Men's Rugby World Cup 1987 · Concord Oval, Sydney | Gadigal · 7 June 1987Head-to-head
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Australia won by 18 points.Half-time 24–0 · Tries 4–2
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Tacklesmademissed
AUS5114
IRE308
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
AUS4/43/30
IRE2/21/10
← Ireland attack · Australia 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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- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 15′ | Australia | Try, Andy McIntyre, converted | 10–0 |
| 18′ | Australia | Try, Brian Smith, converted | 16–0 |
| 23′ | Australia | Try, Matt Burke, converted | 22–0 |
| 67′ | Australia | Try, Matt Burke, converted | 31–3 |
| 70′ | Ireland | Try, Hugo MacNeill, converted | 33–7 |
| 81′ | Ireland | Try, Michael Kiernan, converted | 33–13 |
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.15′Andy McIntyre18′Brian Smith23′Matt Burke67′Matt Burke70′Hugo MacNeill81′Michael Kiernan
AUS
Team stats
IRE67%Possession33%
59Carries94
160Metres gained376
6Clean breaks7
8Defenders beaten14
70Passes103
6Offloads7
51Tackles made30
14Tackles missed8
10/15Rucks won36/39
17/27Lineouts won25/29
14/14Scrums won10/11
13/15Mauls won8/9
10Penalties conceded15
76Kicks from hand76
Goal kicking
AUS conversions 4/4, penalties 3/3 · IRE conversions 2/2, penalties 1/1. Pale segment = set piece lost.
AUS conversions 4/4, penalties 3/3 · IRE conversions 2/2, penalties 1/1. 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
Australia
- 1Cameron LillicrapProp
- 2Tommy LawtonHooker
- 3Andy McIntyreProp
- 4Steve CutlerSecond row
- 5Bill CampbellSecond row
- 6Simon PoidevinFlanker
- 7Jeff MillerFlanker
- 8Steve TuynmanNumber 8
- 9Nick Farr-JonesScrum-half
- 10Michael LynaghFly-half
- 11Matt BurkeWing
- 12Brett PapworthCentre
- 13Andy SlackCentre
- 14Peter GriggWing
- 15David CampeseFull-back
- 16Andrew LeedsBench
- 17Anthony HerbertBench
- 18Brian SmithBench
- 19Troy CokerBench
- 20Enrique RodriguezBench
- 21Mark McBainBench
Ireland
- 1Phil OrrProp
- 2Terry KingstonHooker
- 3Des FitzgeraldProp
- 4Donal LenihanSecond row
- 5Willie AndersonSecond row
- 6Phil MatthewsFlanker
- 7Derek McGrathFlanker
- 8Neil FrancisNumber 8
- 9Michael BradleyScrum-half
- 10Paul DeanFly-half
- 11Keith CrossanWing
- 12Michael KiernanCentre
- 13Brendan MullinCentre
- 14Trevor RinglandWing
- 15Hugo MacNeillFull-back
- 16David IrwinBench
- 17Tony WardBench
- 18Tony DoyleBench
- 19Brian SpillaneBench
- 20Steve SmithBench
- 21Job LangbroekBench
Match officials
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Context
All-time, Australia 21–17 Ireland, 1 drawn in 39 scored Tests. Full head-to-head
Australia going in
Ireland going in
- Previous meeting: 10 November 1984, Australia 16–9 Ireland
- Next meeting on record: 20 October 1991
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.