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Lions Rally From 23-5 Deficit to Seal Series at MCG

The series now moves to a dead-rubber final Test in Sydney on August 2.

Overview

  • The British & Irish Lions overturned an 18-point halftime deficit with Hugo Keenan’s 79th-minute try to edge Australia 29-26 and clinch the Test series.
  • It marks the first time since 1997 that the Lions have wrapped up a tour series with a game to spare and the first two-Test series loss for the Wallabies since 1966.
  • Referee Andrea Piardi and the TMO reviewed Jac Morgan’s clean-out on Carlo Tizzano but did not penalise it, allowing the decisive try to stand.
  • A record crowd of 90,307 at the MCG witnessed the comeback, the largest attendance for a Lions series Test in Australia.
  • Australia must regroup before the dead-rubber third Test in Sydney after failing to close out a commanding first-half lead.