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The Queen's Royal Hussars
(Queen's Own and Royal Irish)
Cap Badge of The Queen's Royal Hussars
Active
2 September 1993-
Allegiance
United Kingdom
Branch
British Army
Type
Line Cavalry
Role
Armoured
Size
One regiment
Part of
Royal Armoured Corps
Garrison/HQ
RHQ - London
Regiment - Sennelager
Nickname(s)
'Churchill's Own'
Motto(s)
Mente et Manu, translated as "mind and hand"
March
Quick - Regimental Quick March of The Queen's Royal Hussars
Slow - 3rd Hussars Slow March/ Litany of Loretto/The Garb of Old Gaul/March of the Scottish Archers
Mascot(s)
Drum Horse (Alamein)
Commanders
Colonel-in-Chief
HRH The Duke of Edinburgh, KG, KT, GBE
Colonel of
the Regiment
Lt Gen Tom Beckett CBE
Insignia
Tactical Recognition Flash
Arm Badge
Maid of Warsaw
from 7th Hussars
Tartan
Saffron (Pipers kilts and capes)
Abbreviation
QRH
The Queen's Royal Hussars (The Queen's Own and Royal Irish) (QRH) is the senior United Kingdom armoured regiment. It was formed on 1 September 1993 from the amalgamation of the Queen's Own Hussars and the Queen's Royal Irish Hussars. The regiment and its antecedents have been awarded 172 Battle Honours and eight Victoria Crosses. The regiment is currently based in Sennelager, Germany, where it is the armoured regiment for 20th Armoured Brigade, part of British Forces Germany.
Contents
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1 History
2 Victoria Cross
3 Organisation
4 Museums
5 The Regimental Crest & Cap Badge
6 Privileges & traditions
6.1 The Regimental Pipes and Drums
6.2 Regimental days
7 Lineage
8 Alliances
8.1 Affiliated Yeomanry
9 Order of precedence
10 References
11 External links
History[edit]
The Queen's Royal Hussars was formed in Fallingbostel on 1 September 1993 from the amalgamation of the Queen's Own Hussars and the Queen's Royal Irish Hussars.[1]
The Queen's Own Hussars, normally referred to by the abbreviation QOH, was a cavalry regiment of the British Army, formed from the amalgamation of 3rd The King's Own Hussars and the 7th Queen's Own Hussars at Candahar Barracks, Tidworth in 1958.[2]
The Queen's Royal Irish Hussars, abbreviated as QRIH, was a cavalry regiment of the British Army formed from the amalgamation of the 4th Queen's Own Hussars and the 8th King's Royal Irish Hussars in Hohne, West Germany in 1958.[3]
The regiment, in January 1996, became the first to be deployed in Challenger 1 tanks to Bosnia with NATO's British-led Implementation Force IFOR.[4] In August 1996 the regiment deployed to Northern Ireland on Operation Banner and then moved to Athlone Barracks at Sennelager as armoured regiment for 20th Armoured Brigade in January 1998.[4] An independent tank squadron deployed to Kosovo in 2001, with the rest of the regiment deploying later that year in the dismounted role.[5]
December 2003 saw the regiment deploy once again, this time to Iraq on Operation Telic 3.[4] The regiment saw its first Military Cross awarded to Lance corporal Christopher Balmforth of B Squadron for his actions during an ambush in Basra.[6]
April 2006 saw the regiment deploy once again to Iraq on Operation Telic 8[4] and December 2008 saw the regiment deployed to Iraq on Operation Telic 13.[4] As the final Operation Telic the Queen's Royal Hussars were intimately involved in the drawdown from the main British base and spent many hours escorting convoys to and from Kuwait.[7]
In 2011 the regiment deployed on Operation Herrick 15 as a ground holding Battle Group to Afghanistan in the infantry role: they worked with the Afghan National Police handing over control of checkpoints.[5]
On return from Afghanistan in 2012 the regiment was called on to support the security for the London Olympic Games. The remainder of the year was used to return to the armoured role. 2013 saw C Squadron training with 5 Rifles on Exercise Baverian Charger, mounted on Challenger 2.[8] The Queen's Royal Hussars Battlegroup, comprising sub-units from 5 Rifles and 1 PWRR deployed on Exercise Prairie Thunder 2 between July and August 2013.[9]
In June 2014, the regiment deployed C Squadron to Operation Herrick 20 in Afghanistan, as the Warthog Group. This role involved crewing Warthog armoured tracked vehicles and operating with dismounted infantry from 5 RIFLES to disrupt insurgents in Helmand during the draw down of British troops from Camp Bastion. They were the last British combat units on the ground in Helmand.[10]
The regiment will move to Tidworth with 20 Armoured Infantry Brigade, forming the senior of three Type 56 heavy armoured regiments of British Army's Reactive Force.[11]
Victoria Cross[edit]
Queen's Royal Hussars memorial, National Memorial Arboretum, Staffordshire
Holders of the Victoria Cross included:
James Champion (8th King's Royal Irish Hussars)
Samuel Parkes (4th Queen's Own Light Dragoons)
Clement Walker Heneage (8th King's Royal Irish Hussars)
George Hollis (8th King's Royal Irish Hussars)
John Pearson (8th King's Royal Irish Hussars)
Joseph Ward (8th King's Royal Irish Hussars)
Cornet William Bankes (7th Queen's Own Hussars)
Major Charles Fraser (7th Queen's Own Hussars)
Organisation[edit]
Main article: Armoured regiment (United Kingdom)
The regiment is equipped with 56 Challenger 2 tanks.[12] In addition the Regiment also fields a squadron with a close reconnaissance troop mounted in eight FV107 Scimitars.[13]
Museums[edit]
The regiment has three museums:[14]
The Queen's Own Hussars Museum is located at Lord Leycester Hospital in Warwick.
