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Full time29 July 1950
New Zealand
11–8
British & Irish Lions
Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand · Tour 1950Head-to-head

New Zealand won by 3 points.

Scoring

  1. –CNew Zealand conversion · Bob Scott2–0
  2. –TNew Zealand try · Peter Henderson5–0
  3. –TNew Zealand try · Hec Wilson8–0
  4. –DNew Zealand drop goal · Bob Scott11–0
  5. –CBritish & Irish Lions conversion · Lewis Jones11–2
  6. –PBritish & Irish Lions penalty · Lewis Jones11–5
  7. –TBritish & Irish Lions try · Ken Jones11–8

Line-ups

New Zealand

  1. 1Kevin SkinnerProp
  2. 2Arthur HughesHooker
  3. 3Hec WilsonProp
  4. 4Richard WhiteSecond row
  5. 5Lester HarveySecond row
  6. 6Patrick CrowleyFlanker
  7. 7Peter JohnstoneFlanker
  8. 8Graham MextedNumber 8
  9. 9Vincent BevanScrum-half
  10. 10Lawrence HaigFly-half
  11. 11John TannerWing
  12. 12William MeatesCentre
  13. 13Roy RoperCentre
  14. 14Peter HendersonWing
  15. 15Bob ScottFull-back

British & Irish Lions

  1. 1Cliff DaviesProp
  2. 2Dai DaviesHooker
  3. 3Graham BudgeProp
  4. 4Jimmy NelsonSecond row
  5. 5Roy JohnSecond row
  6. 6Bob EvansFlanker
  7. 7Bill McKayFlanker
  8. 8Peter KininmonthNumber 8
  9. 9Rex WillisScrum-half
  10. 10Jack KyleFly-half
  11. 11Mick LaneWing
  12. 12Bleddyn WilliamsCentre
  13. 13Jack MatthewsCentre
  14. 14Ken JonesWing
  15. 15Lewis JonesFull-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.