Lansdowne Cup

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.

Lansdowne Cup
SportRugby union
Instituted1999
Number of teams2
Country Australia
 Ireland
Holders Ireland (6th title) (2022)
Most titles Australia (8 titles)

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 Australia 9 7 2 0 255 149
Ireland 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.

Record Australia Ireland
Longest winning streak 4 (14 Jun 2008 – 21 Nov 2014) 4 (22 Nov 2014 – present)
Largest points for
Home 46 (12 Jun 1999) 27 (26 Nov 2016)
Away 32 (16 Nov 2013) 26 (16 Jun 2018)
Largest winning margin
Home 36 (12 Jun 1999) 15 (19 Nov 2006)
Away 17 (16 Nov 2013) 5 (16 Jun 2018)

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

See also

References
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  2. "Launch of Lansdowne Cup – 1999 Australia Tour". Getty Pictures. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  3. Hewett, Chris (10 June 1999). "Rugby Union: O'Cuinneagain dare not look too far ahead". The Independent. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
  4. "Late Ross Byrne penalty helps Ireland end stellar year with win over Australia". Independent. Retrieved 19 November 2022.
  5. "IRELAND TOUR - Sydney, 23 June 2018, 20:00 local, 10:00 GMT". espnscrum. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  6. "IRELAND TOUR - Melbourne, 16 June 2018, 20:00 local, 10:00 GMT". espnscrum. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  7. "IRELAND TOUR - Brisbane, 9 June 2018, 20:00 local, 10:00 GMT". espnscrum. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  8. "Ireland vs Australia - Report - Australia tour 2016 2016 - 26 Nov, 2016 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 14 September 2017.
  9. Staff, ESPN. "Ireland hold on in Wallabies thriller". espn.co.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  10. "Australia power past Ireland". espn.co.uk. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  11. "Wallabies return to winning ways". espnscrum. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  12. "Late heroics earn Ireland a draw at Croke Park". Irish Times. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  13. "IRELAND TOUR - Melbourne, 14 June 2008, 20:05 local, 10:05 GMT". espnscrum. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  14. "AUSTRALIA TOUR - Lansdowne Road, 19 November 2006, 16:00 local, 16:00 GMT". espnscrum. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  15. "Wallabies Overrun Ireland". Irish Rugby. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  16. "AUSTRALIA TOUR - Lansdowne Road, 19 November 2005, 14:30 local, 14:30 GMT". espnscrum. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  17. "Aussie Win In The Subiaco". Archived from the original on 21 November 2007. Retrieved 30 November 2008.
  18. "Australia caught on green tide". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  19. "IRELAND TOUR - Perth, 19 June 1999". espnscrum. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
  20. "IRELAND TOUR - Brisbane, 12 June 1999". espnscrum. Retrieved 24 December 2021.
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