The Queen's Royal Irish Hussars Museum is located at The Redoubt Fortress in Eastbourne.
The Blackshaw Museum is located in the Regimental Guard room of Athlone Barracks in Sennelager, Germany.
The Regimental Crest & Cap Badge[edit]
The crest and cap badge are as follows:[14]
The Regimental Crest is made up from the Angel Harp of the 8th Hussars and the Queen's Royal Irish Hussars, which is placed above the White Horse of Hanover of the 3rd Hussars and the Queen's Own Hussars. These are encircled by the Garter Belt, above which is placed the Queen's Crown.
The Regimental Cap Badge is made up from the Angel Harp of the 8th Hussars and the Queen's Royal Irish Hussars, superimposed on the Regimental cypher of the Queen's Own Hussars, originally bestowed on the 7th Hussars in 1727; the whole is surmounted by the Queen's crown and a lion, with a scroll underneath giving the Regiment's title in blue and gold.
Privileges & traditions[edit]
The regiment has gained a number of unique privileges and traditions:
The Loyal Toast: After the Jacobite rebellion in 1745, all officers of the army were required to drink the health of the Sovereign in their mess after dinner as a token of loyalty to the King. The King, however, absolved the regiment from this duty, saying that their loyalty had always been beyond question, and gave the officers the privilege of never drinking the Loyal Toast in the Officers' Mess and of ignoring the National Anthem (they remain seated) when it is played by the band after dinner. This privilege was reaffirmed by the Sovereign prior to the formation of the regiment in 1993.[14]
Badges and Symbols
The White Horse of Hanover: Ranking second, after the Crown, among the regiment's military badges, it was bestowed by the first three King Georges to certain regiments for their part in suppressing the Jacobites. It was first granted, as a special head-dress badge, by King George I to the 3rd King's Own Regiment of Dragoons in 1715 for their part in defeating James Francis Edward Stuart (The Old Pretender).[15]
Crossbelts: At the Battle of Almenar in 1710 the 8th Dragoons pursued the Spanish Cavalry Corps and, equipping themselves with the crossbelts of the enemy, cut down the Spaniards with their own swords. The crossbelts were worn with distinction for many years, and the nickname 'St Georges Crossbelts' was given to the regiment. Although the crossbelt worn today is based on the original 4th Hussar pattern, the continuing tradition of titling the Regimental Journal 'The Crossbelts' is in recognition of this famous action.[14]
The Maid of Warsaw
The Maid of Warsaw: Every member of the regiment wears the Maid of Warsaw, the crest of the City of Warsaw, on the left sleeve of his No. 2 (Service) Dress. This honour was awarded to the 7th Hussars by the Commander of the Second Polish Corps in recognition of their valour in support of the Polish Forces during the Italian Campaign in World War II. Traditionally the original crest presented to the regiment is placed in front of the Commanding Officer on Dinner Nights.[14]
The Fern Leaf: All vehicles in the regiment display the emblem of New Zealand, the Fern Leaf, to commemorate the association of the 3rd Hussars with the 2nd New Zealand Division at the Battle of El Alamein where the regiment lost all but five tanks breaching the German line. This honour was granted by General Lord Freyberg VC.[14]
Kettle Drums: By command of King George II the silver kettle drums captured by The King's Own Regiment of Dragoons, later the 3rd Hussars, at Dettingen are borne by a drum horse ridden by a Sergeant Kettledrummer - both being additional to the regimental establishment. The drums are always carried at the head of the regiment on ceremonial parades and are, uniquely amongst cavalry regiments, never covered by drum banners, the battle honours being engraved directly onto the sides of the drums. In 1772 when Lord Southampton commanded the regiment, his wife gave a silver collar to be worn by the Kettledrummer, which is still worn today when parading in full dress with the drums. The present drum horse is named Alamein and its nickname is Dudley.[14]
Other traditions
Winston Churchill 1895
