History of rugby union matches between New Zealand and the Barbarians

New Zealand and the Barbarians have played each other on 10 occasions. The first encounter was in February 1954 and saw New Zealand win 19–5 at Cardiff Arms Park, while the last was in December 2009, when the Barbarians won 25–18 at Twickenham. The 10 matches have been played at two venues – Cardiff Arms Park and Twickenham – with both hosting five matches each. New Zealand have never played the Barbarians at home but have won seven of the 10 matches.

Overall summary

Matches

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Date	Venue	Score	Victor	Comments
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
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

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