Teams

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

Notes

Result New Zealand won by a margin of 3 points

Ground name Carisbrook, Dunedin

Attendance 28000

Referee AR MacNeill (Australia)

New Zealand Test debuts GW Dowd

Ireland Test debuts RW Carey, JN Furlong, KT Leahy, MC McCall, PD McCarthy

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