Australia and New Zealand in 1987
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Source: the site's AFL, NRL, cricket, rugby, football and basketball records · as of 19 Oct 2026
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Carlton
def. Hawthorn, 104-71
Manly Warringah
def. Canberra Raiders, 18-8
Queensland
def. New South Wales, 2-1
England
def. Australia, 1-2 (2 drawn)
The year, month by month
January
- CricketThe AshesEngland def. Australia, 1-2 (2 drawn)
- Runner-up
- Australia
- Date
- 10 Jan
- Note
- Series in Australia; date is the start of the last Test
- TennisAustralian Open women'sHana Mandlíková
- Date
- 24 Jan
- TennisAustralian Open men'sStefan Edberg
- Date
- 25 Jan
February: nothing in this view
March
- CricketSheffield ShieldWestern Australia
- Season
- 1986-87
Apr to May: nothing in this view
June
- Rugby unionRugby World CupNew Zealand
- Date
- 20 Jun
July
- NRLState of OriginQueensland def. New South Wales, 2-1
- Runner-up
- New South Wales
- Venue
- Lang Park
- Date
- 15 Jul
- Note
- Series decider, game 3: Queensland 10, New South Wales 8
- Rugby unionBledisloe CupNew Zealand def. Australia, 0-1
- Runner-up
- Australia
- Date
- 25 Jul
- Note
- Australia v New Zealand meetings that year, Australia first
August
- BasketballNBLBrisbane Bullets def. Perth Wildcats
- Season
- 1987
- Runner-up
- Perth Wildcats
September
- AFLVFLCarlton def. Hawthorn, 104-71
- Runner-up
- Hawthorn
- Venue
- M.C.G.
- Date
- 26 Sep
- NRLNSWRLManly Warringah def. Canberra Raiders, 18-8
- Runner-up
- Canberra Raiders
- Venue
- S.C.G.
- Date
- 27 Sep
October
- Rugby unionNPCAuckland def. Wellington
- Runner-up
- Wellington
- Note
- Played as the National Provincial Championship; decided on the points table, no final
November
- CricketCricket World CupAustralia
- Date
- 8 Nov
- F1Australian Grand PrixGerhard Berger (Ferrari)
- Venue
- Adelaide Street Circuit
- Date
- 15 Nov
- Note
- Formula One World Championship round 16, Adelaide
December
- CricketBoxing Day TestDrawn, Match drawn
- Venue
- Melbourne Cricket Ground
- Date
- 26 Dec
- Note
- Against New Zealand; the Test starts on 26 December
Events without a day are listed under the month they usually fall in.
National teamsWins-draws-losses
Australia
- Men's rugby union4-1-4
Beat United States
- Men's football1-3-1
Beat Morocco
- Women's football2-1-3
Beat Canada
- Men's basketball3-0-0
Beat Tahiti
- Men's cricketCricket World Cup
Test 2-2-0 · ODI 12-0-12
New Zealand
- Men's rugby union7-0-0Rugby World Cup
Beat France
- Men's football1-1-0
Beat Australia
- Women's football3-0-2
Beat Australia
- Men's basketball1-0-2
Beat Tahiti
- Men's cricket
Test 1-4-2 · ODI 2-0-7
Records come from the site's national-team Elo results (rugby union, football, basketball), its cricket results (Test, ODI and T20I; no-result matches left out) and the champions board (titles). Rugby league internationals, women's rugby and women's cricket are not tracked, so rugby league shows only in years with a World Cup title.
Year in perspective
The Line
Carlton AFL
Top club on the Line, 1715
City of the year
- Auckland1
- Brisbane1
- Melbourne1
Titles by metro
- Auckland: NPC
- Brisbane: NBL
- Melbourne: VFL
- Perth: Sheffield Shield
- Sydney: NSWRL
Since 1897, to 1987: Sydney 118, Melbourne 109
Trans-Tasman
Australia 7, New Zealand 3, drawn 3
By sport
- Basketball, men: Australia 2, New Zealand 0
- ODI cricket: Australia 2, New Zealand 0
- Test cricket: Australia 1, New Zealand 0, drawn 2
- Football, men: Australia 0, New Zealand 1, drawn 1
- Football, women: Australia 0, New Zealand 1
- Hockey, men: Australia 2, New Zealand 0
- Rugby union, men: Australia 0, New Zealand 1