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Full time18 August 1990
New Zealand
9–21
Australia
Athletic Park, Wellington, New Zealand · Tour 1990Head-to-head

Australia won by 12 points.

Scoring

  1. –PNew Zealand penalty · Grant Fox3–0
  2. –PNew Zealand penalty · Grant Fox6–0
  3. –DNew Zealand drop goal · Grant Fox9–0
  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. –PAustralia penalty · Michael Lynagh9–17
  10. –TAustralia try · Phil Kearns9–21

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. 5Bill CampbellSecond row
  6. 6Sam Scott-YoungFlanker
  7. 7Willie OfahengaueFlanker
  8. 8Tim GavinNumber 8
  9. 9Nick Farr-JonesScrum-half
  10. 10Michael LynaghFly-half
  11. 11Paul CarozzaWing
  12. 12Tim HoranCentre
  13. 13Anthony HerbertCentre
  14. 14John FlettWing
  15. 15David CampeseFull-back
  16. 16Peter SlatteryBench
  17. 17David KnoxBench
  18. 18Greg MartinBench
  19. 19Mark McBainBench
  20. 20Matthew RyanBench
  21. 21Steve TuynmanBench

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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.