TheBreakdown
Full time10 June 1961
Australia
24–6
Fiji
Exhibition Ground, Brisbane | Meeanjin, Australia · Tour 1961Head-to-head

Australia won by 18 points.

Scoring

  1. –CAustralia conversion · John Dowse2–0
  2. –CAustralia conversion · John Dowse4–0
  3. –CAustralia conversion · John Dowse6–0
  4. –TAustralia try · Roderick Phelps9–0
  5. –TAustralia try · Michael Cleary12–0
  6. –TAustralia try · James Lisle15–0
  7. –TAustralia try · Edward Magrath18–0
  8. –TAustralia try · Ken Catchpole21–0
  9. –TAustralia try · Richard Thornett24–0
  10. –PFiji penalty · Kaiava Bose24–3
  11. –PFiji penalty · Kaiava Bose24–6

Line-ups

Australia

  1. 1Jonathan WhiteProp
  2. 2Peter JohnsonHooker
  3. 3Tony MillerProp
  4. 4Graeme MacdougallSecond row
  5. 5Richard ThornettSecond row
  6. 6Terence ReidFlanker
  7. 7Ted HeinrichFlanker
  8. 8John O'GormanNumber 8
  9. 9Ken CatchpoleScrum-half
  10. 10John DowseFly-half
  11. 11Edward MagrathWing
  12. 12Harry RobertsCentre
  13. 13James LisleCentre
  14. 14Michael ClearyWing
  15. 15Roderick PhelpsFull-back

Fiji

  1. 1Josua VaduguProp
  2. 2Sakiusa TuvaHooker
  3. 3Seteo RasuaProp
  4. 4Jone TabaiwaluSecond row
  5. 5Nacanieli NabaroSecond row
  6. 6Sailosi KepaFlanker
  7. 7Joeli NaucabalavuFlanker
  8. 8Ian NabouNumber 8
  9. 9Nemesio RatuveilawaScrum-half
  10. 10Kaiava BoseFly-half
  11. 11Joe LevulaWing
  12. 12Eparama RaviCentre
  13. 13Simione RaraseaCentre
  14. 14Eramasi LovoduaWing
  15. 15Eliki GaunavouFull-back

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Context

All-time, Australia 20–3 Fiji, 1 drawn in 24 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Australia going in
Fiji 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.