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Men's Rugby World Cup 1987 · Lancaster Park, Christchurch · 23 May 1987Head-to-head
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A draw.Half-time 6–13 · Tries 3–2

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Totals only: no positions in the feed
Tacklesmademissed
FRA445
SCO4322
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
FRA1/32/40
SCO0/24/70
← Scotland attack · France 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
  • Territory is not in the feed for this match.
  • 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
3′ScotlandTry, Derek White, conversion missed0–4
51′FranceTry, Philippe Sella, conversion missed10–16
64′FranceTry, Pierre Berbizier, conversion missed14–16
75′FranceTry, Serge Blanco, converted18–16
80′ScotlandTry, Matt Duncan, conversion missed20–20
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′
3′Derek White51′Philippe Sella64′Pierre Berbizier75′Serge Blanco80′Matt Duncan
FRA

Team stats

SCO
60%Possession40%
91Carries70
518Metres gained310
10Clean breaks7
22Defenders beaten5
100Passes45
11Offloads9
44Tackles made43
5Tackles missed22
22/26Rucks won17/23
13/21Lineouts won15/18
12/15Scrums won17/18
12/13Mauls won8/8
12Penalties conceded9
40Kicks from hand49
Goal kicking
FRA conversions 1/3, penalties 2/4 · SCO conversions 0/2, penalties 4/7. 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

France

  1. 1Pascal OndartsProp
  2. 2Daniel DubrocaHooker
  3. 3Jean-Pierre GaruetProp
  4. 4Alain LorieuxSecond row
  5. 5Jean CondomSecond row
  6. 6Eric ChampFlanker
  7. 7Dominique ErbaniFlanker
  8. 8Laurent RodriguezNumber 8
  9. 9Pierre BerbizierScrum-half
  10. 10Franck MesnelFly-half
  11. 11Patrick EsteveWing
  12. 12Denis CharvetCentre
  13. 13Philippe SellaCentre
  14. 14Patrice LagisquetWing
  15. 15Serge BlancoFull-back
  16. 16Philippe DintransBench
  17. 17Louis ArmaryBench
  18. 18Alain CarminatiBench
  19. 19Rodolphe ModinBench
  20. 20Marc AndrieuBench
  21. 21Didier CamberaberoBench

Scotland

  1. 1David SoleProp
  2. 2Colin DeansHooker
  3. 3Iain MilneProp
  4. 4Derek WhiteSecond row
  5. 5Alan TomesSecond row
  6. 6John JeffreyFlanker
  7. 7Finlay CalderFlanker
  8. 8Iain PaxtonNumber 8
  9. 9Roy LaidlawScrum-half
  10. 10John RutherfordFly-half
  11. 11Iwan TukaloWing
  12. 12Doug WyllieCentre
  13. 13Keith RobertsonCentre
  14. 14Matt DuncanWing
  15. 15Gavin HastingsFull-back
  16. 16Peter DodsBench
  17. 17Alan TaitBench
  18. 18Greig OliverBench
  19. 19Jeremy Campbell-LamertonBench
  20. 20Alex BrewsterBench
  21. 21Gary CallanderBench

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Context

All-time, France 61–41 Scotland, 4 drawn in 106 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

France going in
Scotland going in

Also on this day

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