British and Irish Lions: New Zealand host tourists at Eden Park in Auckland

Summary

Final score: Lions 15-30 New Zealand
All Blacks lead three-match series 1-0
O'Brien, Webb tries, Farrell con & pen for Lions
Taylor, Ioane 2 tries, Barrett 3 cons & 3 pens for New Zealand
New Zealand's last loss at Eden Park was in 1994

Live Reporting

Mike Henson

Lions arrived, and kickingpublished at 08:05 British Summer Time 24 June 2017
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The Lions are most certainly in the building. Their official Twitter account has been posting video of a stern-looking matchday 23, striding to the changing rooms before going through their warm-ups.
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Team newspublished at 08:02 British Summer Time 24 June 2017
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Number eight Kieran Read will returns from injury to captain New Zealand.
Read, 31, has not played since April because of a broken thumb.
Wing Rieko Ioane will win his third cap and make his first start, while Ryan Crotty, recovered from a rib injury, partners Sonny Bill Williams in the centre.
New Zealand team: B Smith; I Dagg, R Crotty, SB Williams, R Ioane; B Barrett, A Smith; J Moody, C Taylor, O Franks, B Retallick, S Whitelock, J Kaino, S Cane, K Read (capt).
Replacements: N Harris, W Crockett, C Faumuina, S Barrett, A Savea, TJ Perenara, A Cruden/L Sopoaga, A Lienert-Brown.
The Lions' den...published at 08:00 British Summer Time 24 June 2017
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Katie Gornall
BBC Sport at Eden Park, Auckland
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The Lions' den. Somewhere in there is a BBC Correspondent #Where'sWally
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Eden Park - All Black paradisepublished at 07:58 British Summer Time 24 June 2017
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Abdelatif Benazzi, Olivier Merle, Christian Califano, Thierry Lacroix, Philippe Saint-Andre, Emile Ntamack.
All part of the last team to win a match at Eden Park against the All Blacks.
You'd be forgiven if the occasion does not immediately spring to mind though.
It was way back on 3 July 1994 when a typically silk-and-steel France team sealed a 2-0 series win over the All Blacks.
For reference, Maro Itoje was still in utero rather than the second row.
Since then New Zealand have played 38, won 37 and drawn one at their Auckland headquarters.
Get Involved - your predictionspublished at 07:54 British Summer Time 24 June 2017
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Boo, Kingston: This has got 18-13 Lions win written ALL OVER IT.
Owen, Tadworth: ABs 15 - Lions 21; Farrell to kick all points, Read sin binner before the end.
Andrew, Lisburn: The Lions pack looks very, very strong and will match the All Blacks for power and even shade them at the breakdown. But the Lions backline has been setup to attack the All Blacks instead of defending against them. Fighting fire with fire. Surely that is the wrong tactic from Gatland? Surely the Lions aren't going to win a high-scoring game against the world's very best
Remember 2005?published at 07:50 British Summer Time 24 June 2017
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New Zealand legend Dan Carter and former All Blacks skipper Sean Fitzpatrick are two of the home crowd getting excited for today's first Test against the Lions.
Carter was part of the Kiwi side that whitewashed the tourists in 2005.
Can the class of 2017 wipe that one out the memory banks?
'Lions on enemy territory'published at 07:48 British Summer Time 24 June 2017
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BBC 5 live rugby union reporter at Eden Park
The walk from Kingsland station to Eden Park is a hive of activity with Lions fans out in force.
Strains of 'Bread of Heaven' emanate from one pub; 'Fields of Athenry' from another.
But one huge All Blacks flag serves as a reminder that for all their support, the Lions are on enemy territory.
Painting the town redpublished at 07:46 British Summer Time 24 June 2017
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And to think some fans moan about a midweek trip to Carlisle.
The Lions fans are out in force in Auckland.
Some raiding Nigel Farage's wardrobe...
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Others riffing on a safari theme...
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And the cast of Cats have made the 11,000-mile trip as well.
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The oddspublished at 07:44 British Summer Time 24 June 2017
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For what it is worth by the way, the UK spread betting market has New Zealand winners by a margin of 11 points.
What does that £12 billion industry know though eh?
Get Involvedpublished at 07:38 British Summer Time 24 June 2017
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No time for messing around this morning.
I want you to balance heart, mind and pure gut instinct over your toast and marmalade this morning and come up with the scoreline.
There is no use being wise after the event.
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Ready?published at 07:33 British Summer Time 24 June 2017
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Forget World Cup finals. Keep your Olympic 100m finals. File the Ashes under 'meh'.
The Lions - each time a unique snapshot of the best of Britain and Ireland - comes around every four years.
A tour to New Zealand - where the game grips like nowhere else - comes round only every 12 years.
That spine-tingling first Test haka, only once in the six-week trip.
Today is that day.
Stand by your sofas, kick-off is an hour away.
It's timepublished at 07:28 British Summer Time 24 June 2017
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And so, finally, here we are.
After the announcement.
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The withdrawals.
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The tour-game highs
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and lows.
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This is it.