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Full time21 July 1990
New Zealand
21–6
Australia
Lancaster Park, Christchurch, New Zealand · Tour 1990Head-to-head

New Zealand won by 15 points.

Scoring

  1. –CNew Zealand conversion · Grant Fox2–0
  2. –PNew Zealand penalty · Grant Fox5–0
  3. –TNew Zealand try · Kieran Crowley9–0
  4. –TNew Zealand try · John Kirwan13–0
  5. –TNew Zealand try · Craig Innes17–0
  6. –TNew Zealand try · Sean Fitzpatrick21–0
  7. –PAustralia penalty · Michael Lynagh21–3
  8. –PAustralia penalty · Michael Lynagh21–6

Line-ups

New Zealand

  1. 1Steve McDowallProp
  2. 2Sean FitzpatrickHooker
  3. 3Richard LoeProp
  4. 4Ian JonesSecond row
  5. 5Gary WhettonSecond row
  6. 6Alan WhettonFlanker
  7. 7Mike BrewerFlanker
  8. 8Zinzan BrookeNumber 8
  9. 9Graeme BachopScrum-half
  10. 10Grant FoxFly-half
  11. 11Terry WrightWing
  12. 12Walter LittleCentre
  13. 13Craig InnesCentre
  14. 14John KirwanWing
  15. 15Kieran CrowleyFull-back
  16. 16Bernie McCahillBench
  17. 17Simon MannixBench
  18. 18Paul McGahanBench
  19. 19Kevin SchulerBench
  20. 20Steve GordonBench
  21. 21Graham PurvisBench

Australia

  1. 1Tony DalyProp
  2. 2Phil KearnsHooker
  3. 3Ewen McKenzieProp
  4. 4Rod McCallSecond row
  5. 5Peter FitzSimonsSecond row
  6. 6Willie OfahengaueFlanker
  7. 7Steve TuynmanFlanker
  8. 8Tim GavinNumber 8
  9. 9Nick Farr-JonesScrum-half
  10. 10Michael LynaghFly-half
  11. 11David CampeseWing
  12. 12Paul CornishCentre
  13. 13Tim HoranCentre
  14. 14Ian WilliamsWing
  15. 15Greg MartinFull-back
  16. 16Peter SlatteryBench
  17. 17Anthony HerbertBench
  18. 18Paul CarozzaBench
  19. 19Mark McBainBench
  20. 20Matthew RyanBench
  21. 21Sam Scott-YoungBench

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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.