History of rugby union matches between Ireland and New Zealand
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The New Zealand All Blacks first played against Ireland
in 1905, beating them 15–0 at Lansdowne Road
, Dublin. The two teams have played a total of 24 Test matches, with the All Blacks winning 23 of them. The remaining match resulted in a draw.
Ireland national rugby union team
The Ireland national rugby union team represents the island of Ireland in rugby union. The team competes annually in the Six Nations Championship and every four years in the Rugby World Cup, where they reached the quarter-final stage in all but two competitions The Ireland national rugby union...
in 1905, beating them 15–0 at Lansdowne Road
Lansdowne Road
Lansdowne Road was a stadium in Dublin owned by the Irish Rugby Football Union that has been the location of a number of sports stadiums. It was used primarily for rugby union and for association football matches as well as some music concerts...
, Dublin. The two teams have played a total of 24 Test matches, with the All Blacks winning 23 of them. The remaining match resulted in a draw.
Overall summary
| Details | Played | Won by All Blacks | Won by Ireland | Drawn | All Blacks points | Ireland points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Ireland | 14 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 324 | 117 |
| In New Zealand | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 297 | 123 |
| Neutral venue | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 19 |
| Overall | 24 | 23 | 0 | 1 | 664 | 259 |
Results
| No. | Date | Venue | Score | Victor | Comments |
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| 27 | 23 June 2012 | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton | 2012 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand | ||
| 26 | 16 June 2012 | Rugby League Park Rugby League Park Rugby League Park is a rugby league stadium in Christchurch, New Zealand. Formerly called the Addington Showgrounds, the ground is owned by the Canterbury Rugby League.-History:... , Christchurch Christchurch Christchurch is the largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the country's second-largest urban area after Auckland. It lies one third of the way down the South Island's east coast, just north of Banks Peninsula which itself, since 2006, lies within the formal limits of... |
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| 25 | 9 June 2012 | Eden Park, Auckland | |||
| 24 | 20 November 2010 | Aviva Stadium Aviva Stadium The Aviva Stadium is a sports stadium located in Dublin, Ireland, with a capacity for 50,000 spectators. The stadium is built on the site of the old Lansdowne Road venue, which was demolished in 2007, and replaces that stadium as home to its chief tenants: the Irish rugby union team and the... , Dublin |
18 – 38 | ||
| 23 | 12 June 2010 | Yarrow Stadium Yarrow Stadium Yarrow Stadium is situated in the central suburb of Westown in New Plymouth, Taranaki, New Zealand, with main vehicle access off Maratahu St... , New Plymouth New Plymouth New Plymouth is the major city of the Taranaki Region on the west coast of the North Island of New Zealand. It is named after Plymouth, Devon, England, from where the first English settlers migrated.... |
66 – 28 | 2010 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand and Australia 2010 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand and Australia Ireland toured New Zealand and Australia in June 2010, playing a Test match against the All Blacks and the Wallabies. They also played the New Zealand Māori in Rotorua.- Matches :--------- Touring squad:... |
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| 22 | 15 November 2008 | Croke Park Croke Park Croke Park in Dublin is the principal stadium and headquarters of the Gaelic Athletic Association , Ireland's biggest sporting organisation... , Dublin |
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| 21 | 7 June 2008 | Westpac Stadium Westpac Stadium Westpac Stadium, is a major sporting venue in Wellington, New Zealand. Due to its shape and silver coloured external walls, it is colloquially known as The Cake-Tin to the locals and other New Zealanders... , Wellington |
21 – 11 | 2008 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand and Australia 2008 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand and Australia - Matches :----- Touring Party :* Manager: Michael Bradley* Captain: Brian O'Driscoll-Backs:-Forwards:-See also:* History of rugby union matches between Australia and Ireland* History of rugby union matches between Ireland and New Zealand... |
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| 20 | 17 June 2006 | Eden Park, Auckland | 27 – 17 | 2006 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand and Australia 2006 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand and Australia -Matches:---------Backs:-Forwards:-See also:* History of rugby union matches between All Blacks and Ireland-References:... |
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| 19 | 10 June 2006 | Waikato Stadium Waikato Stadium Waikato Stadium is a major sporting and cultural events venue in Hamilton, New Zealand, with a total capacity of 25,800. Four areas contribute to this capacity: The Brian Perry Stand holding 12,000, the WEL Networks Stand holding 8,000, the Goal Line Terrace holding 800 and the Greenzone can hold... , Hamilton Hamilton, New Zealand Hamilton is the centre of New Zealand's fourth largest urban area, and Hamilton City is the country's fourth largest territorial authority. Hamilton is in the Waikato Region of the North Island, approximately south of Auckland... |
