# History of rugby union matches between New Zealand and the British & Irish Lions

In rugby union, New Zealand first played against the British & Irish Lions in 1904, beating them 9–3 at Athletic Park, Wellington. Since then, there has been a total of 41 Test matches between the two teams, with the All Blacks winning 30 matches, the Lions winning seven and four draws. The most recent test, held at Eden Park, Auckland, on 8 July 2017, finished in a 15-15 draw.

## List of series

| Details | Played | Won by New Zealand | Won by British & Irish Lions | Draw |
| Overall | 12 | 10 | 1 | 1 |
| Series | New Zealand wins | Lions wins | Victor |
| 1904 New Zealand and Australian tour | 1 | 0 | New Zealand |
| 1908 Australian and New Zealand tour | 2 | 0 | New Zealand |
| 1930 New Zealand and Australian tour | 3 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1950 New Zealand and Australian tour | 3 | 0 | New Zealand |
| 1959 New Zealand and Australian tour | 3 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1966 New Zealand and Australian tour | 4 | 0 | New Zealand |
| 1971 New Zealand tour | 1 | 2 | British Lions |
| 1977 New Zealand tour | 3 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 1983 New Zealand tour | 4 | 0 | New Zealand |
| 1993 New Zealand tour | 2 | 1 | New Zealand |
| 2005 New Zealand tour | 3 | 0 | New Zealand |
| 2017 New Zealand tour | 1 | 1 | Draw |

## List of matches

| Details | Played | Won by New Zealand | Won by British & Irish Lions | Drawn | New Zealand points | British & Irish Lions points |
| Overall | 41 | 30 | 7 | 4 | 700 | 399 |
| Date | Venue | Score | Victor | Series |
| 13 August 1904 | Athletic Park, Wellington | 9–3 | New Zealand | 1904 New Zealand and Australian tour |
| 6 June 1908 | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 32–5 | New Zealand | 1908 New Zealand and Australian tour |
| 27 June 1908 | Athletic Park, Wellington | 3–3 | Draw | 1908 New Zealand and Australian tour |
| 25 July 1908 | Potters Park, Auckland | 29–0 | New Zealand | 1908 New Zealand and Australian tour |
| 21 June 1930 | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 3–6 | British Lions | 1930 New Zealand and Australian tour |
| 5 July 1930 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 13–10 | New Zealand | 1930 New Zealand and Australian tour |
| 26 July 1930 | Eden Park, Auckland | 15–10 | New Zealand | 1930 New Zealand and Australian tour |
| 9 August 1930 | Athletic Park, Wellington | 22–8 | New Zealand | 1930 New Zealand and Australian tour |
| 27 May 1950 | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 9–9 | Draw | 1950 New Zealand and Australian tour |
| 10 June 1950 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 8–0 | New Zealand | 1950 New Zealand and Australian tour |
| 1 July 1950 | Athletic Park, Wellington | 6–3 | New Zealand | 1950 New Zealand and Australian tour |
| 29 July 1950 | Eden Park, Auckland | 11–8 | New Zealand | 1950 New Zealand and Australian tour |
| 18 July 1959 | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 18–17 | New Zealand | 1959 New Zealand and Australian tour |
| 15 August 1959 | Athletic Park, Wellington | 11–8 | New Zealand | 1959 New Zealand and Australian tour |
| 29 August 1959 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 22–8 | New Zealand | 1959 New Zealand and Australian tour |
| 19 September 1959 | Eden Park, Auckland | 6–9 | British Lions | 1959 New Zealand and Australian tour |
| 16 July 1966 | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 20–3 | New Zealand | 1966 New Zealand and Australian tour |
| 6 August 1966 | Athletic Park, Wellington | 16–12 | New Zealand | 1966 New Zealand and Australian tour |
| 27 August 1966 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 19–6 | New Zealand | 1966 New Zealand and Australian tour |
| 10 September 1966 | Eden Park, Auckland | 24–11 | New Zealand | 1966 New Zealand and Australian tour |
| 26 June 1971 | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 3–9 | British Lions | 1971 New Zealand tour |
| 10 July 1971 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 22–12 | New Zealand | 1971 New Zealand tour |
| 31 July 1971 | Athletic Park, Wellington | 3–13 | British Lions | 1971 New Zealand tour |
| 17 August 1971 | Eden Park, Auckland | 14–14 | Draw | 1971 New Zealand tour |
| 18 June 1977 | Athletic Park, Wellington | 16–12 | New Zealand | 1977 New Zealand tour |
| 9 July 1977 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 9–13 | British Lions | 1977 New Zealand tour |
| 30 July 1977 | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 19–7 | New Zealand | 1977 New Zealand tour |
| 13 August 1977 | Eden Park, Auckland | 10–9 | New Zealand | 1977 New Zealand tour |
| 4 June 1983 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 16–12 | New Zealand | 1983 New Zealand tour |
| 18 June 1983 | Athletic Park, Wellington | 9–0 | New Zealand | 1983 New Zealand tour |
| 2 July 1983 | Carisbrook, Dunedin | 15–8 | New Zealand | 1983 New Zealand tour |
| 16 July 1983 | Eden Park, Auckland | 38–6 | New Zealand | 1983 New Zealand tour |
| 12 June 1993 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 20–18 | New Zealand | 1993 New Zealand tour |
| 26 June 1993 | Athletic Park, Wellington | 7–20 | British Lions | 1993 New Zealand tour |
| 3 July 1993 | Eden Park, Auckland | 30–13 | New Zealand | 1993 New Zealand tour |
| 25 June 2005 | Lancaster Park, Christchurch | 21–3 | New Zealand | 2005 New Zealand tour |
| 2 July 2005 | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | 48–18 | New Zealand | 2005 New Zealand tour |
| 9 July 2005 | Eden Park, Auckland | 38–19 | New Zealand | 2005 New Zealand tour |
| 24 June 2017 | Eden Park, Auckland | 30–15 | New Zealand | 2017 New Zealand tour |
| 1 July 2017 | Westpac Stadium, Wellington | 21–24 | British & Irish Lions | 2017 New Zealand tour |
| 8 July 2017 | Eden Park, Auckland | 15–15 | Draw | 2017 New Zealand tour |