History of rugby union matches between Australia and New Zealand explained

Wide:yes
Australia–New Zealand rugby union rivalry
Team1:
Australia
(Wallabies)
Team2:
New Zealand
(All Blacks)
Other Names:Trans-Tasman Rivalry
Sport:Rugby union
City Or Region:
Teams:2
Firstmeeting:[1]
Mostrecent:

New Zealand 23–20 Australia
Nextmeeting:21 September 2024
Trophy:Bledisloe Cup (since 1932)
Total:177
Largestvictory:

Australia 5–43 New Zealand
Largestscoring:

Australia 34–54 New Zealand
Longeststreak:New Zealand (10)
Currentstreak:New Zealand (7)
Smallestvictory:

The first clash in Rugby Union between Australia and New Zealand took place in a test match on 15 August 1903 in Sydney, New South Wales. On that occasion, New Zealand won 22–3.

Since 1931, the overall winner of the annual test matches (between one and three games in any given year) between the All Blacks and the Wallabies takes possession of the Bledisloe Cup, named after Lord Bledisloe, who donated the trophy.

Currently the rivalry is one the most played of any two international rugby union teams, and having played against each other 177 times, the All Blacks lead the series 124 to 45 with 8 draws between them and includes a large number of fixtures recorded for New Zealand as "XV" results.

Summary

The summary below is for all matches where test caps were awarded by both national unions, which leaves out all 24 meetings from 1920 to 1928, in which the governing New Zealand Rugby Union fielded the second level New Zealand XV team rather than the highest All Blacks team. The Australian Rugby Union retroactively awarded test status caps to its own players for those matches.

Overall

Details PlayedWon by
Australia
Won by
New Zealand
DrawnAustralia pointsNew Zealand points
In Australia89285561,4111,881
In New Zealand82156521,0401,895
Neutral venue6240112152
Overall1774512482,5633,928

Records

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

RecordAustraliaNew Zealand
Longest winning streak3 (5 Aug 2000 – 13 Jul 2002)10 (2 Aug 2008 – 30 Oct 2010)
Largest points for
Home47 (10 August 2019)57 (14 August 2021)
Away33 (19 October 2013)54 (19 August 2017)
Largest winning margin
Home21 (10 August 2019)37 (6 July 1996)
Away15 (29 August 1964)38 (31 October 2020)
Most aggregate points
88 (Australia 34–54 New Zealand) (19 August 2017)

Tri Nations and the professional era (1996–2011)

See main article: Tri Nations (rugby union). The professional era in rugby union began in 1995, marked by creation of the SANZAR group (a combination of South Africa, New Zealand and Australia)[2] which was formed with the purpose of selling TV rights for two new competitions, the domestic Super 12 competition and the Tri-Nations.[2]

The first Tri-Nations was contested in 1996, with New Zealand winning all four of their Tests to take the trophy.[3]

In 2000 in Sydney, a record crowd of 109,874 witnessed what some have called 'The Greatest Ever Rugby Match' when the All Blacks defeated The Wallabies 39–35. Twenty one days after their win in Sydney, the All Blacks lost to the Wallabies in front of a home crowd. This meant the Wallabies won The Bledisloe Cup for the third year in a row.

Another one of the most dramatic matches was played on 1 September 2001 at Stadium Australia, in what would be Wallaby great John Eales' last ever test. The Wallabies were hoping to send their skipper off in a grand style. A fairy tale ending was looking possible in the first half as the Wallabies took a 19–6 lead over the All Blacks. However, tries for Doug Howlett and Pita Alatini, along with Andrew Mehrtens kicking, saw the All Blacks back in front 26–22. Then, in the last minutes of the game, number 8 Toutai Kefu scored the winning try for the Wallabies. Two years later in 2003 the Wallabies suffered one of their most humiliating losses, being defeated 21–50 by the All Blacks in Sydney.

In 2008, a Bledisloe Cup match was played in Hong Kong,[4] which New Zealand won 19–14.[5] It was rumoured that the United States and Japan would host future Bledisloe Cup matches,[6] and these rumours proved true in the case of Japan, as Tokyo hosted a 2009 Bledisloe match.

