AUNZ XV vs British & Irish Lions

Time Sat, Jul 12, 2025, 10:00 AM
Location Adelaide Oval
Referee Andrea Piardi

AUNZ XV		British & Irish Lions
	Tries	Pollock75' Kelleher68' van63' Cummings61' Tuipulotu43' van20' White9' van6'
	Conversions	Smith75' Smith61' Smith43' Smith10'

AUNZ XV		British & Irish Lions
Attack
0	Tries	8
287	Metres	550
118	Carries	119
19	Defenders Beaten	31
4	Clean Breaks	13
180	Passes	171
6	Offloads	5
17	Turnovers Conceded	17
Defence
109	Tackles	164
31	Missed Tackles	19
7	Turnovers Won	8
Kicking
24	Kicks in Play	33
N/A	Conversions	4/8
N/A	Penalty Goals	N/A
N/A	Drop Goals	N/A
2	Charged Down	1
709	Kick From Hand Metres	870
12	In Touch	25
12	Opponent Collection	12
0%	Success	50%
24	Possession Lost	37
1	Possession Retained	5
Breakdown
86	Rucks Won	73
4	Rucks Lost	0
95%	Rucks Success Rate	100%
2	Mauls Won	3
Set Plays
19	Lineouts Won	18
1	Lineouts Lost	2
95%	Lineouts Success Rate	90%
9	Scrums Won	3
1	Scrums Lost	0
90%	Scrums Success Rate	100%
Possession
49%	Possession	51%
52%	First Half	48%
45%	Second Half	55%
30%	Ball Possession Last 10 Mins	70%
Discipline
13	Penalties Conceded	6
0	Red Cards	0
2	Yellow Cards	0
7	Penalty Conceded Own Half	4

AUNZ XV	British & Irish Lions
1Aidan Ross	1Pierre Schoeman
2Brandon Paenga-Amosa	2Luke Cowan-Dickie
3Jeff Toomaga-Allen	3Will Stuart
4Angus Blyth	4James Ryan
5Lukhan Salakaia-Loto (C)	5Tadhg Beirne (C)
6Shannon Frizell	6Henry Pollock
7Pete Samu	7Jac Morgan
8Hoskins Sotutu	8Ben Earl
9Folau Fakatava	9Ben White
10Tane Edmed	10Fin Smith
11Marika Koroibete	11Duhan van der Merwe
12David Havili (C)	12Sione Tuipulotu
13Ngani Laumape	13Huw Jones
14AJ Lam	14Mack Hansen
15Shaun Stevenson	15Hugo Keenan
Substitutes
16Kurt Eklund	16Ronan Kelleher
17Josh Fusitu'a	17Andrew Porter
18George Dyer	18Finlay Bealham
19Matthew Philip	19Scott Cummings
20Joe Brial	20Josh van der Flier
21Kalani Thomas	21Alex Mitchell
22Harry McLaughlin-Phillips	22Marcus Smith
23Jock Campbell	23Owen Farrell
Coaches
Les Kiss	Andy Farrell
Referees
RefereeAndrea Piardi

