1987 Rugby World Cup Pool 3

Pool 3 of the 1987 Rugby World Cup began on 22 May and was completed on 1 June. The pool was composed of New Zealand, Fiji, Argentina and Italy.

Standings

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Team Pld W D L PF PA PD T Pts Qualification
  New Zealand 3 3 0 0 190 34 +156 30 6 Knockout stage
  Fiji 3 1 0 2 56 101 −45 6 2[a]
  Italy 3 1 0 2 40 110 −70 5 2[a]
  Argentina 3 1 0 2 49 90 −41 4 2[a]
Source: [citation needed]
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Fiji qualified for the highest number of tries (Fiji 6, Italy 5, Argentina 4)

New Zealand vs Italy

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22 May 1987
New Zealand  70–6  Italy
Try: Kirwan (2)
Kirk (2)
Green (2)
Penalty try
Jones
Taylor
McDowell
Stanley
Whetton
Con: Fox (8)
Pen: Fox (2)
Pen: Collodo
Drop: Collodo
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Bob Fordham (Australia)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
New Zealand
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Italy
FB 15 John Gallagher
RW 14 John Kirwan
OC 13 Joe Stanley
IC 12 Warwick Taylor
LW 11 Craig Green
FH 10 Grant Fox
SH 9 David Kirk (c)
N8 8 Buck Shelford
OF 7 Michael Jones
BF 6 Alan Whetton
RL 5 Gary Whetton
LL 4 Murray Pierce
TP 3 Steve McDowall
HK 2 Sean Fitzpatrick
LP 1 Richard Loe
Replacements:
WG 16 Terry Wright
FH 17 Frano Botica
SH 18 Bruce Deans
N8 19 Zinzan Brooke
LK 20 Albert Anderson
PR 21 John Drake
Coach:
  Brian Lochore
 
FB 15 Serafino Ghizzoni
RW 14 Massimo Mascioletti
OC 13 Fabio Gaetaniello
IC 12 Oscar Collodo
LW 11 Marcello Cuttitta
FH 10 Rodolfo Ambrosio
SH 9 Fulvio Lorigiola
N8 8 Giuseppe Artuso
OF 7 Marzio Innocenti (c)
BF 6 Piergianni Farina
RL 5 Mauro Gardin
LL 4 Franco Berni
TP 3 Tito Lupini
HK 2 Giorgio Morelli
LP 1 Guido Rossi
Replacements:
FB 16 Daniele Tebaldi
CE 17 Sergio Zorzi
SH 18 Alessandro Ghini
FL 19 Mario Pavin
LK 20 Antonio Colella
PR 21 Stefano Romagnoli
Coach:
  Marco Bollesan

Argentina vs Fiji

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24 May 1987
Argentina  9–28  Fiji
Try: Penalty try
Con: Porta
Pen: Porta
Try: Gale
Naivilawasa
Nalaga
Savai
Con: Koroduadua (2)
Rokowailoa
Pen: Koroduadua (2)
Rugby Park, Hamilton
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Jim Fleming (Scotland)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Argentina
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fiji
FB 15 Sebastián Salvat
RW 14 Marcelo Campo
OC 13 Diego Cuesta Silva
IC 12 Fabián Turnes
LW 11 Juan Lanza
FH 10 Hugo Porta (c)
SH 9 Fabio Gómez
N8 8 Gabriel Travaglini
OF 7 José Mostany
BF 6 Jorge Allen
RL 5 Gustavo Milano   53'
LL 4 Eliseo Branca
TP 3 Luis Molina
HK 2 Diego Cash
LP 1 Fernando Morel
Replacements:
WG 16 Pedro Lanza
FH 17 Rafael Madero
SH 18 Martín Yangüela
FL 19 Alejandro Schiavio   53'
PR 20 Serafín Dengra
HK 21 Julio Clement
Coach:
  Héctor Silva and Ángel Guastella
 
