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

      1987

      1987-05-22
      		 New Zealand  70 – 6  Italy Eden Park, Auckland
      Attendance: 20,000
      Referee: Bob Fordham Australia
      Tries: Kirwan (2), Kirk (2), Green (2), Penalty Try, Jones, Taylor, McDowell, Stanley, Whetton
      Con: Fox (8)
      Pen: Fox (2)      		 Pen: Collodo
      Drop: Collodo
      1987-05-27
      		 New Zealand  74 – 13  Fiji Lancaster Park, Christchurch
      Attendance: 26,000
      Referee: Derek Bevan Wales
      Tries: Gallagher (4), Green (4), Kirk, Kirwan, Penalty Try, Whetton
      Con: Fox (10)
      Pen: Fox (2)      		 Tries: Cama
      Pen: Koroduadua (3)
      1987-06-01
      		 New Zealand  46 – 15  Argentina Athletic Park, Wellington
      Attendance: 35,000
      Referee: Roger Quittenton England
      Tries: Kirk, Brooke, Stanley, Earl, Crowley, Whetton
      Con: Fox (2)
      Pen: Fox (6)      		 Tries: Lanza
      Con: Porta
      Pen: Porta (3)

      Knockout Stage

      1987-06-06
      		 New Zealand  30 – 3  Scotland Lancaster Park, Christchurch
      Attendance: 40,000
      Referee: David Burnett Republic of Ireland
      Tries: Whetton, Gallagher
      Con: Fox (2)
      Pen: Fox (6)      		 Pen: Hastings
      1987-06-14
      		 New Zealand  49 – 6  Wales Ballymore, Brisbane
      Attendance: 22,576
      Referee: Kerry Fitzgerald Australia
      Tries: Kirwan (2), Shelford (2), Drake, Whetton, Stanley, Brooke-Cowden
      Con: Fox (7)
      Pen: Fox      		 Tries: Devereux
      Con: Thorburn
      20 June 1987
      		 New Zealand  29–9  France Eden Park, Auckland
      Attendance: 46,000
      Referee: Kerry Fitzgerald Australia
      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

      1991

      1991-10-03
      		 England  12 – 18  New Zealand Twickenham, London
      Attendance: 70,000
      Referee: Jim Fleming

      Scotland
      Pen: Webb (3)
      Drop: Andrew      		 Tries: Jones
      Con: Fox
      Pen: Fox (4)
      1991-10-08
      		 New Zealand  46 – 6  United States Kingsholm, Gloucester
      Attendance: 12,000
      Referee: Efraim Sklar

      Argentina
      Tries: Wright (3), Earl, Purvis, Timu, Tuigamala, Innes
      Con: Preston (4)
      Pen: Preston (2)      		 Pen: Williams (2)
      1991-10-13
      		 Italy  21 – 31  New Zealand Welford Road, Leicester
      Attendance: 16,800
      Referee: Kerry Fitzgerald

      Australia
      Tries: Cuttitta, Bonomi
      Con: Dominguez (2)
      Pen: Dominguez (3)      		 Tries: Brooke, Innes, Tuigamala, Hewett
      Con: Fox (3)
      Pen: Fox (3)

      Knockout Stage

      1991-10-20
      		 Canada  13 – 29  New Zealand Stadium Lille-Metropole, Villeneuve d'Ascq
      Referee: Fred Howard

      England
      Tries: Tynan, Charron
      Con: Rees
      Pen: Wyatt      		 Tries: Timu (2), McCahill, Brooke, Kirwan
      Con: Fox (3)
      Pen: Fox
      1991-10-27
      		 Australia  16 – 6  New Zealand Lansdowne Road, Dublin
      Referee: Jim Fleming

      Scotland
      Tries: Campese, Horan
      Con: Lynagh
      Pen: Lynagh (2)      		 Pen: Fox (2)
      1991-10-30
      		 New Zealand  13 – 6  Scotland Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
      Referee: Stephen Hilditch

      Republic of Ireland
      Tries: Little
      Pen: Preston (3)      		 Pen: G. Hastings (2)

