History of rugby union matches between Ireland and New Zealand
The New Zealand All Blacks first played against Ireland in 1905, during the historic 1905–1906 All Blacks tour of Europe and North America, beating Ireland 15–0 at Lansdowne Road, Dublin. The two teams have played a total of 31 Test matches, with the All Blacks winning 28, losing two, and ending in a draw was in a 1973 test match.
During the 2012 Irish Tour of New Zealand, New Zealand won all three tests, scoring 124 points to Ireland's 29. This tour also saw New Zealand post the biggest winning margin against Ireland in their history, with a score of 60-0 on 23 June 2012.[1] On 24 November 2013, New Zealand were trailing 22-17 against Ireland in the final minute of the match, and on the verge of their first ever loss to Ireland. Ireland gave up a penalty with under 30 seconds remaining, which ultimately led to New Zealand working their way up the field, ending in the match tying try. The try was converted at the second time of asking, handing New Zealand their perfect season.[2][3]
Ireland ended a 111-year wait for a victory at Soldier Field, Chicago with a 40-29 win on 5 November 2016.[4][5] On 17 November 2018 Ireland beat New Zealand 16-9 at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin to record their first ever home win against the All Blacks.[6][7]
Summary
Overall
Details | Played | Won by |
Won by |
Drawn | Ireland points | New Zealand points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
In Ireland | 17 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 164 | 378 |
In New Zealand | 12 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 152 | 421 |
Neutral venue | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 73 | 118 |
Overall | 32 | 2 | 29 | 1 | 389 | 917 |
Records
Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.
Record | New Zealand | Ireland |
---|---|---|
Longest winning streak | 22 (23 Nov 1974–5 November 2016) | 1 (17 Nov 2018–19 October 2019) |
Largest points for | ||
Home | 66 (12 June 2010) | 29 (17 November 2001) |
Away | 63 (15 November 1997) | 40 (5 November 2016) |
Largest winning margin | ||
Home | 60 (23 June 2012) | 7 (17 November 2018) |
Away | 48 (15 November 1997) | 11 (5 November 2016) |
Results
No. | Date | Venue | Score | Winner | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 25 November 1905 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 0 – 15 | The Original All Blacks | |
2 | 1 November 1924 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 0 – 6 | 1924–25 New Zealand tour | |
3 | 7 December 1935 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 9 – 17 | 1935–36 New Zealand tour | |
4 | 9 January 1954 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 3 – 14 | 1953–54 New Zealand tour | |
5 | 7 December 1963 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 5 – 6 | 1963–64 New Zealand tour | |
6 | 20 January 1973 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 10 – 10 | Draw | 1972–73 New Zealand tour |
7 | 23 November 1974 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 6 – 15 | 1974 All Black end-of-year tour | |
8 | 5 June 1976 | Athletic Park, Wellington | 11 – 3 | 1976 Irish tour | |
9 | 4 November 1978 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 6 – 10 | 1978 All Blacks grand slam tour | |
10 | 18 November 1989 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 6 – 23 | 1989 New Zealand tour | |
11 | 30 May 1992 | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 24 – 21 | 1992 Irish tour of New Zealand | |
12 | 6 June 1992 | Athletic Park, Wellington | 59 – 6 | ||
13 | 27 May 1995 | Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa | 19 – 43 | 1995 Rugby World Cup | |
14 | 15 November 1997 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 15 – 63 | 1997 All Black end-of-year tour | |
15 | 17 November 2001 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 29 – 40 | 2001 New Zealand rugby union tour | |
16 | 15 June 2002 | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 15 – 6 | 2002 Irish tour of New Zealand | |
17 | 22 June 2002 | Eden Park, Auckland | 40 – 8 | ||
18 | 12 November 2005 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 7 – 45 | 2005 All Blacks grand slam tour | |
19 | 10 June 2006 | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton | 34 – 23 | 2006 Irish tour | |
20 | 17 June 2006 | Eden Park, Auckland | 27 – 17 | ||
21 | 7 June 2008 | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | 21 – 11 | 2008 Irish tour | |
22 | 15 November 2008 | Croke Park, Dublin | 3 – 22 | 2008 Autumn International | |
23 | 12 June 2010 | Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth | 66 – 28 | 2010 Irish tour | |
24 | 20 November 2010 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin | 18 – 38 | 2010 Autumn International | |
25 | 9 June 2012 | Eden Park, Auckland | 42 – 10 | 2012 Irish tour of New Zealand | |
26 | 16 June 2012 | Rugby League Park, Christchurch | 22 – 19 | ||
27 | 23 June 2012 | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton | 60 – 0 | ||
28 | 24 November 2013 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin | 22 – 24 | 2013 Autumn International | |
29 | 5 November 2016 | Soldier Field, Chicago, United States | 40 – 29 | 2016 Autumn International | |
30 | 19 November 2016 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin | 9 – 21 | ||
31 | 17 November 2018 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin | 16 – 9 | 2018 Autumn International | |
32 | 19 October 2019 | Tokyo Stadium, Chōfu, Japan | 46 – 14 | 2019 Rugby World Cup Quarter-final |
List of series
Played | Won by |
Won by |
Drawn |
---|---|---|---|
5 | 0 | 4 | 1 |
Year | New Zealand | Ireland | Series winner |
---|---|---|---|
2 | 0 | ||
2 | 0 | ||
2 | 0 | ||
3 | 0 | ||
1 | 1 | draw | |
See also
References
- "New Zealand 60-0 Ireland". BBC Sport. 23 June 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
- "New Zealand 60 Ireland 0". Daily Telegraph. 23 June 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
- "As it happened: New Zealand 60-0 Ireland". RTÉ Sport. 23 June 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
- "Ireland 40 New Zealand 29: Irish end 111-year wait to beat All Blacks". The Daily Telegraph. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
- "Ireland live the American Dream with an epic 40-29 victory over All Blacks". Irish Independent. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- "Ireland 16-9 New Zealand: Hosts hold nerve to earn first home win over All Blacks". BBC Sport. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
- "Jacob Stockdale scores only try as Ireland earn historic win over All Blacks". Guardian. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
External links
- "Pick and Go Test match results database". lassen.co.nz. Retrieved 2011-05-16.
- Complete List of Results at ESPN