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1987 Rugby World Cup Pool 2
Pool 2 of the 1987 Rugby World Cup began on 24 May and was completed on 3 June. The pool was composed of Wales, Ireland, Canada and Tonga. Standings Canada vs Tonga Ireland vs Wales Tonga vs Wales Canada vs Ireland Canada vs Wales Ireland vs Tonga References External links 1987 Rugby World Cup resultsat World Rugby at ESPN {{DEFAULTSORT:World Cup Pool 2 Pool may refer to: Water pool * Swimming pool, usually an artificial structure containing a large body of water intended for swimming * Reflecting pool, a shallow pool designed to reflect a structure and its surroundings * Tide pool, a rocky poo ... 1987 in Canadian rugby union 1987 in Tongan sport 1987–88 in Welsh rugby union 1987–88 in Irish rugby union ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wales National Rugby Union Team
The Wales national rugby union team ( cy, Tîm rygbi'r undeb cenedlaethol Cymru) represents Wales in men's international rugby union. Its governing body, the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU), was established in 1881, the same year that Wales played their first international against England. The team plays its home matches at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff (currently known for sponsorship reasons as the Principality Stadium), which replaced Cardiff Arms Park as the national stadium of Wales in 1999. Wales has competed annually in the Six Nations Championship (previously the Home Nations Championship and Five Nations Championship) since it was established in 1883. They have won the tournament (and its predecessors) outright 28 times, most recently in 2021. Since 2005, Wales has been the most successful team in the Six Nations, winning six Six Nations titles. They include four Grand Slams, again more than any other side. Wales has also participated in every Rugby World Cup since the com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spence McTavish
Spence McTavish (born 25 August 1948) is a Canadian rugby union player. He played in 22 matches for the Canada national rugby union team from 1970 to 1987, including two matches at the 1987 Rugby World Cup. He was nicknamed "Spike". In 1992, he became the assistant coach of the UBC Old Boys Ravens, for which he previously played, replacing Barry Leigh.In 1997, he became the director of rugby of his former club, a position he held until 2014. He also played for Canada sevens The Canada Sevens is an annual rugby sevens tournament held every March. It is one of the ten stops on the World Rugby Sevens Series, and is played the weekend after the USA Sevens in Las Vegas. Canada secured a four-year deal to host to event ... between 1980 (in which he was player-coach) and 1986. He later coached Canada sevens between 1995 and 1997. References 1948 births Living people Canadian rugby union players Canada international rugby union players Rugby union players from Vancouver ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruce Breen
Bruce Breen (born 13 October 1961) is a Canadian rugby union player. He played in nine matches for the Canada national rugby union team from 1986 to 1993, including one match at the 1987 Rugby World Cup and one at the 1991 Rugby World Cup The 1991 Rugby World Cup was the second edition of the Rugby World Cup, and was jointly hosted by England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and France: at the time, the five European countries who participated in the Five Nations Championship. This was .... References 1961 births Living people Canadian rugby union players Canada international rugby union players Place of birth missing (living people) 1987 Rugby World Cup players 1991 Rugby World Cup players Rugby union flankers {{Canada-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dave Tucker (rugby Union)
David M. Tucker (born 30 March 1962) is a Canadian rugby union player. He played as a scrum-half. Career Tucker was first capped for Canada on 15 June 1985, against Australia, on 15 June 1985, in Sydney. He was part of the 1987 Rugby World Cup squad, where he only played the match against Wales in Invercargill, where he replaced Ian Stuart at the 52 minute. This match was also his last international cap for Canada. He also played for Canada Sevens The Canada Sevens is an annual rugby sevens tournament held every March. It is one of the ten stops on the World Rugby Sevens Series, and is played the weekend after the USA Sevens in Las Vegas. Canada secured a four-year deal to host to event ... in 1982, 1986, and 1987. References 1962 births Living people Canadian rugby union players Canada international rugby union players Rugby union players from Alberta 1987 Rugby World Cup players Rugby union scrum-halves Meraloma Rugby players {{Canada-rugbyunion-bio-st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steve Gray (rugby Union)
Stephen D. Gray (born July 19, 1963 in Ottawa, Ontario) is a Canadian former rugby union player. He played centre, and played in a total of 47 matches for Canada. He played in the 1987, 1991 and 1995 Rugby World Cups, as well as several rugby sevens tours. He played for Burnaby Lake Rugby Club Burnaby Lake Rugby Club is a rugby club based in Burnaby, British Columbia. History The Burnaby Lake Rugby Club was formed in 1994 when two Metro Vancouver rugby clubs, the Burnaby Buffaloes and the Vancouver Trojans, merged. Because the Buff .... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Gray, Steve 1963 births Living people Canadian rugby union players Sportspeople from Ottawa Canada international rugby union players Rugby union centres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ian Hyde-Lay
