HLAND
No.Name
15Richard Buckman, FB
14Waisake Naholo, W
T
13Malakai Fekitoa, C
12Teihorangi Walden, C
11Tevita Li, W
10Lima Sopoaga, FH
2
9Kayne Hammington, SH
1Dan Lienert-Brown, P
2Liam Coltman, H
T
3Siate Tokolahi, P
4Alex Ainley, L
5Jackson Hemopo, L
6Gareth Evans, FL
7Dillon Hunt, FL
8Luke Whitelock, N8
Replacements
16Greg Pleasants-Tate, R
17Aki Seiuli, R
18Siua Halanukonuka, R
19Josh Dickson, R
20James Lentjes, R
21Josh Renton, R
22Marty Banks, R
23Patrick Osborne, R

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: Forsyth Barr Stadium
8:35 AM, June 13, 2017
All CommentaryKey Events

Match Commentary

81'Stay tuned to all the reaction from Dunedin!
81'
81'
81'That is huge for the Highlanders. Yes this is a Lions midweek team, but the Highlanders have a bucket load of injuries and they're without their two best players in Aaron and Ben Smith. And they've done it. Brilliant.
81'Owens with the throw, Lions shift it wide and its dropped. THATS IT THE HIGHLANDERS WIN!!
81'23-22 End of second half
80'Penalty Lions, deliberate knock down from the Highlanders. Farrell clears for touch. It goes out just shy of the 22. WHAT A FINISH.
80'Highlanders defence his firm.
79'Daly tackled on halfway.
79'22 metre restart and Banks goes long.
79'And its short.
78'Gardner adjusts the mark, its roughly 57 metres out slightly to the left of the uprights. Huge kick, but this is his territory.
77'Lions spin it wide but Daly is bundled into touch. Gardner was playing advantage and Daly is going to have a shot at goal from inside his own half!
77'CJ Stander with a turnover at the ruck.
75'And the Highlanders win the ball at the ruck and referee Gardner awards a scrum to the hosts. Great work from Patrick Osborne.
75'Highlanders claim the restart. Hammington puts it on the boot.
75'Substitute on - Josh Renton , Highlanders
75'Player substituted - Kayne Hammington , Highlanders
74'HE NAILS IT. Highlanders lead by one.
74'Aki Seuli with a huge shove on Dan Cole. And Marty Banks will line up the penalty to the give the Highlanders the lead.
74'23-22 Penalty goal - Marty Banks , Highlanders
72'Highlanders with a HUGE scrum, and they win the penalty!
71'
71'Walden loses it, Lions then lose it. Frantic. Gardner goes with the first error and the Lions will have a scrum. Might need a lie down after this.
71'Walden chips through, Daly kicks back, and the Highlanders kick again. Taken by Buckman and the Highlanders are into the Lions 22.
70'Highlanders scrum bang on halfway.
69'Hemopo with some brilliant work on his opposite Jones, holding him up and winning his side a scrum.
69'Farrell misses it to the left.
68'Dan Biggar off, big game from him. Farrell on. And his first bit of action will be kicking a penalty.
68'Lions awarded a penalty, Buckman with a tackle off the ball.
68'Substitute on - Owen Farrell , British and Irish Lions
68'Player substituted - Dan Biggar , British and Irish Lions
68'Substitute on - Justin Tipuric , British and Irish Lions
68'Player substituted - Sam Warburton , British and Irish Lions
68'Player substituted - Siate Tokolahi , Highlanders
68'Substitute on - Siua Halanukonuka , Highlanders
68'Player substituted - Tevita Li , Highlanders
68'Substitute on - Patrick Osborne , Highlanders
68'Substitute on - Greg Pleasants-Tate , Highlanders
68'Player substituted - Liam Coltman , Highlanders
67'Lions on the tacck, the game has broken up.
66'Lions have the ball back, won by Warburton.
66'Laidlaw with a high box kick, taken well by Nowell.
65'Tevita Li returns with another high kick taken by Biggar.
65'Highlanders with the lineout in the Lions half. Walden carts it up before Banks goes high. Elliot Daly claims the mark.
