New Zealand at the Rugby World Cup

Map of nations best results, excluding nations which unsuccessfully participated in qualifying tournaments.

The All Blacks have played a total of 43 matches in the seven Rugby World Cup tournaments. They were the only team who had made it to all the semi-finals at the world cup between 1987 and 2003. They are also the only team never to have lost a pool game and to have always qualified in first place from every group. New Zealand has won the tournament twice, in 1987 and 2011 both of which they had hosted.

Results By Tournament

Year	Host	Result	Head Coach
1987	New Zealand and Australia	Champions	Brian Lochore
1991	England, Ireland, Scotland, Wales and France	Semi-finalists )	Alex Wyllie and John Hart
1995	South Africa	Runner Up	Laurie Mains
1999	Wales	Semi-finalists (Fourth)	John Hart
2003	Australia	Semi-finalists (Third)	John Mitchell
2007	France	Quarter-finalists	Graham Henry
2011	New Zealand	Champions	Graham Henry

1987-05-22

New Zealand	70 – 6	Italy
Tries: Kirwan (2), Kirk (2), Green (2), Penalty Try, Jones, Taylor, McDowell, Stanley, Whetton Con: Fox (8) Pen: Fox (2)		Pen: Collodo Drop: Collodo

Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Bob Fordham

1987-05-27

New Zealand	74 – 13	Fiji
Tries: Gallagher (4), Green (4), Kirk, Kirwan, Penalty Try, Whetton Con: Fox (10) Pen: Fox (2)		Tries: Cama Pen: Koroduadua (3)

Lancaster Park, Christchurch
Attendance: 26,000
Referee: Derek Bevan

1987-06-01

New Zealand	46 – 15	Argentina
Tries: Kirk, Brooke, Stanley, Earl, Crowley, Whetton Con: Fox (2) Pen: Fox (6)		Tries: Lanza Con: Porta Pen: Porta (3)

Athletic Park, Wellington
Attendance: 35,000
Referee: Roger Quittenton

Knockout Stage

1987-06-06

New Zealand	30 – 3	Scotland
Tries: Whetton, Gallagher Con: Fox (2) Pen: Fox (6)		Pen: Hastings

Lancaster Park, Christchurch
Attendance: 40,000
Referee: David Burnett

1987-06-14

New Zealand	49 – 6	Wales
Tries: Kirwan (2), Shelford (2), Drake, Whetton, Stanley, Brooke-Cowden Con: Fox (7) Pen: Fox		Tries: Devereux Con: Thorburn

Ballymore, Brisbane
Attendance: 22,576
Referee: Kerry Fitzgerald

20 June 1987

New Zealand	29–9	France
Tries: Michael Jones, David Kirk, John Kirwan Cons: Grant Fox Pens: Grant Fox (4) Drops: Grant Fox		Tries: Pierre Berbizier Cons: Didier Camberabero Pens: Didier Camberabero

Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 46,000
Referee: Kerry Fitzgerald

1991

1991-10-03

England	12 – 18	New Zealand
Pen: Webb (3) Drop: Andrew		Tries: Jones Con: Fox Pen: Fox (4)

Twickenham, London
Attendance: 70,000
Referee: Jim Fleming

1991-10-08

New Zealand	46 – 6	United States
Tries: Wright (3), Earl, Purvis, Timu, Tuigamala, Innes Con: Preston (4) Pen: Preston (2)		Pen: Williams (2)

Kingsholm, Gloucester
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: Efraim Sklar

1991-10-13

Italy	21 – 31	New Zealand
Tries: Cuttitta, Bonomi Con: Dominguez (2) Pen: Dominguez (3)		Tries: Brooke, Innes, Tuigamala, Hewett Con: Fox (3) Pen: Fox (3)

Welford Road, Leicester
Attendance: 16,800
Referee: Kerry Fitzgerald

Knockout Stage

1991-10-20

Canada	13 – 29	New Zealand
Tries: Tynan, Charron Con: Rees Pen: Wyatt		Tries: Timu (2), McCahill, Brooke, Kirwan Con: Fox (3) Pen: Fox

