Lansdowne Cup

Sport	Rugby union
Instituted	1999
Number of teams	2
Country	Australia  Ireland
Holders	Ireland (6th title) (2022)
Most titles	Australia (8 titles)

The Lansdowne Cup is a rugby union trophy competed for by Australia and Ireland. Established in 1999, the cup was donated to the Australian Rugby Union by the Lansdowne Club of Sydney.^[1] The cup was launched in advance of the two Test matches played during the 1999 Ireland rugby union tour of Australia.^[2] The crystal trophy, made by Ireland's Waterford Crystal,^[1] for which the two nations compete was unveiled at a pub in Brisbane on 9 June 1999.^[3] Australia have won the Cup eight times while Ireland have won on six occasions.

History

The inaugural contest for the Lansdowne Cup was a two-Test series played between Australia and Ireland in 1999, during the Irish tour of Australia. Ireland are the current holders of the trophy following their 2022 autumn internationals victory.

Summary

Host	P	Australia	Ireland	D	Australia points	Ireland points
Australia	9	7	2	0	255	149
Ireland	8	2	5	1	154	154
Overall	17	9	7	1	409	303

Records

Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was or last set.

Results

• ST – Summer Test
• AI – Autumn International

Year	Date	Venue	Home	Score	Away	Trophy Winner	Attendance	Reference
2022	19 November	Aviva Stadium, Dublin	Ireland	13–10	Australia		51,700	[4]
2018	23 June	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney	Australia	16–20	Ireland		44,085	[5]
	16 June	Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne		21–26			29,018	[6]
	9 June	Lang Park, Brisbane		18–9			46,273	[7]
2016	26 November	Aviva Stadium, Dublin	Ireland	27–24	Australia		51,000	[8]
2014	22 November	Aviva Stadium, Dublin	Ireland	26–23	Australia		51,100	[9]
2013	16 November	Aviva Stadium, Dublin	Ireland	15–32	Australia		51,000	[10]
2010	26 June	Lang Park, Brisbane	Australia	22–15	Ireland		45,498	[11]
2009	15 November	Croke Park, Dublin	Ireland	20–20	Australia		69,886	[12]
2008	14 June	Docklands Stadium, Melbourne	Australia	18–12	Ireland		47,500	[13]
2006	19 November	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	Ireland	21–6	Australia		42,000	[14]
2006	24 June	Subiaco Oval, Perth	Australia	37–15	Ireland		38,200	[15]
2005	19 November	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	Ireland	14–30	Australia		42,000	[16]
2003	7 June	Subiaco Oval, Perth	Australia	45–16	Ireland		40,000	[17]
2002	9 November	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	Ireland	18–9	Australia		49,000	[18]
1999	19 June	Subiaco Oval, Perth	Australia	32–26	Ireland		26,267	[19]
	12 June	Lang Park, Brisbane		46–10			24,177	[20]