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1987 World Cup (in Australia and New Zealand)

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First Round
Pool 1 - (Australia, England, Japan, USA)Pool 2 - (Canada, Ireland, Tonga, Wales)
Pool 3 - (Argentina, Fiji, Italy, New Zealand)Pool 4 - (France, Romania, Scotland, Zimbabwe)

Knock-Out Matches
Quarter-FinalsSemi-Finals
Final

FINAL
New Zealand     29 v  9  France
New Zealand
Gallagher, Kirwan, Stanley, Taylor, Green, Fox, Kirk (c), Drake, Fitzpatrick, McDowell, Pierce, G Whetton, A Whetton, Shelford, Jones
Tries: Jones, Kirk, Kirwan, Conversion: Fox, Penalty Goals: Fox (4), Dropped Goal: Fox

France
Blanco, Camberabero, Sella, Charvet, Lagisquet, Mesnel, Berbizier, Ondarts, Dubroca (c), Garuet, Lorieux, Condom, Champ, Rodriguez, Erbani
Try: Berbizier, Conversion: Camberabero, Penalty Goal: Camberabero

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THIRD PLACE PLAY-OFF
Wales           22 v 21  Australia
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SEMI-FINALS
Australia       24 v 30  France
Australia
Campese, Grigg, Slack (c), Papworth, Burke, Lynagh, Farr-Jones, Lillicrap, Lawton, McIntyre, Campbell, Cutler, Miller, Coker, Poidevin
Replacements : Herbert for Papworth, Codey for Campbell
Tries: Campese, Codey, Conversion: Lynagh (2), Penalty Goals: Lynagh (3), Dropped Goal: Lynagh

France
Blanco, Camberabero, Sella, Charvet, Lagisquet, Mesnel, Berbizier, Ondarts, Dubroca (c), Garuet, Lorieux, Condom, Champ, Rodriguez, Erbani
Tries: Lerieux, Sella, Laqisquet, Blanco Conversions: Camberabero (4), Penalty Goals: Camberabero (2)


New Zealand     49 v  6  Wales
New Zealand
Gallagher, Kirwan, Stanley, Taylor, Green, Fox, Kirk (c), Drake, Fitzpatrick, McDowell, Pierce, G Whetton, A Whetton, Shelford, Brooke-Cowden
Replacement : McCahill for Stanley
Tries: Shelford (2), Kirwan (2), Drake, A Whetton, Stanley, Brooke-Cowden, Conversions: Fox (7), Penalty Goal: Fox

Wales
Thoburn, Evans, Devereux, Bowen, Hadley, J Davies, Jones, Buchanan, K Phillips, Young, R Moriarty (c), Richards, P Moriarty, P Davies, Collins
Replacement : Sutton for Collins
Try: Devereux, Conversion: Thorburn

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QUARTER-FINALS
New Zealand     30 v  3  Scotland 
France          31 v 16  Fiji 
Australia       33 v 15  Ireland 
Wales           16 v 13  England 
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POOL 1
Australia     19 v  6  England
United States 21 v 18  Japan 
England       60 v  7  Japan 
Australia     47 v 12  United States 
England       34 v  6  United States 
Australia     42 v 23  Japan 
                

                   P  W  D  L   F    A PTS
1. Australia       3  3  0  0  108  41  6 
2. England         3  2  0  1  100  32  4
3. USA             3  1  0  2   39  99  2  
4. Japan           3  0  0  3   48 123  0
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POOL 2
Canada        37 v  4  Tonga 
Wales         13 v  6  Ireland 
Wales         29 v 16  Tonga 
Ireland       46 v 19  Canada 
Wales         40 v  9  Canada 
Ireland       32 v  9  Tonga 


                   P  W  D  L   F   A PTS
1. Wales           3  3  0  0  89  31  6
2. Ireland         3  2  0  1  84  41  4 
3. Canada          3  1  0  2  65  90  2
4. Tonga           3  0  0  3  29  98  0
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POOL 3
New Zealand   70 v  6  Italy 
Fiji          28 v  9  Argentina 
New Zealand   74 v 13  Fiji 
Argentina     25 v 16  Italy 
Italy         18 v 15  Fiji 
New Zealand   46 v 15  Argentina 


                   P  W  D  L   F    A PTS
1. New Zealand     3  3  0  0  190  34  6
2. Fiji            3  1  0  2   56 101  2
3. Argentina       3  1  0  2   49  90  2
4. Italy           3  1  0  2   40 110  2
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POOL 4
Romania       21 v 20  Zimbabwe 
France        20 v 20  Scotland 
France        55 v 12  Romania 
Scotland      60 v 21  Zimbabwe 
Scotland      55 v 28  Romania 
France        70 v 12  Zimbabwe 


                   P  W  D  L   F    A PTS
1. France          3  2  1  0  145  44  5  
2. Scotland        3  2  1  0  135  69  5  
3. Romania         3  1  0  2   61 130  2
4. Zimbabwe        3  0  0  3   53 151  0
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