History of rugby union matches between Ireland and New Zealand explained

New Zealand (the All Blacks) first played against Ireland in 1905, during the 1905–1906 All Blacks tour of Europe and North America, beating Ireland 15–0 at Lansdowne Road, Dublin. The two teams have played 37 test matches, with New Zealand winning 31, Ireland winning 5, and 1 match drawn.

During the 2012 Irish Tour of New Zealand, New Zealand won all three tests, scoring 124 points to Ireland's 29. This tour also saw New Zealand post the biggest winning margin against Ireland in their history, with a score of 60–0 on 23 June 2012.[1] On 24 November 2013, New Zealand were trailing 22–17 against Ireland in the final minute of the match, and on the verge of their first ever loss to Ireland. Ireland gave up a penalty with under 30 seconds remaining, which ultimately led to New Zealand working their way up the field, ending in a try to tie the score. The try was converted at the second attempt, fiving New Zealand the victory and their perfect season.[2] [3]

Despite New Zealand's dominance until 2016, the ten matches between 2013 and 2023 were shared five each in tightly contested matches between teams at the top of the world rankings. Ireland ended a 111-year wait for a victory at Soldier Field in Chicago with a 40–29 win on 5 November 2016.[4] [5] On 17 November 2018, Ireland won 16–9 at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin, their first home win against the New Zealand.[6] [7] Ireland scored their first victory against the All Blacks in New Zealand on 9 July 2022.[8] [9] The following week Ireland became just the fifth touring side to achieve a series win in New Zealand, winning 22–32 in Wellington for a 2-1 series victory, and consecutive victories against New Zealand for the first time.[10] The most recent meeting between the teams saw New Zealand beat Ireland 28-24 in the quarter-final of the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

Summary

Overall

DetailsPlayedWon by
Ireland		Won by
New Zealand		DrawnIreland pointsNew Zealand points
In Ireland182 151193398
In New Zealand152130226497
Neutral venue413097146
Overall3753115161,041

Records

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

RecordNew ZealandIreland
Longest winning streak22 (23 November 1974 – 5 November 2016)2 (9 July 2022)
Largest points for
Home66 (12 June 2010)29 (17 November 2001; 13 November 2021)
Away63 (15 November 1997)40 (5 November 2016)
Largest winning margin
Home60 (23 June 2012)9 (13 November 2021)
Away48 (15 November 1997)11 (5 November 2016; 9 July 2022)

Attendance

Up to date as of 9 January 2023.

Total attendance
1,457,590
Average attendance
40,489
Highest attendance
78,845
Ireland 24–28 New Zealand
14 Oct 2023

