Pictorial Parade No. 79 (1958)
Channel: Archives New Zealand
Date: 2012-11-13

On August 23 1958 the All Blacks beat Australia in Wellington by 25 points to 3, in the first leg of the Bledisloe Cup.

Rugby Union's Bledisloe Cup is contested by the Australia national rugby union team and New Zealand national rugby union team. It is named after Lord Bledisloe, the former Governor-General of New Zealand who donated the trophy in 1931. Once played irregularly every few years, Bledisloe Cup matches now happen annually, and include Rugby Championship (formerly Tri Nations) fixtures between the two sides. Their World Cup fixtures do not count as Bledisloe Cup matches, which were always played in Australia or New Zealand. However, 2008 saw a Bledisloe Cup match held outside the two countries for the first time when the teams met in Hong Kong, and a 2009 Bledisloe Cup match was played in Tokyo.

Recently New Zealand has dominated the cup, winning it 11 times in a row (2003–2013).

See the 3rd segment of this film for highlights of the match from 1958

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HOUSING - NEW DEVELOPMENTS. 177 ft. Twenty miles from Wellington, a vast building programme is under way and new towns are growing in the Porirua Basin.

HUTT VALLEY - YOUTH CLUB. 251 ft. Teenagers enjoy themselves at the Taita Youth Club, a popular Sunday meeting place for young citizens in the Hutt Valley.

FIRST TEST - AUSTRALIA v. N.Z. 376 ft. Highlights of play in 1958's first international rugby test match at Wellington.

DV file of Beta SP (tape 101) telecine of 35mm film- W4361/60.