Since the 1907–1908 New Zealand rugby tour of Australia and Great Britain, where the New Zealand side participated in the first ever rugby league test matches, The New Zealand Kiwis have participated in over 300 tests. Historically matches have been played in three or two match tours but recently one-off tests and tournaments such as the Four Nations have become more popular. New Zealand won the Tri-Nations in 2005 and the World Cup in 2008.
All-time records
Includes all Test Matches, 1907 - 14 October 2009
Country
Matches
Won
Drawn
Lost
Total
320
132
14
174
Australia
118
29
3
86
British Empire
1
0
0
1
Cook Islands
1
1
0
0
England
7
3
1
3
France
53
34
5
14
Great Britain
109
39
5
65
Great Britain/France
1
0
0
1
Lebanon
1
1
0
0
Papua New Guinea
16
15
0
1
Tonga
4
4
0
0
Wales
9
6
0
3
Test Series & Tours by Year
Year
Matches
1907
Tour of Australia and Great Britain
0-1 Wales
0-1 England
2-1 Great Britain
2-1 Australia
1908
1909
Tour of Australia
1-2 Australia
1910
0-1 Great Britain
1911
Tour of Australia
No tests played
Australasia tour of Great Britain
Tour of Australia
No tests played
New South Wales in New Zealand
1912
1913
Tour of Australia
No tests played
New South Wales in New Zealand
1914
0-1 Great Britain
World War One
1919
1-3 Australia
Tour of Australia
No tests played
1920
0-3 Great Britain
1921
Tour of Australia
No tests played
Australasia tour of Great Britain
New South Wales in New Zealand
1922
1923
1924
2-1 Great Britain
1925
Tour of Australia
No tests played
Queensland in New Zealand
1926
Tour of Great Britain
0-3 Great Britain
0-1 Wales
1927
1928
1-2 Great Britain
1929
1930
Tour of Australia
No tests played
1931
1932
0-3 Great Britain
1933
1934
1935
1-2 Australia
1936
0-2 Great Britain
1937
1-1 Australia
1938
Tour of Australia
No tests played
1939
Tour of Great Britain and France
No tests played
Canceled
World War Two
1946
1-0 Great Britain
1947
Tour of Great Britain and France
1-0 Wales
1-2 Great Britain
1-1 France
Tour of Australia
1-1 Australia
1948
1949
1-1 Australia
1950
2-0 Great Britain
1951
1-0 France
Tour of Great Britain and France
0-3 Great Britain
1-0 Wales
0-2 France
1952
Tour of Australia
0-1 British Empire
2-1 Australia
1953
2-1 Australia
1954
1-2 Great Britain
0-1 Australia
Tour of France and USA
World Cup in France
New Zealand at the World Cup
0-1 France
0-1 Australia
0-1 Great Britain
1955
1-1 France
Tour of Great Britain and France
1-2 Great Britain
1-2 France
Tour of Australia
0-3 Australia
1956
1957
0-1 Great Britain/France XIII
World Cup in Australia
New Zealand at the World Cup
0-1 Australia
0-1 France
1-0 Great Britain
1958
1-1 Great Britain
1959
Tour of Australia
1-2 Australia
1960
Tour of Great Britain and France
2-0 France
World Cup in Great Britain
New Zealand at the World Cup
0-1 Great Britain
0-1 Australia
1-0 France
Year
Matches
1961
1-1 Australia
Tour of Great Britain and France
1-2 Great Britain
1-2-0 France
1962
2-0 Great Britain
1963
Tour of Australia
1-2 Australia
South Africa in New Zealand
1964
3-0 France
1965
1-1 Australia
Tour of Great Britain and France
0-1-2 Great Britain
0-3 France
1966
0-2 Great Britain
1967
Tour of Australia
0-3 Australia
1968
World Cup in Australia and New Zealand
New Zealand at the World Cup
0-1 France
0-1 Australia
0-1 Great Britain
1969
1-1 Australia
1970
0-3 Great Britain
Tour of Great Britain and France
World Cup in Great Britain
New Zealand at the World Cup
0-1 Australia
1-0 France
0-1 Great Britain
1971
1-0 Australia
Tour of Great Britain and France
2-1 Great Britain
2-1-0 France
1972
