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History of rugby union matches between Australia and New Zealand

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Australia–New Zealand rugby union rivalry
Magazine cover of Australia's third test on their 1964 tour of New Zealand.
Other namesTrans-Tasman Rivalry
SportRugby union
Location
Teams2
First meeting15 August 1903; 121 years ago (15 August 1903)[1]
Latest meeting28 September 2024; 2 months ago (28 September 2024);
New Zealand 33–13 Australia
Next meeting28 September 2024
Stadiums
TrophyBledisloe Cup (since 1932)
Statistics
Meetings total179[1]
Most winsNew Zealand (126)[1]
Largest victory31 October 2020; 4 years ago (31 October 2020);
Australia 5–43 New Zealand
Smallest victory
Largest goal scoring19 August 2017; 7 years ago (19 August 2017);
Australia 34–54 New Zealand
Longest win streakNew Zealand (10)[a]
Current win streakNew Zealand (9)[b]
Bledisloe Cup, pictured in 2011.

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 22–3.

Since 1931, the overall winner of the annual test matches (between one and three games in any given year) between the All Blacks and the Wallabies takes possession of the Bledisloe Cup, named after Lord Bledisloe, who donated the trophy.

Currently the rivalry is one the most played of any two international rugby union teams, and having played against each other 179 times, the All Blacks lead the series 126 to 45 with 8 draws between them and includes a large number of fixtures recorded for New Zealand as "XV" results.

Summary

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The summary below is for all matches where test caps were awarded by both national unions, which leaves out all 24 meetings from 1920 to 1928, in which the governing New Zealand Rugby Union fielded the second level New Zealand XV team rather than the highest All Blacks team. The Australian Rugby Union retroactively awarded test status caps to its own players for those matches.

Overall

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Details[d] Played Won by
Australia
Won by
New Zealand
Drawn Australia points New Zealand points
In Australia 90 28 56 6 1,439 1,912
In New Zealand 83 15 66 2 1,053 1,928
Neutral venue 6 2 4 0 112 152
Overall 179 45 126 8 2,604 3,992

Records

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

Record[d] Australia New Zealand
Longest winning streak 3 (5 Aug 2000 – 13 Jul 2002)[e] 10 (2 Aug 2008 – 30 Oct 2010)
Largest points for
Home 47 (10 August 2019) 57 (14 August 2021)
Away 33 (19 October 2013) 54 (19 August 2017)
Largest winning margin
Home 21 (10 August 2019)[f] 37 (6 July 1996)
Away 15 (29 August 1964) 38 (31 October 2020)
Most aggregate points
88 (Australia 34–54 New Zealand) (19 August 2017)

Tri Nations era (1996–2011)

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Tri Nations results (1996–2011)
Team Wins W%
 Australia 11 30.56
 New Zealand 25 69.44
Draws
Total 36
New Zealand and Australia in the semi-final of the 2011 Rugby World Cup.

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)[2] which was formed with the purpose of selling TV rights for two new competitions, the domestic Super 12 competition and the Tri-Nations.[2]

The first Tri-Nations was contested in 1996, with New Zealand winning all four of their Tests to take the trophy.[3]

In 2000 in Sydney, a record crowd of 109,874 witnessed what some have called 'The Greatest Ever Rugby Match' when the All Blacks defeated The Wallabies 39–35. Twenty one days after their win in Sydney, the All Blacks lost to the Wallabies in front of a home crowd. This meant the Wallabies won The Bledisloe Cup for the third year in a row.

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 last minutes of the game, number 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,[4] which New Zealand won 19–14.[5] It was rumoured that the United States and Japan would host future Bledisloe Cup matches,[6] 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, (2011–2014) 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.

Rugby Championship era (since 2012)

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Rugby Championship results (2012–present)[g]
Team Wins W%
 Australia 3 13.04
 New Zealand 19 82.61
Draws 1
Total 23
Israel Folau carrying the ball in round one of the 2017 Rugby Championship.

