History of rugby union matches between Australia and New Zealand

The first clash in rugby union between Australia and New Zealand took place in a test match on 15 August 1903 in Sydney, New South Wales. On that occasion, New Zealand won by 22-3.

Since 1931, they have competed for the Bledisloe Cup, named after Lord Bledisloe, who donated the trophy.

Summary

Note: Summary below reflects test results by both teams, and does not reflect the XV results between 1914 and 1929.

Overall

Details Played Won by
 Australia
Won by
 New Zealand
Drawn Australia points New Zealand points
In Australia 80 25 49 6 1200 1565
In New Zealand 73 15 57 1 895 1588
Neutral venue 5 2 3 0 75 81
Overall 158 42 109 7 2187 3268

Records

Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.

Record Australia New Zealand
Longest winning streak 3 (5 Aug 2000 – 13 Jul 2002) 10 (2 Aug 2008 – 30 Oct 2010)
Largest points for
Home 35 (15 July 2000) 51 (23 August 2014)
Away 33 (19 October 2013) 50 (26 July 2003)
Largest winning margin
Home 21 (28 August 1999) 37 (6 July 1996)
Away 15 (29 August 1964) 34 (20 August 2016)

Rugby Championship era (2012-)

Starting in 2012 the Tri Nations competition was renamed The Rugby Championship, and now includes Argentina.

Tri Nations and the professional era (1996-2011)

The two countries playing in 2005 at Telstra Stadium in Sydney, New South Wales

The professional era in rugby union began in 1995, marked by creation of the SANZAR group (a combination of South Africa, New Zealand and Australia)[1] which was formed with the purpose of selling TV rights for two new competitions, the domestic Super 12 competition and the Tri-Nations.[1]

The first Tri-Nations was contested in 1996, with New Zealand winning all four of their Tests to take the trophy.[2]

In 2000 in Sydney, a record crowd of 109,874 witnessed the "Greatest ever Rugby Match" when a Jonah Lomu try sealed an All Blacks win over the Wallabies 39-35. The All Blacks had led 24-nil after 11 minutes only to see the Wallabies draw level at 24-all by halftime. Only for Lomu to score for the All Blacks to seal a fantastic match. Just weeks after, the Bledisloe was retained by the Wallabies when John Eales kicked a goal from the sideline in the final moments of the match.

Another one of the most dramatic matches was played on 1 September 2001 at Stadium Australia, in what would be Wallaby great John Eales' last ever test. The Wallabies were hoping to send their skipper off in a grand style. A fairy tale ending was looking possible in the first half as the Wallabies took a 19-6 lead over the All Blacks. However, tries for Doug Howlett and Pita Alatini, along with Andrew Mehrtens kicking, saw the All Blacks back in front 26-22. Then, in the dying moments of the game No.8 Toutai Kefu scored the winning try for the Wallabies. Two years later in 2003 the Wallabies suffered one of their most humiliating losses, being defeated 21-50 by the All Blacks in Sydney.

In 2008, a Bledisloe Cup match was played in Hong Kong,[3] which New Zealand won 19-14.[4] It was rumoured that the United States and Japan would host future Bledisloe Cup matches,[5] and these rumours proved true in the case of Japan, as Tokyo hosted a 2009 Bledisloe match.

The first two Tests of the 2010 series saw the All Blacks extend their winning streak over the Wallabies to 10 games. (Australia's last previous win came on 26 July 2008 at Sydney.) The third and fourth tests were extremely tight affairs, both being won by late tries. In the Sydney test on 11 September, converted tries by Richie McCaw and Kieran Read in the last 13 minutes allowed the All Blacks to overcome a 9-22 deficit. The win saw New Zealand complete a 100% record in the 2010 Tri-Nations. On 30 October 2010 the sides contested the now-customary fourth annual Bledisloe Cup test at a neutral venue. As in 2009, the match was played in Hong Kong, and as on 11 September the game was won with a dramatic late comeback. On this occasion the Wallabies, having led early in the match, found themselves 19-24 down as the hooter went, but with possession in the All Black 22. The Wallabies recycled through numerous phases of possession, until finally the ball was passed wide to James O'Connor, who beat the scrambling All Black defence to touch down and level the scores. The 20-year-old winger then kicked the resulting conversion to win the match for the Wallabies, ending New Zealand's recent domination of the fixture.

Subsequently (2011–14) the All Blacks have won eight of the last eleven games played, with two drawn, continuing their domination. This included a crucial 20-6 victory over the Wallabies in the 2011 World Cup Semi-final to enable to All Blacks to progress to the final and subsequently win the World Cup.

