TheBreakdown
Full time1 July 1989
Australia
30–12
British & Irish Lions
Aussie Stadium, Sydney | Gadigal, Australia · Tour 1989Head-to-head

Australia won by 18 points.

Scoring

  1. –CAustralia conversion · Michael Lynagh2–0
  2. –CAustralia conversion · Michael Lynagh4–0
  3. –CAustralia conversion · Michael Lynagh6–0
  4. –CAustralia conversion · Michael Lynagh8–0
  5. –PAustralia penalty · Michael Lynagh11–0
  6. –TAustralia try · Greg Martin15–0
  7. –TAustralia try · Dominic Maguire19–0
  8. –TAustralia try · Lloyd Walker23–0
  9. –TAustralia try · Scott Gourley27–0
  10. –DAustralia drop goal · Michael Lynagh30–0
  11. –PBritish & Irish Lions penalty · Gavin Hastings30–3
  12. –PBritish & Irish Lions penalty · Gavin Hastings30–6
  13. –PBritish & Irish Lions penalty · Craig Chalmers30–9
  14. –DBritish & Irish Lions drop goal · Craig Chalmers30–12

Line-ups

Australia

  1. 1Cameron LillicrapProp
  2. 2Tommy LawtonHooker
  3. 3Dan CrowleyProp
  4. 4Steve CutlerSecond row
  5. 5Bill CampbellSecond row
  6. 6Scott GourleyFlanker
  7. 7Jeff MillerFlanker
  8. 8Steve TuynmanNumber 8
  9. 9Nick Farr-JonesScrum-half
  10. 10Michael LynaghFly-half
  11. 11David CampeseWing
  12. 12Lloyd WalkerCentre
  13. 13Dominic MaguireCentre
  14. 14Acura NiuqilaWing
  15. 15Greg MartinFull-back
  16. 16Peter SlatteryBench
  17. 17Tim HoranBench
  18. 18Isei SiganiyaviBench
  19. 19Mark McBainBench
  20. 20Mark HartillBench
  21. 21Tim GavinBench

British & Irish Lions

  1. 1David SoleProp
  2. 2Brian MooreHooker
  3. 3Dai YoungProp
  4. 4Wade DooleySecond row
  5. 5Bob NorsterSecond row
  6. 6Derek WhiteFlanker
  7. 7Finlay CalderFlanker
  8. 8Dean RichardsNumber 8
  9. 9Robert JonesScrum-half
  10. 10Craig ChalmersFly-half
  11. 11Rory UnderwoodWing
  12. 12Brendan MullinCentre
  13. 13Mike HallCentre
  14. 14Ieuan EvansWing
  15. 15Gavin HastingsFull-back
  16. 16Jeremy GuscottBench
  17. 17Rob AndrewBench
  18. 18Gary ArmstrongBench
  19. 19Steve SmithBench
  20. 20Gareth ChilcottBench
  21. 21John JeffreyBench

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Context

All-time, Australia 7–19 British & Irish Lions in 26 scored Tests. Full head-to-head

Australia going in
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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.