TheBreakdown
Full time28 May 1966
Australia
8–11
British & Irish Lions
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Gadigal, Australia · Tour 1966Head-to-head

British & Irish Lions won by 3 points.

Scoring

  1. –CAustralia conversion · George Ruebner2–0
  2. –PAustralia penalty · George Ruebner5–0
  3. –TAustralia try · Tony Miller8–0
  4. –CBritish & Irish Lions conversion · Don Rutherford8–2
  5. –PBritish & Irish Lions penalty · Don Rutherford8–5
  6. –TBritish & Irish Lions try · Ken Kennedy8–8
  7. –TBritish & Irish Lions try · Ray McLoughlin8–11

Line-ups

Australia

  1. 1Tony MillerProp
  2. 2Peter JohnsonHooker
  3. 3John ThornettProp
  4. 4Peter CrittleSecond row
  5. 5Robin HemingSecond row
  6. 6Jules GuerassimoffFlanker
  7. 7Greg DavisFlanker
  8. 8David ShepherdNumber 8
  9. 9Ken CatchpoleScrum-half
  10. 10Phillip HawthorneFly-half
  11. 11Alan CardyWing
  12. 12Beresford EllwoodCentre
  13. 13Richard TrivettCentre
  14. 14George RuebnerWing
  15. 15Peter RyanFull-back

British & Irish Lions

  1. 1Ray McLoughlinProp
  2. 2Ken KennedyHooker
  3. 3Denzil WilliamsProp
  4. 4Brian PriceSecond row
  5. 5Mike Campbell-LamertonSecond row
  6. 6Jim TelferFlanker
  7. 7Noel MurphyFlanker
  8. 8Alun PaskNumber 8
  9. 9Roger YoungScrum-half
  10. 10David WatkinsFly-half
  11. 11Dewi BebbWing
  12. 12Mike WestonCentre
  13. 13Ken JonesCentre
  14. 14Stuart WatkinsWing
  15. 15Don RutherfordFull-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.