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1987 Rugby World Cup squads

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Main article: 1987 Rugby World Cup

This article lists the official squads for the 1987 Rugby World Cup that took place in New Zealand and Australia from 22 May until 20 June 1987. The 1987 Rugby World Cup was the inaugural Rugby World Cup; the world championship for rugby union. Sixteen nations were invited to partake in the tournament, with the notable exception of South Africa; who were excluded from the tournament due to issues surrounding Apartheid.

Players marked (c) were named as captain for their national squad. All details, such as number of international caps and player age, are current as of the opening day of the tournament on 22 May 1987.

Overview

Below is a table listing all the head coaches and captains for each nation.

TeamCoachCaptain
ARG
AUS
CAN
ENG
FRA
NZL
ITA
JPN
NZL
ROM
SCO
TON
NZL
WAL
ZIM

Pool 1

{{ru|AUS}}

Head coach: AUS Alan Jones

{{ru|USA}}

Head coach: IRE George Hook / NZL Ron Mayes

{{ru|ENG}}

Head coach: ENG Martin Green

{{ru|Japan}}

  • Head coach: JPN Katsumi Miyaji
  • Manager: JPN Shiggy Konno

Pool 2

{{ru|WAL}}

Head coach: WAL Tony Gray

{{ru|CAN}}

Head coach: CAN Gary Johnston

{{ru|IRE}}

  • Prior to the tournament, Nigel Carr withdrew from the Ireland squad due to injury. Head coaches: IRE Mick Doyle (replaced by Syd Millar) / IRE Jim Davidson

{{ru|Tonga}}

Head coach: TON Sione Kite Manager: TON: Mailefihi Tukuʻaho

Pool 3

{{ru|NZL}}

Head coach: NZL Brian Lochore Assistant coaches : NZL Alex Wyllie and NZL John Hart

  • Andy Dalton was ruled out of the tournament due to an injury in a practice session. As a result, David Kirk assumed the role of captain.

{{ru|FJI}}

Head coaches: FJI Josateki Sovau and NZL George Simpkin

{{ru|ITA}}

Head coach: ITA Marco Bollesan

{{ru|ARG}}

Head coaches: ARG Héctor Silva / ARG Ángel Guastella

Before the match against New Zealand, Martín Yangüela withdrew due to an injury and was replaced by Marcelo Faggi.

Pool 4

{{ru|FRA|1974}}

Head coach: FRA Jacques Fouroux

{{ru|Scotland}}

Head coach: SCO Derrick Grant

{{ru|ROU}}

Head coach: ROM Mihai Naca

{{ru|ZIM}}

Head coach: ZIM Brian Murphy

References

References

  1. "Tonga v Wales - Men's Rugby World Cup 1987".
  2. (2022-12-31). "They Played Rugby for Wales 1881-2022". Eric Lemon.
  3. (2024-09-19). "How Brian Lochore's gentle leadership shaped New Zealand rugby".
  4. (26 November 2003). "All Blacks At The World Cup". [[New Zealand Rugby Football Union.
  5. [http://pina.com.fj/?p=pacnews&m=read&o=229640934e1bc92b1a2c8e3bdeddc1 PACNEWS - News Reader]
  6. [http://espndeportes.espn.com/noticias/nota/_/id/2275731/el-plantel-de-los-pumas-en-la-rwc-1987 El plantel de los Pumas en la RWC 1987]
  7. [http://www.aplenorugby.com.ar/site/especiales/columnas-de-opinion/30843/fracaso-puma-victoria-para-el-rugby Fracaso Puma, victoria para el rugby]
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