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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 ...
- 22 May – 20 June (30 days)
- New Zealand (1st title)
- 32
The 1987 Rugby World Cup final was the final match of the 1987 Rugby World Cup, the first Rugby World Cup played. It was played at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand on 20 June 1987 between the hosts New Zealand and France.
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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.
This article documents statistics from the 1987 Rugby World Cup, hosted by New Zealand and Australia from 22 May to 20 June . Team statistics. The following table shows the team's results in major statistical categories. [1] Source: ESPNscrum.com. Top point scorers. Top try scorers. Hat-tricks.
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 while Australia hosted 11 matches . The tournament was won by New Zealand, who were the strong favourites and won all their matches comfortably.
1987-06-07. 02:00 Australia 33 : 15 Ireland. 17:00 Fiji 16 : 31 France.
A TV microphone pushed into the half-time huddle caught Canadian captain Hans de Goede, late of Cardiff, exhorting his men 'Come on boys, we're making history here'. 1987 Factfile. Final:New ...
