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 39 test matches, with New Zealand winning 33, 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. 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.

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. On 17 November 2018, Ireland won 16–9 at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin, their first home win against the New Zealand. In the 2022 Irish Tour of New Zealand, Ireland scored their first victory against the All Blacks in New Zealand on 9 July 2022. 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. 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 test match between the two teams was on 1 November 2025, which saw the All Blacks beat Ireland 26–13 at Soldier Field in Chicago, United States.

Summary Overall Details Played Won byIreland Won byNew Zealand Drawn Ireland points New Zealand points In Ireland 19 2 16 1 206 421 In New Zealand 16 2 14 0 247 537 Neutral venue 5 14 0 110 172 Overall 40 5 34 1 563 1,130

Records Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set. RecordIrelandNew ZealandLongest winning streak2 (9 July 2022 – 16 July 2022)22 (23 November 1974 – 5 November 2016)Largest points forHome29 (17 November 2001; 13 November 2021)66 (12 June 2010)Away32 (16 July 2022)63 (15 November 1997)Neutral 40 (5 November 2016)46 (19 October 2019)Largest winning marginHome9 (13 November 2021)60 (23 June 2012)Away11 (9 July 2022) 48 (15 November 1997)Neutral 11 (5 November 2016)32 (19 October 2019)

Attendance Up to date as of 1 November 2025. Total attendance1,588,135Average attendance41,793Highest attendance78,845 Ireland 24–28 New Zealand 14 Oct 2023

Results No. Date Venue Score Winner Competition Attendance 1 25 November 1905 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 0–15 The Original All Blacks 12,000 2 1 November 1924 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 0–6 1924–25 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and France 25,000 3 7 December 1935 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 9–17 1935–36 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and Canada 30,000 4 9 January 1954 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 3–14 1953–54 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America 45,000 5 7 December 1963 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 5–6 1963–64 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America 32,000 6 20 January 1973 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 10–10 draw 1972–73 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America 50,000 7 23 November 1974 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 6–15 1974 New Zealand rugby union tour of Ireland, Wales and England 35,000 8 5 June 1976 Athletic Park, Wellington 11–3 1976 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand and Fiji 37,000 9 4 November 1978 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 6–10 1978 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland 50,000 10 18 November 1989 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 6–23 1989 New Zealand rugby union tour of Canada and the British Isles 55,000 11 30 May 1992 Carisbrook, Dunedin 24–21 1992 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand 28,000 12 6 June 1992 Athletic Park, Wellington 59–6 25,000 13 27 May 1995 Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg (South Africa) 19–43 1995 Rugby World Cup 38,000 14 15 November 1997 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 15–63 1997 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland 52,000 15 17 November 2001 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 29–40 2001 New Zealand rugby union tour 49,000 16 15 June 2002 Carisbrook, Dunedin 15–6 2002 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand 30,200 17 22 June 2002 Eden Park, Auckland 40–8 45,000 18 12 November 2005 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 7–45 2005 New Zealand rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland 42,000 19 10 June 2006 Waikato Stadium, Hamilton 34–23 2006 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand and Australia 29,850 20 17 June 2006 Eden Park, Auckland 27–17 45,000 21 7 June 2008 Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington 21–11 2008 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand and Australia 32,127 22 15 November 2008 Croke Park, Dublin 3–22 2008 end of year rugby union tests 77,500 23 12 June 2010 Yarrow Stadium, New Plymouth 66–28 2010 Ireland tour of Australia and New Zealand 25,064 24 20 November 2010 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 18–38 2010 end of year rugby union tests 49,302 25 9 June 2012 Eden Park, Auckland 42–10 2012 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand 43,300 26 16 June 2012 Rugby League Park, Christchurch 22–19 20,666 27 23 June 2012 Waikato Stadium, Hamilton 60–0 25,109 28 24 November 2013 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 22–24 2013 Autumn International 51,000 29 5 November 2016 Soldier Field, Chicago (United States) 40–29 2016 Autumn International 62,300 30 19 November 2016 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 9–21 51,700 31 17 November 2018 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 16–9 2018 end-of-year rugby union internationals 51,700 32 19 October 2019 Tokyo Stadium, Chōfu (Japan) 46–14 2019 Rugby World Cup 46,686 33 13 November 2021 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 29–20 2021 end-of-year rugby union internationals 51,70034 2 July 2022 Eden Park, Auckland 42–19 2022 Ireland rugby union tour of New Zealand 48,19535 9 July 2022 Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin 12–23 28,19136 16 July 2022 Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington 22–32 38,000 37 14 October 2023 Stade de France, Saint-Denis (France) 24–28 2023 Rugby World Cup 78,845 38 8 November 2024 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 13–23 2024 end-of-year rugby union internationals 51,700 39 1 November 2025 Soldier Field, Chicago (United States) 13–26 2025 end-of-year rugby union internationals 61,841 40 18 July 2026 Eden Park, Auckland 40–21 2026 Nations Championship 48,000

List of series Played Won byIreland Won byNew Zealand Drawn 6 1 4 1

Year New Zealand Ireland Series winner 1992 2 0 2002 2 0 2006 2 0 2012 3 0 2016 1 1 draw 2022 1 2

See also History of rugby union matches between Munster and New Zealand The Original All Blacks The Invincibles (rugby union)

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