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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).
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The Rugby World Cup is a men's rugby union tournament...
- 1987 Rugby World Cup final
The 1987 Rugby World Cup final was the final match of the...
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The knockout stage of the 1987 Rugby World Cup began on 6...
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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 ...
New Zealand and South Africa are the most successful teams in men’s Rugby World Cup history, having each lifted the Webb Ellis Cup on three occasions – the All Blacks in 1987, 2011 and 2015 and the Springboks in 1995, 2007 and 2019.
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The inaugural 1987 Rugby World Cup was jointly hosted by New Zealand and Australia. The tournament was contested across 32 matches: 21 games were hosted by New Zealand and 11 games were hosted by Australia. A total of 16 teams competed to lift the first Webb Ellis Cup.
