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List of British & Irish Lions test matches

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This is a list of individual test match and international match results of the British and Irish Lions.

South Africa 1891

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30 July 1891Port Elizabeth{{ru|RSA|1876}} 0–4 Great Britain {{flagicon|GBR}}
29 August 1891Kimberley{{ru|RSA|1876}} 0–3 Great Britain {{flagicon|GBR}}
5 September 1891Cape Town{{ru|RSA|1876}} 0–4 Great Britain {{flagicon|GBR}}

South Africa 1896

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30 July 1896Port Elizabeth{{ru|RSA|1876}} 0–8 Great Britain {{flagicon|GBR}}
22 August 1896Johannesburg{{ru|RSA|1876}} 8–17 Great Britain {{flagicon|GBR}}
29 August 1896Kimberley{{ru|RSA|1876}} 3–9 Great Britain {{flagicon|GBR}}
5 September 1896Cape Town{{ru|RSA|1876}} 5–0 Great Britain {{flagicon|GBR}}

Australia 1899

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24 June 1899Sydney{{ru|AUS|colonial}} 13–3 Great Britain {{flagicon|GBR}}
22 July 1899Brisbane{{ru|AUS|colonial}} 0–11 Great Britain {{flagicon|GBR}}
5 August 1899Sydney{{ru|AUS|colonial}} 10–11 Great Britain {{flagicon|GBR}}
12 August 1899Sydney{{ru|AUS|colonial}} 0–13 Great Britain {{flagicon|GBR}}

South Africa 1903

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26 August 1903Johannesburg{{ru|RSA|1876}} 10–10 Great Britain {{flagicon|GBR}}
5 September 1903Kimberley{{ru|RSA|1876}} 0–0 Great Britain {{flagicon|GBR}}
12 September 1903Cape Town{{ru|RSA|1876}} 8–0 Great Britain {{flagicon|GBR}}

Australia & New Zealand 1904

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2 July 1904Sydney{{ru|AUS}} 0–17 Great Britain {{flagicon|GBR}}
23 July 1904Brisbane{{ru|AUS}} 3–17 Great Britain {{flagicon|GBR}}
30 July 1904Sydney{{ru|AUS}} 0–16 Great Britain {{flagicon|GBR}}
13 August 1904Wellington{{ru|NZL}} 9–0 Great Britain {{flagicon|GBR}}

New Zealand 1908

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6 June 1908Dunedin{{ru|NZL}} 32–5 England and Wales {{flagicon|GBR}}
27 June 1908Wellington{{ru|NZL}} 3–3 England and Wales {{flagicon|GBR}}
25 July 1908Auckland{{ru|NZL}} 29–0 England and Wales {{flagicon|GBR}}

Argentina 1910

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12 June 1910Buenos Aires{{ru|ARG}} 3–28 Combined British {{flagicon|GBR}}

South Africa 1910

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6 August 1910Johannesburg{{ru|South Africa|1910}} 14–10 {{flagicon|GBR}} British Lions
27 August 1910Port Elizabeth{{ru|South Africa|1910}} 3–8 {{flagicon|GBR}} British Lions
3 September 1910Cape Town{{ru|South Africa|1910}} 21–5 {{flagicon|GBR}} British Lions

South Africa 1924

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16 August 1924Durban{{ru|South Africa|1912}} 7–3 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
23 August 1924Johannesburg{{ru|South Africa|1912}} 17–0 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
13 September 1924Port Elizabeth{{ru|South Africa|1912}} 3–3 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
20 September 1924Cape Town{{ru|South Africa|1912}} 16–9 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}

Argentina 1927

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31 July 1927Buenos Aires{{ru|ARG}} 0–37 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
7 August 1927Buenos Aires{{ru|ARG}} 0–46 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
14 August 1927Buenos Aires{{ru|ARG}} 3–34 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
21 August 1927Buenos Aires{{ru|ARG}} 0–43 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}

New Zealand & Australia 1930

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21 June 1930Dunedin{{ru|NZL}} 3–6 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
5 July 1930Christchurch{{ru|NZL}} 13–10 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
26 July 1930Auckland{{ru|NZL}} 15–10 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
9 August 1930Wellington{{ru|NZL}} 22–8 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
30 August 1930Sydney{{ru|AUS}} 6–5 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}

Argentina 1936

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16 August 1936Buenos Aires{{ru|ARG}} 0–23 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}

South Africa 1938

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6 August 1938Johannesburg{{ru|RSA|1928}} 26–12 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
3 September 1938Port Elizabeth{{ru|RSA|1928}} 19–3 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
10 September 1938Cape Town{{ru|RSA|1928}} 16–21 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}

