# 1987 Rugby World Cup Pool 1

Pool 1 of the 1987 Rugby World Cup began on 23 May and was completed on 3 June. The pool was composed of Australia, England, United States and Japan.

## Standings

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | Pts | Qualification |
| Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 41 | +67 | 18 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 32 | +68 | 15 | 4 | Knockout stage |
| United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 99 | −60 | 5 | 2 | |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 123 | −75 | 7 | 0 | |

## Australia vs England

* 23 May 1987
| Australia | 19–6 | England |
| Try: Campese Poidevin Con: Lynagh Pen: Lynagh (3) | Report | Try: Harrison Con: Webb |
* Concord Oval, Sydney Attendance: 17,896 Referee: Keith Lawrence (New Zealand)
| Australia | England |
| FB | 15 | Roger Gould | 78' |
| RW | 14 | Peter Grigg |
| OC | 13 | Andrew Slack (c) |
| IC | 12 | Brett Papworth |
| LW | 11 | David Campese |
| FH | 10 | Michael Lynagh |
| SH | 9 | Nick Farr-Jones |
| N8 | 8 | Troy Coker |
| OF | 7 | Steve Tuynman |
| BF | 6 | Simon Poidevin |
| RL | 5 | William Campbell |
| LL | 4 | Steve Cutler |
| TP | 3 | Andy McIntyre |
| HK | 2 | Tom Lawton |
| LP | 1 | Enrique Rodríguez |
| Replacements: ||
| WG | 16 | Matt Burke |
| FH | 17 | Steve James | 78' |
| SH | 18 | Brian Smith |
| FL | 19 | David Codey |
| PR | 20 | Cameron Lillicrap |
| HK | 21 | Mark McBain |
| Coach: ||
| Alan Jones ||
| FB | 15 | Marcus Rose | 3' |
| RW | 14 | Mike Harrison (c) |
| OC | 13 | Kevin Simms |
| IC | 12 | Jamie Salmon |
| LW | 11 | Rory Underwood |
| FH | 10 | Peter Williams |
| SH | 9 | Richard Harding |
| N8 | 8 | Dean Richards |
| OF | 7 | Gary Rees |
| BF | 6 | Peter Winterbottom |
| RL | 5 | Nigel Redman |
| LL | 4 | Wade Dooley |
| TP | 3 | Gary Pearce |
| HK | 2 | Brian Moore |
| LP | 1 | Paul Rendall |
| Replacements: ||
| FB | 16 | Jonathan Webb | 3' |
| FH | 17 | Rob Andrew |
| SH | 18 | Richard Hill |
| N8 | 19 | David Egerton |
| HK | 20 | Graham Dawe |
| PR | 21 | Gareth Chilcott |
| Coach: ||
| Martin Green ||

## Japan vs United States

* 24 May 1987
| Japan | 18–21 | United States |
| Try: Taumoefolau (2) Yoshinaga Pen: Yoshinaga Kutsuki | Report | Try: Nelson Purcell Lambert Con: Nelson (3) Pen: Nelson |
* Ballymore, Brisbane Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Guy Maurette (France)
| Japan | United States |
| FB | 15 | Shogo Mukai |
| RW | 14 | Nofomuli Taumoefolau |
| OC | 13 | Kojiro Yoshinaga |
| IC | 12 | Eiji Kutsuki |
| LW | 11 | Shinji Onuki |
| FH | 10 | Seiji Hirao |
| SH | 9 | Hisataka Ikuta |
| N8 | 8 | Michihito Chida |
| OF | 7 | Sinali Latu |
| BF | 6 | Katsufumi Miyamoto |
| RL | 5 | Atsushi Oyagi |
| LL | 4 | Toshiyuki Hayashi (c) |
| TP | 3 | Koji Horaguchi |
| HK | 2 | Tsuyoshi Fujita |
| LP | 1 | Koji Yasumi |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Tsutomu Hirose |
| PR | 17 | Toshitaka Kimura |
| LK | 18 | Seiji Kurihara |
| SH | 19 | Mitsutake Hagimoto |
| FH | 20 | Katsuhiro Matsuo |
| FB | 21 | Daijiro Murai |
| Coach: ||
| Katsumi Miyaji ||
| FB | 15 | Ray Nelson |
| RW | 14 | Mike Purcell |
| OC | 13 | Kevin Higgins |
| IC | 12 | Roy Helu |
| LW | 11 | Gary Hein |
| FH | 10 | Joe Clarkson |
| SH | 9 | Mike Saunders |
| N8 | 8 | Brian Vizard |
| OF | 7 | Gary Lambert |
| BF | 6 | Blane Warhurst |
| RL | 5 | Ed Burlingham (c) |
| LL | 4 | Kevin Swords |
| TP | 3 | Fred Paoli |
| HK | 2 | John Everett |
| LP | 1 | Rick Bailey |
| Replacements: ||
| FH | 16 | Mike Caulder |
| FH | 17 | Dave Horton |
| SH | 18 | Dave Dickson |
| N8 | 19 | Tony Ridnell |
| PR | 20 | Neal Brendel |
| HK | 21 | Pat Johnson |
| Coach: ||
| George Hook/ Ron Mayes ||

