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

Australia (the Wallabies) first played against the British & 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 & 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[]

Series	Australia wins	Lions wins	Victor
1899 Australian tour	1	3	Lions
1904 Australian and New Zealand tour	0	3	Lions
1930 Australian and New Zealand tour	1	0	Australia
1950 Australian and New Zealand tour	0	2	Lions
1959 Australian and New Zealand tour	0	2	Lions
1966 Australian and New Zealand tour	0	2	Lions
1989 Australian tour	1	2	Lions
2001 Australian tour	2	1	Australia
2013 Australian tour	1	2	British & Irish Lions

List of matches[]

Date	Venue	Score	Victor	Series
24 June 1899	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	13–3	Australia	1899 British Lions tour to Australia
22 July 1899	Exhibition Ground, Brisbane	0–11	British Lions
5 August 1899	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	10–11	British Lions
12 August 1899	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	0–13	British Lions
2 July 1904	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	0–17	British Lions	1904 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand
23 July 1904	Exhibition Ground, Brisbane	3–17	British Lions
30 July 1904	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	0–16	British Lions
30 August 1930	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	6–5	Australia	1930 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia
19 August 1950	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	6–19	British Lions	1950 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia
26 August 1950	Exhibition Ground, Brisbane	3–24	British Lions
6 June 1959	Exhibition Ground, Brisbane	6–17	British Lions	1959 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand
13 June 1959	Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney	3–24	British Lions
28 May 1966	Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney	8–11	British Lions	1966 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand
4 June 1966	Lang Park, Brisbane	0–31	British Lions
1 July 1989	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney	30–12	Australia	1989 British Lions tour to Australia
8 July 1989	Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane	12–19	British Lions
15 July 1989	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney	18–19	British Lions
30 June 2001	The Gabba, Brisbane	13–29	British & Irish Lions	2001 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia
7 July 2001	Colonial Stadium, Melbourne	35–14	Australia
14 July 2001	Stadium Australia, Sydney	29–23	Australia
22 June 2013	Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane	21–23	British & Irish Lions	2013 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia
29 June 2013	Etihad Stadium, Melbourne	16–15	Australia
6 July 2013	ANZ Stadium, Sydney	16–41	British & Irish Lions

See also[]

• Tom Richards Cup
• 1888 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia

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