The New Zealand football team's famous 2-0 victory in Sydney was a defining moment in their epic qualifying campaign for the 1982 World Cup finals.
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New Zealand cricket
Relive some of the highs and lows in the history of New Zealand's most popular summer team sport, cricket. Although the game has been played here since the 1830s, international success – especially against traditional rivals England and Australia – was a long time coming. Read the full article
1987 Rugby World Cup
In a country where rugby became a surrogate for religion, hosting and then winning the first Rugby World Cup was a big deal. The story of how the tournament came about mixes the worlds of sport, politics and money. Read the full article
Page 1 - The 1987 Rugby World Cup
In a country where rugby became a surrogate for religion, hosting and then winning the first Rugby World Cup was a big deal. The story of how the tournament came about mixes the
Page 3 - The long road to the cup
There were many obstacles along the road to the first Rugby World Cup.
Page 4 - Organising the tournament
The Rugby World Cup was set to take place in May or June 1987, and two venues in Australia and eight in New Zealand would hold games.
Page 5 - A world cup at last
With the staging of the Rugby World Cup, rugby had established itself as a commercial market, and the financial viability of the world cup concept was assured.
Main image: Rugby News world cup preview issue, 1987
The 1987 Rugby World Cup preview edition of Rugby News (NZ)