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| 18 | 12 November 2005 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 7 – 45 | 2005 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland | |
| 17 | 22 June 2002 | Eden Park Eden Park Eden Park is the biggest stadium in Auckland, New Zealand. It is used primarily for rugby union in winter and cricket in summer . The ground also occasionally hostts rugby league matches. To accommodate all three sports, the cricket pitch is removable... , Auckland Auckland The Auckland metropolitan area , in the North Island of New Zealand, is the largest and most populous urban area in the country with residents, percent of the country's population. Auckland also has the largest Polynesian population of any city in the world... |
40 – 8 | 2002 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand 2002 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand ---------Touring party:* Manager: Brian O'Brien* Coach: Eddie O'Sullivan* Assistant Coach: Declan Kidney* Captain: Keith Wood-Backs:-Forwards:---------Touring party:* Manager: Brian O'Brien* Coach: Eddie O'Sullivan... |
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| 16 | 15 June 2002 | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 15 – 6 | ||
| 15 | 17 November 2001 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 29 – 40 | ||
| 14 | 15 November 1997 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 15 – 63 | ||
| 13 | 27 May 1995 | Ellis Park Ellis Park Stadium Ellis Park Stadium, also known because of its sponsorship by The Coca-Cola Company as Coca-Cola Park, is a rugby union and association football stadium in the city of Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa. It hosted the final of the 1995 Rugby World Cup, which was won by the country's... , Johannesburg Johannesburg Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa... |
19 – 43 | 1995 Rugby World Cup | |
| 12 | 6 June 1992 | Athletic Park, Wellington | 59 – 6 | 1992 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand 1992 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand 1992 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand. The Ireland national rugby union team embarked on their second tour of New Zealand, having previously visited in 1976 .The tour party included father and son - tour manager Noel Murphy and his son Kenny Murphy... |
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| 11 | 30 May 1992 | Carisbrook Carisbrook Carisbrook was a major sporting venue in Dunedin, New Zealand. The city's main domestic and international rugby union venue, it has also been used for other sports such as cricket, football, rugby league and motocross. Carisbrook has also hosted a Joe Cocker concert and frequently hosted pre-game... , Dunedin Dunedin Dunedin is the second-largest city in the South Island of New Zealand, and the principal city of the Otago Region. It is considered to be one of the four main urban centres of New Zealand for historic, cultural, and geographic reasons. Dunedin was the largest city by territorial land area until... |
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| 10 | 18 November 1989 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 6 – 23 | ||
| 9 | 4 November 1978 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 6 – 10 | 1978 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland | |
| 8 | 5 June 1976 | Athletic Park, Wellington Wellington Wellington is the capital city and third most populous urban area of New Zealand, although it is likely to have surpassed Christchurch due to the exodus following the Canterbury Earthquake. It is at the southwestern tip of the North Island, between Cook Strait and the Rimutaka Range... |
11 – 3 | 1976 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand and Fiji 1976 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand and Fiji 1976 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand and Fiji. The Ireland national rugby union team toured New Zealand and Fiji for the first time in 1976. Although Ireland had first played the All Blacks in 1905, this tour saw Ireland play them away for the first time. However the tour is probably best... |
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| 7 | 23 November 1974 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 6 – 15 | ||
| 6 | 20 January 1973 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 10 – 10 | draw | 1972–73 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America |
| 5 | 7 December 1963 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 5 – 6 | ||
| 4 | 9 January 1954 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 3 – 14 | 1953–54 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America | |
| 3 | 7 December 1935 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 9 – 17 | 1935–36 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and Canada | |
| 2 | 1 November 1924 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 0 – 6 | ||
| 1 | 25 November 1905 | Lansdowne Road Lansdowne Road Lansdowne Road was a stadium in Dublin owned by the Irish Rugby Football Union that has been the location of a number of sports stadiums. It was used primarily for rugby union and for association football matches as well as some music concerts... , Dublin |
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See also
- History of rugby union matches between Munster and New ZealandHistory of rugby union matches between Munster and New ZealandMunster Rugby has a strong tradition of competitiveness against touring rugby teams. They have played the All Blacks, the national team of New Zealand, 8 times since 1905...
- The Original All Blacks
- The Invincibles (rugby union)