Winston Churchill: Winston Churchill, who has been described as 'the greatest Hussar of them all', was commissioned into the 4th Hussars in 1895, and later became the Colonel of the regiment from 1941, until the 4th Queen's Own Hussars was amalgamated with the 8th Hussars in 1958, after which he became Colonel of the new regiment, Queen's Own Royal Irish Hussars, remaining so until his death in 1965. In recognition of this, The Churchill Cup is awarded to the top-scoring troop in the regiment's annual gunnery competition. The Commanding Officer's tank is also named 'Churchill'.[14]
Regimental Colours
The colours are as follows:[14]
Garter Blue: The primary colour of the regiment is garter blue. This dates from when The Queen Consort's Regiment of Dragoons, later the 3rd Hussars, wore the Queen's livery with Garter Blue feathered hats. It has been in continuous use ever since.
Green: The use of green dates from 1748 when it was the facing colour of Princess Anne of Denmark's Regiment of Dragoons, later the 4th Hussars. It has an association with Ireland, which remains a recruiting area for the regiment. Officers and Senior Ranks wear green jumpers and all ranks wear berets. Officers can be distinguished by their distinctive tent hats (the only item of army headress worn without a cap badge other than with combat uniforms).
Yellow: The traditional Light Cavalry colour is yellow, which has been used by all of the regiment's predecessors.
Regimental song
The lyrics of the song go:[5]
I'm a soldier in the Queen's Army.
I'm a galloping Queen's Hussar.
I've sailed the ocean wide and blue.
I'm a chap who knows a thing or two.
Been in many a tight corner.
Shown the enemy who we are.
I can ride a horse.
Go on a spree, or sing a comic song.
And that denotes a Queen's Hussar.
Tpr Paul J Ashfield, 1999 Royal Tournament
The Eastbourne Redoubt South Seaward facade
The Regimental Pipes and Drums[edit]
The Pipes and Drums were inherited from the Queen's Royal Irish Hussars. There has been no formal adoption of pipe music by the regiment, but the pipe tunes have become very much a part of Regimental Parades, the following tunes have become part of the Regiment's Music.[16]
Killaloe Composed by Robert Martin in 1887 as part of the show "Miss Esmeralda".
The Minstrel Boy The original words were composed by Thomas Moore, set to an old traditional Irish air originally named "The Moreen".
Highland Cathedral A modern slow melody composed by M Korb for bagpipes, it is a haunting tune used as a slow march.
St Patrick's Day Played by the Irish Pipes at the battle of Fontenoy in 1745, though it has long been a popular patriotic Irish song.
Regimental days[edit]
The following are celebrated as battle honour days:[14]
Dettingen 27 June
Balaclava 25 October
El Alamein 2 November
St Patrick's Day is also celebrated.
Lineage[edit]
1881 Childers Reforms
1957 Defence White Paper
1990 Options for Change - today
3rd (King's Own) Hussars Queen's Own Hussars Queen's Royal Hussars
7th (Queen's Own) Hussars
4th (Queen's Own) Hussars Queen's Royal Irish Hussars
8th (The King's Royal Irish) Hussars
Alliances[edit]
Commonwealth
Canada - The Sherbrooke Hussars
Canada - Royal Canadian Hussars
Canada - 8th Canadian Hussars (Princess Louise's)
Australia - 2nd/14th Light Horse Regiment (Queensland Mounted Infantry)
Australia - 3rd/9th Light Horse (South Australian Mounted Rifles)
Australia - 4th/19th Prince of Wales Light Horse Regiment
Australia - 3rd Battalion, Royal Australian Regiment
New Zealand - Queen Alexandra's Mounted Rifles
South Africa - Natal Mounted Rifles
South Africa - Umvoti Mounted Rifles
South Africa - The Light Horse Regiment
Non-Commonwealth
Belgium - 2/4 Regiment Lansiers
France - 7eme Regiment de Chasseurs
Affiliated Yeomanry[edit]
The Royal Wessex Yeomanry
The North Irish Horse
Order of precedence[edit]
Preceded by
Royal Dragoon Guards Cavalry Order of Precedence Succeeded by
The Royal Lancers (Queen Elizabeth's Own)
References[edit]
Jump up ^ "Queen's Royal Hussars: History". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
Jump up ^ "Regimental History". The Queen's Own Hussars. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
Jump up ^ "Queen's Royal Irish Hussars". National Army Museum. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Queen's Royal Hussars". British Army units1945 on. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
^ Jump up to: a b c "Queen's Royal Hussars". British Empire. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
Jump up ^ "No. 57588". The London Gazette (Supplement). 18 March 2005. p. 3373.