      1995

      1995-05-27
      		 Ireland 19 – 43  New Zealand Ellis Park, Johannesburg
      Attendance: 38 000
      Referee: Wayne Erickson Australia
      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)
      1995-05-31
      		 New Zealand  34 – 9  Wales Ellis Park, Johannesburg
      Attendance: 38 000
      Referee: Ed Morrison England
      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
      1995-06-04
      		 Japan  17 – 145  New Zealand Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein
      Attendance: 17 000
      Referee: George Gadjovic Canada
      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)

      Knockout Stage

      1995-06-11
      		 New Zealand  48 – 30  Scotland Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria
      Attendance: 20 000
      Referee: Derek Bevan Wales
      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)
      1995-06-18
      		 England  29 – 45  New Zealand Newlands, Cape Town
      Attendance: 50 000
      Referee: Stephen Hilditch (Ireland)
      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
      1995-06-24
      		 South Africa  15 – 12
      (a.e.t)      		  New Zealand Ellis Park, Johannesburg
      Attendance: 65 000 (capacity)
      Referee: Ed Morrison England
      Pen: Joel Stransky (3)
      Drop: Joel Stransky (2)      		 Pen: Andrew Mehrtens (3)
      Drop: Andrew Mehrtens

      1999

      1999-10-03
      		 New Zealand  45 – 9  Tonga Ashton Gate, Bristol
      Attendance: 21,000
      Referee: Derek Bevan Wales
      Tries: Jonah Lomu (2), Byron Kelleher, Norm Maxwell, Josh Kronfeld
      Con: Andrew Mehrtens (4)
      Pen: Andrew Mehrtens (4)      		 Pen: Siua Taumalolo (3)
      1999-10-09
      		 England  16 – 30  New Zealand Twickenham, London
      Attendance: 74,600
      Referee: Peter Marshall Australia
      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)
      1999-10-14
      		 New Zealand  101 – 3  Italy McAlpine Stadium, Huddersfield
      Attendance: 22,032
      Referee: Jim Fleming Scotland
      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

      Knockout Stage

      1999-10-24
      		 New Zealand  30 – 18  Scotland Murrayfield, Edinburgh
      Attendance: 67,529
      Referee: Ed Morrison England
      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
      1999-10-31
      		 New Zealand  31 – 43  France Twickenham, London
      Attendance: 75,000
      Referee: Jim Flemming Scotland
      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)
      1999-11-04
      		 South Africa  22 – 18  New Zealand Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
      Attendance: 74,500
      Referee: Peter Marshall Australia
      Tries: Breyton Paulse
      Con: Henry Honiball
      Pen: Henry Honiball (3)
      Drop goals: Percy Montgomery (2)      		 Pen: Andrew Mehrtens (6)

      2003

      2003-10-11
      		 New Zealand  70 – 7  Italy Telstra Dome, Melbourne
      Attendance: 41,715
      Referee: Andrew Cole Australia
      Tries: B. Thorn, R. Thorne, Howlett (2), Spencer (2), Rokocoko (2), Marshall, Carter, MacDonald
      Con: Carter (6)
      Pen: Spencer      		 Tries: Phillips
      Con: Peens
      2003-10-17
      		 New Zealand  68 – 6  Canada Telstra Dome, Melbourne
      Attendance: 38,899
      Referee: Tony Spreadbury England
      Tries: Ralph (2), So'oialo (2), Muliaina (4), Meeuws, Nonu
      Con: Carter (9)      		 Pen: Barker (2)
      2003-10-24
      		 New Zealand  91 – 7  Tonga Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane
      Attendance: 47,588
      Referee: Pablo De Luca Argentina
      Tries: Braid, Carter, Flynn, Ralph (2), Spencer, Meeuws, Penalty try, Muliaina (2), MacDonald, Howlett (2)
      Con: MacDonald (12), Spencer      		 Tries: Hola
      Con: Tu'ipulotu
      2003-11-02
      		 New Zealand  53 – 37  Wales Telstra Stadium, Sydney
      Attendance: 80,012
      Referee: André Watson South Africa
      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)

