History of rugby union matches between Australia and Fiji
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Australia and Fiji have played each other twenty-four times, of which Australia has won the most with twenty, including three at the Rugby World Cup's (RWC) of 2007, 2015 and 2019. Fiji won two of the first four matches between the two teams (between 1952 and 1954), however, did not beat Australia again until 2023 (69 years and 83 days later), at the 2023 Rugby World Cup.[1][2]
Their first meeting was in 1952, and Australia won 15–9. Australia is also Fiji's most-played Tier-One opponent, slightly ahead of Japan, who was given Tier-One status by World Rugby (WR) in 2020.[3]
Overall
| Details | Played | Won by Australia |
Won by Fiji |
Drawn | Australia points | Fiji points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| In Australia | 17 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 490 | 210 |
| In Fiji | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 31 |
| Neutral venue | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 137 | 68 |
| Overall | 24 | 20 | 3 | 1 | 686 | 309 |
Records
Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was last set.
| Record | Australia | Fiji |
|---|---|---|
| Longest winning streak | 15 (19 September 1972 – 21 September 2019) | 1 (26 June 1954 – 10 June 1961)[a] |
| Largest points for | ||
| Home | 66 (18 September 1998) | 19 (19 September 1972) |
| Away | 55 (23 September 2007) | 28 (10 August 1985) |
| Largest winning margin | ||
| Home | 49 (9 June 2007) | — |
| Away | 43 (23 September 2007) | 7 (17 September 2023) |
Results
| No. | Date | Venue | Score | Winner | Competition | Attendance | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 July 1952 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 15–9 |  Australia |
1952 Fiji tour of Australia | 13,457 | [4] |
| 2 | 9 August 1952 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 15–17 |  Fiji |
42,004 | [5] | |
| 3 | 5 June 1954 | Exhibition Ground, Brisbane | 22–19 | Australia |
1954 Fiji tour of Australia | 29,753 | [6] |
| 4 | 26 June 1954 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 16–18 | Fiji |
33,099 | [7][8] | |
| 5 | 10 June 1961 | Exhibition Ground, Brisbane | 24–6 | Australia |
1961 Fiji tour of Australia | 7,000 | [9] |
| 6 | 17 June 1961 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 20–14 | Australia |
20,868 | [10] | |
| 7 | 1 July 1961 | Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne | 3–3 | draw | 7,500 | [11] | |
| 8 | 19 September 1972 | Buckhurst Park, Suva | 19–21 | Australia |
1972 Australia tour of New Zealand and Fiji | 13,000 | [12] |
| 9 | 12 June 1976 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 22–6 | Australia |
1976 Fiji tour of Australia | 14,299 | [13] |
| 10 | 19 June 1976 | Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane | 21–9 | Australia |
10,000 | [14] | |
| 11 | 26 June 1976 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 27–17 | Australia |
7,800 | [15] | |
| 12 | 24 May 1980 | Buckhurst Park, Suva | 9–22 | Australia |
1980 Australia tour of Fiji | 20,000 | [16] |
| 13 | 9 June 1984 | Buckhurst Park, Suva | 3–16 | Australia |
1984 Australia tour of Fiji | 20,000 | [17] |
| 14 | 10 August 1985 | Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane | 52–28 | Australia |
1985 Fiji tour of Australia | 10,000 | [18] |
| 15 | 17 August 1985 | Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney | 31–9 | Australia |
12,987 | [19] | |
| 16 | 18 September 1998 | Parramatta Stadium, Sydney | 66–20 | Australia |
1999 Rugby World Cup qualification | 17,242 | [20] |
| 17 | 9 June 2007 | Subiaco Oval, Perth | 49–0 | Australia |
2007 Tri Nations Series warm-up match | 20,108 | [21] |
| 18 | 23 September 2007 | Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier (France) | 55–12 | Australia |
2007 Rugby World Cup | 32,321 | [22] |
| 19 | 5 June 2010 | Canberra Stadium, Canberra | 49–3 | Australia |
2010 Tri Nations Series warm-up match | 15,438 | [23] |
| 20 | 23 September 2015 | Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (Wales) | 28–13 | Australia |
2015 Rugby World Cup | 67,253 | [24] |
| 21 | 10 June 2017 | Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne | 37–14 | Australia |
2017 Summer International | 13,583 | [25] |
| 22 | 21 September 2019 | Sapporo Dome, Sapporo (Japan) | 39–21 | Australia |
2019 Rugby World Cup | 36,482 | [26] |
| 23 | 17 September 2023 | Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne (France) | 15–22 |  Fiji |
2023 Rugby World Cup | 41,294 | [27][28] |
| 24 | 6 July 2025 | Newcastle International Sports Centre, Newcastle | 21–18 | Australia |
2025 Summer International | 28,132 | [29][30] |
