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EDEN PARK BY THE NUMBERS
37 CONSECUTIVE WINS SINCE FOR THE ALL BLACKS SINCE DRAWING WITH SOUTH AFRICA IN 1994
14 POINTS EACH FOR THE ALL BLACKS AND LIONS WHEN THEY DREW HERE IN 1971
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GAMES PLAYED AT EDEN PARK
BY THE LIONS
1959 THE LIONS’ SOLE TEST WIN AT EDEN PARK – 9-6
2 RUGBY WORLD CUP FINALS HOSTED BY EDEN PARK
MOMENTS IN TIME
LIONS SECURE SERIES IN AUCKLAND
TONIGHT THE LIONS ARE
are not only attempting to win for the rst time at Eden Park since 1959, but also hoping to take the rst step to winning their rst series since 1971 – their sole win across 11, dating back to 1904. Here, we see the Lions’ Welsh rst ve-eighth Barry John on the ball in the fourth Test in Auckland. The match was drawn 14-14, with the Lions’ wins in Wellington and Dunedin helping them to a 2-1 series success.
The All Blacks’ victory came in the second Test in Christchurch.
THE BREAKDOWN
1900 YEAR FOUNDED 50,000 CAPACITY
TESTS UNBEATEN AT EDEN PARK FOR THE ALL BLACKS
1994 THE LAST YEAR THEY LOST HERE,
A 23-20 REVERSE
TO FRANCE
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