Full time15 August 1959
Athletic Park, Wellington, New Zealand · Tour 1959Head-to-head
New Zealand won by 3 points.
Scoring
- –CNew Zealand conversion · Don Clarke2–0
- –TNew Zealand try · Don Clarke5–0
- –TNew Zealand try · Ralph Caulton8–0
- –TNew Zealand try · Ralph Caulton11–0
- –CBritish & Irish Lions conversion · Terry Davies11–2
- –PBritish & Irish Lions penalty · Terry Davies11–5
- –TBritish & Irish Lions try · John Young11–8
Line-ups
New Zealand
- 1Wilson WhinerayProp
- 2Des WebbHooker
- 3Ian ClarkeProp
- 4Ian MacEwanSecond row
- 5Frank HillSecond row
- 6Kel TremainFlanker
- 7Colin MeadsFlanker
- 8Richard ConwayNumber 8
- 9Monkey BriscoeScrum-half
- 10John McCulloughFly-half
- 11Terence LineenWing
- 12Ralph CaultonCentre
- 13Frank McMullenCentre
- 14Ernest DiackWing
- 15Don ClarkeFull-back
British & Irish Lions
- 1Syd MillarProp
- 2Ronnie DawsonHooker
- 3Hugh McLeodProp
- 4Rhys WilliamsSecond row
- 5Roddy EvansSecond row
- 6Ned AshcroftFlanker
- 7Noel MurphyFlanker
- 8David MarquesNumber 8
- 9Dickie JeepsScrum-half
- 10Malcolm PriceFly-half
- 11John YoungWing
- 12Bill PattersonCentre
- 13Malcolm ThomasCentre
- 14Tony O'ReillyWing
- 15Terry DaviesFull-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
- Previous meeting: 18 July 1959, New Zealand 18–17 British & Irish Lions
- Next meeting on record: 29 August 1959
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.