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Full time19 August 2006
New Zealand
34–27
Australia
Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand · Tri Nations 2006Head-to-head

New Zealand won by 7 points.

Scoring

  1. 4’PAustralia penalty · Stirling Mortlock0–3
  2. 7’PNew Zealand penalty · Daniel Carter3–3
  3. 16’PAustralia penalty · Stirling Mortlock3–6
  4. 21’PNew Zealand penalty · Daniel Carter6–6
  5. 26’TAustralia try · Lote Tuqiri6–11
  6. 27’CAustralia conversion · Stirling Mortlock6–13
  7. 37’TNew Zealand try · Jason Eaton11–13
  8. 40’CAustralia conversion · Stirling Mortlock11–15
  9. 40’TAustralia try · Rocky Elsom11–20
  10. 47’PNew Zealand penalty · Daniel Carter14–20
  11. 52’PNew Zealand penalty · Daniel Carter17–20
  12. 64’TNew Zealand try · Chris Jack22–20
  13. 65’CNew Zealand conversion · Daniel Carter24–20
  14. 69’TNew Zealand try · Luke McAlister29–20
  15. 70’CNew Zealand conversion · Daniel Carter31–20
  16. 72’TAustralia try · Lote Tuqiri31–25
  17. 73’CAustralia conversion · Stirling Mortlock31–27
  18. 80’PNew Zealand penalty · Daniel Carter34–27

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. 12Luke McAlisterCentre
  13. 13Isaia ToeavaCentre
  14. 14Doug HowlettWing
  15. 15Mils MuliainaFull-back
  16. 16Andrew HoreBench
  17. 17Greg SomervilleBench
  18. 18Ali WilliamsBench
  19. 19Chris MasoeBench
  20. 20Piri WeepuBench
  21. 21Sam TuitupouBench
  22. 22Leon MacDonaldBench

Australia

  1. 1Greg HolmesProp
  2. 2Jeremy PaulHooker
  3. 3Rodney BlakeProp
  4. 4Nathan SharpeSecond row
  5. 5Dan VickermanSecond row
  6. 6Rocky ElsomFlanker
  7. 7Phil WaughFlanker
  8. 8Wycliff PaluNumber 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. 16Tai McIsaacBench
  17. 17Al BaxterBench
  18. 18Mark ChisholmBench
  19. 19George SmithBench
  20. 20Brett SheehanBench
  21. 21Mark GerrardBench
  22. 22Mat RogersBench

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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.