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]

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.

Details	P	Australia	Ireland	D	Australia points	Ireland points
Australia	9	7	2	0	255	149
Ireland	7	2	4	1	144	141
Overall	16	9	6	1	399	290

Year	Date	Venue	Home	Score	Away	Trophy Winner
2018	23 June	Sydney Football Stadium, Sydney	Australia	16–20	Ireland
	16 June	Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne		21–26
	9 June	Lang Park, Brisbane		18–9
2016	26 November	Aviva Stadium, Dublin	Ireland	27–24	Australia
2014	22 November	Aviva Stadium, Dublin	Ireland	26–23	Australia
2013	16 November	Aviva Stadium, Dublin	Ireland	15–32	Australia
2010	26 June	Lang Park, Brisbane	Australia	22–15	Ireland
2009	15 November	Croke Park, Dublin	Ireland	20–20	Australia	Draw
2008	14 June	Docklands Stadium, Melbourne	Australia	18–12	Ireland
2006	19 November	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	Ireland	21–6	Australia
2006	24 June	Subiaco Oval, Perth	Australia	37–15	Ireland
2005	19 November	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	Ireland	14–30	Australia
2003	7 June	Subiaco Oval, Perth	Australia	45–16	Ireland
2002	9 November	Lansdowne Road, Dublin	Ireland	18–9	Australia
1999	19 June	Subiaco Oval, Perth	Australia	32–26	Ireland
1999	12 June	Lang Park, Brisbane	Australia	46–10	Ireland

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"Lansdowne Cup". Rugby Australia. Archived from the original on 6 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
"Launch of Lansdowne Cup – 1999 Australia Tour". Getty Pictures. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
Hewett, Chris (10 June 1999). "Rugby Union: O'Cuinneagain dare not look too far ahead". The Independent. Retrieved 5 January 2018.

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