New Zealand, Australia & Ceylon 1950

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27 May 1950Dunedin{{ru|NZL}} 9–9 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
10 June 1950Christchurch{{ru|NZL}} 8–0 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
1 July 1950Wellington{{ru|NZL}} 6–3 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
29 July 1950Auckland{{ru|NZL}} 11–8 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
19 August 1950Brisbane{{ru|AUS}} 6–19 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
26 August 1950Sydney{{ru|AUS}} 3–24 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}

South Africa & Kenya 1955

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6 August 1955Johannesburg{{ru|RSA|1928}} 22–23 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
20 August 1955Cape Town{{ru|RSA|1928}} 25–9 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
3 September 1955Bloemfontein{{ru|RSA|1928}} 6–9 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
24 September 1955Port Elizabeth{{ru|RSA|1928}} 22–8 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
28 September 1955RFUEA Ground, Nairobi{{ru|British East Africa}} 12–39 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}

Australia & New Zealand 1959

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6 June 1959Brisbane{{ru|AUS}} 6–17 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
13 June 1959Sydney{{ru|AUS}} 3–24 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
18 July 1959Dunedin{{ru|NZL}} 18–17 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
15 August 1959Wellington{{ru|NZL}} 11–8 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
29 August 1959Christchurch{{ru|NZL}} 22–8 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
19 September 1959Auckland{{ru|NZL}} 6–9 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}

South Africa & Kenya 1962

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23 June 1962Johannesburg{{ru|RSA|1928}} 3–3 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
21 July 1962Durban{{ru|RSA|1928}} 3–0 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
4 August 1962Cape Town{{ru|RSA|1928}} 8–3 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
25 August 1962Bloemfontein{{ru|RSA|1928}} 34–14 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
28 August 1962RFUEA Ground, Nairobi{{ru|British East Africa}} 0–50 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}

Australia, New Zealand & Canada 1966

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28 May 1966Sydney{{ru|AUS}} 8–11 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
4 June 1966Brisbane{{ru|AUS}} 0–31 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
16 July 1966Dunedin{{ru|NZL}} 20–3 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
6 August 1966Wellington{{ru|NZL}} 16–12 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
27 August 1966Christchurch{{ru|NZL}} 19–6 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
10 September 1966Auckland{{ru|NZL}} 24–11 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
17 September 1966Toronto{{ru|CAN}} 8–19 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}

South Africa 1968

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8 June 1968Pretoria{{ru|RSA|1928}} 25–20 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
22 June 1968Port Elizabeth{{ru|RSA|1928}} 6–6 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
13 July 1968Cape Town{{ru|RSA|1928}} 11–6 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
27 July 1968Johannesburg{{ru|RSA|1928}} 19–6 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}

Australia & New Zealand 1971

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26 June 1971Carisbrook, Dunedin{{ru|NZL}} 3–9 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
10 July 1971Lancaster Park, Christchurch{{ru|NZL}} 22–12 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
31 July 1971Athletic Park, Wellington{{ru|NZL}} 3–13 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
14 August 1971Eden Park, Auckland{{ru|NZL}} 14–14 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}

South Africa 1974

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8 June 1974Newlands Stadium, Cape Town{{ru|RSA|1928}} 3–12 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
22 June 1974Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria{{ru|RSA|1928}} 9–28 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
13 July 1974Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth{{ru|RSA|1928}} 9–26 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
27 July 1974Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg{{ru|RSA|1928}} 13–13 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}

New Zealand & Fiji 1977

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18 June 1977Athletic Park, Wellington{{ru|NZL}} 16–12 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
9 July 1977Lancaster Park, Christchurch{{ru|NZL}} 9–13 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
30 July 1977Carisbrook, Dunedin{{ru|NZL}} 19–7 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
13 August 1977Eden Park, Auckland{{ru|NZL}} 10–9 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}

South Africa 1980

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31 May 1980Newlands Stadium, Cape Town{{ru|RSA|1928}} 26–22 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
14 June 1980Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein{{ru|RSA|1928}} 26–19 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
28 June 1980Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth{{ru|RSA|1928}} 12–10 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
12 July 1980Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria{{ru|RSA|1928}} 13–17 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}

New Zealand 1983

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4 June 1983Lancaster Park, Christchurch{{ru|NZL}} 16–12 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
18 June 1983Athletic Park, Wellington{{ru|NZL}} 9–0 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
2 July 1983Carisbrook, Dunedin{{ru|NZL}} 15–8 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
16 July 1983Eden Park, Auckland{{ru|NZL}} 38–6 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}

Rest of the World 1986

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16 April 1986Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff{{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}} 7–15 Rest of the World XV

