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1987 Rugby World Cup squads

This article lists the official squads for the 1987 Rugby World Cup that took place in New Zealand and Australia from 22 May until 20 June 1987. The 1987 Rugby World Cup was the inaugural Rugby World Cup; the world championship for rugby union. Sixteen nations were invited to partake in the tournament, with the notable exception of South Africa; who were excluded from the tournament due to issues surrounding Apartheid.

Players marked (c) were named as captain for their national squad. All details, such as number of international caps and player age, are current as of the opening day of the tournament on 22 May 1987.

Below is a table listing all the head coaches and captains for each nation.

Head coach: Australia Alan Jones

Head coach: Republic of Ireland George Hook / New Zealand Ron Mayes

Head coach: England Martin Green

Head coach: Wales Tony Gray

Head coach: Canada Gary Johnston

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