The All Blacks' closest game of the tour so far was immediately followed by their largest win.

The closest game was against Cyprus, a 1-0 defeat on 18 November 1998.

The final margin was 15 points, the closest game to that point.

The Bells beat Lincoln by 14 points - their closest game of the season.

The closest game of the first round was between Canada and Namibia.

Of the first five games played by the Bears in the 2006 season, this was the closest game.

In December, they beat Oklahoma 86-72, the closest game of the season to that point.

That was the closest game we've had against these guys, and it's the closest we've been to full strength.

It ended up that the closest game to it was Red Alarm.

October 7: won at Stanford, 30-21; its 9-point margin of victory was the closest game it would have all season.