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Full time18 July 2009
New Zealand
22–16
Australia
Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand · Tri Nations 2009Head-to-head

New Zealand won by 6 points.

Scoring

  1. 5’TAustralia try · Berrick Barnes0–5
  2. 6’CAustralia conversion · Matt Giteau0–7
  3. 11’PAustralia penalty · Matt Giteau0–10
  4. 16’PNew Zealand penalty · Stephen Donald3–10
  5. 23’PAustralia penalty · Matt Giteau3–13
  6. 27’TNew Zealand try · Richie McCaw8–13
  7. 28’CNew Zealand conversion · Stephen Donald10–13
  8. 43’PNew Zealand penalty · Stephen Donald13–13
  9. 46’PNew Zealand penalty · Stephen Donald16–13
  10. 47’PAustralia penalty · Matt Giteau16–16
  11. 63’PNew Zealand penalty · Stephen Donald19–16
  12. 75’PNew Zealand penalty · Stephen Donald22–16

Line-ups

New Zealand

  1. 1Tony WoodcockProp
  2. 2Andrew HoreHooker
  3. 3Neemia TialataProp
  4. 4Brad ThornSecond row
  5. 5Isaac RossSecond row
  6. 6Jerome KainoFlanker
  7. 7Richie McCawFlanker
  8. 8Rodney So'oialoNumber 8
  9. 9Jimmy CowanScrum-half
  10. 10Stephen DonaldFly-half
  11. 11Sitiveni SivivatuWing
  12. 12Ma'a NonuCentre
  13. 13Conrad SmithCentre
  14. 14Cory JaneWing
  15. 15Mils MuliainaFull-back
  16. 16Keven MealamuBench
  17. 17Owen FranksBench
  18. 18Jason EatonBench
  19. 19Kieran ReadBench
  20. 20Piri WeepuBench
  21. 21Luke McAlisterBench
  22. 22Josevata RokocokoBench

Australia

  1. 1Benn RobinsonProp
  2. 2Stephen MooreHooker
  3. 3Al BaxterProp
  4. 4James HorwillSecond row
  5. 5Nathan SharpeSecond row
  6. 6Richard BrownFlanker
  7. 7George SmithFlanker
  8. 8Wycliff PaluNumber 8
  9. 9Luke BurgessScrum-half
  10. 10Matt GiteauFly-half
  11. 11Drew MitchellWing
  12. 12Berrick BarnesCentre
  13. 13Stirling MortlockCentre
  14. 14Lachie TurnerWing
  15. 15Adam Ashley-CooperFull-back
  16. 16Tatafu Polota-NauBench
  17. 17Ben AlexanderBench
  18. 18Dean MummBench
  19. 19Phil WaughBench
  20. 20David PocockBench
  21. 21Will GeniaBench
  22. 22James O'ConnorBench

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Context

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

New Zealand going in
Australia 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.