Ireland vs New Zealand Rugby Union Head-to-Head & Stats

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Last updated: 30 Oct 2024

Simon Lewis 30 Oct 2024

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First match played in 1905; New Zealand have dominated Ireland in head-to-head.
New Zealand won the first match 15-0 and won 27 of their first 28 Tests against Ireland, with one draw.
Ireland have won five of their last nine Tests against

New Zealand vs Ireland, Rugby World Cup France 2023. (credit: Xavier Laine / Getty Images)

This rugby union fixture dates back to the first match played between the two in 1909. Australia won that first match 3-9 in Blackheath, England. England won the second Test between the two sides in 1927/28, but they only played two more times before 1963, with both teams claiming two wins.

Australia won the first three series between the sides 2-0 (1975, 1988 & 2006), the 2010 series was drawn 1-1, and England have won the most recent series 3-0 (2016) and 2-1 (2022). Australia’s best winning streak was four wins in a row (1984 to1988), while England have bettered that winning run twice, winning five in a row from 2000 to 2003, and eight on the bounce from 2016 to 2021.

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England vs Australia Head-to-Head Record
Latest Results
Rugby World Cup Record

England vs Australia Head-to-Head Record

Both England and Australia are ranked among the consistently top nations in Rugby Union. The Wallabies had the winning edge throughout the 1900s, but England turned this around from 2000, winning 21 of the 31 Tests up until 2022.

Both sides have dominated their home Tests, with England just leading the head-to-head count

Info	Played	Won by England	Won by Australia	Drawn
Overall	29	11	17	1
In England	23	15	8	0
In Australia	3	0	3	0
Neutral Venue	55	26	28	1

Latest Results

Date	Result	Score	Stadium	Country
20 November 2010	New Zealand Won	18–38	Aviva Stadium	Ireland
9 June 2012	New Zealand Won	42–10	Eden Park	New Zealand
16 June 2012	New Zealand Won	22–19	Rugby League Park	New Zealand
23 June 2012	New Zealand Won	60–0	Waikato Stadium	New Zealand
24 November 2013	New Zealand Won	22–24	Aviva Stadium	Ireland
5 November 2016	Ireland Won	40–29	Soldier Field	USA
19 November 2016	New Zealand Won	9–21	Aviva Stadium	Ireland
17 November 2018	Ireland Won	16–9	Aviva Stadium	Ireland
19 October 2019	New Zealand Won	46–14	Tokyo Stadium	Japan
13 November 2021	Ireland Won	29–20	Aviva Stadium	Ireland
2 July 2022	New Zealand Won	42–19	Eden Park	New Zealand
9 July 2022	Ireland Won	12–23	Forsyth Barr Stadium	New Zealand
16 July 2022	Ireland Won	22–32	Wellington Regional Stadium	New Zealand
14 October 2023	New Zealand Won	24–28	Stade de France	France
8 November 2024	-	-	Aviva Stadium	Ireland

Rugby World Cup Record

Argentina and France have met on seven occasions at the Rugby World Cup. The first meeting at the World Cup took place in 1987, where Australia won an exciting contest 19-6 at the Concord Oval in Sydney.

England have won four of those seven matches, with Australia winning three matches. They have met three times in the quarter-final, with England winning all three matches.

They have contested the World Cup final twice, first at Twickenham in 1991, when Australia won 12-6. The second time they met in the final was in 2003, when England won 20-17 at Stadium Australia in Sydney.