1987 Rugby World Cup squads

none 1987 Rugby World Cup This article lists the official squads for the 1987 Rugby World Cup that took place in New Zealand and Australia from 22 May until 20 June 1987. The 1987 Rugby World Cup was the inaugural Rugby World Cup; the world championship for rugby union. Sixteen nations were invited to partake in the tournament, with the notable exception of South Africa; who were excluded from the tournament due to issues surrounding Apartheid. Players marked (c) were named as captain for their national squad. All details, such as number of international caps and player age, are current as of the opening day of the tournament on 22 May 1987. Overview Below is a table listing all the head coaches and captains for each nation. TeamCoachCaptainARGARG Héctor Silva rugby unionHugo PortaAUSAUS Alan Jones radio broadcasterAndrew SlackCANCAN Gary Johnston rugby unionHans de GoedeENGENG Martin Green rugby union coachMike Harrison rugby unionFRAFRA Jacques FourouxDaniel DubrocaFIJNZL George SimpkinKoli RakoroiIREIreland Syd MillarDonal LenihanITAITA Marco BollesanMarzio InnocentiJPNJPN Katsumi MiyajiToshiyuki HayashiNZLNZL Brian LochoreDavid KirkROMROM Mihai NacaMircea ParaschivSCOSCO Derrick GrantColin DeansTONTON Sione Kite rugby union coachFakahau ValuUSANZL Ron MayesEd BurlinghamWALWAL Tony Gray rugby unionRichard MoriartyZIMZIM Brian Murphy rugby union coachMalcolm Jellicoe Pool 1 AUS Head coach: AUS Alan Jones yes HK Mark McBain 1987 5 22 1959 10 31 y 4 Brothers Old Boys / Queensland AUS HK Tom Lawton 1987 5 22 1962 11 1 y 22 Souths / Queensland AUS PR Enrique Rodríguez rugby union 1987 5 22 1952 6 20 y 15 Warringah / New South Wales AUS PR Cameron Lillicrap 1987 5 22 1963 4 19 y 1 Souths Rugby / Queensland AUS PR Mark Hartill 1987 5 22 1964 5 29 y 4 Gordon / New South Wales AUS LK William Campbell William Alexander Campbell 1987 5 22 1961 11 28 y 9 Wests / Queensland AUS LK Steve Cutler rugby union 1987 5 22 1960 7 28 y 19 Gordon RFC / New South Wales AUS FL David Codey 1987 5 22 1957 7 7 y 8 GPS / Queensland AUS FL Jeff Miller rugby union 1987 5 22 1962 7 4 y 3 Teachers-Norths / Queensland AUS FL Andy McIntyre 1987 5 22 1955 12 23 y 22 University of Queensland / Queensland AUS FL Simon Poidevin 1987 5 22 1958 10 31 y 43 Randwick / New South Wales AUS N8 Ross Reynolds rugby union 1987 5 22 1958 9 27 y 9 Gordon / New South Wales AUS N8 Steve Tuynman 1987 5 22 1963 5 30 y 19 Eastwood / New South Wales AUS N8 Troy Coker 1987 5 22 1965 5 30 y 0 Souths / Queensland AUS SH Brian Smith rugby, born 1966 1987 5 22 1966 9 9 y 14 Wests/Queensland AUS SH Nick Farr-Jones 1987 5 22 1962 4 18 y 17 Sydney University / New South Wales AUS FH Michael Lynagh 1987 5 22 1963 10 25 y 16 University of Queensland / Queensland AUS FH Steve James rugby 1987 5 22 1960 7 23 y 1 New South Wales AUS CE Brett Papworth 1987 5 22 1963 11 3 y 8 Eastwood / New South Wales AUS CE Andrew Slack (c) 1987 5 22 1955 9 24 y 33 Souths / Queensland AUS CE Michael Cook rugby 1987 5 22 1962 4 23 y 2 Terrace / Queensland AUS WG David Campese 1987 5 22 1962 10 21 y 27 Randwick / New South Wales AUS WG Matt Burke rugby, born 1964 1987 5 22 1964 9 15 y 15 Randwick / New South Wales AUS WG Peter Grigg 1987 5 22 1958 7 20 y 20 Brothers / Queensland AUS FB Anthony Herbert rugby 1987 5 22 1966 8 13 y 1 GPS Rugby / Queensland AUS FB Andrew Leeds rugby 1987 5 22 1964 9 19 y 1 Parramatta / New South Wales AUS FB Roger Gould rugby 1987 5 22 1957 4 4 y 24 Wests / Queensland AUS USA Head coach: IRE George Hook / NZL Ron Mayes yes HK Pat Johnson rugby union 1987 5 22 1960 3 17 y 1 Louisville Rugby Club USA HK John Everett rugby union 1987 5 22 1957 3 22 y 5 Old Blue R.F.C. USA PR Fred Paoli 1987 5 22 1954 2 18 y 6 Denver Barbarians USA PR Rick Bailey 1987 5 22 1954 6 25 y 9 Old Blue R.F.C. USA PR Neal Brendel 1987 5 22 1954 9 12 y 5 Pittsburgh Rugby Club USA PR Butch Horwath 1987 1955 4 Philadelphia Whitemarsh RFC USA LK