      Knockout Stage

      2003-11-08
      		 New Zealand  29 – 9  South Africa Telstra Dome, Melbourne
      Attendance: 40,734
      Referee: Tony Spreadbury England
      Tries: MacDonald 16' c
      Mealamu 59' m
      Rokocoko 72' m
      Con: MacDonald
      Pen: MacDonald (3)
      Drop: Mauger 45'      		 Pen: Hougaard (3)
      2003-11-15
      		 New Zealand  10 – 22  Australia Telstra Stadium, Sydney
      Attendance: 82,444
      Referee: Chris White England
      Try: Thorne 35' c
      Con: MacDonald
      Pen: MacDonald      		 Try: Mortlock 9' c
      Con: Flatley
      Pen: Flatley (5)
      2003-11-20
      		 New Zealand  40 – 13  France Telstra Stadium, Sydney
      Attendance: 62,712
      Referee: Chris White England
      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

      2007

      2007-09-08
      13:45
      		 New Zealand  76 – 14  Italy Stade Vélodrome, Marseille
      Attendance: 58,612
      Referee: Wayne Barnes England
      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)
      2007-09-15
      13:00
      		 New Zealand  108 – 13  Portugal Stade de Gerland, Lyon
      Attendance: 40,729
      Referee: Chris White England
      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'
      2007-09-23
      17:00
      		 Scotland  0 – 40  New Zealand Murrayfield Stadium, Edinburgh
      Attendance: 64,558
      Referee: Marius Jonker South Africa
      (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'
      2007-09-29
      13:00
      		 New Zealand  85 – 8  Romania Stadium de Toulouse, Toulouse
      Attendance: 35,608
      Referee: Joël Jutge France
      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'

      Knockout Stage

      Quarterfinal

      2007-10-06
      21:00
      		 New Zealand  18 – 20  France Millennium Stadium, Cardiff
      Attendance: 71,669
      Referee: Wayne Barnes England
      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'

      2011

      2011-09-09
      21:00
      		 New Zealand  41 – 10  Tonga Eden Park, Auckland
      Attendance: 60,000
      Referee: George Clancy Republic of Ireland
      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+'
      2011-09-16
      20:00
      		 New Zealand  83 – 7  Japan Waikato Stadium, Hamilton
      Attendance: 30,484
      Referee: Nigel Owens Wales
      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)
      2011-09-24
      20:30
      		 New Zealand  37 – 17  France Eden Park, Auckland
      Attendance: 60,000
      Referee: Allain Rolland Republic of Ireland
      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'
      2011-10-02
      15:30
      		 New Zealand  79 – 15  Canada Westpac Stadium, Wellington
      Attendance: 60,000
      Referee: Romain Poite France
      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'

      Knockout Stage

      Quarterfinal

      2011-10-09
      20:30
      		 New Zealand  33 – 10  Argentina Eden Park, Auckland
      Attendance: 60,000
      Referee: Nigel Owens Wales
      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'

      Semifinal

      2011-10-16
      20:30
      		 New Zealand  20 – 6  Australia Eden Park, Auckland
      Referee: Craig Joubert South Africa
      Tries: Nonu
      Pen: Weepu
      Drop: Cruden      		 (Report) Pen: O'Connor
      Drop: Cooper

      2011 Rugby World Cup Final

      Main Article: 2011 Rugby World Cup Final

      2011-10-23
      20:30
      		 New Zealand  8 – 7  France Eden Park, Auckland
      Referee: Craig Joubert South Africa
      Tries: Woodcock
      Pen: Donald      		 [1] Tries: Dusautoir
      Con: Trinh-Duc
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      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
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      Portrayal on screen

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

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      References

      1. ^ "All Blacks at the Rugby World Cup". allblacks.com. Retrieved 2008-04-07. 
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      External links

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      Nations who have competed in the Rugby World Cup by tier
      Tier 1 teams
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