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Full time16 July 1983
New Zealand
38–6
British & Irish Lions
Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand · Tour 1983Head-to-head

New Zealand won by 32 points.

Scoring

  1. –CNew Zealand conversion · Alan Hewson2–0
  2. –CNew Zealand conversion · Alan Hewson4–0
  3. –CNew Zealand conversion · Alan Hewson6–0
  4. –CNew Zealand conversion · Alan Hewson8–0
  5. –PNew Zealand penalty · Alan Hewson11–0
  6. –PNew Zealand penalty · Alan Hewson14–0
  7. –TNew Zealand try · Alan Hewson18–0
  8. –TNew Zealand try · Stu Wilson22–0
  9. –TNew Zealand try · Stu Wilson26–0
  10. –TNew Zealand try · Stu Wilson30–0
  11. –TNew Zealand try · Jock Hobbs34–0
  12. –TNew Zealand try · Andy Haden38–0
  13. –PBritish & Irish Lions penalty · Gwyn Evans38–3
  14. –PBritish & Irish Lions penalty · Ollie Campbell38–6

Line-ups

New Zealand

  1. 1John AshworthProp
  2. 2Andy DaltonHooker
  3. 3Gary KnightProp
  4. 4Andy HadenSecond row
  5. 5Gary WhettonSecond row
  6. 6Mark ShawFlanker
  7. 7Jock HobbsFlanker
  8. 8Murray MextedNumber 8
  9. 9Dave LoveridgeScrum-half
  10. 10Ian DunnFly-half
  11. 11Bernie FraserWing
  12. 12Warwick TaylorCentre
  13. 13Steve PokereCentre
  14. 14Stu WilsonWing
  15. 15Alan HewsonFull-back
  16. 16Robbie DeansBench
  17. 17Arthur StoneBench
  18. 18Andy DonaldBench
  19. 19Geoff OldBench
  20. 20Kevin BoroevichBench
  21. 21Hika ReidBench

British & Irish Lions

  1. 1Staff JonesProp
  2. 2Ciaran FitzgeraldHooker
  3. 3Graham PriceProp
  4. 4John O'DriscollSecond row
  5. 5Maurice ColcloughSecond row
  6. 6Steve BainbridgeFlanker
  7. 7Peter WinterbottomFlanker
  8. 8Iain PaxtonNumber 8
  9. 9Roy LaidlawScrum-half
  10. 10Ollie CampbellFly-half
  11. 11Roger BairdWing
  12. 12Michael KiernanCentre
  13. 13David IrwinCentre
  14. 14John CarletonWing
  15. 15Gwyn EvansFull-back
  16. 16Hugo MacNeillBench
  17. 17Rob AckermanBench
  18. 18Stephen SmithBench
  19. 19Ginger McLoughlinBench
  20. 20Colin DeansBench
  21. 21Nick JeavonsBench

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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.