Rugby News world cup cover, June 1987

Cover of Rugby News (UK), June 1987

The dots on the map, at first glance, mark the cities where matches were played. Yet there are three in far north Queensland and one in Central Otago where no matches were played. Also, several actual New Zealand venues are missing. Was it drawn by someone who did not know Antipodean geography?

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1987 Rugby World Cup

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