Kevin Swords 1987 5 22 1960 7 1 y 5 Boston RFC USA LK Ed Burlingham (c) 1987 5 22 1951 10 14 y 12 Back Bay Rugby Club USA LK Bob Causey 1987 5 22 1953 5 4 y 7 Louisiana State University RFC USA LK Bill Shiflet 1987 5 22 1954 7 22 y 3 Lancer Rugby Club USA FL Blane Warhurst 1987 5 22 1951 9 28 y 8 Old Blue R.F.C. USA FL Gary Lambert 1987 5 22 1959 1 21 y 8 White Plains R.F.C. USA FL Steve Finkel 1987 5 22 1953 1 23 y 4 Scioto Valley R.F.C. USA FL Tony Ridnell 1987 5 22 1961 1 1 y 0 Old Puget Sound Beach USA N8 Brian Vizard 1987 5 22 1959 6 4 y 4 OMBAC USA SH Mike Saunders rugby union 1987 5 22 1959 5 18 y 2 OMBAC USA SH Dave Dickson 1987 5 22 1959 11 29 y 1 Charlotte Rugby Club USA SH John Mickel rugby union unknown 1 Los Angeles Rugby Club USA FH Joe Clarkson 1987 5 22 1957 2 21 y 3 Los Angeles Rugby Club USA FH Mike Caulder 1987 5 22 1959 8 15 y 2 Life Chiropractic College USA FH Dave Horton 1987 5 22 1960 9 30 y 1 Boston RFC USA CE Roy Helu Roy Helu Sr. 1987 5 22 1953 6 4 y 10 Old Blue R.F.C. USA CE Tommy Vinick 1987 5 22 1956 11 8 y 1 Hartford Wanderers RFC USA CE Kevin Higgins rugby union 1987 5 22 1962 11 8 y 6 OMBAC USA CE Denis Shanagher 1987 5 22 1956 10 17 y 8 Bay Area Touring Side R.F.C. USA WG Gary Hein 1987 5 22 1953 3 26 y 2 University of California USA WG Mike Purcell rugby union 1987 5 22 1951 12 6 y 12 Bay Area Touring Side R.F.C. USA FB Ray Nelson rugby union 1987 5 22 1961 6 11 y 6 Hutchesons' GSFP SCO ENG Head coach: ENG Martin Green yes HK Brian Moore rugby union 1987 5 22 1962 1 11 y 1 Nottingham R.F.C. ENG HK Graham Dawe 1987 5 22 1959 9 4 y 3 Bath Rugby ENG PR Gary Pearce rugby union 1987 5 22 1956 3 2 y 31 Northampton Saints ENG PR Jeff Probyn 1987 5 22 1956 4 27 y 0 Wasps FC ENG PR Paul Rendall 1987 5 22 1954 2 18 y 7 Wasps FC ENG PR Gareth Chilcott 1987 5 22 1960 11 20 y 5 Bath Rugby ENG LK Nigel Redman 1987 5 22 1964 8 16 y 4 Bath Rugby ENG LK Steve Bainbridge 1987 5 22 1956 10 7 y 18 Fylde Rugby Club ENG LK Wade Dooley 1987 5 22 1957 10 2 y 12 Fylde Rugby Club ENG FL Jon Hall rugby union 1987 5 22 1962 3 15 y 19 Bath Rugby ENG FL Peter Winterbottom 1987 5 22 1960 5 31 y 26 Headingley ENG FL Gary Rees 1987 5 22 1960 5 2 y 7 Nottingham R.F.C. ENG N8 David Egerton 1987 5 22 1961 10 19 y 0 Bath Rugby ENG N8 Dean Richards rugby union 1987 5 22 1963 7 11 y 3 Leicester Football Club ENG SH Richard Hill rugby union, born 1961 1987 5 22 1961 5 4 y 8 Bath Rugby ENG SH Richard Harding rugby union 1987 5 22 1953 8 29 y 4 Bristol Rugby Club ENG FH Peter Williams rugby, born 1958 1987 5 22 1958 12 14 y 1 Orrell R.U.F.C. ENG FH Huw Davies rugby union 1987 5 22 1959 2 18 y 1 Wasps FC ENG FH Rob Andrew 1987 5 22 1963 2 18 y 12 Wasps FC ENG CE Kevin Simms 1987 5 22 1964 12 25 y 10 Wasps FC ENG CE Jamie Salmon 1987 5 22 1959 10 16 y 11 Harlequin F.C. ENG CE Fran Clough 1987 5 22 1962 11 1 y 2 Orrell R.U.F.C. ENG WG Mark Bailey rugby union 1987 5 22 1960 11 21 y 2 Wasps FC ENG WG Rory Underwood 1987 5 22 1963 6 19 y 16 R.A.F. / Leicester Football Club ENG WG Mike Harrison rugby union (c) 1987 5 22 1956 4 9 y 9 Wakefield RFC ENG FB Jonathan Webb 1987 5 22 1963 8 24 y 0 Bristol Rugby Club ENG FB Marcus Rose 1987 5 22 1957 1 12 y 9 Harlequin F.C. ENG Japan Head coach: JPN Katsumi Miyaji Manager: JPN Shiggy Konno yes HK Tsutomu Hirose 1987 5 22 1963 7 24 y 0 Doshisha University JPN HK Tsuyoshi Fujita 1987 5 22 1961 1 27 y 19 Nippon Steel Kamaishi JPN PR Koji Yasumi 1987 5 22 1957 7 13 y 1 Toyota Motors JPN PR Koji Horaguchi 1987 5 22 1953 11 3 y 22 Nippon Steel Kamaishi JPN PR Toshitaka Kimura 1987 5 22 1963 6 25 y 6 World Fighting Bull JPN PR Masaharu Aizawa 1987 5 22 1958 5 12 y 6 Ricoh JPN LK Atsushi Oyagi 1987 5 22 1961 8 15 y 12 Kobe Steel Rugby Club JPN LK Seiji Kurihara 1987 5 22 1964 11 16 y 2 Suntory Rugby Football Club JPN LK Yoshihiko Sakuraba 1987 5 22 1966 9 22 y 2 Nippon Steel Kamaishi JPN LK Toshiyuki Hayashi (c) 1987 5 22 1960 2 8 y 22 Kobe Steel Rugby Club JPN FL