## England vs Japan

* 30 May 1987
| England | 60–7 | Japan |
| Try: Harrison (3) Underwood (2) Salmon Richards Redman Rees Simms Con: Webb (7) Pen: Webb (2) | Report | Try: Miyamoto Pen: Matsuo |
* Concord Oval, Sydney Attendance: 4,893 Referee: René Hourquet (France)
| England | Japan |
| FB | 15 | Jonathan Webb |
| RW | 14 | Mike Harrison (c) 77' |
| OC | 13 | Kevin Simms | 68' |
| IC | 12 | Jamie Salmon |
| LW | 11 | Rory Underwood |
| FH | 10 | Peter Williams |
| SH | 9 | Richard Harding |
| N8 | 8 | Dean Richards |
| OF | 7 | Gary Rees |
| BF | 6 | Peter Winterbottom |
| RL | 5 | Steve Bainbridge |
| LL | 4 | Nigel Redman |
| TP | 3 | Gareth Chilcott |
| HK | 2 | Brian Moore |
| LP | 1 | Paul Rendall |
| Replacements: ||
| CE | 16 | Fran Clough | 68' |
| FH | 17 | Rob Andrew | 77' |
| SH | 18 | Richard Hill |
| FL | 19 | Mickey Skinner |
| HK | 20 | Graham Dawe |
| PR | 21 | Gary Pearce |
| Coach: ||
| Martin Green ||
| FB | 15 | Daijiro Murai |
| RW | 14 | Nofomuli Taumoefolau |
| OC | 13 | Katsuhiro Matsuo |
| IC | 12 | Eiji Kutsuki |
| LW | 11 | Shinji Onuki |
| FH | 10 | Seiji Hirao |
| SH | 9 | Mitsutake Hagimoto |
| N8 | 8 | Michihito Chida |
| OF | 7 | Toshiyuki Hayashi (c) |
| BF | 6 | Katsufumi Miyamoto |
| RL | 5 | Seiji Kurihara |
| LL | 4 | Atsushi Oyagi |
| TP | 3 | Koji Horaguchi |
| HK | 2 | Tsuyoshi Fujita |
| LP | 1 | Toshitaka Kimura |
| Replacements: ||
| HK | 16 | Tsutomu Hirose |
| PR | 17 | Masaharu Aizawa |
| FL | 18 | Yasuharu Kawase |
| SH | 19 | Hisataka Ikuta |
| CE | 20 | Kojiro Yoshinaga |
| FB | 21 | Shogo Mukai |
| Coach: ||
| Katsumi Miyaji ||

## Australia vs United States

* 31 May 1987
| Australia | 47–12 | United States |
| Try: Leeds (2) 43' Penalty try Campese Smith 24' Slack 40' Papworth Codey Con: Lynagh (6) 25', 41' Pen: Lynagh 2' | Report | Try: Nelson 53' Con: Nelson 54' Pen: Nelson 32' Drop: Horton 75' |
* Ballymore, Brisbane Attendance: 10,855 Referee: Brian Anderson (Scotland)
| Australia | United States |
| FB | 15 | Andrew Leeds |
| RW | 14 | David Campese |
| OC | 13 | Andrew Slack (c) |
| IC | 12 | Brett Papworth |
| LW | 11 | Matt Burke |
| FH | 10 | Michael Lynagh |
| SH | 9 | Brian Smith |
| N8 | 8 | Troy Coker |
| OF | 7 | Steve Tuynman |
| BF | 6 | Simon Poidevin |
| RL | 5 | William Campbell |
| LL | 4 | Steve Cutler |
| TP | 3 | Andy McIntyre |
| HK | 2 | Tom Lawton |
| LP | 1 | Cameron Lillicrap |
| Replacements: ||
| CE | 16 | Michael Cook |
| FH | 17 | Steve James | 78' |
| SH | 18 | Nick Farr-Jones |
| FL | 19 | Ross Reynolds |
| PR | 20 | Mark Hartill |
| HK | 21 | Mark McBain |
| Coach: ||
| Alan Jones ||
| FB | 15 | Ray Nelson | 35' |
| RW | 14 | Mike Purcell |
| OC | 13 | Kevin Higgins |
| IC | 12 | Roy Helu |
| LW | 11 | Gary Hein |
| FH | 10 | Dave Horton |
| SH | 9 | Dave Dickson | 78' |
| N8 | 8 | Brian Vizard |
| OF | 7 | Steve Finkel |
| BF | 6 | Tony Ridnell |
| RL | 5 | Bill Shiflet | 24' |
| LL | 4 | Kevin Swords |
| TP | 3 | Fred Paoli (c) |
| HK | 2 | Pat Johnson |
| LP | 1 | Rick Bailey |
| Replacements: ||
| FH | 16 | Joe Clarkson |
| CE | 17 | Denis Shanagher |
| SH | 18 | Mike Saunders | 35' |
| N8 | 19 | Gary Lambert | 24' |
| PR | 20 | Neal Brendel |
| HK | 21 | John Everett |
| Coach: ||
| George Hook/ Ron Mayes ||

