Australia and New Zealand in 2021
PreviewPlayed: 17. Not held: Super Rugby.
Source: the site's AFL, NRL, cricket, rugby, football and basketball records · as of 19 Oct 2026
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Melbourne
def. Western Bulldogs, 140-66
Penrith
def. South Sydney, 14-12
New South Wales
def. Queensland, 2-1
New Zealand
def. Australia, 0-3
The year, month by month
January: nothing in this view
February
- CricketBig Bash LeagueSydney Sixers
- Season
- 2020-21
- Date
- 6 Feb
- Note
- Season 2020-21
- CricketSuper SmashWellington Firebirds
- Season
- 2020-21
- Date
- 13 Feb
- TennisAustralian Open women'sNaomi Osaka
- Date
- 20 Feb
- TennisAustralian Open men'sNovak Djokovic
- Date
- 21 Feb
March
- BasketballNBLMelbourne United def. Perth Wildcats
- Season
- 2020-21
- Runner-up
- Perth Wildcats
- CricketSheffield ShieldQueensland
- Season
- 2020-21
April
- AFLAFLWBrisbane def. Adelaide, 38-20
- Season
- 2021
- Runner-up
- Adelaide
- Minor premier
- Adelaide
- Venue
- Adelaide Oval
- Date
- 17 Apr
- ALWA-League WomenMelbourne Victory
- Season
- 2020-21
- Minor premier
- Sydney FC
- Note
- Played as the W-League; Grand Final date not in our data
May: nothing in this view
June
- FootballA-League MenMelbourne City def. Sydney FC, 3-1
- Season
- 2020-21
- Runner-up
- Sydney FC
- Minor premier
- Melbourne City
- Venue
- AAMI Park, Melbourne
- Date
- 27 Jun
July
- NRLState of OriginNew South Wales def. Queensland, 2-1
- Runner-up
- Queensland
- Venue
- Robina Stadium
- Date
- 14 Jul
- Note
- Series decider, game 3: Queensland 20, New South Wales 18
August
- NetballSuper NetballNew South Wales Swifts def. Giants Netball, 63-59
- Runner-up
- Giants Netball
- Minor premier
- Giants Netball
- Venue
- Nissan Arena
- Note
- Month from the match report dates cited on Wikipedia
- Rugby unionSuper RugbyNot held: No Super Rugby title in the site's roll for 2021 (regional competitions were played)
September
- Rugby unionBledisloe CupNew Zealand def. Australia, 0-3
- Runner-up
- Australia
- Date
- 5 Sep
- Note
- Australia v New Zealand meetings that year, Australia first
- AFLAFLMelbourne def. Western Bulldogs, 140-66
- Runner-up
- Western Bulldogs
- Venue
- Perth Stadium
- Date
- 25 Sep
October
- NRLNRLPenrith def. South Sydney, 14-12
- Runner-up
- South Sydney
- Venue
- Lang
- Date
- 3 Oct
- Rugby unionNPCWaikato def. Tasman, 23-20
- Runner-up
- Tasman
- Venue
- FMG Stadium Waikato
- Note
- Played as the Bunnings NPC
November
- CricketT20 World CupAustralia
- Date
- 14 Nov
December
- CricketBoxing Day TestAustralia def. England, Australia won by an innings and 14 runs
- Runner-up
- England
- Venue
- Melbourne Cricket Ground
- Date
- 26 Dec
- Note
- Against England; 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 union6-0-7
Beat South Africa
- Men's football7-2-1
Beat China
- Women's football3-4-9
Beat Brazil
- Women's basketball4-0-2
Beat South Korea
- Men's cricketT20 World Cup
Test 3-1-1 · ODI 2-0-1 · T20I 10-0-12
New Zealand
- Men's rugby union8-0-3
Beat South Africa
- Men's football3-0-0
Beat Bahrain
- Women's football1-0-6
Beat South Korea
- Women's basketball2-0-3
Beat Chinese Taipei
- Men's cricketWorld Test Championship
Test 3-2-1 · ODI 3-0-0 · T20I 13-0-10
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
Melbourne AFL
Top club on the Line, 1695
City of the year
- Melbourne4
- Sydney3
- Brisbane2
Titles by metro
- Melbourne: A-League Men, A-League Women, AFL, NBL
- Sydney: Big Bash League, NRL, Super Netball
- Brisbane: AFLW, Sheffield Shield
- Hamilton (NZ): NPC
- Wellington: Super Smash
Since 1897, to 2021: Melbourne 165, Sydney 163
Trans-Tasman
Australia 5, New Zealand 6
By sport
- Basketball, women: Australia 1, New Zealand 0
- T20I cricket: Australia 3, New Zealand 3
- Football, women: Australia 1, New Zealand 0
- Rugby union, men: Australia 0, New Zealand 3