of the Rugby World Cup List of Rugby World Cup hat-tricks External links Rugby World Cup 1987 Tournament statistics Rugby World Cup 1987 Team Stats https://web.archive.org/web/20191112093200/https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/archive/1987/stats/teams?metric=tries&event=1 2019-11-12 References 30em Statistics Category:Rugby World Cup records and statistics