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.
Team statistics
The following table shows the team's results in major statistical categories.[1]
| Team | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | Points difference |
Tries | Conversions | Penalties | Drop goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 246 | 43 | 30 | 21 | 1 |
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6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 3 |
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6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 78 | 26 | 20 | 12 | 2 |
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6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 102 | 34 | 26 | 8 | 1 |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 55 | 15 | 11 | 7 | 0 |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 25 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 2 |
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4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 39 | 22 | 16 | 6 | 0 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −41 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −25 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 1 |
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4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −60 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 1 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −70 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −69 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 0 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −60 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | −75 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | −69 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 0 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | −98 | 5 | 3 | 9 | 0 |
Source: ESPNscrum.com
Top point scorers
| Player | Team | Position | Played | Tries | Conversions | Penalties | Drop goals | Total points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant Fox | |
First five-eighth | 6 | 0 | 30 | 21 | 1 | 126 |
| Michael Lynagh | |
Fly-half | 6 | 0 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 82 |
| Gavin Hastings | |
Fullback | 4 | 3 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 62 |
| Didier Camberabero | |
Fly-half | 5 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 53 |
| Jonathan Webb | |
Fullback | 4 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 43 |
| Guy Laporte | |
Fly-half | 3 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 42 |
| Paul Thorburn | |
Fullback | 6 | 0 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 37 |
| Mike Kiernan | |
Centre | 3 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 36 |
| Severo Koroduadua | |
Fullback | 4 | 0 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 35 |
| Hugo Porta | |
Fly-half | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 33 |
Top try scorers
| Player | Team | Position | Played | Tries | Conv | Penalties | Drop goals | Total points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Green | |
Wing | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| John Kirwan | |
Wing | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| Alan Whetton | |
Flanker | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| David Kirk | |
Half-back | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| John Gallagher | |
Fullback | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Matthew Burke | |
Wing | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Mike Harrison | |
Wing | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
| Alan Tait | |
Centre | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| David Campese | |
Wing | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
| Denis Charvet | |
Wing | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
Hat-tricks
Unless otherwise noted, players in this list scored a hat-trick of tries.
| No. | Player | For | Against | Stage | Result | Venue | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Craig GreenT4 | |
|
Pool | 74–13 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 27 May 1987 |
| 2 | John GallagherT4 | |
|
Pool | 74–13 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 27 May 1987 |
| 3 | Glen Webbe | |
|
Pool | 29–16 | FMG Stadium, Palmerston North | 29 May 1987 |
| 4 | Mike Harrison | |
|
Pool | 60–7 | Concord Oval, Sydney | 30 May 1987 |
| 5 | John Jeffrey | |
|
Pool | 55–28 | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 2 June 1987 |
| 6 | Didier Camberabero | |
|
Pool | 70–12 | Eden Park, Auckland | 2 June 1987 |
| 7 | Rodolphe Modin | |
|
Pool | 70–12 | Eden Park, Auckland | 2 June 1987 |
| 8 | Ieuan EvansT4 | |
|
Pool | 40–9 | Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill | 3 June 1987 |
| 9 | Brendan Mullin | |
|
Pool | 32–9 | Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane | 3 June 1987 |
| Key | |
|---|---|
| T4 | Scored four tries |
Stadiums
| Stadium | City | Capacity | Matches played | Overall attendance |
Average attendance per match |
Average attendance as % of capacity |
Tries scored | Avg. tries scored / match |
Overall points scored |
Avg. points scored / match |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eden Park | Auckland | 48,000 | 5 | 92,535 | 18,507 | 38.56% | 42 | 8.40 | 284 | 56.80 |
| Athletic Park | Wellington | 39,000 | 4 | 64,000 | 16,000 | 41.03% | 29 | 7.25 | 228 | 57.00 |
| Lancaster Park | Christchurch | 36,500 | 4 | 75,000 | 18,750 | 51.37% | 24 | 6.00 | 201 | 50.25 |
| Carisbrook | Dunedin | 35,000 | 3 | 36,000 | 12,000 | 34.29% | 23 | 7.67 | 181 | 60.33 |
| Rotorua International Stadium | Rotorua | 35,000 | 1 | 29,000 | 29,000 | 82.86% | 5 | 5.00 | 43 | 43.00 |
| McLean Park | Napier | 30,000 | 1 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 23.33% | 8 | 8.00 | 41 | 41.00 |
| Rugby Park | Hamilton | 30,000 | 1 | 13,000 | 13,000 | 43.33% | 5 | 5.00 | 37 | 37.00 |
| Rugby Park Stadium | Invercargill | 30,000 | 1 | 14,000 | 14,000 | 46.67% | 8 | 8.00 | 49 | 49.00 |
| Ballymore Stadium | Brisbane | 24,000 | 5 | 48,855 | 9,771 | 40.71% | 32 | 6.40 | 213 | 42.60 |
| Concord Oval | Sydney | 20,000 | 6 | 72,483 | 12,081 | 60.41% | 42 | 7.00 | 299 | 49.83 |
| Showgrounds Oval | Palmerston North | 20,000 | 1 | 19,000 | 19,000 | 95.00% | 6 | 6.00 | 45 | 45.00 |
| Total | 1,032,000 | 32 | 478,449 | 14,952 | 46.36% | 224 | 7.00 | 1,621 | 50.66 | |
See also
References
- "Team Records". ESPN. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- "Stats Hub". World Rugby. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- "Most individual points". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- "Stats_Hub". World Rugby. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
- "Most individual tries". ESPN Scrum. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
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