Summary

  • GB Lions fall to third successive loss on 2019 tour

  • Manu, Johnson and Maumalo scored New Zealand's tries

  • Josh Hodgson got Great Britain's only try in second half

  • Final match of tour is against Papua New Guinea on 16 November

  1. Postpublished at 38 mins

    New Zealand 16-2 GB Lions

    Two minutes to half-time, damage limitation for the Lions now.

    This has been another horror show.

  2. get involved

    Get Involvedpublished at 07:43 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2019

    #bbcrl

    Gareth Walker: Getting up early for Great Britain started off fuelled by excitement. Now it feels like you've got the first appointment at the dentist.

    James O'Brien: This is hard to watch. Embarrassing lack of cohesion, zero strike out wide and ambling forwards. Blake Austin actually playing well...when he's not out on the wing. Surely Bennett can't survive this

    Graham Poulter: That's the difference between the Kiwis and the Lions.The Kiwis halves take on the line and even better they get the reward of a try as well. Forward thinking halves, they're a class act compared to the Lions.

  3. Postpublished at 36 mins

    New Zealand 16-2 GB Lions

    England's tormentor Shaun Johnson taming the Lions now.

    He has bossed this game.

    Just heard a swearword from one of the GB players/coaching staff.

    Naughty, naughty.

  4. try

    TRY - New Zealand 16-2 GB Lionspublished at 07:40 Greenwich Mean Time 9 November 2019

    Shaun Johnson

    It is marvellous, absolutely marvellous.

    The two key players combine, skipper Benji Marshall with a short pass to Shaun Johnson, who jinks left and right, Elliott Whitehead does not know what day it is and an easy touch down.

    Jamayne Isaako adds two more.

  5. Postpublished at 35 mins

    New Zealand 10-2 GB Lions

    Shaun Johnson touches down, is there obstruction? The video ref is having a look...

    Shaun Johnson tryImage source, BBC Sport
  6. Postpublished at 34 mins

    New Zealand 10-2 GB Lions

    Brian Noble
    Ex-Great Britain coach on BBC Two

    That's epitomised the difference between the teams. the Kiwis are prepared to be patient, get the ball down the other end and force another set of six.

    There's a element of pressure in the Lions to be this expansive team without first gaining the pressure.

  7. Postpublished at 34 mins

    New Zealand 10-2 GB Lions

    More New Zealand pressure following the goalline dropout.

  8. Postpublished at 33 mins

    New Zealand 10-2 GB Lions

    Pains me to say it, but this is another kicking masterclass from Shaun Johnson, delightful to watch.

    This one carefully punted in behind Jonny Lomax, the full-back has to turn and grab it, but by that time five NZ players have closed in on him to trap him in goal.

    Shaun JohnsonImage source, Getty Images
  9. Postpublished at 32 mins

    New Zealand 10-2 GB Lions

    Jackson Hastings/Gareth Widdop and co need to take a page out of Shaun Johnson's kicking book.

    Another superb loft from the New Zealander, causing Blake Austin all sorts of problems.

    "Don't let it bounce, don't let it bounce."

    That's Sunday league basics, tbf.

  10. PENALTY - New Zealand 10-2 GB Lionspublished at 30 mins

    Jamayne Isaako

    Up steps Jamayne Isaako again, starts it off wide but curls it Dan Carter-esque for two more. Gorgeous.

    The Lions two scores behind now.

  11. Postpublished at 29 mins

    New Zealand 8-2 GB Lions

    Ball strip from Elliott Whitehead, two men in the tackle and another peno for NZ.

  12. Postpublished at 28 mins

    New Zealand 8-2 GB Lions

    Wonderful defending from New Zealand, strangling Jake Connor and forcing him to get rid of the ball as he is dragged out of play.

    And then James Graham with a HUGE hit on Jared Waerea-Hargreaves.

    Godzilla v Kong, that.

  13. Postpublished at 26 mins

    New Zealand 8-2 GB Lions

    Justin Morgan
    Former New Zealand assistant coach on BBC Two

    Great Britain will be relieved at that decision. The thing they don't want the Kiwis to do is take the tap.

  14. PENALTY - New Zealand 8-2 GB Lionspublished at 26 mins

    Jamayne Isaako

    Brisbane Bronco Jamayne Isaako steps up and pops over another comfortable two points.

    Too many unforced errors for the visitors so far.

  15. Postpublished at 23 mins

    New Zealand 6-2 GB Lions

    Back-to-back penalties conceded by the Lions, this is killing them.

    The Kiwis look to keep the scoreboard ticking with another kick.

  16. Postpublished at 22 mins

    New Zealand 6-2 GB Lions

    Shaun 'The Magician' Johnson working his tricks once more in the final third, he gave England a few sleepness nights over the years.

    Again he picks out Joseph Manu down the right edge, but this time the tryscorer is snuffed out.

  17. Postpublished at 21 mins

    New Zealand 6-2 GB Lions

    Here comes Tom Burgess trundling in, three metres out, but has the ball stripped off him.

    Unforgivable that on the first tackle, send him back home to Dewsbury.

  18. Postpublished at 20 mins

    New Zealand 6-2 GB Lions

    The Lions looking to up the tempo, but Jackson Hastings is running sideways rather than forward.

    Not making much ground.

    But the visitors do get a penalty to apply some pressure.

    Quarter of the game gone.

    James GrahamImage source, Getty Images
  19. Postpublished at 20 mins

    New Zealand 6-2 GB Lions

    Brian Noble
    Ex-Great Britain coach on BBC Two

    Both teams are showing the ambition to throw the ball around.

  20. Postpublished at 18 mins

    New Zealand 6-2 GB Lions

    On this set, Jackson Hastings does manage to get a kick away but Roger Tuivasa-Sheck never looked like dropping that.

    He was like Stephen Fleming in the slips, safe hands.