TheBreakdown
Full time13 September 2008
Australia
24–28
New Zealand
Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | Meeanjin, Australia · Bledisloe Cup 2008Head-to-head

New Zealand won by 4 points.

Scoring

  1. 14’TNew Zealand try · Mils Muliaina0–5
  2. 15’CNew Zealand conversion · Daniel Carter0–7
  3. 24’PAustralia penalty · Matt Giteau3–7
  4. 42’TAustralia try · Adam Ashley-Cooper8–7
  5. 43’CAustralia conversion · Matt Giteau10–7
  6. 46’TAustralia try · James Horwill15–7
  7. 47’CAustralia conversion · Matt Giteau17–7
  8. 51’TNew Zealand try · Tony Woodcock17–12
  9. 52’CNew Zealand conversion · Daniel Carter17–14
  10. 63’TNew Zealand try · Piri Weepu17–19
  11. 64’CNew Zealand conversion · Daniel Carter17–21
  12. 68’TNew Zealand try · Daniel Carter17–26
  13. 69’CNew Zealand conversion · Daniel Carter17–28
  14. 78’TAustralia try · Ryan Cross22–28
  15. 79’CAustralia conversion · Matt Giteau24–28

Line-ups

Australia

  1. 1Benn RobinsonProp
  2. 2Stephen MooreHooker
  3. 3Al BaxterProp
  4. 4James HorwillSecond row
  5. 5Nathan SharpeSecond row
  6. 6Rocky ElsomFlanker
  7. 7George SmithFlanker
  8. 8Wycliff PaluNumber 8
  9. 9Sam CordingleyScrum-half
  10. 10Matt GiteauFly-half
  11. 11Lote TuqiriWing
  12. 12Stirling MortlockCentre
  13. 13Ryan CrossCentre
  14. 14Peter HynesWing
  15. 15Adam Ashley-CooperFull-back
  16. 16Adam FreierBench
  17. 17Matt DunningBench
  18. 18Hugh McMenimanBench
  19. 19Phil WaughBench
  20. 20Richard BrownBench
  21. 21Brett SheehanBench
  22. 22Drew MitchellBench

New Zealand

  1. 1Tony WoodcockProp
  2. 2Andrew HoreHooker
  3. 3Greg SomervilleProp
  4. 4Brad ThornSecond row
  5. 5Ali WilliamsSecond row
  6. 6Jerome KainoFlanker
  7. 7Richie McCawFlanker
  8. 8Rodney So'oialoNumber 8
  9. 9Jimmy CowanScrum-half
  10. 10Daniel CarterFly-half
  11. 11Sitiveni SivivatuWing
  12. 12Ma'a NonuCentre
  13. 13Conrad SmithCentre
  14. 14Richard KahuiWing
  15. 15Mils MuliainaFull-back
  16. 16Keven MealamuBench
  17. 17John AfoaBench
  18. 18Anthony BoricBench
  19. 19Adam ThomsonBench
  20. 20Piri WeepuBench
  21. 21Stephen DonaldBench
  22. 22Isaia ToeavaBench

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Context

All-time, Australia 51–147 New Zealand, 8 drawn in 206 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Australia going in
New Zealand going in

Also on this day

Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.