Rivalry in Numbers: All Blacks v Wallabies
Before the two old foes meet again, we crunch the numbers on one of rugby's most enduring rivalries.
Head-to-head
181
The All Blacks and Australia have met 181 times. New Zealand has won 128, Australia has won 45, and eight have been drawn.
71
The All Blacks' winning percentage against the Wallabies, compared with 25 per cent for Australia.
11
The All Blacks have won the last 11 tests between the sides. Australia's last win came in 2020. Last year New Zealand won 33-24 in Auckland and 28-14 in Perth.
39-37
The closest result of the current run. The All Blacks edged the Wallabies by two points in Melbourne in September 2022.
24
Years the All Blacks have held the Bledisloe Cup, since 3 August 2002. That is before current squad members Wallace Sititi, Peter Lakai, Fehi Fineanganofo and Fabian Holland were born.
51
Bledisloe Cup series wins for New Zealand, compared with 12 for Australia.
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Fortress Eden Park
53
The All Blacks are unbeaten in 53 tests at Eden Park. Their last loss at the ground was against France on 3 July 1994, with the only draws in that time an 18-18 result against South Africa later in 1994 and a 15-15 draw with the British and Irish Lions in 2017..
34
Previous meetings between New Zealand and Australia at Eden Park. The All Blacks have won 30 and lost four, scoring 930 points and conceding 473.
1986
The last time the Wallabies won at Eden Park. Australia 22-9 New Zealand, 6 September 1986. Australia's other wins at the ground came in 1949, 1955 and 1978.
Playing for both sides
Two
If he takes the field on Saturday, former All Black Aidan Ross will become the first player of the professional era to play Test rugby both for and against New Zealand. The last to do it was 1981 All Black Jamie Salmon, who played for England against New Zealand in 1985. Ross would also be the second former All Black to face New Zealand this year, after Ma'a Nonu played for the Sharks in an uncapped tour match. Ross is one of only five men to have played Test rugby for both New Zealand and Australia, alongside Ted Jessep, Des Connor, Owen Stephens and Alex Hodgman.
1958 and 1962
Des Connor, now 91 and the second oldest living All Black, played for the Wallabies against New Zealand in 1958, then for the All Blacks in Australia in 1962.
1931 and 1934
Connor was only the second player to appear for both sides in Bledisloe Cup contests. Front-rower Evan (Ted) Jessep played for New Zealand in the inaugural contest in 1931, then for the victorious Australian side in 1934. He was part of both the first New Zealand team and the first Australian team to win the Bledisloe Cup.
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Points and scorers
4,051
Total points scored by the All Blacks against Australia. The Wallabies have scored 2,642.
531
All Blacks tries against the Wallabies, compared with 299 for Australia. New Zealand also leads for conversions (317 v 183), penalties (361 v 312) and drop goals (31 v 19).
366
Dan Carter's points against Australia across 29 Tests, the most by any player in the rivalry. Andrew Mehrtens is second with 202. Matt Burke leads the Wallabies with 176.
126
Richie Mo'unga's points against the Wallabies from just 12 Tests, fifth on the All Blacks list. Beauden Barrett sits third with 169 points and has scored 11 tries against Australia.
The squad
Unbeaten
Shannon Frizzell, Samisoni Taukei'aho, George Bower and Ethan de Groot have never lost to Australia across Test careers of five years or more.
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Milestone watch
150
Beauden Barrett is on 149 matches (145 Tests, 4 matches) for the All Blacks, level with Richie McCaw. His next appearance will make him only the second All Black, after Sam Whitelock (153), to reach 150. His 145 Tests are also behind only Whitelock and McCaw.
46
Barrett's Test tries, equal third on the All Blacks list with Christian Cullen, Julian Savea and Joe Rokocoko. He is 12th equal globally, with Will Jordan and Georgia's Akaki Tabutsadze (52 tries from 63 Tests) the only current players ahead of him.
55
Will Jordan's Test tries, level with Japan's Hirotoki Onozawa for fifth on the all-time list.
28
Malcolm Marx's Test tries, the most by a tight forward in test rugby. Codie Taylor is four behind on 24.
400
Damian McKenzie is on 398 test points and 2,495 first-class points. A single try would take him past both 400 and 2,500.
Fixtures
The All Blacks open the Bledisloe Cup series against the Wallabies this Saturday at Eden Park. Limited tickets are available HERE.
New Zealand v Australia, 10 October 2026 at Eden Park, Auckland
Australia v New Zealand, 17 October 2026 at Accor Stadium, Sydney
Statistics compiled by John Lea.
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