Katsufumi Miyamoto 1987 5 22 1966 3 19 y 2 Doshisha University JPN FL Yasuharu Kawase 1987 5 22 1959 6 15 y 9 Toshiba Fuchu Rugby Football Club JPN N8 Sinali Latu 1987 5 22 1965 8 22 y 0 Sanyo JPN N8 Michihito Chida 1987 5 22 1958 12 22 y 24 Nippon Steel Kamaishi JPN SH Hisataka Ikuta 1987 5 22 1962 11 20 y 0 Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Sagamigahara JPN SH Mitsutake Hagimoto 1987 5 22 1959 2 10 y 0 Kobe Steel Rugby Club JPN FH Seiji Hirao 1987 5 22 1963 1 21 y 12 Kobe Steel Rugby Club JPN FH Katsuhiro Matsuo 1987 5 22 1964 1 6 y 5 World Fighting Bull JPN CE Kojiro Yoshinaga 1987 5 22 1961 6 8 y 1 Mazda Motor Corporation JPN CE Eiji Kutsuki 1987 5 22 1962 12 25 y 5 Toyota Motors JPN WG Toshiro Yoshino 1987 5 22 1960 9 5 y 6 Suntory Rugby Football Club JPN WG Nofomuli Taumoefolau 1987 5 22 1956 6 21 y 7 Sanyo JPN WG Shinji Onuki 1987 5 22 1962 3 16 y 13 Suntory Rugby Football Club JPN WG Minoru Okidoi 1987 5 22 1965 2 7 y 0 Suntory Rugby Football Club JPN FB Shogo Mukai 1987 5 22 1961 10 2 y 7 Toshiba Fuchu Rugby Football Club JPN FB Daijiro Murai 1987 5 22 1962 8 24 y 5 Marubeni JPN Pool 2 WAL Head coach: WAL Tony Gray yes HK Billy James rugby union 1987 5 22 1956 7 18 y 21 Aberavon RFC WAL HK Alan Phillips rugby union 1987 5 22 1954 8 21 y 15 Cardiff RFC WAL HK Kevin Phillips rugby union 1987 5 22 1961 6 15 y 1 Neath RFC WAL PR Steve Blackmore 1987 5 22 1962 3 3 y 1 Cardiff RFC WAL PR Stuart Evans 1987 5 22 1963 6 14 y 7 Neath RFC WAL PR Anthony Buchanan 1987 5 22 1955 6 30 y 0 Llanelli RFC WAL PR John Rawlins rugby union 1987 5 22 1957 6 7 y 0 Newport RFC WAL PR Jeff Whitefoot rugby union 1987 5 22 1956 4 18 y 17 Aberavon RFC WAL PR Dai Young 1987 5 22 1967 7 26 y 0 Swansea RFC WAL LK Steve Sutton rugby union 1987 5 22 1958 2 17 y 6 South Wales Police RFC WAL LK Huw Richards 1987 5 22 1960 10 9 y 1 Neath RFC WAL LK Bob Norster 1987 5 22 1957 6 23 y 24 Cardiff RFC WAL LK Phil Davies Phil Davies (rugby union) 1987 5 22 1963 10 19 y 12 Llanelli RFC WAL LK Paul Moriarty rugby 1987 5 22 1964 7 16 y 9 Swansea RFC WAL LK Richard Moriarty (c) 1987 5 22 1957 5 1 y 16 Swansea RFC WAL FL Richard Webster rugby 1987 5 22 1967 7 9 y 0 Swansea RFC WAL FL Richie Collins 1987 5 22 1962 3 2 y 2 South Wales Police RFC WAL N8 Gareth Roberts rugby union 1987 5 22 1959 1 15 y 2 Cardiff RFC WAL SH Ray Giles 1987 5 22 1961 1 15 y 2 Aberavon RFC WAL SH Robert Jones rugby union, born 1965 1987 5 22 1965 11 10 y 11 Swansea RFC WAL FH Malcolm Dacey 1987 5 22 1960 7 12 y 14 Swansea RFC WAL FH Jonathan Davies rugby, born 1962 1987 5 22 1962 10 24 y 13 Neath RFC WAL CE Mark Ring 1987 5 22 1962 10 15 y 6 Cardiff RFC WAL CE Bleddyn Bowen 1987 5 22 1961 7 16 y 13 South Wales Police RFC WAL CE Kevin Hopkins 1987 5 22 1961 9 29 y 4 Swansea RFC WAL WG Mark Titley 1987 5 22 1959 5 3 y 13 Bridgend RFC WAL WG Glen Webbe 1987 5 22 1962 1 21 y 5 Bridgend RFC WAL WG John Devereux rugby 1987 5 22 1966 3 30 y 11 Bridgend RFC WAL WG Ieuan Evans 1987 5 22 1964 3 21 y 4 Llanelli RFC WAL WG Adrian Hadley 1987 5 22 1963 3 1 y 16 Cardiff RFC WAL FB Paul Thorburn 1987 5 22 1962 11 24 y 8 Neath RFC WAL CAN Head coach: CAN Gary Johnston yes HK Mark Cardinal 1987 5 22 1961 5 5 y 2 James Bay Athletic Association CAN HK Karl Svoboda rugby union 1987 5 22 1962 3 23 y 5 Ajax Wanderers R.U.F.C./British Columbia CAN PR Eddie Evans 1987 5 22 1964 9 15 y 2 James Bay Athletic Association/British Columbia CAN PR Ross Breen 1987 5 22 1956 6 11 y 1 Meraloma Rugby CAN PR Bill Handson 1987 5 22 1954 12 3 y 6 Vaughan Yeomen R.F.C./British Columbia CAN PR Randy McKellar 1987 5 22 1962 1 6 y 3 Crusaders Rugby Club/Ontario CAN LK Ro Hindson 1987 5 22 1951 5 23 y 28 UBC Old Boys Ravens CAN LK Hans de Goede (c) 1987 5 22 1953 2 13 y 21 James Bay Athletic Association/British Columbia CAN LK Ron van den Brink 1987 5 22 1962 9 30 y 1 James Bay Athletic Association CAN FL Bruce Breen 1987 5 22 1961 10 13 y 1 Meraloma Rugby CAN FL Roy Radu 1987 