| 1985 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand | |||||
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| Coach(es) | Alan Jones[1] | ||||
| Tour captain(s) | Steve Williams | ||||
| Top point scorer(s) | Michael Lynagh (5 points) | ||||
| Top try scorer(s) | James Black (1 try) | ||||
| Top test point scorer(s) | Michael Lynagh (5 points) | ||||
| Top test try scorer(s) | James Black (1 try) | ||||
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 New Zealand |
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| Previous tour | 1984 Great Britain and Ireland | ||||
| Next tour | 1986 New Zealand | ||||
The 1985 Australia tour of New Zealand was Australia's sixteenth, and fourth one-test, tour of New Zealand. Played in late June 1985, the tour of New Zealand was one that followed Australia's tour of Great Britain and Ireland just 255 days earlier. Australia hadn't toured New Zealand since 1982, where New Zealand won the three-test series 2–1.[2]
The match was played at Eden Park, Auckland. Mirroring the two teams' previous encounter, the result finished in New Zealand's favour by one-point.[3] As of 2023 (38 years, 195 days) the final score is the closest result by margin at Eden Park between Australia and New Zealand.
Match details
| 29 June 1985 NZST (UTC+12) 14:30 |
| New Zealand | 10–9 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Australia |
| Try: Green Con: Crowley (0/1) Pen: Crowley (2) | Report | Try: Black Con: Lynagh (1/1) Pen: Lynagh (1) |
| Eden Park, Auckland Attendance: 46,000[4] Referee: David Burnett (Ireland) |
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References
- ↑ "Lines set to decide who s the best". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 46, 022. Auckland, New Zealand: John Fairfax and Sons. 29 June 1985. p. 72.
While coach Alan Jones has studiously avoided any reference to the battlefield, the Wallabies were put in the mood for confrontation when they trained today behind barbed wire at the Eden Park Test venue
- ↑ Whitton, Evan (13 September 1982). "Solid praise for Wallabies". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 45, 149. John Fairfax and Sons. p. 23.
- ↑ "Wallabies fall to 'death wish' again". The Sydney Morning Herald. No. 46, 023 (Late ed.). Auckland, New Zealand: John Fairfax and Sons. 1 July 1985. p. 43.
- ↑ Wilkins, Phil (30 June 1985). "All Blacks Scramble In, 10–9". The Sun-Herald. Auckland, New Zealand: John Fairfax and Sons. p. 63.
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