On 17 August 2013 the All Blacks celebrated their 100th win over the Wallabies in emphatic style with a 47-29 victory in Sydney. After a shock 12-12 draw in Sydney in the first game of the 2014 series, which ended the All Blacks' attempt at the record of 18 wins straight for a major rugby nation team, the All Blacks posted their highest ever score against Australia with a 51-20 victory at Eden Park on 23 August 2014.

Bledisloe Cup

Main article: Bledisloe Cup

Results

No. Date Venue Score Winner Competition
158 22 October 2016 Eden Park, Auckland 37 10  New Zealand 2016 end-of-year test
157 27 August 2016 Westpac Stadium, Wellington 29 9  New Zealand 2016 Rugby Championship
156 20 August 2016 ANZ Stadium, Sydney 8 42  New Zealand
155 31 October 2015 Twickenham Stadium, London, England 34 17  New Zealand 2015 Rugby World Cup Final
154 15 August 2015 Eden Park, Auckland 41 13  New Zealand 2015 pre-RWC test
153 8 August 2015 ANZ Stadium, Sydney 27 19  Australia 2015 Rugby Championship
152 18 October 2014 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 28 29  New Zealand 2014 end-of-year test
151 23 August 2014 Eden Park, Auckland 51 20  New Zealand 2014 Rugby Championship
150 16 August 2014 ANZ Stadium, Sydney 12 12   draw
149 19 October 2013 Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin 41 33  New Zealand 2013 end-of-year test
148 24 August 2013 Westpac Stadium, Wellington 27 16  New Zealand 2013 Rugby Championship
147 17 August 2013 ANZ Stadium, Sydney 29 47  New Zealand
146 20 October 2012 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 18 18   draw 2012 end-of-year test
145 25 August 2012 Eden Park, Auckland 22 0  New Zealand 2012 Rugby Championship
144 18 August 2012 ANZ Stadium, Sydney 19 27  New Zealand
143 16 October 2011 Eden Park, Auckland 20 6  New Zealand 2011 Rugby World Cup
142 27 August 2011 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 25 20  Australia 2011 Tri Nations
141 6 August 2011 Eden Park, Auckland 30 14  New Zealand
140 30 October 2010 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 26 24  Australia 2010 end-of-year test
139 11 September 2010 ANZ Stadium, Sydney 22 23  New Zealand 2010 Tri Nations
138 7 August 2010 AMI Stadium, Christchurch 20 10  New Zealand
137 31 July 2010 Etihad Stadium, Melbourne 28 49  New Zealand
136 31 October 2009 National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan 32 19  New Zealand 2009 end-of-year test
135 19 September 2009 Westpac Stadium, Wellington 33 6  New Zealand 2009 Tri Nations
134 22 August 2009 ANZ Stadium, Sydney 18 19  New Zealand
133 18 July 2009 Eden Park, Auckland 22 16  New Zealand
132 1 November 2008 Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong 19 14  New Zealand 2008 end-of-year test
131 13 September 2008 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 24 28  New Zealand 2008 Tri Nations
130 2 August 2008 Eden Park, Auckland 39 10  New Zealand
129 26 July 2008 ANZ Stadium, Sydney 34 19  Australia
128 21 July 2007 Eden Park, Auckland 26 12  New Zealand 2007 Tri Nations
127 30 June 2007 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne 20 15  Australia
126 19 August 2006 Eden Park, Auckland 34 27  New Zealand 2006 Tri Nations
125 29 July 2006 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 9 13  New Zealand
124 8 July 2006 Jade Stadium, Christchurch 32 12  New Zealand
123 3 September 2005 Eden Park, Auckland 34 24  New Zealand 2005 Tri Nations
122 13 August 2005 Telstra Stadium, Sydney 13 30  New Zealand
121 7 August 2004 Telstra Stadium, Sydney 23 18  Australia 2004 Tri Nations
120 17 July 2004 Westpac Stadium, Wellington 16 7  New Zealand
119 15 November 2003 Telstra Stadium, Sydney 22 10  Australia 2003 Rugby World Cup
118 16 August 2003 Eden Park, Auckland 21 17  New Zealand 2003 Tri Nations
117 26 July 2003 Telstra Stadium, Sydney 21 50  New Zealand
116 3 August 2002 Stadium Australia, Sydney 16 14  Australia 2002 Tri Nations
115 13 July 2002 Jade Stadium, Christchurch 12 6  New Zealand
114 1 September 2001 Stadium Australia, Sydney 29 26  Australia 2001 Tri Nations
113 11 August 2001 Carisbrook, Dunedin 15 23  Australia
112 5 August 2000 WestpacTrust Stadium, Wellington 23 24  Australia 2000 Tri Nations
111 15 July 2000 Stadium Australia, Sydney 35 39  New Zealand
110 28 August 1999 Stadium Australia, Sydney 28 7  Australia 1999 Tri Nations
109 24 July 1999 Eden Park, Auckland 34 15  New Zealand
108 29 August 1998 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 19 14  Australia Bledisloe Cup 3
107 1 August 1998 Lancaster Park, Christchurch 23 27  Australia 1998 Tri Nations
106 11 July 1998 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne 24 16  Australia
105 16 August 1997 Carisbrook, Dunedin 36 24  New Zealand 1997 Tri Nations
104 26 July 1997 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne 18 33  New Zealand
103 5 July 1997 Lancaster Park, Christchurch 30 13  New Zealand
102 27 July 1996 Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane 25 32  New Zealand 1996 Tri Nations
101 6 July 1996 Athletic Park, Wellington 43 6  New Zealand

