Rugby World Cup
- Sydney, 7 June 1987, 15:00 local, 05:00 GMT
Australia
(24)
33 - 15
(0)
Ireland
(FT)
Teams
Australia
Ireland
Tries
Burke 2, McIntyre, Smith
Tries
Kiernan, MacNeill
Cons
Lynagh 4
Cons
Kiernan 2
Pens
Lynagh 3
Pens
Kiernan
Team
15
FB
David Campese
14
W
Peter Grigg
13
C
Andrew Slack
(c)
12
C
Brett Papworth
11
W
Matthew Burke
10
FH
Michael Lynagh
9
SH
Nick Farr-Jones
1
P
Cameron Lillicrap
2
H
Tom Lawton
3
P
Andy McIntyre
4
L
Steve Cutler
5
L
Bill Campbell
6
F
Simon Poidevin
7
F
Steve Tuynman
8
N8
Jeff Miller
Replacements
16
Andrew Leeds
17
Anthony Herbert
18
SH
Brian Smith
19
Troy Coker
20
Topo Rodriguez
21
Mark McBain
Team
15
FB
Hugo MacNeill
14
W
Trevor Ringland
13
C
Michael Kiernan
12
C
Brendan Mullin
11
W
Keith Crossan
10
FH
Paul Dean
9
SH
Michael Bradley
1
P
Philip Orr
2
H
Terry Kingston
3
P
Des Fitzgerald
4
L
Donal Lenihan
(c)
5
L
Willie Anderson
6
F
Philip Matthews
7
F
Derek McGrath
8
N8
Neil Francis
Replacements
16
C
David Irwin
17
Tony Ward
18
Tony Doyle
19
N8
Brian Spillane
20
Steve Smith
21
Job Langbroek
Notes
Result
Australia won by a margin of 18 points
Ground name
Concord Oval, Sydney
Attendance
14356
Referee
JB Anderson
(Scotland)
Australia Test debuts
none
Ireland Test debuts
none
Points scoring rules
try 4, conversion 2, penalty goal 3, drop goal 3
Other scores
Rugby World Cup
Fiji
16 - 31
France
Auckland