Men's Rugby World Cup 1987 · Ballymore, Brisbane | Meeanjin · 8 June 1987Head-to-head
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Wales won by 13 points.Half-time 0–6 · Tries 0–3
Pitch map
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Tacklesmademissed
ENG2212
WAL3412
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
ENG0/01/10
WAL2/20/00
← Wales attack · England 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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- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 24′ | Wales | Try, Gareth Roberts, converted | 0–4 |
| 46′ | Wales | Try, Robert Jones | 0–10 |
| 81′ | Wales | Try, John Devereux, converted | 3–14 |
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.24′Gareth Roberts46′Robert Jones81′John Devereux
ENG
Team stats
WAL0%Possession100%
90Carries48
406Metres gained209
4Clean breaks8
12Defenders beaten12
123Passes58
11Offloads4
22Tackles made34
12Tackles missed12
24/26Rucks won13/15
16/26Lineouts won18/29
13/15Scrums won18/26
6/6Mauls won6/7
11Penalties conceded20
57Kicks from hand59
Goal kicking
ENG conversions 0/0, penalties 1/1 · WAL conversions 2/2, penalties 0/0. Pale segment = set piece lost.
ENG conversions 0/0, penalties 1/1 · WAL conversions 2/2, 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
England
- 1Paul RendallProp
- 2Brian MooreHooker
- 3Gary PearceProp
- 4Wade DooleySecond row
- 5Nigel RedmanSecond row
- 6Peter WinterbottomFlanker
- 7Gary ReesFlanker
- 8Dean RichardsNumber 8
- 9Richard HardingScrum-half
- 10Peter WilliamsFly-half
- 11Rory UnderwoodWing
- 12Jamie SalmonCentre
- 13Kevin SimmsCentre
- 14Mike HarrisonWing
- 15Jonathan WebbFull-back
- 16Richard HillBench
- 17Rob AndrewBench
- 18Francis CloughBench
- 19Dave EgertonBench
- 20Graham DaweBench
- 21Gareth ChilcottBench
Wales
- 1Anthony BuchananProp
- 2Alan PhillipsHooker
- 3Dai YoungProp
- 4Dick MoriartySecond row
- 5Bob NorsterSecond row
- 6Gareth RobertsFlanker
- 7Richie CollinsFlanker
- 8Paul MoriartyNumber 8
- 9Robert JonesScrum-half
- 10Jonathan DaviesFly-half
- 11Adrian HadleyWing
- 12Bleddyn BowenCentre
- 13John DevereuxCentre
- 14Ieuan EvansWing
- 15Paul ThorburnFull-back
- 16Mark RingBench
- 17Malcolm DaceyBench
- 18Ray GilesBench
- 19Huw RichardsBench
- 20Steve BlackmoreBench
- 21Kevin PhillipsBench
Match officials
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Context
All-time, England 66–61 Wales, 11 drawn in 138 scored Tests. Full head-to-head
England going in
Wales going in
- Previous meeting: 7 March 1987, England 12–19 Wales
- Next meeting on record: 6 February 1988
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.