TheBreakdown
Full time24 June 1899
Australia
13–3
British & Irish Lions
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Gadigal, Australia · Tour 1899Head-to-head

Australia won by 10 points.

Scoring

  1. –CAustralia conversion · Lonnie Spragg2–0
  2. –CAustralia conversion · Lonnie Spragg4–0
  3. –TAustralia try · Poley Evans7–0
  4. –TAustralia try · Lonnie Spragg10–0
  5. –TAustralia try · Alf Colton13–0
  6. –TBritish & Irish Lions try · Gwyn Nicholls13–3

Line-ups

Australia

  1. 15Bob McCowanFull-back
  2. Walter DavisForward
  3. Patrick CarewForward
  4. Charlie EllisForward
  5. Alf ColtonForward
  6. Peter WardThree-quarter
  7. Poley EvansFive-eighth
  8. Hyram MarksForward
  9. Austin GraltonFly-half
  10. James CarsonForward
  11. Alexander KellyForward
  12. Frank RowThree-quarter
  13. Charles WhiteThree-quarter
  14. Bill TannerForward
  15. Lonnie SpraggFive-eighth

British & Irish Lions

  1. 1Frank StoutProp
  2. 2Toff JarmanHooker
  3. 3Tom McGowanProp
  4. 4JS FrancombeSecond row
  5. 5HGS GraySecond row
  6. 6FC BelsonFlanker
  7. 7A Ayre-SmithFlanker
  8. 8George GibsonNumber 8
  9. 9G CooksonScrum-half
  10. 10Matthew MullineuxFly-half
  11. 11Alf BucherWing
  12. 12Charlie AdamsonCentre
  13. 13Gwyn NichollsCentre
  14. 14Blucher DoranWing
  15. 15E MartinelliFull-back

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Context

All-time, Australia 7–19 British & Irish Lions in 26 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Australia going inno earlier scored Tests
British & Irish Lions 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.