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.
+Team statisticsTeamPlayedWonDrawnLostPointsdifferenceTriesConversionsPenaltiesDrop goals66002464330211650122201153640278262012264111023426814202551511704202251310724211392216603102−4143903102−2583814103−6085913102−7051423102−69621103102−6055213003−7571513003−6931503003−985390 Source: ESPNscrum.com
Top point scorers +Top 10 point scorersPlayerTeamPositionPlayedTriesConversionsPenaltiesDrop goalsTotal pointsGrant FoxFirst five-eighth6030211126Michael LynaghFly-half602012282Gavin HastingsFullback43166062Didier CamberaberoFly-half54143053Jonathan WebbFullback40117043Guy LaporteFly-half32113142Paul ThorburnFullback60115037Mike KiernanCentre3175136Severo KoroduaduaFullback4049035Hugo PortaFly-half3039033
Top try scorers +Top 10 try scorersPlayerTeamPositionPlayedTriesPenaltiesDrop goalsTotal pointsCraig GreenWing5600024John KirwanWing6600024Alan WhettonFlanker6500020David KirkHalf-back6500020John GallagherFullback 5500020Matthew BurkeWing5500020Mike HarrisonWing4500020Alan TaitCentre4400016David CampeseWing6400016Denis CharvetWing6400016
Hat-tricks Unless otherwise noted, players in this list scored a hat-trick of tries. No. Player For Against Stage Result Venue Date 1 T4 Pool 74–13 Lancaster Park, Christchurch 2 T4 Pool 74–13 Lancaster Park, Christchurch 3 Pool 29–16 FMG Stadium, Palmerston North 4 Pool 60–7 Concord Oval, Sydney 5 Pool 55–28 Carisbrook, Dunedin 6 Pool 70–12 Eden Park, Auckland 7 Pool 70–12 Eden Park, Auckland 8 T4 Pool 40–9 Rugby Park Stadium, Invercargill 9 Pool 32–9 Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane
KeyT4Scored four tries
Stadiums
See also 1991 Rugby World Cup statistics Records and statistics of the Rugby World Cup List of Rugby World Cup hat-tricks
External links Rugby World Cup 1987 Tournament statistics Rugby World Cup 1987 Team Stats
References