History of rugby union matches between England and New Zealand

The National Rugby Union teams of England and New Zealand have been playing each other in test rugby since 1905, with the first meeting between the two nations being 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 45 matches between them, New Zealand have won 35 and England 8, with two draws.

Illustration by Frank Gillett showing the first England vs New Zealand game at Crystal Palace attended by a then-record crowd of at least 50,000. It was also the game which earned New Zealand the nickname "All Blacks".

In 2008, the Hillary Shield was introduced as the trophy to be contested in matches between the two teams.

Hillary Shield

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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

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Overall

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Details Played Won by
England
Won by
New Zealand
Drawn England points New Zealand points
In England 26 5 19 2 361 511
In New Zealand 17 2 15 0 242 494
Neutral venue 2 1 1 0 48 52
Overall 45 8 35 2 651 1057

Records

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

Record England New Zealand
Longest winning streak 2 (9 Nov 2002 – 12 Jun 2004) 9 (12 Jun 2004 – 1 Dec 2012)
Largest points for
Home 38 (1 Dec 2012) 64 (20 Jun 1998)
Away 27 (14 Jun 2014) 45 (18 Jun 1995)
Largest winning margin
Home 17 (1 Dec 2012) 42 (20 Jun 1998)
Away 12 (26 Oct 2019) 26 (29 Nov 2008)

Results

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No. Date Venue Score Winner Competition
1 2 December 1905 Crystal Palace, London 0 – 15   New Zealand 1905–06 New Zealand tour
2 3 January 1925 Twickenham, London 11 – 17   New Zealand 1924–25 New Zealand tour
3 4 January 1936 Twickenham, London 13 – 0   England 1935–36 New Zealand tour
4 30 January 1954 Twickenham, London 0 – 5   New Zealand 1953–54 New Zealand tour
5 25 May 1963 Eden Park, Auckland 21 – 11   New Zealand 1963 England tour
6 1 June 1963 Lancaster Park, Christchurch 9 – 6   New Zealand
7 4 January 1964 Twickenham, London 0 – 14   New Zealand 1963–64 New Zealand tour
8 4 November 1967 Twickenham, London 11 – 23   New Zealand 1967 New Zealand tour
9 6 January 1973 Twickenham, London 0 – 9   New Zealand 1972–73 New Zealand tour
10 15 September 1973 Eden Park, Auckland 10 – 16   England 1973 England tour
11 25 November 1978 Twickenham, London 6 – 16   New Zealand 1978 New Zealand tour
12 24 November 1979 Twickenham, London 9 – 10   New Zealand 1979 New Zealand tour
13 19 November 1983 Twickenham, London 15 – 9   England 1983 New Zealand tour
14 1 June 1985 Lancaster Park, Christchurch 18 – 13   New Zealand 1985 England tour
15 8 June 1985 Athletic Park, Wellington 42 – 15   New Zealand
16 3 October 1991 Twickenham, London 12 – 18   New Zealand 1991 Rugby World Cup Pool Stage
17 27 November 1993 Twickenham, London 15 – 9   England 1993 New Zealand tour
18 18 June 1995 Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa 45 – 29   New Zealand 1995 Rugby World Cup Semi-final
19 22 November 1997 Old Trafford, Manchester 8 – 25   New Zealand 1997 New Zealand tour
20 6 December 1997 Twickenham, London 26 – 26   draw
21 20 June 1998 Carisbrook, Dunedin 64 – 22   New Zealand 1998 England tour
22 27 June 1998 Eden Park, Auckland 40 – 10   New Zealand
23 9 October 1999 Twickenham, London 16 – 30   New Zealand 1999 Rugby World Cup Pool Stage
24 9 November 2002 Twickenham, London 31 – 28   England 2002 Autumn International
25 14 June 2003 Westpac Stadium, Wellington 13 – 15   England 2003 England tour
26 12 June 2004 Carisbrook, Dunedin 36 – 3   New Zealand 2004 England tour
27 19 June 2004 Eden Park, Auckland 36 – 12   New Zealand
28 19 November 2005 Twickenham, London 19 – 23   New Zealand 2005 Autumn International
29 5 November 2006 Twickenham, London 20 – 41   New Zealand 2006 Autumn International
30 14 June 2008 Eden Park, Auckland 37 – 20   New Zealand 2008 England tour
31 21 June 2008 AMI Stadium, Christchurch 44 – 12   New Zealand
32 29 November 2008 Twickenham, London 6 – 32   New Zealand 2008 Autumn International
33 21 November 2009 Twickenham, London 6 – 19   New Zealand 2009 Autumn International
34 6 November 2010 Twickenham, London 16 – 26   New Zealand 2010 Autumn International
35 1 December 2012 Twickenham, London 38 – 21   England 2012 Autumn International
36 16 November 2013 Twickenham, London 22 – 30   New Zealand 2013 Autumn International
37 7 June 2014 Eden Park, Auckland 20 – 15   New Zealand 2014 England tour
38 14 June 2014 Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin 28 – 27   New Zealand
39 21 June 2014 Waikato Stadium, Hamilton 36 – 13   New Zealand
40 8 November 2014 Twickenham, London 21 – 24   New Zealand 2014 Autumn International
41 10 November 2018 Twickenham, London 15 – 16   New Zealand 2018 Autumn International
42 26 October 2019 Nissan Stadium, Yokohama, Japan 19 – 7   England 2019 Rugby World Cup Semi-final
43 19 November 2022 Twickenham, London 25 – 25   draw 2022 Autumn International
44 6 July 2024 Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin 16 – 15   New Zealand 2024 England tour
45 13 July 2024 Eden Park, Auckland 24 – 17   New Zealand 2024 England tour
46 2 November 2024 Twickenham, London 2024 Autumn International

List of series

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Played Won by
England
Won by
New Zealand
Drawn
8 0 8 0
Year England New Zealand Series winner Hillary Shield
  1963 0 2   New Zealand N/A
  1985 0 2   New Zealand
  1997 0 1   New Zealand
  1998 0 2   New Zealand
  2004 0 2   New Zealand
  2008 0 2   New Zealand
  2014 0 3   New Zealand
  2024 0 2   New Zealand

References

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  1. ^ "THE 1905/06 'ORIGINALS'". rugbymuseum.co.nz. Archived from the original on 2012-09-10. Retrieved 2008-06-18.
  2. ^ Cyril Brownlie at AllBlacks.com
  3. ^ Trevett, Claire (23 October 2008). "All Blacks vs England game to commemorate Sir Edmund Hillary". New Zealand Herald. Retrieved 11 February 2013.
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