Overview

• The British & Irish Lions edged New South Wales Waratahs 21–10 in Sydney despite a scrappy performance.
• Scotland centre Huw Jones touched down twice in the first half and scrum-half Alex Mitchell added a 54th-minute try.
• Captain Tadhg Beirne lamented frequent dropped balls and lack of cohesion, highlighting areas to shore up ahead of the Wallabies Tests.
• Under-strength Waratahs, missing several Wallabies, rallied with tries from Darby Lancaster and Ethan Dobbins.
• South Africa head into their Italy Test as heavy favourites after a 54–7 win over the Barbarians, boosted by Damian Willemse’s return and Vincent Tshituka’s Test debut.