Ian A. Hyde-Lay (born 31 January 1958, in Duncan, British Columbia) is a Canadian former rugby union footballer, coach and referee. He played as fly-half. Before his rugby union career, he was also a basketball player, with his position being guard, and coach as well. Career Basketball career In 1979, Hyde-Lay was captain and guard of the Victoria Vikes squad which won the national title during the 1979–80 season. He also coached the basketball team of the St. Michaels University School, where Steve Nash and Milan Uzelac played. As of 2017, he is the Victoria Vikes' assistant coach. Rugby union career Hyde-Lay debuted for Canada against Japan on 7 June 1986, at Burnaby Lake. He was also member of the Canadian squad at 1987 Rugby World Cup, but did not play any match during the tournament. His last cap was against United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in No ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eddie Evans
Edward A. Evans (born September 15, 1964) is a Canadian former rugby union player who played as prop. Career Evans first played at club level for UBC Old Boys Ravens until 1992, when he moved to Japan to play for IBM. He debuted for the Canada national team on 8 November 1986, against USA in Tucson. He played three World Cups, in 1987, 1991 and 1995. His last cap for Canada was against Argentina, in Buenos Aires Buenos Aires ( or ; ), officially the Autonomous City of Buenos Aires ( es, link=no, Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires), is the capital and primate city of Argentina. The city is located on the western shore of the Río de la Plata, on South ..., on 22 August 1998. He retired from his playing career in 2002, to later launch X-treme Rugby Wear, a Thailand-based sportswear company owned by Evans. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mark Cardinal
Mark E. Cardinal (born May 5, 1961 in Victoria, British Columbia) is a former Canadian national rugby player. He played as a hooker. Cardinal played 35 times for Canada, from 1986 to 1999, scoring 3 tries, 13 points in aggregate. He played three times at the Rugby World Cup The Rugby World Cup is a men's rugby union tournament contested every four years between the top international teams. The tournament is administered by World Rugby, the sport's international governing body. The winners are awarded the Webb E ..., in 1987, 1995 and 1999. External links Mark Cardinal International Statistics {{DEFAULTSORT:Cardinal, Mark 1961 births Living people Sportspeople from Victoria, British Columbia Canadian rugby union players Rugby union hookers Canada international rugby union players ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Handson
Bill Handson (born 3 December 1954) is a Canadian rugby union player. He played in nine matches for the Canada national rugby union team from 1985 to 1987, including three matches at the 1987 Rugby World Cup The 1987 Rugby World Cup was the first Rugby World Cup. It was co-hosted by New Zealand and Australia – New Zealand hosted 21 matches (17 pool stage matches, two quarter-finals, the third-place play-off and the final) while Australia hosted 11 .... References 1954 births Living people Canadian rugby union players Canada international rugby union players Place of birth missing (living people) 1987 Rugby World Cup players Rugby union props {{Canada-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Captain (sports)
In team sport, captain is a title given to a member of the team. The title is frequently honorary, but in some cases the captain may have significant responsibility for strategy and teamwork while the game is in progress on the field. In either case, it is a position that indicates honor and respect from one's teammates – recognition as a leader by one's peers. In association football and cricket, a captain is also known as a skipper. Various sports have differing roles and responsibilities for team captains. Depending on the sport, team captains may be given the responsibility of interacting with game officials regarding application and interpretation of the rules. In many team sports, the captains represent their respective teams when the match official does the coin toss at the beginning of the game. The team captain, in some sports, is selected by the team coach, who may consider factors ranging from playing ability to leadership to serving as a good moral example to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans De Goede
Hans de Goede (born 13 February 1953, in Amsterdam) is a Dutch-born Canadian former rugby union player who played as lock. Career Before his rugby career, de Goede practiced football, playing three games for Victoria Dolphins. Later, at Central Junior High School, he started playing rugby. He later started his club career leading Vic High team to the final of the Howard Russell Cup in 1971. Later he played for James Bay Athletic Association, where he would play for 20 years. He also played for BC Bears at provincial level, of which he was captain, 30 matches for Cardiff RFC in Wales and for Vancouver Island Crimson Tide at regional level between 1972 and 1987. As rugby union was an amateur sport at the time, de Goede earned extra money at "You Think You're Tough?" boxing tournaments. On 25 October 1974, de Goede was first capped for Canada in the match against Tonga in Vancouver. He was also present in the 1987 Rugby World Cup Canada squad, of which he was the captain, playing all ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Van Den Brink
Ron van den Brink, also reported as Ron Vandenbrink (born 30 September 1962) is a Canadian former rugby union player. He played in eight matches for the Canada national rugby union team from 1986 to 1991, including one match at the 1987 Rugby World Cup and three matches at the 1991 Rugby World Cup The 1991 Rugby World Cup was the second edition of the Rugby World Cup, and was jointly hosted by England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland and France: at the time, the five European countries who participated in the Five Nations Championship. This was .... References External links 1962 births Living people Canadian rugby union players Canada international rugby union players Rugby union players from British Columbia 1987 Rugby World Cup players 1991 Rugby World Cup players Rugby union locks {{Canada-rugbyunion-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
