Full time2 September 1905
Tahuna Park, Dunedin, New Zealand · Tour 1905Head-to-head
New Zealand won by 11 points.
Scoring
- –CNew Zealand conversion · Bolla Francis2–0
- –TNew Zealand try · Edgar Wrigley5–0
- –TNew Zealand try · Archie McMinn8–0
- –TNew Zealand try · Archie McMinn11–0
- –TNew Zealand try · Tom Cross14–0
- –TAustralia try · Doug McLean14–3
Line-ups
New Zealand
- Bob BennetThree-quarter
- Colin GilrayThree-quarter
- Don MacphersonThree-quarter
- Eric WatkinsForward
- George BurgessFly-half
- Pat PurdueForward
- Bill SmithFive-eighth
- Charlie PurdueForward
- John SpencerForward
- Bolla FrancisForward
- Archie McMinnForward
- Edgar WrigleyFive-eighth
- Tom CrossForward
- Jum TurtillBack
- Ernie DoddForward
Australia
- 1Alex BurdonProp
- 2James ClarkenHooker
- 3Allen OxladeProp
- 4William RichardsSecond row
- 5Harold JuddSecond row
- 6William HirschbergFlanker
- 7Basil LucasFlanker
- 8Blair SwannellNumber 8
- 9Michael DoreScrum-half
- 10Ernest AnlezarkFly-half
- 11Doug McLeanWing
- 12Bede SmithCentre
- 13Mack SmithCentre
- 14Stan WickhamWing
- 15Arthur PenmanFull-back
Match officials
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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
- Previous meeting: 15 August 1903, New Zealand 22–3 Australia
- Next meeting on record: 20 July 1907
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.