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Lions 2017: Story of the First Test at Eden Park
Sean O’Brien scored one of the greatest tries in British and Irish Lions history – but world champions New Zealand still won a pulsating first Test in emphatic fashion.
Ireland flanker O’Brien pounced four minutes before half-time, finishing off a spectacular 80-metre move that was started by full-back Liam Williams’ dazzling running.
New Zealand, though, held firm in the face of some outstanding rugby by the Lions as they triumphed 30-15 and made it 39 successive games unbeaten at Eden Park.
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TWEET OF THE MATCH
“Lions had 4 chances and score once. NZ are 3 from 3. There’s the difference #ABvBIL” – former Lions scrum-half Matt Dawson (@matt9dawson).
Lions had 4 chances and score once. NZ are 3 from 3. There’s the difference #ABvBIL
— Matt Dawson (@matt9dawson) June 24, 2017
MOMENT OF THE MATCH
The All Blacks bulldozed the Lions’ scrum – a supposed strength of the tourists – and Kieran Read produced a masterful move at the base of the fast-advancing set-piece. Read lunged for the ball only for the whole scrum to shunt on, so he readjusted, made sure he avoided touching the ball and knocking on – and then flicked a stunning pass off the ground to scrum-half Aaron Smith. Rieko Ioane immediately scored in the corner, sealing the All Blacks’ victory with a quarter of the match to play.
STAR MAN
Kieran Read, New Zealand: The peerless number eight’s flick from the scrum won the night. And this was his first game for eight weeks after suffering a broken thumb. If that’s how good he can be when potentially under-cooked, the Lions could be in trouble in next weekend’s second Test.
IS THAT ALL YOU’VE GOT?
All Blacks boss Steve Hansen insisted New Zealand knew everything the Lions could throw at them before the tourists had even arrived in the country. Well, Sean O’Brien’s try disproved that theory. The field-length break, launched by Liam Williams, showed that the Lions can really play. It was not enough here, and might well not suffice across the series. But it will still give the tourists hope.
