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.

The first game 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 games were cancelled, with competition resuming in 1943. The last annual match was played in 1995, with a one-off game at Dunedin's Forsyth Barr Stadium in 2012 to help fund raise for the financially troubled Otago Rugby Football Union, which was won by the South 34-24. Most early games 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

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YearDateVenueWinnerScore
189730 JuneWellingtonNorth16—3
1902 WellingtonSouth20—14
1903 AucklandSouth12—5
1904 Dunedindraw3—3
1905 WellingtonNorth26—0
1906 WellingtonNorth9—5
1907 ChristchurchNorth11—0
1908 WellingtonNorth12—5
1909 WellingtonSouth19—11
1910 ChristchurchSouth14—10
19117 OctoberWellingtonNorth19—9
1912 NapierNorth12—8
1913 ChristchurchSouth25—0
1914 WellingtonSouth8—0
1915-18 Not played
1919 WellingtonNorth28—11
1920 WellingtonNorth12—3
1921 Christchurch North28—13
19228 JulyAucklandSouth 9—8
1923 Wellington draw 6—6
1924 WellingtonNorth 39—8
1925 Invercargill North 16—5
1926 Wellington North 41—9
1927 Wellington South 31—30
1928 Christchurch South 15—14
1929 Wellington North 29—20
1930 Not played
1931 Wellingtondraw 20—20
1932 Christchurch North 28—10
1933 Wellington North 27—18
1934 DunedinSouth 27—10
1935 WellingtonNorth 15—9
1936 ChristchurchNorth 17—6
1937 WellingtonSouth 30—21
1938 WellingtonSouth 31—23
1939 Wellington South 25—19
1940-42 Not played
1943 WellingtonSouth 17—16
1944 Christchurch North 28—3
1945 Auckland South 31—19
1946 Wellington North 8—3
1947 Invercargill North 13—11
1948 Wellington South 12—11
1949 Christchurch North 23—3
1950 Auckland North 10—8
1951 Wellington North 14—12
1952 Dunedin South 11—3
1953 Wellington North 15—14
1954 Christchrch North 13—9
1955 Wellington North 15—9
1956 Wellington South 13—11
195717 AugustAucklandNorth19—3
19582 AugustDunedinNorth13—6
1959 Wellington North 30—14
1960 Christchurch South 26—11
1961 Wellington North 25—3
1962 Christchurch South 17—14
1963 Christchurch South 14—13
1964 Auckland North 12—9
19659 JuneWellingtonNorth25—14
1966 Hamilton North 12—3
1967 Dunedin North 17—6
1968 Christchurch North 34—17
1969 Wellington South 13—3
197012 SeptemberNelsonNorth11—6
1971 New Plymouth North 31—9
197215 JulyChristchurch North19—8[1]
1973 Whangarei North 27—14
1974 Auckland North 22—0
197513 September Christchurch South 17—14
197611 SeptemberHamiltonSouth20—16
1977 Dunedin South 6—4
1978 New Plymouth North 29—13
197911 AugustInvercargillNorth9—3
19802 AugustPalmerston NorthNorth13—9
1981 Dunedin North 10—4
198210 JulyWanganuiSouth22—12
19833 SeptemberBlenheimNorth22—9
1984 Rotorua North 39—3
1985 New Plymouth North 29—12
1986 OamaruNorth 22-10
1987-94 Not played
19958 AprilDunedinNorth 63-22
1996-2011 Not played
201210 JuneDunedinSouth 34-24

References

Notes

  1. ↑ A. C. Swan & A. H. Carman (ed.). The Rugby Almanack of New Zealand 1973. Sporting Publications. p. 49.
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