History of rugby union matches between New Zealand and the Barbarians
New Zealand and the Barbarians have played each other on 11 occasions. 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 two venues – Cardiff Arms Park and Twickenham. New Zealand have never played the Barbarians at home but have won 8 of the 11 matches.
Overall summary
Matches
Date | Venue | Score | Victor | 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 Gareth Edwards and 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 | - |