History of rugby union matches between Italy and New Zealand
The All Blacks first played against Italy as 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 nine Test matches, with New Zealand winning all of them by an average margin of 51 points. The two sides have been in the same pool in every World Cup tournament except 1995. However they are in different pools for the 2011 event.
Overall summary
| Details |
Played |
Won by New Zealand |
Won by Italy |
Drawn |
New Zealand points |
Italy points |
| In Italy |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
205 |
41 |
| In New Zealand |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
161 |
22 |
| Neutral venue |
4 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
278 |
45 |
| Overall |
11 |
11 |
0 |
0 |
644 |
108 |
Results
| Date |
Venue |
Score |
Victor |
Comments |
| 14 November 2009 |
San Siro Stadium, Milan |
6 – 20 |
New Zealand |
|
| 27 June 2009 |
AMI Stadium, Christchurch |
27 – 6 |
New Zealand |
|
| 8 September 2007 |
Stade Vélodrome, Marseille |
76 – 14 |
New Zealand |
2007 Rugby World Cup |
| 13 November 2004 |
Stadio Flaminio, Rome |
10 – 59 |
New Zealand |
|
| 11 October 2003 |
Colonial Stadium, Melbourne |
70 – 7 |
New Zealand |
2003 Rugby World Cup |
| 8 June 2002 |
Waikato Stadium, Hamilton |
64 – 10 |
New Zealand |
|
| 25 November 2000 |
Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa |
19 – 56 |
New Zealand |
|
| 14 October 1999 |
McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield |
101 – 3 |
New Zealand |
1999 Rugby World Cup |
| 28 October 1995 |
Stadio Renato Dall'Ara, Bologna |
6 – 70 |
New Zealand |
|
| 13 October 1991 |
Welford Road Stadium, Leicester |
31 – 21 |
New Zealand |
1991 Rugby World Cup |
| 22 May 1987 |
Eden Park, Auckland |
70 – 6 |
New Zealand |
1987 Rugby World Cup |
References