History of rugby union matches between Australia and the British and Irish Lions


Australia first played against the British and Irish Lions in 1899, winning 13–3 at the Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney. There have been 23 Test matches between the two teams, with the Wallabies winning 6 of them and the British and Irish Lions 17. The most recent test, held at ANZ Stadium, Sydney, on 6 July 2013, finished in a 41–16 win for the Lions.

List of series

SeriesAustralia winsLions winsVictor
1899 Australian tour13Lions
1904 Australian and New Zealand tour03Lions
1930 Australian and New Zealand tour10
1950 Australian and New Zealand tour02Lions
1959 Australian and New Zealand tour02Lions
1966 Australian and New Zealand tour02Lions
1989 Australian tour12Lions
2001 Australian tour21
2013 Australian tour12British and Irish Lions

List of matches

DateVenueScoreVictorSeries
24 June 1899Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney13–31899 British Lions tour to Australia
22 July 1899Exhibition Ground, Brisbane0–11Lions1899 British Lions tour to Australia
5 August 1899Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney10–11Lions1899 British Lions tour to Australia
12 August 1899Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney0–13Lions1899 British Lions tour to Australia
2 July 1904Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney0–17Lions1904 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand
23 July 1904Exhibition Ground, Brisbane3–17Lions1904 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand
30 July 1904Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney0–16Lions1904 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand
30 August 1930Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney6–51930 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia
19 August 1950Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney6–19Lions1950 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia
26 August 1950Exhibition Ground, Brisbane3–24Lions1950 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia
6 June 1959Exhibition Ground, Brisbane6–17Lions1959 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand
13 June 1959Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney3–24Lions1959 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand
28 May 1966Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney8–11Lions1966 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand
4 June 1966Lang Park, Brisbane0–31Lions1966 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand
1 July 1989Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney30–121989 British Lions tour to Australia
8 July 1989Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane12–19Lions1989 British Lions tour to Australia
15 July 1989Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney18–19Lions1989 British Lions tour to Australia
30 June 2001The Gabba, Brisbane13–29British and Irish Lions2001 British and Irish Lions tour to Australia
7 July 2001Colonial Stadium, Melbourne35–142001 British and Irish Lions tour to Australia
14 July 2001Stadium Australia, Sydney29–232001 British and Irish Lions tour to Australia
22 June 2013Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane21–23British and Irish Lions2013 British and Irish Lions tour to Australia
29 June 2013Etihad Stadium, Melbourne16–152013 British and Irish Lions tour to Australia
6 July 2013ANZ Stadium, Sydney16–41British and Irish Lions2013 British and Irish Lions tour to Australia