CHIEF
No.Name
15Shaun Stevenson, FB
14Toni Pulu, W
13Tim Nanai-Williams, C
12Jonathan Faauli, C
11Solomon Alaimalo, W
10Stephen Donald, FH
2
9Finlay Christie, SH
1Siegfried Fisi'ihoi, P
2Liam Polwart, H
3Nepo Laulala, P
4Dominic Bird, L
5Michael Allardice, L
6Mitch Brown, FL
7Lachlan Boshier, FL
8Tom Sanders, N8
Replacements
16Hika Elliot, R
17Aidan Ross, R
18Atu Moli, R
19Liam Messam, R
20Mitchell Karpik, R
21Jonathan Taumateine, R
22Luteru Laulala, R
23Chase Tiatia, R

*Players currently on the pitch are shown in bold

Game Info

Venue: FMG Stadium Waikato
8:35 AM, June 20, 2017
All CommentaryKey Events

Match Commentary

81'Big win for the Lions as they head to Auckland. Stay tuned to ESPN for all the reaction from Hamilton. Roll on the first Test!
81'
81'
81'Steal from Dan Cole at the ruck. Big game from him. Williams gets it in the pocket and boots it into touch. And that is the game.
81'Chiefs have a penalty and tap and go.
81'+16-34 End of second half
80'Another penalty at the ruck and there's another push and shove breaking out. Frustration from the Chiefs as Liam Messam puts Rory Best on his back.
80'Chiefs lose it in contact and the Lions boot it down field.
79'Lions give away a penalty at the ruck and the Chiefs go quickly again. They won't die wondering.
79'Chiefs trying desperately to score a try but its not going to happen.
77'Knock on from Stander in the contact gives the Chiefs a scrum.
77'Player substituted - Jared Payne , British and Irish Lions
77'Substitute on - Elliot Daly , British and Irish Lions
76'Nanai-Williams with a line break as the Chiefs attack from their own 22.
75'
74'Tommy Seymour with a huge break and somehow butchers it. The pass to Jared Payne is poor and the centre drops it.
73'Hardly any substitutions made by the Lions. A brief showing from Allan Dell is the only appearance from the 'Geographic Six'.
72'Will this have changed Gatland's thinking for the Test side? The performance of the back three, particularly Nowell and Daly, will make for some interesting discussions.
71'Lawes brilliant again at the lineout to take a rather ordinary throw from Best.
70'Lions win a penalty at the scrum. Big shove from Cole.
69'For those wondering, this isn't really a fair reflection of the Chiefs. Yes they've been completely outplayed here, but they're without their All Blacks and New Zealand Maori representatives. Some players making their debuts today.
69'Knock on from the Chiefs. The Lions defence is a wall.
68'Lions penalised at the ruck and the Chiefs go quickly.
66'Chiefs player goes down upon receiving the ball and referee Garces stops the game.
66'Player substituted - Solomon Alaimalo , Chiefs
66'Substitute on - Luteru Laulala , Chiefs
65'Nowell, the Exeter Chief, is ripping the Chiefs to shreds.
65'Substitute on - Mitchell Karpik , Chiefs
65'Player substituted - Michael Allardice , Chiefs
65'Player substituted - Nepo Laulala , Chiefs
65'Substitute on - Atu Moli , Chiefs
65'Player substituted - Siegfried Fisi'ihoi , Chiefs
65'Substitute on - Aidan Ross , Chiefs
65'6-34 Conversion - Dan Biggar , British and Irish Lions
64'Nowell takes a chip kick, finds Williams who glides through the Chiefs defence before he offloads to Payne on his left shoulder to score. Lovely move. The first time we've seen the Lions back three look dangerous.
64'TRY! Jared Payne gets one back where he went to high school!
64'Chiefs have the ball back after a Lions knock on.
64'6-32 Try - Jared Payne , British and Irish Lions
63'Lions on the attack, can put the Chiefs to the sword here.
62'Another huge scrum from the Lions and they win a penalty.
61'Daly is off, his pass in that attack was world class.
61'Lions knock on from the restart, Chiefs scrum.
60'Biggar converts.
60'Player substituted - Liam Polwart , Chiefs
60'Substitute on - Hika Elliot , Chiefs
60'Substitute on - Tommy Seymour , British and Irish Lions
60'Player substituted - Elliot Daly , British and Irish Lions
60'6-27 Conversion - Dan Biggar , British and Irish Lions
59'Where have those Lions been all this tour?!
59'TRY! Lions shift it back to the right and Nowell does brilliantly holding the ball in two hands, sprints through the gap steps and scores.
59'6-25 Try - Jack Nowell , British and Irish Lions
58'Daly with a big break, finds Payne and then Henshaw.
58'Another shocking lineout from the hosts and the Lions counter.
58'Finlay Christie is off. Best on the park for the Chiefs and an inspiration to gingers everywhere.
