1987 Rugby World Cup knockout stage

The knockout stage of the 1987 Rugby World Cup began on 6 June and was completed on 14 June.

Quarter-finals

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New Zealand vs Scotland

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6 June 1987
New Zealand  30–3  Scotland
Try: Gallagher
Whetton
Con: Fox (2)
Pen: Fox (6)
[1][2]Pen: Hastings
Lancaster Park, Christchurch
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: David Burnett (Ireland)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
New Zealand
 
 
 
 
 
 
Scotland
FB 15 John Gallagher
RW 14 John Kirwan
OC 13 Joe Stanley
IC 12 Craig Green
LW 11 Terry Wright   20'
FH 10 Grant Fox
SH 9 David Kirk (c)
N8 8 Buck Shelford
OF 7 Michael Jones
BF 6 Alan Whetton
RL 5 Gary Whetton
LL 4 Murray Pierce
TP 3 John Drake
HK 2 Sean Fitzpatrick
LP 1 Steve McDowall
Replacements:
CE 16 Bernie McCahill   73'
FH 17 Frano Botica
SH 18 Bruce Deans
FL 19 Zinzan Brooke
PR 20 Richard Loe
HK 21 Andy Dalton
Coach:
  Brian Lochore
 
FB 15 Gavin Hastings
RW 14 Matt Duncan
OC 13 Alan Tait
IC 12 Keith Robertson
LW 11 Iwan Tukalo
FH 10 Douglas Wyllie
SH 9 Roy Laidlaw
N8 8 Iain Paxton
OF 7 Finlay Calder
BF 6 Derek Turnbull
RL 5 Alan Tomes
LL 4 Derek White
TP 3 Iain Milne
HK 2 Colin Deans (c)
LP 1 David Sole
Replacements:
HK 16 Gary Callander
PR 17 Alex Brewster
SH 18 Greig Oliver
LK 19 Jeremy Campbell-Lamerton
FL 20 Richard Cramb
FB 21 Peter Dods
Coach:
  Derrick Grant

Fiji vs France

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7 June 1987
Fiji  16–31  France
Try: Damu
Qoro
Con: Koroduadua
Pen: Koroduadua (2)
[3][4]Try: Lagisquet
Lorieux
Rodriguez (2)
Pen: Laporte
Drop: Laporte
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Clive Norling (Wales)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fiji
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
France
FB 15 Jone Kubu
RW 14 Jimi Damu
OC 13 Kaiava Salusalu
IC 12 Tomasi Cama
LW 11 Tom Mitchell
FH 10 Severo Koroduadua
SH 9 Paulo Nawalu
N8 8 Livai Kididromo
OF 7 Salacieli Naivilawasa
BF 6 Manasa Qoro   25'
RL 5 Ilaitia Savai   45'
LL 4 Koli Rakoroi (c)
TP 3 Peni Volavola
HK 2 Epeli Rakai
LP 1 Sairusi Naituku
Replacements:
FL 16 Samuela Vunivalu   15'
LK 17 Aisake Nadolo   45'
Coach:
  Jo Sovau
 
FB 15 Serge Blanco   79'
RW 14 Denis Charvet
OC 13 Eric Bonneval
IC 12 Franck Mesnel
LW 11 Patrice Lagisquet
FH 10 Guy Laporte
SH 9 Pierre Berbizier
N8 8 Laurent Rodriguez
OF 7 Dominique Erbani
BF 6 Eric Champ
RL 5 Alain Lorieux
LL 4 Francis Haget
TP 3 Jean-Pierre Garuet-Lempirou
HK 2 Daniel Dubroca (c)
LP 1 Pascal Ondarts
Replacements:
FB 16 Didier Camberabero   79'
Coach:
  Jacques Fouroux

Australia vs Ireland

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7 June 1987
Australia  33–15  Ireland
Try: Burke (2)
McIntyre
Smith
Con: Lynagh (4)
Pen: Lynagh (3)
[5][6]Try: Kiernan
MacNeill
Con: Kiernan (2)
Pen: Kiernan
Concord Oval, Sydney
Attendance: 14,856
Referee: Brian Anderson (Scotland)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Australia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Ireland
FB 15 David Campese
RW 14 Peter Grigg
OC 13 Andrew Slack (c)
IC 12 Brett Papworth
LW 11 Matt Burke
FH 10 Michael Lynagh
SH 9 Nick Farr-Jones   5'
N8 8 Jeff Miller
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:
FB 16 Andrew Leeds
FB 17 Anthony Herbert
SH 18 Brian Smith   5'
FL 19 Troy Coker
PR 20 Enrique Rodriguez
HK 21 Mark McBain
Coach:
  Alan Jones
 
