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Full time1 July 1950
New Zealand
6–3
British & Irish Lions
Athletic Park, Wellington, New Zealand · Tour 1950Head-to-head

New Zealand won by 3 points.

Scoring

  1. –PNew Zealand penalty · Bob Scott3–0
  2. –TNew Zealand try · Ron Elvidge6–0
  3. –PBritish & Irish Lions penalty · John Robins6–3

Line-ups

New Zealand

  1. 1Kevin SkinnerProp
  2. 2Arthur HughesHooker
  3. 3Johnny SimpsonProp
  4. 4Richard WhiteSecond row
  5. 5Lester HarveySecond row
  6. 6Patrick CrowleyFlanker
  7. 7Jack McNabFlanker
  8. 8Peter JohnstoneNumber 8
  9. 9Vincent BevanScrum-half
  10. 10Lawrence HaigFly-half
  11. 11Ron ElvidgeWing
  12. 12William MeatesCentre
  13. 13Roy RoperCentre
  14. 14Peter HendersonWing
  15. 15Bob ScottFull-back

British & Irish Lions

  1. 1Tommy CliffordProp
  2. 2Dai DaviesHooker
  3. 3John RobinsProp
  4. 4Jimmy NelsonSecond row
  5. 5Don HaywardSecond row
  6. 6Bill McKayFlanker
  7. 7Bob EvansFlanker
  8. 8Roy JohnNumber 8
  9. 9Gordon RimmerScrum-half
  10. 10Jack KyleFly-half
  11. 11Malcolm ThomasWing
  12. 12Bleddyn WilliamsCentre
  13. 13Jack MatthewsCentre
  14. 14Noel HendersonWing
  15. 15Billy CleaverFull-back

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Context

All-time, New Zealand 30–7 British & Irish Lions, 4 drawn in 41 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

New Zealand going in
British & Irish Lions 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.