TheBreakdown
Full time23 August 1986
New Zealand
13–12
Australia
Carisbrook, Dunedin, New Zealand · Tour 1986Head-to-head

New Zealand won by 1 point.

Scoring

  1. –PNew Zealand penalty · Greg Cooper3–0
  2. –PNew Zealand penalty · Greg Cooper6–0
  3. –TNew Zealand try · David Kirk10–0
  4. –DNew Zealand drop goal · Greg Cooper13–0
  5. –PAustralia penalty · Michael Lynagh13–3
  6. –PAustralia penalty · Michael Lynagh13–6
  7. –PAustralia penalty · Michael Lynagh13–9
  8. –DAustralia drop goal · Michael Lynagh13–12

Line-ups

New Zealand

  1. 1Steve McDowallProp
  2. 2Hika ReidHooker
  3. 3Gary KnightProp
  4. 4Gary WhettonSecond row
  5. 5Murray PierceSecond row
  6. 6Jock HobbsFlanker
  7. 7Alan WhettonFlanker
  8. 8Mike BrewerNumber 8
  9. 9David KirkScrum-half
  10. 10Frano BoticaFly-half
  11. 11Craig GreenWing
  12. 12Warwick TaylorCentre
  13. 13Joe StanleyCentre
  14. 14John KirwanWing
  15. 15Greg CooperFull-back
  16. 16Dean KennyBench
  17. 17Marty BerryBench
  18. 18Terry WrightBench
  19. 19Sean FitzpatrickBench
  20. 20Kevin BoroevichBench
  21. 21Andy EarlBench

Australia

  1. 1Enrique RodriguezProp
  2. 2Tommy LawtonHooker
  3. 3Mark HartillProp
  4. 4Steve CutlerSecond row
  5. 5Bill CampbellSecond row
  6. 6Jeff MillerFlanker
  7. 7Simon PoidevinFlanker
  8. 8Steve TuynmanNumber 8
  9. 9Nick Farr-JonesScrum-half
  10. 10Michael LynaghFly-half
  11. 11Matt BurkeWing
  12. 12Brett PapworthCentre
  13. 13Andy SlackCentre
  14. 14Peter GriggWing
  15. 15David CampeseFull-back
  16. 16Mark McBainBench
  17. 17Mick MurrayBench
  18. 18Ross ReynoldsBench
  19. 19Brian SmithBench
  20. 20Stephen JamesBench
  21. 21Andrew LeedsBench

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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.