Men's Rugby World Cup 1987 · Athletic Park, Wellington · 1 June 1987Head-to-head
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New Zealand won by 31 points.Half-time 19–9 · Tries 6–1
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← Argentina attack · New Zealand 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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- 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
| Min | Team | What | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14′ | New Zealand | Try, David Kirk | 7–0 |
| 40′ | New Zealand | Try, Zinzan Brooke, converted | 17–9 |
| 50′ | New Zealand | Try, Joe Stanley | 29–9 |
| 59′ | Argentina | Try, Juan Lanza, converted | 32–13 |
| 68′ | New Zealand | Try, Andy Earl | 36–15 |
| 70′ | New Zealand | Try, Kieran Crowley | 40–15 |
| 76′ | New Zealand | Try, Alan Whetton, converted | 44–15 |
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
Drag to replay the match on the pitchSwipe the chart sideways for the full match.14′David Kirk40′Zinzan Brooke50′Joe Stanley59′Juan Lanza68′Andy Earl70′Kieran Crowley76′Alan Whetton
NZL
Team stats
ARG86%Possession14%
105Carries48
477Metres gained177
14Clean breaks2
26Defenders beaten14
139Passes66
31Offloads11
20Tackles made47
13Tackles missed26
29/37Rucks won9/15
7/11Lineouts won8/18
17/19Scrums won14/15
11/12Mauls won3/5
6Penalties conceded15
35Kicks from hand33
Goal kicking
NZL conversions 2/2, penalties 6/6 · ARG conversions 1/1, penalties 3/3. Pale segment = set piece lost.
NZL conversions 2/2, penalties 6/6 · ARG conversions 1/1, penalties 3/3. 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
New Zealand
- 1Richard LoeProp
- 2Sean FitzpatrickHooker
- 3John DrakeProp
- 4Murray PierceSecond row
- 5Gary WhettonSecond row
- 6Alan WhettonFlanker
- 7Zinzan BrookeFlanker
- 8Andy EarlNumber 8
- 9David KirkScrum-half
- 10Grant FoxFly-half
- 11Terry WrightWing
- 12Bernie McCahillCentre
- 13Joe StanleyCentre
- 14John KirwanWing
- 15Kieran CrowleyFull-back
- 16John GallagherBench
- 17Frano BoticaBench
- 18Bruce DeansBench
- 19Mark Brooke-CowdenBench
- 20Albert AndersonBench
- 21Steve McDowallBench
Argentina
- 1Serafin DengraProp
- 2Diego CashHooker
- 3Luis MolinaProp
- 4Eliseo BrancaSecond row
- 5Sergio CarossioSecond row
- 6Jorge AllenFlanker
- 7Alejandro SchiavioFlanker
- 8Gabriel TravagliniNumber 8
- 9Fabio GomezScrum-half
- 10Hugo PortaFly-half
- 11Juan LanzaWing
- 12Fabian TurnesCentre
- 13Rafael MaderoCentre
- 14Marcelo CampoWing
- 15Guillermo AngautFull-back
- 17Pedro LanzaBench
- 18Marcelo FaggiBench
- 19Jose MostanyBench
- 20Roberto CobeloBench
- 21Julio ClementBench
Match officials
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Context
All-time, New Zealand 40–4 Argentina, 1 drawn in 45 scored Tests. Full head-to-head
New Zealand going in
Argentina going in
- Previous meeting: 2 November 1985, New Zealand 21–21 Argentina
- Next meeting on record: 15 July 1989
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.