TheBreakdown
Full time14 August 1982
New Zealand
23–16
Australia
Lancaster Park, Christchurch, New Zealand · Tour 1982Head-to-head

New Zealand won by 7 points.

Scoring

  1. –CNew Zealand conversion · Alan Hewson2–0
  2. –CNew Zealand conversion · Alan Hewson4–0
  3. –PNew Zealand penalty · Alan Hewson7–0
  4. –TNew Zealand try · Steve Pokere11–0
  5. –TNew Zealand try · Bernie Fraser15–0
  6. –TNew Zealand try · Murray Mexted19–0
  7. –TNew Zealand try · Graham Mourie23–0
  8. –CAustralia conversion · Roger Gould23–2
  9. –PAustralia penalty · Roger Gould23–5
  10. –PAustralia penalty · Roger Gould23–8
  11. –TAustralia try · Mike Hawker23–12
  12. –TAustralia try · David Campese23–16

Line-ups

New Zealand

  1. 1John AshworthProp
  2. 2Andy DaltonHooker
  3. 3Gary KnightProp
  4. 4Andy HadenSecond row
  5. 5Graeme HigginsonSecond row
  6. 6Graham MourieFlanker
  7. 7Mark ShawFlanker
  8. 8Murray MextedNumber 8
  9. 9Dave LoveridgeScrum-half
  10. 10Wayne SmithFly-half
  11. 11Bernie FraserWing
  12. 12Bill OsborneCentre
  13. 13Steve PokereCentre
  14. 14Stu WilsonWing
  15. 15Alan HewsonFull-back
  16. 16Andy DonaldBench
  17. 17David HalliganBench
  18. 18Bruce SmithBench
  19. 19Greg BurgessBench
  20. 20Geoff OldBench
  21. 21Hika ReidBench

Australia

  1. 1Johnny CoolicanProp
  2. 2Bruce MaloufHooker
  3. 3Andy McIntyreProp
  4. 4Duncan HallSecond row
  5. 5Steve WilliamsSecond row
  6. 6Chris RocheFlanker
  7. 7Simon PoidevinFlanker
  8. 8Peter LucasNumber 8
  9. 9Phil CoxScrum-half
  10. 10Mark EllaFly-half
  11. 11David CampeseWing
  12. 12Mike HawkerCentre
  13. 13Garry EllaCentre
  14. 14Peter GriggWing
  15. 15Roger GouldFull-back
  16. 16John MeadowsBench
  17. 17Lance WalkerBench
  18. 18Declan CurranBench
  19. 19Dominic VaughanBench
  20. 20Andy SlackBench
  21. 21Glen EllaBench

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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.