FB 15 Hugo MacNeill
RW 14 Trevor Ringland
OC 13 Michael Kiernan
IC 12 Brendan Mullin   67'
LW 11 Keith Crossan
FH 10 Paul Dean
SH 9 Michael Bradley
N8 8 Neil Francis   52'
OF 7 Derek McGrath
BF 6 Phillip Matthews
RL 5 Willie Anderson
LL 4 Donal Lenihan (c)
TP 3 Des Fitzgerald
HK 2 Terry Kingston
LP 1 Phillip Orr
Replacements:
FB 16 David Irwin   67'
HK 17 Tony Ward
SH 18 Tony Doyle
FH 19 Brian Spillane   52'
CE 20 Steve Smith
PR 21 Job Langbroek
Coach:
  Syd Millar
  Jim Davidson

England vs Wales

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8 June 1987
England  3–16  Wales
Pen: Webb[7][8]Try: Devereux
Jones
Roberts
Con: Thorburn (2)
Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: René Hourquet (France)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
England
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wales
FB 15 Jonathan Webb
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   24'
Replacements:
SH 16 Richard Hill
FH 17 Rob Andrew
CE 18 Fran Clough
FL 19 Dave Egerton
HK 20 Graham Dawe
PR 21 Gareth Chilcott   24'
Coach:
  Martin Green
 
FB 15 Paul Thorburn
RW 14 Ieuan Evans
OC 13 John Devereux
IC 12 Bleddyn Bowen
LW 11 Adrian Hadley
FH 10 Jonathan Davies
SH 9 Robert Jones
N8 8 Paul Moriarty
OF 7 Richie Collins
BF 6 Gareth Roberts
RL 5 Bob Norster   73'
LL 4 Richard Moriarty (c)
TP 3 Dai Young
HK 2 Alan Phillips
LP 1 Anthony Buchanan
Replacements:
CE 16 Mark Ring
FH 17 Malcolm Dacey
SH 18 Ray Giles
LK 19 Huw Richards   73'
PR 20 Steve Blackmore
HK 21 Kevin Phillips
Coach:
  Tony Gray

Semi-finals

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Australia vs France

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13 June 1987
Australia  24–30  France
Try: Campese
Codey
Con: Lynagh (2)
Pen: Lynagh (3)
Drop: Lynagh
[9][10]Try: Blanco
Lagisquet
Lorieux
Sella
Con: Camberabero (4)
Pen: Camberabero (2)
Concord Oval, Sydney
Attendance: 17,768
Referee: Brian Anderson (Scotland)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Australia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
France
FB 15 David Campese
RW 14 Peter Grigg
OC 13 Andrew Slack (c)
IC 12 Brett Papworth   8'
LW 11 Matt Burke
FH 10 Michael Lynagh
SH 9 Nick Farr-Jones
N8 8 Troy Coker
OF 7 Jeff Miller
BF 6 Simon Poidevin
RL 5 William Campbell   20'
LL 4 Steve Cutler
TP 3 Andy McIntyre
HK 2 Tom Lawton
LP 1 Cameron Lillicrap
Replacements:
FB 16 Andrew Leeds
CE 17 Anthony Herbert   5'
SH 18 Brian Smith
FL 19 David Codey   20'
PR 20 Enrique Rodriguez
HK 21 Mark McBain
Coach:
  Alan Jones
 
FB 15 Serge Blanco   79'
RW 14 Didier Camberabero
OC 13 Philippe Sella
IC 12 Denis Charvet
LW 11 Patrice Lagisquet
FH 10 Franck Mesnel
SH 9 Pierre Berbizier
N8 8 Laurent Rodriguez
OF 7 Dominique Erbani
BF 6 Eric Champ
RL 5 Alain Lorieux
LL 4 Francis Haget
TP 3 Jean-Pierre Garuet-Lempirou
HK 2 Daniel Dubroca (c)
LP 1 Pascal Ondarts
Replacements:
FB 16 Philippe Dintrans
PR 17 Louis Armary
FL 18 Jean-Luc Joinel
SH 19 Rodolphe Modin
WG 20 Marc Andrieu
WG 21 Jean-Baptiste Lafond
Coach:
  Jacques Fouroux

New Zealand vs Wales

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New Zealand
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wales
FB 15 John Gallagher
RW 14 John Kirwan
OC 13 Joe Stanley   73'
IC 12 Warwick Taylor
LW 11 Craig Green
FH 10 Grant Fox
SH 9 David Kirk (c)
N8 8 Buck Shelford
OF 7 Mark Brooke-Cowden
BF 6 Alan Whetton
RL 5 Gary Whetton
LL 4 Murray Pierce
TP 3 John Drake
HK 2 Sean Fitzpatrick
LP 1 Steve McDowall
Replacements:
CE 16 Bernie McCahill   20'
FH 17 Frano Botica
SH 18 Bruce Deans
FL 19 Zinzan Brooke
PR 20 Richard Loe
HK 21 Andy Dalton
Coach:
  Brian Lochore
 
