# 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

| Details | Series played | Won by Australia | Won by British & Irish Lions |
| Overall | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| Series | Australia wins | Lions wins | Victor |
| 1899 Australian tour | 1 | 3 | British Lions |
| 1904 Australian and New Zealand tour | 0 | 3 | British Lions |
| 1930 Australian and New Zealand tour | 1 | 0 | Australia |
| 1950 Australian and New Zealand tour | 0 | 2 | British Lions |
| 1959 Australian and New Zealand tour | 0 | 2 | British Lions |
| 1966 Australian and New Zealand tour | 0 | 2 | British Lions |
| 1989 Australian tour | 1 | 2 | British Lions |
| 2001 Australian tour | 2 | 1 | Australia |
| 2013 Australian tour | 1 | 2 | British & Irish Lions |

## List of matches

| Details | Played | Won by Australia | Won by British & Irish Lions | Drawn | Australia points | British & Irish Lions points |
| Overall | 23 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 248 | 414 |
| Date | Venue | Score | Victor | Attendance | Series |
| 24 June 1899 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 13–3 | Australia | 28,000 | 1899 British Lions tour to Australia |
| 22 July 1899 | Exhibition Ground, Brisbane | 0–11 | British Lions | 15,000 | 1899 British Lions tour to Australia |
| 5 August 1899 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 10–11 | British Lions | 16,000 | 1899 British Lions tour to Australia |
| 12 August 1899 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 0–13 | British Lions | 7,000 | 1899 British Lions tour to Australia |
| 2 July 1904 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 0–17 | British Lions | 34,000 | 1904 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand |
| 23 July 1904 | Exhibition Ground, Brisbane | 3–17 | British Lions | 15,000 | 1904 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand |
| 30 July 1904 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 0–16 | British Lions | 24,000 | 1904 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand |
| 30 August 1930 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 6–5 | Australia | 30,712 | 1930 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia |
| 19 August 1950 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 6–19 | British Lions | 20,000 | 1950 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia |
| 26 August 1950 | Exhibition Ground, Brisbane | 3–24 | British Lions | 20,000 | 1950 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia |
| 6 June 1959 | Exhibition Ground, Brisbane | 6–17 | British Lions | 20,000 | 1959 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand |
| 13 June 1959 | Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney | 3–24 | British Lions | 15,521 | 1959 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand |
| 28 May 1966 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 8–11 | British Lions | 42,303 | 1966 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand |
| 4 June 1966 | Lang Park, Brisbane | 0–31 | British Lions | 18,500 | 1966 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand |
| 1 July 1989 | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | 30–12 | Australia | 39,433 | 1989 British Lions tour to Australia |
| 8 July 1989 | Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane | 12–19 | British Lions | 20,525 | 1989 British Lions tour to Australia |
| 15 July 1989 | Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney | 18–19 | British Lions | 39,401 | 1989 British Lions tour to Australia |
| 30 June 2001 | The Gabba, Brisbane | 13–29 | British & Irish Lions | 37,460 | 2001 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia |
| 7 July 2001 | Colonial Stadium, Melbourne | 35–14 | Australia | 56,605 | 2001 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia |
| 14 July 2001 | Stadium Australia, Sydney | 29–23 | Australia | 84,188 | 2001 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia |
| 22 June 2013 | Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane | 21–23 | British & Irish Lions | 52,499 | 2013 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia |
| 29 June 2013 | Etihad Stadium, Melbourne | 16–15 | Australia | 56,771 | 2013 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia |
| 6 July 2013 | ANZ Stadium, Sydney | 16–41 | British & Irish Lions | 83,702 | 2013 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia |