List of British and Irish Lions test matches

This is a list of individual test match and international match results of the British and Irish Lions. Matches marked with an asterisk (*) have not been classed as full test matches.

South Africa 1891

Date Location Result
30 July 1891Port ElizabethSouth Africa 0–4 Great Britain
29 August 1891KimberleySouth Africa 0–3 Great Britain
5 September 1891Cape TownSouth Africa 0–4 Great Britain

South Africa 1896

Date Location Result
30 July 1896Port ElizabethSouth Africa 0–8 Great Britain
22 August 1896JohannesburgSouth Africa 8–17 Great Britain
29 August 1896KimberleySouth Africa 3–9 Great Britain
5 September 1896Cape TownSouth Africa 5–0 Great Britain

Australia 1899

Date Location Result
24 June 1899Sydney Australia 13–3 Great Britain
22 July 1899Brisbane Australia 0–11 Great Britain
5 August 1899Sydney Australia 10–11 Great Britain
12 August 1899Sydney Australia 0–13 Great Britain

South Africa 1903

Date Location Result
26 August 1903Johannesburg South Africa 10–10 Great Britain
5 September 1903Kimberley South Africa 0–0 Great Britain
12 September 1903Cape Town South Africa 8–0 Great Britain

Australia & New Zealand 1904

Date Location Result
2 July 1904Sydney Australia 0–17 Great Britain
23 July 1904Brisbane Australia 3–17 Great Britain
30 July 1904Sydney Australia 0–16 Great Britain
13 August 1904Wellington New Zealand 9–0 Great Britain

New Zealand 1908

Date Location Result
6 June 1908Dunedin New Zealand 32–5 England and Wales
27 June 1908Wellington New Zealand 3–3 England and Wales
25 July 1908Auckland New Zealand 29–0 England and Wales

Argentina 1910

Date Location Result
12 June 1910Buenos Aires Argentina 3–28 Combined British

South Africa 1910

Date Location Result
6 August 1910Johannesburg South Africa 14–10 British Lions
27 August 1910Port Elizabeth South Africa 3–8 British Lions
3 September 1910Cape Town South Africa 21–5 British Lions

South Africa 1924

Date Location Result
16 August 1924Durban South Africa 7–3 British Lions
23 August 1924Johannesburg South Africa 17–0 British Lions
13 September 1924Port Elizabeth South Africa 3–3 British Lions
20 September 1924Cape Town South Africa 16–9 British Lions

Argentina 1927

Date Location Result
31 July 1927Buenos Aires Argentina 0–37 British Lions
7 August 1927Buenos Aires Argentina 0–46 British Lions
14 August 1927Buenos Aires Argentina 3–34 British Lions
21 August 1927Buenos Aires Argentina 0–43 British Lions

New Zealand & Australia 1930

Date Location Result
21 June 1930Dunedin New Zealand 3–6 British Lions
5 July 1930Christchurch New Zealand 13–10 British Lions
26 July 1930Auckland New Zealand 15–10 British Lions
9 August 1930Wellington New Zealand 22–8 British Lions
30 August 1930Sydney Australia 6–5 British Lions

Argentina 1936

Date Location Result
16 August 1936Buenos Aires Argentina 0–23 British Lions

South Africa 1938

Date Location Result
6 August 1938Johannesburg South Africa 26–12 British Lions
3 September 1938Port Elizabeth South Africa 19–3 British Lions
10 September 1938Cape Town South Africa 16–21 British Lions

New Zealand, Australia & Ceylon 1950

Date Location Result
27 May 1950Dunedin New Zealand 9–9 British Lions
10 June 1950Christchurch New Zealand 8–0 British Lions
1 July 1950Wellington New Zealand 6–3 British Lions
29 July 1950Auckland New Zealand 11–8 British Lions
19 August 1950Brisbane Australia 6–19 British Lions
26 August 1950Sydney Australia 3–24 British Lions
*18 September 1950Racecourse, Columbo Ceylon 6–44 British Lions

South Africa & Kenya 1955

Date Location Result
6 August 1955Johannesburg South Africa 22–23 British Lions
20 August 1955Cape Town South Africa 25–9 British Lions
3 September 1955Bloemfontein South Africa 6–9 British Lions
24 September 1955Port Elizabeth South Africa 22–8 British Lions
28 September 1955RFUEA Ground, Nairobi East Africa 12–39 British Lions

Wales 1955

Date Location Result
*22 October 1955Cardiff Wales 17–20 British Lions

Australia & New Zealand 1959

Date Location Result
6 June 1959Brisbane Australia 6–17 British Lions
13 June 1959Sydney Australia 3–24 British Lions
18 July 1959Dunedin New Zealand 18–17 British Lions
15 August 1959Wellington New Zealand 11–8 British Lions
29 August 1959Christchurch New Zealand 22–8 British Lions
19 September 1959Auckland New Zealand 6–9 British Lions

South Africa & Kenya 1962

Date Location Result
23 June 1962Johannesburg South Africa 3–3 British Lions
21 July 1962Durban South Africa 3–0 British Lions
4 August 1962Cape Town South Africa 8–3 British Lions
25 August 1962Bloemfontein South Africa 34–14 British Lions
28 August 1962RFUEA Ground, Nairobi East Africa 0–50 British Lions

Australia, New Zealand & Canada 1966

Date Location Result
28 May 1966Sydney Australia 8–11 British Lions
4 June 1966Brisbane Australia 0–31 British Lions
16 July 1966Dunedin New Zealand 20–3 British Lions
6 August 1966Wellington New Zealand 16–12 British Lions
27 August 1966Christchurch New Zealand 19–6 British Lions
10 September 1966Auckland New Zealand 24–11 British Lions
17 September 1966Toronto Canada 8–19 British Lions

