Fijian Wallabies back-rower Rob Valetini delivered a strong performance, but it wasn’t enough as Australia fell to the British and Irish Lions 29-26 in a thrilling encounter before a record-breaking crowd of 90,000 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground last night.
The largest Lions crowd in history packed into the stadium, the atmosphere crackled with tension throughout a pulsating contest.
Hugo Keenan sealed the win for the Lions with a last minute try, clinching the series in spectacular fashion.
Australia led 23-5 at halftime.
Australia stunned the visitors early, running in tries through James Slipper, Jake Gordon and Tom Wright while Lions wing Tommy Freeman served time in the sin-bin.
Tom Lynagh also added key penalties.
The Lions had scored through Dan Sheehan but they were crushed for large parts of the half until they launched a remarkable comeback.
Before the half was over, Tom Curry and Huw Jones both scored.
Despite the loss, Valetini's performance stood out in what was a high tempo and hard fought clash.
Source: BBC Sports
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