Full amateur tours (1978–1995)

No. Date Venue Score Winner Competition
100 29 July 1995 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 23 34  New Zealand 1995 Bledisloe Cup
99 22 July 1995 Eden Park, Auckland 28 16  New Zealand
98 17 August 1994 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 20 16  Australia 1994 Bledisloe Cup
97 17 July 1993 Carisbrook, Dunedin 25 10  New Zealand 1993 Bledisloe Cup
96 25 July 1992 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 23 26  New Zealand 1992 Bledisloe Cup
95 19 July 1992 Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane 19 17  Australia
94 4 July 1992 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 16 15  Australia
93 27 October 1991 Lansdowne Road, Dublin, Ireland 6 16  Australia 1991 Rugby World Cup
92 24 August 1991 Eden Park, Auckland 6 3  New Zealand 1991 Bledisloe Cup
91 10 August 1991 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 21 12  Australia
90 18 August 1990 Athletic Park, Wellington 9 21  Australia 1990 Bledisloe Cup
89 4 August 1990 Eden Park, Auckland 27 17  New Zealand
88 21 July 1990 Lancaster Park, Christchurch 21 6  New Zealand
87 5 August 1989 Eden Park, Auckland 24 12  New Zealand 1989 Bledisloe Cup
86 30 July 1988 Concord Oval, Sydney 9 30  New Zealand 1988 Bledisloe Cup
85 16 July 1988 Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane 19 19   draw
84 3 July 1988 Concord Oval, Sydney 7 32  New Zealand
83 25 July 1987 Concord Oval, Sydney 16 30  New Zealand 1987 Bledisloe Cup
82 6 September 1986 Eden Park, Auckland 9 22  Australia 1986 Bledisloe Cup
81 23 August 1986 Carisbrook, Dunedin 13 12  New Zealand
80 9 August 1986 Athletic Park, Wellington 12 13  Australia
79 29 June 1985 Eden Park, Auckland 10 9  New Zealand 1985 Bledisloe Cup
78 18 August 1984 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 24 25  New Zealand 1984 Bledisloe Cup
77 4 August 1984 Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane 15 19  New Zealand
76 21 July 1984 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 16 9  Australia
75 20 August 1983 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 8 18  New Zealand 1983 Bledisloe Cup
74 11 September 1982 Eden Park, Auckland 33 18  New Zealand 1982 Bledisloe Cup
73 28 August 1982 Athletic Park, Wellington 16 19  Australia
72 14 August 1982 Lancaster Park, Christchurch 23 16  New Zealand
71 12 July 1980 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 26 10  Australia 1980 Bledisloe Cup
70 28 June 1980 Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane 9 12  New Zealand
69 21 June 1980 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 13 9  Australia
68 28 July 1979 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 12 6  Australia 1979 Bledisloe Cup
67 9 September 1978 Eden Park, Auckland 16 30  Australia 1978 Bledisloe Cup
66 26 August 1978 Lancaster Park, Christchurch 22 6  New Zealand
65 19 August 1978 Athletic Park, Wellington 13 12  New Zealand

Post War (1946-1974)

The first Test following World War Two was played at Carisbrook, Dunedin between Australia and New Zealand in 1946, which New Zealand won 31–8. Australia did not win on the three match tour; beaten 20–0 by New Zealand Maori, and then losing 14–10 to the All Blacks the following week. The 1949 tour witnessed an infamous All Blacks record – the loss of two Test matches on the same day. This was made possible because New Zealand's first team (and best 30 players) were touring South Africa at the same time. On the afternoon of 3 September New Zealand captained by J. B. (Johnny) Smith was beaten 11–6 by The Wallabies in Wellington.[6] On 23 September New Zealand also lost their second Test, 16–9, which gave the Wallabies the Bledisloe Cup for the first time.

