Australia and the

Barbarians A barbarian (or savage) is someone who is perceived to be either uncivilized or primitive. The designation is usually applied as a generalization based on a popular stereotype; barbarians can be members of any nation judged by some to be les ...

have played each other 12 times, of which Australia has won the most, with nine victories. The first match between the teams was played at

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on 31 January 1948 as a fundraiser to help pay for the Australian team's matches in Canada on their way home. The Barbarians won 9–6, and the match began a tradition for teams from the Southern Hemisphere to end tours of the British Isles with a match against the Barbarians.

Summary

The summary below is for all matches where test caps were awarded by both national unions, which leaves out all 24 meetings from 1920 to 1928, in which the governing

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fielded the second level New Zealand XV team rather than the highest All Blacks team. The

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retroactively awarded test status caps to its own players for those matches.

Overall

Records

Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.

Matches

References

External links

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