Men's Rugby World Cup 1987 · Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua · 18 June 1987Head-to-head
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Wales won by 1 point.Half-time 15–13 · Tries 2–3
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Tacklesmademissed
AUS3929
WAL2713
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
AUS2/22/21
WAL2/22/20
← Wales 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 30′ | Wales | Try, Gareth Roberts | 3–7 |
| 32′ | Australia | Try, Matt Burke, converted | 7–7 |
| 40′ | Australia | Try, Peter Grigg, converted | 13–7 |
| 41′ | Wales | Try, Paul Moriarty, converted | 15–11 |
| 81′ | Wales | Try, Adrian Hadley, converted | 21–20 |
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.30′Gareth Roberts32′Matt Burke40′Peter Grigg41′Paul Moriarty81′Adrian Hadley
AUS
Team stats
WAL40%Possession60%
67Carries99
286Metres gained556
7Clean breaks15
13Defenders beaten29
78Passes98
5Offloads10
39Tackles made27
29Tackles missed13
9/12Rucks won24/25
22/28Lineouts won17/23
18/19Scrums won12/13
12/14Mauls won10/12
8Penalties conceded17
61Kicks from hand68
Goal kicking
AUS conversions 2/2, penalties 2/2 · WAL conversions 2/2, penalties 2/2. Pale segment = set piece lost.
AUS conversions 2/2, penalties 2/2 · WAL conversions 2/2, penalties 2/2. 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
- 5Troy CokerSecond row
- 6Simon PoidevinFlanker
- 7David CodeyFlanker
- 8Steve TuynmanNumber 8
- 9Brian SmithScrum-half
- 10Michael LynaghFly-half
- 11David CampeseWing
- 12Andy SlackCentre
- 13Matt BurkeCentre
- 14Peter GriggWing
- 15Andrew LeedsFull-back
- 16Nick Farr-JonesBench
- 17Enrique RodriguezBench
Wales
- 1Anthony BuchananProp
- 2Alan PhillipsHooker
- 3Steve BlackmoreProp
- 4Dick MoriartySecond row
- 5Steve SuttonSecond row
- 6Gareth RobertsFlanker
- 7Richard WebsterFlanker
- 8Paul MoriartyNumber 8
- 9Robert JonesScrum-half
- 10Jonathan DaviesFly-half
- 11Adrian HadleyWing
- 12Mark RingCentre
- 13John DevereuxCentre
- 14Ieuan EvansWing
- 15Paul ThorburnFull-back
Match officials
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Context
All-time, Australia 34–14 Wales, 1 drawn in 49 scored Tests. Full head-to-head
Australia going in
Wales going in
- Previous meeting: 24 November 1984, Australia 28–9 Wales
- Next meeting on record: 21 July 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.