TheBreakdown
Full time18 July 1959
New Zealand
18–17
British & Irish Lions
Carisbrook, Dunedin, New Zealand · Tour 1959Head-to-head

New Zealand won by 1 point.

Scoring

  1. –PNew Zealand penalty · Don Clarke3–0
  2. –PNew Zealand penalty · Don Clarke6–0
  3. –PNew Zealand penalty · Don Clarke9–0
  4. –PNew Zealand penalty · Don Clarke12–0
  5. –PNew Zealand penalty · Don Clarke15–0
  6. –PNew Zealand penalty · Don Clarke18–0
  7. –CBritish & Irish Lions conversion · Bev Risman18–2
  8. –PBritish & Irish Lions penalty · Dave Hewitt18–5
  9. –TBritish & Irish Lions try · Peter Jackson18–8
  10. –TBritish & Irish Lions try · Malcolm Price18–11
  11. –TBritish & Irish Lions try · Malcolm Price18–14
  12. –TBritish & Irish Lions try · Tony O'Reilly18–17

Line-ups

New Zealand

  1. 1Wilson WhinerayProp
  2. 2Ron HemiHooker
  3. 3Ian ClarkeProp
  4. 4Ian MacEwanSecond row
  5. 5Frank HillSecond row
  6. 6Rex PickeringFlanker
  7. 7Brian FinlayFlanker
  8. 8Peter JonesNumber 8
  9. 9Roger UrbahnScrum-half
  10. 10Ross BrownFly-half
  11. 11Terence LineenWing
  12. 12Bruce McPhailCentre
  13. 13Frank McMullenCentre
  14. 14Pat WalshWing
  15. 15Don ClarkeFull-back

British & Irish Lions

  1. 1Gordon WoodProp
  2. 2Ronnie DawsonHooker
  3. 3Hugh McLeodProp
  4. 4Rhys WilliamsSecond row
  5. 5Roddy EvansSecond row
  6. 6George SmithFlanker
  7. 7Noel MurphyFlanker
  8. 8John FaullNumber 8
  9. 9Dickie JeepsScrum-half
  10. 10Bev RismanFly-half
  11. 11Tony O'ReillyWing
  12. 12Dave HewittCentre
  13. 13Malcolm PriceCentre
  14. 14Peter JacksonWing
  15. 15Ken ScotlandFull-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.