80	End Of Second Half	The 80 minutes is up! The referee has blown their whistle to end the second half.
79	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Jac Morgan bursts through to advance the British & Irish Lions attack.
78	Yellow card	Josh Fusitu'a (AUNZ XV) is shown a yellow card
75	Conversion - Kicked	Marcus Smith has kicked a conversion.
75	Try - Close range	British & Irish Lions are stopped just a few metres from the try line but Henry Pollock picks up from the base of the ruck to score the try.
74	Substitution on	British & Irish Lions decide to make a substitution, with Alex Mitchell getting some game time.
74	Substitution off	British & Irish Lions decide to make a substitution, with Hugo Keenan being replaced.
73	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Mack Hansen took full advantage.
71	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Josh Fusitu'a took full advantage.
71	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and David Havili took full advantage.
69	Conversion - Missed Right	Marcus Smith curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the right.
68	Try - Close range	Ronan Kelleher scores the try from close range.
68	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by Pierre Schoeman.
68	Yellow card	Shannon Frizell (AUNZ XV) is shown a yellow card
65	Substitution on	AUNZ XV make a substitution with Joe Brial coming on.
65	Substitution off	AUNZ XV make a substitution with Hoskins Sotutu coming off.
64	Conversion - Hit Right Post	Marcus Smith hits the right post with the conversion, failing to add the two points.
63	Try - Passing Move	Great hands by British & Irish Lions leads to a try for Duhan van der Merwe
63	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Duhan van der Merwe goes through the gap.
63	Try Assist	Spellbinding play by Hugo Keenan is finished off with a try.
61	Substitution on	British & Irish Lions sub Josh van der Flier comes onto the field.
61	Substitution off	Ben Earl departs for British & Irish Lions.
61	Conversion - Kicked	The British & Irish Lions supporters go wild as Marcus Smith successfully kicks the conversion.
61	Try - Close range	British & Irish Lions are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Scott Cummings touching down.
60	Try Assist	Spellbinding play by Ben White is finished off with a try.
58	Substitution on	Scott Cummings comes on for British & Irish Lions.
58	Substitution off	Tadhg Beirne leaves the field.
54	Substitution on	Matthew Philip comes on.
54	Substitution off	Angus Blyth comes off.
54	Substitution on	Kalani Thomas comes on.
54	Substitution off	Folau Fakatava comes off.
53	Clean Break	What a run here by Henry Pollock as they get over the gainline!
49	Substitution on	British & Irish Lions decide to make a substitution, with Marcus Smith getting some game time.
49	Substitution off	British & Irish Lions decide to make a substitution, with Fin Smith being replaced.
49	Substitution on	British & Irish Lions decide to make a substitution, with Owen Farrell getting some game time.
49	Substitution off	British & Irish Lions decide to make a substitution, with Huw Jones being replaced.
49	Substitution on	AUNZ XV decide to make a substitution, with Josh Fusitu'a getting some game time.
49	Substitution off	AUNZ XV decide to make a substitution, with Aidan Ross being replaced.
49	Substitution on	British & Irish Lions decide to make a substitution, with Finlay Bealham getting some game time.
49	Substitution off	British & Irish Lions decide to make a substitution, with Will Stuart being replaced.
46	Substitution on	AUNZ XV decide to make a substitution, with Harry McLaughlin-Phillips getting some game time.
46	Substitution off	AUNZ XV decide to make a substitution, with AJ Lam being replaced.
43	Substitution on	AUNZ XV make a substitution with Jock Campbell coming on.
43	Substitution off	AUNZ XV make a substitution with Marika Koroibete coming off.
43	Conversion - Kicked	Fin Smith adds the two points for British & Irish Lions.
43	Try - Passing Move	Slick passing by British & Irish Lions leads to a try for Sione Tuipulotu.
43	Clean Break	Sione Tuipulotu makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
42	Try Assist	Ben Earl played a key part in that try.
41	Clean Break	Mack Hansen makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
40	Substitution on	AUNZ XV make a substitution with Kurt Eklund coming on.
40	Substitution off	AUNZ XV make a substitution with Brandon Paenga-Amosa coming off.
40	Substitution on	AUNZ XV make a substitution with George Dyer coming on.
40	Substitution off	AUNZ XV make a substitution with Jeff Toomaga-Allen coming off.
40	Start Of Second Half	The second half kicks off.
40	End Of First Half	The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.
40	Clean Break	Fabulous play by AUNZ XV has led to Lukhan Salakaia-Loto being able to wriggle through a gap.
38	Clean Break	Fabulous play by AUNZ XV has led to Brandon Paenga-Amosa being able to wriggle through a gap.
36	Substitution on	British & Irish Lions sub Ronan Kelleher comes onto the field.
36	Substitution off	Luke Cowan-Dickie departs for British & Irish Lions.
29	Clean Break	Trouble here as Huw Jones breaches the defence.
21	Conversion - Missed Left	Fin Smith curls the ball too far, missing the posts to the left.
20	Try - Passing Move	A wonderful passing move by British & Irish Lions is finished off by Duhan van der Merwe
20	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Duhan van der Merwe bursts through to advance the British & Irish Lions attack.
20	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by Mack Hansen.
18	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Mack Hansen bursts through to advance the British & Irish Lions attack.
16	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Huw Jones took full advantage.
10	Conversion - Kicked	Fin Smith converts the try.
9	Try - Individual effort	A bit of individual brilliance by Ben White leads to a try for British & Irish Lions
9	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Ben White took full advantage.
7	Conversion - Missed Right	Fin Smith has hooked the conversion to the right of the posts.
6	Try - Passing Move	Great hands by British & Irish Lions leads to a try for Duhan van der Merwe
6	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Duhan van der Merwe goes through the gap.
6	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by Huw Jones.
3	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Sione Tuipulotu goes through the gap.
0	Start Of First Half	We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.