History of rugby union matches between New Zealand and the Barbarians

New Zealand and the Barbarians have played each other 11 times. The first encounter was in February 1954 and saw New Zealand win 19–5 at Cardiff Arms Park, while the last was in November 2017, when New Zealand won 31–22 at Twickenham. All the matches have been played at Cardiff Arms Park or Twickenham. New Zealand have won 8 of the 11 matches.

Overall summary Details Played Won by New Zealand Won by Barbarians Drawn New Zealand points Barbarians points Neutral venue 11 8 2 1 250 154 Overall 11 8 2 1 250 154

Matches

DateVenueScoreWinner Comments 20 February 1954 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff 5–19 15 February 1964 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff 3–36 16 December 1967 Twickenham, London 6–11 27 January 1973 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff 23–11 Barbarians Featured The greatest try ever scored 30 November 1974 Twickenham, London 13–13 Draw 16 December 1978 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff 16–18 25 November 1989 Twickenham, London 10–21 4 December 1993 Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff 12–25 4 December 2004 Twickenham, London 19–47 2004 end of year test 5 December 2009 Twickenham, London 25–18 Barbarians 2009 end of year test 4 November 2017 Twickenham, London 22–31 2017 end of year test

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