AUNZ Invitational 0 - 48 The Lions

Full time

12 Jul 2025

The Lions Series

Stage: Regular Season Round 1

Adelaide Oval

AUNZ Invitational vs The Lions head to head

🎉 6

👏 3

🔥 4

😭 2

The British and Irish Lions delivered a commanding performance against Invitational Australia & New Zealand, winning 48-0. Duhan van der Merwe was the standout player, scoring three tries, including two early in the match. Ben White also contributed significantly with a try and excellent play as scrum half. Fin Smith's kicking game proved effective, converting three tries before being substituted for Marcus Smith. The Lions' forwards, particularly Scott Cummings, added to the tally with a try in the second half. The home team struggled to find any rhythm and faced disciplinary issues, with two yellow cards shown to Shannon Frizell and Josh Fusitu'a. Overall, it was a dominant display by the Lions, showcasing their strength ahead of the next challenge.

Weather

Temperature: 13.5°C (Feels like 10.2°C) Condition: MostlyClear Wind: 12.8 km/h, gusting to 30.1 km/h Humidity: 61% Cloud Cover: 28%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
6'

Try

Duhan van der Merwe · The Lions

0 - 5
9'

Try

Ben White · The Lions

0 - 10
10'

Conversion

Fin Smith · The Lions

0 - 12
20'

Try

Duhan van der Merwe · The Lions

0 - 17
36'

Substitution

Ronan Kelleher on for Luke Cowan-Dickie · The Lions
40'

Substitution

George Dyer on for Jeff Toomaga-Allen · AUNZ Invitational
40'

Substitution

Kurt Eklund on for Brandon Paenga-Amosa · AUNZ Invitational
Halftime 0 - 17
Second Half
43'

Try

Sione Tuipulotu · The Lions

0 - 22
43'

Conversion

Fin Smith · The Lions

0 - 24
43'

Substitution

Jock Campbell on for Marika Koroibete · AUNZ Invitational
46'

Substitution

Harry McLaughlin-Phillips on for AJ Lam · AUNZ Invitational
49'

Substitution

Finlay Bealham on for Will Stuart · The Lions
49'

Substitution

Josh Fusitu'a on for Aidan Ross · AUNZ Invitational
49'

Substitution

Owen Farrell on for Huw Jones · The Lions
49'

Substitution

Marcus Smith on for Fin Smith · The Lions
54'

Substitution

Kalani Thomas on for Folau Fakatava · AUNZ Invitational
54'

Substitution

Matthew Philip on for Angus Blyth · AUNZ Invitational
58'

Substitution

Scott Cummings on for Tadhg Beirne · The Lions
61'

Try

Scott Cummings · The Lions

0 - 31
61'

Conversion

Marcus Smith · The Lions

0 - 26
61'

Substitution

Josh van der Flier on for Ben Earl · The Lions
63'

Try

Duhan van der Merwe · The Lions

0 - 36
65'

Substitution

Joe Brial on for Hoskins Sotutu · AUNZ Invitational
68'

Try

Ronan Kelleher · The Lions

0 - 41
68'

Yellow Card

Shannon Frizell · AUNZ Invitational
74'

Substitution

Alex Mitchell on for Hugo Keenan · The Lions
75'

Try

Henry Pollock · The Lions

0 - 48
75'

Conversion

Marcus Smith · The Lions

0 - 43
78'

Yellow Card

Josh Fusitu'a · AUNZ Invitational
78'

Yellow Card Complete

Shannon Frizell · AUNZ Invitational
Fulltime 0 - 48

Player ratings

AUNZ Invitational

15 Shaun Stevenson 6.1
14 AJ Lam 6.6
13 Ngani Laumape 5.8
12 David Havili 5.9
11 Marika Koroibete 5.8
10 Tane Edmed 6.5
9 Folau Fakatava 7.4
1 Aidan Ross 6.0
2 Brandon Paenga-Amosa 6.6
3 Jeff Toomaga-Allen 6.0
4 Angus Blyth 6.5
5 Lukhan Salakaia-Loto 7.2
6 Shannon Frizell 4.1
7 Pete Samu 6.0
8 Hoskins Sotutu 6.6
16 Kurt Eklund 6.5
17 Josh Fusitu'a 5.0
18 George Dyer 4.9
19 Matthew Philip 6.2
20 Joe Brial 6.0
21 Kalani Thomas 5.8
22 Harry McLaughlin-Phillips 6.0
23 Jock Campbell 5.9

The Lions

15 Hugo Keenan 7.4
14 Mack Hansen 8.2
13 Huw Jones 8.2
12 Sione Tuipulotu 8.7
11 Duhan van der Merwe 9.9
10 Fin Smith 6.3
9 Ben White 9.4
1 Pierre Schoeman 7.6
2 Luke Cowan-Dickie 7.4
3 Will Stuart 6.8
4 James Ryan 7.0
5 Tadhg Beirne 6.4
6 Henry Pollock 6.8
7 Jac Morgan 7.5
8 Ben Earl 8.4
16 Ronan Kelleher 7.9
17 Andrew Porter –
18 Finlay Bealham 6.0
19 Scott Cummings 6.9
20 Josh van der Flier 7.0
21 Alex Mitchell –
22 Marcus Smith 6.4
23 Owen Farrell 6.8