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You Can’t Hit Someone Above the Shoulders’: Wallabies Coach Joe Schmidt Fumes as British & Irish Lions Win Test Series at the MCG
- The British & Irish Lions won the second Test 29-26 against Australia at the Melbourne Cricket Ground on Saturday, securing the series with a game to spare.
- The Lions overcame an 18-point deficit, recovering from 23-5 down after 30 minutes, despite conceding six first-half penalties and struggling with discipline.
- Hugo Keenan secured the victory with a try in the 79th minute, as the Lions overcame a significant deficit to complete their biggest recovery in a Test match and maintain an undefeated record after eight games on tour.
- Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt criticized refereeing decisions related to head and neck contact, saying, "You just have to read law 9.20," while Lions coach Andy Farrell called the result a dream come true.
- The Lions are aiming to complete their tour with an unblemished 3-0 series win, achieving a flawless nine-victory run, while Australia hopes to salvage some pride by securing a victory in the concluding, inconsequential Test match in Sydney scheduled for next weekend.
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Lions can roar to clean sweep over Australia
Maro Itoje and his the British & Irish Lions will be eager to complete a series clean sweep (Picture: Getty Images) What a match, what a victory, what a Saturday morning celebration after the British & Irish Lions stormed to a sensational series win over Australia by taking the second Test with a seismic late try. The Melbourne Cricket Ground has hosted many memorable Ashes moments throughout the ages with arguably the greatest being the 1982 fo…
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The AgeYou can’t hit someone above the shoulders’: Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt fumes as British & Irish Lions win Test series at the MCG
Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt says the decision not to penalise the Lions for a contentious clear-out in the final minute goes against rugby’s push for player safety.
British and Irish Lions clinch series after MCG thriller
The British and Irish Lions staged a stunning “fairytale” comeback from an 18-point deficit with a last-gasp try to edge Australia 29-26 on Saturday and seal the three-match series with a match to play. British and Irish Lions’ Tom Curry scores a try under pressure from Australia’s Joseph-Aukuso Suaalii. Image: Martin KEEP / AFP In a rousing performance before 90 307 fans at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, the tourists responded spectacularly afte…
Itoje urges Lions to go for clean sweep
Keenan scores decisive try to seal the series ■ By ADAM HATHAWAY in Melbourne MARO Itoje urged his side to go for the jugular and whitewash the Wallabies after yesterday’s 29-26 win in Melbourne sealed the series. Itoje was ecstatic and wants his side to become the first Lions side to perform a clean sweep […] The post Itoje urges Lions to go for clean sweep appeared first on The Rugby Paper.
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