Aucklander
The Ultimate Warrior
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Two tries to none.
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A fair bit of red in the crowd.
AB were saved a try earlier tho so AB lucky to draw reallyWow, a drawn series. Never would of expected that coming in but we have Sonny Bill Williams and that "accidental" off side to thank for the result.
Great series but that All Blacks should of won that if Poite followed the damn rulebook
One way to decide drawn games would've been a golden try/point with the first team to score (whether it was the All Blacks or the Lions) winning the game and the series.
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When the British and Irish Lions go on their next tour to South Africa in 2021, hopefully extra time will be used to decide drawn games in the tour/warm up games, and the 3 Test series against the Springboks.
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Draws are part of Union.
this was more about pride than an instant result
Worst act by a Frenchman on NZ soil since the Rainbow Warrior
According to Wikipedia the last drawn British and Irish Lions series was in 1955 (vs South Africa). Fair chance the rules are altered by 2021 now that a drawn outcome is in vivid memory.
Except when the rules have been changed so they don't happen...
What does that even mean? There wouldn't have been pride an in extra time win?
Poms would have drop kicked it over if it was up their end. ABs too gutless.
Had one last year between France and Argentina
Australia and New Zealand last drew a series in 2015, South Africa last drew a series with New Zealand in 2014
England was last involved in one in 2010 against Australia
Wales was involved in a drawn series in 2013 with Japan
Scotland was last involved in a drawn series against Argentina in 2008.
That was a 2-game series. Hardly designed for a conclusive winner.
Those were Rugby Championship games. There's always a Rugby Championship winner.
If anyone thinks (ie the powerful European clubs like Gloucester or Racing Metro) that the British & Irish Lions tour concept has run out of gas, they should get a DVD copy of the Test series between the All Blacks and the Lions, and see just how good the Test series was. In fact, I reckon it was the best 3 game/Test rugby union series played since the 1992 Bledisloe Cup series between the Wallabies and the All Blacks in Australia.
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If the referee for the deciding 3rd Test was Nigel Owens, would there had been a different result to the Test and ultimately the series instead of Romain Poite?
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Long time away and a lot of water to go under bridge before we host the Lions again. But with our 5 Major cities all having quality stadiums to pick from, it will be an interesting battle and bidding war to get the tests and tour games. Espically if there are less games in future tours. Places like Brisbane maybe not be a shoe in, with Perth having a bigger stadium.
Also talk of the Pumas having a test against the Lions on Australian Soil.
At this stage pending the outcome of the final decision of the culling of the Super Rugby team in Australia, the Lions Tests in 2025 are set for Brisbane, Melbourne and Sydney again with Melbourne set to bring the MCG into the rotation. Who knows what state Super Rugby will be in by then for the remaining 5 tour games but each of the Test cities plus Canberra and Perth will get a game of some form
They are due to get their own full blown tour at some point after 2025 as part of the SANZAA agreement, just depends if its before New Zealand's turn or after in 2029. But a one off test in Australia in 2025 wouldn't be out of the question, they did play the Lions in 2005 in Cardiff and played them to a draw