North vs South rugby union match


The North vs South match, sometimes known as the Interisland match was a longstanding rugby union fixture in New Zealand between the representatives of the North Island and the South Island.
The first match was played on 30 June 1897 at Wellington's Athletic Park, and the match became an annual fixture from 1902. Matches ceased during World War I from 1915-1918, but during World War II only the 1940, 1941 and 1942 matches were cancelled, with competition resuming in 1943. The last annual match was played in 1995.
In 2012, a one-off match at Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium in 2012 to help fundraise for the financially troubled Otago Rugby Football Union, which was won by the South 32-24.
A second one-off match is scheduled to be held on August 29, 2020.
Most early matches were played in one of the four main cities, but from 1970 onwards the fixture was rotated around a number of provincial centres.

Colours

In the very first match in 1897, the North Island wore yellow and black jerseys while the South Island team wore all black.
Since 1904 the North Island traditionally played in black jerseys and black shorts, while the South Island played in white jerseys with white shorts.

List of results

Overall

YearDateVenueWinnerScore
189730 JuneWellingtonNorth16—3
1902WellingtonSouth20—14
1903AucklandSouth12—5
1904Dunedindraw3—3
1905WellingtonNorth26—0
1906WellingtonNorth9—5
1907ChristchurchNorth11—0
1908WellingtonNorth12—5
1909WellingtonSouth19—11
1910ChristchurchSouth14—10
19117 OctoberWellingtonNorth19—9
1912NapierNorth12—8
1913ChristchurchSouth25—0
1914WellingtonSouth8—0
1915-18Not played
1919WellingtonNorth28—11
1920WellingtonNorth12—3
1921ChristchurchNorth28—13
19228 JulyAucklandSouth9—8
1923Wellingtondraw6—6
1924WellingtonNorth39—8
1925InvercargillNorth16—5
1926WellingtonNorth41—9
1927WellingtonSouth31—30
1928ChristchurchSouth15—14
1929WellingtonNorth29—20
1930Not played
1931Wellingtondraw20—20
1932ChristchurchNorth28—10
1933WellingtonNorth27—18
1934DunedinSouth27—10
1935WellingtonNorth15—9
1936ChristchurchNorth17—6
1937WellingtonSouth30—21
1938WellingtonSouth31—23
1939WellingtonSouth25—19
1940-42Not played
1943WellingtonSouth17—16
1944ChristchurchNorth28—3
1945AucklandSouth31—19
1946WellingtonNorth8—3
1947InvercargillNorth13—11
1948WellingtonSouth12—11
1949ChristchurchNorth23—3
1950AucklandNorth10—8
1951WellingtonNorth14—12
1952DunedinSouth11—3
1953WellingtonNorth15—14
1954ChristchrchNorth13—9
1955WellingtonNorth15—9
1956WellingtonSouth13—11
195717 AugustAucklandNorth19—3
19582 AugustDunedinNorth13—6
1959WellingtonNorth30—14
1960ChristchurchSouth26—11
1961WellingtonNorth25—3
1962ChristchurchSouth17—14
1963ChristchurchSouth14—13
1964AucklandNorth12—9
19659 JuneWellingtonNorth25—14
1966HamiltonNorth12—3
1967DunedinNorth17—6
1968ChristchurchNorth34—17
1969WellingtonSouth13—3
197012 SeptemberNelsonNorth11—6
1971New PlymouthNorth31—9
197215 JulyChristchurchNorth19—8
1973WhangareiNorth27—14
1974AucklandNorth22—0
197513 SeptemberChristchurchSouth17—14
197611 SeptemberHamiltonSouth20—16
1977DunedinSouth6—4
1978New PlymouthNorth29—13
197911 AugustInvercargillNorth9—3
19802 AugustPalmerston NorthNorth13—9
1981DunedinNorth10—4
198210 JulyWanganuiSouth22—12
19833 SeptemberBlenheimNorth22—9
1984RotoruaNorth39—3
1985New PlymouthNorth29—12
1986OamaruNorth22-10
1987-94Not played
19958 AprilDunedinNorth63-22
1996-2011Not played

DateWinnerVenueResultTriesGoalsAttendanceReference
10 June 2012South IslandForsyth Barr Stadium, Dunedin32 - 24North: R. Robinson, S. Stowers
South: K. Baker, T. Marshall, M. Todd, A. Whitelock		North: L. Munro, R. Robinson
South: K. Baker 		7,427