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1987 (New Zealand/Australia)
| All the results from the first Rugby World Cup held in New Zealand and Australia in 1987.| POOL 1 | | Date | Match & Result | Venue | | 23 May | Australia 19-6 England | Sydney | | 24 May | USA 21-18 Japan | Brisbane | | 30 May | England 60-7 Japan | Sydney | | 31 May | Australia 47-12 USA | Brisbane | | 3 June | England 34-6 USA | Sydney | | 3 June | Australia 42-23 Japan | Sydney | | | | |
| | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | | Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 41 | 6 | | England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 32 | 4 | | USA | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 99 | 2 | | Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 123 | 0 | |
| POOL 2 | | Date | Match & Result | Venue | | 24 May | Canada 37-4 Tonga | Napier | | 25 May | Wales 13-6 Ireland | Wellington | | 29 May | Wales 29-16 Tonga | Palmerston Nth | | 30 May | Ireland 46-19 Canada | Dunedin | | 3 June | Wales 40-9 Canada | Invercargill | | 3 June | Ireland 32-9 Tonga | Brisbane | | | | |
| | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | | Wales | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 31 | 6 | | Ireland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 41 | 4 | | Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 90 | 2 | | Tonga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 98 | 0 | |
| POOL 3 | | Date | Match & Result | Venue | | 22 May | New Zealand 70-6 Italy | Auckland | | 24 May | Fiji 28-9 Argentina | Hamilton | | 27 May | New Zealand 74-13 Fiji | Christchurch | | 28 May | Argentina 25-16 Italy | Christchurch | | 31 May | Italy 18-15 Fiji | Dunedin | | 1 June | New Zealand 46-15 Argentina | Wellington | | | | |
| | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | | New Zealand | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 190 | 34 | 6 | | Fiji* | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 56 | 101 | 2 | | Italy | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 110 | 2 | | Argentina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 49 | 90 | 2 | | * qualify second on tries scored | | | | | | | | |
| POOL 4 | | Date | Match & Result | Venue | | 23 May | France 20-20 Scotland | Christchurch | | 23 May | Romania 21-20 Zimbabwe | Auckland | | 28 May | France 55-12 Romania | Wellington | | 30 May | Scotland 60-21 Zimbabwe | Wellington | | 2 June | Scotland 55-28 Romania | Dunedin | | 2 June | France 70-12 Zimbabwe | Auckland | | | | |
| | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Pts | | France* | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 145 | 44 | 5 | | Scotland | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 135 | 69 | 5 | | Romania | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 61 | 130 | 2 | | Zimbabwe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 53 | 151 | 0 | | * qualify first on tries scored | | | | | | | | |
| QUARTER-FINALS | | Date | Match & Result | Venue | | 6 June | New Zealand 30-3 Scotland | Christchurch | | 7 June | France 31-16 Fiji | Auckland | | 7 June | Australia 33-15 Ireland | Sydney | | 8 June | Wales 16-3 England | Brisbane | | | | |
| SEMI-FINALS | | Date | Match & Result | Venue | | 13 June | France 30-24 Australia | Sydney | | 14 June | New Zealand 49-6 Wales | Brisbane | | | | |
| THIRD/FOURTH PLACE PLAY-OFF | | Date | Match & Result | Venue | | 18 June | Wales 22-21 Australia | Sydney | | | | |
| FINAL | | Date | Match & Result | Venue | | 20 June | New Zealand 29-9 France | Auckland | | | | |
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