Teams

New Zealand	Ireland
Tries Bunce 2, Clarke, Cooper 2, ID Jones, Kirwan, Pene 2, Strachan, Timu	Tries Furlong
Cons Cooper 6	Cons Russell
Pens Cooper	Pens none
Team 15 FB Matthew Cooper 14 W John Kirwan 13 C Frank Bunce 12 C Eroni Clarke 11 W John Timu 10 FH Walter Little 9 SH Ant Strachan 1 P Steve McDowall 2 H Sean Fitzpatrick (c) 3 P Olo Brown 4 L Ian Jones 5 L Robin Brooke 6 F Mike Brewer 7 F Michael Jones 8 N8 Arran Pene     Replacements 16 Jon Preston 17 Inga Tuigamala 18 Grant Fox 19 Craig Dowd 20 Blair Larsen 21 Paul Henderson	Team 15 FB Jim Staples 14 W Ronald Carey 13 C Mark McCall 12 C Vince Cunningham 11 W Neville Furlong 10 FH Peter Russell 9 SH Michael Bradley (c) 1 P Nick Popplewell 2 H Steve Smith 3 P Paul McCarthy 6 F Brian Rigney 5 L Paddy Johns 4 L Mick Galwey 7 F Michael Fitzgibbon 8 N8 Brian Robinson     Replacements 16 F Paddy Kenny 17 FB Kenny Murphy 18 W Jack Clarke 19 Fergus Aherne 20 Terry Kingston 21 Gary Halpin

Notes

Result New Zealand won by a margin of 53 points

Ground name Athletic Park, Wellington

Attendance 25000

Referee AR MacNeill (Australia)

New Zealand Test debuts RM Brooke, OM Brown, MJA Cooper

Ireland Test debuts P Kenny

Points scoring rules try 4, conversion 2, penalty goal 3, drop goal 3