Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: E mere asọmpi mbụ ahụ, nke Australia na New Zealand jikọrọ aka mee, na May na June 1987, bụ́ nke mba iri na isii keere òkè na ya. Egwuregwu Iko Mbaụwa nke mbụ e mere n'afọ 1987, enweghị usoro iru eru ọ bụla; kama nke ahụ, mba asaa ruru eru so na International Rugby Football Board (IRFB, ugbu a World Rugby) na-ejupụta ebe iri na isii ahụ na-akpaghị aka, ndị ọzọ na-akpọkwa ndị ọzọ. New Zealand ghọrọ onye mmeri mbụ, meriri France 29 na 9 na ngwụcha. Egwuregwu 1991 nke ọzọ bụ nke England kwadoro, na egwuregwu ndị a na-egwu na Britain, Ireland na France. E webatara asọmpi ndị na-eme ka mmadụ ruo eruo maka asọmpi ahụ.
asọmpi nke abụọ, ebe asatọ n'ime ebe iri na isii a lụrụ ọgụ na asọmpi nke mba iri abụọ na anọ. Asọmpi a hụrụ mwepụta nke asọmpi ruru eru; E kenyere ebe asatọ na quarter-finalists site na 1987, na asatọ ndị ọzọ kpebiri site na asọmpi ruru eru nke mba iri atọ na ise. Australia meriri asọmpi nke abụọ, merie England 12 <unk> 6 na ngwụcha.