| Date | | | Result | | | Venue |
|---|
Pool 1 | | 23
May
1987
| | Australia | 19 - 6 | England | | Sydney |
| 24
May
1987
| | Japan | 18 - 21 | USA | | Brisbane |
| 30
May
1987
| | England | 60 - 7 | Japan | | Sydney |
| 31
May
1987
| | Australia | 47 - 12 | USA | | Brisbane |
| 03
Jun
1987
| | England | 34 - 6 | USA | | Sydney |
| 03
Jun
1987
| | Australia | 42 - 23 | Japan | | Sydney |
Pool 2 | | 24
May
1987
| | Canada | 37 - 4 | Tonga | | Napier |
| 25
May
1987
| | Ireland | 6 - 13 | Wales | | Wellington |
| 29
May
1987
| | Tonga | 16 - 29 | Wales | | Palmerston North |
| 30
May
1987
| | Canada | 19 - 46 | Ireland | | Dunedin |
| 03
Jun
1987
| | Canada | 9 - 40 | Wales | | Invercargill |
| 03
Jun
1987
| | Ireland | 32 - 9 | Tonga | | Brisbane |
Pool 3 | | 22
May
1987
| | New Zealand | 70 - 6 | Italy | | Auckland |
| 24
May
1987
| | Argentina | 9 - 28 | Fiji | | Hamilton |
| 27
May
1987
| | New Zealand | 74 - 13 | Fiji | | Christchurch |
| 28
May
1987
| | Argentina | 25 - 16 | Italy | | Christchurch |
| 31
May
1987
| | Fiji | 15 - 18 | Italy | | Dunedin |
| 01
Jun
1987
| | New Zealand | 46 - 15 | Argentina | | Wellington |
Pool 4 | | 23
May
1987
| | Romania | 21 - 20 | Zimbabwe | | Auckland |
| 23
May
1987
| | France | 20 - 20 | Scotland | | Christchurch |
| 28
May
1987
| | France | 55 - 12 | Romania | | Wellington |
| 30
May
1987
| | Scotland | 60 - 21 | Zimbabwe | | Wellington |
| 02
Jun
1987
| | Romania | 28 - 55 | Scotland | | Dunedin |
| 02
Jun
1987
| | France | 70 - 12 | Zimbabwe | | Auckland |
Quarter Finals | | 06
Jun
1987
| | New Zealand | 30 - 3 | Scotland | | Christchurch |
| 07
Jun
1987
| | Australia | 33 - 15 | Ireland | | Sydney |
| 07
Jun
1987
| | Fiji | 16 - 31 | France | | Auckland |
| 08
Jun
1987
| | England | 3 - 16 | Wales | | Brisbane |
Semi Finals | | 13
Jun
1987
| | Australia | 24 - 30 | France | | Sydney |
| 14
Jun
1987
| | New Zealand | 49 - 6 | Wales | | Brisbane |
3rd Place Play-Off | | 18
Jun
1987
| | Australia | 21 - 22 | Wales | | Rotorua |
Final | | 20
Jun
1987
| | New Zealand | 29 - 9 | France | | Auckland |