No. Date Venue Score Winner Competition
64 8 June 1974 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 6 16  New Zealand 1974 Bledisloe Cup
63 1 June 1974 Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane 16 16   draw
62 25 May 1974 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 6 11  New Zealand
61 16 September 1972 Eden Park, Auckland 38 3  New Zealand 1972 Bledisloe Cup
60 2 September 1972 Lancaster Park, Christchurch 30 17  New Zealand
59 19 August 1972 Athletic Park, Wellington 29 6  New Zealand
58 22 June 1968 Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane 18 19  New Zealand 1968 Bledisloe Cup
57 15 June 1968 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 11 27  New Zealand
56 19 August 1967 Athletic Park, Wellington 29 9  New Zealand 1967 Bledisloe Cup
55 29 August 1964 Athletic Park, Wellington 5 20  Australia 1964 Bledisloe Cup
54 22 August 1964 Lancaster Park, Christchurch 18 3  New Zealand
53 15 August 1964 Carisbrook, Dunedin 14 9  New Zealand
52 22 September 1962 Eden Park, Auckland 16 8  New Zealand 1962 Bledisloe Cup
51 8 September 1962 Carisbrook, Dunedin 3 0  New Zealand
50 25 August 1962 Athletic Park, Wellington 9 9   draw
49 4 June 1962 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 5 14  New Zealand
48 26 May 1962 Exhibition Ground, Brisbane 6 20  New Zealand
47 20 September 1958 Epsom Showgrounds, Auckland 17 8  New Zealand 1958 Bledisloe Cup
46 6 September 1958 Lancaster Park, Christchurch 3 6  Australia
45 23 August 1958 Athletic Park, Wellington 25 3  New Zealand
44 1 June 1957 Exhibition Ground, Brisbane 9 22  New Zealand 1957 Bledisloe Cup
43 25 May 1957 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 11 25  New Zealand
42 17 September 1955 Eden Park, Auckland 3 8  Australia 1955 Bledisloe Cup
41 3 September 1955 Carisbrook, Dunedin 8 0  New Zealand
40 20 August 1955 Athletic Park, Wellington 16 8  New Zealand
39 13 September 1952 Athletic Park, Wellington 15 8  New Zealand 1952 Bledisloe Cup
38 6 September 1952 Lancaster Park, Christchurch 9 14  Australia
37 21 July 1951 Woolloongabba Ground, Brisbane 6 16  New Zealand 1951 Bledisloe Cup
36 7 July 1951 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 11 17  New Zealand
35 23 June 1951 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 0 8  New Zealand
34 24 September 1949 Eden Park, Auckland 9 16  Australia 1949 Bledisloe Cup
33 3 September 1949 Athletic Park, Wellington 6 11  Australia
32 28 June 1947 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 14 27  New Zealand 1947 Bledisloe Cup
31 14 June 1947 Exhibition Ground, Brisbane 5 13  New Zealand
30 28 September 1946 Eden Park, Auckland 14 10  Australia 1946 Bledisloe Cup
29 14 September 1946 Carisbrook, Dunedin 31 8  New Zealand

Between wars

Australia's last Test before World War I was against New Zealand in July 1914. The sports authorities in Australia decided it was unpatriotic to play rugby while thousands of young Australian men were being sent overseas to fight. This resulted in competitions all but closed down in New South Wales and Queensland. In Queensland regular competitions did not commence again until 1928. As a result, players switched to rugby league in large numbers. Even though there was no Australia/New Zealand game after the war before 1929, 24 games were held between New South Wales and New Zealand from 1920 to 1928. The results were 18 victories against 6 for the All Blacks with 16 games taking place in Sydney, New South Wales (most of them at the Royal Agricultural Society Ground) and the rest in New Zealand. Those games are counted as Australia/New Zealand on the IRB website. Also 1931 saw the first game played competing for the Bledisloe Cup.

No. Date Venue Score Winner Competition
28 13 August 1938 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 6 14  New Zealand 1938 Bledisloe Cup
27 6 August 1938 Exhibition Ground, Brisbane 14 20  New Zealand
26 23 July 1938 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 9 24  New Zealand
25 12 September 1936 Carisbrook, Dunedin 38 13  New Zealand 1936 Bledisloe Cup
24 5 September 1936 Athletic Park, Wellington 11 6  New Zealand
23 25 August 1934 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 3 3   draw 1934 Bledisloe Cup
22 11 August 1934 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 25 11  Australia
21 23 July 1932 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 13 21  New Zealand 1932 Bledisloe Cup
20 16 July 1932 Exhibition Ground, Brisbane 3 21  New Zealand
19 2 July 1932 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 22 17  Australia
18 12 September 1931 Eden Park, Auckland 20 13  New Zealand
17 27 July 1929 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 15 13  Australia
16 20 July 1929 Exhibition Ground, Brisbane 17 9  Australia
15 6 July 1929 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 9 8  New Zealand

XV Results

Between 1914 and 1929, 24 matches took place of which only Australia awarded matches test match status by virtue of awarding caps, but New Zealand did not award caps, who fielded a New Zealand XV team. Out of these 24 matches, Australia only won 6 of them to New Zealand's 18.