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

On 17 August 2013, the All Blacks celebrated their 100th win over the Wallabies 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 eighteen-straight wins for a major rugby nation, the All Blacks posted their highest ever score against Australia with a 51–20 victory at Eden Park on 23 August 2014.

In 2022, Australia and New Zealand fixtures that were regularly organised as three per year, and sometimes four, were reduced to two per year until the end of 2025.[7][8][9] Following news of New Zealand's 2026 tour of South Africa,[10][11] it was revealed that the Rugby Championship would be played biennially from 2025 onward. As the rivalry is expected to return to a three-test series from 2026, the fixture is expected to have an Anzac Day Test match added to their calendar.[12]

Results

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Pre World War I (1903–1914)

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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[13] 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 thirteen of their twenty-two points.

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

XV results (1920–1928)

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From 1920 to 1928, twenty-four matches took place.Australia was represented by New South Wales as the Queensland union suspended rugby post-war. Caps for these matches retrospectively awarded in the 1980s. New Zealand did not award test caps. Out of these twenty-four matches, Australia won six, New Zealand eighteen.

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

Pre World War II (1929–1938)

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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, twenty-four games were held between New South Wales and New Zealand XV from 1920 to 1928. The results were eighteen victories against six for the All Blacks with sixteen 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. However the "official" first Bledisloe Cup match wasn't played until 1932.

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

Post War (1946–1974)

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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 Māori, and then losing 14–10 to New Zealand the following week. The 1949 tour witnessed an infamous New Zealand record – the loss of two test matches on the same day. This was made possible because New Zealand's first team (and best thirty players) were touring South Africa at the same time. On the afternoon of 3 September New Zealand captained by J. B. Smith was beaten 11–6 by the Wallabies in Wellington.[14] 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
29 14 September 1946 Carisbrook, Dunedin 31–8  New Zealand 1946 Australia tour of New Zealand
30 28 September 1946 Eden Park, Auckland 14–10  New Zealand
31 14 June 1947 Exhibition Ground, Brisbane 5–13  New Zealand 1947 New Zealand tour of Australia
32 28 June 1947 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 14–27  New Zealand
33 3 September 1949 Athletic Park, Wellington 6–11  Australia 1949 Australia tour of New Zealand
34 24 September 1949 Eden Park, Auckland 9–16  Australia
35 23 June 1951 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 0–8  New Zealand 1951 New Zealand tour of Australia
36 7 July 1951 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 11–17  New Zealand
37 21 July 1951 Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane 6–16  New Zealand
38 6 September 1952 Lancaster Park, Christchurch 9–14  Australia 1952 Australia tour of New Zealand
39 13 September 1952 Athletic Park, Wellington 15–8  New Zealand
40 20 August 1955 Athletic Park, Wellington 16–8  New Zealand 1955 Australia tour of New Zealand
41 3 September 1955 Carisbrook, Dunedin 8–0  New Zealand
42 17 September 1955 Eden Park, Auckland 3–8  Australia
43 25 May 1957 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 11–25  New Zealand 1957 New Zealand tour of Australia
44 1 June 1957 Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane 9–22  New Zealand
45 23 August 1958 Athletic Park, Wellington 25–3  New Zealand 1958 Australia tour of New Zealand
46 6 September 1958 Lancaster Park, Christchurch 3–6  Australia
47 20 September 1958 Epsom Showgrounds, Auckland 17–8  New Zealand
48 26 May 1962 Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane 6–20  New Zealand 1962 New Zealand tour of Australia
49 4 June 1962 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 5–14  New Zealand
50 25 August 1962 Athletic Park, Wellington 9–9 draw 1962 Australia tour of New Zealand
51 8 September 1962 Carisbrook, Dunedin 3–0  New Zealand
52 22 September 1962 Eden Park, Auckland 16–8  New Zealand
53 15 August 1964 Carisbrook, Dunedin 14–9  New Zealand 1964 Australia tour of New Zealand
54 22 August 1964 Lancaster Park, Christchurch 18–3  New Zealand
55 29 August 1964 Athletic Park, Wellington 5–20  Australia
56 19 August 1967 Athletic Park, Wellington 29–9  New Zealand 1967 Australia tour of New Zealand
57 15 June 1968 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 11–27  New Zealand 1968 New Zealand tour of Australia
58 22 June 1968 Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane 18–19  New Zealand
59 19 August 1972 Athletic Park, Wellington 29–6  New Zealand 1972 Australia tour of New Zealand
60 2 September 1972 Lancaster Park, Christchurch 30–17  New Zealand
61 16 September 1972 Eden Park, Auckland 38–3  New Zealand
62 25 May 1974 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 6–11  New Zealand 1974 New Zealand tour of Australia
63 1 June 1974 Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane 16–16 draw
64 8 June 1974 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 6–16  New Zealand