58'Yet another penalty at the ruck from the Lions. Chiefs going nowhere in attack. Lawes has passed his HIA and will come back on the field, Jones makes way.
58'Player substituted - Finlay Christie , Chiefs
58'Substitute on - Jonathan Taumateine , Chiefs
58'Substitute on - Courtney Lawes , British and Irish Lions
58'Player substituted - Alun Wyn Jones , British and Irish Lions
56'Chiefs go quick from the lineout before the Lions give away another penalty at the ruck.
55'
55'Mitchell Brown is yellow carded as well. Double blow.
55'Substitute on - Liam Messam , Chiefs
55'Player substituted - Tom Sanders , Chiefs
55'Yellow card - Mitch Brown , Chiefs
54'Henderson is over, but he is held up. But the referee awards another penalty try for the Lions!
54'Lions have a lineout, Best finds Tipuric.
54'6-20 Penalty try
53'Lions win the lineout, Stander carries and finds Best who is tackled into touch. Now we have a bit of push and shove between the two sides.
52'Courtney Lawes off for an HIA. Second time in a week. On comes Alan Wyn Jones.
52'Best gets it right from the lineout and the Lions drive. Chiefs give away another penalty for collapsing.
52'Substitute on - Alun Wyn Jones , British and Irish Lions
52'Player substituted - Courtney Lawes , British and Irish Lions
51'Biggar finds touch in the Chiefs 22. Good opportunity here.
50'Fisi'ihoi loses the ball in contact and Laidlaw makes a break. Chiefs give away a penalty, Donald off his feet at the ruck. Frantic passage of play comes to a stop.
49'Chiefs lose it and the Lions launch again.
48'Two massive hits from Faauli, the second on Henshaw forces the ball loose as Stevenson kicks through. Game has opened up all of a sudden.
47'Now Williams is absolutely crushed by Fisi'ihoi.
46'Lions launch an attack through Williams.
46'Monster scrum from the Lions, Chiefs somehow have the ball.
45'Another not straight throw from Best, Chiefs let off the hook.
44'Biggar with a high kick well taken by Tiatia but referee Garces penalises the Chiefs for blocking. Topical.
43'Stevenson with a poor pass wide and it goes into touch. Lions defence holds firm.
42'Best throw is not straight, Chiefs scrum.
41'Laidlaw exits from the box, Alaimalo drops the restart backwards before Polwart is tackled into touch. Lions lineout.
41'Back underway as Donald kicks from the re-start.
41'
41'Check out the player stats too, Courtney Lawes is having a game.
41'Some interesting team statistics to chew over at the break. Lions have had 58% possession and 63% territory.
41'Donald nails the penalty. 13-6 at half-time.
41'Lions give away another penalty, Donald will take a shot at goal.
41'+16-13 End of first half
40'Christie with a great break from the lineout followed by the big loosehead prop.
40'6-13 Start of second half
40'+16-13 Penalty goal - Stephen Donald , Chiefs
39'Donald with another chip but Payne does well to claim it as the Lions counter. But then the Lions concede a penalty at the ruck and Donald boots to touch.
38'Chiefs lineout scrappy once more and Christie does well to clean up under pressure from Stander.
37'Biggar with a massive hit on Sanders and its judged high. Chiefs penalty.
35'Somehow the Chiefs shut it down right on the line and the home side get a scrum.
35'Best finds Henderson and the Lions drive.
35'Lions turn down the shot at goal and head for the corner.
34'Donald gets hammered by Biggar and the Lions have the ball back. Now the Lions win a penalty.
33'
32'Nice break from Lawes who finds Haskell but the self-proclaimed Bantersaurus can't offload to Laidlaw. Lions shift it wide, Payne with a big skip pass but Williams drops it under pressure.
31'
30'Chiefs attack to the left but Nanai-Williams drops the ball in contact.
29'Nice move from the lineout as Biggar finds blindside winger Daly. He juggles it and there's a small knock on as he hits the ground. Chiefs scrum.
28'Payne chips through, Tiatia does well to clean up and find Christie -- who is everywhere -- and the little halfback clears to touch.
27'Chiest too high in the contact and Lions win the ball back.
26'More on the try, Dan Biggar makes a nice run over the advantage line. Chiefs fail to get their defenders around the ruck and Nowell picks up the ball and dives over. Biggar converts and the Lions lead by 10.
26'3-13 Conversion - Dan Biggar , British and Irish Lions
25'TRY! Nowell from close range.
25'Liam Williams with a lovely touch to set Nowell free down the sideline. Lions hot on attack.
25'Another messy lineout from the Chiefs, Lions awarded a scrum.
