British & Irish Lions
Western Force vs British & Irish Lions

Time Sat, Jun 28, 2025, 10:00 AM
Location Optus Stadium
Referee Ben O'Keeffe

Western Force		British & Irish Lions
White4'	Tries	Mitchell80' Daly70' McCarthy53' Ringrose51' Williams46' Daly35' Williams15' Sheehan1'
Donaldson5'	Conversions	Smith81' Smith71' Russell54' Russell51' Russell36' Russell16' Russell2'

Western Force		British & Irish Lions
Attack
1	Tries	8
428	Metres	681
146	Carries	143
28	Defenders Beaten	25
8	Clean Breaks	13
221	Passes	181
6	Offloads	23
16	Turnovers Conceded	16
Defence
129	Tackles	156
25	Missed Tackles	28
4	Turnovers Won	5
Kicking
24	Kicks in Play	30
1/1	Conversions	7/8
N/A	Penalty Goals	N/A
N/A	Drop Goals	N/A
1	Charged Down	0
748	Kick From Hand Metres	940
16	In Touch	14
15	Opponent Collection	13
100%	Success	88%
31	Possession Lost	29
1	Possession Retained	6
Breakdown
118	Rucks Won	77
3	Rucks Lost	1
97%	Rucks Success Rate	98%
1	Mauls Won	3
Set Plays
15	Lineouts Won	10
2	Lineouts Lost	1
88%	Lineouts Success Rate	90%
10	Scrums Won	3
0	Scrums Lost	0
100%	Scrums Success Rate	100%
Possession
55%	Possession	45%
59%	First Half	41%
51%	Second Half	49%
65%	Ball Possession Last 10 Mins	35%
Discipline
7	Penalties Conceded	9
0	Red Cards	0
0	Yellow Cards	1
4	Penalty Conceded Own Half	5

Western Force	British & Irish Lions
1Tom Robertson	1Pierre Schoeman
2Brandon Paenga-Amosa	2Dan Sheehan (C)
3Oli Hoskins	3Tadhg Furlong
4Sam Carter	4Scott Cummings
5Darcy Swain	5Joe McCarthy
6Will Harris	6Tadhg Beirne
7Nicholas Champion de Crespigny	7Josh van der Flier
8Vaiolini Ekuasi	8Henry Pollock
9Nic White (C)	9Tomos Williams
10Alex Harford	10Finn Russell
11Dylan Pietsch	11James Lowe
12Hamish Stewart	12Sione Tuipulotu
13Matt Proctor	13Garry Ringrose
14Mac Grealy	14Mack Hansen
15Ben Donaldson	15Elliot Daly
Substitutes
16Tom Horton	16Ronan Kelleher
17Marley Pearce	17Andrew Porter
18Tiaan Tauakipulu	18Will Stuart
19Lopeti Faifua	19Ollie Chessum
20Reed Prinsep	20Jack Conan
21Henry Robertson	21Alex Mitchell
22Max Burey	22Huw Jones
23Bayley Kuenzle	23Marcus Smith
Coaches
Simon Cron	Andy Farrell
Referees
RefereeBen O'Keeffe

