TheBreakdown
Full time5 August 1989
New Zealand
24–12
Australia
Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand · Bledisloe Cup 1989Head-to-head

New Zealand won by 12 points.

Scoring

  1. –CNew Zealand conversion · Grant Fox2–0
  2. –CNew Zealand conversion · Grant Fox4–0
  3. –PNew Zealand penalty · Grant Fox7–0
  4. –PNew Zealand penalty · Grant Fox10–0
  5. –PNew Zealand penalty · Grant Fox13–0
  6. –PNew Zealand penalty · Grant Fox16–0
  7. –TNew Zealand try · John Gallagher20–0
  8. –TNew Zealand try · Richard Loe24–0
  9. –CAustralia conversion · Michael Lynagh24–2
  10. –PAustralia penalty · Michael Lynagh24–5
  11. –PAustralia penalty · Michael Lynagh24–8
  12. –TAustralia try · David Campese24–12

Line-ups

New Zealand

  1. 1Steve McDowallProp
  2. 2Sean FitzpatrickHooker
  3. 3Richard LoeProp
  4. 4Murray PierceSecond row
  5. 5Gary WhettonSecond row
  6. 6Alan WhettonFlanker
  7. 7Mike BrewerFlanker
  8. 8Wayne ShelfordNumber 8
  9. 9Bruce DeansScrum-half
  10. 10Grant FoxFly-half
  11. 11Terry WrightWing
  12. 12John SchusterCentre
  13. 13Joe StanleyCentre
  14. 14John KirwanWing
  15. 15John GallagherFull-back
  16. 16Bernie McCahillBench
  17. 17Frano BoticaBench
  18. 18Graeme BachopBench
  19. 19Zinzan BrookeBench
  20. 20Ron WilliamsBench
  21. 21Warren GatlandBench

Australia

  1. 1Tony DalyProp
  2. 2Phil KearnsHooker
  3. 3Andy McIntyreProp
  4. 4Bill CampbellSecond row
  5. 5Steve CutlerSecond row
  6. 6Jeff MillerFlanker
  7. 7Simon PoidevinFlanker
  8. 8Steve TuynmanNumber 8
  9. 9Nick Farr-JonesScrum-half
  10. 10Michael LynaghFly-half
  11. 11David CampeseWing
  12. 12Lloyd WalkerCentre
  13. 13Tim HoranCentre
  14. 14Ian WilliamsWing
  15. 15Greg MartinFull-back
  16. 16Peter SlatteryBench
  17. 17Brad GirvanBench
  18. 18Marty RoebuckBench
  19. 19Mark McBainBench
  20. 20Dan CrowleyBench
  21. 21Tim GavinBench

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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.