New Zealand vs British & Irish Lions

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Match Detail

Competition: Lions New Zealand Tour
Date: Saturday 9th July 2005 (NZT)
Venue: Eden Park – Auckland, New Zealand
Crowd Attendance: 48,533
All Black Test Number: 396
All Black Game Number: 1117

New Zealand: 15 Mils Muliaina, 14 Rico Gear, 13 Conrad Smith, 12 Tana Umaga (c), 11 Sitiveni Sivivatu, 10 Luke McAlister, 9 Byron Kelleher, 8 Sione Lauaki, 7 Rodney So’oialo, 6 Jerry Collins, 5 Ali Williams, 4 Chris Jack, 3 Greg Somerville, 2 Keven Mealamu, 1 Tony Woodcock.
Replacements: 16 Derren Witcombe, 17 Campbell Johnstone, 18 James Ryan, 19 Marty Holah, 20 Justin Marshall, 21 Nick Evans, 22 Doug Howlett.

British & Irish Lions: 15 Geordan Murphy, 14 Mark Cueto, 13 Will Greenwood, 12 Gareth Thomas (c), 11 Josh Lewsey, 10 Stephen Jones, 9 Dwayne Peel, 8 Ryan Jones, 7 Lewis Moody, 6 Simon Easterby, 5 Paul O’Connell, 4 Donncha O’Callaghan, 3 Julian White, 2 Shane Byrne, 1 Gethin Jenkins.
Replacements: 16 Gordon Bulloch, 17 Graham Rowntree, 18 Martin Corry, 19 Martyn Williams, 20 Matt Dawson, 21 Ronan O’Gara, 22 Shane Horgan.

New Zealand
15Mils Muliaina Fullback
14Rico Gear 12 Wing
12Conrad Smith Centre
12Tana Umaga Second five-eighth 7-17'
11Sitiveni Sivivatu Wing
10Luke McAlister Flyhalf
9Byron Kelleher 20 Halfback
8Sione Lauaki 19 Number Eight
7Rodney So’oialo Flanker
6Jerry Collins Flanker 54-64'
5Ali Williams Lock
4Chris Jack 18 Lock
3Greg Somerville Prop
2Keven Mealamu Hooker
1Tony Woodcock 17 Prop
16Derren Witcombe Reserve
17Campbell Johnstone 1 Reserve
18James Ryan 4 Reserve
19Marty Holah 8 Reserve
20Justin Marshall 9 Reserve
21Nick Evans Reserve
22Doug Howlett Reserve

Head Coach: Graham Henry

BIL
15Geordan Murphy 21 Fullback
14Mark Cueto Wing
13Will Greenwood Centre
12Gareth Thomas 22 Second five-eighth
11Josh Lewsey Wing
10Stephen Jones Flyhalf
9Dwayne Peel 20 Halfback
8Ryan Jones 18 Number Eight
7Lewis Moody 19 Flanker
6Simon Easterby Flanker
5Donncha O’Callaghan Lock
4Paul O’Connell Lock
3Julian White 17 Prop
2Shane Byrne 16 Hooker
1Gethin Jenkins Prop
16Gordon Bulloch 2 Reserve
17Graham Rowntree 3 Reserve
18Martin Corry 8 Reserve
19Martyn Williams 7 Reserve
20Matt Dawson 9 Reserve
21Ronan O’Gara 15 Reserve
22Shane Horgan 12 Reserve

Head Coach: Clive Woodward

Officials

RefereeTelevision Match OfficialTouch Judges
Andrew Cole (Australia)Mark Lawrence (South Africa)Jonathan Kaplan (South Africa)
Stuart Dickinson (Australia)

Score Results

TeamTriesConversionsPenaltiesYellow CardsPointsOutcome
New Zealand551238Win
BIL114019Loss