Tom Richards Cup

Tom Richards Cup

Sport	Rugby union
Founded	2001
No. of teams	2
Country	Australia  British and Irish Lions
Most recent champion(s)	British and Irish Lions

The Tom Richards Trophy is an international rugby union trophy awarded to the winner of British and Irish Lions vs. Australia test series. It was commissioned for the 2001 British Lions tour to Australia and the inaugural winner was Australia, who won the series 2-1. This was the first time that Australia had managed to defeat the Lions in a series. 12 years later, the Lions won the 2013 tour to Australia 1-2, making them the current holders of the trophy.The two teams' first meeting was in Australia in 1899 where they played a four test series, won by the Lions 3-1.

Tom Richards was the only player to have played for both the Wallabies and Lions. He took part in the Gallipoli campaign and for his efforts in France was awarded the Military Cross. In 1908 Richards played in the first Wallaby team to tour Britain and won the gold medal at the 1908 Olympic Games. In 1910 he represented the Lions as a replacement on their tour to South Africa whilst living in the country. In 1912 he was selected for the Wallaby tour to the US and Canada.

Results

Year	Date	Venue	Home	Score	Away	Match Winner	Trophy Winner
2013	6 July	Stadium Australia, Sydney	Australia	16 – 41	British and Irish Lions	British and Irish Lions
	29 June	Docklands Stadium, Melbourne		16 – 15		Australia
	7 June	Lang Park, Brisbane		21 – 23		British and Irish Lions
2001	14 July	Stadium Australia, Sydney	Australia	29 – 23	British and Irish Lions	Australia
	7 July	Docklands Stadium, Melbourne		35 – 14		Australia
	30 June	The Gabba, Brisbane		13 – 29		British and Irish Lions

See also

• History of rugby union matches between Australia and the British and Irish Lions

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