TheBreakdown
Full time15 July 1989
Australia
18–19
British & Irish Lions
Aussie Stadium, Sydney | Gadigal, Australia · Tour 1989Head-to-head

British & Irish Lions won by 1 point.

Scoring

  1. –CAustralia conversion · Michael Lynagh2–0
  2. –PAustralia penalty · Michael Lynagh5–0
  3. –PAustralia penalty · Michael Lynagh8–0
  4. –PAustralia penalty · Michael Lynagh11–0
  5. –PAustralia penalty · Michael Lynagh14–0
  6. –TAustralia try · Ian Williams18–0
  7. –PBritish & Irish Lions penalty · Gavin Hastings18–3
  8. –PBritish & Irish Lions penalty · Gavin Hastings18–6
  9. –PBritish & Irish Lions penalty · Gavin Hastings18–9
  10. –PBritish & Irish Lions penalty · Gavin Hastings18–12
  11. –PBritish & Irish Lions penalty · Gavin Hastings18–15
  12. –TBritish & Irish Lions try · Ieuan Evans18–19

Line-ups

Australia

  1. 1Mark HartillProp
  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. 14Ian WilliamsWing
  15. 15Greg MartinFull-back
  16. 16Peter SlatteryBench
  17. 17Tim HoranBench
  18. 18Acura NiuqilaBench
  19. 19Mark McBainBench
  20. 20Leigh DonnellanBench
  21. 21Tim GavinBench

British & Irish Lions

  1. 1David SoleProp
  2. 2Brian MooreHooker
  3. 3Dai YoungProp
  4. 4Wade DooleySecond row
  5. 5Paul AckfordSecond row
  6. 6Mike TeagueFlanker
  7. 7Finlay CalderFlanker
  8. 8Dean RichardsNumber 8
  9. 9Robert JonesScrum-half
  10. 10Rob AndrewFly-half
  11. 11Rory UnderwoodWing
  12. 12Jeremy GuscottCentre
  13. 13Scott HastingsCentre
  14. 14Ieuan EvansWing
  15. 15Gavin HastingsFull-back
  16. 16Gary ArmstrongBench
  17. 17Craig ChalmersBench
  18. 18John DevereuxBench
  19. 19Steve SmithBench
  20. 20Mike GriffithsBench
  21. 21Derek WhiteBench

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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.