5 22 1963 9 11 y 3 UBC Old Boys Ravens CAN FL Rob Frame 1987 5 22 1961 9 30 y 2 Castaway Wanderers RFC/British Columbia CAN N8 Glen Ennis 1987 5 22 1964 5 19 y 3 James Bay Athletic Association/British Columbia CAN SH Dave Tucker rugby union 1987 5 22 1962 3 30 y 5 Meraloma Rugby/Alberta CAN FH Ian Hyde-Lay 1987 5 22 1958 1 31 y 2 University of Victoria CAN FH Gareth Rees rugby union 1987 5 22 1967 6 30 y 2 Castaway Wanderers RFC/British Columbia CAN CE Charles Jones Charles Jones (rugby union, born 1963) 1987 5 22 1963 11 27 y 1 Toronto Welsh CAN CE Ian Stuart rugby union 1987 5 22 1961 10 8 y 5 Vancouver Rowing Club CAN CE Paul Vaesen 1987 5 22 1959 1 9 y 3 James Bay Athletic Association CAN CE Steve Gray rugby union 1987 5 22 1963 7 19 y 2 Vancouver Kats/Ontario CAN CE Tom Woods rugby union 1987 5 22 1962 10 29 y 4 James Bay Athletic Association/British Columbia CAN WG Pat Palmer rugby union 1987 5 22 1962 11 6 y 5 UBC Old Boys Ravens CAN WG John Lecky rugby union, born 1960 1987 5 22 1960 2 15 y 11 Meraloma Rugby/British Columbia CAN WG Spence McTavish 1987 5 22 1948 8 25 y 20 UBC Old Boys Ravens/British Columbia CAN FB Mark Wyatt rugby union, born 1961 1987 5 22 1961 4 12 y 10 James Bay Athletic Association/British Columbia CAN IRE Prior to the tournament, Nigel Carr withdrew from the Ireland squad due to injury. Head coaches: IRE rugby union Mick Doyle (replaced by Syd Millar) / IRE rugby union Jim Davidson yes HK Steve Smith rugby union, born 1959 1987 5 22 1959 7 18 y 0 Ballymena R.F.C. / Ulster Rugby IRE rugby union HK Terry Kingston 1987 5 22 1963 9 19 y 0 Munster Rugby IRE rugby union HK John MacDonald rugby union, born 1960 1987 5 22 1960 4 9 y 0 Malone RFC / Ulster Rugby IRE rugby union PR Des Fitzgerald 1987 5 22 1957 12 20 y 10 Lansdowne R.F.C. / Leinster Rugby IRE rugby union PR Job Langbroek 1987 5 22 1957 7 1 y 0 Blackrock College RFC / Leinster Rugby IRE rugby union PR J. J. McCoy rugby union 1987 5 22 1958 6 28 y 7 Dungannon RFC / Ulster Rugby IRE rugby union PR Philip Orr 1987 5 22 1950 12 14 y 55 Old Wesley RFC / Leinster Rugby IRE rugby union LK Willie Anderson rugby union, born 1955 1987 5 22 1955 4 3 y 12 Dungannon RFC / Ulster Rugby IRE rugby union LK Neil Francis rugby union 1987 5 22 1964 3 17 y 0 Blackrock College RFC / Leinster Rugby IRE rugby union LK Donal Lenihan (c) 1987 5 22 1959 9 12 y 27 Cork Constitution / Munster Rugby IRE rugby union LK Jim Glennon 1987 5 22 1953 7 7 y 6 Skerries RFC/Leinster Rugby IRE rugby union FL Nigel Carr 1987 5 22 1959 7 27 y 11 Ards RFC / Ulster Rugby IRE rugby union FL Paul Collins rugby union, born 1959 1987 5 22 1959 12 7 y 0 Lansdowne R.F.C. / Leinster Rugby IRE rugby union FL Derek McGrath rugby union 1987 5 22 1960 5 3 y 1 Cork Constitution / Leinster Rugby IRE rugby union FL Phillip Matthews 1987 5 22 1960 1 21 y 10 Ards RFC / Ulster Rugby IRE rugby union N8 Brian Spillane 1987 5 22 1960 1 26 y 9 Bohemians/Munster Rugby IRE rugby union SH Tony Doyle rugby union 1987 5 22 1958 4 26 y 2 Greystones / Leinster Rugby IRE rugby union SH Michael Bradley rugby union, born 1962 1987 5 22 1962 11 17 y 14 Cork Constitution / Munster Rugby IRE rugby union FH Tony Ward rugby union 1987 5 22 1954 10 8 y 18 Greystones / Leinster Rugby IRE rugby union FH Paul Dean rugby union 1987 5 22 1960 6 28 y 19 St. Mary's College RFC / Leinster Rugby IRE rugby union CE Brendan Mullin 1987 5 22 1963 10 30 y 13 Blackrock College RFC / Leinster Rugby IRE rugby union CE Mike Kiernan 1987 5 22 1961 1 17 y 24 Dolphin RFC / Munster Rugby IRE rugby union CE David Irwin rugby union 1987 5 22 1959 2 1 y 19 Ulster Rugby IRE rugby union WG Keith Crossan 1987 5 22 1959 12 29 y 18 Instonians/Ulster Rugby IRE rugby union WG Trevor Ringland 1987 5 22 1959 11 13 y 27 Ballymena R.F.C. / Ulster Rugby IRE rugby union FB Hugo MacNeill rugby union 1987 5 22 1958 9 16 y 33 London Irish ENG rugby union FB Philip Rainey 1987 5 22 1959 7 12 y 0 Ballymena R.F.C. / Ulster