The first two Tests of the 2010 series saw the All Blacks extend their winning streak over the Wallabies to 10 games. (Australia's last previous win came on 26 July 2008 at Sydney.) The third and fourth tests were extremely tight affairs, both being won by late tries. In the Sydney test on 11 September, converted tries by Richie McCaw and Kieran Read in the last 13 minutes allowed the All Blacks to overcome a 9–22 deficit. The win saw New Zealand complete a 100% record in the 2010 Tri-Nations. On 30 October 2010 the sides contested the now-customary fourth annual Bledisloe Cup test at a neutral venue. As in 2009, the match was played in Hong Kong, and as on 11 September the game was won with a dramatic late comeback. On this occasion the Wallabies, having led early in the match, found themselves 19–24 down as the hooter went, but with possession in the All Black 22. The Wallabies recycled through numerous phases of possession, until finally the ball was passed wide to James O'Connor, who beat the scrambling All Black defence to touch down and level the scores. The 20-year-old winger then kicked the resulting conversion to win the match for the Wallabies, ending New Zealand's recent domination of the fixture.

Subsequently, (2011–2014) the All Blacks have won eight of the last eleven games played, with two drawn, continuing their domination. This included a crucial 20–6 victory over the Wallabies in the 2011 World Cup Semi-final to enable to All Blacks to progress to the final and subsequently win the World Cup.

Rugby Championship era (since 2012)

See main article: The Rugby Championship.

Starting in 2012, the Tri Nations competition was renamed The Rugby Championship, and now includes Argentina.

On 17 August 2013 the All Blacks celebrated their 100th win over the Wallabies with a 47–29 victory in Sydney. After a shock 12–12 draw in Sydney in the first game of the 2014 series, which ended the All Blacks' attempt at the record of 18 straight wins for a major rugby nation, the All Blacks posted their highest ever score against Australia with a 51–20 victory at Eden Park on 23 August 2014.

In 2022, matches between Australia and New Zealand were reduced from a minimum of three per year, to two per year until 2025.[7] [8] [9]

Results

Pre World War I (1903–1914)

The first Test between Australia and New Zealand was played on 15 August 1903 at the Sydney Cricket Ground. Despite the Wallabies losing 22–3[10] this tour greatly increased the popularity of rugby and large crowds started attending grade matches in Sydney and Brisbane. New Zealand winger Billy Wallace scored thirteen of their twenty-two points.

No.DateVenueScoreWinnerCompetition
115 August 1903Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney3–221903 New Zealand tour of Australia
22 September 1905Tahuna Park, Dunedin14–31905 Australia tour of New Zealand
320 July 1907Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney6–26
43 August 1907Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane5–14
510 August 1907Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney5–5draw
625 June 1910Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney0–61910 New Zealand tour of Australia
727 June 1910Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney11–0
82 July 1910Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney13–28
96 September 1913Athletic Park, Wellington30–51913 Australia tour of New Zealand
1013 September 1913Carisbrook, Dunedin25–13
1120 September 1913Lancaster Park, Christchurch5–16
1218 July 1914Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney0–51914 New Zealand tour of Australia
131 August 1914Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane0–17
1415 August 1914Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney7–22

XV results (1920–1928)

From 1920 to 1928, twenty-four matches took place for which Australia retrospectively awarded test caps and test match status. New Zealand did not award test caps. Out of these twenty-four matches, Australia won six, New Zealand eighteen.

