# History of rugby union matches between Italy and New Zealand

This short description is INTENTIONALLY "none" &#x2D; please see WP:SDNONE before you consider changing it! The All Blacks first played against Italy at the opening game of the inaugural Rugby World Cup in 1987, beating them 70–6 at Eden Park, Auckland. The two teams have played a total of 17 Test matches recognised by both sides as full internationals, with New Zealand winning all of them by an average margin of 51 points.
The two sides have been in the same pool in 7 of the 10 Rugby World Cup tournaments to date but have only played each other 6 times because Typhoon Hagibis caused their scheduled meeting in the 2019 tournament to be cancelled. The first 11 meetings between the two sides since their first clash in 1987 were never played at the same venue, then two tests had been held back to back at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome.

## Summary

Note: Summary below reflects test results by both teams.

### Overall

| Details | Played | Won by Italy | Won by New Zealand | Drawn | Italy points | New Zealand points |
| In New Zealand | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 22 | 161 |
| In Italy | 9 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 84 | 457 |
| Neutral venue | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 62 | 374 |
| Overall | 17 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 168 | 992 |

### Records

Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.
| Record | Italy | New Zealand |
| Longest winning streak | NA | 16 (22 May 1987–present) |
| Largest points for |||
| Home | 19 (25 November 2000) | 70 (22 May 1987) |
| Away | 21 (13 October 1991) | 101 (14 October 1999) |
| Largest winning margin |||
| Home | NA | 64 (22 May 1987) |
| Away | NA | 98 (14 October 1999) |

## Results

| No. | Date | Venue | Score | Winner | Competition |
| 1 | 22 May 1987 | Eden Park, Auckland | 70 – 6 | New Zealand | 1987 Rugby World Cup |
| 2 | 13 October 1991 | Welford Road Stadium, Leicester, England | 31 – 21 | New Zealand | 1991 Rugby World Cup |
| 3 | 28 October 1995 | Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna | 6 – 70 | New Zealand | 1995 New Zealand rugby union tour of Italy and France |
| 4 | 14 October 1999 | McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield, England | 101 – 3 | New Zealand | 1999 Rugby World Cup |
| 5 | 25 November 2000 | Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa | 19 – 56 | New Zealand | 2000 Autumn International |
| 6 | 8 June 2002 | Waikato Stadium, Hamilton | 64 – 10 | New Zealand | 2002 Italy rugby union tour |
| 7 | 11 October 2003 | Colonial Stadium, Melbourne, Australia | 70 – 7 | New Zealand | 2003 Rugby World Cup |
| 8 | 13 November 2004 | Stadio Flaminio, Rome | 10 – 59 | New Zealand | 2004 Autumn International |
| 9 | 8 September 2007 | Stade Vélodrome, Marseille, France | 76 – 14 | New Zealand | 2007 Rugby World Cup |
| 10 | 27 June 2009 | AMI Stadium, Christchurch | 27 – 6 | New Zealand | 2009 mid-year internationals |
| 11 | 14 November 2009 | San Siro Stadium, Milan | 6 – 20 | New Zealand | 2009 Autumn International |
| 12 | 17 November 2012 | Stadio Olimpico, Rome | 10 – 42 | New Zealand | 2012 Autumn International |
| 13 | 12 November 2016 | Stadio Olimpico, Rome | 10 – 68 | New Zealand | 2016 Autumn International |
| 14 | 24 November 2018 | Stadio Olimpico, Rome | 3 – 66 | New Zealand | 2018 Autumn International |
| | 12 October 2019 | City of Toyota Stadium, Toyota, Japan | 0 – 0 | Match cancelled | 2019 Rugby World Cup Pool B |
| 15 | 6 November 2021 | Stadio Olimpico, Rome | 9 – 47 | New Zealand | 2021 Autumn International |
| 16 | 29 September 2023 | OL Stadium, Lyon | 17 – 96 | New Zealand | 2023 Rugby World Cup |
| 17 | 23 November 2024 | Allianz Stadium, Turin | 11 – 29 | New Zealand | 2024 Autumn International |