Jump up ^ "British campaign in Iraq comes to official end". Daily Telegraph. 29 April 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
Jump up ^ Ministry of Defence (2013-03-13). "Riflemen train for post-Afghanistan deployments - News stories". GOV.UK. Retrieved 2014-05-03.
Jump up ^ "Canada hosts Exercise Prairie Thunder". Archived from the original on August 17, 2013.
Jump up ^ "Soldiers set to march through Worcester city centre to mark Armed Forces Day". The Shuttle. 26 May 2015. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
Jump up ^ "Regular army basing plan" (PDF). Retrieved 2014-05-03.
Jump up ^ "Armour". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
Jump up ^ "The Queen's Royal Hussars". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j "Regimental traditions". Ministry of Defence. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
Jump up ^ "The White Horse of Hanover". Queen's Own Hussars Museum. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
Jump up ^ "The Pipes and Drums". Crossbelts. Retrieved 3 May 2014.
External links[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Queen's Royal Hussars.
The Queen's Royal Hussars - British Army Website
The Queen's Royal Hussars Regimental Association Website
Eastbourne Redoubt Fortress Military Museum
Information from Culture24
4th(Queen's Own )Hussars, 8th(King's Royal Irish) Hussars Victoria Crosses
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1987 Rugby World Cup
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1987 Rugby World Cup
Tournament details
Host nations
New Zealand
Australia
Dates
22 May – 20 June 1987
No. of nations
16
Final positions
Champions
New Zealand
Runner-up
France
Third-place
Wales
Tournament statistics
Matches played
32
Top scorer(s)
Grant Fox (126)
Most tries
Craig Green
John Kirwan
(6 tries each)
1991 →
The 1987 Rugby World Cup was the first Rugby Union World Cup. New Zealand and Australia agreed to co-host the tournament. New Zealand hosted 20 matches — 17 pool stage matches, two quarter-finals and the final. Australia as the junior partner hosted 12 matches — seven pool matches, two quarter-finals and both semi-finals. The event was won by co-hosts New Zealand who were the strong favourites, and won all their matches comfortably. France were losing finalists, and Wales surprise third-place winners: Australia, having been second favourites, finished fourth after conceding crucial tries in the dying seconds of both the semi-final against France and the third-place play-off against Wales.
Sixteen teams competed in the inaugural tournament. Seven of the 16 places were automatically filled by the International Rugby Football Board members—New Zealand, Australia, England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales and France. South Africa was unable to compete because of the international sports boycott due to apartheid. There was no qualification process to fill the remaining nine spots. Instead invitations were sent out to Argentina, Fiji, Italy, Canada, Romania, Tonga, Japan, Zimbabwe and the United States. This left Western Samoa controversially excluded, despite their better playing standard than some of the teams invited. The USSR were to be invited but they refused the invitation on political grounds, allegedly due to the continued IRFB membership of South Africa.[1]
The tournament witnessed a number of one-sided matches, with the seven traditional IRFB members proving too strong for the other teams. Half of the 24 matches across the four pools saw one team score 40 or more points. New Zealand defeated France 29–9 in the final at Eden Park in Auckland. The New Zealand team was captained by David Kirk, and included such rugby greats as Sean Fitzpatrick, John Kirwan, Grant Fox and Michael Jones. The tournament was seen as a major success and proved that the event was here to stay. It also led to many countries joining the International Rugby Football Board which in turn led the IRFB to become the true authority for the running of international rugby union.[citation needed]
Contents
[hide]
1 Participating nations
2 Venues
3 Squads
4 Pools and format
5 Pool stage
5.1 Pool 1
5.2 Pool 2
5.3 Pool 3
5.4 Pool 4
6 Knock-out stage
6.1 Quarter-finals
6.2 Semi-finals
6.3 Third-place play-off
6.4 Final
7 Broadcasters
8 Notes
9 References
10 External links
Participating nations[edit]
There was no qualification for the inaugural World Cup so the tournament comprised the seven then-members of the IRFB, with the remaining nine places filled by teams invited by the IRFB.
