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New Zealand (the All Blacks) first played against Ireland in 1905, during the 1905–1906 All Blacks tour of Europe and North America, beating Ireland 15–0 at Lansdowne Road, Dublin. The two teams have played 38 test matches, with New Zealand winning 32, Ireland winning 5, and 1 match drawn.

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 17–22 against Ireland in the final minute of the match, and on the verge of their first ever loss to Ireland, the Irish 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 scoring. The try was converted after the second attempt, giving New Zealand a 24–22 victory and a complete perfect 2013 season.[2][3]

Despite New Zealand's dominance until 2016, the ten matches between 2016 and 2024 were shared five each in tightly contested matches between teams at the top of the world rankings. Ireland ended a 111–year wait for a victory at Soldier Field in Chicago with a 40–29 win on 5 November 2016.[4][5] On 17 November 2018, Ireland won 16–9 at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin, their first home win against the New Zealand.[6][7] In the 2022 Irish Tour of New Zealand, Ireland scored their first victory against the All Blacks in New Zealand on 9 July 2022.[8][9] The following week Ireland became just the fifth touring side to achieve a series win in New Zealand, winning 32–22 in Wellington for a 2–1 series victory, and consecutive victories against New Zealand for the first time.[10] The two teams have met each other in the knockout stages of the Rugby World Cup twice with New Zealand winning on both occasions, 46–14 in 2019 and 28–24 in 2023. The most recent meeting between the two teams was on 8 November 2024, which saw the All Blacks beat Ireland 23–13 at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin and take the Raeburn Shield, the hypothetical 'lineal' world championship in men's international rugby.

Summary

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Overall

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Details Played Won by
Ireland 		Won by
New Zealand 		Drawn Ireland points New Zealand points
In Ireland 19 2 16 1 206 421
In New Zealand 15 2 13 0 226 497
Neutral venue 4 1 3 0 97 146
Overall 38 5 32 1 529 1,064

Results

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No. Date Venue Score Winner Competition Attendance Ref.
1 25 November 1905 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 0–15  New Zealand The Original All Blacks 12,000 [11][12]
2 1 November 1924 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 0–6  New Zealand 1924–25 New Zealand tour of Great Britain, Ireland and France 25,000 [13]
3 7 December 1935 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 9–17  New Zealand 1935–36 New Zealand tour of Great Britain and Ireland 30,000 [14]
4 9 January 1954 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 3–14  New Zealand 1953–54 New Zealand tour of Europe and North America 45,000 [15]
5 7 December 1963 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 5–6  New Zealand 1963–64 New Zealand rugby union tour of Great Britain, Ireland and France 32,000 [16]
6 20 January 1973 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 10–10 draw 1972–73 New Zealand rugby union tour of Great Britain, Ireland and France 50,000 [17]
7 23 November 1974 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 6–15  New Zealand 1974 New Zealand tour of Great Britain and Ireland 35,000 [18]
8 5 June 1976 Athletic Park, Wellington 11–3  New Zealand 1976 Ireland tour of New Zealand and Fiji 37,000 [19]
9 4 November 1978 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 6–10  New Zealand 1978 New Zealand tour of Great Britain and Ireland 50,000 [20]
10 18 November 1989 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 6–23  New Zealand 1989 New Zealand tour of Great Britain, Ireland and Canada 55,000 [21]
11 30 May 1992 Carisbrook, Dunedin 24–21  New Zealand 1992 Ireland tour of New Zealand 28,000 [22]
12 6 June 1992 Athletic Park, Wellington 59–6  New Zealand 25,000 [23]
13 27 May 1995 Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg (South Africa) 19–43  New Zealand 1995 Rugby World Cup 38,000 [24]
14 15 November 1997 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 15–63  New Zealand 1997 New Zealand tour of Great Britain and Ireland 52,000 [25]
15 17 November 2001 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 29–40  New Zealand 2001 New Zealand tour of Great Britain, Ireland and Argentina 49,000 [26]
16 15 June 2002 Carisbrook, Dunedin 15–6  New Zealand 2002 Ireland tour of New Zealand 30,200 [27]
17 22 June 2002 Eden Park, Auckland 40–8  New Zealand 45,000 [28]
18 12 November 2005 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 7–45  New Zealand 2005 New Zealand tour of Great Britain and Ireland 42,000 [29]
19 10 June 2006 Waikato Stadium, Hamilton 34–23  New Zealand 2006 Ireland tour of Australia and New Zealand 29,850 [30]
20 17 June 2006 Eden Park, Auckland 27–17  New Zealand 45,000 [31]
21 7 June 2008 Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington 21–11  New Zealand 2008 Ireland tour of Australia and New Zealand 32,127 [32]
22 15 November 2008 Croke Park, Dublin 3–22  New Zealand 2008 Autumn International 77,500 [33]
23 12 June 2010 Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth 66–28  New Zealand 2010 Ireland tour of Australia and New Zealand 25,064 [34]
24 20 November 2010 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 18–38  New Zealand 2010 Autumn International 49,302 [35]
25 9 June 2012 Eden Park, Auckland 42–10  New Zealand 2012 Ireland tour of New Zealand 43,300 [36]
26 16 June 2012 Rugby League Park, Christchurch 22–19  New Zealand 20,666 [37]
27 23 June 2012 Waikato Stadium, Hamilton 60–0  New Zealand 25,109 [38]
28 24 November 2013 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 22–24  New Zealand 2013 Autumn International 51,000 [39]
29 5 November 2016 Soldier Field, Chicago (United States) 40–29  Ireland 2016 Autumn International 62,300 [40]
30 19 November 2016 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 9–21  New Zealand 51,700 [41]
31 17 November 2018 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 16–9  Ireland 2018 Autumn International 51,700 [42]
32 19 October 2019 Tokyo Stadium, Chōfu (Japan) 46–14  New Zealand 2019 Rugby World Cup 46,686 [43]
33 13 November 2021 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 29–20  Ireland 2021 Autumn International 51,700 [44]
34 2 July 2022 Eden Park, Auckland 42–19  New Zealand 2022 Ireland tour of New Zealand 48,195 [45]
35 9 July 2022 Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin 12–23  Ireland 28,191 [46]
36 16 July 2022 Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington 22–32  Ireland 38,000 [47]
37 14 October 2023 Stade de France, Saint-Denis (France) 24–28  New Zealand 2023 Rugby World Cup 78,845 [48]
38 8 November 2024 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 13–23  New Zealand 2024 Autumn International 51,700 [49]

List of series

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Played Won by
Ireland 		Won by
New Zealand 		Drawn
6 1 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
2022 1 2  Ireland

See also

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References

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  2. ^ "New Zealand 60 Ireland 0". Daily Telegraph. 23 June 2012. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
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