25'3-11 Try - Jack Nowell , British and Irish Lions
24'Lions attack through Liam Williams. Henshaw goes for a chip kick but it is out on the full. Hasn't been a good tour so far for the Leinster centre.
24'Marler and Haskell back on as Dell makes way.
24'Crunching tackle on Lawes forces the error. Christie looks to start the counter attack but he drops the ball too.
24'Substitute on - James Haskell , British and Irish Lions
24'Player substituted - Allan Dell , British and Irish Lions
23'
23'Christie with a a nice break from the restart. Lions up in the Chiefs faces from the next phase and force a mistake. That line-speed is on point.
22'Donald has no trouble with the kick and the Chiefs are on the board.
22'3-6 Penalty goal - Stephen Donald , Chiefs
21'Referee Garces tells Finlay Christie to calm down. Good luck.
21'Fa'auli carts it up, Lions give away a penalty at the ruck. Lawes the guilty party. Donald will have a shot at goal.
20'Donald with a deft grubber kick for Stevenson to chase, Liam Williams tidies up and puts it into touch.
19'Laidlaw charged down from the ruck, Chiefs have it.
18'Biggar splits the posts. All Lions so far.
18'0-6 Penalty goal - Dan Biggar , British and Irish Lions
17'Chiefs lose another lineout, been very shaky for them. Hosts then concede a penalty 25 metres out in midfield. Biggar will look to double the Lions lead.
16'Laidlaw with a snipe down the blindside with Daly from the lineout but he gets thumped by Alaimalo.
15'Huge scrum from the Lions. Fair play to Allan Dell, got the Chiefs backpeddling. Jared Payne was on the blindside flanker and he loved it. Penalty to the tourists.
14'James Haskell has to make way for the scrum as Allan Dell gets his first taste of Lions rugby from the bench.
14'Chiefs drive from the lineout, Stander somehow comes through and gets his hands on the man with the ball and shuts it down. Lions win a scrum.
14'Player substituted - James Haskell , British and Irish Lions
14'Substitute on - Allan Dell , British and Irish Lions
13'Donald turns down the shot and kicks for the corner.
13'
13'Meanwhile that break from Pulu is to be his last act on the park, injured his leg and the stretcher is on.
13'Marler absolutely nails Laulala late with the left shoulder. Crowd doesn't like it. Yellow card.
13'Yellow card - Joe Marler , British and Irish Lions
13'Substitute on - Chase Tiatia , Chiefs
13'Player substituted - Toni Pulu , Chiefs
12'Referee Garces wants the TMO to have a look at the Marler hit.
12'Toni Pulu with a line break as the Chiefs build nicely. Marler with a late hit on his opposite man Laulala.
11'Laidlaw exits, Lawes looks a little groggy.
10'0-3 Penalty goal - Dan Biggar , British and Irish Lions
9'Biggar slots the penalty from in front.
9'Lions playing under advantage as Liam Williams drops the ball.
8'15 phases now, Lions 10 metres out.
7'Lions attack building, Nowell makes a good break and is supported by Haskell. Into the Chiefs 22 they go.
6'Alaimalo with a nice carry from a high kick. Stevenson clears but it is out on the full. Lions lineout on the Chiefs 10 metre mark.
5'Solid scrum from the Lions but Christie does well to shut down CJ Stander and the back.
5'Lions with a midfield scrum, nice attacking opportunity.
4'Brilliant work from Tipuric holding up a Chiefs player in the tackle, referee calls maul and the Lions win the scrum as it collapses.
4'Biggar clears, Pulu tries to keep in touch but to no avail.
3'Courtney Lawes with the steal!
3'Donald finds touch inside the Lions 22.
2'Dan Biggar with a chip kick from the lineout, Christie claims it and he was tackled in the air. Chiefs penalty.
1'Massive early hit from Elliot Daly on Finlay Christie. Stephen Donald clears and the Lions have an early lineout.
1'The Chiefs lay down the challenge, lets see how the Lions respond as Dan Biggar gets us underway!
1'The Chiefs set up for their haka!
1'Now Stephen 'Beaver' Donald leads the Chiefs out. Can he write another memorable chapter into his rollercoaster career?
1'Here come the Lions, great crowd in at the 'Tron.
1'ICYMI, lovely tribute to New Zealand's greatest rugby player from the heart of the Waikato region. Tom Hamilton was there as Te Kuiti honoured Sir Colin Meads.
1'Spot the Lions coach, and the All Blacks assistant.
1'Hello and welcome to game six of the British & Irish Lions tour of New Zealand as Warren Gatland returns to his home town of Hamilton to take on the Chiefs.
1'0-0 Start of first half