TheBreakdown
Full time25 May 1957
Australia
11–25
New Zealand
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Gadigal, Australia · Bledisloe Cup 1957Head-to-head

New Zealand won by 14 points.

Scoring

  1. –CAustralia conversion · Richard Tooth2–0
  2. –PAustralia penalty · Richard Tooth5–0
  3. –PAustralia penalty · Richard Tooth8–0
  4. –TAustralia try · Keith Cross11–0
  5. –CNew Zealand conversion · Don Clarke11–2
  6. –CNew Zealand conversion · Don Clarke11–4
  7. –PNew Zealand penalty · Don Clarke11–7
  8. –PNew Zealand penalty · Don Clarke11–10
  9. –PNew Zealand penalty · Don Clarke11–13
  10. –TNew Zealand try · Frank McMullen11–16
  11. –TNew Zealand try · Pat Walsh11–19
  12. –TNew Zealand try · Ian MacEwan11–22
  13. –TNew Zealand try · Ron Hemi11–25

Line-ups

Australia

  1. 1Max ElliottProp
  2. 2James BrownHooker
  3. 3Robert DavidsonProp
  4. 4Tony MillerSecond row
  5. 5Alan CameronSecond row
  6. 6Keith CrossFlanker
  7. 7Chilla WilsonFlanker
  8. 8Peter FenwickeNumber 8
  9. 9Brian CoxScrum-half
  10. 10Richard ToothFly-half
  11. 11Ken DonaldWing
  12. 12Roderick PhelpsCentre
  13. 13John PottsCentre
  14. 14Alan MortonWing
  15. 15Terry CurleyFull-back

New Zealand

  1. 1Wilson WhinerayProp
  2. 2Ron HemiHooker
  3. 3Ian ClarkeProp
  4. 4Ian MacEwanSecond row
  5. 5Frank HillSecond row
  6. 6Don McIntoshFlanker
  7. 7Colin MeadsFlanker
  8. 8Peter BurkeNumber 8
  9. 9Alan ReidScrum-half
  10. 10Ross BrownFly-half
  11. 11Pat WalshWing
  12. 12Terence LineenCentre
  13. 13Frank McMullenCentre
  14. 14Maurice DixonWing
  15. 15Don ClarkeFull-back

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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.