Tests 1891–2025
British & Irish Lions
126Tests45%win rate51–11–64W–D–L
Test record
All results- Won
- 51
- Drawn
- 11
- Lost
- 64
- Points
- 1,765–1,807
At home ground: 0–0–0 (–). Away or neutral: 51–11–64 (45%). Longest winning run 6. Now on a 1-defeat run.
Last 10 Tests
- Lv Australia2 Aug 2025 · Tour 2025 · Sydney | Wangal12–22
- Wv Australia26 July 2025 · Tour 2025 · Melbourne | Narrm29–26
- Wv Australia19 July 2025 · Tour 2025 · Brisbane | Meeanjin27–19
- Lv Argentina20 June 2025 · Tour 2025 · Dublin24–28
- Lv South Africa7 Aug 2021 · Tour 2021 · Cape Town16–19
- Lv South Africa31 July 2021 · Tour 2021 · Cape Town9–27
- Wv South Africa24 July 2021 · Tour 2021 · Cape Town22–17
- Wv Japan26 June 2021 · Tour 2021 · Edinburgh28–10
- Dv New Zealand8 July 2017 · Tour 2017 · Auckland15–15
- Wv New Zealand1 July 2017 · Tour 2017 · Wellington24–21
TheBreakdown rating over time
Year-end rating since 1900. How the rating works.
Biggest win
81–0
v Brazil, 31 Aug 1936
Heaviest defeat
6–38
v New Zealand, 16 July 1983
11
90s
10
00s
3
10s
4
20s
11
30s
17
50s
15
60s
13
70s
12
80s
6
90s
10
00s
6
10s
8
20s
Tests to date
Most played opponents
- South Africa18–6–25 from 49
- New Zealand7–4–30 from 41
- Australia19–0–7 from 26
- Argentina2–1–1 from 4
- Brazil1–0–0 from 1
- Sri Lanka1–0–0 from 1
- Canada1–0–0 from 1
- Fiji0–0–1 from 1
Most capped players
All 644 players- 1Willie John McBride18 Tests · 1962–1975
- 2Mike Gibson15 Tests · 1964–1979
- 3Graham Price13 Tests · 1973–1983
- 4Dickie Jeeps13 Tests · 1955–1962
- 5Alun Wyn Jones13 Tests · 2006–2023
- 6Gordon Brown11 Tests · 1969–1977
- 7Tadhg Furlong11 Tests · 2015–2026
- 8Owen Farrell11 Tests · 2012–2025
Counted from the line-ups we hold.
Tests to 27 Sept 2026 · Report an error on this page