Standings
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | Pts | Qualification |
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 Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 41 | +67 | 18 | 6 | Knockout stage |
 England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 32 | +68 | 15 | 4 | |
 United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 99 | −60 | 5 | 2 | |
 Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 123 | −75 | 7 | 0 |
Pool 1 of the 1987 Rugby World Cup began on 23 May and was completed on 3 June. The pool was composed of Australia, England, United States and Japan.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | Pts | Qualification |
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| Australia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 41 | +67 | 18 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| England | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 100 | 32 | +68 | 15 | 4 | |
| United States | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 39 | 99 | −60 | 5 | 2 | |
| Japan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 48 | 123 | −75 | 7 | 0 |
| 23 May 1987 |
| Australia | 19–6 [1] [2] | England |
| Try: Campese Poidevin Con: Lynagh Pen: Lynagh (3) | Try: Harrison Con: Webb |
| Concord Oval, Sydney Attendance: 17,896 Referee: Keith Lawrence (New Zealand) |
          Australia |   England |
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| 24 May 1987 |
| Japan | 18–21 [3] [4] | United States |
| Try: Taumoefolau (2) Yoshinaga Pen: Yoshinaga Kutsuki | Try: Nelson Purcell Lambert Con: Nelson (3) Pen: Nelson |
| Ballymore, Brisbane Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Guy Maurette (France) |
    Japan |   United States |
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| 30 May 1987 |
| England | 60–7 [5] [6] | Japan |
| Try: Harrison (3) Underwood (2) Salmon Richards Redman Rees Simms Con: Webb (7) Pen: Webb (2) | Try: Miyamoto Pen: Matsuo |
| Concord Oval, Sydney Attendance: 4,893 Referee: René Hourquet (France) |
England | Japan |
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| 31 May 1987 |
| Australia | 47–12 [7] [8] | United States |
| Try: Leeds (2) Penalty try Campese Smith Slack Papworth Codey Con: Lynagh (6) Pen: Lynagh | Try: Nelson Con: Nelson Pen: Nelson Drop: Horton |
| Ballymore, Brisbane Attendance: 10,855 Referee: Brian Anderson (Scotland) |
Australia |   United States |
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| 3 June 1987 |
| England | 34–6 [9] [10] | United States |
| Try: Winterbottom (2) Harrison Dooley Con: Webb (3) Pen: Webb (4) | Try: Purcell Con: Nelson |
| Concord Oval, Sydney Attendance: 8,785 Referee: Kerry Fitzgerald (Australia) |
England | United States |
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| 3 June 1987 |
| Australia | 42–23 [11] [12] | Japan |
| Try: Slack (2) Burke (2) Tuynman Grigg Hartill Campese Con: Lynagh (5) | Try: Kutsuki (2) Fujita Con: Okidoi Pen: Okidoi (2) Drop: Okidoi |
| Concord Oval, Sydney Attendance: 8,785 Referee: Jim Fleming (Scotland) |
Australia | Japan |
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