History of rugby union matches between England and New Zealand
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The national rugby union teams of England and New Zealand have been playing each other in Test match rugby since 1905, and have contested a total of 42 Test matches since. The first meeting between the two nations was 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.[2] 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 42 matches between them, New Zealand have won 33 and England 8, with one draw.
In 2008, the Hillary Shield was introduced as the trophy to be contested in matches between the two teams.
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".[3]
Summary[]
Overall[]
Details | Played | Won by England |
Won by New Zealand |
Drawn | England points | New Zealand points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
In England | 25 | 5 | 19 | 1 | 336 | 486 |
In New Zealand | 15 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 210 | 454 |
Neutral venue | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 52 |
Overall | 42 | 8 | 33 | 1 | 594 | 992 |
Records[]
Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was last set.
Record | England | New Zealand |
---|---|---|
Longest winning streak | 2 (9 Nov 2002–14 Jun 2003) | 9 (12 Jun 2004–6 Nov 2010) |
Largest points for | ||
Home | 38 (1 December 2012) | 64 (20 June 1998) |
Away | 27 (14 June 2014) | 45 (18 June 1995) |
Largest winning margin | ||
Home | 17 (1 December 2012) | 42 (20 June 1998) |
Away | 12 (26 October 2019) | 26 (29 November 2008) |
Results[]
No. | Date | Venue | Score | Winner | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 2 December 1905 | Crystal Palace, London | 0 – 15 | ![]() |
The Original All Blacks tour |
2 | 3 January 1925 | Twickenham, London | 11 – 17 | ![]() |
1924–25 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and France |
3 | 4 January 1936 | Twickenham, London | 13 – 0 | ![]() |
1935–36 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and Canada |
4 | 30 January 1954 | Twickenham, London | 0 – 5 | ![]() |
1953–54 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America |
5 | 25 May 1963 | Eden Park, Auckland | 21 – 11 | ![]() |
1963 England rugby union tour of Australasia |
6 | 1 June 1963 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 9 – 6 | ![]() | |
7 | 4 January 1964 | Twickenham, London | 0 – 14 | ![]() |
1963–64 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America |
8 | 4 November 1967 | Twickenham, London | 11 – 23 | ![]() |
1967 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, France and Canada |
9 | 6 January 1973 | Twickenham, London | 0 – 9 | ![]() |
1972–73 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America |
10 | 15 September 1973 | Eden Park, Auckland | 10 – 16 | ![]() |
1973 England rugby union tour of Fiji and New Zealand |
11 | 25 November 1978 | Twickenham, London | 6 – 16 | ![]() |
1978 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland |
12 | 24 November 1979 | Twickenham, London | 9 – 10 | ![]() |
1979 New Zealand rugby union tour of England, Scotland and Italy |
13 | 19 November 1983 | Twickenham, London | 15 – 9 | ![]() |
1983 New Zealand rugby union tour of Scotland and England |
14 | 1 June 1985 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 18 – 13 | ![]() |
1985 England rugby union tour of New Zealand |
15 | 8 June 1985 | Athletic Park, Wellington | 42 – 15 | ![]() | |
16 | 3 October 1991 | Twickenham, London | 12 – 18 | ![]() |
1991 Rugby World Cup Pool Stage |
17 | 27 November 1993 | Twickenham, London | 15 – 9 | ![]() |
1993 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain |
18 | 18 June 1995 | Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa | 45 – 29 | ![]() |
1995 Rugby World Cup Semi-final |
19 | 22 November 1997 | Old Trafford, Manchester | 8 – 25 | ![]() |
1997 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland |
20 | 6 December 1997 | Twickenham, London | 26 – 26 | draw | |
21 | 20 June 1998 | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 64 – 22 | ![]() |
1998 England rugby union tour of Australasia and South Africa |
22 | 27 June 1998 | Eden Park, Auckland | 40 – 10 | ![]() | |
23 | 9 October 1999 | Twickenham, London | 16 – 30 | ![]() |
1999 Rugby World Cup Pool Stage |
24 | 9 November 2002 | Twickenham, London | 31 – 28 | ![]() |
2002 Autumn International |
25 | 14 June 2003 | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | 13 – 15 | ![]() |
2003 England rugby union tour of Australasia |
26 | 12 June 2004 | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 36 – 3 | ![]() |
2004 England rugby union tour of Australasia |
27 | 19 June 2004 | Eden Park, Auckland | 36 – 12 | ![]() | |
28 | 19 November 2005 | Twickenham, London | 19 – 23 | ![]() |
2005 Autumn International |
29 | 5 November 2006 | Twickenham, London | 20 – 41 | ![]() |
2006 Autumn International |
30 | 14 June 2008 | Eden Park, Auckland | 37 – 20 | ![]() |
2008 England rugby union tour of New Zealand |
31 | 21 June 2008 | AMI Stadium, Christchurch | 44 – 12 | ![]() | |
32 | 29 November 2008 | Twickenham, London | 6 – 32 | ![]() |
2008 Autumn International |
33 | 21 November 2009 | Twickenham, London | 6 – 19 | ![]() |
2009 Autumn International |
34 | 6 November 2010 | Twickenham, London | 16 – 26 | ![]() |
2010 Autumn International |
35 | 1 December 2012 | Twickenham, London | 38 – 21 | ![]() |
2012 Autumn International |
36 | 16 November 2013 | Twickenham, London | 22 – 30 | ![]() |
2013 Autumn International |
37 | 7 June 2014 | Eden Park, Auckland | 20 – 15 | ![]() |
2014 England rugby union tour of New Zealand |
38 | 14 June 2014 | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin | 28 – 27 | ![]() | |
39 | 21 June 2014 | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton | 36 – 13 | ![]() | |
40 | 8 November 2014 | Twickenham, London | 21 – 24 | ![]() |
2014 Autumn International |
41 | 10 November 2018 | Twickenham, London | 15 – 16 | ![]() |
2018 Autumn International |
42 | 26 October 2019 | International Stadium Yokohama, Yokohama, Japan | 19 – 7 | ![]() |
2019 Rugby World Cup Semi-final |
List of series[]
Played | Won by England |
Won by New Zealand |
Drawn |
---|---|---|---|
7 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
Year | England | New Zealand | Series winner | Hillary Shield |
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0 | 2 | ![]() |
N/A |
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0 | 2 | ![]() | |
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0 | 1 | ![]() | |
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0 | 2 | ![]() | |
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0 | 2 | ![]() | |
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0 | 2 | ![]() | |
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0 | 3 | ![]() |
References[]
- ^ "THE 1905/06 'ORIGINALS'". rugbymuseum.co.nz. Archived from the original on 2012-09-10. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
- ^ Cyril Brownlie at AllBlacks.com
- ^ Trevett, Claire (23 October 2008). "All Blacks vs England game to commemorate Sir Edmund Hillary". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
External links[]
- "New Zealand v England Head to Head". allblacks.com. Retrieved 2008-06-17.
- "Pick and Go Test match results database". lassen.co.nz. Retrieved 2008-06-17.
- History of rugby union matches between England and New Zealand
- England national rugby union team matches
- New Zealand national rugby union team matches
- Rugby union rivalries in New Zealand
- Rugby union rivalries in England
- English-New Zealand culture