TheBreakdown
Full time29 July 1989
New Zealand
49–12
Argentina
Athletic Park, Wellington, New Zealand · Tour 1989Head-to-head

New Zealand won by 37 points.

Scoring

  1. 2’CNew Zealand conversion · Grant Fox2–0
  2. 2’TNew Zealand try · Bruce Deans6–0
  3. 10’CArgentina conversion · Daniel Baetti Sabah6–2
  4. 10’TArgentina try · Serafin Dengra6–6
  5. 17’PNew Zealand penalty · Grant Fox9–6
  6. 21’PArgentina penalty · Fabian Turnes9–9
  7. 30’PArgentina penalty · Fabian Turnes9–12
  8. 33’CNew Zealand conversion · Grant Fox11–12
  9. 33’TNew Zealand try · Bruce Deans15–12
  10. 45’PNew Zealand penalty · Grant Fox18–12
  11. 49’CNew Zealand conversion · Grant Fox20–12
  12. 49’TNew Zealand try · Alan Whetton24–12
  13. 57’CNew Zealand conversion · Grant Fox26–12
  14. 57’TNew Zealand try · Terry Wright30–12
  15. 61’PNew Zealand penalty · Grant Fox33–12
  16. 67’CNew Zealand conversion · Grant Fox35–12
  17. 67’TNew Zealand try · John Kirwan39–12
  18. 73’TNew Zealand try · Terry Wright43–12
  19. 79’CNew Zealand conversion · Grant Fox45–12
  20. 79’TNew Zealand try · John Gallagher49–12

Line-ups

New Zealand

  1. 1Steve McDowallProp
  2. 2Sean FitzpatrickHooker
  3. 3Richard LoeProp
  4. 4Murray PierceSecond row
  5. 5Gary WhettonSecond row
  6. 6Alan WhettonFlanker
  7. 7Michael JonesFlanker
  8. 8Wayne ShelfordNumber 8
  9. 9Bruce DeansScrum-half
  10. 10Grant FoxFly-half
  11. 11Terry WrightWing
  12. 12John SchusterCentre
  13. 13Joe StanleyCentre
  14. 14John KirwanWing
  15. 15John GallagherFull-back
  16. 16Bernie McCahillBench
  17. 17Frano BoticaBench
  18. 18Graeme BachopBench
  19. 19Zinzan BrookeBench
  20. 20Ron WilliamsBench
  21. 21Warren GatlandBench

Argentina

  1. 1Serafin DengraProp
  2. 2Luis MolinaHooker
  3. 3Diego CashProp
  4. 4Marcelo ValesaniSecond row
  5. 5Alejandro IachettiSecond row
  6. 6Miguel BertranouFlanker
  7. 7Pablo GarretonFlanker
  8. 8Gustavo MilanoNumber 8
  9. 9Daniel Baetti SabahScrum-half
  10. 10Rafael MaderoFly-half
  11. 11Christian MendyWing
  12. 12Fabian TurnesCentre
  13. 13Diego Cuesta SilvaCentre
  14. 14Marcelo RighentiniWing
  15. 15Sebastian SalvatFull-back
  16. Fabio GomezBench

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Context

All-time, New Zealand 40–4 Argentina, 1 drawn in 45 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

New Zealand going in
Argentina 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.