Tour of Australia
0-2 Australia
Tour of France and Great Britain
World Cup in France
New Zealand at the World Cup
0-1 France
0-1 Australia
0-1 Great Britain
1973
France in New Zealand
Canceled
1974
1-2 Great Britain
1975
World Championship
New Zealand in the World Championship
0-2 Australia
1-1-0 France
0-1-1 England
1-0-1 Wales
1976
NSW City in New Zealand
1977
World Cup in Australia and New Zealand
New Zealand at the World Cup
0-1 Australia
0-1 Great Britain
1-0 France
1978
Tour of Australia and Papua New Guinea
0-3 Australia
1-0 PNG
1979
1-2 Great Britain
1980
0-2 Australia
Tour of Great Britain and France
1-1-1 Great Britain
1-1 France
1981
2-0 France
1982
Tour of Australia and Papua New Guinea
0-2 Australia
1-0 PNG
1983
1-1 Australia (75th Jubilee)
1-0 PNG
1984
3-0 Great Britain
1985
1-2 Australia (WC Win)
Tour of Great Britain and France
1-1-1 Great Britain (WC Draw)
2-0 France (WC Win)
1986
Tour of Australia and Papua New Guinea
0-3 Australia (WC Loss)
1-1 PNG (WC Loss)
1987
France in New Zealand
Canceled (WC Forfit)
Tour of Australia and Papua New Guinea
1-0 PNG
1-0 Australia
1988
1-0 PNG (WC Win)
1-0 Great Britain (WC Win)
1988 World Cup Final in New Zealand
New Zealand in the World Cup
0-1 Australia
1989
0-3 Australia (WC Loss)
Tour of Great Britain and France
1-2 Great Britain (WC Loss)
2-0 France (WC Win)
1990
1-2 Great Britain (WC Win)
0-1 Australia (Sesquicentennial test)
Tour of Papua New Guinea
2-0 PNG (WC Win)
1991
2-0 France (WC Win)
Tour of Australia
1-2 Australia (WC Loss)
1992
1-0 PNG (WC Win)
1-1 Great Britain
Year
Matches
1993
0-1-2 Australia
Tour of Great Britain and France
1-0 Wales
0-3 Great Britain
1-0 France
1994
Tour of Papua New Guinea
2-0 PNG
1995
1-1-0 France
Tour of Australia
0-3 Australia
World Cup in Great Britain
New Zealand at the World Cup
1-0 Tonga
1-0 PNG
0-1 Australia
1996
2-0 PNG
3-0 Great Britain
1997
1-1 Australia (incl. ANZAC Test)
1998
1-2 Australia (incl. ANZAC Test)
Tour of Great Britain
2-1-0 Great Britain
1999
0-1 Australia (ANZAC Test)
1-0 Tonga
Tri-Nations in New Zealand
New Zealand at the Tri-Nations
1-1 Australia
1-0 Great Britain
2000
0-1 Australia (ANZAC Test)
World Cup in Great Britain
New Zealand at the World Cup
1-0 Lebanon
1-0 Cook Islands
1-0 Wales
1-0 France
1-0 England
0-1 Australia
2001
1-0 France (50th Anniversary)
0-1 Australia
2002
0-1 Australia
Tour of Great Britain and France
1-0 Wales
1-1-1 Great Britain
1-0 France
2003
1-1 Australia (incl. 100th Test Match)
2004
0-1 Australia (ANZAC Test)
Tour of Great Britain and France
1-0 France
Tri-Nations in New Zealand and Great Britain
New Zealand at the Tri-Nations
0-1-1 Australia
0-2 Great Britain (incl. 100th Test Match)
2005
0-1 Australia (ANZAC Test)
Tour of Great Britain and France
1-0 France
Tri-Nations in Great Britain, Australia and New Zealand
New Zealand at the Tri-Nations
2-1 Australia
1-1 Great Britain
2006
0-1 Australia (ANZAC Test)
0-1 Great Britain
Tri-Nations in Australia and New Zealand
New Zealand at the Tri-Nations
0-3 Australia
2-0 Great Britain
2007
0-2 Australia (incl. ANZAC Test)
Tour of Great Britain and France
0-3 Great Britain (Centenary Tour)
1-0 France
2008
0-1 Australia (ANZAC Test/Centenary Test)
1-0 Tonga
World Cup in Australia
New Zealand at the World Cup
1-1 Australia
1-0 PNG
2-0 England
2009
0-1 Australia (ANZAC Test)
1-0 Tonga
Four Nations in Great Britain and France
New Zealand at the Tri-Nations
0-1-0 Australia
1-0 France
0-1 England
2010
References
Coffey and Wood The Kiwis: 100 Years of International Rugby League ISBN 1869710908