TheBreakdown
Full time6 September 1986
New Zealand
9–22
Australia
Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand · Tour 1986Head-to-head

Australia won by 13 points.

Scoring

  1. –PNew Zealand penalty · Kieran Crowley3–0
  2. –PNew Zealand penalty · Kieran Crowley6–0
  3. –PNew Zealand penalty · Kieran Crowley9–0
  4. –CAustralia conversion · Michael Lynagh9–2
  5. –PAustralia penalty · Michael Lynagh9–5
  6. –PAustralia penalty · Michael Lynagh9–8
  7. –PAustralia penalty · Michael Lynagh9–11
  8. –PAustralia penalty · Michael Lynagh9–14
  9. –TAustralia try · Andrew Leeds9–18
  10. –TAustralia try · David Campese9–22

Line-ups

New Zealand

  1. 1Steve McDowallProp
  2. 2Hika ReidHooker
  3. 3Gary KnightProp
  4. 4Gary WhettonSecond row
  5. 5Murray PierceSecond row
  6. 6Mark ShawFlanker
  7. 7Jock HobbsFlanker
  8. 8Mike BrewerNumber 8
  9. 9David KirkScrum-half
  10. 10Frano BoticaFly-half
  11. 11Craig GreenWing
  12. 12Arthur StoneCentre
  13. 13Joe StanleyCentre
  14. 14John KirwanWing
  15. 15Kieran CrowleyFull-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. 6Simon PoidevinFlanker
  7. 7Jeff MillerFlanker
  8. 8Steve TuynmanNumber 8
  9. 9Nick Farr-JonesScrum-half
  10. 10Michael LynaghFly-half
  11. 11Matt BurkeWing
  12. 12Brett PapworthCentre
  13. 13Andy SlackCentre
  14. 14David CampeseWing
  15. 15Andrew LeedsFull-back
  16. 16Mark McBainBench
  17. 17Mick MurrayBench
  18. 18Ross ReynoldsBench
  19. 19Brian SmithBench
  20. 20Stephen JamesBench
  21. 21Ian WilliamsBench

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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.