IRFB Member Nations
Invited Nations
England
France
Ireland
Australia
New Zealand
Scotland
Wales
Zimbabwe
Argentina
Canada
United States
Japan
Italy
Romania
Fiji
Tonga
South Africa was excluded due to its pro apartheid policies.
Soviet Union were to be invited but declined.[citation needed]
Western Samoa was not invited despite having a better record than some of the other invited nations.[citation needed]
Venues[edit]
Auckland
Wellington
Christchurch
Dunedin
Eden Park Athletic Park Lancaster Park Carisbrook
Capacity: 48,000 Capacity: 39,000 Capacity: 36,500 Capacity: 35,000
Rotorua
Napier
Hamilton
Brisbane
Rotorua International Stadium McLean Park Rugby Park Ballymore Stadium
Capacity: 35,000 Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 24,000
Sydney
Invercargill
Palmerston North
Concord Oval Rugby Park Stadium Showgrounds Oval
Capacity: 20,000 Capacity: 30,000 Capacity: 20,000
Squads[edit]
Main article: 1987 Rugby World Cup squads
Pools and format[edit]
Pool 1
Pool 2
Pool 3
Pool 4
Australia
England
Japan
United States
Canada
Ireland
Tonga
Wales
Argentina
Fiji
Italy
New Zealand
France
Romania
Scotland
Zimbabwe
Pool 1 was played in Australia
Pool 2 was played with five matches held in New Zealand and one in Australia
Pool 3 was played in New Zealand
Pool 4 was played in New Zealand
The inaugural World Cup was contested by 16 different nations. There was no qualifying tournament to determine the participants, and instead the 16 nations were invited by the International Rugby Football Board to compete. The simple 16 team pool/knock-out format was used with the sixteen nations divided into four pools of four nations, with each nation playing their other pool opponents once, every nation playing three times during the pool stages. Nations were awarded 2 points for a win, 1 for a draw and zero for a loss: teams finishing level on points were separated by tries scored, rather than total points difference (had it been otherwise, Argentina would have taken second place in Group C ahead of Fiji, although France would still have won Group D.) The top two nations of every pool advanced to the quarter finals. The runners-up of each pool faced the winners of a different pool in the quarter finals. The winners moved on to the semi finals, with the winners then moving onto the final, and the losers of the semi finals contesting a third/fourth place play off.
Points System
The points system that was used in the pool stage was:
2 points for a win
1 point for a draw
0 points for playing
A total of 32 matches (24 Pool Stage & 8 Knock-out) were played throughout the tournament over 29 days from Friday 22 May 1987 to Saturday 20 June 1987.
Pool stage[edit]
Pool 1[edit]
Team
P
W
D
L
PF
PA
tries
Pts
Australia 3 3 0 0 108 41 18 6
England 3 2 0 1 100 32 15 4
United States 3 1 0 2 39 99 5 2
Japan 3 0 0 3 48 123 7 0
23 May 1987
Australia
19–6
England
Tries: Campese
Poidevin
Con: Lynagh
Pen: Lynagh (3) Try: Harrison
Con: Webb
Concord Oval, Sydney
Attendance: 17,896
Referee: Keith Lawrence (New Zealand)
24 May 1987
Japan
18–21
United States
Tries: Taumoefolau (2)
Yoshinaga
Pen: Yoshinaga
Kutsuki Tries: Nelson
Purcell
Lambert
Con: Nelson (3)
Pen: Nelson
Ballymore, Brisbane
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Guy Maurette (France)
30 May 1987
England
60–7
Japan
Tries: 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)
31 May 1987
Australia
47–12
United States
Tries: 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)
3 June 1987
England
34–6
United States
Tries: Winterbottom (2)
Harrison
Dooley
Con: Webb (3)
Pen: Webb (4) Try: Purcell
Con: Nelson
