Men's Rugby World Cup 1987 · Rugby Park, Invercargill · 3 June 1987Head-to-head
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Wales won by 31 points.Half-time 9–6 · Tries 0–8
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Totals only: no positions in the feed
Tacklesmademissed
CAN3341
WAL5418
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
CAN0/03/30
WAL4/40/00
← Wales attack · Canada 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.
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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′ | Wales | Try, Ieuan Evans, converted | 3–4 |
| 44′ | Wales | Try, Ieuan Evans, converted | 9–10 |
| 50′ | Wales | Try, Bleddyn Bowen, converted | 9–16 |
| 58′ | Wales | Try, John Devereux | 9–22 |
| 66′ | Wales | Try, Ieuan Evans, converted | 9–26 |
| 68′ | Wales | Try, Adrian Hadley | 9–32 |
| 81′ | Wales | Try, Ieuan Evans | 9–36 |
| 82′ | Wales | Try, Alan Phillips | 9–40 |
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′Ieuan Evans44′Ieuan Evans50′Bleddyn Bowen58′John Devereux66′Ieuan Evans68′Adrian Hadley81′Ieuan Evans82′Alan Phillips
CAN
Team stats
WAL0%Possession100%
87Carries96
475Metres gained784
17Clean breaks32
18Defenders beaten42
99Passes132
15Offloads16
33Tackles made54
41Tackles missed18
33/38Rucks won17/25
16/25Lineouts won16/24
16/21Scrums won17/17
11/13Mauls won7/8
2Penalties conceded14
40Kicks from hand59
Goal kicking
CAN conversions 0/0, penalties 3/3 · WAL conversions 4/4, penalties 0/0. Pale segment = set piece lost.
CAN conversions 0/0, penalties 3/3 · WAL conversions 4/4, penalties 0/0. 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
Canada
- 1Randy McKellarProp
- 2Karl SvobodaHooker
- 3Bill HandsonProp
- 4Ro HindsonSecond row
- 5Hans de GoedeSecond row
- 6Bruce BreenFlanker
- 7Rob FrameFlanker
- 8Glen EnnisNumber 8
- 9Ian StuartScrum-half
- 10Gareth ReesFly-half
- 11Steve GrayWing
- 12John LeckyCentre
- 13Tom WoodsCentre
- 14Pat PalmerWing
- 15Mark WyattFull-back
- 16Ian Hyde-LayBench
- 17David TuckerBench
- 18Roy RaduBench
- 19Eddie EvansBench
- 20Mark CardinalBench
- 21Ross BreenBench
Wales
- 1Jeff WhitefootProp
- 2Alan PhillipsHooker
- 3Steve BlackmoreProp
- 4Steve SuttonSecond row
- 5Bob NorsterSecond row
- 6Paul MoriartyFlanker
- 7Gareth RobertsFlanker
- 8Phil DaviesNumber 8
- 9Ray GilesScrum-half
- 10Jonathan DaviesFly-half
- 11Adrian HadleyWing
- 12Bleddyn BowenCentre
- 13John DevereuxCentre
- 14Ieuan EvansWing
- 15Paul ThorburnFull-back
- 16Kevin HopkinsBench
- 17Mark RingBench
- 18Robert JonesBench
- 19Anthony BuchananBench
- 20Dick MoriartyBench
- 21Kevin PhillipsBench
Match officials
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Context
All-time, Canada 1–15 Wales in 16 scored Tests. Full head-to-head
Canada going in
Wales going in
- Previous meeting: 24 May 1980, Canada 7–24 Wales
- Next meeting on record: 10 November 1993
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.