TheBreakdown
Full time28 August 1982
New Zealand
16–19
Australia
Athletic Park, Wellington, New Zealand · Tour 1982Head-to-head

Australia won by 3 points.

Scoring

  1. –CNew Zealand conversion · Alan Hewson2–0
  2. –PNew Zealand penalty · Alan Hewson5–0
  3. –PNew Zealand penalty · Alan Hewson8–0
  4. –TNew Zealand try · Bernie Fraser12–0
  5. –TNew Zealand try · Mark Shaw16–0
  6. –CAustralia conversion · Roger Gould16–2
  7. –PAustralia penalty · Roger Gould16–5
  8. –PAustralia penalty · Roger Gould16–8
  9. –PAustralia penalty · Roger Gould16–11
  10. –TAustralia try · Garry Ella16–15
  11. –TAustralia try · David Campese16–19

Line-ups

New Zealand

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

Australia

  1. 1John MeadowsProp
  2. 2Lance WalkerHooker
  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. 16Johnny CoolicanBench
  17. 17Bruce MaloufBench
  18. 18Steve CutlerBench
  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.