Lions Tour 2025 Opening British Lions Argentina

20 juin 2025

Aviva Stadium

ENG Full broadcast

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Argentina humbled the 2025 British and Irish Lions at the very first hurdle as a brilliant display from their half-backs and back row completed bettered Andy Farrell’s men all evening at the Aviva in Dublin. The three tries from Ignacio Mendy, Tomas Albornoz and Santiago Cordero, and three penalties from Albornoz, were enough to see off the Lions, who scored through Bundee Aki and Tadhg Bierne and a penalty try added towards the end after a collapsed maul by Los Pumas. Between them, acting skipper Tadhg Bierne and Argentina leader, Julian Montoya, both did their very best to gift the match to their opponents; Montoya kicking a ball out of Tomos Williams’ hands and then Beirne croc rolling an Argentina player at ruck time.

Make no mistake, Argentina were the sharper and more accurate side. Justo Piccardo had a wonderful match in defence, closing down the battering rams in the Lions midfield, but it was Gonzalaz and Oviedo in the back row and Albornoz and Garcia at halfback that were the real heroes in blue and white as they played their part in a historic victory.Los Pumas went one better from their 2005 draw as they absolutely deserved their win, dominated the airways and collisions all match. They made a mockery of those who refused to award test caps for this fixture, and they laid down a marker for their rugby as they move into their international season in the Southern Hemisphere.