1987 Rugby World Cup Pool 4

Pool 4 of the 1987 Rugby World Cup began on 23 May and was completed on 2 June. The pool was composed of France, Scotland, Romania and Zimbabwe.

Main article: 1987 Rugby World Cup

Standings

Team	P	W	D	L	PF	PA	tries	Pts
France	3	2	1	0	145	44	25	5
Scotland	3	2	1	0	135	69	22	5
Romania	3	1	0	2	61	130	5	2
Zimbabwe	3	0	0	3	53	151	5	0

France qualify as pool winner having scored three tries to Scotland's two in their drawn match.

Romania vs Zimbabwe

23 May 1987

Romania	21–20	Zimbabwe
Try: Paraschiv Toader Hodorcă Pen: Alexandru (3)		Try: Tsimba (2) Neill Con: Ferreira Pen: Ferreira (2)

Eden Park, Auckland Attendance: 4,500 Referee: Stephen Hilditch (Ireland)

Romania

Zimbabwe

FB 15 Marcel Toader RW 14 Alexandru Marin  5' OC 13 Vasile David IC 12 Ștefan Tofan LW 11 Adrian Lungu FH 10 Dumitru Alexandru  60' SH 9 Mircea Paraschiv (c) N8 8 Cristian Răducanu OF 7 Florică Murariu BF 6 Haralambie Dumitraș RL 5 Ștefan Constantin LL 4 Laurențiu Constantin TP 3 Gheorghe Leonte HK 2 Emilian Grigore LP 1 Ion Bucan Replacements: WG 16 Liviu Hodorcă  5' N8 17 Emilian Necula FB 18 Vasile Ion  60' LK 19 Gheorghe Dumitru PR 20 Vasile Pascu HK 21 Vasile Ilcă Coach: Mihai Naca

FB 15 Andy Ferreira RW 14 Pete Kaulback OC 13 Richard Tsimba  60' IC 12 Campbell Graham LW 11 Eric Barrett FH 10 Craig Brown SH 9 Malcolm Jellicoe (c) N8 8 Mark Neill OF 7 Dirk Buitendag BF 6 Rod Gray RL 5 Michael Martin LL 4 Tom Sawyer TP 3 Andy Tucker HK 2 Lance Bray LP 1 George Elcome Replacements: CE 16 Andre Buitendag  60' WG 17 Shawn Graham FH 18 Marthinus Grobler FL 19 Errol Bredenkamp PR 20 Jumbo Davidson HK 21 Keith Bell Coach: Brian Murphy

France vs Scotland

23 May 1987

France	20–20	Scotland
Try: Sella Berbizier Blanco Con: Blanco Pen: Blanco (2)		Try: White Duncan Pen: Hastings (4)

Lancaster Park, Christchurch Attendance: 18,000 Referee: Fred Howard (England)

France

Scotland

FB 15 Serge Blanco RW 14 Patrice Lagisquet OC 13 Philippe Sella IC 12 Denis Charvet LW 11 Patrick Estève FH 10 Franck Mesnel SH 9 Pierre Berbizier N8 8 Laurent Rodriguez OF 7 Dominique Erbani BF 6 Eric Champ RL 5 Jean Condom LL 4 Alain Lorieux TP 3 Jean-Pierre Garuet-Lempirou HK 2 Daniel Dubroca (c) LP 1 Pascal Ondarts Replacements: HK 16 Philippe Dintrans PR 17 Louis Armary FL 18 Alain Carminati SH 19 Rodolphe Modin WG 20 Marc Andrieu FH 21 Didier Camberabero Coach: Jacques Fouroux

FB 15 Gavin Hastings RW 14 Matt Duncan OC 13 Keith Robertson IC 12 Douglas Wyllie LW 11 Iwan Tukalo FH 10 John Rutherford  7' SH 9 Roy Laidlaw N8 8 Iain Paxton OF 7 Finlay Calder BF 6 John Jeffrey RL 5 Alan Tomes LL 4 Derek White TP 3 Iain Milne HK 2 Colin Deans (c) LP 1 David Sole Replacements: FB 16 Peter Dods CE 17 Alan Tait  7' SH 18 Greig Oliver LK 19 Jeremy Campbell-Lamerton PR 20 Alex Brewster HK 21 Gary Callander Coach: Derrick Grant

France vs Romania

28 May 1987

France	55–12	Romania
Try: Lagisquet (2) Charvet (2) Sella Andrieu Camberabero Erbani Laporte Con: Laporte (8) Pen: Laporte		Pen: Bezuscu (4)

Athletic Park, Wellington Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Bob Fordham (Australia)

France

Romania

FB 15 Serge Blanco  14' RW 14 Patrice Lagisquet OC 13 Philippe Sella IC 12 Denis Charvet LW 11 Marc Andrieu FH 10 Guy Laporte SH 9 Pierre Berbizier N8 8 Dominique Erbani OF 7 Alain Carminati BF 6 Eric Champ RL 5 Jean Condom LL 4 Francis Haget TP 3 Louis Armary HK 2 Philippe Dintrans (c) LP 1 Jean-Pierre Garuet-Lempirou Replacements: HK 16 Daniel Dubroca PR 17 Pascal Ondarts FL 18 Laurent Rodriguez SH 19 Rodolphe Modin WG 20 Patrick Estève FB 21 Didier Camberabero  14' Coach: Jacques Fouroux

FB 15 Vasile Ion RW 14 Marcel Toader OC 13 Vasile David IC 12 Ștefan Tofan LW 11 Adrian Lungu FH 10 Romeo Bezuscu SH 9 Mircea Paraschiv (c) N8 8 Cristian Răducanu OF 7 Gheorghe Dumitru BF 6 Emilian Necula RL 5 Ștefan Constantin LL 4 Laurențiu Constantin TP 3 Vasile Pascu HK 2 Vasile Ilcă  12' LP 1 Florea Opriș Replacements: WG 16 Liviu Hodorcă N8 17 Florică Murariu WG 18 Adrian Pllotschi LK 19 Haralambie Dumitraș PR 20 Gheorghe Leonte HK 21 Emilian Grigore  12' Coach: Mihai Naca

Scotland vs Zimbabwe

30 May 1987

Scotland	60–21	Zimbabwe
Try: Tait (2) Tukalo (2) Duncan (2) Paxton (2) Oliver Hastings Jeffrey Con: Hastings (8)		Try: Buitendag Con: Grobler Pen: Grobler (5)

Athletic Park, Wellington Attendance: 12,000 Referee: David Burnett (Ireland)

Romania vs Scotland

2 June 1987

Romania	28–55	Scotland
Try: Murariu (2) Toader Con: Alexandru Ion Pen: Alexandru (3) Ion		Try: Jeffrey (3) Tait (2) Hastings (2) Duncan Tukalo Con: Hastings (8) Pen: Hastings

Carisbrook, Dunedin Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Stephen Hilditch (Ireland)

France vs Zimbabwe

2 June 1987

France	70–12	Zimbabwe
Try: Modin (3) Camberabero (3) Charvet (2) Rodriguez (2) Dubroca Estève Laporte Con: Camberabero (9)		Try: Kaulbach Con: Grobler Pen: Grobler (2)

Eden Park, Auckland Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Derek Bevan (Wales)

External links

• Official Rugby World Cup Site
• Full Results and Statistics at ESPN