Stadium Lille-Metropole, Villeneuve d'Ascq
Referee: Fred Howard

1991-10-27

Australia	16 – 6	New Zealand
Tries: Campese, Horan Con: Lynagh Pen: Lynagh (2)		Pen: Fox (2)

Lansdowne Road, Dublin
Referee: Jim Fleming

1991-10-30

New Zealand	13 – 6	Scotland
Tries: Little Pen: Preston (3)		Pen: G. Hastings (2)

Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Referee: Stephen Hilditch

1995

1995-05-27

Ireland	19 – 43	New Zealand
Tries: David Corkery, Dennis McBride, Garrett Halpin Con: Eric Elwood (2)		Tries: Jonah Lomu (2), Josh Kronfeld, Frank Bunce, Glen Osborne Con: Andrew Mehrtens (3) Pen: Andrew Mehrtens (4)

Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Attendance: 38 000
Referee: Wayne Erickson

1995-05-31

New Zealand	34 – 9	Wales
Tries: Marc Ellis, Walter Little, Josh Kronfeld Con: Andrew Mehrtens (2) Pen: Andrew Mehrtens (4) Drop: Andrew Mehrtens		Pen: Neil Jenkins (2) Drop: Neil Jenkins

Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Attendance: 38 000
Referee: Ed Morrison

1995-06-04

Japan	17 – 145	New Zealand
Tries: Hiroyuki Kajihara (2) Con: Keiji Hirose (2) Pen: Keiji Hirose		Tries: Marc Ellis (6), Eric Rush (3), Jeff Wilson (3), Robin Brooke (2), Glen Osborne (2), Richard Loe, Simon Culhane, Paul Henderson, Craig Dowd, Alama Ieremia Con: Simon Culhane (20)

Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
Attendance: 17 000
Referee: George Gadjovic

Knockout Stage

1995-06-11

New Zealand	48 – 30	Scotland
Tries: Walter Little (2), Jonah Lomu, Andrew Mehrtens, Frank Bunce, Sean Fitzpatrick Con: Andrew Mehrtens (6) Pen: Andrew Mehrtens (2)		Tries: Doddie Weir (2), Scott Hastings Con: Gavin Hastings (3) Pen: Gavin Hastings (3)

Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
Attendance: 20 000
Referee: Derek Bevan

1995-06-18

England	29 – 45	New Zealand
Tries: Will Carling (2), Rory Underwood Con: Rob Andrew (3) Pen: Rob Andrew		Tries: Jonah Lomu (4), Josh Kronfeld, Graeme Bachop Con: Andrew Mehrtens (3) Pen: Andrew Mehrtens Drop: Zinzan Brooke, Andrew Mehrtens

Newlands, Cape Town
Attendance: 50 000
Referee: Stephen Hilditch (Ireland)

1995-06-24

South Africa	15 – 12 (a.e.t)	New Zealand
Pen: Joel Stransky (3) Drop: Joel Stransky (2)		Pen: Andrew Mehrtens (3) Drop: Andrew Mehrtens

Ellis Park, Johannesburg
Attendance: 65 000 (capacity)
Referee: Ed Morrison

1999

1999-10-03

New Zealand	45 – 9	Tonga
Tries: Jonah Lomu (2), Byron Kelleher, Norm Maxwell, Josh Kronfeld Con: Andrew Mehrtens (4) Pen: Andrew Mehrtens (4)		Pen: Siua Taumalolo (3)

Ashton Gate, Bristol
Attendance: 21,000
Referee: Derek Bevan

1999-10-09

England	16 – 30	New Zealand
Tries: Phil de Glanville Con: Jonny Wilkinson Pen: Jonny Wilkinson (3)		Tries: Byron Kelleher, Jeff Wilson, Jonah Lomu Con: Andrew Mehrtens (3) Pen: Andrew Mehrtens (3)

