List of British & Irish Lions test matches

Last updated December 09, 2023

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

South Africa 1891

Date	Location	Result
30 July 1891	Port Elizabeth	South Africa 0–4 Great Britain
29 August 1891	Kimberley	South Africa 0–3 Great Britain
5 September 1891	Cape Town	South Africa 0–4 Great Britain

South Africa 1896

Date	Location	Result
30 July 1896	Port Elizabeth	South Africa 0–8 Great Britain
22 August 1896	Johannesburg	South Africa 8–17 Great Britain
29 August 1896	Kimberley	South Africa 3–9 Great Britain
5 September 1896	Cape Town	South Africa 5–0 Great Britain

Australia 1899

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

South Africa 1903

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

Australia & New Zealand 1904

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

New Zealand 1908

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

Argentina 1910

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

South Africa 1910

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

South Africa 1924

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

Argentina 1927

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

New Zealand & Australia 1930

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

Argentina 1936

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

South Africa 1938

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

New Zealand, Australia & Ceylon 1950

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

South Africa & Kenya 1955

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

Australia & New Zealand 1959

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

South Africa & Kenya 1962

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

Australia, New Zealand & Canada 1966

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

South Africa 1968

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

Australia & New Zealand 1971

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

South Africa 1974

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

New Zealand & Fiji 1977

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

South Africa 1980

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

New Zealand 1983

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

Rest of the World 1986

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

Australia 1989

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

France 1989

No test caps awarded

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

New Zealand 1993

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

South Africa 1997

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

Australia 2001

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

New Zealand 2005

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

South Africa 2009

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

Australia 2013

Date	Location	Result
22 June 2013	Lang Park, Brisbane	Australia 21–23 British & Irish Lions
29 June 2013	Docklands Stadium, Melbourne	Australia 16–15 British & Irish Lions
6 July 2013	Stadium Australia, Sydney	Australia 16–41 British & Irish Lions

New Zealand 2017

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

South Africa 2021

Date	Location	Result
24 July 2021	Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town	South Africa 17–22 British & Irish Lions
31 July 2021	Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town	South Africa 27–9 British & Irish Lions
7 August 2021	Cape Town Stadium, Cape Town	South Africa 19–16 British & Irish Lions

The match against Japan on 26 June 2021 is not classed as a Test by the Lions.^[1]

Australia 2025

Date	Location	Result
20 June 2025	Aviva Stadium, Dublin	British & Irish Lions - Argentina
19 July 2025	Lang Park, Brisbane	Australia - British & Irish Lions
26 July 2025	Melbourne Cricket Ground, Melbourne	Australia - British & Irish Lions
2 August 2025	Stadium Australia, Sydney	Australia - British & 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
East Africa	2	2	0	0	100.00
France	1	1	0	0	100.00
New Zealand	41	7	4	30	017.07
South Africa	49	18	6	25	036.73
Total	124	52	11	61	041.94

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References

↑ "LIONS V JAPAN UPDATE". British and Irish Lions. 11 November 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2023.

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[1] "LIONS V JAPAN UPDATE". British and Irish Lions. 11 November 2021. Retrieved 12 October 2023.

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