TheBreakdown
Full time5 September 1928
New Zealand
15–12
Australia
Athletic Park, Wellington, New Zealand · Tour 1928Head-to-head

New Zealand won by 3 points.

Scoring

  1. –PNew Zealand penalty · Nick Bradanovich3–0
  2. –PNew Zealand penalty · Nick Bradanovich6–0
  3. –PNew Zealand penalty · Nick Bradanovich9–0
  4. –PNew Zealand penalty · Nick Bradanovich12–0
  5. –TNew Zealand try · Bert Cooke15–0
  6. –PAustralia penalty · William White15–3
  7. –TAustralia try · William White15–6
  8. –TAustralia try · Myer Rosenblum15–9
  9. –TAustralia try · Myer Rosenblum15–12

Line-ups

New Zealand

  1. 15Vic ButlerFull-back
  2. Bert PalmerForward
  3. Lew HookThree-quarter
  4. Dave FreitasForward
  5. Arthur KnightForward
  6. Nick BradanovichFive-eighth
  7. Walter BattyForward
  8. Bert CookeFive-eighth
  9. Arthur HoldenFly-half
  10. Charlie OliverThree-quarter
  11. Francis ClarkForward
  12. Cliff PorterForward
  13. Bill McClymontThree-quarter
  14. Mick WilloughbyForward
  15. Dick SteereForward

Australia

  1. 1Bill CeruttiProp
  2. 2Ian Comrie-ThomsonHooker
  3. 3John O'DonnellProp
  4. 4John O'ConnorSecond row
  5. 5John LambSecond row
  6. 6Robert LoudonFlanker
  7. 7Myer RosenblumFlanker
  8. 8Eric BardsleyNumber 8
  9. 9Syd MalcolmScrum-half
  10. 10William GeorgeFly-half
  11. 11William WhiteWing
  12. 12Robert BurgeCentre
  13. 13Cyril TowersCentre
  14. 14Alfred SmairlWing
  15. 15Robert WestfieldFull-back

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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.