TheBreakdown
Full time26 June 1976
Australia
27–17
Fiji
Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | Gadigal, Australia · Tour 1976Head-to-head

Australia won by 10 points.

Scoring

  1. –PAustralia penalty · Paul McLean3–0
  2. –PAustralia penalty · Paul McLean6–0
  3. –PAustralia penalty · Paul McLean9–0
  4. –PAustralia penalty · Paul McLean12–0
  5. –PAustralia penalty · Paul McLean15–0
  6. –TAustralia try · Patrick Batch19–0
  7. –TAustralia try · John Ryan23–0
  8. –TAustralia try · Gary Pearse27–0
  9. –CFiji conversion · Senitiki Nasave27–2
  10. –PFiji penalty · Senitiki Nasave27–5
  11. –TFiji try · Senitiki Nasave27–9
  12. –TFiji try · Samisoni Viriviri27–13
  13. –TFiji try · Eroni Matalau27–17

Line-ups

Australia

  1. 1John MeadowsProp
  2. 2Chris CarberryHooker
  3. 3Ronald GrahamProp
  4. 4Reg SmithSecond row
  5. 5David HillhouseSecond row
  6. 6Tony ShawFlanker
  7. 7Gary PearseFlanker
  8. 8Mark LoaneNumber 8
  9. 9Rod HauserScrum-half
  10. 10Paul McLeanFly-half
  11. 11John RyanWing
  12. 12Geoff ShawCentre
  13. 13Gregory ShambrookCentre
  14. 14Patrick BatchWing
  15. 15James HindmarshFull-back
  16. Michael EllemBench

Fiji

  1. 1Josateki SovauProp
  2. 2Josefa RautoHooker
  3. 3Peceli KinaProp
  4. 4Josaia TaqiriSecond row
  5. 5Ilisoni TaobaSecond row
  6. 6Isoa MakutuFlanker
  7. 7Eroni MatalauFlanker
  8. 8Meli KurisaruNumber 8
  9. 9Samisoni ViriviriScrum-half
  10. 10Watisoni NasaloFly-half
  11. 11Senitiki NasaveWing
  12. 12Wame GavidiCentre
  13. 13Tevita RabuliCentre
  14. 14Ravuama LatilevuWing
  15. 15Lario RaitilavaFull-back
  16. Viliame RatudradraBench
  17. Dan LobendhanBench
  18. Paula WaisakeBench

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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.