TheBreakdown
Full time15 September 1928
New Zealand
8–11
Australia
Lancaster Park, Christchurch, New Zealand · Tour 1928Head-to-head

Australia won by 3 points.

Scoring

  1. –CNew Zealand conversion · Charlie Oliver2–0
  2. –TNew Zealand try · Bill McClymont5–0
  3. –TNew Zealand try · Charlie Oliver8–0
  4. –CAustralia conversion · Cyril Towers8–2
  5. –TAustralia try · Wilfred Hemingway8–5
  6. –TAustralia try · Alfred Smairl8–8
  7. –TAustralia try · Robert Loudon8–11

Line-ups

New Zealand

  1. 15George MehrtensFull-back
  2. Curly PageFly-half
  3. Bert PalmerForward
  4. Toby RobinsonForward
  5. Lew HookThree-quarter
  6. Dave FreitasForward
  7. Bob MacKenzieFive-eighth
  8. Arthur KnightForward
  9. Jim MackayThree-quarter
  10. Charlie OliverFive-eighth
  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. 5Geoff BlandSecond row
  6. 6Robert LoudonFlanker
  7. 7Myer RosenblumFlanker
  8. 8Eric BardsleyNumber 8
  9. 9Harold SnellScrum-half
  10. 10William GeorgeFly-half
  11. 11Alfred SmairlWing
  12. 12Bruce CaldwellCentre
  13. 13Cyril TowersCentre
  14. 14Wilfred HemingwayWing
  15. 15Robert WestfieldFull-back
  16. Robert BurgeBench

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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.