28 mins: Jorgensen answers back for Australia.
Jake Gordon sends a box kick down the right and Jorgensen outjumps Keenan to dart in for a crucial try – exactly what Australia needed.
Lynagh is unable to add a tight conversion.
Ciara Fearn19 July 2025 11:36
27 mins: Australia win a penalty. Referee Ben O’Keeffe tells the captains to calm down.
Wallabies secure the scrum and a penalty after Genge collapses it. Allan Alaalatoa returns with blood streaming.
Ciara Fearn19 July 2025 11:35
26 mins: After some kicking exchanges, Freeman sends the ball out again, but the Lions win the lineout and launch an attack from inside their own half.
Ciara Fearn19 July 2025 11:32
24 mins: Gibson-Park cuts inside to Freeman, who runs but kicks the ball dead.
Wallabies take the lineout, Lynagh clears and Lowe’s knock-on is recovered.
Ciara Fearn19 July 2025 11:30
22 mins: Harry Potter fires a long kick upfield, just missing a perfect 50-22. Keenan stays alert and lets the ball go dead, showing sharp awareness.
Australia can’t seem to catch a break. Play pauses for Matt Faessler’s ankle treatment, then resumes with a Lions scrum.
Ciara Fearn19 July 2025 11:28
19 mins: Scotland’s centres combine perfectly as the Lions score once more.
James Lowe breaks through the Wallabies’ defence, brushing off Jorgensen, then passes to Huw Jones, who powers over the line.
However, the TMO ruled the try no good, as Jones didn’t release the ball after being tackled.
Ciara Fearn19 July 2025 11:23
18 mins: Curry is dominating the contact, and the Lions’ defence is holding firm. Despite Australia running over ten phases, they’ve made little ground.
The Lions’ line speed is excellent, leading to a turnover won by Tadhg Beirne at the breakdown. Finn Russell then clears effectively. Andy Farrell will be very pleased with that defensive effort.
Tom Lynagh responds by kicking into touch.
Ciara Fearn19 July 2025 11:22
16 mins: One error from the Lions is quickly followed by another. Right after Curry crushed Jorgensen, Keenan mishandles a cross-field kick just outside the Lions’ 22, handing Australia a scrum.
Ciara Fearn19 July 2025 11:21
14 mins: The ball is launched into the air as Tom Lynagh and Tommy Freeman battle for possession. Australia’s Lynagh knocks it on, giving the Lions a scrum in a strong spot, 22 metres out.
However, Ellis Genge concedes a penalty at the scrum, allowing Australia to push the Lions back. James Lowe kicks it forward, but it goes well beyond the mark.
Ciara Fearn19 July 2025 11:19
11 mins: Hugo Keenan sends a deep kick downfield, pushing the Wallabies back into their own 22.
The hosts need to find some rhythm before the Lions take full control.
Ciara Fearn19 July 2025 11:16