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.

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Lansdowne Cup

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

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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.

• ST – Summer Test
• AI – Autumn International

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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]

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• History of rugby union matches between Australia and Ireland