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.
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 |
Landsdowne Road, Dublin |
3–5 |
Australia |
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2 |
6 December 1947 |
Landsdowne Road, Dublin |
3–16 |
Australia |
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3 |
18 January 1958 |
Landsdowne Road, Dublin |
9–6 |
Ireland |
1957–58 Australia rugby union tour of Britain, Ireland and France |
4 |
21 January 1967 |
Landsdowne 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 |
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6 |
26 October 1968 |
Landsdowne Road, Dublin |
10–3 |
Ireland |
|
7 |
17 January 1976 |
Landsdowne 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 |
Landsdowne Road, Dublin |
12–16 |
Australia |
1981–82 Australia rugby union tour of Britain and Ireland |
11 |
10 November 1984 |
Landsdowne 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 |
Landsdowne Road, Dublin |
18–19 |
Australia |
1991 Rugby World Cup |
14 |
31 October 1992 |
Landsdowne Road, Dublin |
17–42 |
Australia |
|
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 |
Landsdowne Road, Dublin |
12–22 |
Australia |
|
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 |
Landsdowne Road, Dublin |
3–23 |
Australia |
1999 Rugby World Cup |
21 |
9 November 2002 |
Landsdowne Road, Dublin |
18–9 |
Ireland |
|
22 |
7 June 2003 |
Subiaco Oval, Perth |
45–16 |
Australia |
|
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 Irish tour of Australia |
35 |
16 June 2018 |
AAMI Park, Melbourne |
21–26 |
Ireland |
36 |
23 June 2018 |
Allianz Stadium, Sydney |
16–20 |
Ireland |
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