AUNZ XV 0-48 British and Irish Lions: Duhan van der Merwe scores hat-trick as vacationers run riot in Adelaide

Lions produce full efficiency in remaining warm-up earlier than Check collection with eight-try rout of AUNZ Invitational in Adelaide; watch Australia vs The British and Irish Lions within the first Check reside on July 19 reside on Sky Sports activities or stream with NOW

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Highlights from the sixth recreation of the 2025 tour because the British and Irish Lions took on an Australia and New Zealand Invitational XV at Adelaide Oval.

The British and Irish Lions issued a press release of intent to Australia forward of the Check collection with a 48-0 mauling of an AUNZ Invitational XV in Adelaide.

Of their remaining task earlier than subsequent Saturday’s first Check in Brisbane, the Lions delivered essentially the most full efficiency on tour so far, nullifying a workforce that featured eight All Blacks and 6 Wallabies with eight unanswered tries.

Duhan van der Merwe scored a hat-trick and was joined on the scoresheet by Scotland team-mates Ben White, Sione Tuipulotu and Scott Cummings.

Eire hooker Ronan Kelleher scored the vacationers’ seventh and, after Owen Farrell got here off the bench for his first look on his fourth Lions tour, England flanker Henry Pollock accomplished the rout because the Lions lastly reached Check match depth as they claimed their fifth win on Australian soil.

Lions click on into gear forward of Check collection

The Lions made a lightning begin on the Adelaide Oval, full-back Hugo Keenan’s fast line-out catching the AUNZ XV workforce napping as Van der Merwe was launched for the opening attempt inside seven minutes.

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Fast-thinking from the British and Irish Lions to take a fast line-out offers Duhan van der Merwe a walk-in into the nook.

One grew to become two three minutes later, scrum-half White sniping fantastically on the breakdown as he darted below the posts for the Lions’ second attempt.

Van der Merwe added his second halfway by way of the primary half, making use of the of entirety to a well-worked transfer by way of the arms to underscore the Lions’ dominance, with solely Fin Smith’s wayward kicking type the tee stopping the vacationers from ticking over at some extent a minute.

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Ben White breaks from a ruck to depart him a run-in below the posts to provide the British and Irish Lions a second attempt inside ten minutes towards the AUNZ XV.

An encouraging first-half efficiency from the Lions was offset by the lack of Luke Cowan-Dickie to a serious-looking head/neck harm, although the England hooker would emerge on the sidelines within the second half after being taken from the sphere on a motorised stretcher.

It took simply 4 minutes for the Lions to choose up the place they left off within the second half, centre Tuipulotu stepping by way of the AUNZ backline earlier than dotting down below the posts.

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Sione Tuipulotu runs in below the publish from shut vary after the Lions take a fast faucet and go proper initially of the second-half.

In a nod to his potential involvement within the first Check, the spectacular Huw Jones was changed by England and Saracens fly-half Farrell, with Marcus Smith given a uncommon stint at fly-half for the ultimate 29 minutes.

The Harlequins fly slotted his first conversion after lock Cummings pressured his manner over to change into the fourth Scottish try-scorer with the Lions’ fifth simply after the hour.

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Owen Farrell makes his British and Irish Lions return as he comes on to interchange Huw Jones to make an look at his fourth Lions tour of his profession.

Van der Merwe accomplished his hat-trick with one other easy end within the nook two minutes earlier than Kelleher broke the Scottish stranglehold on the try-scoring as he pressured himself over after one other fast line-out.

And in true trend, Pollock had the ultimate phrase as he was rewarded for chasing a Farrell grubber kick into the in-goal space the place he touched down on the stretch to place the seal on a press release Lions victory.

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Duhan van der Merwe goes over for his hat-trick because the British and Irish Lions dominate the AUNZ XV on their remaining warm-up recreation forward of the primary Check towards Australia.

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