TheBreakdown
Full time3 September 2005
New Zealand
34–24
Australia
Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand · Bledisloe Cup 2005Head-to-head

New Zealand won by 10 points.

Scoring

  1. –CNew Zealand conversion · Leon MacDonald2–0
  2. –PNew Zealand penalty · Leon MacDonald5–0
  3. –PNew Zealand penalty · Luke McAlister8–0
  4. –PNew Zealand penalty · Luke McAlister11–0
  5. –PNew Zealand penalty · Luke McAlister14–0
  6. –TNew Zealand try · Doug Howlett19–0
  7. –TNew Zealand try · Doug Howlett24–0
  8. –TNew Zealand try · Doug Howlett29–0
  9. –TNew Zealand try · Richie McCaw34–0
  10. –CAustralia conversion · Mat Rogers34–2
  11. –CAustralia conversion · Mat Rogers34–4
  12. –TAustralia try · Mark Chisholm34–9
  13. –TAustralia try · Lote Tuqiri34–14
  14. –TAustralia try · Mark Gerrard34–19
  15. –TAustralia try · Lloyd Johansson34–24

Line-ups

New Zealand

  1. 1Tony WoodcockProp
  2. 2Keven MealamuHooker
  3. 3Carl HaymanProp
  4. 4Chris JackSecond row
  5. 5Ali WilliamsSecond row
  6. 6Sione LauakiFlanker
  7. 7Richie McCawFlanker
  8. 8Rodney So'oialoNumber 8
  9. 9Piri WeepuScrum-half
  10. 10Leon MacDonaldFly-half
  11. 11Josevata RokocokoWing
  12. 12Aaron MaugerCentre
  13. 13Faalogo Tana UmagaCentre
  14. 14Doug HowlettWing
  15. 15Mils MuliainaFull-back
  16. 16Derren WitcombeBench
  17. 17Greg SomervilleBench
  18. 18James RyanBench
  19. 19Marty HolahBench
  20. 20Kevin SenioBench
  21. 21Luke McAlisterBench
  22. 22Conrad SmithBench

Australia

  1. 1Bill YoungProp
  2. 2Brendan CannonHooker
  3. 3Al BaxterProp
  4. 4Mark ChisholmSecond row
  5. 5Nathan SharpeSecond row
  6. 6Rocky ElsomFlanker
  7. 7Phil WaughFlanker
  8. 8George SmithNumber 8
  9. 9George GreganScrum-half
  10. 10Mat RogersFly-half
  11. 11Lote TuqiriWing
  12. 12Morgan TurinuiCentre
  13. 13Clyde RathboneCentre
  14. 14Mark GerrardWing
  15. 15Drew MitchellFull-back
  16. 16Adam FreierBench
  17. 17Matt DunningBench
  18. 18Alex KanaarBench
  19. 19John RoeBench
  20. 20Chris WhitakerBench
  21. 21Lachlan MacKayBench
  22. 22Lloyd JohanssonBench

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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.