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Full time6 September 1958
New Zealand
3–6
Australia
Lancaster Park, Christchurch, New Zealand · Bledisloe Cup 1958Head-to-head

Australia won by 3 points.

Scoring

  1. –TNew Zealand try · Ross Brown3–0
  2. –PAustralia penalty · Terry Curley3–3
  3. –TAustralia try · Alan Morton3–6

Line-ups

New Zealand

  1. 1Wilson WhinerayProp
  2. 2Dennis YoungHooker
  3. 3Mark IrwinProp
  4. 4Colin MeadsSecond row
  5. 5Ian MacEwanSecond row
  6. 6Peter JonesFlanker
  7. 7Rex PickeringFlanker
  8. 8John GrahamNumber 8
  9. 9Keith DavisScrum-half
  10. 10Ross BrownFly-half
  11. 11Frank McMullenWing
  12. 12Terence LineenCentre
  13. 13Pat WalshCentre
  14. 14Russell WattWing
  15. 15Lloyd AshbyFull-back

Australia

  1. 1Keith EllisProp
  2. 2Ronald MeadowsHooker
  3. 3Peter DunnProp
  4. 4Jonathan WhiteSecond row
  5. 5Chilla WilsonSecond row
  6. 6John CarrollFlanker
  7. 7John ThornettFlanker
  8. 8Kevin RyanNumber 8
  9. 9Des ConnorScrum-half
  10. 10Arthur SummonsFly-half
  11. 11Roderick PhelpsWing
  12. 12Beresford EllwoodCentre
  13. 13Robert KayCentre
  14. 14Alan MortonWing
  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.