Rebels (0) 0 / 35 (14) Lions (Final Score)
The Melbourne Rebels and British & Irish Lions did battle in the British & Irish Lions series of 2013 at AAMI Park, Melbourne at
11:40 SA Time (19:40 Melbourne Time, 10:40 BST, 09:40 GMT).
This was the live match discussion Article.
The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1, SHD & M-Net on TV in SA.
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Scorers:
Rebels:
- Penalties – 0
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – 0
- Conversions – 0
Lions:
- Penalties – 0
- Drop Goals – 0
- Tries – Conor Murray (1), Sean Maitland (1), Sean O’Brien (1), Penalty Try (1), Ben Youngs (1)
- Conversions – Owen Farrell (3), Stuart Hogg (2)
Teams:
Rebels: 15 Jason Woodward, 14 Tom English, 13 Mitch Inman, 12 Rory Sidey, 11 Lachlan Mitchell, 10 Bryce Hegarty, 9 Luke Burgess, 8 Gareth Delve (Captain), 7 Scott Fuglistaller, 6 Jarrod Saffy, 5 Hugh Pyle, 4 Cadeyrn Neville, 3 Laurie Weeks, 2 Ged Robinson, 1 Nic Henderson.
Replacements: 16 Pat Leafa, 17 Cruze Ah-Nau, 18 Paul Alo-Emile, 19 Luke Jones, 20 Jordy Reid, 21 Nic Stirzaker, 22 Angus Roberts, 23 Cooper Vuna.
British and Irish Lions: 15 Rob Kearney, 14 Sean Maitland, 13 Manu Tuilagi, 12 Brad Barritt, 11 Simon Zebo, 10 Owen Farrell, 9 Conor Murray, 8 Tangaki Taulupe Faletau, 7 Sean O’Brien, 6 Dan Lydiate (Captain), 5 Ian Evans, 4 Richie Gray, 3 Dan Cole, 2 Richard Hibbard, 1 Ryan Grant.
Replacements: 16 Rory Best, 17 Tom Court, 18 Matt Stevens, 19 Tom Croft, 20 Justin Tipuric, 21 Ben Youngs, 22 Billy Twelvetrees, 23 Stuart Hogg.
Date: Tuesday 25 June 2013
Venue: AAMI Park, Melbourne
Kick-off: 11:40 SATime (19:40 Melbourne Time 10:40 BST, 09:40 GMT)
Expected weather: Partly cloudy, with a 20 percent chance of rain.
Referee: Glen Jackson (New Zealand)
Assistant referees: Romain Poite (France), Craig Joubert (South Africa)
TMO: Ben Skeen (New Zealand)
O’Brien up and running again
Good touch from the penalty… 8m out… they maul…
Rebels penalty… no sorry only a scrum, maul well defended and held up well!
Richie Gray bleeding and receiving a bit of attention on the field
Hegarty forced to kick it out on the other side of the field… a bad kick… and the Lions have another 5m lineout
Lions fluff their golden chance… Lions lineout outside the Rebels 22
Lions advantage played…
Lions penalty after a speculative chippie forward.
We have another 5m lineout
Try Sean O’Brien, Lions
Lions 21 / 0 Rebels
Handbags… looked like a bit of a tip-tackle… not seen or penalised
Another Lions penalty, quick tap and go… Rebels turn the ball over… and a good challenge by them.
Lions forced back to their own 5m area… and they hack it out from in goal
Rebels attack… Zebo intercepts… gets caught, but the Lions still have it, their turn to attack.
Penalty against Saffy
Game loosening up considerably now
Gray picks up a loose ball… Rebels get it again and carry it back inside their own 22, then kick it directly out… lineout all the way back inside the Rebels 22
Rebels 14 offside, advantage played… penalty given
They get marched 10m more… we have a Lions lineout 8m out… they maul
Penalty try, culpably coming in on the side!
Rebels cop a Yellow Card too, to Jordy Reid.
Lions 28 / 0 Rebels
Rebels penalty on halfway, Lions replacement prop offside
14 Minutes to go in the match
Tuilagi’s been quiet, Bully!
Penalty Lions, holding on… penalty is on the 10m line… great kick for touch
Not too much happening in the Lions backline, but the forwards are well drilled and they are dominating
Counter-ruck Rebels, they get the ball and attack on the right flank… Hogg forced to kick it out rather quickly and under pressure
Spectator try to the Rebels… but they’ve been called back for a knock… no it’s a Free Kick to the Rebels!
They make a wall like in soccer, pass the ball past the wall… up and under and Zebo gets it… it ends in a lneout inside Rebels territory
Jones (Rebels) hacks it out… directly… that’s what happens when forwards kick… eish
Try Ben Youngs, Lions… under the sticks
Lions 35 / 0 Rebels
Lions knock… Rebels scrum on the Lions 22
28 658 Spectators at AAMI Park… I counted them… hehehe
No, that’s what we’re told by the Aussie commentators
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