Rugby IRE rugby union Tonga Head coach: TON Sione KiteTonga v Wales - Men's Rugby World Cup 1987 https://www.world.rugby/beta/match/623 2026-01-23 World Rugby en Manager: TON: Mailefihi Tukuʻaho yes HK Amone Afu circa 1957 (aged 29–30) 8 Police TON PR Takai Makisi circa 1962 (aged 24–25) 2 n/a PR Latu Vaʻeno circa 1959 (aged 27–28) 3 Haʻateiho TON PR Viliami Lutua circa 1956 (aged 30–31) 3 Tonga Police Force TON PR Hakatoa Tupou circa 1959 (aged 27–28) 6 Hihifo TON PR Soakai Motuʻapuaka circa 1953 (aged 33–34) 2 Tonga Police Force TON LK Kasi Fine 1987 5 22 1964 3 20 y 0 Haʻateiho TON LK Polutele Tuʻihalamaka 1987 5 22 1949 9 7 y 13 n/a LK Mofuike Tuʻungafasi circa 1963 (aged 23–24) 13 Tonga Defence Service/Hihifo TON FL Fakahau Valu (c) 1987 5 22 1950 7 1 y 22 Hihifo TON FL Taipaleti Tuʻuta circa 1964 (aged 22–23) 0 Hihifo/Tongatapu TON N8 Sione Tahaafe 1987 5 22 1958 7 8 y 0 Eastwood Rugby Club AUS N8 Maliu Filise circa 1958 (aged 28–29) 2 Haʻateiho TON N8 Kini Fotu circa 1965 (aged 21–22) 0 Tonga College TON SH Manu Vunipola Manu Vunipola (rugby union, born 1967) circa 1967 (aged 19–20) 0 Toa-ko-Maʻafu R.F.C./Kolomotuʻa TON SH Talai Fifita 1987 5 22 1962 7 24 y 6 Hihifo/Tongatapu TON FH Taliaʻuli Liavaʻa circa 1970 (aged 16–17) 0 Toloa Old Boys TON FH Lemeki Vaipulu circa 1961 (aged 25–26) 0 n/a CE Asa Amone 1987 5 22 1966 1 8 y 0 Tonga Police Force TON CE Samiu Mohi circa 1962 (aged 24–25) 3 Hihifo TON CE Alamoni Liavaʻa circa 1959 (aged 27–28) 12 Hihifo TON WG Talanoa Kitekeiʻaho circa 1958 (aged 28–29) 1 Hihifo TON WG Quddus Fielea 1987 5 22 1967 7 1 y 0 Haʻapai TON WG Soane Asi circa 1963 (aged 23–24) 0 St. Andrews Old Boys TON FB Liueli Fusimalohi circa 1966 (aged 20–21) 0 ʻEua TON FB Tali Eteʻaki circa 1963 (aged 23–24) 4 Hihifo/Tongatapu TON Lemon Eric https://books.google.com/books?id=ozWqEAAAQBAJ&dq=dave+tucker+rugby+1987+canada&pg=PA153 They Played Rugby for Wales 1881-2022 Jenkins John M. 2022-12-31 Eric Lemon 978-0-6453626-2-6 en Pool 3 NZL Head coach: NZL Brian Lochore Assistant coaches : NZL Alex Wyllie and NZL John Hart2024-09-19 How Brian Lochore's gentle leadership shaped New Zealand rugby https://www.nzherald.co.nz/sport/rugby/all-blacks/brian-lochore-the-all-blacks-legend-who-transformed-new-zealand-rugby-coaching/JULIGSCECVH4XL5UVDFZ4A46NA/ 2025-04-25 NZ Herald en-NZ Andy Dalton was ruled out of the tournament due to an injury in a practice session. As a result, David Kirk assumed the role of captain.http://allblacks.com/index.cfm?layout=showHistory&newsArticle=298 All Blacks At The World Cup AllBlacks.com 26 November 2003 25 January 2007 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20070403141521/http://www.allblacks.com/index.cfm?layout=showHistory&newsArticle=298 3 April 2007 dmy HK Sean Fitzpatrick 1987 5 22 1963 6 4 y 4 Auckland NZL PR John Drake rugby union 1987 5 22 1959 1 22 y 2 Auckland NZL PR Richard Loe 1987 5 22 1960 4 6 y 0 Waikato NZL PR Steve McDowall 1987 5 22 1961 8 21 y 6 Auckland NZL LK Murray Pierce 1987 5 22 1957 11 1 y 8 Wellington NZL LK Gary Whetton 1987 5 22 1959 12 15 y 22 Auckland NZL LK Albert Anderson rugby union 1987 5 22 1961 2 5 y 5 Canterbury NZL FL Alan Whetton 1987 5 22 1959 12 15 y 5 Auckland NZL FL Andy Earl rugby union 1987 5 22 1961 9 12 y 3 Canterbury NZL FL Michael Jones rugby union 1987 5 22 1965 4 8 y 1 Auckland NZL FL Mark Brooke-Cowden 1987 5 22 1963 6 12 y 2 Auckland NZL N8 Buck Shelford 1987 5 22 1957 12 13 y 2 North Harbour NZL N8 Zinzan Brooke 1987 5 22 1965 2 14 y 0 Auckland NZL HB David Kirk (c) 1987 5 22 1960 10 5 y 10 Auckland NZL HB Bruce Deans 1987 5 22 1960 11 25 y 0 Canterbury NZL FF Grant Fox 1987 5 22 1962 6 6 y 1 Auckland NZL FF Frano Botica 1987 5 22 1963 8 3 y 6 North Harbour NZL CE Bernie McCahill 1987 5 22 1964 6 28 y 0 Auckland NZL CE Joe Stanley rugby union 1987 5 22 1957 4 13 y 6 Auckland NZL CE Warwick Taylor 1987 5 22 1960 3 11 y 16 Canterbury NZL WG Craig Green rugby union 1987 5 22 1961 