Rugby: British Lions snatch victory against Australia and clinch series
With a second victory (29-26) in as many matches against the Wallabies , the British and Irish Lions won their series. But the game was very close.
Having been largely led in the first half-hour of play by the Wallabies , the British and Irish Lions turned the match around to win by a hair's breadth 29-26 on Saturday in Melbourne and win their tour of Australia.
IndisciplineA week after clearly winning in Brisbane in the first match against the Australians (27-19), the Lions faced much more serious opposition and found themselves trailing 23-5 after 30 minutes, paying in particular for their indiscipline.
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Having come back to 23-17 at half-time, Andy Farrell's men made the Wallabies suffer in the second half thanks to the strength of their bench, but only narrowly won thanks to a late try from Irish full-back Hugo Keenan (80th).
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