The Lions The Lions 24 - 28 Argentina Argentina

● full_time 80 minutes

20 Jun 2025

The Lions Series

Stage: Regular Season Round 1

Aviva Stadium

Head to Head

👏 3
🔥 4
😭 3

In a closely contested match, Argentina triumphed over the British and Irish Lions with a score of 28-24. Tomas Albornoz's early penalties set the tone for the visitors, followed by Ignacio Mendy's try that gave Argentina a solid lead. The Lions responded with Bundee Aki's try, which Fin Smith converted to bring the game closer. A penalty try just before halftime leveled the score at 17-13 in favor of Argentina. After the break, Tadhg Beirne scored for the Lions, but Santiago Cordero's impactful try kept Argentina in front. Despite multiple substitutions, the Lions struggled to regain the lead, ultimately falling short. Albornoz's kicking proved crucial, sealing the victory for Argentina on their tour.

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Weather

Temperature: 22.8°C (Feels like 23.2°C) Condition: Clear Wind: 12.8 km/h, gusting to 28.4 km/h Humidity: 66% Cloud Cover: 1%

Highlights

Events

  • 0' kickoff
  • 4' penalty Tomas Albornoz
  • 9' penalty Fin Smith
  • 11' try Ignacio Mendy
  • 18' try Bundee Aki
  • 19' conversion Fin Smith
  • 25' penalty Tomas Albornoz
  • 39' penalty Tomas Albornoz
  • 40' try Tomas Albornoz
  • 40' half_time
  • 40' second_half
  • 41' conversion Tomas Albornoz
  • 44' substitution Ignacio Mendy
  • 45' yellow_card Mayco Vivas
  • 45' penalty_try No Player
  • 47' substitution Joaquin Oviedo
  • 47' substitution Joel Sclavi
  • 49' substitution Luke Cowan-Dickie
  • 49' substitution Alex Mitchell
  • 49' substitution Jac Morgan
  • 52' try Tadhg Beirne
  • 53' conversion Fin Smith
  • 55' substitution Lucio Cinti
  • 55' yellow_card_complete Mayco Vivas
  • 56' substitution Boris Wenger
  • 58' try Santiago Cordero
  • 59' conversion Tomas Albornoz
  • 59' substitution Bundee Aki
  • 59' substitution Duhan van der Merwe
  • 59' substitution Ellis Genge
  • 59' substitution Finlay Bealham
  • 59' substitution Franco Molina
  • 60' substitution Matias Moroni
  • 65' substitution Joaquin Oviedo
  • 66' substitution Mayco Vivas
  • 70' substitution Gonzalo Garcia
  • 71' substitution Maro Itoje
  • 80' substitution Julian Montoya
  • 80' substitution Tadhg Furlong
  • 80' full_time