Full amateur tours (1978–1995)

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The period before the game finally turned professional was fairly brief and saw the final touring years between the two sides. It was also the period in which the first Rugby World Cup in 1987, co-hosted between Australia and New Zealand, was played. Between 1978 and 1995, Australia and New Zealand toured each other five and six times, respectively. The two teams played each other thirty-six times, New Zealand winning twenty-one of them, Australia fourteen.

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

Professional era (since 1995)

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Since the professional era, Australia and New Zealand have played each other consistently every year. Sometimes up to four times in a single year (2008, 2009, 2010, 2020), which is more times than any other two sides. Overall since the mid-1990s, the two teams have played each other over seventy times, including the 2003 Rugby World Cup Semi-final, the 2011 Rugby World Cup Semi-final and the 2015 Rugby World Cup final. Currently in the "professional era", New Zealand holds over fifty victories, with Australia holing eighteen.

No. Date Venue Score Winner Competition
101 6 July 1996 Athletic Park, Wellington 43–6  New Zealand 1996 Tri Nations Series
102 27 July 1996 Lang Park, Brisbane 25–32  New Zealand
103 5 July 1997 Lancaster Park, Christchurch 30–13  New Zealand 1997 Bledisloe Cup I
104 26 July 1997 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne 18–33  New Zealand 1997 Tri Nations Series
105 16 August 1997 Carisbrook, Dunedin 36–24  New Zealand
106 11 July 1998 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne 24–16  Australia 1998 Tri Nations Series
107 1 August 1998 Lancaster Park, Christchurch 23–27  Australia
108 29 August 1998 Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 19–14  Australia 1998 Bledisloe Cup III
109 24 July 1999 Eden Park, Auckland 34–15  New Zealand 1999 Tri Nations Series
110 28 August 1999 Stadium Australia, Sydney 28–7  Australia
111 15 July 2000 Stadium Australia, Sydney 35–39  New Zealand 2000 Tri Nations Series
112 5 August 2000 Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington 23–24  Australia
113 11 August 2001 Carisbrook, Dunedin 15–23  Australia 2001 Tri Nations Series
114 1 September 2001 Stadium Australia, Sydney 29–26  Australia
115 13 July 2002 Lancaster Park, Christchurch 12–6  New Zealand 2002 Tri Nations Series
116 3 August 2002 Stadium Australia, Sydney 16–14  Australia
117 26 July 2003 Stadium Australia, Sydney 21–50  New Zealand 2003 Tri Nations Series
118 16 August 2003 Eden Park, Auckland 21–17  New Zealand
119 15 November 2003 Stadium Australia, Sydney 22–10  Australia 2003 Rugby World Cup Semi-final
120 17 July 2004 Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington 16–7  New Zealand 2004 Tri Nations Series
121 7 August 2004 Stadium Australia, Sydney 23–18  Australia
122 13 August 2005 Stadium Australia, Sydney 13–30  New Zealand 2005 Tri Nations Series
123 3 September 2005 Eden Park, Auckland 34–24  New Zealand
124 8 July 2006 Lancaster Park, Christchurch 32–12  New Zealand 2006 Tri Nations Series
125 29 July 2006 Lang Park, Brisbane 9–13  New Zealand
126 19 August 2006 Eden Park, Auckland 34–27  New Zealand
127 30 June 2007 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne 20–15  Australia 2007 Tri Nations Series
128 21 July 2007 Eden Park, Auckland 26–12  New Zealand
129 26 July 2008 Stadium Australia, Sydney 34–19  Australia 2008 Tri Nations Series
130 2 August 2008 Eden Park, Auckland 39–10  New Zealand
131 13 September 2008 Lang Park, Brisbane 24–28  New Zealand
132 1 November 2008 Hong Kong Stadium, Victoria Park (Hong Kong) 19–14  New Zealand 2008 Autumn International
133 18 July 2009 Eden Park, Auckland 22–16  New Zealand 2009 Tri Nations Series
