Summary

  • Alex Mitchell try clinches error-strewn Lions victory as tourists fail to hit form of previous matches

  • Huw Jones goes over for two tries before Darby Lancaster and Ethan Dobbins reply for home side

  • Henry Pollock ruled out as precaution with tight calf

  • Owen Farrell pitchside after joining up with squad

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Live Reporting

Alastair Telfer

  1. NSW Waratahs 10-14 Lions

    Mack Hansen tries a grubber kick close to the tryline but the ball goes dead.

    On penalty advantage so it was worth a crack.

  2. Wasteful Lions

    NSW Waratahs 10-14 Lions

    Chris Ashton
    Premiership and European Cup record try-scorer

    The Lions just have not managed to capitalise on possession and territory enough.

    They have had loads of chances without turning it into anything. Plenty of handling errors as the Lions either force passes or the timing is not quite there.

    But the Lions bench is full of outstanding players - some of the best tourists so far - so they can make a big impact.

    The Lions have been able to pull away on 60 minutes in all the games so far.

    British and Irish Lions' Tadhg Beirne looks onPA Media

  3. NSW Waratahs 10-14 Lions

    Good opportunity for the Lions to launch off a scrum just outside the hosts' 22.

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    The Lions need Blair Kinghorn to get minutes at full-back.

    Anon

    Blair Kinghorn of the British and Irish Lions is tackledGetty Images

  5. NSW Waratahs 10-14 Lions

    Blair Kinghorn tries to chip the ball down the wing, which comes to nothing.

    He is yet to get fully into his stride.

  6. First-half stats

    NSW Waratahs 10-14 Lions

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    Metres made: 36-63

    Possession: 48%-52%

    Territory: 39%-61%

    Clean breaks: 3-3

    Defenders beaten: 9-11

    Turnovers conceded: 4-7

    Tackles made/attempted: 67-67 - 78-76

    Penalties conceded: 6-6

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    The second half will be a definitive increase of pace from the Lions to expose the constant antics from the Waratahs.

    Anon

    British and Irish Lions' Fin Smith (left) and Sione TuipulotuPA Media

  8. No try - Lions

    NSW Waratahs 10-14 Lions

    Josh van der Flier stretches for the corner but the flanker is unable to get to the tryline.

    Josh van der Flier of the British & Irish Lions is tackledGetty Images

  9. NSW Waratahs 10-14 Lions

    Alex Mitchell breaks clear and races into NSW Waratahs' 22.

  10. try

    Try - NSW Waratahs 10-14 Lions

    Ethan Dobbins

    Ethan Dobbins dots down from a rampaging maul. No extras though, as the ball hits the post.

    Ethan Dobbins of the Waratahs scores a tryGetty Images

  11. NSW Waratahs 5-14 Lions

    A penalty instantly for NSW Waratahs. They opt for the corner, what an opportunity from five metres out.

  12. Lions on the bench

    NSW Waratahs 5-14 Lions

    BIL and the benchGetty Images

    A big impact needed from the eight on the bench in the second half.

  13. Kick-off

    NSW Waratahs 5-14 Lions

    We are back under way.

  14. HT: NSW Waratahs 5-14 Lions

    Lauren Jenkins
    BBC Sport at Allianz Stadium

    Darby Lancaster (C) celebratesGetty Images

    By far the most electric home crowd so far who'll be desperate to build on that Lancaster try knowing the Lions have outscored their opposition 64-0 in second halves on this tour.

    Will we see the power of their bench continue that dominance today?

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    What a poor decision. There is no attempt to wrap with both arms, the left arm is tucked upon impact. To wrap it around it would need to be open.

    Chris, Wales

  16. HT: NSW Waratahs 5-14 Lions

    Former Lions captain Sam Warburton, on punditry duty, is convinced that was an illegal clear-out on Mack Hansen for NSW Waratahs' try.

    Fergus Lee-Warner doesn't wrap his arms and is high. Why the try stood is because Hansen was very low to the ground.

    The ruck is a messy old place.

  17. Some random half-time thoughts

    HT: NSW Waratahs 5-14 Lions

    Nigel Ringland
    BBC Sport at Allianz Stadium

    Finlay Bealham, not originally selected to go on the tour, could be playing his way into the starting number three jersey for the first Test.

    The scrum, in the games he's started, has looked better than the games he hasn't.

    Tadhg Furlong will come on in the second half and will need to prove his fitness.

    Everything Hugo Keenan has tried in the first half has gone wrong. There was an early knock-on, a missed tackle for the try, a couple of high balls he didn't catch (and he is usually reliable).

    Tough opening forty minutes for the Leinster man in his Lions debut, perhaps trying too hard.

    Playing on the left wing, Blair Kinghorn, also making his Lions debut, has been a virtual spectator. I can't remember a meaningful contribution.

    Not necessarily his fault as there has been a lack of service but again for someone wanting to make an impression, surely not what he was hoping for.

    Huw Jones will continue to push Gary Ringrose for the starting 13 shirt. He has taken his chances.

  18. Jones claims third try on tour

    HT: NSW Waratahs 5-14 Lions

    Huw Jones is now the Lions' top try-scorer on the 2025 tour.

    Is he the Test 13?

    Hit the thumbs.....

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    Clear shoulder-to-head contact, in from the side, absolutely nothing about that clear-out was legal.

    Gary

    Looked like an illegal clear-out to me.

    James, Bristol

  20. Half-time - NSW Waratahs 5-14 Lions

    Charlie Gamble of the Waratahs celebratesGetty Images

    The Lions should have had a try right before the break, Mack Hansen's offload just couldn't go to hand when the Lions had numbers.

    That's the story of the half.