When was the last time the All Blacks failed to score and lost?

[polonius]

You know how it is. You're having a chat with some mates over a few beers and someone asks a question to which no-one knows the answer.

It all started with England failing to score against South Africa last month. Then it was asked when did New Zealand last fail to score. Sadly, I'm old enough to remember a match in 1963 (I think) when they failed to score against Scotland - but then the Scots also failed. We suspect this was the last time an international match ended scoreless.

So the question was expanded to when (if ever) the ABs have failed to score and lost.

Ideally I'd love to see a website that has all the international results on a database but I suspect this is too much to ask...

 

[fcukernaut]

You know how it is. You're having a chat with some mates over a few beers and someone asks a question to which no-one knows the answer.

It all started with England failing to score against South Africa last month. Then it was asked when did New Zealand last fail to score. Sadly, I'm old enough to remember a match in 1963 (I think) when they failed to score against Scotland - but then the Scots also failed. We suspect this was the last time an international match ended scoreless.

So the question was expanded to when (if ever) the ABs have failed to score and lost.

Ideally I'd love to see a website that has all the international results on a database but I suspect this is too much to ask... [/b]

Well I've looked through the database on AllBlacks.com here's what I found:



3-0 loss against Wales in 1905:

http://stats.allblacks.com/teamsheet.asp?l...&MT_ID=1083



11-0 loss against Australia in 1910:

http://stats.allblacks.com/teamsheet.asp?l...&MT_ID=1108



0-0 draw against South Africa in 1921:

http://stats.allblacks.com/teamsheet.asp?l...&MT_ID=1154



17-0 loss against South Africa in 1928:

http://stats.allblacks.com/teamsheet.asp?l...&MT_ID=1229



13-0 loss against England in 1936:

http://stats.allblacks.com/teamsheet.asp?l...&MT_ID=1311



3-0 loss against France in 1954:

http://stats.allblacks.com/teamsheet.asp?l...&MT_ID=1415



13-0 loss against South Africa in 1960:

http://stats.allblacks.com/teamsheet.asp?l...&MT_ID=1462



0-0 draw that you alluded to in 1964:

http://stats.allblacks.com/teamsheet.asp?l...&MT_ID=1526



So to answer your question, the last time the All Blacks were shutout in a game and lost was in 1960 against South Africa in Joburgh. I can't forsee any time in the future where the All Blacks can be blanked, especially in the modern game.



On a side note, I love all the stats and records kept by the NZRU and make it available to the public.

 

[Klarkash-ton]

3-0 loss against Wales in 1905:

http://stats.allblacks.com/teamsheet.asp?l...&MT_ID=1083


oh, come on, even the most biased Welshman knows that was never a try.

:bana:

edit: oops got that the wrong way round, there was a disallowed NZ try!

 

[feicarsinn]

well they were held scoreless by austrailia in 19dickedy2 but managed to win through some shocking maths

 

[polonius]

<div class='quotemain'> You know how it is. You're having a chat with some mates over a few beers and someone asks a question to which no-one knows the answer.

It all started with England failing to score against South Africa last month. Then it was asked when did New Zealand last fail to score. Sadly, I'm old enough to remember a match in 1963 (I think) when they failed to score against Scotland - but then the Scots also failed. We suspect this was the last time an international match ended scoreless.

So the question was expanded to when (if ever) the ABs have failed to score and lost.

Ideally I'd love to see a website that has all the international results on a database but I suspect this is too much to ask... [/b]

Well I've looked through the database on AllBlacks.com here's what I found:



3-0 loss against Wales in 1905:

http://stats.allblacks.com/teamsheet.asp?l...&MT_ID=1083



11-0 loss against Australia in 1910:

http://stats.allblacks.com/teamsheet.asp?l...&MT_ID=1108



0-0 draw against South Africa in 1921:

http://stats.allblacks.com/teamsheet.asp?l...&MT_ID=1154



17-0 loss against South Africa in 1928:

http://stats.allblacks.com/teamsheet.asp?l...&MT_ID=1229



13-0 loss against England in 1936:

http://stats.allblacks.com/teamsheet.asp?l...&MT_ID=1311



3-0 loss against France in 1954:

http://stats.allblacks.com/teamsheet.asp?l...&MT_ID=1415



13-0 loss against South Africa in 1960:

http://stats.allblacks.com/teamsheet.asp?l...&MT_ID=1462



0-0 draw that you alluded to in 1964:

http://stats.allblacks.com/teamsheet.asp?l...&MT_ID=1526



So to answer your question, the last time the All Blacks were shutout in a game and lost was in 1960 against South Africa in Joburgh. I can't forsee any time in the future where the All Blacks can be blanked, especially in the modern game.



On a side note, I love all the stats and records kept by the NZRU and make it available to the public.
[/b][/quote]

Wow! Thanks ever so much. I couldn't have hoped for a more comprehensive reply.

 

[InsaneAsylum]

does a 0-0 draw happen when 30 men agree that the pub would be a more suitable place to be?

 

[ikvat]

Or if they do a pub crawl first

 

[fcukernaut]

Wow! Thanks ever so much. I couldn't have hoped for a more comprehensive reply. [/b]

No worries, I found it a very interesting question. Plus it was easy to find the answer.

 

[Brian O'Regan]

No worries, I found it a very interesting question. Plus it was easy to find the answer.

"...All the stats..." ahem... Not quite. Munster 12 New Zealand 0. October 1978

 

[Kiwiwomble]

"...All the stats..." ahem... Not quite. Munster 12 New Zealand 0. October 1978

wow...resurrecting an 11 years old thread with your first post...quite the achievement...welcome to the forum

 

[Jaffa]

The All Blacks lost 3 - 0 against Newport in 1963

 

[Jaffa]

You know how it is. You're having a chat with some mates over a few beers and someone asks a question to which no-one knows the answer.

It all started with England failing to score against South Africa last month. Then it was asked when did New Zealand last fail to score. Sadly, I'm old enough to remember a match in 1963 (I think) when they failed to score against Scotland - but then the Scots also failed. We suspect this was the last time an international match ended scoreless.

So the question was expanded to when (if ever) the ABs have failed to score and lost.

Ideally I'd love to see a website that has all the international results on a database but I suspect this is too much to ask...

In1963 against Newport they lost 3 - 0

 

[Kiwiwomble]

Here I am again

wow...bumping a two year old thread...that was actually a we year old thread!

how did you find this?

 

[Jaffa]

Something was said on the TV and I am from Newport so I looked on the net