TheBreakdown
Full time23 August 1958
New Zealand
25–3
Australia
Athletic Park, Wellington, New Zealand · Bledisloe Cup 1958Head-to-head

New Zealand won by 22 points.

Scoring

  1. –CNew Zealand conversion · Don Clarke2–0
  2. –CNew Zealand conversion · Don Clarke4–0
  3. –TNew Zealand try · Pat Walsh7–0
  4. –TNew Zealand try · Pat Walsh10–0
  5. –TNew Zealand try · Frank McMullen13–0
  6. –TNew Zealand try · John Graham16–0
  7. –TNew Zealand try · Peter Jones19–0
  8. –TNew Zealand try · Wilson Whineray22–0
  9. –TNew Zealand try · Wilson Whineray25–0
  10. –TAustralia try · Beresford Ellwood25–3

Line-ups

New Zealand

  1. 1Wilson WhinerayProp
  2. 2Dennis YoungHooker
  3. 3Ian ClarkeProp
  4. 4Ian MacEwanSecond row
  5. 5Colin MeadsSecond row
  6. 6Peter JonesFlanker
  7. 7Thomas CoughlanFlanker
  8. 8John GrahamNumber 8
  9. 9Keith DavisScrum-half
  10. 10Ross BrownFly-half
  11. 11Frank McMullenWing
  12. 12Terence LineenCentre
  13. 13Pat WalshCentre
  14. 14Mick CosseyWing
  15. 15Don ClarkeFull-back

Australia

  1. 1Keith EllisProp
  2. 2Ronald MeadowsHooker
  3. 3Peter DunnProp
  4. 4Jonathan WhiteSecond row
  5. 5John CarrollSecond row
  6. 6Chilla WilsonFlanker
  7. 7Donald LowthFlanker
  8. 8Kevin RyanNumber 8
  9. 9Des ConnorScrum-half
  10. 10Arthur SummonsFly-half
  11. 11Alan MortonWing
  12. 12Beresford EllwoodCentre
  13. 13Roderick PhelpsCentre
  14. 14Eddie StapletonWing
  15. 15Terry CurleyFull-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.