South Africa 1968

Date Location Result
8 June 1968Pretoria South Africa 25–20 British Lions
22 June 1968Port Elizabeth South Africa 6–6 British Lions
13 July 1968Cape Town South Africa 11–6 British Lions
27 July 1968Johannesburg South Africa 19–6 British Lions

Australia & New Zealand 1971

Date Location Result
26 June 1971Carisbrook, Dunedin New Zealand 3–9 British Lions
10 July 1971Lancaster Park, Christchurch New Zealand 22–12 British Lions
31 July 1971Athletic Park, Wellington New Zealand 3–13 British Lions
14 August 1971Eden Park, Auckland New Zealand 14–14 British Lions

South Africa 1974

Date Location Result
8 June 1974Newlands Stadium, Cape Town South Africa 3–12 British Lions
22 June 1974Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria South Africa 9–28 British Lions
13 July 1974Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth South Africa 9–26 British Lions
27 July 1974Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg South Africa 13–13 British Lions

New Zealand & Fiji 1977

Date Location Result
18 June 1977Athletic Park, Wellington New Zealand 16–12 British Lions
9 July 1977Lancaster Park, Christchurch New Zealand 9–13 British Lions
30 July 1977Carisbrook, Dunedin New Zealand 19–7 British Lions
13 August 1977Eden Park, Auckland New Zealand 10–9 British Lions
*16 August 1977Buckhurst Park, Suva Fiji 25–21 British Lions

South Africa 1980

Date Location Result
31 May 1980Newlands Stadium, Cape Town South Africa 26–22 British Lions
14 June 1980Free State Stadium, Bloemfontein South Africa 26–19 British Lions
28 June 1980Boet Erasmus Stadium, Port Elizabeth South Africa 12–10 British Lions
12 July 1980Loftus Versfeld Stadium, Pretoria South Africa 13–17 British Lions

New Zealand 1983

Date Location Result
4 June 1983Lancaster Park, Christchurch New Zealand 16–12 British Lions
18 June 1983Athletic Park, Wellington New Zealand 9–0 British Lions
2 July 1983Carisbrook, Dunedin New Zealand 15–8 British Lions
16 July 1983Eden Park, Auckland New Zealand 38–6 British Lions

Rest of the World 1986

Date Location Result
16 April 1986Cardiff Arms Park, CardiffBritish Lions 7–15 Rest of the World XV

Australia 1989

Date Location Result
1 July 1989Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney Australia 30–12 British Lions
8 July 1989Ballymore, Brisbane Australia 12–19 British Lions
15 July 1989Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney Australia 18–19 British Lions

France 1989

No test caps awarded

Date Location Result
4 October 1989Parc des Princes, Paris France 27–29 British Lions

New Zealand 1993

Date Location Result
12 June 1993Lancaster Park, Christchurch New Zealand 20–18 British Lions
26 June 1993Athletic Park, Wellington New Zealand 7–20 British Lions
3 July 1993Eden Park, Auckland New Zealand 30–13 British Lions

South Africa 1997

Date Location Result
21 June 1997Newlands Stadium, Cape Town South Africa 16–25 British Lions
28 June 1997Kings Park Stadium, Durban South Africa 15–18 British Lions
5 July 1997Ellis Park Stadium, Johannesburg South Africa 35–16 British Lions

Australia 2001

Date Location Result
30 June 2001The Gabba, Brisbane Australia 13–29 British and Irish Lions
7 July 2001Colonial Stadium, Melbourne Australia 35–14 British and Irish Lions
14 July 2001Stadium Australia, Sydney Australia 29–23 British and Irish Lions

New Zealand 2005

Date Location Result
23 May 2005Millennium Stadium, Cardiff Argentina 25–25 British and Irish Lions
25 June 2005Lancaster Park, Christchurch New Zealand 21–3 British and Irish Lions
2 July 2005Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington New Zealand 48–18 British and Irish Lions
9 July 2005Eden Park, Auckland New Zealand 38–19 British and Irish Lions

South Africa 2009

Date Location Result
20 June 2009Kings Park Stadium, Durban South Africa 26–21 British and Irish Lions
27 June 2009Loftus Versfeld, Pretoria South Africa 28–25 British and Irish Lions
4 July 2009Ellis Park, Johannesburg South Africa 9–28 British and Irish Lions

Australia 2013

Date Location Result
22 June 2013Suncorp Stadium, Brisbane Australia 21–23 British and Irish Lions
29 June 2013Etihad Stadium, Melbourne Australia 16–15 British and Irish Lions
6 July 2013ANZ Stadium, Sydney Australia 16–41 British and Irish Lions

New Zealand 2017

Date Location Result
24 June 2017Eden Park, Auckland New Zealand 30–15 British and Irish Lions
1 July 2017Westpac Stadium, Wellington New Zealand 21–24 British and Irish Lions
8 July 2017Eden Park, Auckland New Zealand 15–15 British and Irish Lions

Test record

Opponent Played Won Drawn Lost Win%
 Argentina 7 6 1 0 085.71
 Australia 23 17 0 6 073.91
 Canada 1 1 0 0 100.00
 Ceylon 1 1 0 0 100.00
 East Africa 2 2 0 0 100.00
 Fiji 1 0 0 1 000.00
 France 1 1 0 0 100.00
 New Zealand 41 7 4 30 017.07
 South Africa 46 17 6 23 036.96
 Wales 1 1 0 0 100.00
Total 124 53 11 60 042.74
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