Head-to-head
TEST WINS
BIL
18Test wins
RSA
25Test wins
49 Tests: South Africa lead 25–18, 6 drawn.
Model win probability
BIL 9%RSA 91%
How it works: the gap between the two TheBreakdown ratings, neutral venue. Our own model built from every Test; see the rankings page for the method.
Test history
Points 563–663 in British & Irish Lions’s favour, first met 30 July 1891. South Africa have won the last 2.
Biggest British & Irish Lions win
22 June 1974: 28–9 (Tour 1974)
Biggest South Africa win
25 Aug 1962: 14–34 (Tour 1962)
Last 10 meetings
- South Africa7 Aug 2021 · Tour 2021 · Cape Town16–19
- South Africa31 July 2021 · Tour 2021 · Cape Town9–27
- British & Irish Lions24 July 2021 · Tour 2021 · Cape Town22–17
- British & Irish Lions4 July 2009 · Tour 2009 · Johannesburg28–9
- South Africa27 June 2009 · Tour 2009 · Pretoria25–28
- South Africa20 June 2009 · Tour 2009 · Durban21–26
- South Africa5 July 1997 · Tour 1997 · Johannesburg16–35
- British & Irish Lions28 June 1997 · Tour 1997 · Durban18–15
- British & Irish Lions21 June 1997 · Tour 1997 · Cape Town25–16
- British & Irish Lions12 July 1980 · Tour 1980 · Pretoria17–13
Scores show British & Irish Lions first.
Every meeting, with filters and CSVTests to date; World Cup finals to 2023.