History of rugby union matches between Australia and Ireland

Since 1927, Australia and Ireland have competed against each other in rugby union in forty matches, Australia having won twenty-two, Ireland seventeen, with one draw. Their first meeting was on 12 November 1927, and was won 5–3 by Australia. Their most recent meeting took place in Sydney, New South Wales on 4 July 2026 as part of the 2026 Nations Championship, and was won 33–31 by Ireland.

Ireland have faced Australia five times in Rugby World Cup play, with Australia winning the first four before Ireland finally won in Eden Park in 2011.

Since 1999 the two sides have competed for the Lansdowne Cup. The Cup is currently held by Ireland, having defeated Australia in their most recent fixture in 2026.

Summary Overall Details Played Won byAustralia Won byIreland Drawn Australia points Ireland points In Australia171160421291 In Ireland2211101388343 Neutral venue1010615 Overall 40 22 17 1 815 649

Records Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set. RecordAustraliaIrelandLongest winning streak11 (21 November 1981 – 9 November 2002)6 (16 June 2018 – present)Largest points forHome46 (12 June 1999)46 (15 November 2025)Away42 (31 October 1992)33 (4 July 2026)Neutral6 (17 September 2011)15 (17 September 2011)Largest winning marginHome36 (12 June 1999)27 (15 November 2025)Away25 (31 October 1992)15 (3 June 1979)Neutral9 (17 September 2011)

Attendance Up to date as of 4 July 2026. Total attendance1,710,559Average attendance42,764Highest attendance69,886 Ireland 20–20 Australia 15 November 2009

Results No. Date Venue Score Winner Competition Attendance 1 12 November 1927 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 3–5 1927–28 New South Wales tour of Great Britain, Ireland and France 25,0002 6 December 1947 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 3–16 1947–48 Australia tour of Great Britain, Ireland, France and North America 50,0003 18 January 1958 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 9–6 1957–58 Australia tour of Great Britain, Ireland and France 33,000 4 21 January 1967 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 15–8 1966–67 Australia tour of Great Britain, Ireland and France 54,0005 13 May 1967 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 5–11 1967 Ireland tour of Australia 32,605 6 26 October 1968 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 10–3 1968 Australia tour of Great Britain and Ireland 28,0007 17 January 1976 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 10–20 1975–76 Australia tour of Great Britain, Ireland and the United States 52,0008 3 June 1979 Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane 12–27 1979 Ireland tour of Australia 16,5009 16 June 1979 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 3–9 33,47610 21 November 1981 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 12–16 1981–82 Australia tour of Great Britain and Ireland 54,00011 10 November 1984 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 9–16 1984 Australia tour of Great Britain and Ireland 35,60012 7 June 1987 Concord Oval, Sydney 33–15 1987 Rugby World Cup 14,85613 20 October 1991 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 18–19 1991 Rugby World Cup 54,50014 31 October 1992 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 17–42 1992 Australia tour of Great Britain and Ireland 54,50015 5 June 1994 Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane 33–13 1994 Ireland tour of Australia 26,545 16 11 June 1994 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 32–18 37,23917 23 November 1996 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 12–22 1996 Australia tour of Great Britain, Ireland and Italy 52,00018 12 June 1999 Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane 46–10 1999 Ireland tour of Australia 24,17719 19 June 1999 Subiaco Oval, Perth 32–26 26,26720 10 October 1999 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 3–23 1999 Rugby World Cup 49,25021 9 November 2002 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 18–9 2002 end-of-year rugby union internationals 49,00022 7 June 2003 Subiaco Oval, Perth 45–16 2003 Ireland tour of Australia, Samoa and Tonga 40,00023 1 November 2003 Docklands Stadium, Melbourne 17–16 2003 Rugby World Cup 54,20624 19 November 2005 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 14–30 2005 end of year rugby union tests 42,00025 24 June 2006 Subiaco Oval, Perth 37–15 2006 mid-year rugby test series 38,20026 19 November 2006 Lansdowne Road, Dublin 21–6 2006 end of year rugby union tests 42,00027 14 June 2008 Docklands Stadium, Melbourne 18–12 2008 mid-year rugby test series 47,50028 15 November 2009 Croke Park, Dublin 20–20 draw 2009 end of year rugby union tests 69,88629 26 June 2010 Lang Park, Brisbane 22–15 2010 mid-year rugby test series 45,49830 17 September 2011 Eden Park, Auckland (New Zealand) 15–6 2011 Rugby World Cup 58,67831 16 November 2013 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 15–32 2013 end-of-year rugby union tests 51,000 32 22 November 2014 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 26–23 2014 end-of-year rugby union tests 51,100 33 26 November 2016 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 27–24 2016 end-of-year rugby union internationals 51,00034 9 June 2018 Lang Park, Brisbane 18–9 2018 Ireland tour of Australia 46,27335 16 June 2018 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne 21–26 29,01836 23 June 2018 Stadium Australia, Sydney 16–20 44,08537 19 November 2022 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 13–10 2022 end-of-year rugby union internationals 51,70038 30 November 2024 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 22–19 2024 end-of-year rugby union internationals51,70039 15 November 2025 Aviva Stadium, Dublin 46–19 2025 end-of-year rugby union internationals51,700 404 July 2026Allianz Stadium, Sydney31–332026 Nations Championship Southern Hemisphere Series42,500

List of series PlayedWon byAustraliaWon byIrelandDrawn 5 2 3 0

Year Australia Ireland Series winner Lansdowne Cup 1967 0 1 rowspan=3 align=center 1979 0 2 1994 2 0 1999 2 0 2018 1 2

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