64'Highlanders awarded a scrum penalty.
63'Highlanders knock on from the restart. Coach killer.
63'Player substituted - Jared Payne , British and Irish Lions
63'Substitute on - Elliot Daly , British and Irish Lions
62'Banks adds the extras. Lions lead cut to two points!
62'20-22 Conversion - Marty Banks , Highlanders
60'
60'TRY! Coltman at the boot of the Highlanders lineout drive.
60'18-22 Try - Liam Coltman , Highlanders
59'Another Highlanders penalty, Lions offside again.
59'Penalty Highlanders, Fekitoa goes quick. Henderson straight through the ruck followed by Stander and the Lions win the ball back. Huge play, and Laidlaw finds distance with his touch finder.
59'Substitute on - Aki Seiuli , Highlanders
59'Player substituted - Dan Lienert-Brown , Highlanders
59'Substitute on - James Lentjes , Highlanders
59'Player substituted - Dillon Hunt , Highlanders
58'Naholo runs like a freight train into Biggar and Warburton.
57'Highlanders lineout five metres out. Coltman finds his man.
57'Banks, who is on for Sopoaga, goes for touch.
56'Lions defence holding firm, but they're offside.
55'Jared Payne drops the restart. Highlanders have the chance to hit right back with a scrum on the Lions 22.
55'Player substituted - Lima Sopoaga , Highlanders
55'Substitute on - Marty Banks , Highlanders
55'Substitute on - Josh Dickson , Highlanders
55'Player substituted - Alex Ainley , Highlanders
55'Substitute on - Jack McGrath , British and Irish Lions
55'Player substituted - Joe Marler , British and Irish Lions
54'
54'13-22 Conversion - Dan Biggar , British and Irish Lions
53'TRY! Warburton with a big carry and he goes under the posts.
53'Lions playing under advantage. Henderson carries strong.
53'Joseph close from the scrum, then Henshaw.
53'13-20 Try - Sam Warburton , British and Irish Lions
52'Terrible pass from Sopoaga in his own 22, goes behind Buckman and Fekitoa has to tidy up. Gives it to Naholo who clears for touch. But there's a foot on the dead ball line and the Lions will have a scrum on the five metre line.
50'Sopoaga nails the penalty, Lions lead cut to two points.
50'
50'Sopoaga lines up a shot at goal.
50'13-15 Penalty goal - Lima Sopoaga , Highlanders
49'Sinckler with a late hit on Coltman. Gardner wants to have a look at it, TMO says penalty only. Silly by the young prop.
49'Gardner stops play, too close to Naholo who is down injured.
49'Highlanders win the ball back at the ruck. Naholo with a strong carry into the Lions 22.
49'Substitute on - Dan Cole , British and Irish Lions
49'Player substituted - Kyle Sinckler , British and Irish Lions
49'Substitute on - Ken Owens , British and Irish Lions
49'Player substituted - Rory Best , British and Irish Lions
48'Another kick by Sopoaga, Henshaw does well to take it.
48'Sopoaga finds touch in the Lions half. Webb has been superb today, giving Murray a run for his money.
48'Lions blow it, penalised for obstruction.
48'Substitute on - Greig Laidlaw , British and Irish Lions
48'Player substituted - Rhys Webb , British and Irish Lions
47'Webb with a snipe from the ruck. Can't find support.
47'Biggar misses touch and the Highlanders kick high in return.
46'Highlanders penalised for obstruction from the lineout.
45'Highlanders win a penalty, Lions playing the ball on the ground. Sopoaga kicks for the corner.
44'Poor option by Sopoaga but credit where its due for Seymour. Biggar misses the conversion from the sideline, Lions up by five.
43'TRY! Sopoaga goes for another cross field kick but Seymour times it beautifully, takes it in the air and scores.
43'Bit of kick tennis between the two sides.
43'10-15 Try - Tommy Seymour , British and Irish Lions
41'Webb clears before Buckman returns with a a high ball. No Lions player underneath it and it bounces into touch.
41'Here we go, Sopoaga gets us back underway!