FB 15 Paul Thorburn
RW 14 Ieuan Evans
OC 13 John Devereux
IC 12 Bleddyn Bowen
LW 11 Adrian Hadley
FH 10 Jonathan Davies
SH 9 Robert Jones
N8 8 Phil Davies
OF 7 Richie Collins   40'
BF 6 Paul Moriarty
RL 5 Huw Richards
LL 4 Richard Moriarty (c)
TP 3 Dai Young
HK 2 Kevin Phillips
LP 1 Anthony Buchanan
Replacements:
CE 16 Mark Ring
FH 17 Malcolm Dacey
SH 18 Ray Giles
LK 19 Steve Sutton   40'
PR 20 Steve Blackmore
HK 21 Alan Phillips
Coach:
  Tony Gray

Third place play-off

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18 June 1987
Australia  21–22  Wales
Try: Burke
Grigg
Con: Lynagh (2)
Pen: Lynagh (2)
Drop: Lynagh
ReportTry: Roberts
Moriarty
Hadley
Con: Thorburn (2)
Pen: Thorburn (2)
Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua
Attendance: 29,000
Referee: Fred Howard (England)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Australia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Wales
FB 15 Andrew Leeds
RW 14 Peter Grigg   46'
OC 13 Matt Burke
IC 12 Andrew Slack (c)
LW 11 David Campese
FH 10 Michael Lynagh
SH 9 Brian Smith
N8 8 Steve Tuynman
OF 7 David Codey
BF 6 Simon Poidevin
RL 5 Troy Coker
LL 4 Steve Cutler
TP 3 Andy McIntyre
HK 2 Tom Lawton
LP 1 Cameron Lillicrap   76'
Replacements:
SH 16 Nick Farr-Jones   46'
PR 17 Enrique Rodriguez   76'
HK 18 Mark McBain
FB 19 Anthony Herbert
FH 20 Steve James
N8 21 Ross Reynolds
Coach:
  Alan Jones
 
FB 15 Paul Thorburn
RW 14 Ieuan Evans
OC 13 John Devereux
IC 12 Mark Ring
LW 11 Adrian Hadley
FH 10 Jonathan Davies
SH 9 Robert Jones
N8 8 Paul Moriarty
OF 7 Richard Webster
BF 6 Gareth Roberts
RL 5 Steve Sutton
LL 4 Richard Moriarty (c)
TP 3 Steve Blackmore
HK 2 Alan Phillips
LP 1 Anthony Buchanan
Replacements:
FH 16 Malcolm Dacey
CE 17 Ray Giles
CE 18 Kevin Hopkins
PR 19 Dai Young
HK 20 Kevin Phillips
N8 21 Phil Davies
Coach:
  Tony Gray

Final

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20 June 1987
New Zealand  29–9  France
Try: Jones
Kirk
Kirwan
Con: Fox
Pen: Fox (4)
Drop: Fox
ReportTry: Berbizier
Con: Camberabero
Pen: Camberabero
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 48,035
Referee: Kerry Fitzgerald (Australia)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
New Zealand
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
France
FB 15 John Gallagher
RW 14 John Kirwan
OC 13 Joe Stanley
IC 12 Warwick Taylor
LW 11 Craig Green
FH 10 Grant Fox
SH 9 David Kirk (c)
N8 8 Buck Shelford
OF 7 Michael Jones
BF 6 Alan Whetton
RL 5 Gary Whetton
LL 4 Murray Pierce
TP 3 John Drake
HK 2 Sean Fitzpatrick
LP 1 Steve McDowall
Coach:
  Brian Lochore
 
FB 15 Serge Blanco
RW 14 Didier Camberabero
OC 13 Philippe Sella
IC 12 Denis Charvet
LW 11 Patrice Lagisquet
FH 10 Franck Mesnel
SH 9 Pierre Berbizier
N8 8 Laurent Rodriguez
OF 7 Dominique Erbani
BF 6 Éric Champ
RL 5 Jean Condom
LL 4 Alain Lorieux
TP 3 Jean-Pierre Garuet-Lempirou
HK 2 Daniel Dubroca (c)
LP 1 Pascal Ondarts
Coach:
  Jacques Fouroux

References

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  1. ^ "World Rugby". world.rugby. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  2. ^ "New Zealand v Scotland". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
  3. ^ world.rugby. "World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  4. ^ "Fiji v France". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  5. ^ world.rugby. "World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  6. ^ "Australia v Ireland". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  7. ^ rugbybworldcup.com. "Rugby World Cup 2019". www.rugbyworldcup.com. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  8. ^ "England v Wales". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  9. ^ world.rugby. "World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  10. ^ "Australia v France". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  11. ^ world.rugby. "World Rugby". www.world.rugby. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
  12. ^ "New Zealand v Wales". ESPN scrum. Retrieved 2022-05-12.
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