Pool 2 of the 1987 Rugby World Cup began on 24 May and was completed on 3 June. The pool was composed of Wales, Ireland, Canada and Tonga.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wales | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 31 | +51 | 13 | 6 | Knockout stage |
Ireland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 41 | +43 | 11 | 4 | |
Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 90 | −25 | 8 | 2 | |
Tonga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 98 | −69 | 3 | 0 |
24 May 1987 |
Canada | 37–4 [1] [2] | Tonga |
Try:
Palmer (2) Vaesen (2) Stuart Frame Penalty try Con: Wyatt (2) Gareth Rees Pen: Rees | Try: Valu |
McLean Park,
Napier Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Clive Norling ( Wales) |
Canada
|
Tonga
|
|
|
25 May 1987 |
Ireland | 6–13 [3] [4] | Wales |
Pen: Kiernan (2) | Try:
Ring Pen: Thorburn Drop: Davies (2) |
Athletic Park,
Wellington Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Kerry Fitzgerald ( Australia) |
Ireland
|
Wales
|
|
|
29 May 1987 |
Tonga | 16–29 [5] [6] | Wales |
Try:
Fielea Fifita Con: Liavaʻa Pen: Liava'a Amone | Try:
Webbe (3) Hadley Con: Thorburn (2) Pen: Thorburn (2) Drop: Davies |
Showgrounds Oval,
Palmerston North Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Dave Bishop ( New Zealand) |
Tonga
|
Wales
|
|
|
30 May 1987 |
Canada | 19–46 [7] [8] | Ireland |
Try:
Cardinal Pen: Rees (3) Wyatt Drop: Rees | Try:
Crossan (2) Bradley Spillane Ringland MacNeill Con: Kiernan (5) Pen: Kiernan (2) Drop: Ward Kiernan |
Carisbrook,
Dunedin Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Fred Howard ( England) |
Canada
|
Ireland
|
|
|
3 June 1987 |
Canada | 9–40 [9] [10] | Wales |
Pen: Rees (3) | Try:
Evans (4) Devereux Bowen Hadley Phillips Con: Thorburn (4) |
Rugby Park,
Invercargill Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Dave Bishop ( New Zealand) |
Canada
|
Wales
|
|
|
3 June 1987 |
Ireland | 32–9 [11] [12] | Tonga |
Try:
Mullin (3) MacNeill (2) Con: Ward (3) Pen: Ward (2) | Pen: Amone (3) |
Ballymore,
Brisbane Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Guy Maurette ( France) |
Ireland
|
Tonga
|
|
|
Pool 2 of the 1987 Rugby World Cup began on 24 May and was completed on 3 June. The pool was composed of Wales, Ireland, Canada and Tonga.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Wales | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 31 | +51 | 13 | 6 | Knockout stage |
Ireland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 41 | +43 | 11 | 4 | |
Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 90 | −25 | 8 | 2 | |
Tonga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 98 | −69 | 3 | 0 |
24 May 1987 |
Canada | 37–4 [1] [2] | Tonga |
Try:
Palmer (2) Vaesen (2) Stuart Frame Penalty try Con: Wyatt (2) Gareth Rees Pen: Rees | Try: Valu |
McLean Park,
Napier Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Clive Norling ( Wales) |
Canada
|
Tonga
|
|
|
25 May 1987 |
Ireland | 6–13 [3] [4] | Wales |
Pen: Kiernan (2) | Try:
Ring Pen: Thorburn Drop: Davies (2) |
Athletic Park,
Wellington Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Kerry Fitzgerald ( Australia) |
Ireland
|
Wales
|
|
|
29 May 1987 |
Tonga | 16–29 [5] [6] | Wales |
Try:
Fielea Fifita Con: Liavaʻa Pen: Liava'a Amone | Try:
Webbe (3) Hadley Con: Thorburn (2) Pen: Thorburn (2) Drop: Davies |
Showgrounds Oval,
Palmerston North Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Dave Bishop ( New Zealand) |
Tonga
|
Wales
|
|
|
30 May 1987 |
Canada | 19–46 [7] [8] | Ireland |
Try:
Cardinal Pen: Rees (3) Wyatt Drop: Rees | Try:
Crossan (2) Bradley Spillane Ringland MacNeill Con: Kiernan (5) Pen: Kiernan (2) Drop: Ward Kiernan |
Carisbrook,
Dunedin Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Fred Howard ( England) |
Canada
|
Ireland
|
|
|
3 June 1987 |
Canada | 9–40 [9] [10] | Wales |
Pen: Rees (3) | Try:
Evans (4) Devereux Bowen Hadley Phillips Con: Thorburn (4) |
Rugby Park,
Invercargill Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Dave Bishop ( New Zealand) |
Canada
|
Wales
|
|
|
3 June 1987 |
Ireland | 32–9 [11] [12] | Tonga |
Try:
Mullin (3) MacNeill (2) Con: Ward (3) Pen: Ward (2) | Pen: Amone (3) |
Ballymore,
Brisbane Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Guy Maurette ( France) |
Ireland
|
Tonga
|
|
|