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Full time8 July 2006
New Zealand
32–12
Australia
Jade Stadium, Christchurch, New Zealand · Tri Nations 2006Head-to-head

New Zealand won by 20 points.

Scoring

  1. 17’CAustralia conversion · Stirling Mortlock0–2
  2. 17’TAustralia try · Lote Tuqiri0–7
  3. 30’CNew Zealand conversion · Daniel Carter2–7
  4. 30’TNew Zealand try · Keven Mealamu7–7
  5. 36’CNew Zealand conversion · Daniel Carter9–7
  6. 36’TNew Zealand try · Keven Mealamu14–7
  7. 48’PNew Zealand penalty · Daniel Carter17–7
  8. 50’CNew Zealand conversion · Daniel Carter19–7
  9. 50’TNew Zealand try · Richie McCaw24–7
  10. 53’TAustralia try · Scott Fava24–12
  11. 56’PNew Zealand penalty · Daniel Carter27–12
  12. 78’TNew Zealand try · Isaia Toeava32–12

Line-ups

New Zealand

  1. 1Tony WoodcockProp
  2. 2Keven MealamuHooker
  3. 3Carl HaymanProp
  4. 4Chris JackSecond row
  5. 5Jason EatonSecond row
  6. 6Jerry CollinsFlanker
  7. 7Richie McCawFlanker
  8. 8Rodney So'oialoNumber 8
  9. 9Byron KelleherScrum-half
  10. 10Daniel CarterFly-half
  11. 11Josevata RokocokoWing
  12. 12Aaron MaugerCentre
  13. 13Mils MuliainaCentre
  14. 14Rico GearWing
  15. 15Leon MacDonaldFull-back
  16. 16Andrew HoreBench
  17. 17Greg SomervilleBench
  18. 18Ali WilliamsBench
  19. 19Chris MasoeBench
  20. 20Piri WeepuBench
  21. 21Luke McAlisterBench
  22. 22Isaia ToeavaBench

Australia

  1. 1Greg HolmesProp
  2. 2Tai McIsaacHooker
  3. 3Guy ShepherdsonProp
  4. 4Nathan SharpeSecond row
  5. 5Dan VickermanSecond row
  6. 6Mark ChisholmFlanker
  7. 7George SmithFlanker
  8. 8Rocky ElsomNumber 8
  9. 9George GreganScrum-half
  10. 10Stephen LarkhamFly-half
  11. 11Lote TuqiriWing
  12. 12Mat RogersCentre
  13. 13Stirling MortlockCentre
  14. 14Mark GerrardWing
  15. 15Chris LathamFull-back
  16. 16Jeremy PaulBench
  17. 17Al BaxterBench
  18. 18Scott FavaBench
  19. 19Phil WaughBench
  20. 20Sam CordingleyBench
  21. 21Matt GiteauBench
  22. 22Ben TuneBench

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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.