World Cup 1985-88 (Round: Final)
Attendance: 47,363
Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand
Referee: Graham Ainui
Head 2 Head
Last 3 Results
Date Home Team Result Away Team Season
21 Jul 1987Australia6 - 13New Zealand1987
29 Jul 1986Australia32 - 12New Zealand1986
19 Jul 1986Australia29 - 12New Zealand1986
New Zealand Lineup
 Num  PlayerAge   Tries   Goals   Drops   Points 
1 Gary Mercer22        
2 Tony Iro 1     4
3 Dean Bell26        
4 Kevin Iro20 1     4
5 Mark Elia25        
6 Gary Freeman        
7 Clayton Friend26        
8 Peter Brown27   2   4
9 Wayne Wallace        
10 Adrian Shelford        
11 Kurt Sorensen31        
12 Mark Graham        
13 Mark Horo        
14 Shane Cooper28        
15 Sam Stewart25        
Total:        
 2 2 0 12
Australia Lineup
 Num  PlayerAge   Tries   Goals   Drops   Points 
1 Garry Jack        
2 Michael O'Connor27   4   8
3 Andrew Farrar26        
4 Mark McGaw24        
5 Dale Shearer23 1     4
6 Wally Lewis28        
7 Allan Langer22 2     8
8 Paul Dunn25        
9 Ben Elias24     1 1
10 Steve Roach26        
11 Paul Sironen23        
12 Gavin Miller28 1     4
13 Wayne Pearce28        
14 Terry Lamb27        
15 David Gillespie24        
Total:        
 4 4 1 25



    Note: Those players whose number appears in bracketed italics are non-playing substitutes.