# History of rugby union matches between England and New Zealand

The National Rugby Union teams of England and New Zealand have been playing each other in test rugby since 1905, with the first meeting between the two nations being on 2 December 1905, when the All Blacks were in England as part of their European and North America Tour. The All Blacks won 15-0 with their points coming from five tries, of which four were scored by winger Duncan McGregor. Their next meeting was on the All Blacks Invincibles tour of 1924-25. The match was most notable for the sending off of All Black lock Cyril Brownlie, who became the first player to ever be sent off in a test match. In 1936 England defeated the All Blacks for the first time when England winger Prince Alexander Obolensky scored two tries during a 13–0 victory at Twickenham Stadium. The All Blacks have never lost more than two consecutive matches to England (once, on losses in November 2002 and then June 2003), and have dominated the rivalry between the teams. Of the 46 matches between them, New Zealand have won 36 and England 8, with two draws.
In 2008, the Hillary Shield was introduced as the trophy to be contested in matches between the two teams.

## Hillary Shield

The Hillary Shield has been awarded to the winner of England – New Zealand test matches since 2008. The shield is only contested in non-World Cup matches, and is named in honour of Sir Edmund Hillary — the first person to reach the summit of Mount Everest. It was also conceived to recognise the links between New Zealand and England. When the shield was unveiled in 2008 by New Zealand's Prime Minister at the time, Helen Clark, and Hillary's widow, Lady June Hillary, Clark said of Hillary "He was part of a British expedition when he conquered Mt Everest shortly after the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II".

## Summary
### Overall

| Details | Played | Won by England | Won by New Zealand | Drawn | England points | New Zealand points |
| In England | 27 | 5 | 20 | 2 | 383 | 535 |
| In New Zealand | 17 | 2 | 15 | 0 | 242 | 494 |
| Neutral venue | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 48 | 52 |
| Overall | 46 | 8 | 36 | 2 | 673 | 1081 |

### Records

Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was last set.
| Record | England | New Zealand |
| Longest winning streak | 2 (9 Nov 2002 – 12 Jun 2004) | 9 (12 Jun 2004 – 1 Dec 2012) |
| Largest points for |||
| Home | 38 (1 Dec 2012) | 64 (20 Jun 1998) |
| Away | 27 (14 Jun 2014) | 45 (18 Jun 1995) |
| Largest winning margin |||
| Home | 17 (1 Dec 2012) | 42 (20 Jun 1998) |
| Away | 12 (26 Oct 2019) | 26 (29 Nov 2008) |

