Full time19 September 1959
Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand · Tour 1959Head-to-head
British & Irish Lions won by 3 points.
Scoring
- –PNew Zealand penalty · Don Clarke3–0
- –PNew Zealand penalty · Don Clarke6–0
- –TBritish & Irish Lions try · Tony O'Reilly6–3
- –TBritish & Irish Lions try · Peter Jackson6–6
- –TBritish & Irish Lions try · Bev Risman6–9
Line-ups
New Zealand
- 1Mark IrwinProp
- 2Ron HemiHooker
- 3Wilson WhinerayProp
- 4Frank HillSecond row
- 5Colin MeadsSecond row
- 6Kel TremainFlanker
- 7Rex PickeringFlanker
- 8Richard ConwayNumber 8
- 9Roger UrbahnScrum-half
- 10John McCulloughFly-half
- 11Adrian ClarkeWing
- 12Ralph CaultonCentre
- 13Terence LineenCentre
- 14Bruce McPhailWing
- 15Don ClarkeFull-back
British & Irish Lions
- 1Ray ProsserProp
- 2Ronnie DawsonHooker
- 3Hugh McLeodProp
- 4Bill MulcahySecond row
- 5Rhys WilliamsSecond row
- 6Haydn MorganFlanker
- 7Noel MurphyFlanker
- 8John FaullNumber 8
- 9Andy MulliganScrum-half
- 10Bev RismanFly-half
- 11Peter JacksonWing
- 12Dave HewittCentre
- 13Ken ScotlandCentre
- 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: 29 August 1959, New Zealand 22–8 British & Irish Lions
- Next meeting on record: 16 July 1966
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.