History of rugby union matches between Ireland and New Zealand

The New Zealand national rugby union team first played against Ireland in 1905, during the historic 1905–1906 All Blacks tour of Europe and North America, beating Ireland 15–0 at Lansdowne Road, Dublin. The two teams have played a total of 32 Test matches, with the All Blacks winning 29, losing two, and one ending in a draw in the 1973 test match played in Dublin.

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 time of asking, handing New Zealand their perfect season.[2][3]

Ireland eventually ended a 111-year wait for a victory at Soldier Field, Chicago with a 40-29 win on 5 November 2016.[4][5] On 17 November 2018 Ireland beat New Zealand 16-9 at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin to record their first ever home win against the All Blacks.[6][7]

Summary

Overall

Details Played Won by
Ireland
Won by
New Zealand
Drawn Ireland points New Zealand points
In Ireland 17 1 15 1 164 378
In New Zealand 12 0 12 0 152 421
Neutral venue 3 1 2 0 73 118
Overall 32 2 29 1 389 917

Records

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

Record New Zealand Ireland
Longest winning streak 22 (23 Nov 1974–5 November 2016) 1 (17 Nov 2018–19 October 2019)
Largest points for
Home 66 (12 June 2010) 29 (17 November 2001)
Away 63 (15 November 1997) 40 (5 November 2016)
Largest winning margin
Home 60 (23 June 2012) 7 (17 November 2018)
Away 48 (15 November 1997) 11 (5 November 2016)

Results

No. Date Venue Score Winner Competition
1 25 November 1905 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 0 15  New Zealand The Original All Blacks
2 1 November 1924 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 0 6  New Zealand 1924–25 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and France
3 7 December 1935 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 9 17  New Zealand 1935–36 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and Canada
4 9 January 1954 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 3 14  New Zealand 1953–54 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America
5 7 December 1963 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 5 6  New Zealand 1963–64 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America
6 20 January 1973 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 10 10 Draw 1972–73 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America
7 23 November 1974 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 6 15  New Zealand 1974 New Zealand rugby union tour of Ireland, Wales and England
8 5 June 1976 Athletic Park, Wellington 11 3  New Zealand 1976 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand and Fiji
9 4 November 1978 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 6 10  New Zealand 1978 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland
10 18 November 1989 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 6 23  New Zealand 1989 New Zealand rugby union tour of Canada and the British Isles
11 30 May 1992 Carisbrook, Dunedin 24 21  New Zealand 1992 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand
12 6 June 1992 Athletic Park, Wellington 59 6  New Zealand
13 27 May 1995 Ellis Park, Johannesburg, South Africa 19 43  New Zealand 1995 Rugby World Cup
14 15 November 1997 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 15 63  New Zealand 1997 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland
15 17 November 2001 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 29 40  New Zealand 2001 New Zealand rugby union tour
16 15 June 2002 Carisbrook, Dunedin 15 6  New Zealand 2002 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand
17 22 June 2002 Eden Park, Auckland 40 8  New Zealand
18 12 November 2005 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 7 45  New Zealand 2005 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland
19 10 June 2006 Waikato Stadium, Hamilton 34 23  New Zealand 2006 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand and Australia
20 17 June 2006 Eden Park, Auckland 27 17  New Zealand
21 7 June 2008 Westpac Stadium, Wellington 21 11  New Zealand 2008 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand and Australia
22 15 November 2008 Croke Park, Dublin 3 22  New Zealand 2008 Autumn International
23 12 June 2010 Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth 66 28  New Zealand 2010 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand and Australia
24 20 November 2010 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 18 38  New Zealand 2010 Autumn International
25 9 June 2012 Eden Park, Auckland 42 10  New Zealand 2012 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand
26 16 June 2012 Rugby League Park, Christchurch 22 19  New Zealand
27 23 June 2012 Waikato Stadium, Hamilton 60 0  New Zealand
28 24 November 2013 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 22 24  New Zealand 2013 Autumn International
29 5 November 2016 Soldier Field, Chicago, United States 40 29  Ireland 2016 Autumn International
30 19 November 2016 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 9 21  New Zealand
31 17 November 2018 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 16 9  Ireland 2018 Autumn International
32 19 October 2019 Tokyo Stadium, Chōfu, Japan 46 14  New Zealand 2019 Rugby World Cup Quarter-final

List of series

Played Won by
Ireland
Won by
New Zealand
Drawn
5 0 4 1
Year New Zealand Ireland Series winner
1992 2 0  New Zealand
2002 2 0  New Zealand
2006 2 0  New Zealand
2012 3 0  New Zealand
2016 1 1   draw

See also

References

  1. "New Zealand 60-0 Ireland". BBC Sport. 23 June 2012. Retrieved 31 October 2018.
  2. "New Zealand 60 Ireland 0". Daily Telegraph. 23 June 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  3. "As it happened: New Zealand 60-0 Ireland". RTÉ Sport. 23 June 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2012.
  4. "Ireland 40 New Zealand 29: Irish end 111-year wait to beat All Blacks". The Daily Telegraph. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  5. "Ireland live the American Dream with an epic 40-29 victory over All Blacks". Irish Independent. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
  6. "Ireland 16-9 New Zealand: Hosts hold nerve to earn first home win over All Blacks". BBC Sport. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
  7. "Jacob Stockdale scores only try as Ireland earn historic win over All Blacks". Guardian. 17 November 2018. Retrieved 19 November 2018.
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