TheBreakdown
Full time13 June 1959
Australia
3–24
British & Irish Lions
Sydney Sports Ground, Sydney | Gadigal, Australia · Tour 1959Head-to-head

British & Irish Lions won by 21 points.

Scoring

  1. –PAustralia penalty · Ken Donald3–0
  2. –CBritish & Irish Lions conversion · Ken Scotland3–2
  3. –CBritish & Irish Lions conversion · Dave Hewitt3–4
  4. –CBritish & Irish Lions conversion · Dave Hewitt3–6
  5. –PBritish & Irish Lions penalty · Ken Scotland3–9
  6. –TBritish & Irish Lions try · Malcolm Price3–12
  7. –TBritish & Irish Lions try · Malcolm Price3–15
  8. –TBritish & Irish Lions try · Tony O'Reilly3–18
  9. –TBritish & Irish Lions try · Bev Risman3–21
  10. –TBritish & Irish Lions try · Ronnie Dawson3–24

Line-ups

Australia

  1. 1Keith EllisProp
  2. 2Peter JohnsonHooker
  3. 3Peter DunnProp
  4. 4Tony MillerSecond row
  5. 5John CarrollSecond row
  6. 6Peter FenwickeFlanker
  7. 7John ThornettFlanker
  8. 8Robert OuttersideNumber 8
  9. 9Des ConnorScrum-half
  10. 10Arthur SummonsFly-half
  11. 11Ken DonaldWing
  12. 12Leonard DiettCentre
  13. 13Robert KayCentre
  14. 14Alan MortonWing
  15. 15James LenehanFull-back

British & Irish Lions

  1. 1Syd MillarProp
  2. 2Ronnie DawsonHooker
  3. 3Hugh McLeodProp
  4. 4Rhys WilliamsSecond row
  5. 5Roddy EvansSecond row
  6. 6David MarquesFlanker
  7. 7Noel MurphyFlanker
  8. 8George SmithNumber 8
  9. 9Dickie JeepsScrum-half
  10. 10Bev RismanFly-half
  11. 11Tony O'ReillyWing
  12. 12Malcolm PriceCentre
  13. 13Dave HewittCentre
  14. 14Peter JacksonWing
  15. 15Ken ScotlandFull-back

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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

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.