1985 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand
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CoachAlan Jones[1]
Tour captainSteve Williams
Top point scorerMichael Lynagh (5 points)
Top try scorerJames Black (1 try)
| 1985 Australia rugby union tour of New Zealand | |||||
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| Coach | Alan Jones[1] | ||||
| Tour captain | Steve Williams | ||||
| Top point scorer | Michael Lynagh (5 points) | ||||
| Top try scorer | James Black (1 try) | ||||
| Top test point scorer | Michael Lynagh (5 points) | ||||
| Top test try scorer | James Black (1 try) | ||||
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 New Zealand |
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The 1985 Australia tour of New Zealand was Australia's sixteenth, and fourth one-test, tour of New Zealand. Played in late June 1985, the tour of New Zealand was one that followed Australia's tour of Great Britain and Ireland just 255 days earlier. Australia hadn't toured New Zealand since 1982, where New Zealand won the three-test series 2–1.[2]
The match was played at Eden Park, Auckland. Mirroring the two teams' previous encounter, the result finished in New Zealand's favour by one-point.[3] As of 2023 (40 years, 114 days) the final score is the closest result by margin at Eden Park between Australia and New Zealand.
