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Men's Rugby World Cup 1987 · Concord Oval, Sydney | Gadigal · 23 May 1987Head-to-head
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Australia won by 13 points.Half-time 6–0 · Tries 2–1

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485161
Totals only: no positions in the feed
Tacklesmademissed
AUS4922
ENG5125
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
AUS1/13/30
ENG1/10/00
← England attack · Australia attack →Hover a try for detail · dots = tackles made · dashed = penalty goal · orange = missed · squares = rucks · triangles = line breaks and defenders beaten · rings = turnovers · bars at the foot = zone counts · thin lines = kicks from hand = attacking entries and ball won per band
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  • Zone counts are not in the feed for this match.
  • Tackle positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Kick positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Ruck, line break, turnover, lineout and kick-from-hand positions are not in the feed for this match.
  • Tries with a dashed ring have no recorded position, so they sit in the in-goal at the end that side attacked.
Tries and goal kicks as a table
MinTeamWhatScore
48′EnglandTry, Mike Harrison, converted6–4
51′AustraliaTry, David Campese10–6
61′AustraliaTry, Simon Poidevin, converted14–6
Sample dataTerritory shares are estimated, and tries without a recorded position are placed in the in-goal. Other positions are as logged by the match feed and approximate.

Score progression

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05101520HT0′20′40′60′80′
48′Mike Harrison51′David Campese61′Simon Poidevin
AUS

Team stats

ENG
67%Possession33%
90Carries106
338Metres gained512
9Clean breaks13
25Defenders beaten22
123Passes117
18Offloads16
49Tackles made51
22Tackles missed25
26/31Rucks won24/29
25/27Lineouts won18/33
16/17Scrums won10/10
11/12Mauls won8/8
7Penalties conceded19
65Kicks from hand51
Goal kicking
AUS conversions 1/1, penalties 3/3 · ENG conversions 1/1, penalties 0/0. Pale segment = set piece lost.

Match statistics and event positions come from World Rugby’s public match feed, which is unofficial and not licensed for reuse; TheBreakdown reduces them to the figures shown. This feed has team statistics but no positions for this match.

Line-ups

Australia

  1. 1Enrique RodriguezProp
  2. 2Tommy LawtonHooker
  3. 3Andy McIntyreProp
  4. 4Steve CutlerSecond row
  5. 5Bill CampbellSecond row
  6. 6Simon PoidevinFlanker
  7. 7Steve TuynmanFlanker
  8. 8Troy CokerNumber 8
  9. 9Nick Farr-JonesScrum-half
  10. 10Michael LynaghFly-half
  11. 11David CampeseWing
  12. 12Brett PapworthCentre
  13. 13Andy SlackCentre
  14. 14Peter GriggWing
  15. 15Roger GouldFull-back
  16. 16Matt BurkeBench
  17. 17Stephen JamesBench
  18. 18Brian SmithBench
  19. 19David CodeyBench
  20. 20Cameron LillicrapBench
  21. 21Mark McBainBench

England

  1. 1Paul RendallProp
  2. 2Brian MooreHooker
  3. 3Gary PearceProp
  4. 4Wade DooleySecond row
  5. 5Nigel RedmanSecond row
  6. 6Peter WinterbottomFlanker
  7. 7Gary ReesFlanker
  8. 8Dean RichardsNumber 8
  9. 9Richard HardingScrum-half
  10. 10Peter WilliamsFly-half
  11. 11Rory UnderwoodWing
  12. 12Jamie SalmonCentre
  13. 13Kevin SimmsCentre
  14. 14Mike HarrisonWing
  15. 15Marcus RoseFull-back
  16. 16Jonathan WebbBench
  17. 17Rob AndrewBench
  18. 18Richard HillBench
  19. 19Dave EgertonBench
  20. 20Graham DaweBench
  21. 21Gareth ChilcottBench

Match officials

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Context

All-time, Australia 27–29 England, 1 drawn in 57 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Australia going in
England going in

Also on this day

Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.