TheBreakdown
Full time29 August 1959
New Zealand
22–8
British & Irish Lions
Lancaster Park, Christchurch, New Zealand · Tour 1959Head-to-head

New Zealand won by 14 points.

Scoring

  1. –CNew Zealand conversion · Don Clarke2–0
  2. –CNew Zealand conversion · Don Clarke4–0
  3. –PNew Zealand penalty · Don Clarke7–0
  4. –TNew Zealand try · Ralph Caulton10–0
  5. –TNew Zealand try · Ralph Caulton13–0
  6. –TNew Zealand try · Roger Urbahn16–0
  7. –TNew Zealand try · Colin Meads19–0
  8. –DNew Zealand drop goal · Don Clarke22–0
  9. –CBritish & Irish Lions conversion · John Faull22–2
  10. –PBritish & Irish Lions penalty · John Faull22–5
  11. –TBritish & Irish Lions try · Dave Hewitt22–8

Line-ups

New Zealand

  1. 1Wilson WhinerayProp
  2. 2Ron HemiHooker
  3. 3Mark IrwinProp
  4. 4Kel TremainSecond row
  5. 5Ian MacEwanSecond row
  6. 6Frank HillFlanker
  7. 7Colin MeadsFlanker
  8. 8Richard ConwayNumber 8
  9. 9Roger UrbahnScrum-half
  10. 10John McCulloughFly-half
  11. 11Terence LineenWing
  12. 12Frank McMullenCentre
  13. 13Ross BrownCentre
  14. 14Ralph CaultonWing
  15. 15Don ClarkeFull-back

British & Irish Lions

  1. 1Gordon WoodProp
  2. 2Ronnie DawsonHooker
  3. 3Hugh McLeodProp
  4. 4Haydn MorganSecond row
  5. 5Rhys WilliamsSecond row
  6. 6Roddy EvansFlanker
  7. 7George SmithFlanker
  8. 8John FaullNumber 8
  9. 9Dickie JeepsScrum-half
  10. 10John Horrocks-TaylorFly-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.