Twickenham, London
Attendance: 74,600
Referee: Peter Marshall

1999-10-14

New Zealand	101 – 3	Italy
Tries: Jeff Wilson (3), Glen Osborne (2), Jonah Lomu (2), Taine Randell, Tony Brown, Christian Cullen, Mark Hammett, Daryl Gibson, Scott Robertson, Dylan Mika Con: Tony Brown (11) Pen: Tony Brown (3)		Pen: Diego Dominguez

McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield
Attendance: 22,032
Referee: Jim Fleming

Knockout Stage

1999-10-24

New Zealand	30 – 18	Scotland
Tries: Tana Umaga (2) Jeff Wilson, Jonah Lomu Con: Andrew Mehrtens (2) Pen: Andrew Mehrtens (2)		Tries: Cameron Murray, Budge Pountney Con: Kenny Logan Pen: Kenny Logan Drop: Gregor Townsend

Murrayfield, Edinburgh
Attendance: 67,529
Referee: Ed Morrison

1999-10-31

New Zealand	31 – 43	France
Tries: Jonah Lomu (2), Jeff Wilson Con: Andrew Mehrtens (2) Pen: Andrew Mehrtens (4)		Tries:Christophe Lamaison, Christophe Dominici, Richard Dourthe, Philippe Bernat-Salles Con: Christophe Lamaison (4) Pen: Christophe Lamaison (3) Drop: Christophe Lamaison (2)

Twickenham, London
Attendance: 75,000
Referee: Jim Flemming

1999-11-04

South Africa	22 – 18	New Zealand
Tries: Breyton Paulse Con: Henry Honiball Pen: Henry Honiball (3) Drop goals: Percy Montgomery (2)		Pen: Andrew Mehrtens (6)

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 74,500
Referee: Peter Marshall

2003

2003-10-11

New Zealand	70 – 7	Italy
Tries: B. Thorn, R. Thorne, Howlett (2), Spencer (2), Rokocoko (2), Marshall, Carter, MacDonald Con: Carter (6) Pen: Spencer		Tries: Phillips Con: Peens

Telstra Dome, Melbourne
Attendance: 41,715
Referee: Andrew Cole

2003-10-17

New Zealand	68 – 6	Canada
Tries: Ralph (2), So'oialo (2), Muliaina (4), Meeuws, Nonu Con: Carter (9)		Pen: Barker (2)

Telstra Dome, Melbourne
Attendance: 38,899
Referee: Tony Spreadbury

2003-10-24

New Zealand	91 – 7	Tonga
Tries: Braid, Carter, Flynn, Ralph (2), Spencer, Meeuws, Penalty try, Muliaina (2), MacDonald, Howlett (2) Con: MacDonald (12), Spencer		Tries: Hola Con: Tu'ipulotu

Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
Attendance: 47,588
Referee: Pablo De Luca

2003-11-02

New Zealand	53 – 37	Wales
Tries: Rokocoko (2), MacDonald, Williams, Howlett (2), Spencer, Mauger Con: MacDonald (5) Pen: MacDonald		Tries: Taylor, Parker, Charvis, S. Williams Con: S. Jones (4) Pen: S. Jones (3)

Telstra Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 80,012
Referee: André Watson

Knockout Stage

2003-11-08

New Zealand	29 – 9	South Africa
Tries: MacDonald 16' c Mealamu 59' m Rokocoko 72' m Con: MacDonald Pen: MacDonald (3) Drop: Mauger 45'		Pen: Hougaard (3)

Telstra Dome, Melbourne
Attendance: 40,734
Referee: Tony Spreadbury

2003-11-15

New Zealand	10 – 22	Australia
Try: Thorne 35' c Con: MacDonald Pen: MacDonald		Try: Mortlock 9' c Con: Flatley Pen: Flatley (5)

Telstra Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 82,444
Referee: Chris White