## England vs United States

* 3 June 1987
| England | 34–6 | United States |
| Try: Winterbottom (2) Harrison Dooley Con: Webb (3) Pen: Webb (4) | Report | Try: Purcell Con: Nelson |
* Concord Oval, Sydney Attendance: 8,785 Referee: Kerry Fitzgerald (Australia)
| England | United States |
| FB | 15 | Jonathan Webb |
| RW | 14 | Mike Harrison (c) |
| OC | 13 | Fran Clough |
| IC | 12 | Jamie Salmon |
| LW | 11 | Mark Bailey |
| FH | 10 | Rob Andrew |
| SH | 9 | Richard Hill |
| N8 | 8 | Dean Richards |
| OF | 7 | Gary Rees |
| BF | 6 | Peter Winterbottom |
| RL | 5 | Steve Bainbridge |
| LL | 4 | Wade Dooley |
| TP | 3 | Gary Pearce |
| HK | 2 | Graham Dawe |
| LP | 1 | Gareth Chilcott |
| Replacements: ||
| FH | 16 | Huw Davies |
| SH | 17 | Richard Harding |
| WG | 18 | Rory Underwood |
| N8 | 19 | David Egerton |
| HK | 20 | Brian Moore |
| PR | 21 | Paul Rendall |
| Coach: ||
| Martin Green ||
| FB | 15 | Ray Nelson |
| RW | 14 | Mike Purcell |
| OC | 13 | Kevin Higgins |
| IC | 12 | Tommy Vinick |
| LW | 11 | Gary Hein |
| FH | 10 | Joe Clarkson |
| SH | 9 | Mike Saunders |
| N8 | 8 | Brian Vizard |
| OF | 7 | Steve Finkel |
| BF | 6 | Gary Lambert |
| RL | 5 | Ed Burlingham (c) |
| LL | 4 | Bob Causey |
| TP | 3 | Neal Brendel |
| HK | 2 | John Everett |
| LP | 1 | Rick Bailey |
| Replacements: ||
| SH | 16 | John Mickel |
| CE | 18 | Denis Shanagher |
| N8 | 19 | Fred Paoli |
| HK | 20 | Pat Johnson |
| N8 | 21 | Tony Ridnell |
| Coach: ||
| George Hook/ Ron Mayes ||

## Australia vs Japan

* 3 June 1987
| Australia | 42–23 | Japan |
| Try: Slack (2) Burke (2) Tuynman Grigg Hartill Campese Con: Lynagh (5) | Report | Try: Kutsuki (2) Fujita Con: Okidoi Pen: Okidoi (2) Drop: Okidoi |
* Concord Oval, Sydney Attendance: 8,785 Referee: Jim Fleming (Scotland)
| Australia | Japan |
| FB | 15 | Roger Gould |
| RW | 14 | Peter Grigg |
| OC | 13 | Andrew Slack |
| IC | 12 | Michael Cook | 17' |
| LW | 11 | David Campese |
| FH | 10 | Michael Lynagh |
| SH | 9 | Brian Smith |
| N8 | 8 | Troy Coker | 69' |
| OF | 7 | David Codey |
| BF | 6 | Simon Poidevin (c) |
| RL | 5 | Ross Reynolds |
| LL | 4 | Steve Cutler |
| TP | 3 | Mark Hartill |
| HK | 2 | Mark McBain |
| LP | 1 | Enrique Rodríguez |
| Replacements: ||
| SH | 16 | Nick Farr-Jones |
| FB | 17 | Andrew Leeds |
| CE | 18 | Brett Papworth | 17' |
| HK | 19 | Tom Lawton |
| PR | 20 | Cameron Lillicrap |
| LK | 21 | William Alexander Campbell | 69' |
| Coach: ||
| Alan Jones ||
| FB | 15 | Shogo Mukai |
| RW | 14 | Nofomuli Taumoefolau |
| OC | 13 | Kojiro Yoshinaga |
| IC | 12 | Eiji Kutsuki |
| LW | 11 | Minoru Okidoi |
| FH | 10 | Seiji Hirao |
| SH | 9 | Hisataka Ikuta |
| N8 | 8 | Sinali Latu |
| OF | 7 | Yasuharu Kawase |
| BF | 6 | Katsufumi Miyamoto |
| RL | 5 | Toshiyuki Hayashi (c) |
| LL | 4 | Yoshihiko Sakuraba |
| TP | 3 | Koji Horaguchi |
| HK | 2 | Tsuyoshi Fujita |
| LP | 1 | Toshitaka Kimura |
| Replacements: ||
| PR | 16 | Koji Yasumi |
| HK | 17 | Tsutomu Hirose |
| LK | 18 | Seiji Kurihara |
| SH | 19 | Mitsutake Hagimoto |
| FH | 20 | Katsuhiro Matsuo |
| WG | 21 | Toshiro Yoshino |
| Coach: ||
| Katsumi Miyaji ||