41'Very even match stats. 50/50 possession, offload numbers quite interesting.
41'Have a look at the player stats for the first half. Tevita Li and Waisake Naholo enjoying themselves out wide for the Highlanders.
41'10-10 End of first half
40'Webb kicks, Naholo takes it. And Evans kicks into touch and it is all square after 40 minutes.
40'Lions win the lineout, last opportunity before the break.
40'
40'10-10 Start of second half
39'Lions awarded a penalty at the lineout. Jones taken out.
39'Highlanders get the ball back but then Fekitoa has the ball stripped from him in the carry. Lions with the lineout.
38'Highlanders shift it wide from the scrum. Then they go back to the left where Walden chips through for Evans. Evans finds Li who breaks before Nowell gets back in defence. Exciting play by the hosts.
36'
36'Sinckler with a massive run! But the pass to Payne is poor and he knocks on. How often have we seen that from the Lions.
35'Biggar back up and goes for the up-and-under which is brilliantly collected by Naholo who then finds Buckman.
34'Let's hope we see him again this tour.
34'Gardner stops play with the action too close to Biggar.
33'Biggar down injured after a heavy tackle.
32'Courtney Lawes won't be returning. No surprise there.
31'Biggar slots the conversion. Back to an even game.
31'10-10 Conversion - Dan Biggar , British and Irish Lions
30'All from the lineout CJ Stander draws two defenders before offloading to Biggar who delays his pass before finding Joseph who sprints through for the try on the left edge.
30'TRY! Jonathan Joseph goes over after great hands from Biggar.
30'10-8 Try - Jonathan Joseph , British and Irish Lions
29'Naholo well and truly has the edge on Seymour. It was his take in the air that set the Highlanders on the attack.
29'Substitute on - Rory Best , British and Irish Lions
29'Player substituted - Ken Owens , British and Irish Lions
28'But Li is pinged at the ruck for holding on. Great defensive work by Robbie Henshaw.
28'Tevita Li with a huge break after a Lions knock on.
27'And Alun Wyn Jones will replace Lawes. Tough ask for him having to back up from Saturday. Seems like a head injury for Lawes who tried to tackle Naholo.
27'Lawes is down injured.
27'Brilliant work in the wider channels by Gareth Evans in the phase before to get the Highlanders on the front foot. Naholo jumps into first receiver and brushes off two defenders to score. Sopoaga converts.
27'Substitute on - Alun Wyn Jones , British and Irish Lions
27'Player substituted - Courtney Lawes , British and Irish Lions
27'10-3 Conversion - Lima Sopoaga , Highlanders
26'TRY! Waisake Naholo too big, too fast, too strong.
26'Fekitoa troubles Joseph before he is brought down
26'Lawes with a lineout steal, big game from him. Lions give away a penalty though and the Highlanders go quick again.
26'8-3 Try - Waisake Naholo , Highlanders
25'Ken Owens comes on for Best.
25'Bit of blood from Best's face halts play.
25'Highlanders put on the drive but they lose it. Good work from Rory Best and then CJ Standers. Biggar clears.
25'Player substituted - Rory Best , British and Irish Lions
25'Substitute on - Ken Owens , British and Irish Lions
24'Highlanders kick for touch and will have a lineout roughly 10 metres out from the Lions line.
23'But then Payne gives away a penalty for holding on.
23'Buckman puts Joseph on his back as the Highlanders ship it wide. Another chip kick through and Jared Payne does well this time to tidy up.
22'Lions take one out of Beauden Barrett's book of tricks as Biggar attempts a cross field kick. It's right on the money but Tommy Seymour drops it in the air. Highlanders scrum.
20'Deft chip through from Walden, Payne knocks on into touch and the Highlanders go quick from the lineout. Mistake from Hammington at the ruck and the Lions will have a scrum.
20'Fekitoa with a clean break, brought down by Webb.
19'Sopoaga sprays it to the left.
18'Lions holding on at the ruck and the Highlanders have a penalty in good field possession. Sopoaga will have another shot at goal.