3 23 y 14 Canterbury NZL WG John Kirwan rugby 1987 5 22 1964 12 16 y 13 Auckland NZL WG Terry Wright rugby union 1987 5 22 1963 3 21 y 2 Auckland NZL FB John Gallagher rugby 1987 5 22 1964 1 29 y 0 Wellington NZL FB Kieran Crowley 1987 5 22 1961 8 31 y 8 Taranaki NZL FJI Head coaches: FJI Josateki Sovau and NZL George Simpkin yes HK Rusiate Namoro circa 1966 (aged 21–22) 20 Suva FIJ HK Salacieli Naivilawasa 1987 5 22 1961 2 14 y 1 Suva FIJ HK Epeli Rakai circa 1961 (aged 25–26) 15 Suva FIJ HK Mosese Taga 1987 5 22 1964 9 17 y 0 Suva FIJ PR Sairusi Naituku 1987 5 22 1961 2 26 y 6 Rewa FIJ PR Peni Volavola rugby 1987 5 22 1963 6 6 y 5 Nadi FIJ LK Aisake Nadolo 1987 5 22 1964 7 13 y 0 Suva FIJ LK Ilaitia Savai 1987 5 22 1960 7 12 y 8 Nadroga FIJ LK Jioji Cama 0 Fiji Police FIJ FL Manasa Qoro 1987 5 22 1964 2 8 y 0 Nadi FIJ FL Samuela Vunivalu circa 1957 (aged 29–30) 0 Suva FIJ FL Livai Kididromo circa 1959 (aged 27–28) 0 Suva FIJ FL Apisai Nagata 0 Nadi FIJ N8 Koli Rakoroi (c) 1987 5 22 1956 7 1 y 15 Suva FIJ N8 John Sanday circa 1960 (aged 26–27) 0 Suva FIJ N8 Peceli Gale 1987 5 22 1957 6 27 y 7 Nadi FIJ SH Pauliasi Tabulutu 1987 5 22 1967 7 15 y 3 Nabua FIJ SH Paulo Nawalu 1987 5 22 1958 10 18 y Suva FIJ FH Elia Rokowailoa 1987 5 22 1958 7 22 y 7 Fiji Army FIJ CE Sirilo Lovokuro circa 1965 (aged 21–22) 3 Suva FIJ CE Epineri Naituku 1987 5 22 1963 1 8 y 0 Nasinu FIJ CE Tom Mitchell Fijian rugby union 1987 5 22 1958 5 10 y 2 Fiji Army FIJ CE Kaiava Salusalu 1987 5 22 1957 5 8 y 9 Suva FIJ WG Serupepeli Tuvula circa 1963 (aged 23–24) 4 Teachers-Norths/Queensland AUS WG Tomasi Cama 1987 5 22 1961 2 21 y 4 Suva FIJ WG Kavekini Nalaga circa 1965 (aged 21–22) 1 Nadroga FIJ WG Jimi Damu 1987 5 22 1967 7 15 y 3 Grammar Carlton/Auckland NZL FB Severo Koroduadua 1987 5 22 1960 12 22 y 10 Suva FIJ FB Jone Kubu circa 1961 (aged 25–26) 5 Rewa FIJ PACNEWS - News Reader ITA Head coach: ITA Marco Bollesan HK Antonio Galeazzo 1987 5 22 1959 2 15 y 3 Petrarca ITA HK Giorgio Morelli 1987 5 22 1954 4 18 y 25 L'Aquila ITA PR Giancarlo Cucchiella 1987 5 22 1953 2 18 y 21 L'Aquila ITA PR Giancarlo Pivetta 1987 5 22 1957 6 18 y 29 San Donà ITA PR Tito Lupini 1987 5 22 1955 11 12 y 1 Rovigo ITA PR Stefano Romagnoli 1987 5 22 1955 2 5 y 14 Parma ITA PR Guido Rossi Guido Rossi (rugby union) 1987 5 22 1959 4 18 y 29 Benetton Treviso ITA LK Mauro Gardin 1987 5 22 1961 3 27 y 19 Petrarca ITA LK Franco Berni 1987 5 22 1965 1 9 y 7 A.S. Milano ITA LK Antonio Colella 1987 5 22 1961 9 4 y 30 L'Aquila ITA FL Giuseppe Artuso 1987 5 22 1956 11 14 y 30 Petrarca ITA FL Raffaele Dolfato 1987 5 22 1962 10 28 y 3 Benetton Treviso ITA FL Piergianni Farina 1987 5 22 1959 6 1 y 1 Petrarca ITA FL Mario Pavin 1987 5 22 1958 7 18 y 7 Benetton Treviso ITA FL Gianni Zanon 1987 5 22 1960 3 3 y 31 Benetton Treviso ITA N8 Marzio Innocenti (c) 1987 5 22 1958 9 4 y 34 Petrarca ITA SH Alessandro Ghini 1987 5 22 1961 5 4 y 33 Milano ITA SH Fulvio Lorigiola 1987 5 22 1959 1 6 y 31 Petrarca ITA FH Rodolfo Ambrosio 1987 5 22 1961 12 27 y 0 Tala ARG FH Oscar Collodo 1987 5 22 1958 8 16 y 12 Benetton Treviso ITA CE Stefano Barba 1987 5 22 1964 1 10 y 7 CUS Roma ITA CE Fabio Gaetaniello 1987 5 22 1958 8 25 y 16 Parma ITA CE Sergio Zorzi 1987 5 22 1964 4 21 y 3 Benetton Treviso ITA WG Marcello Cuttitta 1987 5 22 1966 9 2 y 3 L'Aquila ITA WG Massimo Mascioletti 1987 5 22 1958 3 4 y 46 L'Aquila ITA FB Serafino Ghizzoni 1987 5 22 1954 10 16 y 59 L'Aquila ITA FB Daniele Tebaldi 1987 5 22 1961 4 24 y 3 Parma ITA ARG Head coaches: ARG Héctor Silva / ARG Ángel Guastella Before the match against New Zealand, Martín Yangüela withdrew due to an injury and was replaced by Marcelo Faggi. HK Julio Clement 1987 5 22 1962 7 1 y 0 Universitario ARG HK Serafín Dengra 1987 5 22 1961 9 21 y 9 San Martín ARG PR Hugo Torres 1987 5 22 1962 4 24 y 0 Tala ARG PR Diego Cash 1987 5 22 1961 8 10 y 13 San Isidro ARG PR Luis Molina rugby union 1987 5 22 1959 11 3 y 2 Los Tarcos ARG