Australia 22 - 12 The Lions

● full_time 80 minutes

02 Aug 2025

The Lions Series

Stage: Regular Season Round 1

Accor Stadium

Head to Head

🎉 3

👏 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.

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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

0' kickoff
7' try Dylan Pietsch
27' substitution Maro Itoje
33' penalty Tom Lynagh
33' substitution Tom Lynagh
37' substitution Tommy Freeman
40' half_time
40' second_half
42' substitution James Ryan
42' substitution Andrew Porter
54' try Max Jorgensen
55' conversion Ben Donaldson
57' substitution Tadhg Furlong
57' substitution Dan Sheehan
57' substitution James Slipper
58' substitution Nic White
60' substitution Taniela Tupou
61' try Jac Morgan
62' conversion Finn Russell
63' substitution Jack Conan
63' substitution Will Skelton
68' yellow_card Ronan Kelleher
68' substitution Tom Curry
70' try Tate McDermott
71' conversion Ben Donaldson
71' substitution Jamison Gibson-Park
72' substitution Billy Pollard
77' substitution Tom Hooper
77' substitution Max Jorgensen
78' yellow_card_complete Ronan Kelleher
79' try Will Stuart
80' full_time