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 [ edit ] Details Series played Won by Australia Won by British & Irish Lions Overall 9 2 7
Records [ edit ] Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.
Record Australia Lions Longest winning streak 2 (6 Aug 1950 – 4 Jun 1966) 6 (18 Jan 1958 – 17 Jan 1976) Largest points for Home 35 (7 Jul 2001) — Away — 41 (6 Jul 2013) Largest winning margin Home 21 (7 Jul 2001) — Away — 31 (4 Jun 1966)
Attendance [ edit ] Up to date as of 13 October 2023
Total attendance 776,620 Average attendance 33,766 Highest attendance 84,188 14 Jul 2001
List of matches [ edit ] 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 Ref. Series 24 June 1899 Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney 13–3 Australia 28,000 [1] 1899 British Lions tour to Australia 22 July 1899 Exhibition Ground , Brisbane 0–11 British Lions 15,000 [2] 5 August 1899 Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney 10–11 British Lions 16,000 [3] 12 August 1899 Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney 0–13 British Lions 7,000 [4] 2 July 1904 Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney 0–17 British Lions 34,000 [5] 1904 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand 23 July 1904 Exhibition Ground , Brisbane 3–17 British Lions 15,000 [6] 30 July 1904 Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney 0–16 British Lions 24,000 [7] 30 August 1930 Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney 6–5 Australia 30,712 [8] 1930 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia 19 August 1950 Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney 6–19 British Lions 20,000 [9] 1950 British Lions tour to New Zealand and Australia 26 August 1950 Exhibition Ground , Brisbane 3–24 British Lions 20,000 [10] 6 June 1959 Exhibition Ground , Brisbane 6–17 British Lions 20,000 [11] 1959 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand 13 June 1959 Sydney Sports Ground , Sydney 3–24 British Lions 15,521 [12] 28 May 1966 Sydney Cricket Ground , Sydney 8–11 British Lions 42,303 [13] 1966 British Lions tour to Australia and New Zealand 4 June 1966 Lang Park , Brisbane 0–31 British Lions 18,500 [14] 1 July 1989 Sydney Football Stadium , Sydney 30–12 Australia 39,433 [15] 1989 British Lions tour to Australia 8 July 1989 Ballymore Stadium , Brisbane 12–19 British Lions 20,525 [16] 15 July 1989 Sydney Football Stadium , Sydney 18–19 British Lions 39,401 [17] 30 June 2001 The Gabba , Brisbane 13–29 British & Irish Lions 37,460 [18] 2001 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia 7 July 2001 Colonial Stadium , Melbourne 35–14 Australia 56,605 [19] 14 July 2001 Stadium Australia , Sydney 29–23 Australia 84,188 [20] 22 June 2013 Suncorp Stadium , Brisbane 21–23 British & Irish Lions 52,499 [21] 2013 British & Irish Lions tour to Australia 29 June 2013 Etihad Stadium , Melbourne 16–15 Australia 56,771 [22] 6 July 2013 ANZ Stadium , Sydney 16–41 British & Irish Lions 83,702 [23]
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