134 22 August 2009 Stadium Australia, Sydney 18–19  New Zealand
135 19 September 2009 Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington 33–6  New Zealand
136 31 October 2009 National Stadium, Tokyo (Japan) 32–19  New Zealand 2009 Autumn International
137 31 July 2010 Docklands Stadium, Melbourne 28–49  New Zealand 2010 Tri Nations Series
138 7 August 2010 Lancaster Park, Christchurch 20–10  New Zealand
139 11 September 2010 Stadium Australia, Sydney 22–23  New Zealand
140 30 October 2010 Hong Kong Stadium, Victoria Park (Hong Kong) 26–24  Australia 2010 Autumn International
141 6 August 2011 Eden Park, Auckland 30–14  New Zealand 2011 Tri Nations Series
142 27 August 2011 Lang Park, Brisbane 25–20  Australia
143 16 October 2011 Eden Park, Auckland 20–6  New Zealand 2011 Rugby World Cup Semi-final
144 18 August 2012 Stadium Australia, Sydney 19–27  New Zealand 2012 Rugby Championship
145 25 August 2012 Eden Park, Auckland 22–0  New Zealand
146 20 October 2012 Lang Park, Brisbane 18–18 draw 2012 Autumn International
147 17 August 2013 Stadium Australia, Sydney 29–47  New Zealand 2013 Rugby Championship
148 24 August 2013 Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington 27–16  New Zealand
149 19 October 2013 Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin 41–33  New Zealand 2013 Autumn International
150 16 August 2014 Stadium Australia, Sydney 12–12 draw 2014 Rugby Championship
151 23 August 2014 Eden Park, Auckland 51–20  New Zealand
152 18 October 2014 Lang Park, Brisbane 28–29  New Zealand 2014 Autumn International
153 8 August 2015 Stadium Australia, Sydney 27–19  Australia 2015 Rugby Championship
154 15 August 2015 Eden Park, Auckland 41–13  New Zealand 2015 Rugby World Cup warm-up match
155 31 October 2015 Twickenham Stadium, London (England) 34–17  New Zealand 2015 Rugby World Cup final
156 20 August 2016 Stadium Australia, Sydney 8–42  New Zealand 2016 Rugby Championship
157 27 August 2016 Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington 29–9  New Zealand
158 22 October 2016 Eden Park, Auckland 37–10  New Zealand 2016 Autumn International
159 19 August 2017 Stadium Australia, Sydney 34–54  New Zealand 2017 Rugby Championship
160 26 August 2017 Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin 35–29  New Zealand
161 21 October 2017 Lang Park, Brisbane 23–18  Australia 2017 Autumn International
162 18 August 2018 Stadium Australia, Sydney 13–38  New Zealand 2018 Rugby Championship
163 25 August 2018 Eden Park, Auckland 40–12  New Zealand
164 27 October 2018 Nissan Stadium, Yokohama (Japan) 37–20  New Zealand 2018 Autumn International
165 10 August 2019 Perth Stadium, Perth 47–26  Australia 2019 Rugby Championship
166 17 August 2019 Eden Park, Auckland 36–0  New Zealand 2019 Rugby World Cup warm-up match
167 11 October 2020 Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington 16–16 draw 2020 Autumn International
168 18 October 2020 Eden Park, Auckland 27–7  New Zealand
169 31 October 2020 Stadium Australia, Sydney 5–43  New Zealand 2020 Tri Nations Series
170 7 November 2020 Lang Park, Brisbane 24–22  Australia
171 7 August 2021 Eden Park, Auckland 33–25  New Zealand 2021 Summer International
172 14 August 2021 Eden Park, Auckland 57–22  New Zealand 2021 Rugby Championship
173 5 September 2021 Perth Stadium, Perth 21–38  New Zealand
174 15 September 2022 Docklands Stadium, Melbourne 37–39  New Zealand 2022 Rugby Championship
175 24 September 2022 Eden Park, Auckland 40–14  New Zealand
176 29 July 2023 Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne 7–38  New Zealand 2023 Rugby Championship
177 5 August 2023 Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin 23–20  New Zealand 2023 Rugby World Cup warm-up match
178 21 September 2024 Stadium Australia, Sydney 31–28  New Zealand 2024 Rugby Championship
179 28 September 2024 Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington 33–13  New Zealand

