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Men's Rugby World Cup 1987 · Ballymore, Brisbane | Meeanjin · 14 June 1987Head-to-head
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New Zealand won by 43 points.Half-time 27–0 · Tries 8–1

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Tacklesmademissed
NZL3711
WAL7033
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
NZL7/81/20
WAL1/10/10
← Wales 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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  • 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
4′New ZealandTry, Wayne Shelford, converted4–0
9′New ZealandTry, John Drake, converted10–0
23′New ZealandTry, John Kirwan, converted16–0
26′New ZealandTry, John Kirwan, converted22–0
53′WalesTry, John Devereux, converted27–4
59′New ZealandTry, Alan Whetton, conversion missed31–6
63′New ZealandTry, Joe Stanley, converted35–6
69′New ZealandTry, Mark Brooke-Cowden, converted41–6
74′New ZealandTry, Wayne Shelford, converted47–6
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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4′Wayne Shelford9′John Drake23′John Kirwan26′John Kirwan53′John Devereux59′Alan Whetton63′Joe Stanley69′Mark Brooke-Cowden74′Wayne Shelford
NZL

Team stats

WAL
89%Possession11%
107Carries50
534Metres gained171
16Clean breaks6
33Defenders beaten11
126Passes67
15Offloads7
37Tackles made70
11Tackles missed33
32/35Rucks won8/8
14/24Lineouts won14/23
15/15Scrums won15/17
19/21Mauls won6/8
10Penalties conceded8
45Kicks from hand40
Goal kicking
NZL conversions 7/8, penalties 1/2 · WAL conversions 1/1, penalties 0/1. 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. 7Mark Brooke-CowdenFlanker
  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
  16. 16Bernie McCahillBench
  17. 17Frano BoticaBench
  18. 18Bruce DeansBench
  19. 19Zinzan BrookeBench
  20. 20Richard LoeBench
  21. 21Andy DaltonBench

Wales

  1. 1Anthony BuchananProp
  2. 2Kevin PhillipsHooker
  3. 3Dai YoungProp
  4. 4Dick MoriartySecond row
  5. 5Huw RichardsSecond row
  6. 6Paul MoriartyFlanker
  7. 7Richie CollinsFlanker
  8. 8Phil DaviesNumber 8
  9. 9Robert JonesScrum-half
  10. 10Jonathan DaviesFly-half
  11. 11Adrian HadleyWing
  12. 12Bleddyn BowenCentre
  13. 13John DevereuxCentre
  14. 14Ieuan EvansWing
  15. 15Paul ThorburnFull-back
  16. 16Mark RingBench
  17. 17Malcolm DaceyBench
  18. 18Ray GilesBench
  19. 19Steve SuttonBench
  20. 20Steve BlackmoreBench
  21. 21Alan PhillipsBench

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Context

All-time, New Zealand 35–3 Wales, 1 drawn in 39 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

New Zealand going in
Wales 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.