PR Fernando Morel 1987 5 22 1958 7 1 y 22 CASI ARG LK Gustavo Milano 1987 5 22 1961 2 11 y 20 Jockey Club ARG LK Roberto Cobelo 1987 5 22 1962 10 31 y 0 CASI ARG LK Eliseo Branca 1987 5 22 1957 7 20 y 24 CASI ARG LK Sergio Carossio 1987 5 22 1962 10 29 y 1 Olivos ARG FL Jorge Allen 1987 5 22 1956 7 12 y 11 CASI ARG FL José Mostany 1987 5 22 1963 1 13 y 1 Manuel Belgrano ARG FL Alejandro Schiavio 1987 5 22 1961 1 28 y 3 Pueyrredón ARG N8 Gabriel Travaglini 1987 5 22 1958 7 1 y 16 CASI ARG SH Marcelo Faggi 1987 5 22 1964 10 13 y 0 Estudiantes de Paraná ARG SH Fabio Gómez 1987 5 22 1965 7 13 y 2 Banco Nación ARG SH Martín Yangüela 1987 5 22 1957 4 1 y 0 Pueyrredón ARG FH Julián Manuele 1987 5 22 1966 10 30 y 0 La Plata ARG FH Hugo Porta (c) 1987 5 22 1951 9 11 y 48 Banco Nación ARG CE Rafael Madero 1987 5 22 1958 7 6 y 22 San Isidro ARG CE Fabián Turnes 1987 5 22 1965 1 12 y 10 Banco Nación ARG WG Marcelo Campo 1987 5 22 1957 7 1 y 18 Pueyrredón ARG WG Diego Cuesta Silva 1987 5 22 1963 1 23 y 13 San Isidro ARG WG Juan Lanza 1987 5 22 1963 6 7 y 10 CUBA ARG WG Pedro Lanza 1987 5 22 1961 9 21 y 14 CUBA ARG FB Guillermo Angaut 1987 5 22 1965 1 10 y 0 La Plata ARG FB Sebastián Salvat 1987 5 22 1967 4 5 y 1 Alumni ARG El plantel de los Pumas en la RWC 1987Fracaso Puma, victoria para el rugby Pool 4 FRA 1974 Head coach: FRA 1974 Jacques Fouroux yes HK Philippe Dintrans 1987 5 22 1957 1 29 y 42 FRA 1974 Stadoceste Tarbais HK Daniel Dubroca (c) 1987 5 22 1954 4 25 y 23 FRA 1974 SU Agen PR Jean-Pierre Garuet-Lempirou 1987 5 22 1953 6 15 y 26 FRA 1974 FC Lourdes PR Pascal Ondarts 1987 5 22 1956 4 1 y 5 FRA 1974 Biarritz Olympique PR Jean-Louis Tolot 1987 5 22 1957 6 13 y 0 FRA 1974 SU Agen PR Louis Armary 1987 5 22 1963 7 24 y 0 FRA 1974 FC Lourdes LK Francis Haget 1987 5 22 1949 10 1 y 38 FRA 1974 Biarritz Olympique LK Jean Condom 1987 5 22 1960 8 15 y 36 FRA 1974 Biarritz Olympique LK Alain Lorieux 1987 5 22 1956 6 26 y 17 FRA 1974 FC Grenoble FL Dominique Erbani 1987 5 22 1956 8 16 y 31 FRA 1974 SU Agen FL Jean-Luc Joinel 1987 5 22 1953 9 21 y 50 FRA 1974 CA Brive FL Éric Champ 1987 5 22 1962 6 8 y 17 FRA 1974 RC Toulonnais N8 Laurent Rodriguez 1987 5 22 1960 6 25 y 29 FRA 1974 AS Montferrand SH Pierre Berbizier 1987 5 22 1958 6 17 y 30 FRA 1974 SU Agen SH Rodolphe Modin 1987 5 22 1959 3 26 y 0 FRA 1974 CA Brive FH Guy Laporte 1987 5 22 1952 12 15 y 13 FRA 1974 SC Graulhet FH Didier Camberabero 1987 5 22 1961 1 9 y 5 FRA 1974 AS Béziers Hérault FH Alain Carminati 1987 5 22 1966 8 17 y 2 FRA 1974 AS Béziers Hérault CE Éric Bonneval 1987 5 22 1963 11 12 y 16 FRA 1974 Stade Toulousain CE Denis Charvet 1987 5 22 1962 5 12 y 5 FRA 1974 Stade Toulousain CE Philippe Sella 1987 5 22 1962 2 14 y 39 FRA 1974 SU Agen CE Franck Mesnel 1987 5 22 1961 6 30 y 6 FRA 1974 Racing Club de France WG Patrick Estève 1987 5 22 1959 2 14 y 23 FRA 1974 RC Narbonne WG Jean-Baptiste Lafond 1987 5 22 1961 12 20 y 9 FRA 1974 Racing Club de France WG Patrice Lagisquet 1987 5 22 1962 9 4 y 12 FRA 1974 Aviron Bayonnais WG Marc Andrieu 1987 5 22 1959 9 19 y 4 FRA 1974 RC Nîmes FB Serge Blanco 1987 5 22 1958 8 31 y 43 FRA 1974 Biarritz Olympique Scotland Head coach: SCO Derrick Grant yes HK Colin Deans (c) 1987 5 22 1955 5 3 y 48 Hawick RFC SCO HK Gary Callander 1987 5 22 1959 7 5 y 1 Hawick RFC SCO PR Norrie Rowan 1987 5 22 1951 9 17 y 8 Forrester RFC SCO PR Alex Brewster 1987 5 22 1954 5 3 y 6 Stewart's Melville RFC SCO PR David Sole 1987 5 22 1962 5 8 y 6 Edinburgh Academical Football Club SCO PR Iain Milne 1987 5 22 1956 6 17 y 36 Heriot's Rugby Club SCO LK Alan Tomes 1987 5 22 1951 11 6 y 44 Hawick RFC SCO LK Jeremy Campbell-Lamerton 1987 5 22 1959 2 21 y 1 Army Rugby Union ENG FL Finlay Calder 1987 5 22 1957 8 20 y 9 Heriot's Rugby Club SCO FL John Jeffrey 1987 5 22 1959 3 25 y 12 Kelso RFC SCO FL Derek Turnbull rugby union 1987 5 22 1961 10 2 y 0 Hawick RFC SCO N8 Iain Paxton 1987 5 22 1957 12 29 y 33 Glenrothes RFC SCO N8 