DateVenueScoreWinnerCompetition
24 July 1920Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney15–261920 New Zealand XV tour of New South Wales
31 July 1920Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney6–14
7 August 1920Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney13–24
3 September 1921Lancaster Park, Christchurch 0–17
29 July 1922Royal Agricultural Showground, Sydney19–261922 New Zealand XV tour of New South Wales
5 August 1922Royal Agricultural Showground, Sydney14–8
7 August 1922Royal Agricultural Showground, Sydney8–6
25 August 1923Carisbrook, Dunedin19–9
1 September 1923Lancaster Park, Christchurch 34–6
15 September 1923Athletic Park, Wellington38–11
5 July 1924Royal Agricultural Showground, Sydney20–161924 New Zealand XV tour of New South Wales
12 July 1924Royal Agricultural Showground, Sydney5–21
16 July 1924Royal Agricultural Showground, Sydney8–38
13 June 1925Royal Agricultural Showground, Sydney3–261925 New Zealand XV tour of New South Wales
20 June 1925Royal Agricultural Showground, Sydney0–4
23 June 1925Royal Agricultural Showground, Sydney3–11
19 September 1925Eden Park, Auckland36–10
10 July 1926Royal Agricultural Showground, Sydney26–201926 New Zealand XV tour of New South Wales
17 July 1926Royal Agricultural Showground, Sydney6–11
20 July 1926Royal Agricultural Showground, Sydney0–14
29 July 1926Royal Agricultural Showground, Sydney21–28
5 September 1928Athletic Park, Wellington15–12
8 September 1928Carisbrook, Dunedin16–14
15 September 1928Lancaster Park, Christchurch 8–11

Pre World War II (1929–1938)

Australia's last Test before World War I was against New Zealand in July 1914. The sports authorities in Australia decided it was unpatriotic to play rugby while thousands of young Australian men were being sent overseas to fight. This resulted in competitions all but closed down in New South Wales and Queensland. In Queensland, regular competitions did not commence again until 1928. As a result, players switched to rugby league in large numbers. Even though there was no Australia/New Zealand game after the war before 1929, twenty-four games were held between New South Wales and New Zealand XV from 1920 to 1928. The results were eighteen victories against six for the All Blacks with sixteen games taking place in Sydney, New South Wales (most of them at the Royal Agricultural Society Ground) and the rest in New Zealand. Those games are counted as Australia/New Zealand on the IRB website. Also 1931 saw the first game played competing for the Bledisloe Cup. However the "official" first Bledisloe Cup match wasn't played until 1932.

No.DateVenueScoreWinnerCompetition
156 July 1929Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney9–81929 New Zealand tour of Australia
1620 July 1929Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane17–9
1727 July 1929Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney15–13
1812 September 1931Eden Park, Auckland20–131931 Australia tour of New Zealand
192 July 1932Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney22–171932 New Zealand tour of Australia
2016 July 1932Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane3–21
2123 July 1932Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney13–21
2211 August 1934Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney25–111934 New Zealand tour of Australia
2325 August 1934Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney3–3draw
245 September 1936Athletic Park, Wellington 11–61936 Australia tour of New Zealand
2512 September 1936Carisbrook, Dunedin38–13
2623 July 1938Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney9–241938 New Zealand tour of Australia
276 August 1938Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane14–20
2813 August 1938Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney6–14

Post War (1946–1974)

The first test following World War Two was played at Carisbrook, Dunedin between Australia and New Zealand in 1946, which New Zealand won 31–8. Australia did not win on the three-match tour; beaten 20–0 by New Zealand Māori, and then losing 14–10 to New Zealand the following week. The 1949 tour witnessed an infamous New Zealand record – the loss of two test matches on the same day. This was made possible because New Zealand's first team (and best thirty players) were touring South Africa at the same time. On the afternoon of 3 September New Zealand captained by J. B. Smith was beaten 11–6 by the Wallabies in Wellington.[11] On 23 September New Zealand also lost their second Test, 16–9, which gave the Wallabies the Bledisloe Cup for the first time.

