The AUNZ Invitational XV are set to battle the British & Irish Lions at the Adelaide Oval.
It's the first time a combined Australia and New Zealand side has played together since the 1989 Lions tour.
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Queensland Reds second-row Lukhan Salakaia-Loto and Crusaders centre David Havili will co-captain the side.
As for the Lions, they remain unbeaten in Australia after a 12-point win over the ACT Brumbies.
Tadhg Beirne captains the side while Owen Farrell comes onto the bench for his Lions return.
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22' AUNZ 0 BIL 17 A poor passage of defence from AUNZ and their on their line, Pollock butchers a chance to score and is held up but they're brought back for offside. Lions tap and go - a few phases and they finally fling it wide, and van Der Merwe scores his second! Smith misses again.
18' AUNZ 0 BIL 12 Another passage and AUNZ attempt a cross kick, but Hansen takes the mark and clears. Lions are not out of danger yet, and a great Marika ball nearly comes off, but he knocks it on! Lions clear to their side of halfway, AUNZ attempt an over the top, but Huw Jones and he's off! Kicks ahead but Edmed regathers and clears.
14' AUNZ 0 BIL 12 Lions get a reprieve after a great kick from Edmed sees them on their own line. They clear and AUNZ have the chance to make an attacking play. They look dangerous, kick ahead, the Lions tidy up and attempt to clear but AUNZ charge it down and regather on 22. Off they go again.
11' AUNZ 0 BIL 12 A good passage of play by the Lions off the restart, they catch AUNZ around the ruck, and Ben White goes through to score under the sticks! Smith converts and it's two quick tries!
8' AUNZ 0 BIL 5 Lions attack well and make it to the 22, but the defence meets them and bundles Hansen into touch. AUNZ clear to the 10m line, Lions send to the sky, Edmed takes the mark and clears, Lions return, and Havili shanks it, out on the full, and the Lions catch AUNZ napping, take a quick lineout and score! Smith misses the conversion.
4' AUNZ 0 BIL 0 Early knock on by AUNZ and it's a Lions scrum, free kick and they go quickly! Look dangerous, but AUNZ holds well and they knock it on. Scrum to AUNZ and they clear well.
0' AUNZ 0 BIL 0 The ref blows his whistle and we are underway.
KO T-MIN 2: The teams are out on the field. The wait is over. Lets roll!
KO T-MIN 5: The team names are getting read out, with Mack Hansen, Jac Morgan, Henry Pollock and Pierre Schoeman getting plenty of love, the Lions fans are out in force tonight! Now the AUNZ side are being read out, and there is plenty of love for David Havili, Marika Koroibete and Shaun Stevenson!
KO T-MIN 10: The Lions have departed the field, with AUNZ XV close behind them.
KO T-MIN 30: Both sides are in the midst of their warm up. Gaps are filling up quickly in the crowd, fans are still streaming in. Adelaide Oval is looking a picture!
KO T-MIN 40: Starting to see plenty of gold and even a few All Blacks flags around the ground as the crowd continues to filter in. AUNZ is now out on the ground too and have commenced their warm up.
KO T-MIN 50: The Lions players are out on the field and have started warming up, AUNZ are still to emerge. The crowd is filtering in nicely - with a very Red Lions section on the Riverbank stand.
KO T-MIN 60: Coin toss is happening now on the field, and... Lions have won the toss, will kick off, and AUNZ will receive and run south to north. Captains shake hands, and head off to commence preparations.
KO T-MIN 80: No changes confirmed for either side. The Lions have just arrived at the ground as the gates open and a decent crowd of people flood in. AUNZ XV are on their way over.
KO T-MIN 90: Hi everyone, and welcome to Rugby.com.au's coverage of the AUNZ Invitational XV - British & Irish Lions match at the Adelaide Oval. We are expected to come close to a full house here tonight. Conditions are clear skies and not a breathe of wind in sight, although a little chilly at ground level. Should be a good night for rugby.
AUNZ Invitational XV 0
Tries:
Con:
British & Irish Lions 17
Tries: van Der Merwe 2, White
Con: F.Smith 1/2
AUNZ (15-1): Shaun Stevenson; AJ Lam, Ngani Laumape, David Havili (co-capt), Marika Koroibete; Tane Edmed, Folau Fakatava; Hoskins Sotutu, Pete Samu, Shannon Frizell; Lukhan Salakaia-Loto (co-capt), Angus Blyth; Jeffery Toomaga-Allen, Brandon Paenga-Amosa, Aidan Ross
Replacements: Kurt Eklund, Joshua Fusitu'a, George Dyer, Matt Philip, Joe Brial, Kalani Thomas, Harry McLaughlin-Phillips, Jock Campbell
LIONS (15-1): Hugo Keenan; Mack Hansen, Huw Jones, Sione Tuipulotu, Duhan van Der Merwe; Fin Smith, Ben White; Ben Earl, Jac Morgan, Henry Pollock; Tadhg Beirne (capt), James Ryan; Will Stuart, Luke Cowan-Dickie, Pierre Schoeman
Replacements: Ronan Kelleher, Andrew Porter, Finlay Bealham, Scott Cummings, Josh van der Flier, Alex Mitchell, Marcus Smith, Owen Farrell
Referee: Andrea Piardi (FIR)
Assistant Referees: Nika Amashukeli (GRU), Pierre Brousset (FFR)
TMO: Eric Gauzins (FFR)
FPRO: Marius Jonker (SARU)
The Lions' clash with the AUNZ Invitational XV will be shown LIVE on Stan Sport.
Coverage will be live and ad-free on Stan Sport, slated to start at 7:00 pm (AEST) for the UK coverage and 7:30 pm for the Australian coverage.
Kick-off is scheduled for 7:15 pm local time (7:45 pm AEST), but expect it to be closer to 7:30pm ACST/8:00 pm AEST
