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Full time27 August 2016
New Zealand
29–9
Australia
Westpac Stadium, Wellington, New Zealand · The Rugby Championship 2016Head-to-head

New Zealand won by 20 points.

Scoring

  1. 9’TNew Zealand try · Israel Dagg5–0
  2. 10’CNew Zealand conversion · Beauden Barrett7–0
  3. 13’PAustralia penalty · Bernard Foley7–3
  4. 15’PNew Zealand penalty · Beauden Barrett10–3
  5. 22’PAustralia penalty · Bernard Foley10–6
  6. 23’TNew Zealand try · Israel Dagg15–6
  7. 36’PAustralia penalty · Reece Hodge15–9
  8. 48’TNew Zealand try · Julian Savea20–9
  9. 49’CNew Zealand conversion · Beauden Barrett22–9
  10. 63’TNew Zealand try · Sam Cane27–9
  11. 65’CNew Zealand conversion · Beauden Barrett29–9

Line-ups

New Zealand

  1. 1Joe MoodyProp
  2. 2Dane ColesHooker
  3. 3Owen FranksProp
  4. 4Brodie RetallickSecond row
  5. 5Samuel WhitelockSecond row
  6. 6Jerome KainoFlanker
  7. 7Sam CaneFlanker
  8. 8Kieran ReadNumber 8
  9. 9Aaron SmithScrum-half
  10. 10Beauden BarrettFly-half
  11. 11Julian SaveaWing
  12. 12Anton Lienert-BrownCentre
  13. 13Malakai FekitoaCentre
  14. 14Israel DaggWing
  15. 15Ben SmithFull-back
  16. 16James ParsonsBench
  17. 17Wyatt CrockettBench
  18. 18Charlie FaumuinaBench
  19. 19Liam SquireBench
  20. 20Ardie SaveaBench
  21. 21TJ PerenaraBench
  22. 22Aaron CrudenBench
  23. 23Seta TamanivaluBench

Australia

  1. 1Scott SioProp
  2. 2Stephen MooreHooker
  3. 3Sekope KepuProp
  4. 4Kane DouglasSecond row
  5. 5Adam ColemanSecond row
  6. 6Scott FardyFlanker
  7. 7Michael HooperFlanker
  8. 8David PocockNumber 8
  9. 9Will GeniaScrum-half
  10. 10Quade CooperFly-half
  11. 11Dane Haylett-PettyWing
  12. 12Bernard FoleyCentre
  13. 13Samu KereviCentre
  14. 14Adam Ashley-CooperWing
  15. 15Israel FolauFull-back
  16. 16Tatafu Polota-NauBench
  17. 17James SlipperBench
  18. 18Allan AlaalatoaBench
  19. 19Dean MummBench
  20. 20Will SkeltonBench
  21. 21Nick PhippsBench
  22. 22Tevita KuridraniBench
  23. 23Reece HodgeBench

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Context

All-time, New Zealand 147–51 Australia, 8 drawn in 206 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

New Zealand going in
Australia 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.