B&I Lions Player Ratings v Wallabies
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B&I Lions Player Ratings v Wallabies
Andy Farrell, Maro Itjoe and the British & Irish Lions have sewn up the 2025 series with a hard fought and last minute win over the Wallabies. They lead the three match series 0-2 but were made to work hard for the win and only went ahead for the first time after Hugo Keenan scored in the 79th minute.
- Andre Porter - 6
- Dan Sheehan - 7
- Tadhg Furlong - 7
The Lions had to defend for the majority of their time on the field and did so well, also contributed to 100% at scrum and line out time
- Maro Itoje - 9
- Ollie Chessum - 7
Huge shift from the locks. Itoje in particular was the stand out with the captain playing a full 80. Chessum's 13 tackles came in just 54 minutes
- Tadhg Beirne - 9
- Tom Curry - 8
- Jack Conan - 7
Another big shift and while there were a few moments with Curry looking gassed he came up with a few momentum shifting impacts.
- Jamison Gibson-Park - 7
- Finn Russell - 6
Another decent display but the pair were not protected like usual with the Wallabies pressurising them all game.
- James Lowe - 6
- Bundee Aki - 6
- Huw Jones - 7
- Tommy Freeman - 6
- Hugo Keenan - 8
Apart from Lowe's try assist, 11-14 were not as impactful as expected. Farrell seems to only get the best out of his midfield if he does not split them up. Keenan had a solid game
- Ronan Kelleher - 7
- Ellis Genge - 7
- Will Stuart - 7
- James Ryan - 9
- Jac Morgan - 8
- Alex Mitchell - N/A
- Owen Farrell - 8
- Blair Kinghorn - 7
There is no doubt that the bench saved the Lions today. James Ryan was incredibly physical, Jac Morgan with a vital match winning clean out and Owen Farrell quietly went about closing the game out.
