New Zealand and the Barbarians have played each other 11 times. The first encounter was in February 1954 and saw New Zealand win 19–5 at Cardiff Arms Park, while the last was in November 2017, when New Zealand won 31–22 at Twickenham. All the matches have been played at Cardiff Arms Park or Twickenham. New Zealand have won 8 of the 11 matches.
Details | Played | Won by New Zealand | Won by Barbarians | Drawn | New Zealand points | Barbarians points |
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Neutral venue | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 250 | 154 |
Overall | 11 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 250 | 154 |
Date | Venue | Score | Winner | Comments |
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20 February 1954 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 5–19 | New Zealand | |
15 February 1964 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 3–36 | New Zealand | |
16 December 1967 | Twickenham, London | 6–11 | New Zealand | |
27 January 1973 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 23–11 | Barbarians | Featured The greatest try ever scored |
30 November 1974 | Twickenham, London | 13–13 | Draw | |
16 December 1978 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 16–18 | New Zealand | |
25 November 1989 | Twickenham, London | 10–21 | New Zealand | |
4 December 1993 | Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff | 12–25 | New Zealand | |
4 December 2004 | Twickenham, London | 19–47 | New Zealand | 2004 end of year test |
5 December 2009 | Twickenham, London | 25–18 | Barbarians | 2009 end of year test |
4 November 2017 | Twickenham, London | 22–31 | New Zealand | 2017 end of year test |