Men's Rugby World Cup 1987 · Athletic Park, Wellington · 30 May 1987Head-to-head
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Scotland won by 39 points.Half-time 40–6 · Tries 11–1
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Tacklesmademissed
SCO529
ZIM7438
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
SCO8/110/10
ZIM1/15/70
← Zimbabwe attack · Scotland 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4′ | Scotland | Try, Alan Tait, converted | 4–0 |
| 11′ | Scotland | Try, Matt Duncan, converted | 10–0 |
| 18′ | Scotland | Try, Greig Oliver, conversion missed | 16–3 |
| 22′ | Scotland | Try, Iwan Tukalo, converted | 20–3 |
| 27′ | Scotland | Try, Gavin Hastings, converted | 26–3 |
| 34′ | Scotland | Try, Iain Paxton, converted | 32–3 |
| 39′ | Scotland | Try, Alan Tait, converted | 38–6 |
| 46′ | Scotland | Try, Iain Paxton, converted | 44–6 |
| 49′ | Zimbabwe | Try, Dirk Buitendag, converted | 46–10 |
| 62′ | Scotland | Try, Matt Duncan, conversion missed | 50–15 |
| 76′ | Scotland | Try, John Jeffrey, converted | 54–21 |
| 79′ | Scotland | Try, Iwan Tukalo, conversion missed | 60–21 |
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.4′Alan Tait11′Matt Duncan18′Greig Oliver22′Iwan Tukalo27′Gavin Hastings34′Iain Paxton39′Alan Tait46′Iain Paxton49′Dirk Buitendag62′Matt Duncan76′John Jeffrey79′Iwan Tukalo
SCO
Team stats
ZIM92%Possession8%
123Carries54
615Metres gained210
21Clean breaks4
38Defenders beaten9
150Passes51
20Offloads6
52Tackles made74
9Tackles missed38
27/37Rucks won17/22
12/17Lineouts won5/10
13/13Scrums won15/19
17/18Mauls won5/6
17Penalties conceded5
31Kicks from hand34
Goal kicking
SCO conversions 8/11, penalties 0/1 · ZIM conversions 1/1, penalties 5/7. Pale segment = set piece lost.
SCO conversions 8/11, penalties 0/1 · ZIM conversions 1/1, penalties 5/7. 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
Scotland
- 1David SoleProp
- 2Colin DeansHooker
- 3Iain MilneProp
- 4Jeremy Campbell-LamertonSecond row
- 5Alan TomesSecond row
- 6John JeffreyFlanker
- 7Finlay CalderFlanker
- 8Iain PaxtonNumber 8
- 9Greig OliverScrum-half
- 10Doug WyllieFly-half
- 11Iwan TukaloWing
- 12Keith RobertsonCentre
- 13Alan TaitCentre
- 14Matt DuncanWing
- 15Gavin HastingsFull-back
- 16Gary CallanderBench
- 17Alex BrewsterBench
- 18Derek TurnbullBench
- 20Richard CrambBench
- 21Peter DodsBench
Zimbabwe
- 1Alex NichollsProp
- 2Lance BrayHooker
- 3Andy TuckerProp
- 4Malcolm SawyerSecond row
- 5Michael MartinSecond row
- 6Rod GrayFlanker
- 7Dirk BuitendagFlanker
- 8Mark NeillNumber 8
- 9Malcolm JellicoeScrum-half
- 10Marthinus GroblerFly-half
- 11Eric BarrettWing
- 12Campbell GrahamCentre
- 13Andre BuitendagCentre
- 14Shawn GrahamWing
- 15Andrew FerreiraFull-back
- 17Peter KaulbachBench
- 18Craig BrownBench
- 19Neville KloppersBench
- 21Keith BellBench
Match officials
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Context
All-time, Scotland 5–0 Zimbabwe in 5 scored Tests. Full head-to-head
Scotland going in
Zimbabwe going in
- Next meeting on record: 21 May 1988
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.