Highlights from the Rugby World Cup final in 1987 as New Zealand produce an impressive performance to see off France 29-9. The victory on home soil 24 years ago in the inaugural tournament remains ...

The island men were given little chance of toppling one of rugby's superpowers in their pool game at the 1991 World Cup. In fact, Samoa weren't even present at the previous World Cup.

Getting a Rugby World Cup off the ground in 1987 was both a drawn-out process and a chaotic rush. With almost every other major sport having their equivalent, especially Rugby League, whose World ...

New Zealand hosted the first Rugby World Cup in 1987, opening the competition with a 70-6 victory over Italy at Eden Park. The hosts went on to win the inaugural World Cup, with a 29-9 win over ...

Thirty-six years ago, the All Blacks beat France 29-9 to win the inaugural Rugby World Cup. Peter Malcouronne was at Eden Park. We arrived an hour and a half before kick-off. Dad got us a great ...

The first-ever Rugby World Cup was co-hosted jointly by New Zealand and Australia Down Under in 1987. Sixteen teams battled it out over 32 matches across the two countries.

“The 1987 World Cup was the start of a new era. People probably didn’t realise that at the time, certainly not the administrators. I wouldn’t give them too much credit.