History of rugby union matches between England and New Zealand explained

The National Rugby Union teams of England and New Zealand have been playing each other in test rugby since 1905, with the first meeting between the two nations being on 2 December 1905, when the All Blacks were in England as part of their European and North America Tour. The All Blacks won 15-0 with their points coming from five tries, of which four were scored by winger Duncan McGregor.[1] Their next meeting was on the All Blacks Invincibles tour of 1924-25. The match was most notable for the sending off of All Black lock Cyril Brownlie, who became the first player to ever be sent off in a test match. In 1936 England defeated the All Blacks for the first time when England winger Prince Alexander Obolensky scored two tries during a 13 - 0 victory at Twickenham Stadium. The All Blacks have never lost more than two consecutive matches to England (once, on losses in November 2002 and then June 2003), and have dominated the rivalry between the teams. Of the 46 matches between them, New Zealand have won 36 and England 8, with two draws.

In 2008, the Hillary Shield was introduced as the trophy to be contested in matches between the two teams.

Hillary Shield

See main article: Hillary Shield. The Hillary Shield has been awarded to the winner of England – New Zealand test matches since 2008. The shield is only contested in non-World Cup matches, and is named in honour of Sir Edmund Hillary — the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest. It was also conceived to recognise the links between New Zealand and England. When the shield was unveiled in 2008 by New Zealand's Prime Minister at the time, Helen Clark, and Hillary's widow, Lady June Hillary, Clark said of Hillary "He was part of a British expedition when he conquered Mt Everest shortly after the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II".[2]

Summary

Overall

DetailsPlayedWon by
England		Won by
New Zealand		DrawnEngland pointsNew Zealand points
In England275202383535
In New Zealand172150242494
Neutral venue21104852
Overall4683626731081

Records

Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was last set.

RecordEnglandNew Zealand
Longest winning streak2 (9 Nov 2002 – 12 Jun 2004)9 (12 Jun 2004 – 1 Dec 2012)
Largest points for
Home38 (1 Dec 2012)64 (20 Jun 1998)
Away27 (14 Jun 2014)45 (18 Jun 1995)
Largest winning margin
Home17 (1 Dec 2012)42 (20 Jun 1998)
Away12 (26 Oct 2019)26 (29 Nov 2008)

Results

No.DateVenueScoreWinnerCompetition
12 December 1905Crystal Palace, London0  - 151905–06 New Zealand tour
23 January 1925Twickenham, London11  - 171924–25 New Zealand tour
34 January 1936Twickenham, London13  - 01935–36 New Zealand tour
430 January 1954Twickenham, London0  - 51953–54 New Zealand tour
525 May 1963Eden Park, Auckland21  - 111963 England tour
61 June 1963Lancaster Park, Christchurch9  - 6
74 January 1964Twickenham, London0  - 141963–64 New Zealand tour
84 November 1967Twickenham, London11  - 231967 New Zealand tour
96 January 1973Twickenham, London0  - 91972–73 New Zealand tour
1015 September 1973Eden Park, Auckland10  - 161973 England tour
1125 November 1978Twickenham, London6  - 161978 New Zealand tour
1224 November 1979Twickenham, London9  - 101979 New Zealand tour
1319 November 1983Twickenham, London15  - 91983 New Zealand tour
141 June 1985Lancaster Park, Christchurch18  - 131985 England tour
158 June 1985Athletic Park, Wellington42  - 15
163 October 1991Twickenham, London12  - 18
1727 November 1993Twickenham, London15  - 91993 New Zealand tour
1818 June 1995Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa45  - 291995 Rugby World Cup Semi-final
1922 November 1997Old Trafford, Manchester8  - 251997 New Zealand tour
206 December 1997Twickenham, London26  - 26 draw
2120 June 1998Carisbrook, Dunedin64  - 221998 England tour
2227 June 1998Eden Park, Auckland40  - 10
239 October 1999Twickenham, London16  - 301999 Rugby World Cup Pool Stage
249 November 2002Twickenham, London31  - 282002 Autumn International
2514 June 2003Westpac Stadium, Wellington13  - 152003 England tour
2612 June 2004Carisbrook, Dunedin36  - 32004 England tour
2719 June 2004Eden Park, Auckland36  - 12
2819 November 2005Twickenham, London19  - 23
295 November 2006Twickenham, London20  - 41
3014 June 2008Eden Park, Auckland37  - 20
3121 June 2008AMI Stadium, Christchurch44  - 12
3229 November 2008Twickenham, London6  - 32
3321 November 2009Twickenham, London6  - 19
346 November 2010Twickenham, London16  - 26
351 December 2012Twickenham, London38  - 21
3616 November 2013Twickenham, London22  - 302013 Autumn International
377 June 2014Eden Park, Auckland20  - 15
3814 June 2014Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin28  - 27
3921 June 2014Waikato Stadium, Hamilton36  - 13
408 November 2014Twickenham, London21  - 242014 Autumn International
4110 November 2018Twickenham, London15  - 162018 Autumn International
4226 October 2019Nissan Stadium, Yokohama, Japan19  - 72019 Rugby World Cup Semi-final
4319 November 2022Twickenham, London25  - 25 draw2022 Autumn International
446 July 2024Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin16  - 152024 England tour
4513 July 2024Eden Park, Auckland24  - 172024 England tour
462 November 2024Twickenham, London22  - 242024 Autumn International

List of series

YearEnglandNew ZealandSeries winnerHillary Shield
196302N/A
198502
199701
199802
200402
200802
201403
202402

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: THE 1905/06 'ORIGINALS' . https://archive.today/20120910224223/http://www.rugbymuseum.co.nz/asp/container_pages/normal_menu/rmArticle.asp?IDID=150 . dead . 2012-09-10 . rugbymuseum.co.nz . 2008-06-18 .
  2. News: Trevett. Claire. All Blacks vs England game to commemorate Sir Edmund Hillary. 11 February 2013. New Zealand Herald. 23 October 2008.

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