Concord Oval, Sydney
Attendance: 8,785
Referee: Kerry Fitzgerald (Australia)
3 June 1987
Australia
42–23
Japan
Tries: Slack (2)
Burke (2)
Tuynman
Grigg
Hartill
Campese
Con: Lynagh (5) Tries: Kutsuki (2)
Fujita
Con: Okidoi
Pen: Okidoi (2)
Drop: Okidoi
Concord Oval, Sydney
Attendance: 8,785
Referee: Jim Fleming (Scotland)
Pool 2[edit]
Team
P
W
D
L
PF
PA
Tries
Pts
Wales 3 3 0 0 82 31 13 6
Ireland 3 2 0 1 84 41 11 4
Canada 3 1 0 2 65 90 7 2
Tonga 3 0 0 3 29 98 3 0
24 May 1987
Canada
37–4
Tonga
Tries: 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)
25 May 1987
Ireland
6–13
Wales
Pen: Kiernan (2) Try: Ring
Pen: Thorburn
Drop: Davies (2)
Athletic Park, Wellington
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Kerry Fitzgerald (Australia)
29 May 1987
Tonga
16–29
Wales
Tries: Fielea
Fifita
Con: Liava'a
Pen: Liava'a
Amone Tries: Webbe (3)
Hadley
Con: Thorburn (2)
Pen: Thorburn (2)
Drop: Davies
Showgrounds Oval, Palmerston North
Attendance: 19,000
Referee: David Bishop (New Zealand)
30 May 1987
Canada
19–46
Ireland
Try: Cardinal
Pen: Rees (3)
Wyatt
Drop: Rees Tries: Crossan (2)
Bradley
Spillane
Ringland
MacNeill
Con: Kiernan (5)
Pen: Kiernan (2)
Drop: Ward
Kiernan
Carisbrook, Dunedin
Attendance: 9,000
Referee: Fred Howard (England)
3 June 1987
Canada
9–40
Wales
Pen: Rees (3) Tries: Evans (4)
Devereux
Bowen
Hadley
Phillips
Con: Thorburn (4)
Rugby Park, Invercargill
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: David Bishop (New Zealand)
3 June 1987
Ireland
32–9
Tonga
Tries: Mullin (3)
MacNeill (2)
Con: Ward (3)
Pen: Ward (2) Pen: Amone (3)
Ballymore, Brisbane
Attendance: 4,000
Referee: Guy Maurette (France)
Pool 3[edit]
Team
P
W
D
L
PF
PA
tries
Pts
New Zealand 3 3 0 0 190 34 30 6
Fiji 3 1 0 2 56 101 6 2
Italy 3 1 0 2 40 110 5 2
Argentina 3 1 0 2 49 90 4 2
Fiji qualified for the highest number of tries (Fiji 6, Italy 5, Argentina 4)
22 May 1987
New Zealand
70–6
Italy
Tries: Kirwan (2)
Kirk (2)
Green (2)
Penalty try
Jones
Taylor
McDowall
Stanley
Whetton
Con: Fox (8)
Pen: Fox (2) Pen: Collodo
Drop: Collodo
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Bob Fordham (Australia)
24 May 1987
Argentina
9–28
Fiji
Try: Penalty try
Con: Porta
Pen: Porta Tries: Gale
Naivilawasa
Nalaga
Savai
Con: Koroduadua (2)
Rokowailoa
Pen: Koroduadua (2)
Rugby Park, Hamilton
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Jim Fleming (Scotland)
27 May 1987
New Zealand
74–13
Fiji
Tries: Gallagher (4)
Green (4)
Kirk
Kirwan
Penalty try
Whetton
Con: Fox (10)
Pen: Fox (2) Try: Cama
Pen: Koroduadua (3)
Lancaster Park, Christchurch
Attendance: 25,000
Referee: Derek Bevan (Wales)
28 May 1987
Argentina
25–16
Italy
Tries: Lanza
Gómez
Con: Porta
Pen:Porta (5) Tries: Innocenti
Cuttitta
Con: Collodo
Pen: Collodo (2)
Lancaster Park, Christchurch
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: Roger Quittenton (England)
31 May 1987
Fiji
15–18
Italy
Try: Naivilawasa
Con: Koroduadua
Pen: Koroduadua (2)
Drop: Qoro Tries: Cuttitta
Cucchiella
Mascioletti
Pen: Collodo
Drop: Collodo
Carisbrook, Dunedin
Attendance: 13,000
Referee: Keith Lawrence (New Zealand)
1 June 1987
New Zealand
46–15
Argentina
Tries: Kirk
Brooke
Stanley
Earl
Crowley
Whetton
Con: Fox (2)
Pen: Fox (6) Try: Lanza
Con: Porta
Pen: Porta (3)
Athletic Park, Wellington
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: Roger Quittenton (England)
Pool 4[edit]
Team
P
W
D
L
PF
PA
tries
Pts
France 3 2 1 0 145 44 25 5
Scotland 3 2 1 0 135 69 22 5
Romania 3 1 0 2 61 130 5 2
Zimbabwe 3 0 0 3 53 151 5 0
France qualify as pool winner having scored three tries while Scotland scored two in their drawn match 20 all.