18'Joseph with some silky skills to get the ball back from a Highlanders chip kick. The hosts love to put boot to ball.
17'Webb's box kick charged down and the Highlanders have possession in the Lions half.
17'Fekitoa has passed his HIA and returns to the field.
16'Biggar splits the posts and we have an even game.
16'TMO says Seymour's is inconclusive, Webb knocked on. No try, Gardner goes back to a penalty for a Highlanders offside.
16'They're going to look at the Seymour move as well as Webb's. The old two for one. Seymour may have got there on the second move. Webb dropped the ball as he went close.
16'Webb is claiming a try. Gardner goes to the TMO.
16'Substitute on - Malakai Fekitoa , Highlanders
16'Player substituted - Marty Banks , Highlanders
16'3-3 Penalty goal - Dan Biggar , British and Irish Lions
15'Seymour inches away!
15'Lions close through Hoseph.
15'Banks picks it up on his bootlaces and clears for touch on the full. Lions will have a lineout inside the Highlanders 22.
13'Messy from the back of the scrum, strong Highlanders defence around the ruck before Haskell drops the ball.
12'Lions have the attacking scrum just shy of the Highlanders 22.
12'Fekitoa off for a HIA. Marty Banks is on.
12'Substitute on - Marty Banks , Highlanders
12'Player substituted - Malakai Fekitoa , Highlanders
11'Big break by Rhys Webb, passes to Nowell who is cut down on the 22. Lions blow it though next phase. But now the Highlanders lose it. Blimey, hold onto the ball lads!
11'Rory Best gets his first lineout right, Lawes takes it down.
10'Now Fekitoa is bundled into touch by Nowell and Webb. Frenetic pace to this game already.
9'Sopoaga returns with a chip kick. Claimed by the Lions but Fekitoa steals it. Now the Lions have the ball. Helter-skelter opening.
8'Solid scrum by the Highlanders, Buckman clears.
7'Seymour held up in the tackle, Gardner calls maul and the Highlanders win the scrum.
7'Henderson with a strong carry up to the Highlanders 22.
6'Biggar with a hanging restart and nobody is under it for the Highlanders. Lions have the ball back.
5'Sopoaga with the first points. Good start from him.
5'3-0 Penalty goal - Lima Sopoaga , Highlanders
4'Sopoaga shifts it wide but Fekitoa fluffs his lines and the attack breaks down. Angus Gardener comes back for a penalty.
3'Naholo chases through a Sopoaga chip kick and is brilliantly stopped on the try line by Jared Payne.
3'Henshaw collected in the tackle as he tries to chip through. Highlanders have the ball and they're playing under advantage.
2'Knock on, Lawes takes the ball up for the Lions.
2'Naholo brushes off Seymour for a clean break as the Highlanders attack.
1'Highlanders take the restart cleanly, cleared from the box where Jared Payne latches onto the ball on the second attempt.
1'No haka in Dunedin as Dan Biggar gets us underway!
1'Luke Whitelock presents the claymore sword to Sam Warburton. Second match in a row that a Whitelock brother has captained a side to face the Lions.
1'And now the Highlanders walk onto the pitch led out by the bagpipes! Strong Scottish heritage in Dunedin.
1'And the Lions run out onto Forsyth Barr Stadium. It's been snowing in Dunedin today but it matters little under the roof of this glorious ground they call 'The Lunch Box'.
1'Nice touch.
1'Another interesting sub-plot in this match. Can Dan Biggar put in a big performance and force his way into the Lions Test plans? The odds are stacked against him but he won't die wondering.
1'Don't know much about the Lions' opponents? Take a read of this beaut of a piece as Tom Hamilton talks to former All Blacks coach Laurie Mains.
1'
1'For those of you rising in the UK and Ireland, some bad news for the Lions overnight with Stuart Hogg ruled out of the remainder of the tour with a facial fracture picked up in the win over the Crusaders.
1'Hello and welcome to the fourth game of the British & Irish Lions tour of New Zealand as Warren Gatland's side take on the Highlanders under the roof in Dunedin.
1'0-0 Start of first half