TheBreakdown
Full time12 June 1988
Australia
28–8
England
Concord Oval, Sydney | Gadigal, Australia · Tour 1988Head-to-head

Australia won by 20 points.

Scoring

  1. –CAustralia conversion · Michael Lynagh2–0
  2. –CAustralia conversion · Michael Lynagh4–0
  3. –CAustralia conversion · Michael Lynagh6–0
  4. –PAustralia penalty · Michael Lynagh9–0
  5. –PAustralia penalty · Michael Lynagh12–0
  6. –TAustralia try · Garry Ella16–0
  7. –TAustralia try · David Campese20–0
  8. –TAustralia try · Michael Lynagh24–0
  9. –TAustralia try · David Carter28–0
  10. –TEngland try · Rory Underwood28–4
  11. –TEngland try · Dean Richards28–8

Line-ups

Australia

  1. 1Peter KayProp
  2. 2Tommy LawtonHooker
  3. 3Andy McIntyreProp
  4. 4Damien FrawleySecond row
  5. 5Steve CutlerSecond row
  6. 6Jeff MillerFlanker
  7. 7Stephen LidburyFlanker
  8. 8David CarterNumber 8
  9. 9Nick Farr-JonesScrum-half
  10. 10Michael LynaghFly-half
  11. 11David CampeseWing
  12. 12Michael CookCentre
  13. 13Garry EllaCentre
  14. 14Ian WilliamsWing
  15. 15Andrew LeedsFull-back
  16. Mark McBainBench

England

  1. 1Paul RendallProp
  2. 2Brian MooreHooker
  3. 3Jeff ProbynProp
  4. 4John OrwinSecond row
  5. 5Wade DooleySecond row
  6. 6Gary ReesFlanker
  7. 7Andy RobinsonFlanker
  8. 8Dean RichardsNumber 8
  9. 9Richard HardingScrum-half
  10. 10Rob AndrewFly-half
  11. 11Rory UnderwoodWing
  12. 12Will CarlingCentre
  13. 13Bryan BarleyCentre
  14. 14Barry EvansWing
  15. 15Jonathan WebbFull-back

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Context

All-time, Australia 27–29 England, 1 drawn in 57 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Australia going in
England going in

Also on this day

Results to 27 September 2026. Scoring and line-ups come from World Rugby match summaries where available; older Tests may have neither.