No.DateVenueScoreWinnerCompetition
2914 September 1946Carisbrook, Dunedin 31–81946 Australia tour of New Zealand
3028 September 1946Eden Park, Auckland14–10
3114 June 1947Exhibition Ground, Brisbane5–131947 New Zealand tour of Australia
3228 June 1947Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 14–27
333 September 1949Athletic Park, Wellington 6–111949 Australia tour of New Zealand
3424 September 1949Eden Park, Auckland9–16
3523 June 1951Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 0–81951 New Zealand tour of Australia
367 July 1951Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 11–17
3721 July 1951Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane6–16
386 September 1952Lancaster Park, Christchurch 9–141952 Australia tour of New Zealand
3913 September 1952Athletic Park, Wellington 15–8
4020 August 1955Athletic Park, Wellington 16–81955 Australia tour of New Zealand
413 September 1955Carisbrook, Dunedin 8–0
4217 September 1955Eden Park, Auckland 3–8
4325 May 1957Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 11–251957 New Zealand tour of Australia
441 June 1957Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane9–22
4523 August 1958Athletic Park, Wellington25–31958 Australia tour of New Zealand
466 September 1958Lancaster Park, Christchurch 3–6
4720 September 1958Epsom Showgrounds, Auckland17–8
4826 May 1962Brisbane Exhibition Ground, Brisbane6–201962 New Zealand tour of Australia
494 June 1962Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 5–14
5025 August 1962Athletic Park, Wellington 9–9draw1962 Australia tour of New Zealand
518 September 1962Carisbrook, Dunedin 3–0
5222 September 1962Eden Park, Auckland 16–8
5315 August 1964Carisbrook, Dunedin 14–91964 Australia tour of New Zealand
5422 August 1964Lancaster Park, Christchurch 18–3
5529 August 1964Athletic Park, Wellington 5–20
5619 August 1967Athletic Park, Wellington 29–91967 Australia tour of New Zealand
5715 June 1968Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 11–271968 New Zealand tour of Australia
5822 June 1968Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane18–19
5919 August 1972Athletic Park, Wellington 29–61972 Australia tour of New Zealand
602 September 1972Lancaster Park, Christchurch 30–17
6116 September 1972Eden Park, Auckland 38–3
6225 May 1974Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 6–111974 New Zealand tour of Australia
631 June 1974Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane16–16draw
648 June 1974Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 6–16

Full amateur tours (1978–1995)

The period before the game finally turned professional was fairly brief and saw the final touring years between the two sides. It was also the period in which the first Rugby World Cup in 1987, co-hosted between Australia and New Zealand, was played. Between 1978 and 1995, Australia and New Zealand toured each other five and six times, respectively. The two teams played each other thirty-six times, New Zealand winning twenty-one of them, Australia fourteen.

No.DateVenueScoreWinnerCompetition
6519 August 1978Athletic Park, Wellington 13–121978 Australia tour of New Zealand
6626 August 1978Lancaster Park, Christchurch 22–6
679 September 1978Eden Park, Auckland 16–30
6828 July 1979Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 12–61979 New Zealand tour of Australia
6921 June 1980Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 13–91980 New Zealand tour of Australia and Fiji
7028 June 1980Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane 9–12
7112 July 1980Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 26–10
7214 August 1982Lancaster Park, Christchurch 23–161982 Australia tour of New Zealand
7328 August 1982Athletic Park, Wellington 16–19
7411 September 1982Eden Park, Auckland 33–18
7520 August 1983Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 8–181983 New Zealand tour of Australia
7621 July 1984Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney16–91984 New Zealand tour of Australia
774 August 1984Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane 15–19
7818 August 1984Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney24–25
7929 June 1985Eden Park, Auckland 10–91985 Australia tour of New Zealand
809 August 1986Athletic Park, Wellington 12–131986 Australia tour of New Zealand
8123 August 1986Carisbrook, Dunedin 13–12
826 September 1986Eden Park, Auckland 9–22
8325 July 1987Concord Oval, Sydney16–301987 New Zealand tour of Australia
843 July 1988Concord Oval, Sydney7–321988 New Zealand tour of Australia
8516 July 1988Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane19–19draw
8630 July 1988Concord Oval, Sydney9–30
875 August 1989Eden Park, Auckland 24–121989 Australia tour of New Zealand
8821 July 1990Lancaster Park, Christchurch 21–61990 Australia tour of New Zealand
894 August 1990Eden Park, Auckland 27–17
9018 August 1990Athletic Park, Wellington 9–21
9110 August 1991Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney21–121991 New Zealand tour of Australia
9224 August 1991Eden Park, Auckland 6–31991 Australia tour of New Zealand
9327 October 1991Lansdowne Road, Dublin (Ireland)6–161991 Rugby World Cup Semi-final
944 July 1992Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney16–151992 New Zealand tour of Australia and South Africa
9519 July 1992Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane19–17
9625 July 1992Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney23–26
9717 July 1993Carisbrook, Dunedin 25–101993 Australia tour of New Zealand
9817 August 1994Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney20–161994 New Zealand tour of Australia
9922 July 1995Eden Park, Auckland 28–161995 Australia tour of New Zealand
10029 July 1995Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney23–341995 New Zealand tour of Australia