List of series

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Played Won by
New Zealand
Won by
Australia
Drawn
46 36 9 1
Year Australia New Zealand Series winner Bledisloe Cup
1903 0 1  New Zealand N/A
1905 0 1  New Zealand
1907 0 2  New Zealand[h]
1910 1 2  New Zealand
1913 1 2  New Zealand
1914 0 3  New Zealand
1929 3 0  Australia
1931 0 1  New Zealand[i]
1932 2 1  New Zealand
1934 1 0  Australia[j]
1936 0 2  New Zealand
1938 0 3  New Zealand
1946 0 2  New Zealand
1947 0 2  New Zealand
1949 2 0  Australia
1951 0 3  New Zealand
1952 1 1 draw
1955 1 2  New Zealand
1957 0 2  New Zealand
1958 1 2  New Zealand
1962 0 2  New Zealand
1962 0 2  New Zealand[k]
1964 1 2  New Zealand
1967 0 1  New Zealand[l]
1968 0 2  New Zealand
1972 0 3  New Zealand
1974 0 2  New Zealand[m]
1978 1 2  New Zealand
1979 1 0  Australia
1980 2 1  Australia
1982 1 2  New Zealand
1983 0 1  New Zealand
1984 1 2  New Zealand
1985 0 1  New Zealand
1986 2 1  Australia
1987 0 1  New Zealand
1988 0 2  New Zealand[n]
1989 0 1  New Zealand
1990 1 2  New Zealand
1991 1 0  Australia  New Zealand
1991 0 1  New Zealand
1992 2 1  Australia
1993 0 1  New Zealand
1994 1 0  Australia
1995 0 1  New Zealand  New Zealand
1995 0 1  New Zealand

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ 2 August 2008–6 August 2011
  2. ^ 7 August 2021–present
  3. ^ a b Both Australia and New Zealand have beaten each other by one-point margins on more than one occasion.
  4. ^ a b As of 28 September 2024.[1]
  5. ^ Australia's longest winning streak against New Zealand is three. This figure has occurred five different times (July 1929, September 1978 – June 1980, October 1991 – July 1992, July 1998 – July 1999, and August 2000 – July 2002).
  6. ^ Australia has beaten New Zealand by the same margin (21 points) on two occasions. The first was 28 August 1999.
  7. ^ The 2020 edition of the competition did not include South Africa and was called the “Tri Nations Series”.
  8. ^ The final match, in a three-match test series, was drawn 5–5.
  9. ^ The 1931 Australian tour of New Zealand was a one-test series.
  10. ^ Australia, in the two-test 1934 series, won the first test and drew the second. They were declared 1–0 series winners after two tests were played.
  11. ^ The first test in the series was drawn 9–9.
  12. ^ The 1967 series was a one-test series.
  13. ^ The second test was drawn 16–16.
  14. ^ The second test between the two sides in the series was drawn.

References

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