23 May 1987
Romania
21–20
Zimbabwe
Tries: Paraschiv
Toader
Hodorca
Pen: Alexandru (3) Tries: Tsimba (2)
Neill
Con: Ferreira
Pen: Ferreira (2)
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 4,500
Referee: Stephen Hilditch (Ireland)
23 May 1987
France
20–20
Scotland
Tries: Sella
Berbizier
Blanco
Con: Blanco
Pen: Blanco (2) Tries: White
Duncan
Pen: Hastings (4)
Lancaster Park, Christchurch
Attendance: 18,000
Referee: Fred Howard (England)
28 May 1987
France
55–12
Romania
Tries: Lagisquet (2)
Charvet (2)
Sella
Andrieu
Camberabero
Erbani
Laporte
Con: Laporte (8)
Pen: Laporte Pen: Bezuscu (4)
Athletic Park, Wellington
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: Bob Fordham (Australia)
30 May 1987
Scotland
60–21
Zimbabwe
Tries: Tait (2)
Tukalo (2)
Duncan (2)
Paxton (2)
Oliver
Hastings
Jeffrey
Con: Hastings (8) Try: Buitendag
Con: Grobler
Pen: Grobler (5)
Athletic Park, Wellington
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: David Burnett (Ireland)
2 June 1987
Romania
28–55
Scotland
Tries: Murariu (2)
Toader
Con: Alexandru
Ion
Pen: Alexandru (3)
Ion Tries: Jeffrey (3)
Tait (2)
Hastings (2)
Duncan
Tukalo
Con: Hastings (8)
Pen: Hastings
Carisbrook, Dunedin
Attendance: 14,000
Referee: Stephen Hilditch (Ireland)
2 June 1987
France
70–12
Zimbabwe
Tries: Modin (3)
Camberabero (3)
Charvet (2)
Rodriguez (2)
Dubroca
Estève
Laporte
Con: Camberabero (9) Try: Kaulbach
Con: Grobler
Pen: Grobler (2)
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 3,000
Referee: Derek Bevan (Wales)
Knock-out stage[edit]
Quarter-finals Semi-finals Final
6 June – Lancaster Park, Christchurch
New Zealand 30
14 June – Ballymore, Brisbane
Scotland 3
New Zealand 49
8 June – Ballymore, Brisbane
Wales 6
Wales 16
20 June – Eden Park, Auckland
England 3
New Zealand 29
7 June – Eden Park, Auckland
France 9
France 31
13 June – Concord Oval, Sydney
Fiji 16
France 30 Third place
7 June – Concord Oval, Sydney
Australia 24
Australia 33 Wales 22
Ireland 15 Australia 21
18 June – Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua
Quarter-finals[edit]
6 June 1987
New Zealand
30–3
Scotland
Tries: Whetton
Gallagher
Con: Fox (2)
Pen: Fox (6) Pen: Hastings
Lancaster Park, Christchurch
Attendance: 30,000
Referee: David Burnett (Ireland)
7 June 1987
Australia
33–15
Ireland
Tries: Burke (2)
McIntyre
Smith
Con: Lynagh (4)
Pen: Lynagh (3) Tries: MacNeill
Kiernan
Con: Kiernan (2)
Pen: Kiernan
Concord Oval, Sydney
Attendance: 14,356
Referee: Brian Anderson (Scotland)
7 June 1987
Fiji
16–31
France
Tries: Qoro
Damu
Con: Koroduadua
Pen: Koroduadua (2) Tries: Rodriguez (2)
Lorieux
Lagisquet
Con: Laporte (3)
Pen: Laporte (2)
Drop: Laporte
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 17,000
Referee: Clive Norling (Wales)
8 June 1987
England
3–16
Wales
Pen: Webb Tries: Roberts
Jones
Devereux
Con: Thorburn (2)
Ballymore, Brisbane
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: René Hourquet (France)
Semi-finals[edit]
13 June 1987
Australia
24–30
France
Tries: Campese
Codey
Con: Lynagh (2)
Pen: Lynagh (3)
Drop: Lynagh Report Tries: Lorieux
Sella
Lagisquet
Blanco
Con: Camberabero (4)
Pen: Camberabero (2)
Concord Oval, Sydney
Attendance: 17,768
Referee: Brian Anderson (Scotland)
14 June 1987
New Zealand
49–6
Wales
Tries: Kirwan (2)
Shelford (2)
Drake
Whetton
Stanley
Brooke-Cowden
Con: Fox (7)
Pen: Fox Report Try: Devereux
Con: Thorburn
Ballymore, Brisbane
Attendance: 22,576
Referee: Kerry Fitzgerald (Australia)
Third-place play-off[edit]
18 June 1987
Australia
21–22
Wales
Tries: Burke
Grigg
Con: Lynagh (2)
Pen: Lynagh (2)
Drop: Lynagh Report Tries: Roberts
Moriarty
Hadley
Con: Thorburn (2)
Pen: Thorburn (2)
Rotorua International Stadium, Rotorua
Attendance: 29,000
