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Men's Rugby World Cup 1987 · Eden Park, Auckland · 7 June 1987Head-to-head
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France won by 18 points.Half-time 7–19 · Tries 2–4

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46′162131407779
Totals only: no positions in the feed
Tacklesmademissed
FIJ5315
FRA2425
← France attack · Fiji 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.
  • 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
16′FijiTry, Manasa Qoro4–3
21′FranceTry, Alain Lorieux, converted4–7
31′FranceTry, Laurent Rodriguez4–13
40′FranceTry, Laurent Rodriguez, converted7–17
77′FranceTry, Patrice Lagisquet, converted10–29
79′FijiTry, Jimi Damu, converted14–31
46′FrancePenalty goal scored
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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010203040HT0′20′40′60′80′
16′Manasa Qoro21′Alain Lorieux31′Laurent Rodriguez40′Laurent Rodriguez77′Patrice Lagisquet79′Jimi Damu
FIJ

Team stats

FRA
33%Possession67%
86Carries116
644Metres gained636
29Clean breaks8
25Defenders beaten15
125Passes97
16Offloads12
53Tackles made24
15Tackles missed25
6/6Rucks won26/29
18/25Lineouts won12/17
10/12Scrums won9/9
3/5Mauls won18/18
7Penalties conceded8
48Kicks from hand62
Goal kicking
FIJ conversions 1/1, penalties 2/2 · FRA conversions 3/3, 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

Fiji

  1. 1Rusiate NamoroProp
  2. 2Epeli RakaiHooker
  3. 3Sairusi NaitukuProp
  4. 4Koli RakoroiSecond row
  5. 5Ilaitia SavaiSecond row
  6. 6Manasa QoroFlanker
  7. 7Salacieli NaivilawasaFlanker
  8. 8Livai KididromoNumber 8
  9. 9Paula NawaluScrum-half
  10. 10Severo KoroduaduaFly-half
  11. 11Tom MitchellWing
  12. 12Tomasi CamaCentre
  13. 13Kaiava SalusaluCentre
  14. 14Jimi DamuWing
  15. 15Jone KubuFull-back
  16. 16Samu VunivaluBench
  17. 17Aisake NadoloBench

France

  1. 1Pascal OndartsProp
  2. 2Daniel DubrocaHooker
  3. 3Jean-Pierre GaruetProp
  4. 4Francis HagetSecond row
  5. 5Alain LorieuxSecond row
  6. 6Eric ChampFlanker
  7. 7Dominique ErbaniFlanker
  8. 8Laurent RodriguezNumber 8
  9. 9Pierre BerbizierScrum-half
  10. 10Guy LaporteFly-half
  11. 11Patrice LagisquetWing
  12. 12Franck MesnelCentre
  13. 13Philippe SellaCentre
  14. 14Denis CharvetWing
  15. 15Serge BlancoFull-back
  16. 16Didier CamberaberoBench

Match officials

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Context

All-time, Fiji 1–12 France in 13 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Fiji going in
France 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.