History of rugby union matches between Australia and Ireland
Since 1927, Australia and Ireland have competed against each other in rugby union in 36 matches, Australia having won 22, Ireland 13, with 1 draw. Their first meeting was on 12 November 1927, and was won 5-3 by Australia. Their most recent meeting took place at Allianz Stadium, Sydney on 23 June 2018 and was won 20 pts to 16 by Ireland on their way to a 2-1 series win. Since 1999 the two sides have competed for the Lansdowne Cup.[1]
Summary[]
Overall[]
Details | Played | Won by Australia |
Won by Ireland |
Drawn | Australia points | Ireland points |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
In Australia | 16 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 390 | 258 |
In Ireland | 19 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 340 | 262 |
Neutral venue | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 15 |
Overall | 36 | 22 | 13 | 1 | 736 | 535 |
Records[]
Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.
Record | Australia | Ireland |
---|---|---|
Longest winning streak | 11 (21 Nov 1981–9 Nov 2002) | 4 (8 Jan 1958–17 Jan 1976) |
Largest points for | ||
Home | 46 (12 June 1999) | 27 (26 November 2016) |
Away | 42 (31 October 1992) | 27 (3 June 1979) |
Largest winning margin | ||
Home | 36 (12 June 1999) | 15 (19 November 2006) |
Away | 25 (31 October 1992) | 15 (3 June 1979) |
Results[]
No. | Date | Venue | Score | Winner | Competition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 12 November 1927 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 3–5 | Australia | 1927–28 Waratahs tour of the British Isles, France and Canada |
2 | 6 December 1947 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 3–16 | Australia | 1947–48 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland, France and North America |
3 | 18 January 1958 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 9–6 | Ireland | 1957–58 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and France |
4 | 21 January 1967 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 15–8 | Ireland | 1966–67 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and France |
5 | 13 May 1967 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 5–11 | Ireland | 1967 Ireland rugby union tour of Australia |
6 | 26 October 1968 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 10–3 | Ireland | 1968 Australia rugby union tour of British Isles |
7 | 17 January 1976 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 10–20 | Australia | 1975–76 Australia rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland |
8 | 3 June 1979 | Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane | 12–27 | Ireland | 1979 Ireland rugby union tour of Australia |
9 | 16 June 1979 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 3–9 | Ireland | |
10 | 21 November 1981 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 12–16 | Australia | 1981–82 Australia rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland |
11 | 10 November 1984 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 9–16 | Australia | 1984 Australia rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland |
12 | 7 June 1987 | Concord Oval, Sydney | 33–15 | Australia | 1987 Rugby World Cup |
13 | 20 October 1991 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 18–19 | Australia | 1991 Rugby World Cup |
14 | 31 October 1992 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 17–42 | Australia | 1992 Australia rugby union tour of Europe |
15 | 5 June 1994 | Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane | 33–13 | Australia | 1994 Ireland rugby union tour of Australia |
16 | 11 June 1994 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 32–18 | Australia | |
17 | 23 November 1996 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 12–22 | Australia | 1996 Australia rugby union tour of Europe |
18 | 12 June 1999 | Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane | 46–10 | Australia | 1999 Ireland rugby union tour of Australia |
19 | 19 June 1999 | Subiaco Oval, Perth | 32–26 | Australia | |
20 | 10 October 1999 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 3–23 | Australia | 1999 Rugby World Cup |
21 | 9 November 2002 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 18–9 | Ireland | 2002 Autumn International |
22 | 7 June 2003 | Subiaco Oval, Perth | 45–16 | Australia | 2003 Ireland rugby union tour of The South Seas |
23 | 1 November 2003 | Telstra Dome, Melbourne | 17–16 | Australia | 2003 Rugby World Cup |
24 | 19 November 2005 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 14–30 | Australia | 2005 Autumn International |
25 | 24 June 2006 | Subiaco Oval, Perth | 37–15 | Australia | 2006 mid-year test |
26 | 19 November 2006 | Lansdowne Road, Dublin | 21–6 | Ireland | 2006 Autumn International |
27 | 14 June 2008 | Colonial Stadium, Melbourne | 18–12 | Australia | 2008 mid-year test |
28 | 15 November 2009 | Croke Park, Dublin | 20–20 | draw | 2009 Autumn International |
29 | 26 June 2010 | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | 22–15 | Australia | 2010 mid-year test |
30 | 17 September 2011 | Eden Park, Auckland, New Zealand | 15–6 | Ireland | 2011 Rugby World Cup |
31 | 16 November 2013 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin | 15–32 | Australia | 2013 Autumn International |
32 | 22 November 2014 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin | 26–23 | Ireland | 2014 Autumn International |
33 | 26 November 2016 | Aviva Stadium, Dublin | 27–24 | Ireland | 2016 Autumn International |
34 | 9 June 2018 | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | 18–9 | Australia | 2018 Ireland rugby union tour of Australia |
35 | 16 June 2018 | AAMI Park, Melbourne | 21–26 | Ireland | |
36 | 23 June 2018 | Allianz Stadium, Sydney | 16–20 | Ireland |
List of series[]
Played | Won by Australia |
Won by Ireland |
Drawn |
---|---|---|---|
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Year | Australia | Ireland | Series winner | Lansdowne Cup |
---|---|---|---|---|
1979 | 0 | 2 | Ireland | N/A |
1994 | 2 | 0 | Australia | |
1999 | 2 | 0 | Australia | |
2018 | 1 | 2 | Ireland |
References[]
- ^ "Lansdowne Cup". Rugby Australia. Archived from the original on 2018-01-06. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
External links[]
- "Pick and Go Test match results database". lassen.co.nz. Retrieved 2010-11-07.
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- History of rugby union matches between Australia and Ireland
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- Rugby union rivalries in Ireland
- Rugby union rivalries in Australia
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