Next to the international engagements the Inter-Island match perhaps holds most interest. In all, 57 such matches have been played, thus:

1897—North, 16; South, 3. At Wellington
1902—South, 20; North, 14. At Wellington
1903—South, 12; North, 5. At Auckland
1904—South, 3; North, 3. At Dunedin
1905—North, 26; South, 0. At Wellington
1906—North, 9; South, 5. At Wellington
1907—North, 11; South, 0. At Christchurch
1908—North, 12; South, 5. At Wellington
1909—South, 19; North, 11. At Wellington
1910—South, 14; North, 10. At Christchurch
1911—North, 19; South, 9. At Wellington
1912—North, 12; South, 8. At Napier
1913—South, 25; North, 0. At Christchurch
1914—South, 8; North, 0. At Wellington
1919—North, 28; South, 11. At Wellington
1920—North, 12; South, 3. At Wellington
1921—North, 28; South, 13. At Christchurch
1922—South, 9; North, 8. At Auckland
1923—North, 6; South, 6. At Wellington
1924—North, 39; South, 8. At Wellington
1925—North, 16; South, 5. At Invercargill
1926—North, 41; South, 9. At Wellington
1927—South, 31; North, 30. At Wellington
1928—South, 15; North, 14. At Christchurch
1929—North, 29; South, 20. At Wellington
1931—North, 20; South, 20. At Wellington
1932—North, 28; South, 10. At Christchurch
1933—North, 27; South, 18. At Wellington
1934—South, 27; North, 20. At Dunedin
1935—North, 15; South, 9. At Wellington
1936—North, 17; South, 6. At Christchurch
1937—South, 30; North, 21. At Wellington
1938—South, 23; North, 3. At Wellington
1939—South, 25; North, 19. At Wellington
1943—South, 17; North, 16. At Wellington
1944—North, 28; South, 3. At Christchurch
1945—South, 31; North, 19. At Auckland
1946—North, 8; South, 3. At Wellington
1947—North, 13; South, 11. At Invercargill
1948—South, 12; North, 11. At Wellington
1949—North, 23; South, 3. At Christchurch
1950—North, 10; South, 8. At Auckland
1951—North, 14; South, 12. At Wellington
1952—South, 11; North, 3. At Dunedin
1953—North, 15; South, 14. At Wellington
1954—North, 13; South, 9. At Christchurch
1955—North, 15; South, 9. At Wellington
1956—South, 13; North, 11. At Wellington
1957—North, 19; South, 3. At Auckland
1958—North, 13; South, 6. At Dunedin
1959—North, 30; South, 14. At Wellington
1960—South, 26; North, 11. At Christchurch
1961—North, 25; South, 3. At Wellington
1962—South, 17; North, 14. At Christchurch
1963—South, 14; North, 13. At Christchurch
1964—North, 12; South, 9. At Auckland
1965—North, 25; South, 14. At Wellington

Summary

North Island, 33 wins; South Island, 21 wins. Three matches have been drawn. Points: North Island, 930; South Island, 691.

No matches took place between 1897 and 1902 or between 1914 and 1919, and no contest took place in 1930. Games were suspended during the 1940–42 period of the Second World War. A New Zealand team was in South Africa at the time of the 1928 match; a New Zealand team was in Great Britain at the time of the 1935 match; a New Zealand team was in South Africa at the time of the 1949 and 1960 matches.