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Men's Rugby World Cup 1987 · Eden Park, Auckland · 20 June 1987Head-to-head
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New Zealand won by 20 points.Half-time 9–0 · Tries 3–1

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18616379
Totals only: no positions in the feed
Tacklesmademissed
NZL4018
FRA5017
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
NZL1/14/41
FRA1/11/10
← France attack · New Zealand 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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  • 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
18′New ZealandTry, Michael Jones, converted7–0
61′New ZealandTry, David Kirk19–3
63′New ZealandTry, John Kirwan23–3
79′FranceTry, Pierre Berbizier, converted29–7
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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08152330HT0′20′40′60′80′
18′Michael Jones61′David Kirk63′John Kirwan79′Pierre Berbizier
NZL

Team stats

FRA
75%Possession25%
73Carries75
274Metres gained212
7Clean breaks4
17Defenders beaten18
66Passes91
7Offloads4
40Tackles made50
18Tackles missed17
23/28Rucks won21/22
13/16Lineouts won10/29
19/19Scrums won18/18
6/7Mauls won11/11
9Penalties conceded12
45Kicks from hand35
Goal kicking
NZL conversions 1/1, penalties 4/4 · FRA conversions 1/1, 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

New Zealand

  1. 1Steve McDowallProp
  2. 2Sean FitzpatrickHooker
  3. 3John DrakeProp
  4. 4Murray PierceSecond row
  5. 5Gary WhettonSecond row
  6. 6Alan WhettonFlanker
  7. 7Michael JonesFlanker
  8. 8Wayne ShelfordNumber 8
  9. 9David KirkScrum-half
  10. 10Grant FoxFly-half
  11. 11Craig GreenWing
  12. 12Warwick TaylorCentre
  13. 13Joe StanleyCentre
  14. 14John KirwanWing
  15. 15John GallagherFull-back

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. 11Patrice LagisquetWing
  12. 12Denis CharvetCentre
  13. 13Philippe SellaCentre
  14. 14Didier CamberaberoWing
  15. 15Serge BlancoFull-back

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Context

All-time, New Zealand 53–15 France, 1 drawn in 69 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

New Zealand 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.