TheBreakdown rating #2 · Tests 1903–2026
New Zealand
712Tests79%win rate547–24–141W–D–L
Test record
All results- Won
- 547
- Drawn
- 24
- Lost
- 141
- Points
- 20,329–9,786
At home ground: 263–9–45 (84%). Away or neutral: 284–15–96 (74%). Longest winning run 18. Now on a 3-defeat run.
Last 10 Tests
- Lv South Africa12 Sept 2026 · Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry 2026 · Baltimore, Maryland28–43
- Lv South Africa5 Sept 2026 · Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry 2026 · Soweto24–29
- Lv South Africa29 Aug 2026 · Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry 2026 · Cape Town26–33
- Wv South Africa22 Aug 2026 · Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry 2026 · Johannesburg33–16
- Wv Ireland18 July 2026 · Nations Championship 2026 · Auckland40–21
- Wv Italy11 July 2026 · Nations Championship 2026 · Wellington47–17
- Wv France4 July 2026 · Nations Championship 2026 · Christchurch34–32
- Wv Wales22 Nov 2025 · Autumn Nations Series 2025 · Cardiff52–26
- Lv England15 Nov 2025 · Autumn Nations Series 2025 · London19–33
- Wv Scotland8 Nov 2025 · Autumn Nations Series 2025 · Edinburgh25–17
TheBreakdown rating over time
Year-end rating since 1900. How the rating works.
Biggest win
145–17
v Japan, 4 June 1995
Heaviest defeat
10–43
v South Africa, 13 Sept 2025
14
00s
10
10s
38
20s
22
30s
14
40s
31
50s
43
60s
52
70s
64
80s
91
90s
120
00s
133
10s
80
20s
Tests to date
Most played opponents
- Australia147–8–51 from 206
- South Africa64–4–46 from 114
- France53–1–15 from 69
- England37–2–9 from 48
- Argentina40–1–4 from 45
- British & Irish Lions30–4–7 from 41
- Ireland33–1–5 from 39
- Wales35–1–3 from 39
Most capped players
All 1,068 players- 1Samuel Whitelock153 Tests · 2010–2023
- 2Richie McCaw150 Tests · 2001–2015
- 3Beauden Barrett146 Tests · 2012–2026
- 4Keven Mealamu136 Tests · 2002–2015
- 5Kieran Read128 Tests · 2008–2019
- 6Aaron Smith125 Tests · 2012–2023
- 7Tony Woodcock121 Tests · 2002–2015
- 8Daniel Carter118 Tests · 2003–2015
Counted from the line-ups we hold.
World Cup
- 3
- titles
- 5
- finals
- 9
- top-four finishes
W
87
3
91
F
95
4
99
3
03
–
07
W
11
W
15
3
19
F
23
W won · F lost final · 3 third · 4 fourth · – outside the top four. Bar height and letter both show the result.
Records to 2023
The 5 finals
- 2023Lost v South Africa11–12
- 2015Won v Australia34–17
- 2011Won v France8–7
- 1995Lost (aet) v South Africa12–15
- 1987Won v France29–9
Scores show New Zealand first.
2027 pool
Pool A
Squad
Not yet named
Tests to 27 Sept 2026 · World Cups to 2023 · Report an error on this page