Lions 2025 tour review

The British and Irish lions ended their tour of Australia on saturday with a 22-12 defeat to the wallabies but still claim the victory 2-1. This tour was not short of dramatic decisions and the effects are still happening today. Dan Sheehan was cited for his tackle on Lynagh which saw him fail a HIA assessment, Sheehan has since been given a 4 match ban due to the incident.

Bundee Aki also revealed that his wife gave birth to their 5th child in a car just hours before the first test match against the wallabies as he spoke about how excited he was to re-unite with his family and finally meet the little one. 

Finn Russell was named player of the series, rounding of his excellent season in style after winning the premiership, challenge cup and Gallagher cup with Bath rugby followed by being selected for another tour with the lions. With his fellow Scotland teammate Duhan Van Der Merwe taking the crown for most tries, despite never being selected for a game against the wallabies.

Many people are now discussing how good this team have been in comparison to past lions with some saying its been the worst lions squad in 20 years. Farrell hopes to be leading them again to another tour in 2029, with the possibility of a New Zealand tour against the likes of Japan. 

And with Louis Rees-Zammit announcing his return to rugby, could he be in contention for a selection in the next tour?

Overall this lions series has had its ups and downs, but they’ve come away with a victory and some unforgettable experiences. They’ve broken records and taken Australia by storm.

British and Irish lions roar into a historic test victory

The lions clinched their first series since 2013 in the only way they know possible, with absolute drama. With a huge deficit in the first 30 they had to pull it back in the next 50 minutes, and with that the lions came out roaring. With tries from two of the biggest scorers in this tour, Jones and Curry, the lions were back in it. Pulling most of their bench in with 26 minutes left they got to work. The final try came from Hugo Keenan, but that didn’t come without drama as the wallabies appealed an earlier knock from Jac Morgan, which was cleared and the try was given. 

The lions now head to Sydney next week for the clean sweep, while the wallabies now play for pride. Todays test also marked the largest ever attendance for a lions game with 90,307 fans packing out the MCG. 

Power rankings

Andrew Porter - 5

Dan Sheehan - 6

Tadhg Furlong - 6

Maro Itoje - 6 MOTM

Ollie Chessum - 6

Tadhg Beirne - 6

Jack Conan - 6

 Tom Curry - 7

Jamison Gibson-Park - 7

 Finn Russell - 6

 James Lowe - 4

 Bundee Aki - 7

Huw Jones - 8

Tommy Freeman - 5

Hugo Keenan - 8

Jac Morgan - 7 (54’)

Blair Kinghorn - 7 (60’)

James Ryan - 6 (54’)

Ellis Genge - 7 (54’)

Owen Farrell - 6 (60’)

Will stuart - 6 (64’)

Kelleher - 6 (64’)

Scores

Australia penalty Lynagh(4)

Australia penalty Lynagh (10)

Lions try Sheehan (15)

Australia try Slipper (22)

Australia try Gordon (29)

Australia conversion Lynagh (29)

Australia try Wright (30)

Lions try T.Curry (34)

Lions try Jones (37)

Lions conversion Russell (38)

Australia penalty Lynagh (53)

Lions try Beirne (59)

Lions conversion Russell (60)

Lions try Keenan (79)