2003-11-20

New Zealand	40 – 13	France
Tries: Jack 12' c Howlett 20' c Rokocoko 51' c Thorn 54' c Muliaina 58' c Holah m Con: MacDonald Carter (4)		Try: Elhorga 42' c Con: Yachvili Pen: Yachvili Drop: Yachvili

Telstra Stadium, Sydney
Attendance: 62,712
Referee: Chris White

2007

2007-09-08
13:45

New Zealand	76 – 14	Italy
Tries: McCaw (2) 2' c, 7' c Howlett (3) 12' c, 56' c, 59' m Muliaina 15' c Sivivatu (2) 18' c, 29' m Jack 50' c Collins (2) 68' c, 70' c Con: Carter (7/9) McAlister (2/2) Pen: Carter (1/1)	(Report)	Tries: Stanojevic 38' c Mi. Bergamasco 71' c Con: Bortolussi (1/1) de Marigny (1/1)

Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
Attendance: 58,612
Referee: Wayne Barnes

2007-09-15
13:00

New Zealand	108 – 13	Portugal
Tries: Rokocoko (2) 3' m, 12' c Toeava 25' c Williams 28' c Mauger (2) 30' c, 66' c Collins 32' c Masoe 34' m Hore 40' c Leonard 50' c Evans 59' c Ellis 61' c MacDonald 69' c Smith (2) 72' c, 79' c Hayman 76' c Con: Evans (14/16)	(Report)	Try: Cordeiro 48' c Con: D. Pinto (1/1) Pen: D. Pinto (1/1) 75' Drop: Gonçalo Malheiro (1/2) 22'

Stade de Gerland, Lyon
Attendance: 40,729
Referee: Chris White

2007-09-23
17:00

Scotland	0 – 40	New Zealand
	(Report)	Tries: McCaw 5' c Howlett (2) 15' c, 74' c Kelleher 33' c Williams 62' c Carter 65' c Con: Carter (2/5) Pen: Carter (2/3) 26', 43'

Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
Attendance: 64,558
Referee: Marius Jonker

2007-09-29
13:00

New Zealand	85 – 8	Romania
Tries: Sivivatu (2) 1' m, 24' c Masoe 10' c Rokocoko (3) 15' c, 58' c, 66' c Evans 18' m Mauger 37' m Toeava (2) 47' c, 80+' c Hore 64' c Smith 75' c Howlett 79' c Con: McAlister (4/7) Evans (6/6)	(Report)	Try: Tincu 31' m Pen: Vlaicu 72'

Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse
Attendance: 35,608
Referee: Joël Jutge

Knockout Stage

Quarterfinal

2007-10-06
21:00

New Zealand	18 – 20	France
Tries: McAlister 17' c So'oialo 63' m Con: Carter (1/1) Pen: Carter (2/2) 14', 31'	(Report)	Tries: Dusautoir 54' c Jauzion 69' c Con: Beauxis (1/1) Élissalde (1/1) Pen: Beauxis (2/3) 40+', 46'

Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
Attendance: 71,669
Referee: Wayne Barnes

2011

2011-09-09
21:00

New Zealand	41 – 10	Tonga
Tries: Dagg 10', 22' Kahui 19', 33' Kaino 58' Nonu 74' Con: Carter (3/5) Slade (1/1) Pen: Carter (1/1) 4'	(Report)	Tries: Taumololo 73' c Con: Morath (1/1) Pen: Morath (1/1) 40+'

Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: George Clancy

2011-09-16
20:00

New Zealand	83 – 7	Japan
Tries: Smith 4', Kahui 16', 45' Kaino 21' Mealamu 30' Ellis 34' Slade 36' Con: Slade (9/13)	(Report)	Tries: Onozawa 58' c Con: M. Williams (1/1)

Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
Attendance: 30,484
Referee: Nigel Owens

2011-09-24
20:30

New Zealand	37 – 17	France
Tries: Thomson 10', Jane 17', Dagg (2) 21', 41' Williams 77' Con: Carter (3/5) 18', 21', 42' Pen: Carter (1/1) 47' Drop: Carter	(Report)	Tries: Mermoz 54', Trinh-Duc 75' Con: Yachvili (2/2) 55', 75' Pen: Yachvili (1/1) 39'

Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Allain Rolland

2011-10-02
15:30

New Zealand	79 – 15	Canada
Tries: Guildford (4) 7', 24', 35', 76', Vito (2) 11', 80', Dagg 20', Muliaina 29', Cowan 44', Kaino (2) 51', 67', Williams 59' Con: Slade (4) 8', 30', 45', 52' Weepu (4) 61', 68', 78', 80' Pen: Slade (1/1) 15'	(Report)	Tries: Trainor (2) 40', 42' Pen: Monro (1/1) 2'

Westpac Stadium, Wellington
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Romain Poite

Knockout Stage

Quarterfinal

2011-10-09
20:30

New Zealand	33 – 10	Argentina
Tries: Read 10', 22' Thorn 77', Con: Weepu (1/2) 77' Pen: Weepu (7/8) 13', 26', 36', 40', 50', 59', 73'	(Report)	Tries: Cabello 31' c Con: Contepomi (1/1) Pen: Bosch (1/1) 46'

Eden Park, Auckland
Attendance: 60,000
Referee: Nigel Owens

Semifinal

2011-10-16
20:30

New Zealand	20 – 6	Australia
Tries: Nonu Pen: Weepu Drop: Cruden	(Report)	Pen: O'Connor Drop: Cooper

Eden Park, Auckland
Referee: Craig Joubert

2011 Rugby World Cup Final

Main article: 2011 Rugby World Cup Final

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2015

Pool

2015-09-20

New Zealand	–	Argentina
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Wembley Stadium, London

2015-09-24

New Zealand	–	Namibia
Tries:		Pen:

Olympic Stadium, London

2015-10-02

New Zealand	–	Georgia
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Millennium Stadium, Cardiff

2015-10-07

New Zealand	–	Tonga
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St. James' Park, Newcastle

Overall record

Overall record against all nations in the World Cup:^[1]

Country	Played	Wins	Draws	Losses	For	Against	+/-	Winning percent
Italy	5	5	-	-	348	51	+297	100
Scotland	5	5	-	-	161	57	+104	100
Wales	3	3	-	-	136	52	+84	100
England	3	3	-	-	93	57	+36	100
Tonga	3	3	-	-	177	26	+151	100
Canada	3	3	-	-	176	34	+142	100
Japan	2	2	-	-	228	24	+204	100
Portugal	1	1	-	-	108	13	+95	100
Romania	1	1	-	-	85	8	+77	100
Fiji	1	1	-	-	74	13	+61	100
United States	1	1	-	-	46	6	+40	100
Argentina	2	2	-	-	79	25	+54	100
Ireland	1	1	-	-	43	19	+24	100
France	6	4	-	2	163	109	+54	67
South Africa	3	1	-	2	59	46	+13	33
Australia	3	1	-	2	36	44	-8	33
TOTAL	43	37	-	6	2012	584	+1428	86.05

Portrayal on screen

New Zealand can be seen playing South Africa in the feature film Invictus based on the 1995 Rugby World Cup.

References

Davies, Gerald (2004) The History of the Rugby World Cup (Sanctuary Publishing Ltd, (ISBN 1860746020)
Farr-Jones, Nick, (2003). Story of the Rugby World Cup, Australian Post Corporation, (ISBN 0-642-36811-2)

↑ "All Blacks at the Rugby World Cup". allblacks.com. Retrieved 2008-04-07.

External links

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Rugbyworldcup.com Official site of the Rugby World Cup.
IRB.com Official site of the International Rugby Board.

Nations who have competed in the Rugby World Cup by tier

Tier 1 teams	Argentina Australia England France Ireland Italy New Zealand Scotland South Africa Wales

Tier 2 teams	Canada Fiji Georgia Japan Romania Samoa Tonga USA

Tier 3 teams	Ivory Coast Namibia Portugal Russia Spain Uruguay Zimbabwe