Australia 1989

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1 July 1989Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney{{ru|AUS}} 30–12 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
8 July 1989Ballymore, Brisbane{{ru|AUS}} 12–19 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
15 July 1989Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney{{ru|AUS}} 18–19 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}

France 1989

No test caps awarded

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4 October 1989Parc des Princes, Paris{{ru|FRA}} 27–29 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}

New Zealand 1993

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12 June 1993Lancaster Park, Christchurch{{ru|NZL}} 20–18 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
26 June 1993Athletic Park, Wellington{{ru|NZL}} 7–20 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
3 July 1993Eden Park, Auckland{{ru|NZL}} 30–13 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}

South Africa 1997

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21 June 1997Newlands Stadium, Cape Town{{ru|RSA}} 16–25 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
28 June 1997Kings Park Stadium, Durban{{ru|RSA}} 15–18 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}
5 July 1997Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg{{ru|RSA}} 35–16 {{flag|British and Irish Lions|name=British Lions}}

Australia 2001

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30 June 2001The Gabba, Brisbane{{ru|AUS}} 13–29 {{flag|British & Irish Lions}}
7 July 2001Docklands Stadium, Melbourne{{ru|AUS}} 35–14 {{flag|British & Irish Lions}}
14 July 2001Stadium Australia, Sydney{{ru|AUS}} 29–23 {{flag|British & Irish Lions}}

New Zealand 2005

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23 May 2005Millennium Stadium, Cardiff{{flag|British & Irish Lions}} 25-25 {{ru|ARG}}
25 June 2005Lancaster Park, Christchurch{{ru|NZL}} 21–3 {{flag|British & Irish Lions}}
2 July 2005Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington{{ru|NZL}} 48–18 {{flag|British & Irish Lions}}
9 July 2005Eden Park, Auckland{{ru|NZL}} 38–19 {{flag|British & Irish Lions}}

South Africa 2009

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20 June 2009Kings Park Stadium, Durban{{ru|RSA}} 26–21 {{flag|British & Irish Lions}}
27 June 2009Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria{{ru|RSA}} 28–25 {{flag|British & Irish Lions}}
4 July 2009Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg{{ru|RSA}} 9–28 {{flag|British & Irish Lions}}

Australia 2013

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22 June 2013Lang Park, Brisbane{{ru|AUS}} 21–23 {{flag|British & Irish Lions}}
29 June 2013Docklands Stadium, Melbourne{{ru|AUS}} 16–15 {{flag|British & Irish Lions}}
6 July 2013Stadium Australia, Sydney{{ru|AUS}} 16–41 {{flag|British & Irish Lions}}

New Zealand 2017

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24 June 2017Eden Park, Auckland{{ru|NZL}} 30–15 {{flag|British & Irish Lions}}
1 July 2017Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington{{ru|NZL}} 21–24 {{flag|British & Irish Lions}}
8 July 2017Eden Park, Auckland{{ru|NZL}} 15–15 {{flag|British & Irish Lions}}

South Africa 2021

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24 July 2021Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town{{ru|RSA}} 17–22 {{flag|British & Irish Lions}}
31 July 2021Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town{{ru|RSA}} 27–9 {{flag|British & Irish Lions}}
7 August 2021Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town{{ru|RSA}} 19–16 {{flag|British & Irish Lions}}

The match against Japan on 26 June 2021 is not classed as a Test by the Lions.{{cite web |title=LIONS V JAPAN UPDATE |url=https://www.lionsrugby.com/2021/11/11/lions-v-japan-update/ |publisher=British and Irish Lions |access-date=12 October 2023 |date=11 November 2021}}

Australia 2025

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20 June 2025Aviva Stadium, Dublin{{flag|British & Irish Lions
} - {{ru|ARG}}

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|19 July 2025 || Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane || {{ru|AUS}} - {{flag|British & Irish Lions|}}

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|26 July 2025 || Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne || {{ru|AUS}} - {{flag|British & Irish Lions|}}

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|2 August 2025 || Accor Stadium, Sydney || {{ru|AUS}} - {{flag|British & Irish Lions}}

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Test record

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!scope=col|Played

!scope=col|Won

!scope=col|Drawn

!scope=col|Lost

!scope=col|Win%

scope=row|{{ru|ARG}}

{{WDL|7|6|1|0}}

scope=row|{{ru|AUS}}

{{WDL|23|17|0|6}}

scope=row|{{ru|FRA}}

{{WDL|1|1|0|0}}

scope=row|{{ru|NZL}}

{{WDL|41|7|4|30}}

scope=row|{{ru|RSA}}

{{WDL|49|18|6|25}}

scope=row|Total

{{WDLtot|124|52|11|61}}

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [http://www.lions-tour.com/history/ British and Irish Lions History & Full Match Results]

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