Full time19 August 1950
Brisbane Cricket Ground, Brisbane | Meeanjin, Australia · Tour 1950Head-to-head
British & Irish Lions won by 13 points.
Scoring
- –PAustralia penalty · William Gardner3–0
- –PAustralia penalty · William Gardner6–0
- –CBritish & Irish Lions conversion · Lewis Jones6–2
- –CBritish & Irish Lions conversion · Lewis Jones6–4
- –PBritish & Irish Lions penalty · Lewis Jones6–7
- –PBritish & Irish Lions penalty · Lewis Jones6–10
- –TBritish & Irish Lions try · Lewis Jones6–13
- –TBritish & Irish Lions try · Bleddyn Williams6–16
- –DBritish & Irish Lions drop goal · Lewis Jones6–19
Line-ups
Australia
- 1Keith GordonProp
- 2Neville CottrellHooker
- 3Fabian McCarthyProp
- 4Rex MossopSecond row
- 5Nicholas ShehadieSecond row
- 6David BrockhoffFlanker
- 7Ian MacMillanFlanker
- 8Keith CrossNumber 8
- 9Cyril BurkeScrum-half
- 10John SolomonFly-half
- 11Ernest HillsWing
- 12John BlomleyCentre
- 13Alan WalkerCentre
- 14Peter ThompsonWing
- 15William GardnerFull-back
British & Irish Lions
- 1Tommy CliffordProp
- 2Dai DaviesHooker
- 3John RobinsProp
- 4Rees StephensSecond row
- 5Jimmy NelsonSecond row
- 6Bob EvansFlanker
- 7Bill McKayFlanker
- 8Roy JohnNumber 8
- 9Rex WillisScrum-half
- 10Jack KyleFly-half
- 11Malcolm ThomasWing
- 12Jack MatthewsCentre
- 13Bleddyn WilliamsCentre
- 14Doug SmithWing
- 15Lewis JonesFull-back
Match officials
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Context
All-time, Australia 7–19 British & Irish Lions in 26 scored Tests. Full head-to-head
Australia going in
British & Irish Lions going in
- Previous meeting: 30 August 1930, Australia 6–5 British & Irish Lions
- Next meeting on record: 26 August 1950
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.