FB 15 Severo Koroduadua
RW 14 Serupepeli Tuvula
OC 13 Epineri Naituku
IC 12 Tomasi Cama
LW 11 Kavekini Nalaga
FH 10 Elia Rokowailoa
SH 9 Pauliasi Tabulutu   22'
N8 8 John Sanday
OF 7 Manasa Qoro
BF 6 Peceli Gale   55'
RL 5 Ilaitia Savai
LL 4 Koli Rakoroi (c)
TP 3 Rusiate Namoro
HK 2 Salacieli Naivilawasa
LP 1 Sairusi Naituku
Replacements:
FH 16 Paulo Nawalu   22'
CE 17 Sirilo Lovokuro
FB 18 Jone Kubu
HK 19 Epeli Rakai
FL 20 Livai Kididromo
FL 21 Samuela Vunivalu   55'
Coach:
  Jo Sovau

New Zealand vs Fiji

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27 May 1987
New Zealand  74–13  Fiji
Try: Gallagher (4)
Green (4)
Kirk
Kirwan
Penalty try
Whetton
Con: Fox (10)
Pen: Fox (2)
Try: Cama
Pen: Koroduadua (3)
Lancaster Park, Christchurch
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Derek Bevan (Wales)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
New Zealand
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fiji
FB 15 John Gallagher
RW 14 John Kirwan
OC 13 Joe Stanley
IC 12 Warwick Taylor
LW 11 Craig Green
FH 10 Grant Fox
SH 9 David Kirk (c)
N8 8 Buck Shelford
OF 7 Michael Jones
BF 6 Alan Whetton
RL 5 Gary Whetton
LL 4 Albert Anderson
TP 3 John Drake
HK 2 Sean Fitzpatrick
LP 1 Steve McDowall
Replacements:
WG 16 Terry Wright
FH 17 Frano Botica
SH 18 Bruce Deans
FL 19 Mark Brooke-Cowden
LK 20 Andy Earl
PR 21 Richard Loe
Coach:
  Brian Lochore
 
FB 15 Severo Koroduadua
RW 14 Serupepeli Tuvula
OC 13 Sirilo Lovokuro
IC 12 Jone Kubu
LW 11 Tomasi Cama
FH 10 Elia Rokowailoa
SH 9 Paulo Nawalu
N8 8 Koli Rakoroi
OF 7 Samuela Vunivalu
BF 6 Livai Kididromo
RL 5 Ilaitia Savai
LL 4 Jioji Cama
TP 3 Peni Volavola
HK 2 Epeli Rakai
LP 1 Mosese Taga
Replacements:
PR 16 Sairusi Naituku
CE 17 Tom Mitchell
WG 18 Kavekini Nalaga
HK 19 Salacieli Naivilawasa
CE 20 Epineri Naituku
FL 21 Manasa Qoro
Coach:
  Jo Sovau

Argentina vs Italy

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28 May 1987
Argentina  25–16  Italy
Try: Lanza
Gómez
Con: Porta
Pen: Porta (5)
Try: Innocenti
Cuttitta
Con: Collodo
Pen: Collodo (2)
Lancaster Park, Christchurch
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Roger Quittenton (England)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Argentina
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Italy
FB 15 Sebastián Salvat
RW 14 Juan Lanza
OC 13 Diego Cuesta Silva
IC 12 Rafael Madero
LW 11 Pedro Lanza
FH 10 Hugo Porta (c)
SH 9 Martín Yangüela   62'
N8 8 Gabriel Travaglini
OF 7 Alejandro Schiavio
BF 6 Jorge Allen
RL 5 Sergio Carossio
LL 4 Eliseo Branca
TP 3 Luis Molina
HK 2 Diego Cash
LP 1 Serafín Dengra
Replacements:
WG 16 Guillermo Angaut
FH 17 Marcelo Campo
SH 18 Fabio Gómez   62'
FL 19 José Mostany
PR 20 Fernando Morel
HK 21 Julio Clement
Coach:
  Héctor Silva and Ángel Guastella
 
FB 15 Daniele Tebaldi
RW 14 Massimo Mascioletti
OC 13 Fabio Gaetaniello
IC 12 Stefano Barba
LW 11 Marcello Cuttitta
FH 10 Oscar Collodo
SH 9 Fulvio Lorigiola
N8 8 Gianni Zanon
OF 7 Marzio Innocenti (c)
BF 6 Mario Pavin
RL 5 Antonio Colella
LL 4 Mauro Gardin
TP 3 Tito Lupini
HK 2 Antonio Galeazzo
LP 1 Guido Rossi
Replacements:
PR 16 Stefano Romagnoli
LK 17 Franco Berni
FL 18 Raffaele Dolfato
SH 19 Alessandro Ghini
FH 20 Rodolfo Ambrosio
CE 21 Sergio Zorzi
Coach:
  Marco Bollesan

