TheBreakdown
Full time28 June 1947
Australia
14–27
New Zealand
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Gadigal, Australia · Bledisloe Cup 1947Head-to-head

New Zealand won by 13 points.

Scoring

  1. –CAustralia conversion · Trevor Allan2–0
  2. –PAustralia penalty · Trevor Allan5–0
  3. –PAustralia penalty · Trevor Allan8–0
  4. –PAustralia penalty · Trevor Allan11–0
  5. –TAustralia try · William McLean14–0
  6. –CNew Zealand conversion · Bob Scott14–2
  7. –CNew Zealand conversion · Bob Scott14–4
  8. –CNew Zealand conversion · Bob Scott14–6
  9. –PNew Zealand penalty · Bob Scott14–9
  10. –PNew Zealand penalty · Bob Scott14–12
  11. –PNew Zealand penalty · Bob Scott14–15
  12. –PNew Zealand penalty · Nev Thornton14–18
  13. –TNew Zealand try · Wally Argus14–21
  14. –TNew Zealand try · Jim Kearney14–24
  15. –TNew Zealand try · David Mason14–27

Line-ups

Australia

  1. 1Eric TweedaleProp
  2. 2Kenny KearneyHooker
  3. 3Robert McMasterProp
  4. 4Nicholas ShehadieSecond row
  5. 5Donald KraefftSecond row
  6. 6William McLeanFlanker
  7. 7Arthur BuchanFlanker
  8. 8Graham CookeNumber 8
  9. 9Cyril BurkeScrum-half
  10. 10Neville EmeryFly-half
  11. 11Charles EastesWing
  12. 12Kevin BourkeCentre
  13. 13Trevor AllanCentre
  14. 14Terence MacBrideWing
  15. 15John WindsorFull-back

New Zealand

  1. 1Ray DaltonProp
  2. 2Has CatleyHooker
  3. 3Johnny SimpsonProp
  4. 4Harry FrazerSecond row
  5. 5Lachie GrantSecond row
  6. 6Keith ArnoldFlanker
  7. 7Roy WhiteFlanker
  8. 8Nev ThorntonNumber 8
  9. 9Percy TetzlaffScrum-half
  10. 10Jim KearneyFly-half
  11. 11Wally ArgusWing
  12. 12Fred AllenCentre
  13. 13Johnny SmithCentre
  14. 14Morrie GoddardWing
  15. 15Bob ScottFull-back
  16. David MasonBench

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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.