Standings
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | Pts | Qualification |
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 Wales | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 31 | +51 | 13 | 6 | Knockout stage |
 Ireland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 41 | +43 | 11 | 4 | |
 Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 90 | −25 | 8 | 2 | |
 Tonga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 98 | −69 | 3 | 0 |
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.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | PF | PA | PD | T | Pts | Qualification |
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| Wales | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 31 | +51 | 13 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| Ireland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 84 | 41 | +43 | 11 | 4 | |
| Canada | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 65 | 90 | −25 | 8 | 2 | |
| Tonga | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 29 | 98 | −69 | 3 | 0 |
| 24 May 1987 |
| Canada | 37–4 [1] | Tonga |
| Try: Palmer (2) Vaesen (2) Stuart Frame Penalty try Con: Wyatt (2) Gareth Rees Pen: Rees | Try: Valu |
| McLean Park, Napier Attendance: 7,000 Referee: Clive Norling (Wales) |
       Canada |   Tonga |
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| 25 May 1987 |
| Ireland | 6–13 [2] | Wales |
| Pen: Kiernan (2) | Try: Ring Pen: Thorburn Drop: Davies (2) |
| Athletic Park, Wellington Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Kerry Fitzgerald (Australia) |
 Ireland |  Wales |
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| 29 May 1987 |
| Tonga | 16–29 [3] | Wales |
| Try: Fielea Fifita Con: Liavaʻa Pen: Liava'a Amone | Try: Webbe (3) Hadley Con: Thorburn (2) Pen: Thorburn (2) Drop: Davies |
| Showgrounds Oval, Palmerston North Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Dave Bishop (New Zealand) |
Tonga |  Wales |
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| 30 May 1987 |
| Canada | 19–46 [4] | Ireland |
| Try: Cardinal Pen: Rees (3) Wyatt Drop: Rees | Try: Crossan (2) Bradley Spillane Ringland MacNeill Con: Kiernan (5) Pen: Kiernan (2) Drop: Ward Kiernan |
| Carisbrook, Dunedin Attendance: 9,000 Referee: Fred Howard (England) |
 Canada | Ireland |
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| 3 June 1987 |
| Canada | 9–40 [5] [6] | Wales |
| Pen: Rees (3) | Try: Evans (4) Devereux Bowen Hadley Phillips Con: Thorburn (4) |
| Rugby Park, Invercargill Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Dave Bishop (New Zealand) |
Canada | Wales |
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| 3 June 1987 |
| Ireland | 32–9 [7] [8] | Tonga |
| Try: Mullin (3) MacNeill (2) Con: Ward (3) Pen: Ward (2) | Pen: Amone (3) |
| Ballymore, Brisbane Attendance: 4,000 Referee: Guy Maurette (France) |
Ireland | Tonga |
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