England vs Australia Rugby Union Head-to-Head & Stats

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Last updated: 19 Nov 2024

Simon Lewis 19 Nov 2024

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First match played in 1909; England leads head-to-head.
Australia won the first match 9-3 and they have won 14 of the last 17 Tests.
England have won 10 of the last 12 Tests against Australia.

England beat Australia 21-17 at the SCG in 2022. (credit: May Bailey / Getty Images)

This rugby union fixture dates back to the first match played between the two in 1909. Australia won that first match 3-9 in Blackheath, England. England won the second Test between the two sides in 1927/28, but they only played two more times before 1963, with both teams claiming two wins.

Australia won the first three series between the sides 2-0 (1975, 1988 & 2006), the 2010 series was drawn 1-1, and England have won the most recent series 3-0 (2016) and 2-1 (2022). Australia’s best winning streak was four wins in a row (1984 to 1988), while England have bettered that winning run twice, winning five in a row from 2000 to 2003, and eight on the bounce from 2016 to 2021.

England vs Australia Head-to-Head Record
Latest Results
Rugby World Cup Record

England vs Australia Head-to-Head Record

Both England and Australia are ranked among the consistently top nations in Rugby Union. The Wallabies had the winning edge throughout the 1900s, but England turned this around from 2000, winning 21 of the 31 Tests up until 2022.

Both sides have dominated their home Tests, with England just leading the head-to-head count.

Info	Played	Won by Australia	Won by England	Drawn
Overall	56	27	28	1
In England	30	12	17	1
In Australia	23	15	8	0
Neutral venue	3	0	3	0

Latest Results

Date	Result	Score	Stadium	Country
3 Oct 2015	Australia Won	13–33	Twickenham Stadium	England
11 Jun 2016	England Won	28–39	Lang Park, Brisbane	Australia
18 Jun 2016	England Won	7–23	Melbourne Rectangular Stadium	Australia
25 Jun 2016	England Won	40–44	Sydney Football Stadium	Australia
3 Dec 2016	England Won	37–21	Twickenham Stadium	England
18 Nov 2017	England Won	30–6	Twickenham Stadium	England
24 Nov 2018	England Won	37–18	Twickenham Stadium	England
19 Oct 2019	England Won	40–16	Resonac Dome Ōita	Japan
13 Nov 2021	England Won	32–15	Twickenham Stadium	England
2 Jul 2022	Australia Won	30–28	Perth Stadium	Australia
9 Jul 2022	England Won	17–25	Lang Park, Brisbane	Australia
16 July 2022	England Won	17–21	Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG)	Australia
9 Nov 2024	Australia Won	37-42	Twickenham Stadium	England

Rugby World Cup Record

Argentina and France have met on seven occasions at the Rugby World Cup. The first meeting at the World Cup took place in 1987, where Australia won an exciting contest 19-6 at the Concord Oval in Sydney.

England have won four of those seven matches, with Australia winning three matches. They have met three times in the quarter-final, with England winning all three matches.

They have contested the World Cup final twice, first at Twickenham in 1991, when Australia won 12-6. The second time they met in the final was in 2003, when England won 20-17 at Stadium Australia in Sydney.