TheBreakdown
Full time20 September 1958
New Zealand
17–8
Australia
Epsom Showgrounds, Auckland, New Zealand · Bledisloe Cup 1958Head-to-head

New Zealand won by 9 points.

Scoring

  1. –CNew Zealand conversion · Don Clarke2–0
  2. –PNew Zealand penalty · Don Clarke5–0
  3. –PNew Zealand penalty · Don Clarke8–0
  4. –PNew Zealand penalty · Don Clarke11–0
  5. –PNew Zealand penalty · Don Clarke14–0
  6. –TNew Zealand try · Colin Meads17–0
  7. –CAustralia conversion · Terry Curley17–2
  8. –PAustralia penalty · Terry Curley17–5
  9. –TAustralia try · John Carroll17–8

Line-ups

New Zealand

  1. 1Wilson WhinerayProp
  2. 2Dennis YoungHooker
  3. 3Ian ClarkeProp
  4. 4Ian MacEwanSecond row
  5. 5Frank HillSecond row
  6. 6Colin MeadsFlanker
  7. 7William GillespieFlanker
  8. 8Peter JonesNumber 8
  9. 9Keith DavisScrum-half
  10. 10Adrian ClarkeFly-half
  11. 11Frank McMullenWing
  12. 12Ross BrownCentre
  13. 13Terence LineenCentre
  14. 14Pat WalshWing
  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. 7John ThornettFlanker
  8. 8Kevin RyanNumber 8
  9. 9Des ConnorScrum-half
  10. 10Arthur SummonsFly-half
  11. 11Roderick PhelpsWing
  12. 12Beresford EllwoodCentre
  13. 13Thomas BaxterCentre
  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.