Full time6 September 1952
Lancaster Park, Christchurch, New Zealand · Bledisloe Cup 1952Head-to-head
Australia won by 5 points.
Scoring
- –PNew Zealand penalty · Ray Bell3–0
- –TNew Zealand try · Jim Fitzgerald6–0
- –TNew Zealand try · Richard White9–0
- –CAustralia conversion · Neville Cottrell9–2
- –TAustralia try · Eddie Stapleton9–5
- –TAustralia try · Herbert Barker9–8
- –TAustralia try · Colin Windon9–11
- –DAustralia drop goal · John Solomon9–14
Line-ups
New Zealand
- 1Peter EastgateProp
- 2Ian IrvineHooker
- 3Kevin SkinnerProp
- 4Richard WhiteSecond row
- 5Bob DuffSecond row
- 6Eddie RobinsonFlanker
- 7Kevin MeatesFlanker
- 8Hugh McLarenNumber 8
- 9Alan ReidScrum-half
- 10John HotopFly-half
- 11Ron JardenWing
- 12Jim FitzgeraldCentre
- 13Alan ElsomCentre
- 14Percy ErcegWing
- 15Ray BellFull-back
Australia
- 1John BaxterProp
- 2Neville CottrellHooker
- 3Robert DavidsonProp
- 4Tony MillerSecond row
- 5Alan CameronSecond row
- 6Keith CrossFlanker
- 7Colin WindonFlanker
- 8Brian JohnsonNumber 8
- 9Brian CoxScrum-half
- 10Murray TateFly-half
- 11John O'NeillWing
- 12Herbert BarkerCentre
- 13John SolomonCentre
- 14Eddie StapletonWing
- 15Ray ColbertFull-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: 21 July 1951, New Zealand 16–6 Australia
- Next meeting on record: 13 September 1952
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.