Wallabies (9) 16 / 15 (12) Lions (Final Score)

The Australian Wallabies and British & Irish Lions did battle in the British & Irish Lions series of 2013 at

Etihad Stadium, Melbourne at 12:05 SA Time (20:05 AEST, 11:05 BST, 10:05 GMT).

This was the live match discussion Article.

The match was broadcast LIVE on SuperSport 1 & SHD on TV in SA.

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Scorers:

Wallabies:

• Penalties – Christian Lealiifano (3)
• Drop Goals – 0
• Tries – Adam Ashley-Cooper (1)
• Conversions – Christian Lealiifano (1)

Lions:

• Penalties – Leigh Halfpenny (5)
  
• Drop Goals – 0
• Tries – 0
• Conversions – 0

Teams:

Australia: 15 Kurtley Beale, 14 Israel Folau, 13 Adam Ashley-Cooper, 12 Christian Lealiifano, 11 Joe Tomane, 10 James O’Connor, 9 Will Genia, 8 Wycliff Palu, 7 Michael Hooper, 6 Ben Mowen, 5 James Horwill (Captain), 4 Kane Douglas, 3 Ben Alexander, 2 Stephen Moore, 1 Benn Robinson
Replacements: 16 Saia Fainga’a, 17 James Slipper, 18 Sekope Kepu, 19 Rob Simmons, 20 Liam Gill, 21 Nick Phipps, 22 Rob Horne, 23 Jesse Mogg.

British and Irish Lions: 15 Leigh Halfpenny, 14 Tommy Bowe, 13 Brian O’Driscoll, 12 Jonathan Davies, 11 George North, 10 Jonathan Sexton, 9 Ben Youngs, 8 Jamie Heaslip, 7 Sam Warburton (Captain), 6 Dan Lydiate, 5 Geoff Parling, 4 Alun Wyn Jones, 3 Adam Jones, 2 Tom Youngs, 1 Makovina Vunipola.
Replacements: 16 Richard Hibbard, 17 Ryan Grant, 18 Dan Cole, 19 Tom Croft, 20 Sean O’Brien, 21 Conor Murray, 22 Owen Farrell, 23 Alex Cuthbert.

Date: Saturday 29 June 2013
Venue: Etihad Stadium, Melbourne
Kick-off: 12:05 SA Time (20:05 AEST, 11:05 BST, 10:05 GMT)
Expected weather: Mostly clear evening in Melbourne. The roof will be closed so rain will not be a factor.
Referee: Craig Joubert (South Africa)
Assistant referees: Chris Pollock (New Zealand), Romain Poite (France)
TMO: Ben Skeen (New Zealand)