History of rugby union matches between Australia and Fiji

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 ( later), at the 2023 Rugby World Cup.

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.

Summary Overall DetailsPlayedWon byAustraliaWon byFijiDrawnAustralia pointsFiji pointsIn Australia171421490210In Fiji33005931Neutral venue431013768Overall242031686309

Records Note: Date shown in brackets indicates when the record was last set. RecordAustraliaFijiLongest winning streak 15 1 Largest points forHome 66 19 Away 55 28 Largest winning marginHome 49 Away 43 7

Results No. Date Venue Score Winner Competition Attendance 1 26 July 1952 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 15–9 1952 Fiji tour of Australia 13,457 2 9 August 1952 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 15–17 42,004 3 5 June 1954 Exhibition Ground, Brisbane 22–19 1954 Fiji tour of Australia 29,753 4 26 June 1954 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 16–18 33,099 5 10 June 1961 Exhibition Ground, Brisbane 24–6 1961 Fiji tour of Australia 7,000 6 17 June 1961 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 20–14 20,868 7 1 July 1961 Olympic Park Stadium, Melbourne 3–3 draw 7,500 8 19 September 1972 Buckhurst Park, Suva 19–21 1972 Australia tour of New Zealand and Fiji 13,000 9 12 June 1976 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 22–6 1976 Fiji tour of Australia 14,299 10 19 June 1976 Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane 21–9 10,000 11 26 June 1976 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney27–17 7,800 12 24 May 1980 Buckhurst Park, Suva 9–22 1980 Australia tour of Fiji 20,000 13 9 June 1984 Buckhurst Park, Suva 3–16 1984 Australia tour of Fiji 20,000 14 10 August 1985 Ballymore Stadium, Brisbane 52–28 1985 Fiji tour of Australia 10,000 15 17 August 1985 Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney 31–9 12,987 16 18 September 1998 Parramatta Stadium, Sydney 66–20 1999 Rugby World Cup qualification 17,242 17 9 June 2007 Subiaco Oval, Perth 49–0 2007 Tri Nations Series warm-up match 20,108 18 23 September 2007 Stade de la Mosson, Montpellier (France) 55–12 2007 Rugby World Cup 32,321 19 5 June 2010 Canberra Stadium, Canberra 49–3 2010 Tri Nations Series warm-up match 15,438 20 23 September 2015 Millennium Stadium, Cardiff (Wales) 28–13 2015 Rugby World Cup 67,253 21 10 June 2017 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium, Melbourne 37–14 2017 Summer International 13,583 22 21 September 2019 Sapporo Dome, Sapporo (Japan) 39–21 2019 Rugby World Cup 36,482 23 17 September 2023 Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Étienne (France) 15–22 2023 Rugby World Cup 41,294 24 6 July 2025 Newcastle International Sports Centre, Newcastle 21–18 2025 Summer International 28,132

List of series PlayedWon byAustraliaWon byFijiDrawn 8 6 0 2

Year Australia Fiji Series winner 1952 1 1 drawn 1954 1 1 drawn 1961 2 0 1972 1 0 1976 3 0 1980 1 0 1984 1 0 1985 2 0

Statistics Per location In Australia State/Territory Location Venue Won byAustralia Won byFiji Drawn Sydney Sydney Cricket Ground 5 2 0 Parramatta Stadium 1 0 0 Newcastle McDonald Jones Stadium 1 0 0 Total 7 2 align=center Brisbane Exhibition Ground 2 0 0 Ballymore Stadium 2 0 0 Total 4 0 align=center Melbourne Olympic Park Stadium 0 0 1 Melbourne Rectangular Stadium 1 0 0 Total 1 0 1 Perth Subiaco Oval 1 0 0 Total 1 0 align=center Canberra Canberra Stadium 1 0 0 Total 1 0 align=center Overall total 14 2 1

In Fiji Province Location Venue Won byAustralia Won byFiji Drawn Rewa Suva National Stadium 3 0 0 Total 3 0 align=center Overall total 3 0 align=center bgcolor=#EEFFEE

Neutral location Country Location Venue Won byAustralia Won byFiji Drawn Montpellier Stade de la Mosson 1 0 0 Saint-Étienne Stade Geoffroy-Guichard 0 1 0 Total 1 1 align=center Cardiff Millennium Stadium 1 0 0 Total 1 0 align=center Sapporo Sapporo Dome 1 0 0 Total 1 0 align=center Overall total 3 1 align=center bgcolor=#EEFFEE

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