Date Venue Score Winner Competition
15 September 1928 Lancaster Park, Christchurch 8 11  Australia Australian tour of New Zealand
8 September 1928 Carisbrook, Dunedin 16 14  New Zealand
5 September 1928 Athletic Park, Wellington 15 12  New Zealand
29 July 1926 Royal Agricultural Showground, Sydney 21 28  New Zealand New Zealand XV tour
20 July 1926 Royal Agricultural Showground, Sydney 0 14  New Zealand
17 July 1926 Royal Agricultural Showground, Sydney 6 11  New Zealand
10 July 1926 Royal Agricultural Showground, Sydney 26 20  Australia
19 September 1925 Eden Park, Auckland 36 10  New Zealand Australian tour of New Zealand
23 June 1925 Royal Agricultural Showground, Sydney 3 11  New Zealand New Zealand XV tour
20 June 1925 Royal Agricultural Showground, Sydney 0 4  New Zealand
13 June 1925 Royal Agricultural Showground, Sydney 3 26  New Zealand
16 July 1924 Royal Agricultural Showground, Sydney 8 38  New Zealand New Zealand XV tour
12 July 1924 Royal Agricultural Showground, Sydney 5 21  New Zealand
5 July 1924 Royal Agricultural Showground, Sydney 20 16  Australia
15 September 1923 Athletic Park, Wellington 38 11  New Zealand Australian tour of New Zealand
1 September 1923 Lancaster Park, Christchurch 34 6  New Zealand
25 August 1923 Carisbrook, Dunedin 19 9  New Zealand
7 August 1922 Royal Agricultural Showground, Sydney 8 6  Australia New Zealand XV tour
5 August 1922 Royal Agricultural Showground, Sydney 14 8  Australia
29 July 1922 Royal Agricultural Showground, Sydney 19 26  New Zealand
3 September 1921 Lancaster Park, Christchurch 0 17  Australia Australian tour of New Zealand
7 August 1920 Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney 13 24  New Zealand New Zealand XV tour
31 July 1920 Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney 6 14  New Zealand
24 July 1920 Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney 15 26  New Zealand

Pre World War I

The first Test between Australia and New Zealand was played on 15 August 1903 at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Despite the Wallabies losing 22–3[7] this tour greatly increased the popularity of rugby and large crowds started attending grade matches in Sydney and Brisbane. New Zealand winger Billy Wallace scored 13 of their 22 points.

No. Date Venue Score Winner Competition
14 15 August 1914 Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney 7 22  New Zealand
13 1 August 1914 Woolloongabba Ground, Brisbane 0 17  New Zealand
12 18 July 1914 Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney 0 5  New Zealand
11 20 September 1913 Lancaster Park, Christchurch 5 16  Australia
10 13 September 1913 Carisbrook, Dunedin 25 13  New Zealand
9 6 September 1913 Athletic Park, Wellington 30 5  New Zealand
8 2 July 1910 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 13 28  New Zealand
7 27 June 1910 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 11 0  Australia
6 25 June 1910 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 0 6  New Zealand
5 10 August 1907 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 5 5   draw
4 3 August 1907 Woolloongabba Ground, Brisbane 5 14  New Zealand
3 20 July 1907 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 6 26  New Zealand
2 2 September 1905 Tahuna Park, Dunedin 14 3  New Zealand
1 15 August 1903 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 3 22  New Zealand

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Howitt (2005), pg 7.
  2. Howitt (2005), pg 170.
  3. "Hong Kong to host NZ v Australia". BBC Sport. 3 March 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2008.
  4. "Australia 14-19 New Zealand". BBC Sport. 1 November 2008. Retrieved 8 November 2008.
  5. "US & Japan may host Bledisloe Cup". BBC Sport. 31 October 2008. Retrieved 8 November 2008.
  6. "67th All Black Test : 362nd All Black Game". allblacks.com. Retrieved 8 September 2006.
  7. "1st All Black Test: 45th All Black Game". allblacks.com. Retrieved 30 October 2006.
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