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Men's Rugby World Cup 1987 · Eden Park, Auckland · 2 June 1987Head-to-head
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France won by 58 points.Half-time 22–3 · Tries 13–1

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Tacklesmademissed
FRA317
ZIM7956
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
FRA9/120/00
ZIM1/12/50
← Zimbabwe 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
7′FranceTry, Rodolphe Modin, converted4–3
13′FranceTry, Rodolphe Modin, converted10–3
17′FranceTry, Daniel Dubroca, conversion missed16–3
39′FranceTry, Laurent Rodriguez, converted20–3
48′FranceTry, Denis Charvet, converted26–3
53′FranceTry, Denis Charvet, conversion missed32–3
58′FranceTry, Rodolphe Modin, converted36–3
62′FranceTry, Didier Camberabero, converted42–3
64′FranceTry, Patrick Esteve, converted48–3
67′ZimbabweTry, Peter Kaulbach, converted50–7
68′FranceTry, Didier Camberabero, converted54–7
74′FranceTry, Laurent Rodriguez, converted60–12
76′FranceTry, Didier Camberabero66–12
78′FranceTry, Guy Laporte, conversion missed70–12
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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7′Rodolphe Modin13′Rodolphe Modin17′Daniel Dubroca39′Laurent Rodriguez48′Denis Charvet53′Denis Charvet58′Rodolphe Modin62′Didier Camberabero64′Patrick Esteve67′Peter Kaulbach68′Didier Camberabero74′Laurent Rodriguez76′Didier Camberabero78′Guy Laporte
FRA

Team stats

ZIM
93%Possession7%
140Carries48
944Metres gained243
28Clean breaks5
56Defenders beaten7
200Passes75
21Offloads8
31Tackles made79
7Tackles missed56
37/40Rucks won7/10
15/19Lineouts won9/15
10/10Scrums won15/21
13/13Mauls won6/7
13Penalties conceded5
45Kicks from hand44
Goal kicking
FRA conversions 9/12, penalties 0/0 · ZIM conversions 1/1, penalties 2/5. 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. 1Jean-Louis TolotProp
  2. 2Daniel DubrocaHooker
  3. 3Pascal OndartsProp
  4. 4Alain LorieuxSecond row
  5. 5Jean CondomSecond row
  6. 6Alain CarminatiFlanker
  7. 7Jean-Luc JoinelFlanker
  8. 8Laurent RodriguezNumber 8
  9. 9Rodolphe ModinScrum-half
  10. 10Franck MesnelFly-half
  11. 11Patrick EsteveWing
  12. 12Denis CharvetCentre
  13. 13Eric BonnevalCentre
  14. 14Marc AndrieuWing
  15. 15Didier CamberaberoFull-back
  16. 16Philippe DintransBench
  17. 17Jean-Pierre GaruetBench
  18. 18Dominique ErbaniBench
  19. 19Pierre BerbizierBench
  20. 20Philippe SellaBench
  21. 21Guy LaporteBench

Zimbabwe

  1. 1George ElcombeProp
  2. 2Lance BrayHooker
  3. 3Andy TuckerProp
  4. 4Malcolm SawyerSecond row
  5. 5Michael MartinSecond row
  6. 6Rod GrayFlanker
  7. 7Dirk BuitendagFlanker
  8. 8Mark NeillNumber 8
  9. 9Malcolm JellicoeScrum-half
  10. 10Marthinus GroblerFly-half
  11. 11Eric BarrettWing
  12. 12Campbell GrahamCentre
  13. 13Richard TsimbaCentre
  14. 14Peter KaulbachWing
  15. 15Andrew FerreiraFull-back
  16. 16Craig BrownBench
  17. 17Shawn GrahamBench
  18. 18Errol BredenkampBench
  19. 19Neville KloppersBench
  20. 20Alex NichollsBench
  21. 21Keith BellBench

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Context

All-time, France 3–0 Zimbabwe in 3 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

France going in
Zimbabwe 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.