Referee: Fred Howard (England)
Final[edit]
Main article: 1987 Rugby World Cup Final
20 June 1987
New Zealand
29-9
France
Tries: Jones
Kirk
Kirwan
Con: Fox
Pen: Fox (4)
Drop: Fox Report Try: Berbizier
Con: Camberabero
Pen: Camberabero
Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 48,035
Referee: Kerry Fitzgerald (Australia)
Broadcasters[edit]
The event was broadcast in Australia by ABC and in the United Kingdom by the BBC.
Notes[edit]
References[edit]
Jump up ^ Alexander Fedorets. "Russians target 2011 World Cup". The M&G Online.
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Full Results and Statistics at ESPN
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2016 Kawasaki KX 450F
Manufacturer
Kawasaki
Class
Motocross
Engine
449 cc (27.4 cu in) liquid-cooled DOHC four-valve four-stroke single
Bore / stroke
96.0 x 62.1mm
Compression ratio
12:8:1
Ignition type
Digital DC-CDI
Transmission
Five-speed with wet multi-disc manual clutch
Frame type
Aluminum perimeter
Wheelbase
58.1 in.
Dimensions
L: 86.4 in.
W: 32.3 in.
H: 50.8 in.
Seat height
37.8 in.
Fuel capacity
1.66 gal.
The Kawasaki KX 450F is a liquid-cooled DOHC 449 cc (27.4 cu in) four-valve four-stroke single motocross motorcycle made by Kawasaki.
Unlike the Kawasaki KX250F, the KX450F was not co-developed under joint-venture with the Suzuki Motor Co. and differed greatly from Suzuki's 450cc offering. The first year of the KX450F was 2005, but the machine suffered catastrophic frame failure during the Japanese MX season. As a result, plans for a 2005 retail version were postponed and the KX450F debuted as a 2006 model in most markets.
Initial reviews of the KX450F were tepid, citing a positive response to the engine and power delivery, but finding the suspension and geometry of the bike unsatisfactory. Reviewers also took exception to the choice of a 4-speed transmission, as Kawasaki chose to break from the industry standard by not to including a fifth gear.
Despite these perceived shortcomings, the 2006 Kawasaki KX450F would win both the AMA World Supercross GP title and the BooKoo Arenacross title, as well as the Hare and Hound[disambiguation needed] title.
For 2007 the KX450F received a series of minor engine and frame refinements, but its most notable upgrade was a 5-speed transmission. The transmission received a slightly taller 1st gear, while second through forth remained the same and the fifth added.
The next major innovation would be in 2009, as Kawasaki introduced fuel injected. Reviewers raved of the performance effect of the new injectors, and in proceeding years the technology would spread across the KX lineup.
A series of major revisions came in 2012. The KX450F received an all new frame, significant engine modifications and a new electronics set that included Launch Control. Launch Control is designed to prevent wheel-spin at take off, and automatically disengages once third gear is reached. It is activated by holding a switch until an indicator light glows green, at which point the bikes computer modifies acceleration factors. Kawasaki has continued to insist since inception (for safety reasons) that this system is not traction control but a unique system onto itself.
These later models allow for extensive customization of the ECU using Kawasaki's optional software system, as well as including a Digital Fuel Injection (DFI) coupler system. DFI couplers allow for immediate trackside changes to the ECU through the simple change of a plug-and-play module. Kawasaki provides three modules with new bikes, a Green (standard mapping), White (soft track conditions mapping) and Black (hard track conditions mapping).
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