1985 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand explained
The 1985 Australia tour of New Zealand was Australia's sixteenth, and fourth one-test, tour of New Zealand. Played in late June 1985, the tour of New Zealand was one that followed Australia's tour of Great Britain and Ireland just earlier. Australia hadn't toured New Zealand since 1982, where New Zealand won the three-test series 2–1.[2]
The match was played at Eden Park, Auckland. Mirroring the two teams' previous encounter, the result finished in New Zealand's favour by one-point.[3] As of 2023 the final score is the closest result by margin at Eden Park between Australia and New Zealand.
Match details
Notes and References
- News: Auckland, New Zealand . While coach Alan Jones has studiously avoided any reference to the battlefield, the Wallabies were put in the mood for confrontation when they trained today behind barbed wire at the Eden Park Test venue . 29 June 1985 . Lines set to decide who s the best . . 46,022 . John Fairfax and Sons . 29 June 1985 . 72 .
- News: Whitton . Evan . 13 September 1982 . Solid praise for Wallabies . The Sydney Morning Herald . 45,149 . John Fairfax and Sons . 13 September 1982 . 23 .
- News: 1 July 1985 . Wallabies fall to 'death wish' again . The Sydney Morning Herald . 46,023 . Auckland, New Zealand . Late . John Fairfax and Sons . 1 July 1985 . 43 .