Australia and New Zealand in 1980

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Source: the site's AFL, NRL, cricket, rugby, football and basketball records · as of 19 Oct 2026

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AFLVFL

Richmond

def. Collingwood, 159-78

NRLNSWRL

Canterbury-Bankstown

def. Eastern Suburbs, 18-4

CricketThe Ashes

Australia

def. England, 3-0

The year, month by month

January

February

  • CricketThe AshesAustralia def. England, 3-0
    Runner-up
    England
    Date
    1 Feb
    Note
    Series in Australia; date is the start of the last Test

March

Apr to Jun: nothing in this view

July

  • Rugby unionBledisloe CupAustralia def. New Zealand, 2-1
    Runner-up
    New Zealand
    Date
    12 Jul
    Note
    Australia v New Zealand meetings that year, Australia first

August

  • CricketThe AshesDrawn, 0-0 (1 drawn)
    Date
    28 Aug
    Note
    Series in England; date is the start of the last Test
  • BasketballNBLSouthern Melbourne Saints def. West Adelaide Bearcats
    Season
    1980
    Runner-up
    West Adelaide Bearcats

September

  • AFLVFLRichmond def. Collingwood, 159-78
    Runner-up
    Collingwood
    Venue
    M.C.G.
    Date
    27 Sep
  • NRLNSWRLCanterbury-Bankstown def. Eastern Suburbs, 18-4
    Runner-up
    Eastern Suburbs
    Venue
    S.C.G.
    Date
    27 Sep

October

  • Rugby unionNPCManawatu def. Auckland
    Runner-up
    Auckland
    Note
    Played as the National Provincial Championship; decided on the points table, no final

November

December

  • CricketBoxing Day TestDrawn, Match drawn
    Venue
    Melbourne Cricket Ground
    Date
    26 Dec
    Note
    Against New Zealand; the Test starts on 26 December

Events without a day are listed under the month they usually fall in.

National teamsWins-draws-losses

Australia

  • Men's rugby union2-0-1

    Beat New Zealand

  • Men's football5-6-5OFC Nations Cup

    Beat Tahiti

  • Men's basketball3-0-1

    Beat Russia

  • Men's cricket

    Test 4-4-2 · ODI 4-0-5

New Zealand

  • Men's rugby union2-0-2

    Beat Wales

  • Men's football5-4-6

    Beat South Korea

  • Men's cricket

    Test 1-3-2 · ODI 3-0-4

Records come from the site's national-team Elo results (rugby union, football, basketball), its cricket results (Test, ODI and T20I; no-result matches left out) and the champions board (titles). Rugby league internationals, women's rugby and women's cricket are not tracked, so rugby league shows only in years with a World Cup title.

Year in perspective

The Line

Richmond AFL

Top club on the Line, 1626

City of the year

  • Melbourne3
  • Sydney1
Titles by metro
  • Melbourne: NBL, Sheffield Shield, VFL
  • Sydney: NSWRL

Since 1897, to 1980: Sydney 108, Melbourne 102

Trans-Tasman

Australia 6, New Zealand 2, drawn 1

By sport
  • ODI cricket: Australia 2, New Zealand 1
  • Test cricket: Australia 2, New Zealand 0, drawn 1
  • Rugby union, men: Australia 2, New Zealand 1