81	End Of Second Half	The 80 minutes is up! The referee has blown their whistle to end the second half.
81	Conversion - Kicked	Marcus Smith converts the try.
80	Try - Passing Move	A wonderful passing move by British & Irish Lions is finished off by Alex Mitchell
80	Try Assist	Mack Hansen sets up the try.
80	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Sione Tuipulotu bursts through to advance the British & Irish Lions attack.
77	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Tom Horton bursts through to advance the Western Force attack.
75	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Bayley Kuenzle bursts through to advance the Western Force attack.
71	Conversion - Kicked	Marcus Smith has kicked a conversion.
70	Try - Passing Move	A series of passes by British & Irish Lions results in a try for Elliot Daly
70	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Elliot Daly took full advantage.
70	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by Marcus Smith.
68	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and James Lowe took full advantage.
66	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Joe McCarthy took full advantage.
65	Substitution on	British & Irish Lions make a substitution with Ronan Kelleher coming on.
65	Substitution off	British & Irish Lions make a substitution with Dan Sheehan coming off.
63	Substitution on	Western Force sub Tiaan Tauakipulu comes onto the field.
63	Substitution off	Oli Hoskins departs for Western Force.
61	Substitution on	British & Irish Lions sub Marcus Smith comes onto the field.
61	Substitution off	Finn Russell departs for British & Irish Lions.
61	Substitution on	Western Force sub Bayley Kuenzle comes onto the field.
61	Substitution off	Dylan Pietsch departs for Western Force.
59	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Ben Donaldson goes through the gap.
59	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Josh van der Flier goes through the gap.
58	Substitution on	Henry Robertson comes on for Western Force.
58	Substitution off	Nic White leaves the field.
55	Substitution on	Huw Jones comes on for British & Irish Lions.
55	Substitution off	Garry Ringrose leaves the field.
55	Substitution on	Marley Pearce comes on for Western Force.
55	Substitution off	Tom Robertson leaves the field.
55	Substitution on	Tom Horton comes on for Western Force.
55	Substitution off	Brandon Paenga-Amosa leaves the field.
54	Conversion - Kicked	The touch judges raise their flags as Finn Russell kicks the conversion.
53	Try - Passing Move	A penetrating move by British & Irish Lions results in a try for Joe McCarthy.
53	Clean Break	What a run here by Joe McCarthy as they get over the gainline!
53	Try Assist	That's a great try assist by Josh van der Flier.
53	Clean Break	What a run here by Henry Pollock as they get over the gainline!
52	Substitution on	Reed Prinsep comes on.
52	Substitution off	Vaiolini Ekuasi comes off.
52	Substitution on	Max Burey comes on.
52	Substitution off	Alex Harford comes off.
51	Conversion - Kicked	The touch judges raise their flags as Finn Russell kicks the conversion.
51	Try - Passing Move	A penetrating move by British & Irish Lions results in a try for Garry Ringrose.
51	Try Assist	Mack Hansen sets up the try.
50	Clean Break	What a run here by Mack Hansen as they get over the gainline!
48	Substitution on	British & Irish Lions decide to make a substitution, with Will Stuart getting some game time.
48	Substitution off	British & Irish Lions decide to make a substitution, with Tadhg Furlong being replaced.
48	Substitution on	Western Force decide to make a substitution, with Lopeti Faifua getting some game time.
48	Substitution off	Western Force decide to make a substitution, with Sam Carter being replaced.
48	Substitution on	British & Irish Lions decide to make a substitution, with Jack Conan getting some game time.
48	Substitution off	British & Irish Lions decide to make a substitution, with Tadhg Beirne being replaced.
48	Substitution on	British & Irish Lions decide to make a substitution, with Ollie Chessum getting some game time.
48	Substitution off	British & Irish Lions decide to make a substitution, with Scott Cummings being replaced.
48	Substitution on	British & Irish Lions decide to make a substitution, with Andrew Porter getting some game time.
48	Substitution off	British & Irish Lions decide to make a substitution, with Pierre Schoeman being replaced.
47	Substitution on	British & Irish Lions decide to make a substitution, with Alex Mitchell getting some game time.
47	Substitution off	British & Irish Lions decide to make a substitution, with Tomos Williams being replaced.
47	Conversion - Missed Left	Finn Russell has hooked the conversion to the left of the posts.
46	Try - Passing Move	Slick passing by British & Irish Lions leads to a try for Tomos Williams.
46	Try Assist	Spellbinding play by James Lowe is finished off with a try.
46	Clean Break	James Lowe makes the break as the defence re-enacts the parting of the red sea.
40	Start Of Second Half	The second half kicks off.
41	End Of First Half	The half-time whistle blows and both teams head for the dressing rooms.
39	Yellow card	Henry Pollock (British & Irish Lions) is shown a yellow card
38	Clean Break	Fabulous play by Western Force has led to Dylan Pietsch being able to wriggle through a gap.
36	Conversion - Kicked	Finn Russell does the business as their conversion attempt goes over.
35	Try - Passing Move	Incisive passing by British & Irish Lions is finished off by Elliot Daly, as they goes over for the try.
35	Clean Break	Fabulous play by British & Irish Lions has led to Elliot Daly being able to wriggle through a gap.
35	Try Assist	Finn Russell sets up the try.
32	Clean Break	Trouble here as Will Harris breaches the defence.
32	Clean Break	Trouble here as Mack Hansen breaches the defence.
24	Clean Break	This is dangerous for the defence as Ben Donaldson bursts through to advance the Western Force attack.
22	Substitution on	Western Force decide to make a substitution, with Will Harris getting some game time.
22	Substitution off	Western Force decide to make a substitution, with Reed Prinsep being replaced.
16	Conversion - Kicked	Finn Russell converts the try.
15	Try - Passing Move	A series of passes by British & Irish Lions results in a try for Tomos Williams
15	Try Assist	Spellbinding play by Henry Pollock is finished off with a try.
15	Clean Break	A gap opened in the defence and Henry Pollock took full advantage.
9	Substitution on	Reed Prinsep comes on for Western Force.
9	Substitution off	Will Harris leaves the field.
7	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Dylan Pietsch goes through the gap.
5	Conversion - Kicked	Ben Donaldson has kicked a conversion.
4	Try - Close range	Western Force are only a few metres out, surely they must score! And they do with Nic White touching down.
2	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as Tom Robertson goes through the gap.
2	Conversion - Kicked	Finn Russell has kicked a conversion.
1	Try - Passing Move	Great hands by British & Irish Lions leads to a try for Dan Sheehan
1	Try Assist	James Lowe sets up the try.
1	Clean Break	The defensive line has been broken as James Lowe goes through the gap.
0	Start Of First Half	We are underway as the referee blows their whistle.

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