TheBreakdown
Full time7 August 2004
Australia
23–18
New Zealand
Telstra Stadium, Sydney | Wangal, Australia · Tri Nations 2004Head-to-head

Australia won by 5 points.

Scoring

  1. 3’PNew Zealand penalty · Daniel Carter0–3
  2. 12’PNew Zealand penalty · Daniel Carter0–6
  3. 17’PNew Zealand penalty · Daniel Carter0–9
  4. 22’PAustralia penalty · Matt Burke3–9
  5. 26’PNew Zealand penalty · Daniel Carter3–12
  6. 30’PAustralia penalty · Matt Giteau6–12
  7. 36’PAustralia penalty · Matt Giteau9–12
  8. 41’PAustralia penalty · Matt Giteau12–12
  9. 42’PAustralia penalty · Matt Giteau15–12
  10. 44’PNew Zealand penalty · Carlos Spencer15–15
  11. 45’TAustralia try · Lote Tuqiri20–15
  12. 53’PNew Zealand penalty · Andrew Mehrtens20–18
  13. 68’PAustralia penalty · Matt Burke23–18

Line-ups

Australia

  1. 1Bill YoungProp
  2. 2Brendan CannonHooker
  3. 3Al BaxterProp
  4. 4Justin HarrisonSecond row
  5. 5Nathan SharpeSecond row
  6. 6George SmithFlanker
  7. 7Phil WaughFlanker
  8. 8David LyonsNumber 8
  9. 9George GreganScrum-half
  10. 10Stephen LarkhamFly-half
  11. 11Lote TuqiriWing
  12. 12Matt GiteauCentre
  13. 13Stirling MortlockCentre
  14. 14Clyde RathboneWing
  15. 15Chris LathamFull-back
  16. 16Jeremy PaulBench
  17. 17Matt DunningBench
  18. 18Dan VickermanBench
  19. 19John RoeBench
  20. 20Chris WhitakerBench
  21. 21Matt BurkeBench
  22. 22Wendell SailorBench

New Zealand

  1. 1Kees MeeuwsProp
  2. 2Keven MealamuHooker
  3. 3Carl HaymanProp
  4. 4Chris JackSecond row
  5. 5Ali WilliamsSecond row
  6. 6Jono GibbesFlanker
  7. 7Marty HolahFlanker
  8. 8Xavier RushNumber 8
  9. 9Justin MarshallScrum-half
  10. 10Carlos SpencerFly-half
  11. 11Josevata RokocokoWing
  12. 12Daniel CarterCentre
  13. 13Faalogo Tana UmagaCentre
  14. 14Doug HowlettWing
  15. 15Mils MuliainaFull-back
  16. 16Andrew HoreBench
  17. 17Greg SomervilleBench
  18. 18Mose Tuiali'iBench
  19. 19Craig NewbyBench
  20. 20Byron KelleherBench
  21. 21Andrew MehrtensBench
  22. 22Sam TuitupouBench

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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

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.