The ANZAC XV,[a] was a combined rugby union team, made up of players eligible to represent either Australia or New Zealand, which played against the British Lions in 1989.
The name ANZAC comes from Australia and New Zealand's involvement in World War I.
The team was intended to combine many Wallabies and All Blacks, but most New Zealand players dropped out of the squad before the match.
The team was first established for the 1989 British Lions tour of Australia.
[5] After an initial selection that included seven New Zealand players (Richard Loe, Frano Botica, Wayne Shelford, Michael Brewer, Steve McDowall, John Schuster, John Gallagher),[6] only two of the announced players were still in the final squad to play the Lions,[7] with many New Zealanders refusing to play for the team.