Australia and New Zealand in 1996
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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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North Melbourne
def. Sydney Swans, 131-88
Manly Warringah
def. St George, 20-8
New South Wales
def. Queensland, 3-0
New Zealand
def. Australia, 0-2
The year, month by month
January
- TennisAustralian Open women'sMonica Seles
- Date
- 27 Jan
- TennisAustralian Open men'sBoris Becker
- Date
- 28 Jan
February: nothing in this view
March
- F1Australian Grand PrixDamon Hill (Williams)
- Venue
- Albert Park
- Date
- 10 Mar
- Note
- Formula One World Championship round 1, Melbourne
- CricketSheffield ShieldSouth Australia
- Season
- 1995-96
April: nothing in this view
May
- Rugby unionSuper RugbyBlues def. Natal Sharks
- Runner-up
- Natal Sharks
June
- NRLState of OriginNew South Wales def. Queensland, 3-0
- Runner-up
- Queensland
- Venue
- Lang Park
- Date
- 17 Jun
- Note
- Series decider, game 3: New South Wales 15, Queensland 14
July
- Rugby unionBledisloe CupNew Zealand def. Australia, 0-2
- Runner-up
- Australia
- Date
- 27 Jul
- Note
- Australia v New Zealand meetings that year, Australia first
August
- BasketballNBLS.E. Melbourne Magic def. Melbourne United
- Season
- 1996
- Runner-up
- Melbourne United
September
- AFLAFLNorth Melbourne def. Sydney Swans, 131-88
- Runner-up
- Sydney Swans
- Venue
- M.C.G.
- Date
- 28 Sep
- NRLARLManly Warringah def. St George, 20-8
- Runner-up
- St George
- Venue
- Old S.F.S.
- Date
- 29 Sep
October
- Rugby unionNPCAuckland def. Counties Manukau, 46-15
- Runner-up
- Counties Manukau
- Venue
- Eden Park
- Note
- Played as the National Provincial Championship
November: nothing in this view
December
- CricketBoxing Day TestWest Indies def. Australia, West Indies won by 6 wickets
- Runner-up
- Australia
- Venue
- Melbourne Cricket Ground
- Date
- 26 Dec
- Note
- Against West Indies; 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 union7-0-3
Beat South Africa
- Men's football5-2-4OFC Nations Cup
Beat Tahiti
- Men's basketball5-0-3
Beat Croatia
- Women's basketball5-0-3
Beat Russia
- Men's cricket
Test 3-0-2 · ODI 13-0-13
New Zealand
- Men's rugby union8-0-1
Beat South Africa
- Men's football2-1-3
Beat Oman
- Men's cricket
Test 1-3-2 · ODI 9-1-12
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
Manly Warringah NRL
Top club on the Line, 1704
City of the year
- Auckland2
- Melbourne2
- Adelaide1
Titles by metro
- Auckland: NPC, Super Rugby
- Melbourne: AFL, NBL
- Adelaide: Sheffield Shield
- Sydney: ARL
Since 1897, to 1996: Sydney 125, Melbourne 122
Trans-Tasman
Australia 1, New Zealand 2
By sport
- ODI cricket: Australia 1, New Zealand 0
- Rugby union, men: Australia 0, New Zealand 2
This year in history
- Super Rugby began in 1996.