Wallabies (9) 16 / 15 (12) Lions (Final Score)
The Australian Wallabies and British & Irish Lions did battle in the British & Irish Lions series of 2013 at
Etihad Stadium, Melbourne at 12:05 SA Time (20:05 AEST, 11:05 BST, 10:05 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & SHD on TV in SA.
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Scorers:
Wallabies:
- Penalties – Christian Lealiifano (3)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Adam Ashley-Cooper (1)
- Conversions – Christian Lealiifano (1)
Lions:
- Penalties – Leigh Halfpenny (5)
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – 0
- Conversions – 0
Teams:
Australia: 15 Kurtley Beale, 14 Israel Folau, 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 12 Christian Lealiifano, 11 Joe Tomane, 10 James O’Connor, 9 Will Genia, 8 Wycliff Palu, 7 Michael Hooper, 6 Ben Mowen, 5 James Horwill (Captain), 4 Kane Douglas, 3 Ben Alexander, 2 Stephen Moore, 1 Benn Robinson
Replacements: 16 Saia Fainga’a, 17 James Slipper, 18 Sekope Kepu, 19 Rob Simmons, 20 Liam Gill, 21 Nick Phipps, 22 Rob Horne, 23 Jesse Mogg.
British and Irish Lions: 15 Leigh Halfpenny, 14 Tommy Bowe, 13 Brian O’Driscoll, 12 Jonathan Davies, 11 George North, 10 Jonathan Sexton, 9 Ben Youngs, 8 Jamie Heaslip, 7 Sam Warburton (Captain), 6 Dan Lydiate, 5 Geoff Parling, 4 Alun Wyn Jones, 3 Adam Jones, 2 Tom Youngs, 1 Makovina Vunipola.
Replacements: 16 Richard Hibbard, 17 Ryan Grant, 18 Dan Cole, 19 Tom Croft, 20 Sean O’Brien, 21 Conor Murray, 22 Owen Farrell, 23 Alex Cuthbert.
Date: Saturday 29 June 2013
Venue: Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
Kick-off: 12:05 SA Time (20:05 AEST, 11:05 BST, 10:05 GMT)
Expected weather: Mostly clear evening in Melbourne. The roof will be closed so rain will not be a factor.
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Chris Pollock (New Zealand), Romain Poite (France)
TMO: Ben Skeen (New Zealand)
FFS
Aussies are messing this up big time
Folau hasn’t even received a pass yet
Lions are all over them at the break down
Staunch tackling…
Aussies cough it up inside the Lions 22
another bloody knock on
Wobblies should have gone wide, missed a huge chance
Wallabies penalty on halfway… against Brien O’Driscoll
Warburton rules! Killing Ozzie on the deck a la Brussouw!
Attacking Wallabies lineout, just inside the Lions 22
Aussies getting too ahead of themselves
30 to go, they are panicking too early
Both sides trying too hard. This game doesn’t have a patch on last weeks game, but I do predict a change shortly – I hope!
Another Wallabies lineout, now just outside the 22
@ nortierd:
yes, Folau and the dangermen wide starving..
Mike Phillips on for Youngs
Change at Scrumhalf, should up the tempo a bit
Lions penalty just outside their 22.
The coaches have worked out all the other side’s moves… defence so much tighter today
@ grootblousmile: Conner Murray, not Mike Phillips
Just shows what an impact Pollock had last week
Lions were pinged left, right and center every time, now they are winning penalties as soon as an Aus player goes to ground
No score in the 2nd half… yet
166 @ Just For Kicks:
Sorry… you’re right
Very tight intense match from what I’ve seen so far. Could go either way…
BOD very quiet tonight
Tom Youngs also off, subbed
Both Youngs brothers off now
All the Wallabies hard work comes to naught as a loose passed ball is hacked forward by the Lions
Lucky escape.169 @ grootblousmile: Haha, They are both very similar in stature and play!
Another pannick pass
Aus are folding like a cheap hooker who got punched in the gut
Wallabies lineout penalty…
They have to build again…
Kepu on for Ben Alexander
Adam Jones also subbed on Lions side
Wallabies backline playing too far behind the advantage line
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