## Results

| No. | Date | Venue | Score | Winner | Competition |
| 1 | 2 December 1905 | Crystal Palace, London | 0 – 15 | New Zealand | 1905–06 New Zealand tour |
| 2 | 3 January 1925 | Twickenham, London | 11 – 17 | New Zealand | 1924–25 New Zealand tour |
| 3 | 4 January 1936 | Twickenham, London | 13 – 0 | England | 1935–36 New Zealand tour |
| 4 | 30 January 1954 | Twickenham, London | 0 – 5 | New Zealand | 1953–54 New Zealand tour |
| 5 | 25 May 1963 | Eden Park, Auckland | 21 – 11 | New Zealand | 1963 England tour |
| 6 | 1 June 1963 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 9 – 6 | New Zealand | 1963 England tour |
| 7 | 4 January 1964 | Twickenham, London | 0 – 14 | New Zealand | 1963–64 New Zealand tour |
| 8 | 4 November 1967 | Twickenham, London | 11 – 23 | New Zealand | 1967 New Zealand tour |
| 9 | 6 January 1973 | Twickenham, London | 0 – 9 | New Zealand | 1972–73 New Zealand tour |
| 10 | 15 September 1973 | Eden Park, Auckland | 10 – 16 | England | 1973 England tour |
| 11 | 25 November 1978 | Twickenham, London | 6 – 16 | New Zealand | 1978 New Zealand tour |
| 12 | 24 November 1979 | Twickenham, London | 9 – 10 | New Zealand | 1979 New Zealand tour |
| 13 | 19 November 1983 | Twickenham, London | 15 – 9 | England | 1983 New Zealand tour |
| 14 | 1 June 1985 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 18 – 13 | New Zealand | 1985 England tour |
| 15 | 8 June 1985 | Athletic Park, Wellington | 42 – 15 | New Zealand | 1985 England tour |
| 16 | 3 October 1991 | Twickenham, London | 12 – 18 | New Zealand | 1991 Rugby World Cup Pool Stage |
| 17 | 27 November 1993 | Twickenham, London | 15 – 9 | England | 1993 New Zealand tour |
| 18 | 18 June 1995 | Newlands, Cape Town, South Africa | 45 – 29 | New Zealand | 1995 Rugby World Cup Semi-final |
| 19 | 22 November 1997 | Old Trafford, Manchester | 8 – 25 | New Zealand | 1997 New Zealand tour |
| 20 | 6 December 1997 | Twickenham, London | 26 – 26 | draw | 1997 New Zealand tour |
| 21 | 20 June 1998 | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 64 – 22 | New Zealand | 1998 England tour |
| 22 | 27 June 1998 | Eden Park, Auckland | 40 – 10 | New Zealand | 1998 England tour |
| 23 | 9 October 1999 | Twickenham, London | 16 – 30 | New Zealand | 1999 Rugby World Cup Pool Stage |
| 24 | 9 November 2002 | Twickenham, London | 31 – 28 | England | 2002 Autumn International |
| 25 | 14 June 2003 | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | 13 – 15 | England | 2003 England tour |
| 26 | 12 June 2004 | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 36 – 3 | New Zealand | 2004 England tour |
| 27 | 19 June 2004 | Eden Park, Auckland | 36 – 12 | New Zealand | 2004 England tour |
| 28 | 19 November 2005 | Twickenham, London | 19 – 23 | New Zealand | 2005 Autumn International |
| 29 | 5 November 2006 | Twickenham, London | 20 – 41 | New Zealand | 2006 Autumn International |
| 30 | 14 June 2008 | Eden Park, Auckland | 37 – 20 | New Zealand | 2008 England tour |
| 31 | 21 June 2008 | AMI Stadium, Christchurch | 44 – 12 | New Zealand | 2008 England tour |
| 32 | 29 November 2008 | Twickenham, London | 6 – 32 | New Zealand | 2008 Autumn International |
| 33 | 21 November 2009 | Twickenham, London | 6 – 19 | New Zealand | 2009 Autumn International |
| 34 | 6 November 2010 | Twickenham, London | 16 – 26 | New Zealand | 2010 Autumn International |
| 35 | 1 December 2012 | Twickenham, London | 38 – 21 | England | 2012 Autumn International |
| 36 | 16 November 2013 | Twickenham, London | 22 – 30 | New Zealand | 2013 Autumn International |
| 37 | 7 June 2014 | Eden Park, Auckland | 20 – 15 | New Zealand | 2014 England tour |
| 38 | 14 June 2014 | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin | 28 – 27 | New Zealand | 2014 England tour |
| 39 | 21 June 2014 | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton | 36 – 13 | New Zealand | 2014 England tour |
| 40 | 8 November 2014 | Twickenham, London | 21 – 24 | New Zealand | 2014 Autumn International |
| 41 | 10 November 2018 | Twickenham, London | 15 – 16 | New Zealand | 2018 Autumn International |
| 42 | 26 October 2019 | Nissan Stadium, Yokohama, Japan | 19 – 7 | England | 2019 Rugby World Cup Semi-final |
| 43 | 19 November 2022 | Twickenham, London | 25 – 25 | draw | 2022 Autumn International |
| 44 | 6 July 2024 | Forsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin | 16 – 15 | New Zealand | 2024 England tour |
| 45 | 13 July 2024 | Eden Park, Auckland | 24 – 17 | New Zealand | 2024 England tour |
| 46 | 2 November 2024 | Twickenham, London | 22 – 24 | New Zealand | 2024 Autumn International |
| 47 | 15 November 2025 | Twickenham, London | TBD | TBD | 2025 Autumn International |

## List of series

| Played | Won by England | Won by New Zealand | Drawn |
| 8 | 0 | 8 | 0 |
| Year | England | New Zealand | Series winner | Hillary Shield |
| 1963 | 0 | 2 | New Zealand | N/A |
| 1985 | 0 | 2 | New Zealand | N/A |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | New Zealand | N/A |
| 1998 | 0 | 2 | New Zealand | N/A |
| 2004 | 0 | 2 | New Zealand | N/A |
| 2008 | 0 | 2 | New Zealand | N/A |
| 2014 | 0 | 3 | New Zealand | New Zealand |
| 2024 | 0 | 2 | New Zealand | New Zealand |