Results

No.DateVenueScoreWinnerCompetitionAttendance
125 November 1905 0–15The Original All Blacks12,000[11]
21 November 1924 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 0–61924–25 New Zealand tour of Great Britain, Ireland and France25,000[12]
37 December 1935Lansdowne Road, Dublin 9–171935–36 New Zealand tour of Great Britain and Ireland30,000[13]
49 January 1954Lansdowne Road, Dublin 3–141953–54 New Zealand tour of Europe and North America45,000[14]
57 December 1963 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 5–61963–64 New Zealand rugby union tour of Great Britain, Ireland and France32,000[15]
620 January 1973Lansdowne Road, Dublin 10–10draw1972–73 New Zealand rugby union tour of Great Britain, Ireland and France50,000[16]
723 November 1974 Lansdowne Road, Dublin6–151974 New Zealand tour of Great Britain and Ireland35,000[17]
85 June 1976 11–31976 Ireland tour of New Zealand and Fiji37,000[18]
94 November 1978Lansdowne Road, Dublin 6–101978 New Zealand tour of Great Britain and Ireland50,000[19]
1018 November 1989 Lansdowne Road, Dublin6–231989 New Zealand tour of Great Britain, Ireland and Canada55,000[20]
1130 May 199224–211992 Ireland tour of New Zealand28,000[21]
126 June 1992Athletic Park, Wellington 59–625,000[22]
1327 May 1995Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg (South Africa)19–431995 Rugby World Cup38,000[23]
1415 November 1997 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 15–631997 New Zealand tour of Great Britain and Ireland52,000[24]
1517 November 2001 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 29–402001 New Zealand tour of Great Britain, Ireland and Argentina49,000[25]
1615 June 2002Carisbrook, Dunedin 15–62002 Ireland tour of New Zealand30,200[26]
1722 June 2002Eden Park, Auckland40–845,000[27]
1812 November 2005 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 7–452005 New Zealand tour of Great Britain and Ireland42,000[28]
1910 June 200634–232006 Ireland tour of Australia and New Zealand29,850[29]
2017 June 2006Eden Park, Auckland 27–1745,000[30]
217 June 2008Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington 21–112008 Ireland tour of Australia and New Zealand32,127[31]
2215 November 2008 Croke Park, Dublin3–222008 Autumn International77,500[32]
2312 June 2010 66–282010 Ireland tour of Australia and New Zealand25,064[33]
2420 November 2010 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 18–382010 Autumn International49,302[34]
259 June 2012 Eden Park, Auckland 42–102012 Ireland tour of New Zealand43,300[35]
2616 June 2012 22–1920,666[36]
2723 June 2012Waikato Stadium, Hamilton60–025,109[37]
2824 November 2013Aviva Stadium, Dublin22–242013 Autumn International51,000[38]
295 November 2016Soldier Field, Chicago (United States)40–292016 Autumn International62,300[39]
3019 November 2016Aviva Stadium, Dublin9–2151,700[40]
3117 November 2018Aviva Stadium, Dublin16–92018 Autumn International51,700[41]
3219 October 2019Tokyo Stadium, Chōfu (Japan)46–142019 Rugby World Cup46,686[42]
3313 November 2021Aviva Stadium, Dublin29–202021 Autumn International51,700[43]
342 July 2022Eden Park, Auckland42–192022 Ireland tour of New Zealand48,195[44]
359 July 2022Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin12–2328,191[45]
3616 July 2022Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington 22–3238,000[46]
3714 October 2023Stade de France, Saint-Denis (France)24–282023 Rugby World Cup78,845[47]

List of series

YearNew ZealandIrelandSeries winner
199220
200220
200620
201230
201611draw
202212

