1987 Rugby World Cup

The 1987 Rugby World Cup was the first Rugby World Cup. It was held by Australia and New Zealand with 2stadiums being used in Australia and 9 in New Zealand.

Pools
The competition started off in a Pool Stage where the 16 teams were split into four pools of 4. The teams would compete against the other teams in the same pool, the ultimately best 2 teams from each pool would continue onto the next stage.

Knock Outs
The Knock out stage was the final stage where the top 2 from each pool would qualify in a knockout competition to determine the ultimate winner.

Quarter Finals
Match 1:  New Zealand  30 - 3  Scotland

 Match 2: Wales  16 - 3  England

 Match 3: France  31 - 16  Fiji

 Match 4: Australia  33 - 15  Ireland

Semi Finals
 Match 1: New Zealand  49 - 6  Wales

 Match 2: France  30 - 24  Australia

Bronze Finale
 Match: Wales  22 - 21  Australia

Grand Finale
 Match: New Zealand  29 - 9  France