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  2. 1987 Rugby World Cup; Tournament details; Host nations New Zealand Australia: Dates: 22 May – 20 June (30 days) No. of nations: 16: Final positions; Champions New Zealand (1st title) Runner-up France: Third place Wales: Tournament statistics; Matches played: 32: Attendance: 478,449 (14,952 per match) Top scorer(s) Grant Fox (126) Most tries ...

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      Sixteen teams participated in the tournament from 1987 until...

  3. Who won the 1987 Rugby World Cup? Champions: New Zealand Runner-up: France Third place: Wales. New Zealand won the 1987 Rugby World Cup and dominated the competition. The All Blacks won all six of their matches and they claimed the inaugural Webb Ellis Cup at a canter. As the runner-up, France won four games.

  4. New Zealand became the first ever Rugby World Cup Champions, defeating France 29-9 at Eden Park in Auckland. 1990s Millennium Stadium. The 1991 Rugby World Cup was hosted by Great Britain, Ireland and France, with the tournament final to be played at the home of English rugby, Twickenham. For the first time, a qualifying tournament replaced the ...

  5. 1987 Rugby World Cup statistics. This article documents statistics from the 1987 Rugby World Cup, hosted by New Zealand and Australia from 22 May to 20 June .

  6. Fellow All Black Marc Ellis scored a record six tries in that victory. Lomu (1999), Habana (2007) and All Black Julian Savea (2015) share the record for tries in a single tournament with eight, while New Zealand’s Grant Fox holds the record for most points in a tournament with 126 scored in 1987.

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