Derek White rugby union 1987 5 22 1958 1 30 y 6 Gala RFC SCO SH Roy Laidlaw 1987 5 22 1953 10 5 y 44 Jed-Forest RFC SCO SH Greig Oliver 1987 5 22 1964 9 12 y 0 Hawick RFC SCO FH John Rutherford rugby union 1987 5 22 1955 10 4 y 42 Selkirk RFC SCO FH Richard Cramb 1987 5 22 1963 9 7 y 0 Newcastle Gosforth ENG CE Keith Robertson Scottish rugby union 1987 5 22 1954 12 5 y 36 Melrose RFC SCO CE Scott Hastings rugby union 1987 5 22 1964 12 4 y 8 Watsonian RFC SCO CE Alan Tait 1987 5 22 1964 11 2 y 0 Kelso RFC SCO WG Iwan Tukalo 1987 5 22 1961 3 5 y 5 Heriot's Rugby Club SCO WG Matt Duncan 1987 5 22 1959 8 29 y 8 West of Scotland F.C. SCO WG Douglas Wyllie 1987 5 22 1963 5 20 y 5 Selkirk RFC SCO FB Gavin Hastings 1987 5 22 1962 1 3 y 9 Watsonian RFC SCO FB Peter Dods 1987 5 22 1958 1 6 y 16 Gala RFC SCO ROU Head coach: ROM Mihai Naca yes HK Vasile Ilcă circa 1960 0 CS Universitatea Cluj-Napoca ROM HK Emilian Grigore circa 1957 6 RCJ Farul Constanța ROM PR Ion Bucan 1987 5 22 1955 1 27 y 44 CS Dinamo București ROM PR Florea Opriș 1987 5 22 1956 3 10 y 6 RCJ Farul Constanța ROM PR Gheorghe Leonte 1987 5 22 1963 2 12 y 7 CSA Steaua București ROM PR Vasile Pașcu 1987 5 22 1959 2 8 y 12 RC Grivița ROM LK Gheorghe Dumitru 1987 5 22 1952 1 31 y 65 RCJ Farul Constanța ROM LK Nicolae Vereș 1987 5 22 1963 7 1 y 2 CS Dinamo București ROM LK Cristian Raducanu 1987 5 22 1967 10 2 y 3 CS Dinamo București ROM LK Laurențiu Constantin 1987 5 22 1963 7 12 y 21 CSA Steaua București ROM FL Haralambie Dumitraș 1987 5 22 1960 2 11 y 9 Contactoare Buzău ROM FL Florică Murariu 1987 5 22 1955 3 25 y 54 CSA Steaua București ROM N8 Emilian Necula 1987 5 22 1960 5 24 y 0 RCJ Farul Constanța ROM N8 Ștefan Constantin 1987 5 22 1959 6 5 y 14 RCJ Farul Constanța ROM SH Mircea Paraschiv (c) 1987 5 22 1954 12 14 y 58 CSA Steaua București ROM SH Teodor Coman 1987 5 22 1962 7 1 y 5 CSA Steaua București ROM FH Alexandru Dumitru 1987 5 22 1953 8 22 y 42 CSA Steaua București ROM FH Romeo Bezușcu 1987 5 22 1964 7 1 y 1 RCJ Farul Constanța ROM CE Adrian Lungu 1987 5 22 1960 5 9 y 42 CS Dinamo București ROM CE Ștefan Tofan 1987 5 22 1965 2 25 y 8 CS Dinamo București ROM CE Adrian Tinca 1987 5 22 1967 1 9 y 0 RCJ Farul Constanța ROM CE Vasile David 1987 5 22 1961 4 11 y 6 CSA Steaua București ROM WG Marcel Toader 1987 5 22 1963 1 4 y 15 CSA Steaua București ROM WG Adrian Pllotschi 1987 5 22 1959 10 26 y 2 CSA Steaua București ROM WG Liviu Hodorcă 1987 5 22 1961 7 1 y 9 RCJ Farul Constanța ROM FB Alexandru Marin rugby union 1987 5 22 1957 9 28 y 12 RC Grivița ROM FB Vasile Ion 1987 5 22 1956 1 1 y 16 RCJ Farul Constanța ROM ZIM Head coach: ZIM Brian Murphy yes HK Keith Bell yes 1987 5 22 1958 12 10 y 1 n/a HK Lance Bray circa 1960 6 n/a PR Alex Nicholls rugby union 1987 5 22 1958 8 4 y 9 Mashonaland ZIM PR Andy Tucker 1987 5 22 1960 3 11 y 7 n/a PR George Elcombe yes 1987 5 22 1959 10 7 y 2 n/a LK Michael Martin Zimbabwe rugby union 1987 5 22 1959 12 25 y 9 n/a LK Malcolm Sawyer circa 1960 3 n/a LK Neville Kloppers circa 1962 3 Old Johnians RFC/Mashonaland ZIM LK Grant Davidson yes 1987 5 22 1963 1 15 y 2 n/a FL Errol Bredenkamp yes circa 1961 0 n/a FL Rod Gray rugby union circa 1961 5 n/a FL Dirk Buitendag 1987 5 22 1960 4 6 y 3 Mashonaland ZIM N8 Mark Neill circa 1965 3 n/a SH Malcolm Jellicoe (c) 1987 5 22 1963 5 29 y 3 Mashonaland ZIM FH Craig Brown rugby union 1987 5 22 1968 2 1 y 15 n/a FH Marthinus Grobler circa 1967 3 Moseley RFC' ENG CE Richard Tsimba 1987 5 22 1965 7 9 y 11 Chaminuka R.F.C. ZIM CE Campbell Graham yes circa 1963 0 n/a CE Andre Buitendag 1987 5 22 1962 2 26 y 3 Mashonaland ZIM WG Peter Kaulback yes 1987 5 22 1963 10 26 y 2 n/a WG Eric Barrett yes 1987 5 22 1951 6 15 y 3 Old Hararians ZIM WG Shawn Graham yes circa 1961 1 n/a FB Andy Ferreira 1987 5 22 1961 6 26 y 16 Old Georgians RFC/Mashonaland ZIM FB Kenyon Ziehl 1987 5 22 1963 1 11 y 12 n/a References Category:Rugby World Cup squads Squads, 1987 Rugby World Cup