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: New Zealand 60–0 Ireland. 23 June 2012. BBC Sport. 31 October 2018.
  2. Web site: New Zealand 60 Ireland 0. 23 June 2012. Daily Telegraph. 28 June 2012 .
  3. Web site: As it happened: New Zealand 60-0 Ireland. 23 June 2012. RTÉ Sport. 2 July 2012.
  4. Web site: Ireland 40 New Zealand 29: Irish end 111-year wait to beat All Blacks. 5 November 2016. The Daily Telegraph. 6 November 2016.
  5. Web site: Ireland live the American Dream with an epic 40-29 victory over All Blacks. 5 November 2016. Irish Independent. 7 November 2016.
  6. Web site: Ireland 16-9 New Zealand: Hosts hold nerve to earn first home win over All Blacks. 17 November 2018. BBC Sport. 19 November 2018.
  7. Web site: Jacob Stockdale scores only try as Ireland earn historic win over All Blacks. 17 November 2018. Guardian. 19 November 2018.
  8. Web site: Super Ireland make history with victory over All Blacks . RTE . 9 July 2022.
  9. Web site: Ireland beat All Blacks in New Zealand for first time in their history. 9 July 2022. Guardian. 12 July 2022.
  10. Web site: Ireland stun the All Blacks to become just the fifth touring side to win series in New Zealand . the42 . 16 July 2022.
  11. Web site: Ireland (0) 0 - 15 (5) New Zealand (FT) . espnscrum . 15 November 2022.
  12. Web site: NEW ZEALAND TOUR - Lansdowne Road, 1 November 1924 . espnscrum . 15 November 2022.
  13. Web site: NEW ZEALAND TOUR - Lansdowne Road, 7 December 1935 . espnscrum . 9 January 2023.
  14. Web site: NEW ZEALAND TOUR - Lansdowne Road, 9 January 1954 . espnscrum . 9 January 2023.
  15. Web site: NEW ZEALAND TOUR - Lansdowne Road, 7 December 1963 . IRE NZL . 9 January 2023.
  16. Web site: NEW ZEALAND TOUR - Lansdowne Road, 20 January 1973 . espnscrum . 9 January 2023.
  17. Web site: NEW ZEALAND TOUR - Lansdowne Road, 23 November 1974 . espnscrum . 9 January 2023.
  18. Web site: IRELAND TOUR - Wellington, 5 June 1976 . espnscrum . 9 January 2023.
  19. Web site: NEW ZEALAND TOUR - Lansdowne Road, 4 November 1978 . espnscrum . 9 January 2023.
  20. Web site: NEW ZEALAND TOUR - Lansdowne Road, 18 November 1989 . espnscrum . 9 January 2023.
  21. Web site: IRELAND TOUR - Dunedin, 30 May 1992 . espnscrum . 9 January 2023.
  22. Web site: IRELAND TOUR - Wellington, 6 June 1992 . espnscrum . 9 January 2023.
  23. Web site: RUGBY WORLD CUP, Pool C - Johannesburg, 27 May 1995, 20:00 local, 18:00 GMT . espnscrum . 9 January 2023.
  24. Web site: NEW ZEALAND TOUR - Lansdowne Road, 15 November 1997 . espnscrum . 9 January 2023.
  25. Web site: NEW ZEALAND TOUR - Lansdowne Road, 17 November 2001, 14:00 local, 14:00 GMT . espnscrum . 9 January 2023.
  26. Web site: IRELAND TOUR - Dunedin, 15 June 2002, 19:05 local, 07:05 GMT . espnscrum . 9 January 2023.
  27. Web site: IRELAND TOUR - Auckland, 22 June 2002, 19:05 local, 07:05 GMT . espnscrum . 9 January 2023.
  28. Web site: NEW ZEALAND TOUR - Lansdowne Road, 12 November 2005, 14:30 local, 14:30 GMT . espnscrum . 9 January 2023.
  29. Web site: IRELAND TOUR - Hamilton, 10 June 2006, 19:35 local, 07:35 GMT . espnscrum . 9 January 2023.
  30. Web site: IRELAND TOUR - Auckland, 17 June 2006, 19:35 local, 07:35 GMT . espnscrum . 9 January 2023.
  31. Web site: IRELAND TOUR - Wellington, 7 June 2008, 19:35 local, 07:35 GMT . 9 January 2023.
  32. Web site: Ireland (3) 3 - 22 (10) New Zealand (FT) . espnscrum . 15 November 2022.
  33. Web site: IRELAND TOUR - New Plymouth, 12 June 2010, 19:35 local, 07:35 GMT . espnscrum . 9 January 2023.
  34. Web site: NEW ZEALAND TOUR - Lansdowne Road, 20 November 2010, 17:30 local, 17:30 GMT . espnscrum . 6 October 2021.
  35. Web site: IRELAND TOUR - Auckland, 9 June 2012, 19:35 local, 07:35 GMT . espnscrum . 9 January 2023.
  36. Web site: IRELAND TOUR - Christchurch, 16 June 2012, 19:35 local, 07:35 GMT . espnscrum . 9 January 2023.
  37. Web site: IRELAND TOUR - Hamilton, 23 June 2012, 19:35 local, 07:35 GMT . espnscrum . 9 January 2023.
  38. Web site: Ireland 22-24 New Zealand: Last-gasp All Blacks break Irish hearts. Scrum. ESPN Sports Media. 24 November 2014. 24 November 2013.
  39. Web site: IRELAND TOUR / NEW ZEALAND TOUR - Chicago, 5 November 2016, 15:00 local, 22:00 GMT . espnscrum . 9 January 2023.
  40. Web site: New Zealand avenge Chicago defeat to cast Ireland aside. Scrum. ESPN Sports Media. 8 December 2016. PA Sport. 19 November 2016.
  41. Web site: Ireland v All Blacks has sold out . Irish Examiner . 4 November 2021.
  42. Web site: RUGBY WORLD CUP - Tokyo, 19 October 2019, 19:15 local, 10:15 GMT . espnscrum . 9 January 2023.
  43. Web site: Autumn Tests: Ireland 29 New Zealand 20 (FT) . Irish Times. 21 November 2021.
  44. Web site: All Blacks beat Ireland 42-19 on back of emphatic finish to first half at Eden Park . Stuff NZ . 9 January 2023.
  45. Web site: Ireland score historic victory over All Blacks . espnscrum . 9 January 2023.
  46. Web site: All Blacks v Ireland: Ireland claim historic series win over All Blacks with 32-22 victory in Wellington . NZ Herald . 16 November 2022.
  47. Web site: Ireland 24-28 New Zealand: All Blacks break Irish hearts and set up Argentina semi-final. 14 October 2023. BBC Sport. 16 October 2023.

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