Jonah Lomu performs the haka, New Zealand All Blacks v France, international rugby union test match, 1994. Photo / Photosport.co.nz
Jonah Lomu performs the haka, New Zealand All Blacks v France, international rugby union test match, 1994. Photo / Photosport.co.nz
The All Blacks head into Sunday's Bledisloe Cup test with one of sport's most impressive unbeaten streaks on the line.
- They have gone 43 games undefeated at Eden Park since the 23-20 loss to France on July 3 1994.
- The side was held to 18-18 by South Africathe same year and then won 38 straight before a 15-15 draw in the third Lions test in 2017.
- Outside of the two draws, there have been close shaves, like the 8-7 win over France in the 2011 World Cup final, but many have come and failed to upstage the All Blacks.
- The Wallabies have been the All Blacks' most regular victim, with 16 defeats.
- The teams who have tried and failed include Australia, England, South Africa, France, Ireland, Tonga, the British and Irish Lions, Scotland, Canada, Wales and Samoa.
- The All Blacks have never lost at Eden Park during Anton Lienert Brown's lifetime. He was born a year after the France defeat in 1994.
- Going further back the All Blacks previous defeat before the France loss was against Australia in 1986. Meaning in 55 matches at Eden Park, they've lost just once.
- The All Blacks biggest victory during the streak was a 78-0 win over Samoa in 2017.
France's Phillipe Sella and Phillipe Benetton celebrate their win over the All Blacks in 1994.
- The All Blacks have only once failed to score a try during the streak, in the 18-all draw with South Africa in 1994.
- South Africa is the only opposition to score more than 30 in a game during the streak. They lost 55-35 in 1997.
- The least number of points scored by the All Blacks during the streak was in the 2011 World Cup final when they beat France 8-7.
- Keven Mealamu played in 23 wins at Eden Park and Richie McCaw in 22.
Aaron Smith dives over to score in last year's 36-0 win over the Wallabies at Eden Park. Mark Mitchell
The last time the All Blacks lost at Eden Park
- 9604 days on Sunday - 319 All Blacks tests have been played - All Blacks have lost 46 tests at other venues - Love Is All Around by Wet Wet Wet was the number one song in New Zealand. - The Lion King was the number one film at the movies.
The streak 1994 - All Blacks 18 South Africa 18 1995 - All Blacks 73 Canada 7 1995 - All Blacks 26 Australia 16 1996 - All Blacks 36 Scotland 12 1997 - All Blacks 55 South Africa 35 1998 - All Blacks 40 England 10 1999 - All Blacks 34 Australia 15 2000 - All Blacks 48 Scotland 14 2001 - All Blacks 26 South Africa 15 2002 - All Blacks 40 Ireland 8 2003 - All Blacks 21 Australia 17 2004 - All Blacks 36 England 12 2005 - All Blacks 38 Lions 19 2005 - All Blacks 34 Australia 24 2006 - All Blacks 27 Ireland 17 2006 - All Blacks 34 Australia 27 2007 - All Blacks 42 France 11 2007 - All Blacks 26 Australia 12 2008 - All Blacks 37 England 20 2008 - All Blacks 39 Australia 10 2009 - All Blacks 22 Australia 16 2010 - All Blacks 32 South Africa 12 2011 - All Blacks 30 Australia 14 2011 - All Blacks 41 Tonga 10 2011 - All Blacks 37 France 17 2011 - All Blacks 33 Argentina 10 2011 - All Blacks 20 Australia 6 2011 - All Blacks 8 France 7 2012 - All Blacks 42 Ireland 10 2012 - All Blacks 22 Australia 0 2013 - All Blacks 23 France 13 2013 - All Blacks 29 South Africa 15 2014 - All Blacks 20 England 15 2014 - All Blacks 51 Australia 20 2015 - All Blacks 41 Australia 13 2016 - All Blacks 39 Wales 21 2016 - All Blacks 37 Australia 10 2017 - All Blacks 78 Samoa 0 2017 - All Blacks 30 Lions 15 2017 - All Blacks 15 Lions 15 2018 - All Blacks 52 France 11 2018 - All Blacks 40 Australia 12 2019 - All Blacks 36 Australia 0
