Men's Rugby World Cup 1991 · Lansdowne Road, Dublin · 27 October 1991Head-to-head
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Australia won by 10 points.Half-time 13–0 · Tries 2–0
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Tacklesmademissed
AUS9220
NZL367
Kicks at goalconv.pensdrops
AUS1/12/20
NZL0/02/20
← New Zealand attack · Australia attack →Hover a try for detail · dots = tackles made · dashed = penalty goal · orange = missed · squares = rucks · triangles = line breaks and defenders beaten · rings = turnovers · bars at the foot = zone counts · thin lines = kicks from hand = attacking entries and ball won per band
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- Ruck, line break, turnover, lineout and kick-from-hand positions are not in the feed for this match.
- Tries with a dashed ring have no recorded position, so they sit in the in-goal at the end that side attacked.
Tries and goal kicks as a table
| Min | Team | What | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7′ | Australia | Try, David Campese | 4–0 |
| 36′ | Australia | Try, Tim Horan, converted | 11–0 |
Sample dataTerritory shares are estimated, and tries without a recorded position are placed in the in-goal. Other positions are as logged by the match feed and approximate.
Score progression
Drag to replay the match on the pitchSwipe the chart sideways for the full match.7′David Campese36′Tim Horan
AUS
Team stats
NZL100%Possession0%
59Carries135
191Metres gained438
4Clean breaks5
7Defenders beaten20
65Passes148
3Offloads12
92Tackles made36
20Tackles missed7
17/19Rucks won48/52
10/23Lineouts won16/22
13/13Scrums won16/16
7/9Mauls won16/16
8Penalties conceded13
61Kicks from hand59
Goal kicking
AUS conversions 1/1, penalties 2/2 · NZL conversions 0/0, penalties 2/2. Pale segment = set piece lost.
AUS conversions 1/1, penalties 2/2 · NZL conversions 0/0, penalties 2/2. Pale segment = set piece lost.
Match statistics and event positions come from World Rugby’s public match feed, which is unofficial and not licensed for reuse; TheBreakdown reduces them to the figures shown. This feed has team statistics but no positions for this match.
Line-ups
Australia
- 1Tony DalyProp
- 2Phil KearnsHooker
- 3Ewen McKenzieProp
- 4Rod McCallSecond row
- 5John EalesSecond row
- 6Simon PoidevinFlanker
- 7Willie OfahengaueFlanker
- 8Troy CokerNumber 8
- 9Nick Farr-JonesScrum-half
- 10Michael LynaghFly-half
- 11David CampeseWing
- 12Tim HoranCentre
- 13Jason LittleCentre
- 14Bob EgertonWing
- 15Marty RoebuckFull-back
New Zealand
- 1Steve McDowallProp
- 2Sean FitzpatrickHooker
- 3Richard LoeProp
- 4Ian JonesSecond row
- 5Gary WhettonSecond row
- 6Alan WhettonFlanker
- 7Mark CarterFlanker
- 8Zinzan BrookeNumber 8
- 9Graeme BachopScrum-half
- 10Grant FoxFly-half
- 11John TimuWing
- 12Bernie McCahillCentre
- 13Craig InnesCentre
- 14John KirwanWing
- 15Kieran CrowleyFull-back
Match officials
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Context
All-time, Australia 51–147 New Zealand, 8 drawn in 206 scored Tests. Full head-to-head
Australia going in
New Zealand going in
- Previous meeting: 24 August 1991, Australia 3–6 New Zealand
- Next meeting on record: 4 July 1992
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.