Fiji vs Italy

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31 May 1987
Fiji  15–18  Italy
Try: Naivilawasa
Con: Koroduadua
Pen: Koroduadua (2)
Drop: Qoro
Try: Cuttitta
Cucchiella
Mascioletti
Pen: Collodo
Drop: Collodo
Carisbrook, Dunedin
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Keith Lawrence (New Zealand)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Fiji
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Italy
FB 15 Severo Koroduadua
RW 14 Serupepeli Tuvula   20'
OC 13 Kaiava Salusalu
IC 12 Tom Mitchell
LW 11 Tomasi Cama
FH 10 Elia Rokowailoa
SH 9 Paulo Nawalu
N8 8 Koli Rakoroi (c)
OF 7 John Sanday
BF 6 Manasa Qoro
RL 5 Ilaitia Savai
LL 4 Aisake Nadolo
TP 3 Peni Volavola
HK 2 Salacieli Naivilawasa
LP 1 Sairusi Naituku
Replacements:
FL 16 Apisai Nagata
FB 17 Jone Kubu   62'
CE 18 Epineri Naituku   20'   62'
HK 19 Mosese Taga
PR 20 Rusiate Namoro
FL 21 Livai Kididromo
Coach:
  Jo Sovau
 
FB 15 Daniele Tebaldi
RW 14 Massimo Mascioletti
OC 13 Fabio Gaetaniello
IC 12 Stefano Barba
LW 11 Marcello Cuttitta
FH 10 Oscar Collodo
SH 9 Alessandro Ghini
N8 8 Piergianni Farina
OF 7 Marzio Innocenti (c)
BF 6 Raffaele Dolfato
RL 5 Antonio Colella
LL 4 Mauro Gardin
TP 3 Tito Lupini
HK 2 Stefano Romagnoli
LP 1 Giancarlo Cucchiella
Replacements:
HK 16 Antonio Galeazzo
LK 17 Franco Berni
FL 18 Giuseppe Artuso
SH 19 Fulvio Lorigiola
FH 20 Rodolfo Ambrosio
CE 21 Sergio Zorzi
Coach:
  Marco Bollesan

New Zealand vs Argentina

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1 June 1987
New Zealand  46–15  Argentina
Try: Kirk
Brooke
Stanley
Earl
Crowley
Whetton
Con: Fox (2)
Pen: Fox (6)
Try: Lanza
Con: Porta
Pen: Porta (3)
Athletic Park, Wellington
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Roger Quittenton (England)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
New Zealand
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Argentina
FB 15 Kieran Crowley
RW 14 John Kirwan
OC 13 Joe Stanley
IC 12 Bernie McCahill
LW 11 Terry Wright
FH 10 Grant Fox
SH 9 David Kirk (c)
N8 8 Andy Earl
OF 7 Zinzan Brooke
BF 6 Alan Whetton
RL 5 Gary Whetton
LL 4 Murray Pierce
TP 3 John Drake
HK 2 Sean Fitzpatrick
LP 1 Richard Loe
Replacements:
FB 16 John Gallagher
FH 17 Frano Botica
SH 18 Bruce Deans
FL 19 Mark Brooke-Cowden
LK 20 Albert Anderson
PR 21 Steve McDowall
Coach:
  Brian Lochore
 
FB 15 Guillermo Angaut
RW 14 Marcelo Campo
OC 13 Rafael Madero
IC 12 Fabián Turnes   80'
LW 11 Juan Lanza
FH 10 Hugo Porta (c)
SH 9 Fabio Gómez
N8 8 Gabriel Travaglini   80'
OF 7 Alejandro Schiavio
BF 6 Jorge Allen
RL 5 Gustavo Milano
LL 4 Eliseo Branca
TP 3 Luis Molina
HK 2 Diego Cash
LP 1 Serafín Dengra
Replacements:
WG 16 Pedro Lanza   80'
FH 17 Marcelo Faggi
FL 18 José Mostany   80'
LK 19 Roberto Cobelo
HK 20 Julio Clement
Coach:
  Héctor Silva and Ángel Guastella
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External videos
  Rugby World Cup 1987: Argentina v Fiji on YouTube