Australia 22 - 12 The Lions

Full time

02 Aug 2025

The Lions Series

Stage: Regular Season Round 1

Accor Stadium

Australia vs The Lions head to head

🎉 4

👏 1

🔥 2

😭 5

Australia secured a 22-12 victory against the British and Irish Lions in a closely contested match. Dylan Pietsch opened the scoring with a try in the seventh minute, followed by a penalty from Tom Lynagh shortly after. Max Jorgensen added another try for Australia in the second half, which was converted by Ben Donaldson. The Lions fought back with a try from Jac Morgan, converted by Finn Russell, narrowing the gap. However, Tate McDermott sealed the win for Australia with a late try, also converted by Donaldson. The Lions struggled with discipline, receiving a yellow card for Ronan Kelleher that hampered their efforts. Overall, Australia displayed resilience and strategic play to overcome their recent losses to the Lions.

Broadcasters

Where to watch in: Australia, United Kingdom

Weather

Temperature: 14.3°C (Feels like 9.6°C) Condition: Thunderstorms Wind: 23.3 km/h, gusting to 48.6 km/h Humidity: 84% Cloud Cover: 98%

Highlights

Events

Kickoff
7'

Try

Dylan Pietsch · Australia

5 - 0
27'

Substitution

Ollie Chessum on for Maro Itoje · The Lions
33'

Penalty

Tom Lynagh · Australia

8 - 0
33'

Substitution

Ben Donaldson on for Tom Lynagh · Australia
37'

Substitution

Owen Farrell on for Tommy Freeman · The Lions
Halftime 8 - 0
Second Half
42'

Substitution

Jac Morgan on for James Ryan · The Lions
42'

Substitution

Ellis Genge on for Andrew Porter · The Lions
54'

Try

Max Jorgensen · Australia

13 - 0
55'

Conversion

Ben Donaldson · Australia

15 - 0
57'

Substitution

Will Stuart on for Tadhg Furlong · The Lions
57'

Substitution

Ronan Kelleher on for Dan Sheehan · The Lions
57'

Substitution

Angus Bell on for James Slipper · Australia
58'

Substitution

Tate McDermott on for Nic White · Australia
60'

Substitution

Zane Nonggorr on for Taniela Tupou · Australia
61'

Try

Jac Morgan · The Lions

15 - 5
62'

Conversion

Finn Russell · The Lions

15 - 7
63'

Substitution

Ben Earl on for Jack Conan · The Lions
63'

Substitution

Jeremy Williams on for Will Skelton · Australia
68'

Yellow Card

Ronan Kelleher · The Lions
68'

Substitution

Dan Sheehan on for Tom Curry · The Lions
70'

Try

Tate McDermott · Australia

20 - 7
71'

Conversion

Ben Donaldson · Australia

22 - 7
71'

Substitution

Alex Mitchell on for Jamison Gibson-Park · The Lions
72'

Substitution

Brandon Paenga-Amosa on for Billy Pollard · Australia
77'

Substitution

Langi Gleeson on for Tom Hooper · Australia
77'

Substitution

Andrew Kellaway on for Max Jorgensen · Australia
78'

Yellow Card Complete

Ronan Kelleher · The Lions
79'

Try

Will Stuart · The Lions

22 - 12
Fulltime 22 - 12

Player ratings

Australia

15 Tom Wright 7.1
14 Max Jorgensen 9.1
13 Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii 6.8
12 Len Ikitau 7.7
11 Dylan Pietsch 7.5
10 Tom Lynagh 6.5
9 Nic White 6.1
1 James Slipper 7.0
2 Billy Pollard 7.4
3 Taniela Tupou 7.1
4 Nick Frost 6.5
5 Will Skelton 5.9
6 Tom Hooper 7.1
7 Fraser McReight 6.8
8 Harry Wilson 6.9
16 Brandon Paenga-Amosa –
17 Angus Bell 7.0
18 Zane Nonggorr 7.2
19 Jeremy Williams 7.1
20 Langi Gleeson –
21 Tate McDermott 7.3
22 Ben Donaldson 5.8
23 Andrew Kellaway –

The Lions

15 Hugo Keenan 6.2
14 Tommy Freeman 5.8
13 Huw Jones 6.1
12 Bundee Aki 5.5
11 Blair Kinghorn 6.0
10 Finn Russell 6.1
9 Jamison Gibson-Park 5.5
1 Andrew Porter 5.9
2 Dan Sheehan 7.4
3 Tadhg Furlong 6.7
4 Maro Itoje 6.5
5 James Ryan 6.5
6 Tadhg Beirne 7.2
7 Tom Curry 6.7
8 Jack Conan 6.7
16 Ronan Kelleher 5.0
17 Ellis Genge 7.1
18 Will Stuart 6.5
19 Ollie Chessum 6.8
20 Jac Morgan 6.6
21 Ben Earl 6.5
22 Alex Mitchell –
23 Owen Farrell 6.3