Professional era (since 1995)

Since the professional era, Australia and New Zealand have played each other consistently every year. Sometimes up to four times in a single year (2008, 2009, 2010, 2020), which is more times than any other two sides. Overall since the mid-1990s, the two teams have played each other over seventy times, including the 2003 Rugby World Cup Semi-final, the 2011 Rugby World Cup Semi-final and the 2015 Rugby World Cup final. Currently in the "professional era", New Zealand holds over fifty victories, with Australia holing eighteen.

No.DateVenueScoreWinnerCompetition
1016 July 1996Athletic Park, Wellington 43–61996 Tri Nations Series
10227 July 1996Lang Park, Brisbane25–32
1035 July 1997Lancaster Park, Christchurch 30–131997 Bledisloe Cup I
10426 July 1997Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne18–331997 Tri Nations Series
10516 August 1997Carisbrook, Dunedin 36–24
10611 July 1998Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne 24–161998 Tri Nations Series
1071 August 1998Lancaster Park, Christchurch 23–27
10829 August 1998Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney 19–141998 Bledisloe Cup III
10924 July 1999Eden Park, Auckland 34–151999 Tri Nations Series
11028 August 1999Stadium Australia, Sydney28–7
11115 July 2000Stadium Australia, Sydney35–392000 Tri Nations Series
1125 August 2000Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington23–24
11311 August 2001Carisbrook, Dunedin 15–232001 Tri Nations Series
1141 September 2001Stadium Australia, Sydney29–26
11513 July 2002Lancaster Park, Christchurch 12–62002 Tri Nations Series
1163 August 2002Stadium Australia, Sydney16–14
11726 July 2003Stadium Australia, Sydney21–502003 Tri Nations Series
11816 August 2003Eden Park, Auckland 21–17
11915 November 2003Stadium Australia, Sydney22–102003 Rugby World Cup Semi-final
12017 July 2004Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington16–72004 Tri Nations Series
1217 August 2004Stadium Australia, Sydney23–18
12213 August 2005Stadium Australia, Sydney13–302005 Tri Nations Series
1233 September 2005Eden Park, Auckland 34–24
1248 July 2006Lancaster Park, Christchurch32–122006 Tri Nations Series
12529 July 2006Lang Park, Brisbane9–13
12619 August 2006Eden Park, Auckland 34–27
12730 June 2007Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne 20–152007 Tri Nations Series
12821 July 2007Eden Park, Auckland 26–12
12926 July 2008Stadium Australia, Sydney34–192008 Tri Nations Series
1302 August 2008Eden Park, Auckland 39–10
13113 September 2008Lang Park, Brisbane24–28
1321 November 2008Hong Kong Stadium, Victoria Park (Hong Kong)19–142008 Autumn International
13318 July 2009Eden Park, Auckland 22–162009 Tri Nations Series
13422 August 2009Stadium Australia, Sydney18–19
13519 September 2009Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington33–6
13631 October 2009National Stadium, Tokyo (Japan)32–192009 Autumn International
13731 July 2010Docklands Stadium, Melbourne28–492010 Tri Nations Series
1387 August 2010Lancaster Park, Christchurch20–10
13911 September 2010Stadium Australia, Sydney22–23
14030 October 2010Hong Kong Stadium, Victoria Park (Hong Kong)26–242010 Autumn International
1416 August 2011Eden Park, Auckland 30–142011 Tri Nations Series
14227 August 2011Lang Park, Brisbane25–20
14316 October 2011Eden Park, Auckland 20–62011 Rugby World Cup Semi-final
14418 August 2012Stadium Australia, Sydney19–272012 Rugby Championship
14525 August 2012Eden Park, Auckland 22–0
14620 October 2012Lang Park, Brisbane18–18draw2012 Autumn International
14717 August 2013Stadium Australia, Sydney29–472013 Rugby Championship
14824 August 2013Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington 27–16
14919 October 2013Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin41–332013 Autumn International
15016 August 2014Stadium Australia, Sydney12–12draw2014 Rugby Championship
15123 August 2014Eden Park, Auckland 51–20
15218 October 2014Lang Park, Brisbane28–292014 Autumn International
1538 August 2015Stadium Australia, Sydney27–192015 Rugby Championship
15415 August 2015Eden Park, Auckland 41–132015 Rugby World Cup warm-up match
15531 October 2015Twickenham Stadium, London (England)34–172015 Rugby World Cup final
15620 August 2016Stadium Australia, Sydney8–422016 Rugby Championship
15727 August 2016Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington 29–9
15822 October 2016Eden Park, Auckland 37–102016 Autumn International
15919 August 2017Stadium Australia, Sydney34–542017 Rugby Championship
16026 August 2017Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin35–29
16121 October 2017Lang Park, Brisbane23–182017 Autumn International
16218 August 2018Stadium Australia, Sydney13–382018 Rugby Championship
16325 August 2018Eden Park, Auckland 40–12
16427 October 2018Nissan Stadium, Yokohama (Japan)37–202018 Autumn International
16510 August 2019Perth Stadium, Perth47–262019 Rugby Championship
16617 August 2019Eden Park, Auckland 36–02019 Rugby World Cup warm-up match
16711 October 2020Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington16–16draw2020 Autumn International
16818 October 2020Eden Park, Auckland 27–7
16931 October 2020Stadium Australia, Sydney5–432020 Tri Nations Series
1707 November 2020Lang Park, Brisbane24–22
1717 August 2021Eden Park, Auckland 33–252021 Summer International
17214 August 2021Eden Park, Auckland 57–222021 Rugby Championship
1735 September 2021Perth Stadium, Perth21–38
17415 September 2022Docklands Stadium, Melbourne37–39 2022 Rugby Championship
17524 September 2022Eden Park, Auckland 40–14
17629 July 2023Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne7–382023 Rugby Championship
1775 August 2023Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin23–202023 Rugby World Cup warm-up match
17821 September 2024Stadium Australia, Sydney2024 Rugby Championship
17928 September 2024Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington

List of series

YearAustraliaNew ZealandSeries winnerBledisloe Cup
190301rowspan=8
190501
190702
191012
191312
191403
30
0 1
21
1 0
0 2
0 3
0 2
2 0
20
03
11 align=center colspan=2draw
1 2
0 2
12
0 2
02
12
19670 1
02
03
0 2
1 2
10
21
12
198301
12
1985 0 1
21
1987 0 1
02
19890 1
12
10
19910 1
2 1
1993 0 1
199410
1995 0 1
1995 0 1

See also

External links

Notes and References

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  2. Book: Howitt, Bob . 2005 . Sanzar Saga: Ten Years of Super 12 and Tri-Nations Rugby . . 7 . 1-869-50566-2.
  3. Book: Howitt, Bob . 2005 . Sanzar Saga: Ten Years of Super 12 and Tri-Nations Rugby . . 170 . 1-869-50566-2.
  4. News: Hong Kong to host NZ v Australia . BBC Sport . 3 March 2008 . 3 March 2008.
  5. News: Australia 14-19 New Zealand . BBC Sport . 1 November 2008 . 8 November 2008.
  6. News: US & Japan may host Bledisloe Cup . BBC Sport . 31 October 2008 . 8 November 2008.
  7. News: Cully . Paul . 24 February 2022 . Bledisloe Cup reduced from three to two Tests a year . .
  8. News: Payten . Iain . 24 February 2022 . 'Agreed on both sides': Marinos says cutting a Bledisloe Cup Test was mutual decision . The Sydney Morning Herald .
  9. News: 24 February 2022 . Annual Bledisloe Cup series reduced to two matches from three . .
  10. Web site: 1st All Black Test: 45th All Black Game . allblacks.com . 30 October 2006.
  11. Web site: allblacks.com . 67th All Black Test: 362nd All Black Game. 8 September 2006.