Australia tour - Dunedin, 2 September 1905
New Zealand (3) 14 - 3 (3) Australia (FT)

Notes

 
Result New Zealand won by a margin of 11 points
 
Ground name Tahuna Park, Dunedin
Attendance 3000
 
Referee J Williams
 
New Zealand Test debuts R Bennet, GF Burgess, EH Dodd, ARH Francis, CM Gilray, DG Macpherson, CA Purdue, E Purdue, WE Smith, JC Spencer, HS Turtill, EL Watkins, E Wrigley
Australia Test debuts EA Anlezark, J Clarken, MJ Dore, WA Hirschberg, BC Lucas, AP Penman, FB Smith, LM Smith
 
Points scoring rules try 3, conversion 2, penalty goal 3, drop goal 4, goal from a mark 3