Australia tour - Dunedin, 14 September 1946
New Zealand (13) 31 - 8 (8) Australia (FT)

Teams

New Zealand Australia
Tries Argus 2, Elliott, Finlay, Haig, Smith, White Tries Allan, Eastes
Cons Scott 5 Cons Livermore

Notes

 
Result New Zealand won by a margin of 23 points
 
Ground name Carisbrook, Dunedin
Attendance 30000
 
Referee AS Fong
 
New Zealand Test debuts FR Allen, WG Argus, EH Catley, JM Dunn, KG Elliott, RR Elvidge, J Finlay, HF Frazer, JS Haig, MJ McHugh, JA McRae, PK Rhind, RWH Scott, JB Smith, RM White, C Willocks
Australia Test debuts T Allan, AJ Buchan, JF Cremin, WL Dawson, CC Eastes, E Freeman, PA Hardcastle, ML Howell, AP Johnson, AE Livermore, JWT MacBride, WM McLean, RE McMaster, BJ Piper, BG Schulte, E Tweedale, CJ Windon
 
Points scoring rules try 3, conversion 2, penalty goal 3, drop goal 4, goal from a mark 3